annual vegetable
Cherokee Purple tomato
Start after frost and keep moisture consistent to prevent cracking.
Growing Profile
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a-11a
- Sun
- full
- Soil
- loam
- Water
- medium
- Goals
- Vegetables & herbs
Harvest & Use
midsummer until frost
Useful search phrase: Cherokee Purple tomato seeds.
Plant Relationships
Companion High
Classic kitchen-garden pairing: marigolds add season-long flowers near tomatoes and help draw beneficial insects into the bed.
Companion Medium
Basil fits the same sunny, warm, regularly watered bed as tomatoes and keeps harvest tasks clustered together.
Companion Medium
Warm-season vegetables benefit from nearby flower strips that keep bloom and insect activity close to the crop bed.