The homeland of cherry tomatoes is considered to be South America, or rather, the country of Peru.
The word cherry is a transliteration of the English word cherry, which means "cherry".
These tomatoes fully justify the name, as they are smaller than the usual varieties of tomatoes.
These tomatoes look very attractive and have already become familiar to our gardeners. The number of plots on which there are a couple of bushes of cherry tomatoes is rapidly increasing.
Want to choose a new variety for your garden? Then this information is for you!
Cherry Licopa variety
Take root in any soil. The early ripe hybrid, ripens in 90 - 95 days.
Indeterminate bushes, with complex and simple brushes. In a simple brush 8 - 10 tomatoes are tied. Fruits are oval, red, weigh more than 40 g.
These tomatoes well transported, and their great taste does not change.
The yield is 12-14 kg / m2. Not affected by tomato mosaic virus, gall nematode and verticillus. The fruits of this hybrid are very useful because of the increased concentration of lycopene in the pulp.
Start growing these bushes need to seedlings.Sowing seeds should be done in early March, so that the seedlings would be comfortable at room temperature.
The best place for a container with seedlings will be the southern or eastern side of the apartment, preferably a balcony. Highly it is important to water the seedlings.
When growing in a house for each bush seedlings need to allocate a large flower pot. If you plan to plant these tomatoes on the site, it is better to make about 60 cm interval between adjacent bushes.
Sure to need to tie up, and to sufficiently strong trellis. It also requires regular, but low-volume watering. If the bushes began to rot, then the moisture in the ground is too much.
If the fruits began to crack, then moisture is not enough. It is necessary to normalize the load on the bush. The greenhouse should be regularly ventilated, since cherry tomatoes are exposed to phytophthora.
Sort "Orange squid"
Hybrid, refers to the medium early tomatoes, ripens in 100 - 105 days. Shrubs typically indeterminate, up to 2 m.
The fruits are round, bright orange in color, weighing 15 - 20 g. The brush consists of an average of 20 fruits. Mature fruits are not showered, do not crack.
Late blight and tobacco mosaic will not harm tomatoes.
Seedlings need to lay in the usual time. Caring for seedlings is also normal and includes regular watering, picking after the appearance of the second leaf, as well as feeding 2 - 3 times.
Transplant to the ground only after the warm weather has become. Landing scheme 50x60 cm.
Mandatory garter. It is desirable pasynkovanie. It is necessary to carry out moderate watering with warm water directly under the root of the plants. Necessary regularly nitrogen application in the form of ammonium nitrate, so that the bushes had an additional force of growth.
Sort "Cherry Mio"
An early hybrid, fruits are ready in 90 - 95 days after germination.
Suitable for the role of indoor tomatoes or greenhouses, as well as feel comfortable in the open ground.
Indeterminantny grade. Fruits are round, red, weighing up to 35 g. 15 to 20 tomatoes grow on one brush. High yieldfrom 1 square. meters you can collect 13 - 15 kg of crop.
Perfect for rolling in jars, as well as a decoration for fresh dishes.
The scheme of planting seedlings typical of this variety of tomatoes. Sowing seeds should be done in late February.Saplings of this grade need high temperature (30 ° C) for normal growth.
Need to regularly remove stepchildren and lower leaves, as on, and without that, loaded bushes will create additional pressure.
Treatment with fungicides or blue vitriol is necessary in order to protect plants from phytophtoras. Garter is also required.
Sort "Black Cherry"
It ripens very quickly - in 65 days.
Designed for outdoor use. The indeterminate plant, very high (up to 3.5 m), grows by a single stem.
Fruits of spherical shape, purple, almost black, sweet in taste, very juicy.
In weight reach 10 - 30 g. Can be used for assemblage and canned.
In warm climates, you can put it directly into the ground, thus skipping the stage of growing seedlings. If so grow bushes, then immediately after the seeds were laid, you need to install metal arcs over a row of seeds, and then stretch the plastic film on these arcs.
If seedlings were grown, there are no changes in the process. The landing scheme is also usual - 50x70 cm.
Care is also normal. Timely watering, regular feeding, pasynkovanie and garter will help plants grow better.
Sort "Honey drop"
Both greenhouse and open land are suitable for this variety. Medium early variety (100 - 110 days).
Tomatoes are very sweet, bright yellow in the form of droplets. Gain weight up to 30 grams. Shrubs determinative, reach 1 m in height.
The planting scheme is slightly different, namely 70x40 cm. In March, you need to sow the seeds for seedlings, and replant them in the ground in early June. Mandatory picking of seedlings. Care for seedlings normal.
Mandatory watering water at room temperature loosening soil after watering, pasynkovanie, as well as garter. The soil should be regularly mulched with straw or mowed grass.
Sort "Minibel"
Can be grown in any environment. Very early variety - ripens in 90 - 100 days.
Bushes are small, up to 50 cm in height, compact.
Fruits weighing up to 25 g, red, with a smooth surface, sweet.
You can skip the stage of growing seedlings.
Seeds can be sown immediately in the ground, but it will be necessary to protect young shoots.
The landing scheme is standard - 50x50 cm.
Stages care typical for tomatoes.
You need to constantly remove excess shoots, cultivate the land, water the bushes, and tie up.
Variety "Cherry Lisa"
Hybrid. It blooms very quickly, in 90 - 95 days. Shrubs determinative.Fruits are round, yellow, weigh up to 30 g. It is not affected by tomato mosaic.
High yield - 10 - 12 kg per unit area. It can be grown in open ground and in a protected environment.
There are no special deviations from the typical scenario. It is necessary to grow good-quality seedlings that will need to be transplanted in late May. Seedlings need to be hardened.
Watering is best done abundant, but not very frequent. It is advisable to bring moisture into the ground every 4 to 5 days.
Fertilizing with organic fertilizers is also required. All shrubs are subject to pinching and garter.
Several bushes of cherry tomatoes will delight you not only in summer, but also during frosts. Among other things, these tomatoes will decorate your house no worse than any indoor flower.
