Black cherry tomato: characteristics and description of the variety, how to plant with a photo

Black cherry tomatoes have a pleasant sweet taste. The variety is also called Black Cherry Tomato, Black Cherry or Black Cherry. The fruits of the variety outwardly resemble a chocolate candy. The variety was selected by specialists in the USA in 2003. The decision to enter the tomato in the State Register of Russia was made in 2009. Tomatoes of this variety are successfully grown in central Russia. In the northern regions and Siberia, tomatoes are grown only in greenhouses.

Variety characteristics

Black cherry bushes are quite tall. Tomato stalks resemble a grapevine, with dense tomato tassels in the form of ripe cherries.The time from the appearance of the first sprouts to the harvest ranges from 112 to 120 days. The tomato is resistant to cladosporiosis. The yield from one bush, subject to agrotechnical measures, can be more than 5 kg.

The attractiveness of the variety in the unusual form and high taste of tomatoes. The main disadvantage is the need for constant inspection of plants and the formation of a bush, possible cracking of the skin of tomatoes during ripening.

Cherry tomato is quite sensitive to lack of light and nutrients. Fast-growing stems must be tied up in a timely manner, otherwise they may break off or bend down to the ground.

Cherry tomato has a peculiarity - on the bush the lateral stems are thicker than the main one. The largest number of ovaries with fruits on the side shoots. This variety is not a hybrid - having purchased seeds once, you can get them from your crop for planting next year.

Description of fruits

Cherry tomatoes are small in size: about 3 cm in diameter and usually less than 20 g in weight. The pulp is medium cherry in color, with a black palette with a dark purple tint in the upper skin when ripe.

This color is formed due to the presence in the fruits of a large amount of anthocyanin - a substance that has a curative effect on colds, has an antiviral effect and enhances immunity. Regular use of such tomatoes improves eyesight. Anthocyanin has been shown to act as a cancer preventative.

Each cherry tomato fruit has 2 - 3 seed chambers. In one brush, up to 9 tomatoes can ripen at the same time.

The main advantage is the originality of the taste of tomatoes. Their description notes that the tomatoes are sweetish, with an unusual aroma.

The fruits are necessarily harvested upon reaching biological ripeness. If the harvest of tomatoes was carried out ahead of time, the fruits that reached technical ripeness on the bush, and only then went through the ripening process, have lower taste and fewer nutrients.

Black cherry tomatoes can be stored for quite a long period. They are pickled and canned as part of pickles, added to vegetable or fruit salads. Black cherries are used as decorations for ready meals when served. Tomatoes are dried and dried for the winter. If fresh tomatoes are transferred to a room with a temperature of +5 to +8 degrees, they can be stored for 1 month.

Growing Cherry Tomatoes

Description of the variety includes information about the resistance of tomato bushes to low temperatures. Tomatoes sprout together, have high disease resistance. To grow this variety of tomato with the best results, Black Cherry is planted in seedling soil.

Sow seeds approximately 2 months before planting seedlings in open ground or in a greenhouse. The distance between the bushes should be at least 60 - 70 cm, and between the rows - at least 1 meter. The peculiarity of tomatoes is that plants require pinching.

The characteristic of the variety notes that the bushes can grow up to 180 cm, and in greenhouse conditions - up to 2 meters in height. The reviews of those who planted these tomatoes confirm the need to tie the stems to the trellis. An important task of gardeners is to timely remove stepchildren from Black cherry tomatoes.

Usually leave 1 - 2 stalks. The stepchildren are cut off in a timely manner, leaving the stalk no more than 2 centimeters. Powerful bushes and a large number of fruits force the use of top dressing.

Irregular watering leads to cracking of fruits at the time of ripening. Fruiting continues for a long period, until the autumn frosts.

Possible tomato diseases and pests

There is a risk of infection of Black Cherry tomatoes with nightshade diseases, viruses, fungi.

The most common phytosporosis infection occurs - leaves fall off. The cause of the disease is often high humidity. To avoid the problem, the bushes are treated with Fitosporin, and frequent ventilation is carried out in greenhouses with tomatoes.

You can cope with phytosporosis using the folk method: whey is diluted with water in equal proportions and sprayed with tomato bushes. If the previous options did not have the desired effect, every 15 days the bushes are sprayed with a solution consisting of 1 tablet of Trichopolum per liter of water. The beds are treated with Bordeaux liquid or Mikosan.

Blossom end rot disease manifests itself as browning on the top of the bush.As a preventive measure, when planting seedlings, a handful of wood ash and calcium nitrate are added to each well - just take 1 tbsp. l. every substance. The lack of trace elements and moisture in the soil is evidenced by the process in which the foliage of tomato bushes curls.

Growed in greenhouse conditions, plants can be affected by aphids and whiteflies, and spider mites eat bushes in open beds. It is possible to cope with pests of tomatoes through the use of ready-made insecticide Fufanon or Verticillin.

Folk methods will also help - spraying the bushes with herbal infusions of chamomile, yarrow or regular tobacco.

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