How To Grow Cherry Tomatoes

How To Grow Cherry Tomatoes

Cherry tomatoes can be grown both at home and in the open. The principle of planting and caring for all varieties of tomatoes is about the same, but there are also subtleties. Cherry gives a good harvest of small fruits, they are distinguished by the "friendliness" of ripening, which is why gardeners like this variety so much. This tomato variety is usually pickled, salted or used fresh.

How To Grow Cherry Tomatoes

You will need:

- tomato seeds;
- cling film;
- drawers or flower pots.

Instruction manual:

1. Tomatoes cherry come in many varieties, some of which grow more than 1 meter in height, other undersized. If you want to grow tomatoes at home , choose low-growing varieties up to 40 cm.
2. Sow the seeds in boxes or flower pots (if you grow them at home). Water the plantations well with warm water and cover with cling film. Tomatoes sprout quickly, so you will see the first sprouts in 3-5 days.
3. Seedlings need to be thinned out as soon as it grows a little. To do this when the seedlings are still very small is not recommended, since it is necessary to conduct a selection and leave only the strongest. If you planted seeds at a great distance from each other, you do not need to thin them out. When growing in pots, you need to leave only one plant, otherwise they will interfere with each other to grow normally.
4. Do not forget to periodically loosen and water the plants, and pollinate cherry tomatoes "ovary" during flowering. Fertilizing tomatoes is also necessary. To do this, purchase any complex fertilizer, but before using it, read the instructions on the package. Often you do not need to fertilize, it is enough to do this only once every 2-3 weeks.
5. If you have tall tomatoes, be sure to put pegs, otherwise the stems will break under the weight of the fruit. Low-growing varieties, especially those that grow at home, do not need to be tied.
6. Cherry can not stepson. But if the plant becomes too branchy, cut off unnecessary branches. Stepsons grow between a real leaf and a stalk. Do not cut the main leaves, the tomato will bear fruit badly or even begin to hurt.
7. A few months after planting, the fruits will begin to set. Cherry ripen very quickly, and one bush bears fruit for about 6 months. Harvest the fruits as they ripen. If you properly care for the plant, then it will delight you with a plentiful harvest.