The tomato variety 'Raspberry Rose' owes its beautiful name to the color of its fruit. We will 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 characteristics of the 'Raspberry Rose' tomato
- Peculiarities in cultivation and care
- Harvesting and using raspberry rose tomatoes
Raspberry Rose: Wanted Poster
| fruit | cherry tomato; pink |
| the taste | fruity, sweet, mild acidity |
| maturing time | early |
| growth | Bush tomato, up to 60 cm |
| location | pot, hanging basket |
| special feature | 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 seed-proof. Thus, you can have your own Get tomato seeds yourself and propagate the variety.
Taste and characteristics of the 'Raspberry Rose' tomato
The plants of the 'Raspberry Rose' variety reach a height of just 30 to 60 centimeters and are therefore among the bush tomatoes that remain small. The plants tend to overhang because the shoots are not as short and compact as in other bush tomatoes, such as 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 about 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 in July. It bears reliably until the first frost and thus delivers its tasty, crunchy, juicy fruits all season long. The taste of the 'raspberry rose' can be described as fruity and sweet with a mild acidity.
Peculiarities in cultivation and care
The small plants of the 'Raspberry Rose' are ideal for the Tomato cultivation on the balcony, they can even be cultivated in hanging baskets. The easy-care tomato is only slightly susceptible to diseases and can therefore also stand outdoors without rain protection. From mid-May, fill a planter with a special, ideally organic substrate for planting the 'raspberry rose'. When buying organic tomato soil, it is important to make sure that it is not degraded in a way that is harmful to the climate peat is included. This is the case with ours, for example Plantura organic tomato soil definitely not the case. Instead, a high level of compost takes over 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 supported.
As soon as fruiting begins at the beginning of June, the 'Raspberry Rose' requires larger 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 contained are absorbed quickly and efficiently and can therefore also help with acute deficiency symptoms. Incidentally, you do not have to exhaust 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.
Harvesting and using raspberry rose tomatoes
From June until late autumn you can now always harvest the fruits of the 'raspberry rose' and enjoy them fresh and warm in the sun directly from the plant. The cherry tomato is also ideal as a snack or tomato for on the go. Large quantities can also be boiled or dried well.
Bush tomatoes are particularly popular with city gardeners because they only need small pots and fit on every balcony. We present a particularly filigree and strikingly leafy bush tomato in the article Tomato variety 'silver fir' in front.
