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Cherry tomato
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Seed-starting kit
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Description
Produces long trusses full of deliciously sweet cherry tomatoes.
Specifications
Sowing time: indoors end of March - mid-April
Height: 180 cm
Package content: 10 seeds
Height: 180 cm
Package content: 10 seeds
In the app
Sowing: 25 March - 30 April
Level 1
sowed indoors
Level 2
seedlings visible
Level 3
seedlings
Level 4
tiny plants
Level 5
plants are repotted
Level 6
first day hardened-off
Level 7
hardened-off 2 days
Level 8
hardened-off 3 days
Level 9
hardened-off 4 days
Level 10
hardened-off 5 days
Level 11
at final location
Level 12
plant hits trellis
Level 13
at the trellis
Level 14
flowers visible
Level 15
first tomatoes visible
Level 16
harvesting
Level 17
end of season
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More about our Cherry tomato
This tomato variety grows tall and produces long trusses of honey-sweet cherry tomatoes. It is a strong variety that does well both in a greenhouse and outdoors.
Tomatoes are true summer plants and need plenty of warmth. Give the plant a sunny, sheltered spot by the trellis.
Tomatoes are true summer plants and need plenty of warmth. Give the plant a sunny, sheltered spot by the trellis.
- Variety name: Sweety
- Family: nightshade
- Number per square: 1 by the trellis
- Height: up to 180 cm
- Start indoors: from late March to late April
- Time to harvest: from 16 weeks
- Germination: from 20°C in 6 to 10 days
- Sunlight: needs a sunny, sheltered spot by the trellis
- Packet contents: 10 seeds, for 5-10 squares
What do you need to grow our Cherry tomato?
Besides the seeds, you need this for starting indoors:
- MM seed-starting mix or MM coconut seed-starting mix
- MM-Airpots, both small and large
- clear kitchen film (not needed with the coconut seed-starting mix)
Note: MM coconut seed-starting mix does not contain plant food yet. Before using it, add one heaped tablespoon of MM plant food.
When the plant can go outside, you need:
When the plant can go outside, you need:
- one 30 x 30 cm square
- MM-Mix or MM coconut mix
- a spot with at least 8 hours of sunlight per day
- a trellis or something similar to train the plant upwards
- MM plant food
How do you sow and grow Cherry tomato?
This cherry tomato is included in the free Makkelijke Moestuin app. If you use the app, it guides you from seed to harvest. Every vegetable goes through a number of stages - we call them levels.
The app tells you exactly what to do in each level and regularly asks you to check whether your plants are ready for the next level.
So you do not need to know in advance how to grow cherry tomatoes successfully. But if you would like to read ahead, I will show you what the whole process looks like.
The app tells you exactly what to do in each level and regularly asks you to check whether your plants are ready for the next level.
So you do not need to know in advance how to grow cherry tomatoes successfully. But if you would like to read ahead, I will show you what the whole process looks like.
Level 1: starting Cherry tomato indoors
Tomatoes are true summer vegetables and take a long time to grow from seed into a plant with ripe tomatoes. Too long for our climate. The seeds only germinate at around 21°C, and the young plants cannot tolerate frost at all.
That is why you start them indoors around late March. Around late May, you plant the young plant in your garden box. To be safe, raise 2 plants, even if you will only need one later.
That is why you start them indoors around late March. Around late May, you plant the young plant in your garden box. To be safe, raise 2 plants, even if you will only need one later.
Here is how to start them indoors:
- Fill 2 Airpots with MM seed-starting mix or MM coconut seed-starting mix
- Sow 1 seed in each pot, 1 cm deep.
- Cover the pots with a piece of clear kitchen film (not needed with coconut seed-starting mix).
- Put the pots in a warm spot in your living room.
Note: MM coconut seed-starting mix does not contain plant food yet. Before using it, add one heaped tablespoon of MM plant food.
Levels 2 and 3: Cherry tomato seedlings
As soon as you see the seedlings come up, remove the film (not needed with the coconut mix).
They probably will not both come up at the same time, but after a week they should both be above the mix. From then on, put the pots in the brightest spot you have, but preferably not too warm.
Keep the mix moist: for a pot with the traditional MM seed-starting mix, water from above. With the coconut mix, water into the saucer the pot is standing in.
Turn the pots a quarter turn every day. This stops the seedlings from growing crooked.
After another 10 days or so, it is time for the next level.
They probably will not both come up at the same time, but after a week they should both be above the mix. From then on, put the pots in the brightest spot you have, but preferably not too warm.
Keep the mix moist: for a pot with the traditional MM seed-starting mix, water from above. With the coconut mix, water into the saucer the pot is standing in.
Turn the pots a quarter turn every day. This stops the seedlings from growing crooked.
After another 10 days or so, it is time for the next level.
Levels 4 and 5: Care for your plants on the windowsill
To grow well, your plants need full light but should not be kept warmer than 20°C. Turn them a quarter turn every day to prevent crooked growth, and keep the mix moist.
