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Cherry tomatoes are becoming increasingly popular among amateur vegetable growers. A small tomato, like a gherkin cucumber, is convenient to close in jars and serve. And how beautiful the assortment of multi-colored cherry tomatoes looks. The popularity of culture is also growing because of the possibility of growing it anywhere: a garden, a greenhouse, in a flower pot on a windowsill. From the reviews of vegetable growers, a rating of low-growing varieties of cherry tomatoes for open ground, as well as the best tall representatives of this crop, was compiled.
Cherry in the garden
The southern outlandish vegetable is well acclimatized to domestic conditions and is successfully grown on open ground. Among vegetable growers, varieties of cherry tomatoes with multi-colored fruits are gaining popularity. Much preference is given to purple and black tomatoes. This is due not only to the decorativeness of the vegetable. Dark fruits contain special substances that help treat diabetes, reduce intraocular pressure, and increase immunity. Black tomato pulp can be called an antibacterial antioxidant.
Cherry tomato is most often represented by a hybrid bred by breeders. The culture is characterized by resistance to drought, heat, irregular watering, as well as a daily temperature jump. According to the growth of the stem, the plant is divided into indeterminate, semi-determinate and determinant. All varieties of cherry tomato tie fruits with tassels. Usually each bunch consists of about 20 tomatoes.
Plucked half-ripe fruits do not have time to collect sugar, and after ripening in the basement they will be sour.
Overview of undersized cherry
So, it’s time to move on to a review of low-growing cherry tomatoes, or, scientifically, determinant ones. These crops bring the earliest harvest. Low-growing cherry tomatoes are optimally grown in open ground, only immediately after planting, the seedlings are covered with a film for its acclimatization.
Cherry Blossam F1
The hybrid has a powerful bush structure, and brings mature cherry tomatoes in 100 days. The determinant plant is able to stretch up to 1 m in height. For stability, the bush is fixed to a wooden peg. High yields can be achieved with 3 stems. Spherical small red tomatoes weigh only 30 g. The dense pulp is sweet. Due to the strong skin, the tomato does not crack during preservation in jars.
A window on the window
undersized variety intended for open cultivation. However, the small shrub, only 40 cm high, has made the culture popular for window cultivation. The variety is very early, after 80 days you can collect ripe bunches of tomatoes. The fruits ripen together, all at once. In clusters, up to a maximum of 10 small tomatoes are tied. The weight of the vegetable is only 30 g. Delicious round fruits are famous for their decorative effect. A superdeterminant bush does without pinning and fixing to a support.
Granddaughter
A variety of delicious cherry tomato is able to bear small fruits weighing 20 g, as well as larger specimens weighing up to 50 g. The bush grows no more than 50 cm in height, it is able to hold the crop on its own without a garter to a support. Tomatoes are round, slightly flattened.
Cranberry in sugar
Decorative variety of early ripening period is intended for any type of cultivation. A determinate plant does without a garter to a support. Spherical tomatoes of deep red color are very small, weighing an average of 20 g. The culture adapts to bad weather conditions.
Irishka
Varietal undersized cherry will bring an early harvest of ripe tomatoes in 87 days. The plant grows up to a maximum of 50 cm in height. Optimal planting in the garden. The advantage of the variety is long-term fruiting, during which the plant brings small red tomatoes weighing 30 g.
Honey Candy F1
The hybrid is considered a mid-early tomato with fruit ripening after 110 days. Under the open sky, the culture bears excellent fruit in the south. For the middle band, landing under the film is recommended. The plant grows up to 80 cm in height, weakly overgrown with foliage. Up to 6 brushes are tied on the stem with small tomatoes up to 28 pieces. The bush is formed with 2 or 3 stems and fixed to the support. Plum-like cherry tomatoes weigh only 30 g. Dense orange-colored fruits are delicious in pickling and preservation.
Coin
The standard culture belongs to ultra-early tomatoes, ripening after 85 days. The bush does not require a garter and pinching. Round yellow tomatoes grow very small, weighing up to 15 g. The fruits form and ripen together before the spread of phytophthora.
Button
An ornamental early variety of cherry tomatoes will bring the first harvest in 95 days. An undersized bush grows a maximum of 60 cm in height. The shape of the tomatoes resembles small cream. The fruits are smooth, dense, do not crack. The mass of a mature vegetable reaches 40 g.
Child F1
The standard low-growing culture brings a harvest in 85 days. The hybrid is grown in the garden, under cover and in the house. The bushes grow small, about 30 cm in height, sometimes they can stretch up to 50 cm. Elongated red tomatoes are tied with brushes of 10 pieces. The mass of 1 tomato is not more than 20 g. The culture adapts to heat, drought, and cool weather. From 1 m2 with good care, you can take up to 7 kg of vegetables.
Video about cherry tomatoes:
The best varietal cherry tomatoes and hybrids
The reviews of vegetable growers often help to choose the best cherry tomatoes for open ground. Cherry hybrids received the most recognition “Ildi F1”, “Honey Drop F1” and “Yellow Date F1”. About tomatoes “Sweet cherry” they say that it is the sweetest and very fruitful. Cherry is widely recognized in the Siberian region “Barbarian”.
Red caviar
The tall variety has a long stem up to 2 m in height. Be sure to pinch and fasten to the support. Fruits best when formed with 1 stem. Spherical small red fruits weigh a maximum of 20 g. The clusters are large, each can contain up to 40 tomatoes. The yield of 1 bush reaches 2 kg.
Elf
The indeterminate cherry variety in terms of ripening belongs to medium-early tomatoes. The plant grows to about 2 m in height. Be sure to pinch and fasten 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. Elongated fruits in the form of fingers weigh no more than 25 g. The red fleshy pulp is sweet and tasty.
Chocolate bunny
The indeterminate variety of cherry tomato 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 intensively, so you need to have time to remove them. Beautiful plum tomatoes turn chocolate brown when ripe. Small fruits are well stored, suitable for conservation, can be dried.
Variety “Chocolate Bunny” is presented in the video:
Ira F1
Indeterminate early cherry begins to bear fruit after 90 days. An intensively growing bush is able to stretch up to 3 m in height. Many unnecessary pagons grow from the main stem, which must be removed in a timely manner. High yields are achieved by forming a culture with 2 or 3 stems. A hybrid in the open field is able to bear 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. Red dense pulp is very tasty. When planting 4 plants per 1 m2 get 15 kg of crop.
Having considered the rating of the best cherry tomatoes, it is time to read the reviews of vegetable growers. Often such tips help you choose the right variety for growing.