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Cherry Tomatoes

Gardening Guide: The Everything Tomato Guide: All You Need to Know About Growing, Harvesting, Cooking, and Eating Delicious Tomatoes

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Cherry Tomatoes

In this Plant Profile, get specific details, including the characteristics and best uses of Cherry Tomatoes , one of our Plant Profiles featured in our Tomato Gardening Guide.

By Bill Dugan, Editor and Publisher

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Cherry Tomatoes

Cherry tomatoes are versatile and even come in different colors—with red, orange, yellow, and purple varieties, for example. Sweet and tangy, Cherry tomatoes can be cooked, grilled, sauced, and dried, or and even just popped in your mouth to eat as a raw snack. The question always comes up about what is the difference between Cherry tomatoes and Grape tomatoes. While both small, Cherry tomatoes are nearly perfectly round. Grape tomatoes are smaller and more oblong in shape. Typically, Cherry tomatoes are twice the size of Grape tomatoes and are great for skewers and kabobs. Grape tomatoes are just too small for skewers (they’ll fall apart).

Sun Exposure

  • Full sun (six to eight hours)

Soil pH

  • 6.0 to 6.8
  • fertile, well-drained

Hardiness Zones

  • 2 to 11

Spacing

  • plant 3 to 5 feet apart for optimal growth and air circulation

Moisture

  • Water 1-2 inches per week
  • Consistent moisture keeps fruit from cracking and encourages deep roots

Notes

  • Round and small in size
  • Tender and snappy
  • Medium skin
  • Sweet, juicy, and crisp
  • Great for salads, stuffing with cheeses and herbs, sauces, grilling, skewers and kabobs, and plain snacking!

Do you grow cherry tomatoes? If so, please tell us your top tips for ensuring a delicious harvest.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Curator’s Corner
  • Introduction
  • Feature Articles

  • Types of Tomato Plants: Standard, Hybrid and Heirloom
  • Preventing Cross Pollination of Heirloom Tomatoes
  • Classifications of Tomato Plants: Determinate vs. Indeterminate
  • Varieties of Tomato Plants
  • Growing Tomatoes from Seeds, Cuttings, or Seedlings
  • Growing Tomatoes in Open Land, in Containers, or in Raised Beds
  • Soil Requirements for Growing Tomatoes
  • The Right Sunlight for Your Tomatoes
  • Should You Fertilize Tomato Plants?
  • How and When to Water Tomato Plants
  • Harvesting and Pruning your Tomatoes
  • Storing and Preserving your Tomatoes
  • How to Spot, Treat, and Prevent Tomato Diseases
  • What to Do About Pests that Can Harm Your Tomato Plants
  • The Right Way to Weed Your Tomato Garden
  • Tomato Rot: How to Identify, Treat, and Prevent Blossom-End Rot
  • Essential Tools and Equipment for Growing Tomatoes
  • Plant Profiles

  • Green Beefsteak Tomatoes
  • Red Beefsteak Tomatoes
  • San Marzano Tomatoes
  • Roma (or Plum) Tomatoes
  • Grape Tomatoes
  • Cherry Tomatoes
  • Recipes

  • Balsamic Bruschetta
  • Tomato Salsa
  • Authentic Italian Pizza Sauce
  • Fried Green Tomatoes
  • Stewed Tomatoes
  • Salsa Seafood Soup
  • Roasted Tomato Sauce
  • Cherry Tomato Salad
  • Additional Articles

  • Nutrition Facts about Tomatoes
  • Home Remedies & Health Benefits of Tomatoes
  • Resources about Tomatoes
  • Tomatoes Glossary
  • Related Articles

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  • The 15 Best Beefsteak Tomatoes To Grow in 2023
  • The Best Grow Lights for Tomatoes and Peppers
  • 7+ Perfect Plants for an Edible Front Porch Garden
  • The Best Vegetables to Grow in a Greenhouse
  • How to Prune Tomato Plants, Peppers, Cucumbers and More
  • How to Stop Vegetable Blight from Ruining Tomatoes
  • Yellow Leaves on Tomato Plants? 5 Reasons and Remedies
  • 5 Tomato Canning Supplies to Preserve Sauce Longer
  • How to Ripen Tomatoes Quickly Three Ways
  • How to Kill Aphids on Tomato Plants with Stuff from Your Pantry
  • Gardening Equipment Every Tomato Gardener Needs
  • How to Grow Your Own Pizza Garden for the Best Pizza Parties
  • How to Avoid Tomato Blossom End Rot
  • How to Make Chicken Cacciatore in a Crock-Pot
  • The 5 Best Tomatoes for Salsa
  • The 10 Sweetest Tomatoes to Plant

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