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tomato (cherry) 'Chocolate Cherry'
cherry tomato or Solanum lycopersicum 'Chocolate Cherry'
'Chocolate Cherry' is a sweetly flavoured, heavy-cropping purple cherry tomato that appears on fruiting stems of six to eight fruits....
8.5cm pot
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Plant description
'Chocolate Cherry' is a sweetly flavoured, heavy-cropping purple cherry tomato that appears on fruiting stems of six to eight fruits. This tall and upright tomato is perfect for small growing spaces inside a greenhouse or outside in a a sunny, frost-free spot.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for tomato Chocolate Cherry:
Once main shoots start to grow, tie in to supports and pinch out the side shoots. 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.
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