Many gardeners are interested in growing tasty and nutritious cherry tomatoes. Cherry tomatoes are ideal for fresh consumption and canning. Currently, the Cherry Chernaya cherry tomato variety is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation and is recommended for growing under film covers in private household plots.
Many gardeners prefer to grow small cherry tomatoes, which also deserve special attention. Descriptions of the Black Cherry tomato make it possible to understand why this particular variety is best grown by those who are interested in a decent harvest.
Description and characteristics of the variety
Black cherry is an early-ripening, tall variety of tomatoes that is ideal for growing in greenhouses and open ground. Harvesting can be done approximately 110-112 days after the first shoots appear. An indeterminate tomato bush usually grows up to 2 meters, so it is formed into 2 stems, tied to a reliable support, and stepsoned.
Features of the fruits of the Black Cherry variety:
- round shape;
- smooth skin;
- dense consistency;
- weight 18-20 grams;
- violet-brown tint.
Characteristics and properties
Just by the name alone, it becomes clear that tomatoes are very reminiscent of black cherries and not only in appearance. These small cherry tomatoes, weighing 20 g and 3 cm in diameter, have a beautiful reddish-brown color, turning to black in places.
Their flesh is also unusual - dark purple or bluish-green, which is determined by the stage of maturity.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Cherry black tomatoes have important advantages:
- easy care according to the standard scheme, so cultivation becomes possible even for novice gardeners;
- pleasant taste characteristics and amazing juiciness, thanks to which tomatoes justify all the efforts of gardeners;
- high level of productivity, because you can harvest up to 7 kilograms per square meter;
- possibility of long-term storage: up to 1 month at temperatures from +5 to +8 degrees;
- the possibility of using the product in the form of whole canned or dried fruits.
Every gardener who decides to start growing Black Cherry tomatoes gets a chance to get a rich and very tasty harvest. There are no disadvantages if the basic principles of agricultural technology are observed.
Rules for growing the variety
Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out 60-65 days before the tomatoes must be transplanted to a permanent place. When 2 true leaves appear, it is recommended to pick, as it improves the further growth of the tomato bush. When planting a tomato variety Black Cherry, it is recommended to plant up to 3-4 bushes per square meter of land, which are subsequently formed into 1-2 stems.
Black Cherry tomatoes sprout quickly and have strong immunity, but they require cultivation by seedlings with further observance of the rules of standard agricultural technology.
Cherry tomatoes grow better if pinched. This procedure improves fruiting and gets rid of excessively abundant green mass, due to which tomatoes have a particularly high yield. As already mentioned, usually 1-2 stems are left. Stepchildren must be cut off in a timely manner, leaving a cutting of a couple of centimeters.
Black Cherry tomatoes require regular moderate watering. Otherwise, there is a risk of cracking of the fruits at a time when they are already ripening.
Regular application of fertilizers is considered mandatory, since additional mineral components are required for the correct and complete development of bushes and the production of numerous cherry fruits.
Removing weeds is a mandatory stage of tomato care, since it directly determines whether tomato bushes and fruits can receive oxygen and nutrients for their development.
Proper care guarantees long-term fruiting, which ends only due to autumn frosts.
Growing tomatoes
The most effective for the Cherry Black variety is cultivation under closed conditions. It allows you to provide plants with the necessary temperature conditions and avoid wind loads that threaten to break branches and break off fruit clusters.
IMPORTANT : Seeds are grown in the traditional seedling way.
How to prepare seeds?
Export seeds are usually processed for delivery to the territory of the Russian Federation. However, you should check the package for the presence of the mark: “Do not treat the seeds,” “Seeds are processed,” or similar.
It is enough to disinfect the treated seeds with potassium permanganate and soak in water before planting. For independently collected seeds, seed preparation must be complete, including the following steps :
- Sorting - only strong and healthy seeds are left for planting;
- Disinfection with antiseptics;
- Soaking in stimulating solutions: “Agrofil”, “Epin”, “Zircon”;
- Soak in purified water for 24-48 hours.
Sowing seed material
Seeds are sown using the square-cluster method in containers equipped with drainage holes.
Recommended regime for keeping seedlings:
- Air temperature – 22-24*C;
- Daily watering;
- Feeding with complex means – once every 14 days.
For a week after sowing, the seedlings are kept under film, after emergence - in an open container. Picking is carried out after the appearance of 2-3 leaves.
Rules for planting seedlings
Seedlings are planted for permanent residence 50-60 days after sowing, but not earlier than the last return frost. By this point, the plants should have 5-7 true leaves.
IMPORTANT : The soil in the garden bed must first be cleared of weeds and fertilized with manure at the rate of 7-10 kg per 1 sq.m.
The landing pattern is checkerboard. The plants are characterized by significant spreading, so the planting density should not exceed 2-3 plants per sq.m. Before planting, 200 grams of humus are placed under each bush and a tablespoon of ash is thrown in.
Possible diseases and pests
The Black Cherry variety in some cases shows vulnerability to viruses, fungi and diseases, so special care and monitoring of the condition of tomatoes becomes mandatory.
