Cherry tomato
Cherry tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
vegetable☀️ full-sun🪴 rich loam📏 medium🌡️ RHS H1c
📋Quick Facts
Height
1.5-2.0m
Spread
0.5-0.6m
About
Small sweet tomatoes that are usually very productive.
Top tip
Cherry tomatoes crop heavily; keep plants well fed and pick fruits as they ripen to encourage more.
Also known as: Cherrytomaat, Cherry tomato, Tomate-cereja, Tomate cherry, Tomate cerise, Pomidor koktajlowy, Cherrytomate, Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
Pest Resilience
2/5 — Somewhat vulnerable
Blight is the main risk outdoors; splitting fruit attracts wasps. Same pest profile as tomato.
Companion Planting
Visual Characteristics
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Culinary
Culinary Use
Salads, roasted, pasta, bruschetta, snacking, kebabs, pizza topping
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How to Propagate
🌰Seed
Easy✂️Cutting
ModerateHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H1c
USDA 10–11 equivalent