Tomato 'Cherokee Purple'
Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Cherokee Purple' is an heirloom variety dating back to before 1890. The fruit are large, to 275 - 325 g, and juicy, with a sweet, rich flavour. It is an unusual colour with dusky purple-pink skin and flesh. A good producer, hardy and disease resistant. An indeterminate (climbing) type so requires staking. Days to harvest: 80.
Product: Tomato 'Cherokee Purple'
Product type: SEED (50)
Botanical name: Lycopersicon esculentum
Cherokee Purple' is an heirloom variety dating back to before 1890. The fruit are large, to 275-325g, and juicy, with a sweet, rich flavour. It is an unusual colour with dusky purple-pink skin and flesh. A good producer, hardy and disease resistant.
Plant type: Warm season annual, frost tender
Plant height: 1.5 m, requires staking
Sow when: Germinate best at 18 - 28°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: March - October in frost -free areas
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun, requires staking
Sow where: Into seedling pots; liquid feed once germinated
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 5.8 - 7
Rows: 90 cm apart
Details: To transplant: remove seed leaves, plant deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves; this increases rooting & speeds maturity; keep well fertilised and evenly watered; protect fruit from fruit fly with PestGuard Bags
Harvest: 80 days
50 seeds per packet
Lycopersicon esculentum
Warm season annual, frost tender
Tomato 'Cherokee Purple'
Cherokee Purple' is an heirloom variety dating back to before 1890. The fruit are large, to 275 - 325 g, and juicy, with a sweet, rich flavour. It is an unusual colour with dusky purple-pink skin and flesh. A good producer, hardy and disease resistant. An indeterminate (climbing) type so requires staking. Days to harvest: 80.