Editorially reviewedLast reviewed 08/06/2026 · The Tomato Post Growing DeskPassport ref TP-GARDENERS-DELIGHT
At a glance
- Cultivar
- Gardener's Delight
- Also known as
- Sugar Lump
- Botanical
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Origin
- Germany (introduced to UK gardens)
- Introduced
- 1957
- Fruit
- Round cherry, Bright red, 20–25 g
- Flavour
- Sweetness 8/10 · Acidity 5/10 — Firm skin, juicy flesh.
Growing calendar
Sow
Feb · Mar · Apr
Plant
May · Jun
Harvest
Jul · Aug · Sept · Oct
Growing guidance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Days to maturity
- 65 days
- Height / spread
- 1.5–2.0 m / 45 cm
- Indoor / outdoor
- both
- Greenhouse
- excellent
- Containers
- excellent — 25–30 L per plant
- Support
- Cane; light trusses, easy to manage.
- Pruning
- Cordon; remove side-shoots weekly.
- Feeding
- Weekly potash feed from first truss.
- Watering
- Regular even watering; forgives occasional lapses.
- Disease resistance
- Reliable; good all-round grower.
- Common problems
- Few — a beginner-friendly cultivar.
- Seed saving
- Open-pollinated; comes true from saved seed.
- In the kitchen
- Snacking, salads, quick pan-roasted with garlic.
A note on weather and microclimate
Every plot is different. Regional weather, aspect, soil and glasshouse ventilation all affect timing and vigour. Treat these figures as a starting point, not a guarantee.
Current growers, kitchens and seed
Growers on record
- Harlow Lane Glasshouse · Essex
Currently served by
- The Quayside Room · Bristol
Seed
- Independent UK seed housesMost named heritage lines are carried by more than one supplier; we list categories rather than endorse a seller.
Sources
No external sources cited for this entry — content is original editorial and grower observation.