Tomatoes from the vine: These are the best varieties
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Rispentomatoes are very aromatic and sweetish in taste. We will give you tips on growing and care and present particularly recommended varieties.
panicle tomatoes are known for their strong and hearty aroma
and are very popular as a small snack between meals.
What many do not know: Rispentomaten is not a separate botanical
tomato species such as bush tomatoes,
but is simply a name for a group that includes cherry tomatoes,
cocktail tomatoes, date tomatoes and other small tomatoes.
Like other tomatoes, panicle tomatoes belong
to the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
Characteristic for panicle tomatoes is that the fruits grow
like panicles on the branch,
are cut off and harvested as whole bunches with ripe tomatoes
and are thus also available in stores.
The first panicle tomato variety was "Rita F1".
Anyone who has ever held panicle tomatoes in their hands
will certainly remember the strong scent they give off.
However, this aromatic scent comes less from
the fruit than from the stalks on which
the fruit remains attached until it is eaten.
Cultivation and care tips for panicle tomatoes
You can sow and bring forward the plants on the windowsill from March.
Tomato seeds are sown in bowls or individual pots
and should be kept very bright and moist at a temperature of 18 to 20 degrees Celsius.
After two to four weeks, the seedlings are pricked into pots about ten centimeters in size.
Like other tomatoes, panicle tomatoes should
not be planted outdoors before mid-May.
Pay attention to the requirements of the respective variety.
These can usually be found in the seed bags.
In principle, the soil should be rich in humus and nutrients.
Most panicle tomatoes can also be cultivated in tubs
and pots with sufficient drainage on the balcony and terrace.
A sunny and warm place is ideal as a location.
Tomatoes thrive best if they are planted under an overhang
or in a tomato house protected from rain.
Higher varieties can easily be guided upwards
with strings or poles as a climbing aid.
This reduces the incidence of fungal diseases.
Water the panicle tomatoes only in the root area and not from above over the
leaves - damp leaves promote the occurrence of late blight! Giving comfrey or
nettle liquid manure every two weeks promotes growth and covers the high
nutrient requirements of the panicle tomatoes, which - like all other tomatoes - are
highly emaciated. It depends on the respective variety how often they should
break out the stinging shoots of the plant - often panicle tomatoes can be grown
with several shoots.
Recommended panicle tomatoes
The newer varieties of panicle tomatoes had as breeding goal that all fruits of a
panicle ripen simultaneously and remain firmly attached to the branch even after
harvesting. Therefore, panicle tomatoes do not have to be harvested individually,
but whole panicles can always be cut off with garden shears.
This way, the tomatoes can be stored well and used little by little.
Tip: You should not store the panicle tomatoes in the refrigerator,
as they lose much of their wonderful aroma.
It is best to store the tomatoes in one place at 16 to 18 degrees Celsius,
because only then will the fruit stick to the stems.
We would like to recommend especially panicle tomato varieties,
where the fruits ripen more or less evenly on the branch.
Tommacio' is a variety with very sweet and aromatic fruits that grow like panicles.
The fruits can also be dried on the shoot and then taste as sweet as raisins,
which is why the variety is also called 'raisin tomato'.
In the case of the 'Arielle' variety, the tomatoes can be left on the plant and dried
without rotting, similar to 'Tommacio'.
The plum cherry tomato 'Dasher grafted' is an F1 hybrid,
which is very crunchy and aromatically sweet.
You can easily harvest whole panicles from the plant.
The variety delivers strong yields.
Black Cherry' is a dark red cherry tomato that produces six to eight fruits per
receptacle and is well suited to tub cultivation.
The 'Tumbling Tom' variety, which is available in red and yellow,
can be harvested like a vine.
It produces small sweet tomatoes on hanging shoots throughout the summer.
The organic cherry tomato 'sugar grape' forms long panicles on which the fruit ripens.
You can expect up to 15 tomatoes per panicle.
Another organic cherry tomato is 'Bartelly',
which produces a variety of small red fruits.
Serrat F1' is a resistant panicle tomato, which ripens medium-early.
Its fruits can weigh up to 100 grams.
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