Solanum Lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 'Husky Cherry Red'

Dwarf Tomato 'Husky Cherry Red' (Cherry Tomato)

Tomatoes - which are, scientifically speaking fruit, not vegetable, but their use is as a vegetable,- are cultivated as cherry, plum, beefsteak and common round, and there are many different varieties of each type. Best results are achieved for all varieties if grown under glass. Cordon types will grow up to 1.8m when supported on a stake, or string. Shrub varieties do not need supporting. Yellow flowers are held on trusses and produce up to 10 fruits (or more, in the case of cherry tomatoes). Cordon types need to have side shoots pinched out at leaf joints. Careful watering is a must to stop fruit splitting and for flavour. Keep water off the foliage as blight can be a problem.'Husky' Cherry Red' is a dwarf cherry tomato plant that is resistant to verticillium wilt (V) and fusarium wilt (F). It bears a good yield of sweet cherry tomatoes with good flavour

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Rich and free draining

plant information

Common name

Dwarf Tomato 'Husky Cherry Red' (Cherry Tomato)

Latin name

Solanum Lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 'Husky Cherry Red'

type

Fruiting Vine

family

Solanaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Rich and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Dwarf Tomato Husky Cherry Red (Cherry Tomato) is 0.80meters x 1.10meters

0.80 M 1.10 M

Solanum Lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 'Husky Cherry Red'

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

Plant tomato plants grown from seed into the greenhouse border, when they are big enough to handle, and when risk of frost has passed. For outdoor varieties, young tender plants need to be hardened off, gradually, first in a cold-frame, and then in the open, before planting into their permanent position.

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Grow from seed in early spring in heat, one seed per tray division, or pot. Fill 9cm (3½in) pot with seed or multipurpose compost.Level and firm the compost, then water. Sow seeds on the compost surface, spacing them evenly, about 1/2" apart, (to help prevent "damping off" disease). Cover the seed with a layer of vermiculite, or sifted soil or compost. Keep at approximately 21°C (70°F), ideally in a heated propagator, When seedlings are big enough to handle, plant out in to a greenhouse - at least 16" apart - or, although less satisfactory, to a sunny windowsill

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