SPERLI Cherry-Tomate Sungold F1

Sungold bears yellow cherry tomatoes of 10–20 g on plants up to 200 cm tall – a bright splash of colour for raised beds and large tubs.

The story

Origins & history

Italy described the tomato early on: in the mid-16th century the physician and botanist Pietro Andrea Mattioli called the new fruits from America “pomi d’oro”, golden apples. This became the Italian word “pomodoro”. The first tomatoes known there were probably yellow.

Uses

The yellow fruits bring colour to salads, antipasti and any snacking bowl. The tall plants need a cane or string to climb. Only the ripe fruits are eaten, not the foliage.

Meaning

It took time for Italy to welcome the tomato into its kitchens – today Italian cooking is hard to imagine without it. A yellow variety like Sungold recalls the name where it all began: golden apples.

A thought for giving

Tomatoes that want to climb two metres high need a cane to hold on to. A gift for people who give others something to lean on.

At a glance

• Contents: 1 packet for approx. 4 plants
• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Life cycle: annual
• Height: 200 cm
• Position: sunny, partial shade
• Suitable for containers: yes (raised bed, container)
• Sow indoors: February–April
• Harvest: July–October
• Sowing depth: 0.5–1 cm
• Germination temperature: 20–25 °C
• Germination time: 7–14 days
• Plant spacing: 60 cm
• Row spacing: 80 cm
• Seed type: loose seed
• F1 hybrid: yes

How to sow

1. Start on the windowsill from February to April, in seed compost in the Anzuchthaus PRO24 propagator.
2. Sow seeds 0.5–1 cm deep; at 20–25 °C they germinate in 7–14 days.
3. After pricking out, strengthen the seedlings with Anzucht-Dünger (seedling fertiliser).
4. From mid-May, plant into raised beds or tubs with peat-free Gemüseerde (vegetable compost), spacing 60 × 80 cm, in sun to partial shade, and add a cane early.

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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