Matt's Wild Cherry
Matt's Wild Cherry: 60 days to harvest, 7-10 days to germinate, 36-48 inches between plants, pH 6.0-7.5, hardy in zones 10-11. Fruit runs to about 5 g. Give it full sun (6+ hours) and high water. Indeterminate, so it keeps fruiting until the season ends.
Sowing
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or direct seed when soil is warm. Self-seeds readily.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- High — consistent moisture needed
- Soil
- Adaptable to most soils, prefers well-drained conditions
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.5
- Spacing
- 36-48 inches
- Height
- 1-10 feet
- Season
- Warm season annual
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Bright red
- Size
- 5 g
- Shape
- Indeterminate
- Flavour
- Intensely sweet and tangy with concentrated wild tomato flavor
In the kitchen
Excellent for snacking, salads, garnishes, and preserving. Perfect for drying and making cherry tomato sauce.
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Tomato hornworm, but vigorous growth typically outpaces pest damage
- Diseases
- Highly resistant to most common tomato diseases
- Resistance
- Exceptional disease resistance and stress tolerance. Very crack resistant.
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 | — | July – September |
| 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
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
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Similar varieties
Other tomatoes with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Matt's Wild Cherry suits these too.
- Roma 60 days
- San Marzano 60 days
- Early Girl 60 days
- Grape 60 days
- Stupice 60 days
- Sweet 100 60 days