black cherry tomatoes at OmVed Gardens

Black Cherry - Tomato

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Solanum lycopersicum

 

History: This is Vicky’s absolute favourite tomato variety in terms of flavour. The seed was saved from a tomato plant she bought at an open garden day in Hampstead 10 years ago and she has grown it nearly every year since. The fruits are a dark red/purple colour as opposed to black, with an intense balance of flavour, and some resistance to blight in growing trials.

 

When to sow: From late February indoors to early April if you will be growing the plants outdoors.

Requirements: Nutrient-rich soil, regular watering, and a lot of sun.

Harvesting: In southern England, typically July/later summer.

Saving Seed From Tomatoes: Allow the tomatoes to fully ripen on the plant then cut them open and squish the seeds out. Seeds need to be fermented to remove the sticky gel that surround them see our video on seed saving from tomatoes for the technique.

How to send seed back: Please label all seed with variety, type, date and your contact, if you didn't get a chance to fill out our online data collection form, you can also send us a few lines about how it grew for you/flavour etc. Please aim to send back 1 tablespoon of dried seed or more so that we can continue to share with network members. Send to: Omved Gardens, 1 Townsend Yard, N6 5JF.

 

Please remember, if you’re an individual grower you can order up to 3 packets of seeds. If you order more than this, you will receive just three packs to begin with. This is to ensure we get plenty of data in return and to keep our stocks sustainable for years to come.* 

*Community groups and Experienced Growers can order larger quantities, please email us if this is the case.

If an item is out of stock we will send a close alternative.