Cherry tomatoes (also called "cherry") are the fastest-growing among all tomatoes. Varieties of cherry tomatoes are becoming more common in the garden economy and in the suburban areas. What is not surprising: vegetable fruits, with a wealth of taste and color, at the same time attracted by its compactness and decorative appearance. In addition, cherries are particularly friendly ripening and uniformity in the amount of fruits, which is very convenient in the case of harvesting vegetables for the winter in a canned form. Breeders annually bring out new varieties of cherry tomatoes. Let's try to find out which best varieties of cherry tomatoes are recommended for cultivation in a temperate climatic zone.
Determinant varieties
Determinants (low-growth) varieties of cherry tomatoes do not need a garter and pasynkovaniya . But if the bush becomes excessively branched, you need to trim unnecessary branches. But it is not recommended to cut the main leaves, since the procedure acts depressingly on the plant - it yields a small crop.
- The ampel type of tomato forms brushes instead of stepsons. Fruits have a weight of only 15 g. The variety is grown under conditions of a greenhouse and is particularly resistant to fungal infection, including fusarium.
- Raisins F1 - a variety of cherry tomatoes, also intended for greenhouses. Pink oval fruits weigh about 15 g.
Indeterminate varieties
Most of the varieties of cherry are indeterminate (tall) and semiindeterminant (sredneroslym) forms. Growing tall varieties, both in the conditions of the greenhouse, and open ground, and even on the windowsills and balcony.
- The Kira F1 variety is characterized by early maturity at ripening and storage time (up to 2.5 months). Fruits of orange color form massive brushes with the number of fruits 16 - 20 pieces.
- Madeira F1 is designed for film greenhouses. Hybrid with red color with a mass of 25 g and a pleasant taste, very resistant to fungal and viral diseases.
- Cherry pink - a grade for unheated greenhouses. The fruit is pink in color and weighs 23 g.
- Variety Svia Pia has the smallest fruits in the world. The crop yields in any climatic conditions (except for the tundra and the extreme north) and fructifies to frost. Sweet small fruits are used fresh and canned, and are also dried. Often farmers grow crops as a hedge.
- The bourgeois prince is considered one of the best and high-yield varieties of cherry tomatoes. The culture is very unpretentious when grown, resistant to diseases, has early maturation. Fruits of red color are excellent for canning and drying, practically not losing its original taste and aroma during processing.
- Hybrid Ildi has a yellow color and an unusual sweet-spicy taste. About one hundred fruit are tied on one brush. It is grown both in open ground conditions and in a greenhouse.
- To the yellow varieties of cherry tomatoes is Orange grapes. The taste of tomatoes is sour, they are perfectly preserved. On the brush grows several hundred fruits of yellow color. The variety is characterized by a high content of carotene - a substance that is beneficial
affecting the eyesight. - The Green Pearl variety is highly valued among gardeners. The fruits have an excellent sourish-sweet taste. At first, oval fruits grow on the bush, later the plant gives pear-shaped tomatoes. The variety is grown both in the greenhouse and in the open ground.
For cultivation in the room conditions and on the balcony, cherry varieties are excellent: Baby, Golden bunch, Pinocchio, Rowan beads, Bonsai, Balcony miracle. When buying seed, you should pay attention to the presence of the label "for the balcony" or "for the loggia".