Cherry Blossam F1
The hybrid was developed in Japan. Listed in the Russian state register since 2008. The vegetable crop is suitable for growing in garden beds and in protected ground.
Characteristics of Cherry Blossam:
- the bush reaches a height of 110 cm;
- medium-sized foliage is dark green;
- ripening period is 3-3.5 months from the moment of germination;
- bright red fruits weigh 20-25 g;
- tomatoes are collected in brushes;
- Tomato has a sweet taste.
The hybrid variety is resistant to infectious diseases of nightshades and sudden temperature changes. The vegetable has a long shelf life and is suitable for transportation over long distances.
Cherry tomato hybrid Blossem produces up to 4.5 kg of yield per 1 sq. m.
The plant is cultivated in all regions of the country. In cold climates, the crop is cultivated in greenhouse conditions. In the south, in the Volga region, and central Russia, tomatoes are grown in open and closed ground. To obtain a good harvest, the bushes are formed into three stems.
Features of cherry tomatoes grown in greenhouses
Most of these tomatoes can be grown not only in greenhouses, but also in beds in the garden. Only in the latter case do the bushes grow smaller, and their yield is less than when grown in greenhouse conditions.
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Selection of the best varieties of tomatoes for a greenhouse
Another nuance of growing such tomato bushes in greenhouse conditions is regular pinching, since in such a microclimate lateral stems are actively formed. If this procedure is not carried out, then the bushes become very thick.
Growing cherry tomatoes: a greenhouse farmer's success story
It must be remembered that cherry tomato bushes require more space in the beds than regular tomato varieties.
But new vegetable growers should be reminded that if they want to get large yields from tomatoes, it is better not to expect them from varieties like cherry. Such tomatoes are rather an original addition to other tomatoes - with small fruit sizes, suitable mainly for decorating dishes or small-fruit pickling.
On a note!
None of these varieties has high yields, but cherry tomatoes almost always have excellent taste characteristics. They were loved by everyone around for their beauty and taste!
When choosing varieties, you should know in advance why cherry tomatoes are needed in the garden. Varieties with the smallest fruits are perfect for pickling or pickling; they are used to fill voids when preserving larger tomatoes.
To prepare vegetable salads, it is better to grow hybrid cherry or cocktail varieties - these tomatoes have larger fruits, more than 45 g.
These small cherry-type tomatoes are recommended to be grown directly for food.
CHERRY in a greenhouse - subtleties of growing
Children's joy F1
The vegetable ripens 90-104 days from the beginning of the growing season. The hybrid has good immunity to viral and fungal infections. The fruits are not prone to cracking.
“Children's Joy” tomatoes are used to make salads, winter preparations, and juice.
Description of the hybrid variety:
- the height of the central stem is from 2 to 2.5 m;
- the amount of foliage is average;
- bright red and very sweet fruits weigh from 20 to 30 g;
Cherry tomatoes have a long shelf life and are suitable for transportation over long distances.
Cherry (red, yellow, black)
These productive varieties were bred in 1990 by Russian breeding scientists. “Cherry” is intended for cultivation in garden beds and under cover.
The crop grows well in climatic conditions:
- central Russia;
- Krasnodar region;
- Rostov region;
- Stavropol Territory;
- Chechnya.
Yellow and red cherries ripen in 90-100 days. The height of the average trunk of the bush reaches 1.5-2 m. Miniature bright red fruits are collected in clusters of 25 - 40 pieces. The weight of one vegetable is 15-25 grams.
Black, red, yellow cherries are sweet varieties that, in addition to good taste, have an attractive appearance. They are grown for fresh consumption. Black cherries have the same characteristics, the only difference is the exotic color of the fruit.
Cranberries in sugar
This cherry variety is suitable for cultivation in a greenhouse, on a balcony, or in a garden bed. The bush has a decorative appearance. The average height of an adult plant is 50 cm. The variety was created in 2012 by a group of Russian agricultural breeders.
The first tomatoes ripen 1.5 months after the seedlings peck. The fruits are tasty and juicy, dark red in color, weighing 15 g.
The varietal crop has an extended ripening period: Sugared cranberries bear fruit from June to September inclusive. This is a high-yielding variety. From a distance, the plant, covered with clusters of small red fruits, resembles a cranberry bush.
Nastya has a sweet tooth F1
Indeterminate, standard hybrid. The height of the bush is about 2 m. Designed for cultivation in the middle zone and southern regions of the country. In the northern regions, vegetable growers successfully cultivate the crop in greenhouse conditions.
