Tomato Cherokee Purple 25 seeds

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Widely grown, heirloom variety. Ecellent flavour. Deep purple fruits.

Tomato Cherokee Purple has beefsteak style fruits, wich are deep purple/red in colour. Refered to by many gardeners as the best tasting tomato. As the name cherokee suggest this tomato was grown by the Cherokee Indians in America. The vigorous plants produce masses of delicious, greenback fruits. One of the most popular purple tomato variety in many garden and allotment plot. Suitable for greenhouse and outdoor production. The purple/black tomato varieties are deep purple, dusky red in colouration.

 

Sow the Tomato Cherokee Purple seeds about 1 cm deep into a seed tray or in small pots or cells, covered lightly, watered and placed at between 10-18 Celsius on a windowsill, heated greenhouse or propagator. Sow February - April.
Germination takes 8-11 days.

As soon as seedlings are large enough to handle, prick out. Transplant the seedlings into individual small pots, later on they might need to be repotted if growing quickly and large. Make sure the leaves do not overlap. Temperature during this stage should be 12-20 Celsius.
 
Plant outside mid-May-June 80x60 cm, or keep in the greenhouse.

Keep watering in dry spells, especially when flowering and when the fruit is setting.
Remove side shoots and stop the plant growth when 5 trusses have set.

In our tomato seeds category you can find many old favourite variety like alicante and the most unusual ones too, like the green zebra tomato.