How do you care for Sungold tomatoes?

Sun Gold Cherry tomatoes require full sun and moist soil to thrive. They need plenty of room to grow, so plant them 3-4′ apart. Start them indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost and transplant them outdoors after your last frost date. If growing in a container, make sure it is at least 18” wide.

Should I pinch out side shoots on Sungold tomatoes?

Once the plant has produced 6 or 7 trusses, pinch out the top of the main stem. This process of “sideshooting” and “stopping” will increase the availability of light and air movement around the developing fruit, and focus the plants energy on producing a good crop of high quality tomatoes.

Can Sungold tomatoes be grown outside?

As mentioned above, Sungold tomatoes can be grown in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or outdoors.

How tall do Sungold tomatoes get?

One website that sells the seeds and starts says they have “explosively sweet flavor.” They mature in 55 to 65 days and the plant can grow up to 10 ft tall. Because they are indeterminate producers, they will continue to produce tomatoes which ripen throughout the growing period.

How often do you water sun gold tomatoes?

These extra-sweet tomatoes stay firmer longer than other cherry varieties and will be ready to harvest twice a week once they begin producing fruit. These indeterminate tomatoes need at least one inch (2.5 cm) of water per week and prefer six hours or more of direct sun each day.

How do you prune Sungold tomatoes?

No pruning is necessary unless you are growing on stakes. If growing on a stake, prune back to one or two main stems and continue to prune back any suckers or additional stems. Harvest all near-ripe fruit before your first frost and allow to ripen in newspaper or paper bags at room temperature.

Are Sungold tomatoes cordon or bush?

Sungold is a cordon variety of tomato. It is also a vigorous grower and is probably best grown as a cordon if you want tomatoes early in the season. We have tried growing it as a bush type and it still produces a good crop but the foliage becomes very crowded and runs the risk of fungal infections.

When should I pick my Sungold tomatoes?

Harvest SunGold tomatoes as they ripen throughout summer and early autumn. Sungold fruits picked as they just start to turn yellow will be tart and snappy. Ripe tomatoes are sugary-sweet, slightly squishy, and tend to fall off the vine into your hand as you brush by to pick them.

How do you know when a Sungold tomato is ripe?

65 days. This exquisite cherry Tomato ripens from green to golden, but wait! Sungold isn’t fully mature until, at the last minute, it becomes pale apricot-orange. Watch for the subtle color change, then savor the intensified taste: uniquely rich and sugary, with a hint of tropical fruit.

When should I pick my golden tomatoes?

Tomatoes should get picked as soon as they are ripe after the color develops. Look for the flesh to show a slight give when pressed. If left longer on the vine, they will become soft! They may even fall off the vine if you leave them for too long.

Can Sungold tomatoes be grown in a hanging basket?

Most cherry-type tomatoes do very well in sunny patio containers and hanging baskets. Be sure to offer plenty of light, and monitor moisture; plants grown in containers often dry out faster than those planted in the ground.

Are Sungold tomatoes self pollinating?

Flowers: Small yellow flowers. Seed Count: Approximately 20 seeds per packet. Pollinator: Self pollination.

Are Sungold tomatoes heat tolerant?

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Should I remove side shoots from tomato plants?

Check your tomato plants once a week and remove any side shoots as they appear. The sooner the better to divert all the energy of the plant into growing fruit rather than foliage.

Should I remove side shoots from cherry tomato plants?

Continued care involves pinching off the suckers that pop up when growing cherry tomatoes. Look at where the branches meet the stalk and form a “V.” Removing the small suckers at these junctions and at the bottom of the main stalk will let your plant to use more of its energy to make fruit.

Which tomatoes need pinching out?

Quote from video: Out applies to tomato plants especially those that are grown as a cordon. Which means they're grown on a single stem or up a stake.

Which leaves do you pinch out on tomato plants?

Cordon tomatoes are best grown as single-stemmed plants. However, these vigorous plants naturally produce side-shoots from the joints where leaves sprout from the main stem. These side-shoots should be pinched out to keep plants growing vertically on just one stem.

Should I remove first tomato flowers?

QUESTION: Should I pinch off tomato flowers? ANSWER: Many gardeners recommend pinching off the first set of flowers a tomato plant produces in late spring, before the plant has been transplanted into the garden.

Should I pick the yellow flowers off tomato plants?

Encourage leafy growth.



By taking away flower buds from your young tomato plants, the plant will stay focused on producing more leaves and a stronger stem. While your plants are still in small pots, they assume they are out of soil space, and start the fruiting stage.