Tomato 'Large Red Cherry'

This is the original open-pollinated cherry that goes back a hundred years or so. Lots of large, golf ball size tomatoes on my very tall...Read More 8 foot trellis. Give the plant plenty of room to grow well staked or on a fence line. Quite tasty, has a nice tomato flavor, not super sweet like some cherries. Plant grew a bit later than I had expected, perhaps 75-80 days from transplant, but was absolutely loaded by September to October. Grew disease free until killed by frost.

Classic cherry tomato that still has the best flavor. No other cherry tomato has even come close to production and taste. Always does w...Read Moreell in my garden. Must have for every year.

I grew this from American Seed Co, Large Red Cherry seed which I picked up for 10 cents a pack after season. The plant grows well in a 12...Read More" pot, and throws off tons and tons of fruit. At the height of the season it produces 5-10 ripe fruit a day per pot. The fruit has a pretty standard red tomato taste (think Rutgers or Early Girl), and is a fair bit larger than most of the cherries I grow -- lets say about 1-1/4 compared to 1" for Supersweet 100. With its taste, size and productivity, it has almost replaced medium-sized standard reds in my arsenal. I plant 2-3 of these most years (although this year I am trying an alternative). It grows well from both the ridiculously cheap bought seed and from saved seed. Highly recommended for pot growing.

Very prolific producer of very sweet light pink to red cherry tomatoes. if this plant is left to sprawl the fruits are slow to ripen. im ...Read Morepicking about 10 fruits a week now. good mid season.