🍅 Cherry Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
vegetables
annual vine
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate to high
🗺️ Zones
[3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, rich
📏 Spacing
18-24 inches
📐 Height
4-8 ft (indeterminate)
⏱️ Maturity
55-70 days
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (4)
Classic pairing , improves growth, flavor, and repels hornworms
Attracts pollinators; improves tomato flavor; deters hornworms
Trap crop for aphids; groundcover retains soil moisture IMPORTANT management caveat: without active management, nasturtiums can become a SOURCE of aphids that migrate to nearby crops. Either remove aphid-infested nasturtium plants promptly, or treat the trap crop itself to eliminate the aphid colony before it spreads. Strategic placement within 4-5 feet of protected crops is key.
Deters nematodes and whiteflies; attracts pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
📝 Growing Notes
If you plant ONE edible thing, make it a cherry tomato. The flavor difference between a sun-warmed cherry tomato picked 30 seconds ago and anything from a store is the reason people garden. Indeterminate varieties produce June to frost. Sungold is the gold standard for sweetness.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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