'Shimmer' is a cordon tomato grown as an annual either in an unheated greenhouse or outdoors. The small, conical, red-green fruits with gold streaks are a little larger than cherry tomatoes andproduced in abundance throughout the summer
1-1.5 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
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Start from seed or buy as small plants and grow on in a heated greenhouse or on a warm windowsill. Move to an unheated greenhouse or outside once all risk of frost has passed. Water regularly to keep the growing media evenly moist, feed every 10-14 days with a balanced liquid fertiliser before switching to a high potassium liquid feed once the first fruits have set. Provide support for cordon tomatoes. See tomato cultivation. For help with diagnosing tomato problems see our video What's gone wrong with my tomatoes?
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds or sowing seeds indoors for further advice
Remove all side shoots and pinch out the growing tip when the plant has reached the top of the greenhouse or have set seven trusses indoors or four trusses outdoors
May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly and tomato moth
May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely), potato blight, tomato blight, tomato leaf mould, tomato viruses, magnesium deficiency and blossom end rot. See Tomatoes: leaf problems