Most often, infection occurs with phytosporosis. In this case, foliage falls off. High humidity leads to phytosporosis. To prevent the problem, it is recommended to provide an influx of oxygen and air and treat with Fitosporin. In addition, you can use a folk remedy that involves diluting whey with water in equal proportions.
Top rot is one of the most undesirable diseases, which leads to darkening of the upper part of the bush. For prevention, add a tablespoon of wood ash and calcium nitrate to each hole.
Plants grown in greenhouses are often affected by aphids and whiteflies. Tomatoes grown outdoors are vulnerable to spider mites. For prevention, it is recommended to use an insecticide, herbal infusions of chamomile or yarrow, and regular tobacco.
Reviews
Zlata:
“Black cherry is a very good variety of cherry tomatoes. Even novice gardeners can cope with growing 100%. Of course, to obtain the desired harvest, you will need to carry out additional prevention against diseases and parasites and ensure that agricultural practices are followed. However, the efforts made will certainly pay off.”
Valeria:
“I really love cherry tomatoes. Moreover, the Black Cherry variety is one of my favorites. I grow this particular variety of cherry tomatoes every year and am always satisfied with the harvest.”
Agafya:
“Black cherry is a decent variety of cherry tomatoes. Agricultural technology is close to the standard, but the condition of tomato bushes will need to be monitored more carefully. In any case, proper cultivation of tomatoes can delight you with an impeccable volume and very tasty harvest.”
Cherry tomatoes: description of varieties, reviews
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Kira Stoletova
A large number of gardeners grow tomatoes for their families. They most often rely on productive varieties of vegetables, based on reviews from experienced gardeners. In this case, tomatoes can be of unusual color, different ripening periods, different heights and shapes of fruits.
One of these tomatoes are red Cherry tomatoes. There are varieties of them that differ in color and one interesting hybrid: f1 Winter Cherry tomatoes. All Cherry tomatoes, except Winter Cherry, are tall.
But each of them is decorated with branches that have a garland of beautiful, small fruits.
Characteristics of Cherry Cherry tomatoes
Characteristics of Cherry Cherry tomato
Cherry Cherry tomatoes belong to inderminant varieties, and their characteristics include several points.
- The height of an adult bush can reach 2 m.
- Each variety of Cherry Cherry tomatoes may differ in color.
- Each tomato weighs about 30 grams.
- The fruits have a large amount of sugar.
- The productivity of tomatoes is high and the products are stored for a long time.
- It can be consumed both fresh and after processing.
The fact that these tomato varieties are not hybrids makes it possible to collect your own seed. Beautiful and bright fruits ripen simultaneously with the whole cluster, and they are very decorative in appearance.
Characteristics of the hybrid Cherry Winter Cherry
One variety of these varieties is the f1 Winter Cherry tomato. Its characteristics differ from other varieties in that it is not tall and its seeds, when collected and sown, do not retain their species qualities.
Tomato f1 Winter Cherry red. It tolerates bad weather conditions well and is able to grow in open ground conditions, even in the regions of Siberia and the Urals. Winter Cherry has been on the State Register since 1998.
Description of the variety
The following are considered positive features:
- plant height up to 70 cm;
- cultivation in open ground;
- resistance to viruses;
- yield per bush is about 3 kg;
- undemanding to pinching and gartering of the stem;
- universal methods of use.
The ability to grow in open ground and good tolerance to low temperatures makes these tomatoes indispensable in the regions of Siberia and the Middle Urals. A non-grafting tomato is also a big plus because it reduces the time it takes to care for plants.
The standard bush has strong stems that do not need to be tied up or hilled to prevent breakage. The stems of the plant do not grow in height, but only become thicker. Its leaves are a rich green color, more dark than light. Each cluster has up to 30 tomatoes, but not very many clusters are formed. Fruit yield per bush is about 2 kg.
Description of the variety
There are several varieties of tomatoes of this variety
Indeterminate varieties, they are capable of endless growth, which must be limited. But the Cherry Cherry tomato has other features.
- Each bush is formed into two trunks.
- The first fruit cluster appears around the 8th leaf.
- Each bunch consists of 30 or 35 tomatoes.
- The weight of the fruit is about 30g, the whole cluster ripens at the same time.
- Tomatoes are used fresh, for decoration and preservation.
The trunks of the plant are strong and have few leaves. Each leaf is small and dark green in color. After the first bunch, after 2 or 3 leaves the second and subsequent clusters appear.
The varieties differ in that they have fruits of different colors. So the fruit bush of the Cherry Red Cherry variety is completely covered with red clusters, like a cherry-shaped waterfall. Yellow Cherry is a golden canopy garden covered with fragile branches and tiny leaves. An interesting variety is Barrys Crazy Cherry - crazy Cherry Barrys, also having a cherry-like flow of fruit clusters.
Black Cherry and White Cherry are tomatoes with amazing fruit colors. Chocolate balls of black and brownish tomatoes, as if they came from the canvas of a science fiction artist. And the rich, milky-colored drops of white fruit are truly an enchanting sight.
Sowing seeds
Tomatoes of these varieties are suitable for cultivation in the central zone of the country and southern regions. In mid-March, soil and seed are prepared, which can be branded or our own. The soil consists of garden soil, wood ash, sand and rotted mullein.