The hybrid variety has strong immunity to common infectious diseases:
- gray rot;
- late blight;
- brown spot.
The culture tolerates heat and rainy periods well. This type of cherry is not picky about soil composition. With good feeding, a productive hybrid produces up to 10 kg per 1 sq. m. m. Tomatoes weighing up to 35 grams. They have a dense, bright red skin and very sweet flesh.
Caring for plants comes down to removing weeds, watering, and tying up stems. The vegetable has a long shelf life and is suitable for transportation over long distances.
Dark chocolate F1
The tomato is recognized as suitable for cultivation throughout the country. The culture grows like a vine. The bush must be tied to supports and shaped. A good harvest is obtained on fertile soils with regular watering. With proper care, one plant produces up to 5 kg of tomatoes.
Seeds are sown in the ground from late March to early May. The timing of sowing depends on the climate of the growing region.
Tomatoes have a red-brown color. The skin around the stalk has a greenish tint. Tomatoes are formed in clusters of 10-12 pieces and have a sweet and fruity taste.
The size of the tomatoes is small - weighing from 20 to 30 grams. The vegetable is suitable for preparing first and second courses, eating raw, and canning.
F1 Cherry strawberry
Hybrid variety with outstanding qualities:
- the fruits ripen 3-3.5 months after the appearance of the first shoots;
- miniature tomatoes weighing 20-30 g are collected in long brushes of 25-30 pieces;
- bright red fruits are shaped like strawberries;
- 1-2 kg of tomatoes are harvested from one bush.
The height of the central stem reaches 1.2-1.4 m.
Cherry strawberry hybrid is resistant to common nightshade infections. The fruits are not prone to cracking. The vegetable is consumed fresh. Cherries are also suitable for canning.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages are the following:
- the ability to choose the time of fruit ripening;
- high productivity;
- various flavors;
- Canning by the piece or by the brush.
Among the disadvantages, there is only one - susceptibility to certain diseases. Each variety has its own type of pest.
Ladybug
Low, spreading tomato bushes look decorative. The height of the central stem is from 30 to 50 cm. The number of leaves is average.
The variety is cultivated in greenhouse conditions and in the garden bed. Bright red miniature vegetables ripen in 75-80 days.
The crop is not picky in care and tolerates soils with different compositions well. The fruits are suitable for transportation over long distances.
Tomatoes weighing 20-30 grams, spherical in shape, covered with thick skin. The taste of the tomato is sweet, with a pronounced tomato aroma. The pulp is sugary and juicy.
The Ladybug tomato produces high yields even on depleted soils: from 1 sq. m. harvest up to 8-9 kg of tomatoes. The vegetable is suitable for fresh consumption, canning, and cooking tomatoes.
Terek F1
According to reviews from gardeners and summer residents, the Terek F1 hybrid is the most delicious of the cherry tomatoes, which has no equal in sweetness. The culture produces large yields. The fruits are collected in long clusters of 15 pieces. Each tomato weighs about 20 grams. The bushes are tall and require staking to supports.
The hybrid variety is suitable for cultivation throughout the country. In the middle zone and southern regions it can be planted in open beds. In the north, Terek F1 is successfully cultivated in closed heated greenhouses.
Tomatoes can be frozen, canned, and used for preparing first and second courses.
The hybrid "Terek F1" is sown for seedlings in the Rostov region and Krasnodar region at the end of winter.
The best varieties
Most often you can find seeds on sale that belong to one of the varieties:
- Red, Ira and Fingers.
- Strawberry, Sweet Cherry and Yellow Cherry.
- Dr. Green Frosted, Ocean and Elf.
- White Muscat, Green Grapes and Cherry Blossom f1
- Margol and Yellow Dates.
Thanks to the wide range, everyone can choose the right variety for themselves. At the same time, the color and size of the brushes are taken into account, especially for growing on window sills or balconies.
Black cherry
The variety has a sweet, dessert, rich taste with a fruity aroma. A tomato with an original fruit color was bred by American scientists in 2003. Tomatoes are grown in the middle zone, in the south, by sowing in the ground. In Siberia and other regions with cold climates, plants are cultivated in greenhouses.
The stems of the crop twine like a grapevine.
The ripening time is 112-120 days. From one bush you get up to 5 kg. vegetables
The variety has a peculiarity: the side branches of the bush are thicker than the main stem. The crop is grown for its unusual appearance and special taste.
Care
For tall varieties, a vertical support is required , to which the whip is tied as it grows. Stepping is carried out if many additional shoots grow. Some varieties require it.
When pinching, do not confuse a real leaf with a shoot. If you cut off the leaves, this will affect the fruiting of the bush.
