Black Cherry tomatoes create drama on a salad plate. Unlike other cherry tomatoes, the black cherries don't have as much water and are very meaty. They're also very sweet with smoky overtones. With cherry tomatoes in general, color is the primary interest, but with black cherry tomatoes you get flavor and looks.
The black cherry tomato, developed in Florida, is a favorite bite-size tomato. In about 64 days, the black cherry tomato plant will provide you with an abundance of slightly sweet round, dark, rich fruit — each approximately 1.5 inches in diameter —
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All tomatoes need sun and well-drained, nutrient-rich soil. Amend soil with compost or other organic matter before planting.
Plant deeply, burying two-thirds of the stem, about 36 inches apart. Pinch off lower leaves and set the plant in the ground at an angle so that the stem is horizontal underground but upright the above ground.
