Tomato 'Camp Joy Cherry'

Camp Joy Cherry likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Camp Joy Cherry is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Camp Joy Cherry needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.0 to 6.0 (moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil).

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Ensure a distance of 2.60 feet (80.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 0.78 inches (2.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Camp Joy Cherry about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplant out when around 15cm (6 inches) high.

Plant to the first set of true leaves to promote strong root growth.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Camp Joy Cherry is a tender plant.

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

Camp Joy is the location this tomato was first bred and created. “Chadwick Cherry” (it’s other name) is the name of it’s creator, Alan Chadwick.

Developed by the late Alan Chadwick, the noted English gardener, who was in residence at Bountiful Gardens in CA where he was teaching classes about organic gardening and developed this cultivar; it was grown at Camp Joy, the organic farm maintained by Bountiful gardens.

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