About

This heavy-yielding bush cherry tomato suitable for growing in a greenhouse or outdoors, this cultivar is also good for container growing. Almond-shaped, sweet bright yellow fruits with green stripes are produced in summer until the first frosts.

About the genus

Solanum can be annuals, perennials, evergreen or deciduous shrubs or twining climbers, with simple or pinnnately lobed leaves and star- or bowl-shaped, 5-lobed flowers with prominent stamens, followed by fleshy fruits

Growing conditions

SunlightFull sun
Soil typeClay, Loam, Sand
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectSouth-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1C

Plant details

Plant typeAnnual Biennial, Fruit Edible
HabitBushy
FoliageDeciduous
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height1 year
Suggested usesPatio and container plants

Care notes

CultivationTomatoes can be started from seed indoors or in a heated greenhouse. May require staking. See Tomatoes cultivation. For help with diagnosing tomato problems see our video What's gone wrong with my tomatoes?
PruningRemove side shoots
PropagationPropagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds or sowing seeds indoors for further advice
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly and tomato moth
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), blossom end rot, magnesium deficiency, tomato spotted wilt virus and grey moulds under glass