The variety of tomatoes Cherry yellow has been a success for many gardeners for many years. In order to get a good harvest of tasty tomatoes, it is enough to plant only three or four bushes of such tomatoes.
Tall bushes are able to give a large number of small, but very tasty fruits. They can be consumed fresh or canned, but they cannot be stored for a long time.
If you are interested in this variety, read more about it in our article. In it, we will present to your attention a complete description of the variety, the main characteristics, cultivation features.
Cherry Tomatoes Yellow Cherry: variety description
The varieties of yellow cherry tomatoes are early maturing, as it usually takes from 92 to 96 days from sowing seeds to ripening fruits. Its indeterminate semi-sprawling bushes, whose height exceeds 150 centimeters, are distinguished by their average foliage and average branching. They are covered with weakly grooved small green leaves that do not have stipules. These bushes are not standard. The variety of tomato Cherry yellow is not a hybrid and does not have the same F1 hybrids.
These tomatoes are created for cultivation in the open field, but can be grown in greenhouses. On average, from one bush of tomatoes Cherry yellow collect about one kilogram of fruit, but in some cases the harvest is more than three kilograms.
For tomatoes of this variety is characterized by the formation of loose inflorescences of the intermediate type. The first inflorescence is laid over the eighth or ninth leaf, and the next are formed every three leaves. They are quite susceptible to diseases such as cladosporiosis, tobacco mosaic virus and fusarium.
Specifications
For this variety of tomatoes are characterized by small fruits, shaped like plums. Under the smooth yellow skin of these fruits lies sweetish aromatic pulp. The average weight of such yellow cherry tomatoes ranges from 15 to 20 grams. They are characterized by the presence of two or three nests and the average level of dry matter content. In one brush of these plants usually 50 to 60 fruits ripen. For long-term storage, these tomatoes are not intended. Tomatoes Yellow cherry can be used fresh, as well as used for whole-canning.
Among the main advantages of tomatoes Yellow Cherry are the following:
- Early ripeness.
- High taste of fruits.
- Good yield.
- Suitability for canning with brushes.
The main disadvantage of this variety is its susceptibility to certain types of diseases.
A photo
You can visually see the Yellow Cherry tomato in the photo below:
Features of growing
These tomatoes are suitable for growing in all regions of the Russian Federation. For planting this type of tomato, you must choose a place that is well lit by the sun. The distance between the bushes should be 40 centimeters, and between rows - 60 centimeters.
In open ground should be planted seedlings that have reached the age of 70-80 days. For the formation of tomato bushes Cherry yellow it is necessary to leave only one main stem and one stepson on the plant. Plants need a garter for pegs and nibs on the third or fourth brush to prevent further growth.
Diseases and pests
Cherry yellow tomatoes often suffer from cladosporia, fusarium and tobacco mosaic virus. Cladosporiosis is particularly often those plants that are grown in greenhouses. For this disease is characterized by the formation of yellow spots on the outer side of the leaves and fungal plaque on the inner side. It is possible to overcome this disease by providing a humidity level of 60% and an air temperature of 25-30 degrees heat in the greenhouse.
Under these conditions, infected leaves will die, and new ones will not be infected. Dead leaves must be carefully removed, pre-placing each sheet in a plastic bag. This will prevent the spraying of spores of kladosporiosis on healthy leaflets. The main signs of fusarium are the purchase of yellow or pale green color by the tomatoes, the lightening of the veins, and the deformation of the roots of the leaves, after which they curl and fall.
It is almost impossible to get rid of Fusarium, so diseased plants should be dug along with the roots and burned. To prevent this dangerous disease, it is necessary to sow the seeds in a well-heated soil, and when planting seedlings to check that they are not infected. After the rain, the garden should be sprayed with solutions of special biological preparations.
The tobacco mosaic virus is characterized by the appearance of yellow specks on the leaves, which later turn into a light green or dark green mosaic. The leaves are deformed, and the fruits ripen unevenly and become smaller. To prevent this disease, it is necessary to disinfect saplings, seedling boxes and garden tools with a 5% potassium permanganate solution. If you want to protect your garden against pests, treat it with insecticidal agents in time..
When you harvest the whole crop of tomatoes, the remnants of plants must be harvested and burned, and not thrown into the compost pile. This will help prevent the transfer of various diseases and pests.
Proper care of tomatoes Yellow Cherry will provide you with a bountiful harvest of delicious tomatoes, which you will have enough for making preparations for the winter, and for fresh consumption.
