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Cherry tomato

Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme

Also called Garden tomato

Cherry tomato
Photo: Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0

A small, round or oblong garden tomato, a botanical variety of the common tomato, grown for its sweet fruit. Give it full sun, consistent water and support, and it fruits freely through summer.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply and evenly at the soil level, avoiding wet leaves, to prevent cracking and blossom end rot.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam enriched with compost; pH about 6.0 to 6.8.
Temperature
18 to 30 °C; protect below 10 °C and expect frost damage.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic: Green stems, leaves and unripe fruit contain solanine and tomatine, which are harmful in quantity; ripe fruit is safe to eat.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

The cherry tomato is a type of small round tomato believed to be an intermediate genetic admixture between wild currant-type tomatoes and domesticated garden tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes range in size from a thumbtip up to the size of a golf ball, and can range from spherical to slightly oblong in shape. Although usually red, other colours such as orange, yellow, green, purple, and black also exist. Those shaped like an oblong share characteristics with plum tomatoes and are known as grape tomatoes. The cherry tomato is regarded as a botanical variety of the cultivated berry, Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme.

Other Solanum plants

Dwarf Tamarillo · Solanum acaule · Sodaapple nightshade · Ethiopian nightshade · American black nightshade · Solanum arcanum · New Zealand nightshade · Solanum berthaultii · Tamarillo · Solanum brevicaule · Solanum cajanumense · Bitter Apple

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cherry tomato by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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