🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 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
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Basil
Classic pairing — improves growth, flavor, and repels hornworms
🤝 Borage
Attracts pollinators; improves tomato flavor; deters hornworms
🤝 Nasturtium
Trap crop for aphids; groundcover retains soil moisture
🤝 marigold
Deters nematodes and whiteflies; attracts pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic — inhibits tomato growth
⚠️ walnut
Juglone toxicity from walnut roots kills tomatoes
📝 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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