Red marble: this is how you plant the wild tomato

The ‘Red Marble’ variety is one of the wild tomatoes and is particularly characterized by its robustness. Here we show what you have to consider when planting the red marbles on the balcony and in the garden.

With numerous small red fruits, the ‘Red Marble‘ tempts us to snack and is therefore particularly popular with children. We will introduce you to a portrait of the wild tomato and give you tips on how to grow it.

Red marble: wanted poster

fruit	Cocktail tomato; Red
taste	fruity, sweet
Ripening time	early
growth	Wild tomato, up to 150 cm
Location	Outdoors, pot

Origin and history of the wild tomato

The ‘red marble‘ is a wild tomato and comes from South America. In contrast to most of today's tomato varieties, it is still quite similar to its ancestors in terms of growth and fruit size. Wild tomatoes are often persistent in their homeland, so they live for several years. In our country, however, it is far too cold for that in winter. Today the variety is particularly popular because of its masses of fruits and its robustness.

Red marble: taste and properties

The ‘Red Marble‘ is an early-ripening tomato variety, from which the first small round fruits can be harvested as early as July. It reaches a height of up to 150 centimeters and is often wider than it is tall, as it forms a large number of side shoots. In many panicles, the red fruits hang on all the shoots - the ‘red marble‘ therefore brings a high yield. The tomatoes reach an average of one centimeter in diameter and weigh only a few grams. The taste of the wild tomato is fruity and sweet with a good tomato aroma. The ‘Red Marble has many seeds inside the fruit from which you can sow this variety again in the next year. So it is a solid variety. The seeds of fallen fruits germinate in the next year without any help and thus multiply themselves.

Planting and caring for red marbles: this is important to note

The plants of the ‘Red Marble variety are very vigorous and robust against diseases. They are ideal as an outdoor tomato and for the balcony. In cultivation, the ‘Red Marble is very easy to care for and undemanding, while being tolerant of the Late blight on tomatoes. From mid-May, the young plants of the wild tomato are allowed to migrate outdoors. Would you like the ‘Red Marble as a Balcony tomato draw, fill a sufficiently large planter with a suitable substrate. Our Plantura tomato & vegetable soil in organic quality is pre-fertilized and provides your wild tomato with all the necessary nutrients as it grows. In the pot, but also as Field tomato the ‘red marble needs a lot of space in width. You should definitely not max them out, because on each of the many side shoots there are again panicles with the tasty fruits.

Wild tomatoes do not necessarily need a support in the field, they can grow like a bush and take up a lot of space. However, there should be a support in the pot and for easier harvesting of the fruit. The vigorous and richly bearing red wild tomato is happy to be fertilized from June onwards. Our Plantura organic tomato & vegetable fertilizer can simply be added to the irrigation water and watered weekly. Especially with potted tomatoes, this is an easy way to provide the plants with enough nutrients for a rich harvest.

Harvest and use red marble tomatoes

With this very early variety, you will be able to enjoy many red fruits as early as July. They taste best when they go straight from the bush to your mouth, fresh to eat. The small fruits of the ‘Red Marble are also ideal for drying. Halved and gently dried in the oven, the red wild tomatoes keep well into the next tomato season and bring the taste of ripe tomatoes to your plate even in winter.

You thought the ‘red marble‘ was already a small tomato? It can be made even smaller! We'll introduce you to the tiny ones ‘Currant tomatoes‘ and give tips on growing the snack tomatoes.