SPERLI Tomate Black Cherry

Black Cherry is the name of this cherry tomato with fruits of 10–20 g on plants up to 200 cm – for raised beds and tubs in full sun.

The story

Origins & history

Botanists once gave the tomato the name “Lycopersicum”, wolf peach – a sign of how warily people regarded the foreign fruit. Strictly speaking, the tomato is a berry. In Germany it only became an everyday vegetable in the 20th century.

Uses

Cherry tomatoes like Black Cherry are ideal for snacking straight from the plant, for salads and small skewers. In a tub on the patio or balcony they do well with plenty of sun and a cane. Only the fruits are eaten, not the leaves and stems.

Meaning

The journey from “wolf peach” to the favourite fruit of summer shows how much a point of view can change: today the tomato is one of the most popular vegetables in German gardens.

A thought for giving

Whatever still hangs green on the plant in October often ripens on a warm windowsill. Some things only need the right place to come into their own.

At a glance

• Contents: 1 packet for approx. 9 plants
• Botanical name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Life cycle: annual
• Height: 150–200 cm
• Position: sunny
• 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

How to sow

1. Start 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, feed the seedlings with Anzucht-Dünger (seedling fertiliser).
4. From mid-May, plant in full sun in raised beds or tubs with peat-free Gemüseerde (vegetable compost), spacing 60 × 80 cm, and train up a cane.

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

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