Tomato: Cherokee Purple

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Tomato: Cherokee Purple - Seeds & Bulbs

Tomato
Cherokee Purple

This old heirloom variety from Tennessee is extremely productive and has a very rich tomato flavor. Vines produce a large number of medium sized, 10 oz - 12 oz fruit. The flesh is a unique brick red color with a rose/purple skin color.

One packet produces 10 plants after thinning.

Days to Maturity: 80
When to Sow Outside: After last frost and when soil temperature is up to 60 degrees
When to Sow Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before last frost
Seed Depth: 1/8"
Seed Spacing: When starting outdoors, space seeds 6" apart
Row Spacing: 3'
Days to Emerge: 5 - 10
Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 18" apart.

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