- Category: hybrid
- Growth type: indeterminate
- Appointment: fresh consumption, for whole fruit preservation
- Ripening period: early
- Ripening time, days: 90-100
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses, for greenhouses
- Bush size: tall
- Bush height, cm: more than 200
- Ripe fruit color: bright red
- Fruit shape: rounded
The popular hybrid of Sweet cherry tomatoes belongs to the tall varieties of the nightshade crop, it bears fruit stably, and is suitable for industrial cultivation. Calibrated fruits are well suited for canning, and the bushes themselves are equally successful in planting in open ground or in a greenhouse. And also a hybrid is found under the name Sweet cherry F1.
Description of the variety
Sweet cherry tomato grows up to 200 cm. The bushes develop in an indeterminate manner. The stems are strong, adapted to high loads. Stepsons are formed abundantly, there are also many leaves, they are simple, dark green, naked. Inflorescences are formed in the axils from 8-9 leaves, fruit clusters for 1 shoot are formed up to 6 pieces.
The main qualities of the fruit
The fruit of this hybrid is cherry-sized. They are bright red, smooth-skinned, rounded. The mass of each does not exceed 15-23 g. Tomatoes form clusters of 20-50 pieces, hanging in garlands on the surface of the branches.
Taste characteristics
The fruits are sweet, with sugar content and acidity typical of cherry. When pickled and salted, they retain their qualities.
Ripening and fruiting
Sweet cherry is an early hybrid with long-term fruiting until the very frost. The harvest begins to be harvested 90-100 days after planting, removed as it ripens.
Yield
The hybrid bears fruit in an amount of up to 1-2 kg / sq. m. For cherry, this figure is considered fruitful.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Sowing tomatoes begins at the end of March and 1 decade of April. Before transfer to open ground, they are grown for 45-50 days. Bushes can be sent to the greenhouse earlier. In those cases when April is warm, you can plant tomatoes in its 3rd decade. It is better to sow tomatoes directly into individual peat pots, keeping them in a warm, well-lit place.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener will be able to harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
The bushes are placed on the beds at a distance of 40 × 60 cm.
Growing and care
Tomatoes require 1-stem shrub formation for optimal fruiting. Stepsons are formed intensively, they need to be constantly removed - with a frequency of 2-3 times a month. Tall shoots definitely need a garter. Tomatoes can be grown on the balcony, in containers of 3 liters or more. The last top dressing and watering before transplanting is carried out no later than 3 days before it.
A well-lit space is allocated for tomato bushes in the garden.It is important to choose fairly loose soils, without a close occurrence of groundwater. If they are located high on the site, it is better to place plantings in boxes or form an embankment. It is necessary to prepare the soil in the fall, adding 10 kg of humus, potassium and ammonium nitrate, superphosphate to it. Acidic soils are normalized with slaked lime.
In the spring, the soil filled in this way is dug up, picking out the roots of the weeds. You can add chicken droppings, crushed eggshells to the ridge. The holes are formed in a checkerboard pattern so that there are no more than 3 bushes per 1 m2. Plastic supports are immediately installed in them. The bush is planted, immediately attached to them with a nylon synthetic rope.
A tomato in a permanent place needs regular watering at intervals of 3-7 days. After transplantation, moisture is not applied for 14 days. You also need to feed the bushes periodically, with an interval of 2 weeks. Plants respond well to the introduction of plant infusions from the cut grass under the root, as well as to ammonium nitrate. Foliar spraying is carried out in cloudy weather, with a solution of boric acid.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.
Disease and pest resistance
The general resistance of tomatoes to the influence of infections is quite high. They are not affected by late blight. Bushes of this hybrid also rarely get sick with other infections, even with minimal prevention. Nevertheless, you need to avoid excessive thickening of the plantings, take care of regular preventive ventilation in greenhouse conditions. For the prevention of pest damage, it is necessary to periodically spray with a decoction of celandine or a solution of laundry soap.
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
The hybrid is well adapted to various growing conditions. Plants are heat-resistant and cold-resistant, successfully tolerate temperature extremes.
Review overview
Summer residents have already tried the Sweet cherry hybrid in planting, for the most part their impressions can be described as positive. Amateur vegetable growers mention the extraordinary ability of this tomato to form ovaries. They even appear on stepchildren, if not removed in time. And also mentions the good adaptive abilities of the hybrid. It bears excellent fruit even in those periods when prolonged rains come to replace the sun.
Summer residents note that this tomato does not need the formation of a small number of stems - they are left up to 5 pieces. The palatability of the fruit is also highly rated, almost all gardeners mention that miniature tomatoes are very sweet and pleasant, suitable for fresh consumption. Summer residents testify to the full compliance of the appearance of the finished tomatoes on the bush with the pictures from the packaging. The disadvantages of the hybrid include only the abundant formation of stepsons, a tendency to be tall.
