Cherokee Carbon tomato
Solanum lycopersicum 'Cherokee Carbon'
USDA zones10 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size4 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
Garden uses
Notes
'Cherokee Carbon' tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Cherokee Carbon') is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun. It is grown for rich, smoky, umami flavor in a beefsteak tomato with some of the darkest purple fruit of its type. The indeterminate vines reach 48 to 72 inches tall, so give them a sturdy stake or cage.
Pairs well with Lemon basil, Shishito shishito pepper, and French lavender.