Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) – Balcony & Basket Cherry Collection (12 x 9cm Pots)

Cherry tomato plants bred for baskets and containers, this Balcony & Basket Collection gives you compact, trailing and cascading tomatoes for hanging baskets, patio pots, window boxes and balcony planters.

You receive 12 plants, each in its own 9cm pot, well rooted and ready to grow on or plant out once the risk of frost has passed. The collection is a mix of tried and trusted varieties such as Cherry Falls, Tumbling Tom Yellow and Red Profusion. Together they give red and yellow fruit from mid-summer into early autumn, so they look as good as they taste.

These are tender plants and a frost will kill them, so plant out in late May or June in a warm, sheltered spot in full sun. Water regularly and evenly, because erratic watering in a pot causes split fruit and blossom end rot, and start feeding with a high-potash tomato feed once the first flowers appear. Being compact and trailing, they do not need the staking or side-shooting that cordon tomatoes do, which makes them easy for gardeners of any experience.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Cherry Tomato
• Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Approx. 30-60cm tall, with trailing stems to 60-90cm (variety dependent)
• Growth Habit: Compact, trailing and cascading
• Perfect For: Hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes, balcony planters and raised beds
• Foliage: Mid-green, pinnate, tomato-scented leaves
• Flowering Time: Early summer onwards, with small yellow self-fertile flowers
• Planting Position: Full sun, in a warm, sheltered spot
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Killed by frost, so plant out after the last frost
• Maintenance: Water regularly and feed weekly with a high-potash tomato feed. No pinching out needed
• Seasonal Interest: Fruit from mid-summer to early autumn
• Type: Tender summer crop