The size is what matters
For example, strong-growing varieties that grow up to 200 centimeters high hardly fit in normal raised beds - since the plants are so tall, they would need them all in one normal high raised bed a ladder to reap the rewards. In a low raised bed The cultivation of stick and beefsteak tomatoes is quite possible as long as the soil volume per plant is at least 15 liters. Planted outside, tomatoes form their main root mass about 30 to 60 centimeters below the surface. Incidentally, this also applies to tall cocktail, cherry or cherry tomatoes with their small, often sweet fruits as well as the panicle or vine tomatoes, where you can see the complete fruit clusters reaps.
also read
- The best types and varieties of vegetables for the raised bed
- The best plants for the raised bed
- The best tips for raised beds
The best varieties for raised beds
The following, rather compact growing groups of varieties, on the other hand, also come in conventional or smaller raised beds (for example in Balcony or raised table beds) cope well.
| Variety group | Height | growth | fruit | suitable varieties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush or balcony tomatoes | usually only 30 to 60 centimeters | bushy branches | small to medium in size, mostly round | 'Balconi Yellow' (yellow), 'Balkonstar', 'Bogus Fruchta', 'Donna', 'Heartbreakers Vita' (heart-shaped), 'Ida Gold ‘(yellow-orange), 'Incas' (egg-shaped),' Patio ', Paulinchen' (yellow), 'Red Robin', 'Rentita', ,Little Red Riding Hood' |
| Hanging or hanging tomatoes | different | flat, with long, overhanging shoots | mostly small | 'Whippersnapper', 'Fuzzy Wuzzy' (red-yellow striped), 'Raspberry Rose', 'Pendulina Red', 'Tumbler', 'Tumbling Tom Red', 'Tumbling Tom Yellow' |
| Low cocktail tomatoes | usually 60 to 80 centimeters | bushy | mostly small, very aromatic | 'Brillantino', 'Currant Gold Rush' (yellow), 'Garden Pearl', 'Ovalino' (egg-shaped), 'Tiny Tim', 'Totem' |
Is it necessary to prune?
Stingy shoots are young side shoots that grow from the leaf axils. In the case of tall tomatoes, the development of strong stinging shoots is at the expense of the fruit. So you should break them out or cut them off regularly and early. With bush or hanging tomatoes this is not necessary, with low cocktail tomatoes only if the stinging shoots develop excessively.
Tips
In a rainy late summer and autumn, the fungal latex and brown rot often spoil the pleasure of harvesting. That can be done with a provisional Foil roof construction prevent or a simple "tomato house" made of foil over a frame made of aluminum bars.
