Cherry Negro Tomato: variety description, reviews and photos

Unusual Cherry Tomato Negro F1 embodies two fashion trends at once - the passion for Cherry tomatoes ("cherries") and increased attention to the original "dark" fruits. Black, burgundy, brown, purple varieties of familiar vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, asparagus beans, cabbage) are not only spicy in taste, but also rich in substances useful to humans.

Small-fruited cherry tomatoes are loved by gardeners for their precocity, sweetness, beautiful brushes, convenience and variety of culinary uses. Cherry Negro F1 tomatoes will be of interest to those vegetable growers who like to grow something exotic and unusual.

Colorful extravaganza from Semko

In recent years, the seed company "Semko-Junior" has launched on the Russian market an extensive series of hybrid tomatoes of the Cherry type (with a fruit weight of 20 - 40 grams and a carpal ovary type). All varieties from this series are early maturing, tall, abundant.

They differ in the shape of the fruit and their color: elongated or rounded, of various colors (red, pink, raspberry, yellow, orange, chocolate, even striped). For example, Cherry Lisa F1 - oval orange, and Cherry Rose F1 - spherical pink. Cherry Tiger F1 tomatoes are similar to Cherry Negro F1 - also oval and chocolate in color, only with pronounced greenish stripes.

Cherry Tomato Negro F1 is listed in the State Seed Registry as Cherrinegro F1. Date of registration - 2015. This hybrid appeared quite recently, but has already earned accolades from fans of the original tomatoes.

This tomato was especially loved by children, who perceive it as an unusual chocolate candy.

The possibilities of culinary use of Cherry Negro F1 are truly endless: in fresh salads, as an independent garnish, to decorate various dishes, with whole-fruit s alting and canning, it is convenient to dry and dry like raisins, it is not forbidden even to make original jam or marmalade.

Typical signs

The fruits of Cherry Negro F1 are oval, weighing 25 - 35 grams, 3 cm in diameter. Collected in charming multi-fruited brushes, bearing 10 - 15 "cherries". The stems are very short. The surface of the tomatoes is even, smooth. The color is very complex, unusual: dark dark red, closer to a brown tone. Against the general background, dark green stripes appear slightly.

The dry matter content of fruits is very high. It turns out a very rich taste - spicy, sweetish, with piquant aromatic notes.The tomatoes are firm but not hard at all. In s alting they do not burst, they keep their shape well. Despite their tiny size, "babies" can be stored for a very long time even when ripe, especially taken with brushes. When harvested green, they ripen perfectly.

Tomatoes-"Negro" are rich in unique biological compounds. In addition to the traditional set of useful substances for tomatoes (lycopene, beta-carotene, vitamin C), they contain anthocyanins - natural antioxidants, the true usefulness of which has yet to be studied by science.

Bushes are indeterminate, tall. It is easier to grow them in greenhouses, but the fruits ripen well in the open. In any case, the stems need a strong garter, high support. Sheet plates are medium in size. The width of the bushes do not take up much space, very compact. The internodes are close together, the brushes are located densely.

Plants form into one stem, removing all side branches. In this case, the landing pattern can be 70 x 40 cm.Pinch off the top of the tomato at the end of the season. Bushes all summer look very elegant. They can become an original element of garden design, especially in the company of cherry tomatoes of other colors.

Despite the high growth, Cherry Negro F1 tomato is early. The first tomatoes are painted already 85 days after the emergence of mass seedlings. Brushes begin to be laid early - in the bosom of 7 - 9 leaves. The return of the harvest lasts a long time, until the end of the season.

The sweet taste of the fruit persists even in cool weather. From one square meter of plantings in the greenhouse, 10 - 12 kg of "cherry" fruits are harvested, in the open field - a little less.

Tomatoes are perfectly tied both indoors and outdoors. Plants calmly survive any temperature stresses, bad weather. Cherry Negro F1 tomato bushes are not affected by viruses (tobacco mosaic, yellow leaf curl).They do not suffer from Fusarium and Verticillium wilt.

Cherry Negro F1 tomatoes are grown not only for fun. They are really he althy, tasty and very fruitful. In the extensive tomato family of modern varieties, there is another plum-shaped "negro" - the hybrid tomato Negro Pragna F1.

It is similar in nutritional content, spicy-sweet taste and oval shape to Cherry Negro F1, but has many individual characteristics.

"Negro" from Holland

Russian seed company "Elkom" offers vegetable growers the latest Dutch tomato hybrids. Many of them are very original. Tall Negro Beef F1 and Negro Pragna F1 appeared on sale - tomatoes with a reddish-black color of the skin and pulp. The tomato Negro Beef F1 has round, large fruits - they weigh 250 - 300 grams. The Negro Pragna F1 hybrid is completely different.

Tomatoes at Negro Pragna F1 are smaller than those of Negro Beef F1, but larger than those of Russian Cherry Negro F1. The weight of one Negro Pragna F1 fruit is 130 - 150 grams, its length is 7 - 10 cm. The shape is very beautiful - even, elongated-pepper-shaped, with a small sharp "nose". Tomatoes are usually uniform in shape and size, collected in small clusters.

The color and taste of fruits in Negro Pragna F1 tomatoes are quite unusual even among other “black” tomatoes. The color is very saturated, almost black, with purple tints. The flesh has a greenish undertone. The palatability is excellent: acidity is low, sugar accumulation is high.

These tomatoes look more like fruits or berries than vegetables. Dense, fleshy fruits are good for fresh salads and for preservation.

Plants are tall - from 180 to 200 cm. Powerful bushes need a mandatory garter. They are formed strictly in 1 - 2 trunks, stepchildren regularly. Hybrid Negro Pragna F1 - early ripe, with an extended fruiting period. Increased disease resistance. Yields are excellent.

In the southern regions of Russia, the tomato Negro Pragna F1 will grow in the open. In the northern regions, he will be much more comfortable in greenhouse conditions. On one square meter, 3-4 plants are placed. The optimal age of seedlings when planting in a permanent place is 45 - 50 days. A powerful hybrid needs abundant feeding with the obligatory addition of trace elements.

Fans of "black" tomatoes grow other original novelty varieties: cocktail tomato Forte Akko F1 (with a fruit weight of 50 grams), rounded brown Ashdod F1 (weighing 130 grams), rather large Ashkelon F1 (240 grams). These hybrid tomatoes have a bright, memorable taste and excellent yields.

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