Sungold
Solanum lycopersicum 'Sungold'
Sweet cherry tomato with vigorous indeterminate growth and a long harvest period. Exceptionally high sugar content gives a distinctive fruity flavour.
Key facts
- Growth habit
- indeterminate
- Produce type
- cherry
- Support
- required
- Sun
- full sun
- Height
- 150-200 cm (cordon-trained)
- Spacing
- 45-60 cm
- Days to harvest
- 65–150 days
- Avg. yield
- 3-5 kg per season
- Watering
- high
- Frost sensitivity
- high
Related guides
Getting the best from Sungold tomatoes
Sungold is exceptionally vigorous and productive but punishes neglect. It needs consistent sideshot removal and feeding to stay manageable and fruit well.
Harvesting tomatoes: cherry, plum, and vine types
Different tomato types ripen differently and respond to different cues. Knowing when and how to pick keeps production going and prevents splits and disease.
Growing tomatoes successfully
Tomatoes reward careful attention to warmth, support, and sideshot removal. Most failures come from cold stress or letting plants become too congested.