tomato (cherry) 'Chocolate Cherry'
cherry tomato or Solanum lycopersicum 'Chocolate Cherry'
- Position: full sun
- Soil: light, fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Hardiness: tender annual (will need winter protection)
'Chocolate Cherry' is a sweetly flavoured, heavy-cropping purple cherry tomato that appears on fruiting stems of six to eight fruits. This tall and upright tomato is perfect for small growing spaces inside a greenhouse or outside in a a sunny, frost-free spot.
Once main shoots start to grow, tie in to supports and pinch out the side shoots. Keep well watered and feed weekly with seaweed extract once flowers form. Keep water levels in the soil consistent to prevent blossom end rot and split fruit.