Grafted Tomato Plant - F1 Crimson Cherry

Product Description

Grafted Tomato F1 Crimson Cherry.. .. All the enviable blight resistance of Crimson Crush, in a very early cropping large cherry type! Crimson Cherry like Crimson Crush has the best tolerance to late blight disease we have ever seen! Plants can still exhibit infection on up to 15-20% of the leaf surface, but that's when the resistance kicks in & previously healthy plants can normally grow away from the attack! As well as its ability to shrug off even the worst blight, it will provide great yields of exceptionally fine tasting, large, cherry tomatoes. Bred for outdoor growing, it's the tomato that everyone should be planting this year!TOM EXPLAINS THE TECHNICAL STUFF YOU MAY WANT TO KNOWThis variety is unique in that it has two resistance genes to Phytopthera infestans (Late Blight), giving it full resistance to all strains of blight currently found in the UK. So if blight spores come into contact wth the plant the infection will not spread throughout the plant. It's been bred using natural methods & has been tested throughout the breeding process using Marker Assisted Selection (MAS). Please note: With regards to the nature of the blight resistance, plants can still show infection (up to 15-20%) of leaves, stems etc. without effecting fruit quality or yield. The plants having the resistance to be able to grow away from the attack. Please note: There is a possibility that your plant will include a grafting clip, if it does, this is an integral part of the grafting process & that it should be left in place. As the plant grows it will naturally shrug off the clip.