Tomato 'Tumbling Tom Red' – Trailing Cherry Tomato (2L Pot)

Tomato 'Tumbling Tom Red' is a trailing cherry tomato for hanging baskets, window boxes and patio containers.

The stems tumble over the edge of a basket and carry an abundance of small, sweet, bright red cherry tomatoes through summer and into early autumn. The plant stays at 20 to 30cm with a trailing spread of 30 to 60cm, which makes it as ornamental as it is productive.

It is a determinate bush type, so there is no staking and no pinching out of side shoots to do. Grow it in full sun in a warm sheltered spot and keep it evenly watered and fed with high potash once the fruit starts to set, because a basket in full sun dries out quickly. Plant it out only once all risk of frost has passed, because tomatoes are killed outright by the first frost and set back badly by cold nights. Water evenly rather than in bursts, since erratic watering is what causes blossom end rot and split fruit, and feed with a high-potash tomato feed once the first truss has set. Supplied as one established plant in a 2 litre root ball. Tomato foliage is in the same family as potato and is a known risk to pets, so keep animals away from the plants.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Tomato
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 20 to 30cm tall with a trailing spread of 30 to 60cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, cascading, trailing determinate bush
• Perfect For: Hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes, raised beds, balconies
• Foliage: Mid-green, aromatic tomato leaves
• Flowering Time: Summer, small yellow flowers before each truss sets
• Planting Position: Full sun and sheltered. Suits hanging baskets and patio containers
• Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained, moisture-retentive soil or a quality peat-free compost
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Killed by the first frost, so it is a summer only crop and goes outside only once frost has passed
• Maintenance: No staking and no side-shooting needed on a bush type. Feed weekly with high potash once fruiting starts
• Seasonal Interest: Summer and autumn
• Type: Tender annual fruiting vegetable, grow your own