Cherry tomatoe growing advice

[bruce7267ad]

So im new at growing cherry tomatoes and i wanted some tips and tricks to growing tomatoes i hope some experienced growers will chime in.

[clkeiper]

Use a cage for sure. Do not let them sprawl on the ground.

[ginger2778]

Be prepared for a huge plant.

[clkingtx]

Or you could grow them on a strong fence. I would weave the branches in and out the holes in the fence when the plant was young. By the time the plant was massive, it had the whole fence and posts as support, and could "sprawl" out, but still be mostly off the ground. I didn't have to do nearly as much pruning that way. That was always my favorite way to grow them!

Carrie

[jmsieglaff]

Comments thus far are spot on. I don't really treat my cherries any different than my other indeteminates. Cherries seem to be a bit more tolerant to foliage disease. Try them at different stages of ripeness, like Sungold F1 I prefer before it is completely ripe and deep orange. Get a big bowl because they typically yield generously.

[AlittleSalt]

I grow a whole lot of cherry tomatoes because my family and friends prefer them over larger tomatoes. They eat cherry tomatoes like popcorn.

I don't know where you are growing them - your location is, "United States" which might mean Alaska, Hawaii, or anywhere in the contiguous 48 states. So I'll respond to how they grow in my area of Texas. Location is very important.

For me, most cherry tomatoes grown in-ground grow to around 8' tall and 4' across without a lot of pruning. They produce prolifically. They grow and produce this way in our garden and large raised beds.

I have no clue as to how tomatoes grow in containers from personal experience. That's very low on my tomato growing priority list.

But if you have like conditions to mine, growing in-ground, and you don't want to do a lot of pruning - grow them 4' apart with rows 5' apart. Use an extra large cage per plant.

If your area of the USA is different - the advise I just gave you probably doesn't mean much.

[jmsieglaff]

Now I'm way further north and no doubt have a much shorter growing season than Salt but my in ground cherries routinely get in the 6-7' tall range and most certainly get wide. So as long as your location had some warmth the cherries will get quite large.