Like all tomatoes, cherry tomatoes love airing; this helps pollination and prevents moist air from stagnating with unwanted microorganisms.
Watering and fertilizing
Cherry tomatoes like daily moderate watering . If this is not done, brown cracks will appear on the fruits. As a result of excessive watering, they will become watery and may also crack. Watering is done with warm water.
Tomatoes love complex mineral fertilizers containing not only phosphorus and potassium, but also modybdenum, zinc, iron, magranium, selenium and cobalt. It is difficult to make such a mixture on your own.
There is a wide range of such fertilizers on sale. The most commonly used are Agricola and Effecton . Experts recommend the Kemira as the most balanced in composition.
Tomatoes are fed once a week after transplanting into the ground. During the formation of ovaries, ammonium nitrate with the addition of wood ash is added.
If the bushes begin to grow, but the fruits do not ripen, then it is necessary to reduce or temporarily eliminate fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers.
If you see white areas of pulp in the middle of a ripe fruit, it means that the tomatoes do not have enough nutrition.
There is a need to feed them with potassium sulfate .
Fertilizing must be combined with watering.
Working with soil
It is advisable to mulch the soil under cherry bushes with sawdust, straw, manure or agricultural canvas. This will prevent the fruits from coming into contact with the ground and will help avoid their rotting and infection with fungal diseases. In addition, this will protect the soil from overheating.
Cherry tomatoes require regular loosening and weeding.
Gardeners often use a simple technique to prevent tomato diseases. They are grown in metal buckets, which various pests do not like. Buckets can be dug into the ground, or simply placed in a garden bed or greenhouse.
Date yellow F1
Hybrid created in Russia. Tomato Date yellow has a pronounced fruity flavor. The culture grows well in warm regions of the country.
Medium-sized bushes grow in open ground from 90 to 120 cm. In shelters the plant reaches 150 cm in height. The harvest ripens in June-July.
Yellow tomatoes weighing 20 g. have an elongated shape and juicy sweet flesh.
Like all hybrids, this cherry tomato is resistant to infectious diseases of nightshades. The plant tolerates hot southern climates and rainy weather well.
Planting and growing seedlings
The process of growing first seedlings and then adult plants is not much different from caring for ordinary tomatoes. Small nuances concerning cherry tomatoes do not complicate this process at all.
When to plant seedlings?
sow seeds for seedlings in early April ; they will be planted in open ground in the middle or at the end of May.
Substrate preparation
The yield of an adult plant largely depends on the quality of the land in which the seedlings are grown. The soil should be loose and fertile . A mixture of humus, sawdust and peat works well. The soil is fertilized (can be mixed with manure) and disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate heated to 70°. After this, it sits for two to three days.
Planting seedlings
The container for seedlings must have a side height of at least 15 cm so that there is room for the formation of the root system. Prepared, well-moistened soil is poured onto the bottom. Grooves are made in it, into which seeds are planted to a depth of 3 cm . If seeds of different varieties are planted, a separate container is used for each.
Illumination and temperature
The seedlings must be kept in a bright place and be sure to extend the daylight hours for them to at least 14 hours. To germinate seeds, you need a fairly high temperature - up to 30°. Therefore, the box or container with the sowing is placed closer to the heating devices until the seeds hatch. The top of the nursery is covered with film or glass.
Further cultivation of seedlings can take place at a temperature of 20-24°. If it drops to 16° and below, the fruit may not set.
Dive
is mandatory for cherry tomatoes . This species does not tolerate crowding and therefore the seedling bushes must be planted in separate pots. Picking is also needed to trim the roots. They are shortened by about a third. This operation allows the bush to grow a powerful root system.
After diving, the planted bushes can be fertilized with sodium humate (1 g per 2 liters of water).
Cherry seedlings are planted when 4-6 full leaves appear on the sprout. Care, both before and after diving, consists of regular watering, fertilizing every 10 days and loosening the soil.
Strong, high-quality seedlings must have a thick stem up to 30 cm high and at least 8 leaves . Its age at the time of disembarkation should be 60-65 days.
Kish-Mish F1
Tomato hybrids Kish-mish F1 are available in red and orange colors. The culture ripens only in warm regions. In the middle zone, in the north, these cherry tomatoes are grown indoors.
The height of the plant is about 2 m. The vegetable ripens in 3-3.5 months. Tall bushes need shaping and staking. The fruits weigh about 15 g, are very sweet and contain a large amount of vitamins.
