Tomato Sunrise Bumblebee: cultivation and care

The tomato variety 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' shines - as its name suggests - in the colors of a sunrise. We introduce the pretty cherry tomato and give tips on planting and care.

One of the prettiest tabby or striped tomato varieties is the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee'. We present the young variety in the profile and give tips for successful cultivation.

Tomato 'Sunrise Bumble Bee': profile

fruit	cherry tomato; deep orange with pink and red spots
the taste	exotic, sweet, fruity-aromatic
maturing time	medium early
growth	Stick tomato, up to 180 cm
location	greenhouse, open ground, pot

Origin and History of the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' Tomato

The 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' tomato variety comes from Fred Hempel of California, the grower of many striped tomatoes - he grew some for example

Tiger Tomatoes. It came onto the market in 2014 and since then has delighted many tomato lovers with its appearance, its robustness and the good taste of the fruit. Other color variants of the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' are the green and violet striped 'Purple Bumble Bee' and 'Pink Bumble Bee'.

Properties and taste of the cocktail tomato

The ever-growing and flowering plants of the tomato variety 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' reach a height of about 150 to 180 cm and show conspicuously pointed, jagged foliage. The tomatoes are cultivated as bushy plants and are usually not pinched. Fruits also form on the numerous side shoots, which leads to a high yield of cherry tomatoes. The 20 to 30 gram fruits of the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' hang in panicles and ripen from the end of July successively striped from green-dark green to pale yellow to deep orange with pink and red elongated ones Stains. The first tomatoes of the season are usually almost entirely orange, and the marbling increases over the course of the summer. By the end of the season in November, fruits of all color levels can be found on the plants. The taste of 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' is sweet, exotic, fruity-aromatic and refreshing. The variety is open to seeds, you can eat your own from ripe fruits Get tomato seeds yourself and sow again the following year.

Plant and care for 'Sunrise Bumble Bee'

The 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' is particularly suitable for growing in pots, but can even be cultivated outdoors without shelter. She appears less susceptible to the Late blight and late blight (Phytophthora infestans) and the fruit will not burst even with irregular water supply. It also bears fruit well in the greenhouse and can be harvested there until the beginning of November thanks to the season extension.

Plant your young plants in the bed and in the pot from mid-May after the last spring frosts. About two weeks earlier, at the beginning of May, you can plant the tomatoes in the sheltered greenhouse. On the terrace and balcony, the planter for the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' should have a volume of at least 10 to 15 l. Fill the bucket with a nutrient-rich potting soil, like ours Plantura organic tomato & vegetable soil, and plant the tomato plant deep inside.
Alternatively, you can dig a deep planting hole in the bed or greenhouse and mix the soil with our peat-free and climate-neutral soil. This contains essential nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium and Co., which nourish the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' in the first growth phase. Now remove all the leaves that are too deep and fill with potting soil, which you press down all around. Finally, the tomato plants should be watered extensively to flush the substrate to the roots. The shoots of the cherry tomato are held upright with the help of sticks or a round framework that is placed over the plant.

The cherry tomato 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' branches heavily and, with the help of the many side shoots, forms numerous flowers and later fruits. It therefore does not necessarily have to be exhausted. If the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' is exposed to rain outdoors, it makes sense to reduce it to four to five deep-seated shoots. This allows sufficient air to circulate and the plant dries off quickly after a downpour. Tomatoes, such as 'Sunrise Bumble Bee', are heavy-consuming vegetables and require increased amounts of nutrients and look forward to the first fertilization from the beginning of June. Our Plantura Tomato & Vegetable Fertilizer can be easily applied with the irrigation water as an organic liquid fertilizer and supplies the Sunrise Bumble Bee tomato with essential nitrogen and potassium.

Harvesting and use of the 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' tomato

Cherry tomatoes such as 'Sunrise Bumble Bee' are ideal as a sweet tomato for young and old. Small delicacies are halved and dried fruits, which, with their sweet and fruity taste, evoke summer even in the cold season. The fruity variety gives ketchup, chutneys or tomato jam a special aroma.

One of the best-known striped varieties is the green-yellow one Green zebra tomato. Find out everything about the origin, requirements and use of this unique stick tomato in our variety portrait.