Cherry Why should think before planting tomatoes? A spoon of tar

Ordinary tomatoes grow on virtually every country. But today, growers want to experiment. Hence the interest in varieties with unusual coloring, the shape of fruits and "cherry".

I am also a drop of the wind in this respect and could not ignore novelty party. Now, on the eve of the season Horticultural-2019, decided to share their experiences and views on the cultivation of cherry tomatoes on your site (or even at home). In this article you will learn the advantages and disadvantages of miniature tomatoes.

Hopefully, this article will help you to create a picture that represents the culture and decide - to plant or not. There's still time! But, I stress that this is only my experience and my opinion. In other growers, and you may be different. I will be glad to read the opinions in the comments at the end of the publication.

The cherry tomatoes are good. dignity

The first plus plants, which in many ways defined my decision to put him in the country:

Cherry tomatoes - it is fashionable and unusual. Perhaps for experienced gardeners mini-tomatoes are no longer news, but I planted them just last year, and the neighbors, there are in my greenhouse, I was very interested in it and asked a lot of Cherry issues.

The second plus - it's beautiful (and delicious!). Tiny fruits (and "Cherry" is translated from English as "Cherry") look beautiful on the table and in the blanks. For example, I often order a salad at a cafe "Greek" and noticed lately that instead of the usual tomatoes to definitely put cherry. Looks nice.

Fly in the ointment - in harvesting tomatoes taste leaves much to be desired. I prefer the more conventional tomatoes. But eat vitamin "berries", cut in a salad, add to soup - the most it!

Some cherry tomato varieties and used as a vegetable, and as an ornamental plant. For example, ampelnye tomatoes are planted in tubs, pots or hanging pots.

The third advantage - Dwarf varieties take up little space and grow well on a windowsill / balcony / loggia. The maximum period of fruiting shrub seems to be strewn with tomatoes. Incidentally, cherry endure lowering the temperature to 7-10 ° C, and when cold, dwarf varieties can be brought in from outside the house (or on a bed dig and transplanted into the pot). So last fruition, and the bush will be more long to please the tomatoes, which always come in handy at hand in the kitchen.

And the fourth advantage (or not) - Cherry tomato cultivation technology is not very different from the usual care. There are nuances, which I rendered in flaws, but not critical. If the grower successfully coped with the usual tomato, the growing cherrishek and will not cause problems.

A bit about the shortcomings

If you think that cherry - this is tiny and neat bushes, it is not wrong. But when it comes to dwarf varieties. Conventional drawn up to 1.5-2 m in height. For example, here are the lashes I have grown in a greenhouse:

By the way, some varieties it is necessary to pinch. When buying you should pay attention to this nuance. Another point that is important for the "newcomers" - cherry tomatoes always needs support. If you do not tie up a bush, it can break under the weight of the fruit. When planting in the ground brush with fruits can bend down to the ground, that spoil the tomatoes.

Cherry tomatoes do not tolerate lack of moisture, so they should be watered more often than usual, especially in hot weather. The peel is thinner than conventional tomatoes, so because of adverse conditions rapidly crack and fruit "lose" in appearance.

And, finally, yields: I would not be considered as the main cherry tomatoes tomatoes on the site. Although, it seems, a bush full of fruits, they do not weigh more than '20 The recalculation kg per square meter is noticeable that Cherry is usually much losing traditional varieties in our greenhouses. I advise you to plant a few bushes on trial, and decide himself whether or not to grow crops in the first year.

My opinion. Cherry tomatoes, considering the pros and cons, can be planted in two cases:

• "Cherry Cherry sake." I would like to treat yourself to an unusual plant, tiny tomatoes and so on. Etc., when you simply "want".
• For those who have no garden. On the balcony / loggia / windowsill selecting dwarf varieties. When there is no piece of land, and plant the tomatoes very much itching.

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