One of the sweetest cherry tomatoes! These creamy white to pale yellow cherry tomatoes have a mild flavor. Early fruiting and unusual color make them a standout for summer meals. Perfect to grow in containers on their own or planted with other colors of cherry tomatoes. Small scale plants are loaded with fruit, making picking easy. Tomatoes are about 1 oz. each, 1 1/4″ diameter.
Tomato – White Cherry – Lycopersicon esculentum
Soil & Water: Give fertile soil rich in organic matter. Add plenty of compost prior to planting. Soil pH is preferred between 5.5-7.0. Water deeply and consistently to avoid blossom end rot.
Planting & Growing: Sow seeds in flats 6-8 weeks before the last frost and thin to 2″ after the first true leaves appear. Before transplanting after the last frost, harden off the plants by placing them outdoors for a few hours moving up to a full day of sunlight.
Harvesting & Storage: Harvest when individual fruits give slightly under finger pressure; the shoulders may not have changed color yet.
- Soil Temperature: 70-85F
- Planting Depth: 1/4″
- Germination: 6-12 Days
- Height At Maturity: 5′-7′
- Days To Maturity: 65-85 Days
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun
- Spacing After Thinning: 3′-4′
