The tomato variety ‘Raspberry Rose‘ owes its wonderful name to the color of its fruits. We introduce you to the raspberry rose tomato and explain what you should consider when growing and caring for it.
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- Raspberry Rose: Wanted poster
- Origin and history of the tomato
- Taste and properties of tomato ‘raspberry rose‘
- Special features of cultivation and care
- Harvest and use raspberry rose tomatoes
Raspberry Rose: Wanted poster
| fruit | Cherry tomato; pink |
| taste | fruity, sweet, mild acidity |
| Ripening time | early |
| growth | Bush tomato, up to 60 cm |
| Location | Pot, hanging basket |
| Specialty | determined variety |
Origin and history of the tomato
Unfortunately, the breeder and origin of this pretty, compact tomato variety are unknown. However, it is one of the old varieties and is therefore safe for seeds. So you can have your own Obtain tomato seeds yourself and multiply the variety.
Taste and properties of tomato ‘raspberry rose‘
The plants of the ‘Raspberry Rose variety only reach a height of 30 to 60 centimeters and thus belong to the small bush tomatoes. The plants tend to overhang because the shoots are not as short and compact as other bush tomatoes, for example the Tomato variety ‘Little Red Riding Hood‘. The fruits are quite small, rounded to oval and turn deep pink when ripe, similar to the color of a ripe raspberry. The fruits weigh around 10 to 15 grams on average, larger specimens around 20 grams. The tomato variety ‘raspberry rose‘ is one of the early ripening varieties. The harvest begins as early as July. It bears reliably until the first frost and thus delivers its tasty, crunchy, juicy fruit all season. The taste of the ‘raspberry rose‘ can be described as fruity and sweet with a mild acidity.
Special features of cultivation and care
The raspberry rose ‘plants, which remain small, are ideal for the Growing tomatoes on the balcony, they can even be cultivated in hanging baskets. The easy-care tomato is only slightly susceptible to diseases and can therefore stand outdoors without protection from the rain. From mid-May, fill a planter with a special, ideally organic, substrate to plant the ‘raspberry rose‘. When buying organic tomato soil, care should be taken to ensure that no degraded tomato soil is harmful to the climate peat is included. This is for example ours Plantura organic tomato soil guaranteed not to be the case. A high content of compost instead takes on the water-storing properties and contributes to a healthy root environment in pots and beds. After planting, the ‘raspberry rose‘ should be watered vigorously, but it rarely needs to be propped up.
As soon as the fruit begins to develop in early June, the ‘raspberry rose‘ needs greater amounts of nutrients than before. A predominantly organic liquid fertilizer like ours Plantura tomato and vegetable fertilizer, can be easily applied together with the irrigation water. The minerals and nutrients it contains are absorbed quickly and efficiently and can therefore also provide a remedy for acute deficiency symptoms. By the way, you don't have to skim the ‘raspberry rose, because many new flowers and finally fruits will form on the side shoots.
Tip: The raspberry rose is also ideal as a Tomato in the raised bed.
Harvest and use raspberry rose tomatoes
From June to late autumn you can now harvest the fruits of the ‘raspberry rose‘ again and again and best enjoy it fresh and sun-warm directly from the plant. The cherry tomato is also ideal as a snack or snack for on the go. Large quantities can also be boiled or dried well.
Bush tomatoes are particularly popular with urban gardeners, because they only need small pots and fit on every balcony. We present a particularly delicate and strikingly leafy bush tomato in the article Tomato variety ‘Silver fir' before.
