The high-yield tomato variety turns blue to black in the sun and has a very special look. We show how to plant and care for the indigo kumquat tomato in the garden.
The beautiful date-shaped tomato ‘Indigo Kumquat’ is a rarity and convinces with its extremely fruity taste. In this profile you will find out everything about this unique variety, its properties and its cultivation.
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- Indigo Kumquat: Wanted poster
- Origin and history of the tomato
- Description and taste of the tomato variety ‘Indigo Kumquat’
- Planting and caring for indigo kumquat: this is important to note
- Harvest and use indigo kumquat tomatoes
Indigo Kumquat: Wanted poster
| fruit | Cherry tomato; golden yellow with bluish black shoulders |
| taste | fruity, mild, sweet |
| Ripening time | medium early |
| growth | Stake tomato, up to 150 cm |
| Location | Greenhouse, protected field, pot |
Origin and history of the tomato
The date-shaped cherry tomato ‘Indigo Kumquat’ comes from the American P&R Seeds Company based in Corvallis, Oregon. The purple coated ‘Indigo Kumquat’ was developed by Dr. Peter Mes and Dr. Jim Myers, the breeder of the ‘Indigo Rose’. How many
blue and black tomato varieties it came onto the market a short time ago and supplements the variety with a golden yellow variant.Description and taste of the tomato variety ‘Indigo Kumquat’
The plants of the ‘Indigo Kumquat’ variety have filigree, dark purple-tinged foliage. The graceful plant reaches a height of about 150 centimeters. ‘Indigo Kumquat’ forms date- to teardrop-shaped cherry tomatoes on panicles, which are covered in bluish-violet sunlight when exposed to sunlight. The stronger the solar radiation hits the fruit, the darker the purple color. When ripe, the fruit turns golden yellow, the purple shoulders darken to a bluish black. The medium-early ‘Indigo Kumquat’ ripens from the end of July and has a good yield. The taste of this pretty cherry tomato is extremely fruity with notes of exotic fruits and a mild sweetness. The indigo kumquat tomato is basically a solid seed variety, although it is sometimes sold as a hybrid variety ‘Indigo Kumquat F1’. Around Obtain tomato seeds yourself you should be careful not to buy a hybrid variant.
Planting and caring for indigo kumquat: this is important to note
The indigo kumquat works very well as a Balcony tomato for keeping in pots, but also thrives in the greenhouse. Your fruits are not entirely resistant to bursting. Therefore, it should always be protected from the rain. From mid-May you can put the dainty young plants of the Indigo Kumquat in a planter with a capacity of at least five liters. At best, fill the pot with a special substrate like ours Plantura organic tomato and vegetable soil. The nutrients it contains are adapted to the needs of tomatoes and other vegetables and are ideal for supplying them after planting. The ‘Indigo Kumquat’ can be set deeper into the earth, so further roots form along the stem - but about two thirds of the young plant should still look out of the earth. After planting, the substrate is lightly pressed and watered well.
The indigo kumquat tomato should be supported and tied with a stick to protect it from the wind and twisting. The cherry tomato can easily be grown with three or four shoots. To do this, leave the low-lying shoots on the plant and remove all overlying shoots. The additional shoots will soon form flowers and need their own stick. Alternatively, put four sticks in all directions on the edge of the pot and wrap them with a ribbon or rope. The shoots lean against the border and do not have to be tied individually. That Skinning the tomato must be repeated weekly.
As of June, the first small fruits are growing on the ‘Indigo Kumquat’ and the plant is starving for nutrients. A plant-based liquid fertilizer, like ours Plantura organic tomato and vegetable fertilizer, acts quickly and with little loss directly on the roots. It is added to the irrigation water about once a week and applied when watering. This makes fertilizing easier, especially with potted tomatoes, as nothing has to be incorporated. The liquid fertilizer can also be used when there is an acute lack of nutrients, as it is absorbed quickly and efficiently.
Harvest and use indigo kumquat tomatoes
The many fruits of the indigo kumquat tomato taste delicious fresh and still sun-warm directly from the plant, but are also used in salads and as a snack. We also particularly recommend drying the elongated cherry tomato, as this preserves the fruity taste and can be enjoyed until the next tomato season.
Many companies produce hybrid varieties or prohibit the propagation of their varieties. Quite different with the Tomato variety 'Sunviva'that has been provided with the open source license. You can find out what that means and how to cultivate the pretty stake tomato in your own garden in our variety portrait.
