Cherry tomatoes show varying growth characteristics: thickness of stems, leaf growth directions, strength of color, etc. I guess these characteristics are mainly dependant on cultivation methods. In the previous blog, I wrote about the dying cherry tomato plants – those grown in the heated room during winter. This time, I will write about the tomato plants which had been grown in the sun but not in the heated room.

The plants in the picture above are the cherry tomatoes I introduced as the most vigorously growing tomato plants. They have grown steadily with a lot of large and firm fruit. Since the plants grew in the sun, they grew faster than other plants.

The branches were then turning yellow; they were not lush green any more. However, the plants bore lots of nice fruit as you can see in the picture above.

Some of the fruit turned red. Though the leaves looked dry, the cherry tomatoes themselves look fresh and firm. Thus, the tomato plants have produced firm fruit despite the cessation of growth of the plant as the whole. I think I will be able to continue harvesting cherry tomatoes for a while from these plants.