Determinate Cherry
Determinate Cherry is a hybrid tomato variety (Solanum lycopersicum 'Determinate Cherry'). Harvest begins around day 65-70; seed germinates in 7-10 days. Set plants 18-24 inches apart. Grow in soil pH 6.0-6.8, zones 10-11, full sun (6+ hours). Plants reach 1-10 feet. It will crop in a container. Hybrid seed does not come true, so it has to be bought fresh each season rather than saved.
Sowing
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Transplant after soil reaches 60°F and all frost danger passes.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- High — consistent moisture needed
- Soil
- Well-drained potting mix or garden soil with compost
- Soil pH
- 6.0-6.8
- Spacing
- 18-24 inches
- Height
- 1-10 feet
- Season
- Year Round
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright red
- Size
- 0.5-1 oz
- Shape
- Round cherry, uniform clusters
- Flavour
- Sweet and tangy, classic tomato flavor
In the kitchen
Fresh snacking, salads, garnishes, preserving, pasta dishes
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Tomato hornworm, aphids, spider mites, thrips
- Diseases
- Early blight, late blight, blossom end rot, bacterial speck
- Resistance
- Good resistance to verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt, and tobacco mosaic virus
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May | July – August | — | September – August |
| 2 | April – May | June – July | — | September |
| 3 | April | June – July | — | August – October |
| 4 | March – April | June | — | August – October |
| 5 | March | May – June | — | August – October |
| 6 | March | May – June | — | July – September |
| 7 | February – March | April – May | — | July – September |
| 8 | February | April – May | — | June – August |
| 9 | January | March – April | — | May – July |
| 10 | January | February – March | — | May – July |
| 11 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 12 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
| 13 | January | January – February | — | April – June |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 63
- Protein (g)
- 1.06
- Fat (g)
- 0.2
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 16
- Fibre (g)
- 2.1
- Sugars (g)
- 12.8
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 3
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 7
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.07
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 2.1
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.049
- Folate (µg)
- 4
- Calcium (mg)
- 13
- Iron (mg)
- 0.36
- Magnesium (mg)
- 11
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 21
- Potassium (mg)
- 222
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.07
- Selenium (µg)
- 0
Where to buy seed and equipment
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Determinate Cherry?
Post a crop report — day counts, reservoir readings, what worked. Variety-specific logs are the most useful thing on the forum.
Similar varieties
Other tomatoes with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Determinate Cherry suits these too.
- Grape Tomato Red 65 days
- Super Sweet 100 65 days
- Cherry Belle 65 days
- Tumbling Tom 65 days
- Piccolo Grape Tomato 65 days
- Chocolate Cherry 65 days