Tomatoes are collected in clusters of 30-50 pieces. The shape of the fruit can be:
- oval;
- spherical;
- plum-shaped.
The orange-yellow Kish Mish has similar characteristics. The difference is in the color of the fruit.
The variety produces up to 14 kg per 1 square meter of usable area.
curiosity
An early variety with average yield. The tomato is recommended for cultivation in greenhouses. The wonder does not tolerate daily temperature fluctuations.
The first tomatoes are harvested 80 days after planting. The bushes grow up to 2 m. The tall variety requires gartering to trellises.
Miniature cherry tomatoes of unusual color weigh from 20 to 30 grams. 8-10 kg of vegetables are collected from each bush. The fruits are sweet and juicy. They are used for preparing vegetable dishes, salads, and preserving them for the winter.
The best varietal cherry tomatoes and hybrids
Reviews from vegetable growers often help you choose the best cherry tomatoes for open ground. The cherry hybrids “Ildi F1”, “Honey Drop F1” and “Yellow Date F1” received the most recognition. They say about the Sweet Cherry tomato that it is the sweetest and very productive. Cherry "Barberry" has received wide recognition in the Siberian region.
Red caviar
The tall variety has a long stem up to 2 m in height. Be sure to have a stepson and fasten it to a support. Fruits best when formed with 1 stem. The spherical small red fruits weigh a maximum of 20 g. The clusters are large, each containing up to 40 tomatoes. The yield of 1 bush reaches 2 kg.
Elf
In terms of ripening time, the indeterminate cherry variety belongs to the mid-early tomatoes. The plant grows about 2 m in height. Be sure to pin and secure to the support. The highest yield is observed when the bush is formed with 2 or 3 stems. Up to 12 small tomatoes are tied in clusters. The elongated, finger-shaped fruits weigh no more than 25 g. The red, fleshy pulp is sweet and tasty.
Attention! The culture loves sunlight and abundant feeding.
Chocolate bunny
The indeterminate cherry tomato variety is considered the best due to its high yield. A powerful plant with a spreading crown grows up to 1.2 m in height. Stepchildren grow rapidly, so you need to have time to remove them. Beautiful plum tomatoes turn chocolate brown when ripe. Small fruits store well, are suitable for canning, and can be dried.
The “Chocolate Bunny” variety is presented in the video:
Ira F1
Indeterminate early cherry tomatoes begin to bear fruit after 90 days. The intensively growing bush can stretch up to 3 m in height. Many unnecessary branches grow from the main stem, which must be removed in a timely manner. High yields are achieved by forming the crop with 2 or 3 stems. The hybrid in open ground is capable of bearing fruit before the onset of the first frost. Small fruits in the form of a cube with a sharp tip weigh up to 35 g. The red dense pulp is very tasty. When planting 4 plants per 1 m2, 15 kg of harvest is obtained.
Attention! When growing a hybrid in the shade, the fruits are slightly oversaturated with acid.
Having considered the rating of the best cherry tomatoes, it is time to read reviews from vegetable growers. Often, such tips help you choose the right variety for growing.
Balcony sugar
Early ripening variety with good yield. The productivity of one bush is up to 2 kg. Tomato is not picky about soil or special care. Suitable for growing on balconies, loggias and windowsills. The tomatoes are bright red. The weight of a mature vegetable is from 30 to 40 grams.
In the plant passport, seed producers indicate the height of the bush is about 40 cm. On good soils, the crop grows up to 60 cm.
The taste is pronounced, tomato, sweet. Tomatoes are suitable for canning. The harvest is stored for a long time. Green vegetables ripen well in a dark place.
short
For small greenhouses you can also find successful and productive tomatoes. Determinate cherry varieties are suitable for low greenhouses and greenhouses.
Arctic
Low-growing variety of very early ripening. Bushes are about 40 cm in height. Easy to care for, no pinching required. The fruits are small, up to 15 g in size. Ripe tomatoes have a crimson-red color.
Easily tolerates temperature changes, low humidity and soil salinity. Bushes are used for decorative purposes. Despite the small size of the bushes and fruits, this variety is very productive. About 10 kg of tomatoes will be harvested from one bush.
The video talks about this variety of cherry tomatoes:
Ladybug
The bushes reach a height of 30-50 cm. The high-yielding early ripening variety ripens in 80 days. Easy to care for, no tying required. For 1 sq.m. you can place 6-7 bushes. Disease-resistant, does not require chemical treatment.
The fruits are bright red, round in shape. Small in weight, about 20 grams. The sweet pulp has a dense consistency. Productivity – 8 kg per sq.m. Used for canning and decorating dishes.
