The black cherry tomato is ideal for growing outdoors. We show you what to watch out for when planting and caring for the ‘Black Cherry‘ tomato variety.
The pretty dark cherry tomato ‘Black Cherry‘ delights young and old with its unique aroma. Here you can find out everything about the easy-care tomato variety.
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- Black cherry tomato: fact sheet
- Origin and history
- Black cherry tomato taste and properties
- Growing black cherry tomatoes outdoors and in pots
- Caring for black cherry tomatoes
- Harvest and use of the tomato ‘Black Cherry’
Black cherry tomato: fact sheet
| fruit | Cherry tomato; red-brown to dark purple |
| taste | spicy, juicy, sweet and fruity |
| Ripening time | middle |
| growth | Stake tomatoes, up to 250 cm |
| Location | Greenhouse, protected field, pot |
Origin and history
The ‘Black Cherry‘ originally comes from the USA and was bred by Vince Sapp. It has been on the market since 2003 and is also part of the organic range. It is now known and loved around the world, and you can often find it in a colorful mix of tomato peels in supermarkets.
Black cherry tomato taste and properties
The ‘Black Cherry‘ forms red-brown to dark purple or brownish cherry tomatoes on long panicles, which can weigh up to 20 grams. The plant reaches a height of up to 250 centimeters, so it can get really tall. From the end of July until frost you can constantly harvest the juicy, soft fruits. Their taste is balanced, sweet and fruity, but particularly aromatic and spicy. The ‘Black Cherry‘ is a solid variety that you can easily use for the next year win tomato seeds yourself can.
Growing black cherry tomatoes outdoors and in pots
Fruits of the ‘Black Cherry‘ are thin-walled and tend to burst if the water supply is irregular. Therefore, the dark cherry tomato should only grow outdoors under protection from the rain. In the greenhouse and pot it needs sufficient space in height and width. From mid-May, the young plants of the ‘Black Cherry‘ can be planted in pots and ideally placed on a sunny, sheltered house wall. With a special tomato soil like our Plantura Organic tomato soil, ensure the initial nutrient supply to the cherry tomatoes.
Caring for black cherry tomatoes
Whether in a pot or in a bed, the tall Black Cherry absolutely needs a support. When prizing the tomato plants, you should make sure that two deep-seated side shoots remain. So the ‘Black Cherry is more wide and bears its delicious fruit on a total of three shoots. In the course of the season, the plant produces many small cherry tomatoes and needs nutrient replenishment for this, ideally in the form of an organic fertilizer. Our Plantura Liquid tomato fertilizer in organic quality is ideal for potted tomatoes and is best fertilized weekly with the irrigation water. This way, the ‘Black Cherry‘ tomato always stays green and bears plenty of fruit until late in the autumn.
Harvest and use of the tomato ‘Black Cherry’
The ‘Black Cherry‘ tastes best fresh from the bush, here it unfolds its full aroma. The dark color of the ‘Black Cherry causes a sensation in salads and other dishes. Fruits that are halved and gently dried at low heat are particularly tasty and can be stored in a cool dry place for up to a year.
Dark tomatoes are often real flavor bombs. Another recommended dark variety that ‘Black zebra‘, Get to know our tomato profile.