About a month after sowing, move the plants into a larger pot with fresh mix. This lets the plants make extra roots, gives them fresh nutrients, and helps them grow even better.
About a month after sowing, move the plants into a larger pot with fresh mix. This lets the plants make extra roots, gives them fresh nutrients, and helps them grow even better.
Levels 6-10: Getting used to outdoor air
In the second half of May, let the plants get used to outdoor air: a little longer each day. In the final level they stay outside all day, and you only bring them back inside at night.
Level 11: Plant the strongest tomato plant in your Makkelijke Moestuin garden box
Once your plants are used to outdoor air, choose the strongest one and move it to your outdoor garden box. Put it at the back of your box, by the trellis.
Sprinkle a little extra plant food into the planting hole (30 ml, or 2 tablespoons) and plant the tomato as deeply as possible.
Always water a tomato at the base of the plant, never on the leaves.
Sprinkle a little extra plant food into the planting hole (30 ml, or 2 tablespoons) and plant the tomato as deeply as possible.
Always water a tomato at the base of the plant, never on the leaves.
Levels 12 to 14: Care for your tomato plant
A tomato does not hold on to the trellis by itself, so tie it to the trellis with clips or plant ties.
Remove the side shoots, or suckers, that grow in the leaf axils as soon as you see them. They cost the plant a lot of extra energy.
You will soon see the first trusses of flowers. To harvest as much as possible later, sprinkle a little extra plant food (30 ml, or 2 tablespoons) around the base of the plant every 4-5 weeks. The app will remind you.
Other than that, water regularly and remove weeds and tatty leaves. That is it.
Remove the side shoots, or suckers, that grow in the leaf axils as soon as you see them. They cost the plant a lot of extra energy.
You will soon see the first trusses of flowers. To harvest as much as possible later, sprinkle a little extra plant food (30 ml, or 2 tablespoons) around the base of the plant every 4-5 weeks. The app will remind you.
Other than that, water regularly and remove weeds and tatty leaves. That is it.
Level 15: Harvest the first tomatoes
The first little tomatoes ripen around July. In warm, sunny weather they ripen faster; in cooler weather it takes longer.
Cherry tomatoes taste best when they are fully ripe but still firm. If you leave them hanging too long, they become soft and mealy, so try them as you go.
Pick the ripe red tomatoes from the plant: the stalk breaks off easily. Or use scissors and cut them from the stems.
Cherry tomatoes taste best when they are fully ripe but still firm. If you leave them hanging too long, they become soft and mealy, so try them as you go.
Pick the ripe red tomatoes from the plant: the stalk breaks off easily. Or use scissors and cut them from the stems.
What can you use cherry tomatoes for?
Tomatoes can be eaten raw or cooked.
They are lovely eaten straight from your hand, but also in salads, sauces, soups and even stir-fries. Or preserve the little tomatoes:
They are lovely eaten straight from your hand, but also in salads, sauces, soups and even stir-fries. Or preserve the little tomatoes:
Yes, they are very healthy. They contain vitamins C, A, B1, B2, B6 and B11 (folate). They also contain potassium, phosphorus, magnesium and plenty of fibre, which is good for digestion.
Red tomatoes also contain lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Lycopene is associated with benefits for heart health and helps protect your skin from sun damage.
To get the most from lycopene, it is better to eat tomatoes cooked rather than raw, because heating makes lycopene easier for your body to absorb. Unfortunately, some vitamin C is lost in the process.
So eat tomatoes both raw and cooked in warm dishes. That way you get the benefits of both.
Red tomatoes also contain lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Lycopene is associated with benefits for heart health and helps protect your skin from sun damage.
To get the most from lycopene, it is better to eat tomatoes cooked rather than raw, because heating makes lycopene easier for your body to absorb. Unfortunately, some vitamin C is lost in the process.
So eat tomatoes both raw and cooked in warm dishes. That way you get the benefits of both.
The final levels
Around late August, the days get shorter again, so the tomatoes take a little longer to ripen.
To help the tomatoes ripen as much as possible, cut away leaves that shade the fruit so the sun can reach them. Also remove any new flower trusses, because those tomatoes will not ripen in time. That way, all the plant's energy goes to the tomatoes that are already there.
You can keep harvesting until it gets colder - usually in October. After that the plant declines quickly, and it is best to remove it from your garden box.
To help the tomatoes ripen as much as possible, cut away leaves that shade the fruit so the sun can reach them. Also remove any new flower trusses, because those tomatoes will not ripen in time. That way, all the plant's energy goes to the tomatoes that are already there.
You can keep harvesting until it gets colder - usually in October. After that the plant declines quickly, and it is best to remove it from your garden box.
So, what is stopping you from sowing and growing Cherry tomato yourself?
The sweet cherry tomatoes are delicious - much tastier than the ones from the supermarket - and tomatoes are really fun to grow yourself.
Plus, with our app and materials it is almost impossible to fail.
Good luck!
Plus, with our app and materials it is almost impossible to fail.
Good luck!
