Tomato 'Sugar Lump' (Organic)
This incredibly sweet tomato is actually known by many names around the world, but whether you know it as ‘Sugar Lump’, ‘Gardener’s Delight’ or any version of these in French or German, the incredibly sweet, red cherry tomato fruit is around 3cm and is produced in easy to harvest clusters of 6-12 fruits up to 20cm in length. An early season tomato, provide support for the vigorous vine to maximise yield in the smallest amount of garden space. Bred in Germany and released to the world in 1950, this open pollinated heirloom is bound to be your new favourite cherry tomato. Harvest in 56-65 days from transplant. Yields 9.1kg per plant.
Sow seed 6-8 weeks before you want to plant out your tomatoes. Never plant tomatoes in the same bed two years running as you risk infection from a build up of pests and diseases. Tomatoes need an open, sunny position, with plenty of air circulation to thrive. Tomatoes are best in a bed which has been heavily manured for a previous crop such as broccoli. A soil that is too rich in nutrients will produce prolific, but soft, sappy growth which is prone to disease. Long, leggy toato seedlings can be planted very deeply or even on their sides, as the stem is able to grow roots when covered with soil, and a large, healthy root system will develop.