Early ripening standard cherry tomatoes is an excellent option for the northern regions. Initially, the tomato was created for cultivation in the middle and northern climatic zone of Russia. Compact and unpretentious, they bear fruit no worse than tall relatives.
Tomato Winter cherry F1 - just such a variety. It tolerates adverse weather conditions and is successfully grown even in open ground in kitchen gardens of Siberia and the Urals. The variety was bred and registered by the breeders of the Russian company Biotechnology in 1998.
You can read more about these tomatoes in our article. From it you will learn the main characteristics, get acquainted with the description of the variety and the characteristics of its cultivation.
Winter Cherry Tomato: variety description
Winter Cherry is an early (up to 105 days) tomato with a determinant type of growth. The plant is standard, compact, no more than 70 cm high. It is intended for cultivation in soil without shelters. Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus and fusarium wilt, cladosporia and powdery mildew. Average yield - up to 2.5 kg per plant. With a high level of agricultural technology and soil fertility, the yield per bush can be 3.7 kg.
The main feature of the Winter Cherry tomato is high cold resistance and low demand for high temperatures and nutritive soil. The complete absence of such agrotechnical measures as pasynkovanie and garter make this variety the most inexpensive in terms of the application of physical forces.
Winter cherry tomato fruits are small, round, slightly flattened with "poles". Dark crimson skin and flesh. Cherry of this variety differ in relatively large size (up to 110 g) and fleshy fruit. The chambers in each tomato are from 3 to 5, the seeds in them are few, rather small. The content of dry substances in tomato juice Winter Cherry reaches 7%. Fruits are well preserved fresh (up to 60 days in cool conditions). Winter cherry tomatoes are suitable for fresh consumption in the form of salads and for cooking hot dishes. Also, the fruits of this variety are great in pickling and marinades.
Specifications
The main advantage of the Winter Cherry variety is the absence of the need for a garter and pasynkovanie. The stem of the plants is durable, which makes it possible not to spud the bush to prevent it from collapsing even during the pouring of the fruit. Also in the reviews of this variety are mentioned the high taste of the fruit and their excellent keeping quality. The disadvantage is a relatively low yield due to the limited number of brushes on each plant.
A photo
You can clearly see the Winter Cherry tomatoes in the photo below:
Features of growing
To grow a tomato Winter cherry is recommended seedling method. Sowing of seeds is carried out in the first decade of April, planting in the ground - not earlier than mid-July. Before planting on a permanent place, it is necessary to pick the seedlings. The scheme of planting in the ground - 25 cm between plants, 35-45 cm between rows.
During active growth, the tomatoes Winter Cherry does not form side branches on the lower tiers (stepsons), and the stem of the plant grows thick throughout the summer. All this allows not to apply to the planting of tomatoes such operations as pasynkovanie and garter. To increase the resistance of plants and the nutrition of the fruit to be poured, it is recommended to periodically spud the bushes.
The tomato prefers organic supplements from the infusion of mullein or well-rotted plant residues or manure introduced into the soil after watering or during the loosening of the beds.
Diseases and pests
Winter cherry tomato is practically not affected by diseases and pests due to the early fruit ripening. During mass outbreaks of late blight and other fungal infections, the bushes completely give their crops. Of the pests, they can be harmed only by aphids, which can be controlled with folk remedies (infusions of wormwood or garlic) and the insecticide Fitoverm or Aktara.
Variety Winter Cherry is recognized as a classic for growing in areas with a cold climate. Even in adverse years it gives high yields of tasty fruits with high technical and commercial characteristics.
How best to deal with aphids, see the video below:
