Name: Cherry Tomato: Sungold Select II

Latin Name: Solanum lycopersicum

Description: Sungold Select 2 is an open-pollinated cherry tomato variety that was selected from the original F1 hybrid “Sungold”. The selection process was done by Reinhard Kraft in Germany.

Just like the original, Sungold Select is a vibrant orange cherry tomato with a tangy and sugary flavour. They are a lovely tomato to eat straight off of the vine. It has an indeterminate growing habit. The fruits are on average approx 25mm in diameter.

This variety is not fully stable, meaning the very odd plant may produce red fruit instead of orange.

Seed Origin: Ireland

Growing Habit: Indeterminate

Organic Certified: No. This variety is not certified organic, however no pesticides or artificial fertilisers were used in the growing of the seeds.

Sowing: March to May

Harvesting: July to October

How To Grow Sungold Select Cherry Tomatoes From Seed: Sungold Select II seeds can be sown in small pots or seedling modules, indoors in early Spring. Cherry tomato seeds need heat to germinate. Temperatures of 20 degrees or above are ideal. A heat mat can be used to help acheive this. Sungold Select seeds can be planted directly outside in pots from April onwards.

Plant two seeds in each pot/cell. When the seedlings establish, thin to leave only the strongest one in each cell/pot.

When seedlings get to about 8cm tall, they can be planted into larger pots.

Tomatoes need heat and do best in greenhouses, polytunnels etc. If growing them outside, put them in a warm sunny area of the garden.

If allowed, this variety will grow tall and bushy, and it will need to be supported to help the plant grow upwards and bear the fruit.

Seed count is approximate.