How to grow Tomato (Tumbling Tom Red)

Solanum lycopersicum

🥕 Vegetable 🌱 Grown each year

A trailing bush cherry tomato bred for hanging baskets, window boxes and pots — no staking or side-shooting needed.

At a glance: Sow mid February to mid March, harvest from late June.

When to sow, plant and harvest

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Sow indoors

Plant

Flowers

Harvest

Timed for a typical UK garden (last frost mid-April). The app uses your own town's frost dates.

Mid February – mid March · 8 weeks before the last spring frost
Sow Seeds Indoors
Sow in modules or small pots of seed compost under cover. Sow 0.5 cm deep and keep at 20°C.
6–12 days after “Sow Seeds Indoors” · Late February – early March
Check Germination
Seedlings should appear in 6–12 days. If sown outdoors, thin to One per basket or 30 cm pot apart when big enough to handle.
14–21 days after “Check Germination” · Early March – mid March
Pot On Seedlings
Move seedlings into 9 cm pots (or keep in modules) when they have their first true leaves.
Mid April · 4 days after the last spring frost
Harden Off
Stand plants outside by day for 7–10 days before planting out.
Late April – late May · 2 weeks after the last spring frost
Plant Out
Plant out One per basket or 30 cm pot apart and water in well.
30–45 days after “Plant Out” · Late May – mid June
Start Feeding
Feed every 7–10 days with tomato feed once the first flowers appear.
60–81 days after “Plant Out” · Late June – mid July
Start Harvesting
Pick the little red tomatoes as they ripen — a basket can give hundreds.
75–105 days after “Start Harvesting” · Mid September – mid October
Finish and Clear
Pick any green fruit to ripen indoors before the first frost, then clear the basket.