Cherry tomatoes Growinggrowing cherry tomato Cherry tomatoes are miniature tomatoes which are juicy and usually sweet. They are great in salads, adding color as well as taste, and can also be used in snacks and many different dishes. The most popular types, both to eat and grow, are the Sweet 100 and the Gardener's Delight. Shop-bought cherry are often artificially ripened, giving a bland flavor but luckily, growing this plant is relatively straightforward and ideal for gardening beginners. Growing from Seeds Keep three cherry plant from a shop-bought punnet. Extract the seeds and put them on kitchen paper, wiping the slime off first. Lay the seeds in rows on the kitchen paper and put the paper on a plate. Water them lightly. Put the plate in a cupboard to keep the seeds away from light. The seeds have to stay moist all the time so if they start to dry out, water them again. The seeds will sprout after a couple of days. When this happens, make sure the tomato cherry seeds are warm enough – between 70º to 80ºF is best. When there is an inch long white root on the seed, put it in a small container of earth, half an inch deep. Cover it loosely. When the seedling grows its first leaf, take it off with as much root as possible and transfer it to a bigger container. You can grow three or four plants in one big pot but you need to use a stake to support the seedlings. Growing from Seedlings Gardening cherry tomato plants are wonderfully easy to grow. You can buy the seedlings from a nursery and two plants will produce plenty of tomatoes. You need to plant them after the last spring frost. Find a sunny, wind-free spot to plant your tomatoes. Use a lot of organic matter or compost, especially if you are planting in sandy soil or soil rich in clay. Dig a hole which the plant will fit into. Take the plant out of its container and dig into the root ball at the bottom of the plant. You can use the tip of a garden trowel to do this. Dig gently until the dirt falls out and the roots are hanging down. When planting cherry tomato,place the plant in the hole so its base is at ground level. Fill the hole with soil, pressing down firmly on the surrounding soil. Put a stake into the ground nearby and loosely tie the plant to it. You need to water every couple of days but not so much that dirt flows from the hole. Use a liquid fertilizer to fertilize every couple of weeks. When your plant is twelve inches high, you can water it weekly with a liquid bio mixture. What to Grow Next to Cherry Tomato Garden Never grow potatoes alongside cherry tomatoes. Potatoes can easily transfer diseases such as blight. You can grow herbs such as parsley, basil or chives near. Chives are a good choice because they discourage aphids. Asparagus also grows well too.
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