Tomato Cherokee Purple Seeds

Tomato Cherokee Purple

Tomato Cherokee purple is a large dark purple heirloom tomato from Tennessee is rumoured to have come from Cherokee gardeners. These tomatoes are often compared with Brandywine due to their rich full flavour. The flesh is brick-red and very attractive sliced on a plate. This is an indeterminate type

Sow the seeds indoors on a warm kitchen windowsill or a greenhouse. Sow the seeds in a pot around 0.5cm deep and cover with a thin layer of compost. Keep the pot well-watered and warm. An ideal temperature of 15 – 20C is perfect. The seedlings will start to appear after 7 – 15 days. When the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant them into individual pots. Keep them growing on in cooler but not cold conditions. If the plants get too cold they will stop growing and struggle to get going again.