Description
Chocolate Cherry' tomatoes—doesn't just the name make you hungry? These 1" purplish-red, delectable tomatoes are great for snacking on and add a little sweetness to salads and pastas. The prolific vines bear seemingly endless trusses with 6–8 crack-resistant fruits that will keep you coming back for harvest after harvest.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 70 days from transplanting
- Family: Solanaceae
- Native: Andes
- Hardiness: Frost Sensitive
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: Tall (Greater than 24")
- Variety Info: Purplish-red, 1" round fruits in clusters of 6 to 8.
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: For mild climates only: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting. Transplant when air temperature is 45°F or warmer, usually 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90°F.
- Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
- Seed Depth: ⅛"
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 24"–36"
- Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 every 24"–36"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Chocolate Cherry' tomatoes are at the peak of sun-ripened deliciousness when they are purplish red and have a slight give when gently squeezed.
Description
Chocolate Cherry' tomatoes—doesn't just the name make you hungry? These 1" purplish-red, delectable tomatoes are great for snacking on and add a little sweetness to salads and pastas. The prolific vines bear seemingly endless trusses with 6–8 crack-resistant fruits that will keep you coming back for harvest after harvest.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 70 days from transplanting
- Family: Solanaceae
- Native: Andes
- Hardiness: Frost Sensitive
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: Tall (Greater than 24")
- Variety Info: Purplish-red, 1" round fruits in clusters of 6 to 8.
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: For mild climates only: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting. Transplant when air temperature is 45°F or warmer, usually 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90°F.
- Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
- Seed Depth: ⅛"
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 24"–36"
- Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 every 24"–36"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Chocolate Cherry' tomatoes are at the peak of sun-ripened deliciousness when they are purplish red and have a slight give when gently squeezed.