Tomato 'Golden Cherokee'

Solanum lycopersicum

How to grow Tomato 'Golden Cherokee'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Golden Cherokee is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Golden Cherokee needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Golden Cherokee from seed

Start seeds indoors six weeks before last frost date.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 0.78 inches (2.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.39 inches (1.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 12°C / 54°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Golden Cherokee about 42 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Golden Cherokee

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 Golden Cherokee is a tender plant.

Harvesting Golden Cherokee

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

Golden Cherokee folklore & trivia

Discovered and stabilized by Reinhard Kraft of Germany.

Other Names for Tomato 'Golden Cherokee'

Cherokee Golden