Solanum Lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 'Minibel'

Tomato 'Minibel' (Cherry Tomato)

Tomato 'Minibel' has bite-sized sweet cherry tomatoes. Compact, approx. 30cm (12in) high plants are suitable for pots, containers and hanging baskets. Requires no support. A productive bush tomato with short stems and a neat dwarf habit.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Rich and free draining

plant information

Common name

Tomato 'Minibel' (Cherry Tomato)

Latin name

Solanum Lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 'Minibel'

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 Tomato Minibel (Cherry Tomato) is 0.60meters x 2.00meters

0.60 M 2.00 M

Solanum Lycopersicum var. cerasiforme 'Minibel'

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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