Container Tomato Tumbling Tom Red is a compact cherry tomato variety, also known as a balcony tomato. This plant is specially developed for small spaces such as balconies, terraces, and patios. Thanks to its trailing growth habit, it forms a beautiful cascade of branches covered with small red tomatoes, making it ideal for pots, hanging baskets, or balcony containers. The plant grows relatively low and compact, reaching a height of about 30 to 45 centimeters and a trailing length of up to approximately 100 centimeters. Its bushy, compact growth ensures that the branches hang attractively over the edges of pots and containers, without the need for much support. The tomatoes themselves are small, with a diameter of 1.5 to 2.5 centimeters and a weight of 4 to 15 grams each. They have a sweet and aromatic flavor, perfect for eating fresh or adding to salads. The clusters generally contain 5 to 8 tomatoes and are spread across the plant, resulting in a very productive yield. Under optimal conditions, a single plant can produce up to approximately 3 kilograms of tomatoes. Container tomato Tumbling Tom Red is a bushy tomato variety. This means the plant naturally stops growing, remains compact, and usually requires no pruning or additional support. The branches often hang elegantly over the edge of the pot, giving the plant a decorative effect. In short, container tomato Tumbling Tom Red combines abundant harvests with a compact, attractive shape, making it ideal for anyone wanting fresh, flavorful tomatoes in a limited space.
Like all container tomatoes, this plant is low-maintenance. Pruning is not necessary, and support is usually optional. However, it can be helpful to place a sturdy stake if the plant becomes heavily laden with delicious cherry tomatoes to prevent it from toppling over. This variety is perfect for people with limited garden space or only a balcony, as it can thrive in a large pot. Even those with restricted space can enjoy homegrown tomatoes.
Use these tomatoes in pasta sauces, salads, soups, ketchup, on bread, or straight from the plant as a tasty and healthy snack. Ensure sufficient sun and warmth and provide proper support for the best results. Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C and lycopene, which is better absorbed by the body when cooked. This early variety can be harvested fairly early. Non hardy annual. Height: 30 - 45 cm.
Indoor sowing: February - April
Germination: 6 - 14 days
Germination temp: 20 - 25 °C
Sowing depth: 2 - 3 mm
Transplanting: when the seedlings are about 20 cm tall
Transplanting in garden: in May, after the last night frosts
Plant spacing: 45 - 50 cm
Planting position: sunny - sheltered (greenhouse)
Days till harvest: 60 - 90
Sow indoors from February on in trays filled with moist pottingsoil. Sow shallow and press the seeds gently in the soil, don't cover them with soil, because tomatoes are light germinators. Put the trays away somewhere warm at 20 - 25 °C and cover them with clingfilm or a lid. Keep the temperature as even as possible and don't let the temperature drop during the night. Keep moist, but not to wet to prevent rotting of the seeds. Remove the clingfilm or lid when the seedlings emerge. Transplant the seedlings to seperate pots approx. 10 days after emerging. Put them away a bit cooler at approx. 18 - 20 °C.
Harden the tomatoes of, from the middle of May, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts. Put the pots at a temperature of 15 - 18 °C for a week and reduce the amount of water for this week. Put the plants outdoors after this week on a sunny and sheltered plot with well draining soil or put them in a greenhouse. Make sure that there is no longer any nightfrost.
Tomatoes need some maintenance to ensure a good harvest. Give the plants a sturdy support with some sturdy and large bamboo sticks. Remove all suckers that will form in the axils of your plants. Remove all the leaves below the lowest hanging fruits by the end of July till the beginning of August. Remove all the leaves of all plants together with the tops of all plants from the end of August till the beginning of September to ensure the ripening of most of the green tomatoes. Harvest the tomatoes by cutting them with scissors. Tomatoes can't be kept for a long period. Don't keep your harvested tomatoes in the fridge. So use them a soon as possible after harvesting. Tomatoes used in sauces can be kept frozen to store.
