Cherry on the balcony - tomatoes all year round

Preparing the place

Cherry is a small fruit variety that can be grown on the balcony all year round. The garden variety has a very sweet taste. Cherry tomatoes on the balcony grow in large clusters. You can grow a cherry variety on any land - in a greenhouse, on an open garden ground, on a loggia and at home on a windowsill.

Since sunlight allows tomatoes to enjoy trace minerals, the tomato grows healthier, stronger, and tastier accordingly. If this is not possible, then the greenhouse and windowsill can also be used. What is the sequence of work for growing such tomatoes at home? The first thing to do is to prepare the containers. Cylinder pots work best. Square containers are poorly filled with the root system. Fertile soil will be the best place to plant tomatoes.

Preparing a site involves clearing it for more sunlight and illumination. The best place for a tomato can be a windowsill or balcony located on the west side of the building.

The lack of light must be compensated for with artificial lighting. If such lighting is not provided, then sluggish buds can be obtained as a result, or they can be allowed to fall off.

Landing

The cultivation of a cherry variety is not much different compared to any other tomato varieties. However, there are some conditions that provide for a certain period of planting seeds in the ground. In many regions, the amount of sun sufficient for gardening appears at the end of May. It may be too late to plant seeds at this time. Therefore, it is better to think over everything in advance, and plant them in late March or early April.

The planting technology is divided into several stages. First, the soil is prepared. The process consists in warming up and processing the EM with a preparation. This will make it possible to remove and dispose of the harmful inhabitants of the ground cover. Before that, grooves are made in the soil, in which the planting material is planted in a strip. Watering should be plentiful, and the water for irrigation should be warm. The most optimal conditions for sowing and germination of planted seeds are 10 or 12 hours daylight hours, the temperature should not be less than or exceed the threshold of 25-28 degrees Celsius.

The first sunrises appear in 5-10 days, the temperature after their appearance should drop no more than 25-28 degrees. 3-4 leaves can be a reason to start diving. You can take tomatoes to the balcony if the temperature on it is 16 degrees or higher. A week before planting, the seedlings are hardened, taken out to the balcony or street. The seeds are placed in a pallet. The pallets are covered and left in a dark place, the temperature of which must be at least 25 degrees Celsius. So they stand until the first shoots appear. Then the plastic film is removed, after the first shoots have grown stronger, and planted in a place, and these are rectangular containers where the plant will develop the rest of the time.

Care

The fruits are stored for a very long time, and they can even be dried, and they are also well suited for fermentation. Growing cherry on the balcony, you can get a harvest all year round, this variety is ideal for fighting the shade. In the garden, such bushes with a lush offspring are able to please any mistress.Sometimes the fruits can even be of different colors. Although growing is much like the procedure for growing conventional varieties, cherry care is slightly different.

Here is a small list of such rules and features:

1. Tomatoes do not like dry soil very much. Therefore, it is best to water them every day.
2. Quite a lot of space should be left between the bushes, this will allow the sun and fresh air to be evenly distributed, nourishing the plants.
3. A garter is required for all cherry varieties, regardless of bushiness and height.
4. Mulching the soil will help avoid overheating and contaminating the fruit.
5. The most delicious tomatoes are only fully ripe. Therefore, it is not recommended to collect them earlier.
6. Seedlings require care, watering and pinching, but not always.
7. Fertilizers are desirable, as are tying, which is mandatory for the variety.

Growing tips

These varieties bear fruit before frost, and are the earliest. Such tomatoes are knitted even in difficult weather conditions - in hot or cold weather. Also, the properties of tomatoes are very resistant to various types of diseases, and are decorative in appearance. Creeping on the ground, you can grow such a tomato variety without supports and without pinching.The planting scheme implies a distance of 40-70 cm between the bushes. The greenhouse must be ventilated, this will prevent phytophthora from getting into the plants. Drying out of the soil should not be allowed, this has a very negative effect on the growth of the tomato. The surface can be loosened and illuminated with special lamps. It is very important to tie up the plants, and do this, regardless of the variety - tall or short. You can freely grow cherry on the windowsill - however, it is better to choose undersized varieties for this. Their root system is less developed, and this is just at hand for growing in such conditions. Seedlings are done in the same way as for open ground. After strengthening, the seedlings are transplanted into pots, and further methods of care are the same as in other cases.

Video "Growing cherry tomatoes"

This video shows how you can grow cherry tomatoes from seeds at home on the balcony.