Breeders brought out all kinds of cherry tomatoes, the varieties of which are very diverse. They all have different colors, shapes, tastes and purposes.
Cherry tomatoes: varieties and characteristics
The most precocious of all groups of tomatoes can be called "cherry" or, as they are also called, "cherry". Even the smallest of them ripen in 95-100 days, and undersized even faster - by 75-80 days.
Tomatoes of this group are distinguished by a small mass of stems and leaves. Therefore, the "cherry" can be kept in pots until the moment the fruits begin to set. Due to the fact that the bushes are very compact and decorative, they look great on a garden bed or in a pot.
Cherry fruits contain an incredibly large amount of dry matter, such as sugar. Thanks to this, you can store cherry tomatoes for quite some time. The main thing is to observe the correct temperature regime: indoor.
Cherry tomatoes, the varieties of which are called very productive, are unpretentious plants, in the brush of which 20 or more fruits can be tied.
Cherry can be grown both at home and in the open. The care and planting principle for all varieties of cherry tomatoes is approximately the same. But at the same time, they all have their own subtleties, which must be taken into account.
The best varieties of cherry tomatoes are capable of producing a very good yield of small-sized fruits. They are distinguished by the "friendship" of ripening, because of this "cherry" gardeners loved it so much. This tomato variety can be pickled, salted or consumed fresh.
There are several varieties of tomatoes, for example, retinue cherry tomatoes. Some of them can grow more than a meter in height. If you have a desire to grow tomatoes at home, it is better to pay attention to cherry tomatoes, whose varieties are undersized, whose height usually does not reach 40 cm.
Growing tomatoes
If you decide to grow cherry tomatoes at home, sow their seeds in flower pots or boxes. Then thoroughly warm, warm water and cover tightly with cling film. Keep in mind that such tomatoes sprout very quickly, so get ready to see the first sprouts in 4 days.
Do not thin out the seedlings as soon as they grow a little. Do not do this while the seedlings are still very small, because you need to conduct a selection and leave only the strongest of them.
If you initially planted the seeds quite far apart, you do not have to thin out them at all. If you grow tomatoes in pots, leave only one plant. Otherwise, the seedlings will greatly interfere with each other grow.
Do not forget about the periodic loosening and watering of the soil in which the "cherry" grows. And when the flowering period begins, you need to pollinate the tomatoes "ovary." Do not forget about fertilizer, they also need it.
Best buy a fertilizer complex. But just before you start using it, you must definitely study everything that is written on the package. Fertilizing too often is not worth it, enough once every 2-3 weeks.
If you grow tall tomatoes, be sure to insert pegs into the container where they grow, otherwise the stems may simply break under the weight of the fruit.
If your choice is undersized varieties of cherry tomatoes, forget about the garter, they just do not need it.
You can not pinch "cherry". But only if the plant becomes too branchy, you will have to cut unnecessary branches. Remember that stepsons grow between the stem and the real leaf. Therefore, do not cut the main leaves, otherwise the tomato will bear fruit badly or even get sick.
A few months after you planted the plants, you will notice that fruits have formed on them. "Cherry" ripen quite quickly, and one bush can bear fruit for about six months. Once the fruits ripen, you can pick them. If the plant care is right, you will get a good harvest.