- Advantages of cherry tomatoes and currant:;
- Tomato ‘Barberry F1’;
- Tomato ‘black cherry’;
- Tomato ‘cherry yellow’;
- Tomato ‘Goldilocks’;
- Tomato ‘Thumbelina’;
- Tomato ‘Idil cocktail red’;
- Tomatoes ‘Kish-Mish red F1’ and ‘Kish-Mish yellow F1’;
- Tomato ‘Cherry cocktail’;
- Tomato ‘cherry with cream F1’;
- Tomato ‘red Currant F1’ and ‘yellow Currant F1’;
In early spring, we continue to talk about tomatoes. And today you will see varieties and hybrids with very small fruits weighing only 25-30 g. they are Often called cherry tomatoes, since they are similar in size and shape to cherry fruits.
The first drought-resistant and heat-resistant variety with numerous small fruits was obtained in Israel in 1973.
During this time, several hundred determinant, semi-determinant and indeterminate varieties of cherry tomatoes have been created in the world.
They have a different shape of the fruit (round, egg-shaped, heart-shaped, plum-shaped) and color (red, yellow, orange, pink, red-brown, purple).
On average, the mass of one tomato varies from 20 to 30 g. Recently, hybrids with even smaller fruits have appeared, which have become known as currant: the mass of the fruit is from 7 to 15 g, in their brushes up to 50-100 PCs. But the originators did not stop there: they went the other way, and created modern cocktail hybrids with complex cascade brushes carrying larger fruits: in the brush up to 30-40 PCs; in the upper part weighing up to 50 g, in the lower part – up to 30 g.
From the point of view of nerds is all small-fruited tomato, the richness of the varieties var. racemigerum and var. cerasiforme varieties.
Advantages of cherry tomatoes and currant:
- very productive;
- fruits of amazing dessert taste, suitable for fresh consumption and for canning;
- they can be used in children’s and dietary nutrition;
- they are perfectly placed in the smallest banks, which is convenient for single people, and perfectly fill the gaps between the large fruits of tomatoes, cucumbers;
- the fruits of dense, crack-free, 2-chamber;
- they can be frozen, dried;
- they can be grown in pots;
- in the South in the open ground, in the middle zone – in greenhouses they are formed into 2 stems and 3-4 plants are planted on 1 m²;
- not capricious in care;
- most of the varieties and hybrids require supports and garter, often without pinching;
- they have almost 100% ovary;
- very decorative;
- fun for the kids.
It seems that they have no shortcomings, well, except that it is troublesome to collect and process, especially if the family is large, and you make large-scale blanks, because they will have to Tinker longer than with tomatoes of medium and large sizes. But, on the other hand, in the process of friendly collection and processing can involve all family members, except the youngest. For storage, you can cut off the whole brush and hang on the rope “upside down”. Remember that only completely ripe fruit flavor is bright and good! Moreover, cherry tomatoes, taken from the Bush unripe, almost do not ripen.
Opponents of small tomatoes, of course, will act as my opponents, citing such arguments:
- collection of cherry tomatoes, do not say, the process is time-consuming;
- the total weight of the crop from the most fertile Bush is still 1.5 times less than that of conventional varieties.
But I am sure that these little things will not stop true lovers of cherry tomatoes, and their cottages every year will always show off these miniature vegetables, giving their owners a unique taste and miniature beauty.
Today before you top 10 varieties of cherry and currant.
Tomato ‘Barberry F1’
The name is associated with the same shrub, most species of which flaunts the same beautiful bright red fruits.
Indeterminate hybrid up to 2 m. early Maturing (91-105 days). The fruits are red, rounded, sweet, weighing 10-12 g, collected up to 100 PCs in 3-5 brushes.
Tomato ‘black cherry’
The fruits of this variety can not be distinguished from these ripe cherries!
Indeterminate variety, reaches a height of 1.3 to 1.6 m in the open field, up to 2-3 m in greenhouses. Early. The fruits are almost black, rounded, sweet, with a fruity aroma, weighing 8-10 (outdoors) and up to 20 g (in greenhouses), collected by 25-40 PCs in a brush.
Tomato ‘cherry yellow’
Ripe tomatoes are very similar to the fruits of yellow cherries.
Indeterminate variety with a height of more than 2 m. early Maturing. The fruits are bright yellow, rounded, sweet, weighing up to 20 g, collected 30-40 pieces per brush.
Tomato ‘Goldilocks’
The name of the variety of these delicious tomatoes immediately caused an Association with the eponymous small-flowered chrysanthemum, which is one of the first to begin enchanting flowering.
Indeterminate grade height 1.8-2 m. Early maturing. Fruits are bright yellow, round, sweet, weighing 15-20 g.
Tomato ‘Thumbelina’
Round fruits of this variety are so small that it seems as if they were created for a fairy-tale character – Thumbelina.
Indeterminate variety with a height of 1,5 m. medium Early (106-110 days). Fruits are red, round, sweet, weighing up to 20 g.
Tomato ‘Idil cocktail red’
In my opinion, idyll is close to ideal. And it really is a perfect cocktail variety.
Indeterminate, a height of 1.5-2 m. the Mid (100-110 days). The fruits are bright red, rounded, sour, weighing 20-30 g, collected 20 PCs per brush.
Tomatoes ‘Kish-Mish red F1’ and ‘Kish-Mish yellow F1’
Excellent cherry hybrids that can be harvested for delicious dishes in dried form.
Indeterminate, height 1.6-2 m. Mid-season. The fruits are bright red and bright yellow, rounded, sweet, weighing up to 20 g, collected 20-50 PCs per brush.
Tomato ‘Cherry cocktail’
Luxury holiday variety.
Indeterminate, a height greater than 2 m. Early maturing. The fruits are bright red, shiny, rounded, sweet, weighing 15-20 g, collected 30-50 PCs in a brush.
Tomato ‘cherry with cream F1’
An interesting hybrid is a novelty with fruits of unusual color.
Indeterminate hybrid height 1.6-1.8 m in Mid-season. The fruits are pinkish, oval, sweet, weighing 25-40 g collected at 5-12 pieces in the brush.
Tomato ‘red Currant F1’ and ‘yellow Currant F1’
Currant hybrids are even more Amateur than cherry, but their sweet taste is very good.
Semi-determinant, a height of 1-1,8 m. Early maturing. The fruits are bright red and bright yellow, rounded, sweet, very small, weighing 3-5 g, collected in the brush.
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