Cherry tomatoes
Black cherry tomato
Black cherry tomato: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Black cherry tomato belongs to Solanum lycopersicum, a vegetable plant in the Solanaceae family. The name describes small tomatoes with dark colouring. It can refer to several cultivars, whose characteristics are distinguished by the exact name on the packet. 'Black Cherry', often called 'Cerise Noire', is a familiar example of this group.‘Black Cherry’ was developed in the United States and introduced in 2003. That history concerns this particular cultivar, not every dark tomato. It has vigorous, indeterminate growth: stems continue lengthening through the season. Other cherry tomato selections may have a different habit.Its fruits are round, borne in trusses and weigh around 20 g depending on conditions. Colour ranges from dark purple to very dark shades described as black. The word is therefore a horticultural colour description rather than a perfectly uniform shade on every fruit. Flesh is firm and valued for mild flavour.Cherry tomatoes combine thin skin with juicy…
