Cherokee tomato: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews of summer residents with photos

The Cherokee tomato was bred back in the 19th century in the USA. It is considered one of the most delicious black-fruited tomatoes in the world. It has tender flesh with a sweet aftertaste and a smoky aroma.

Characteristic

The variety does not impose high requirements on growing conditions. Its height reaches approximately 180 cm. The formation of a bush in 2-3 stems is considered optimal. On a bush, usually up to 8 brushes with fruits are formed. This is a medium variety. Time to first fruit ripening 110-115 days.

Fruits are semi-circular, large, brown-purple. The weight of one Cherokee purple tomato reaches 300-400 g. But most of it weighs from 200 to 300 g. Inside is a steak fruit, dense, but very juicy with a large number of seed chambers. The taste of the pulp improves as the vegetable fully ripens. They also have an excellent fragrance.

Cherokee tomatoes are used for cutting into salads, making sandwiches. In addition, they are suitable for making sauces and ketchups.

Cherokee purple heart

One of the varieties of exotic tomatoes - Cherokee Purple Heart. In central Russia and in the northern regions, it is recommended to plant it in a greenhouse. Only in the south does it grow successfully in open beds.

The height of the bushes largely depends on the growing conditions and ranges from 1.2 to 2 meters.Purple fruits. They have great taste and aroma. The variety has an average fruit ripening period. On one brush there are up to ten tomatoes. They surprise with a kind of "heart" look, with a pointed downwards. Purple Cherokee is very meaty with a good delicate taste and pleasant aroma.

The weight of one fruit is from 150 to 300 g. One bush is able to produce up to 4 kg of mature tomatoes in the presence of an irrigation regime and timely top dressing.

The main positive property of a tomato is its resistance to diseases. But if preventive measures are not followed, the bushes can be affected by whiteflies or spider mites. The whitefly is very difficult to get rid of, as this species of moth is immune to many chemicals.

When growing this variety of tomato in a greenhouse, bushes can be affected by black leg and Fusarium. The occurrence of fungal diseases contributes to high humidity inside the greenhouse.

Tie bushes

The height of these bushes is quite high, so they need to be tied to supports. The stems may not be able to withstand the load of pouring fruit and lie down on the ground, or break off.

Properly tied tomatoes can withstand the effects of adverse weather conditions. In addition, it contributes to the free penetration of sunlight to the plant and air access.

Tying bushes can be carried out to free-standing supports, horizontal trellises, mesh hedges or pyramid-shaped caps. For Cherokee tomatoes, a net hedge garter is preferable. It is stretched next to the tomato rows, and then the stems are attached to the net with twine or special clothespins.

Preventive measures against pests and diseases

To protect tomatoes from diseases and pests, it is recommended to adhere to the following requirements:

• observe crop rotation;
• do not plant them next to other nightshades, in particular potatoes;
• timely remove diseased bushes or plants affected by pests;
• after harvesting, the tops should be removed from the beds.

Reviews

According to reviews, Cherokee varieties are the best tomatoes for growing throughout the country.

Yaroslava Ivanovna, 58 years old: “I have been planting these tomatoes in my garden for 15 years. Not once did he let me down. Fruiting occurs over 1.5-2 months, so my family is provided with tomatoes until the fall.”

Svetlana Nikolaevna, 44 years old: “Cherokee is ahead of many other varieties and hybrids of tomatoes in terms of taste. They are undemanding to the conditions of cultivation. The only difficulty in the mandatory tying. You have to tie often as the stems grow.”

Fyodor, 34: “I have recently taken up gardening, but I already have my favorite tomato varieties. One of them is Cherokee tomatoes. They are suitable for fresh use. Fairly resistant to growing conditions and diseases.”

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