Tomato 'Matt's Wild Cherry'

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Matt's Wild Cherry 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. Ideally plant in loamy soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 7.5 as Matt's Wild Cherry likes to be in weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil.

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 0.78 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 Matt's Wild Cherry about 42 days before your last frost date.

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 Matt's Wild Cherry is a tender plant.

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

Named after Dr. Matt Liebman.²

Known to date back at least until the 1880’s.
Seeds brought to Maine from her family’s home in Mexico by Teresa Arellanos de Mena who gave them to Dr. Matt Liebman.² Dr Leibman grew the seeds out further in Maine.²

¹ Cornell

² Tatiana’s Tomato Base