Vegetable
Cherry Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum (Cerasiforme)
Sweet bite-size truss — most productive variant for small pots.
Full sun
Regular
Rich, well-drained
Very easy
Yes
Fruit
Annual
Tender
Herb
Basil
Fragrant culinary herb, pinch flowers to keep leaves coming.
Flower
Marigold
Companion-planting hero — repels pests around tomatoes and beans.
Flower
Nasturtium
Peppery edible flowers that thrive on neglect — perfect first flower.
Herb
Chives
Mild onion flavour – the lavender pompom flowers are edible too.
Flower
Borage
Star-shaped blue flowers — bees adore them and they taste of cucumber.
Where to source
Get growing in United Kingdom
Thompson & Morgan
Stocks early-maturing cherry tomato varieties suited to London's shorter growing season and cool springs.
BrowseCrocus
Offers large containers essential for cherry tomatoes' root depth and drainage in wet UK summers.
BrowseAmazon UK
Provides quick-delivery stakes and ties needed for supporting prolific cherry tomato growth indoors or outdoors.
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