• Eventual height: 0.5m
  • Eventual spread: 0.5m

tomato (cherry) 'Tumbling Tom'

cherry tomato or Solanum lycopersicum 'Tumbling Tom'

RHS award of garden merit
8.5cm pot £6.99
SD30001170
£2.99
RH30005853
£6.99
RH30007439
£20.97 £13.98
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  • Position: Full sun
  • Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
  • Rate of growth: Average to fast
  • Hardiness: Tender (will need winter protection)


Perfect for hanging baskets and patio containers, ‘Tumbling Tom’ is a compact, bushy tomato producing an abundance of cherry-sized delicious fruits that can be grown in a glasshouse or outdoors. Requiring no side-shooting or training, this easy to grow and maintain tomato is a fun and tasty alternative to trailing bedding. Or why not grow it alongside?


  • Garden care:
    Tumbling tomatoes are naturally self-branching and will normally cascade on their own, but can be encouraged by pinching out the growing tip once they reach 25-30cm. 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.


  • Sowing instructions:
    From January to March, sow seeds under glass 0.5cm (¼ in) deep in pots or trays of good quality seed compost and lightly cover. Germination takes 1-2 weeks at 64-70°F (18–21°C). Prick out seedlings, once large enough to handle, into individual pots and transplant to hanging baskets or containers once all risk of frost has passed.


  • Sow: January to March


  • Harvest: August to September
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