The beautiful red stick tomato 'Tamina' is a high-yielding variety from Germany. We will introduce you to the robust tomato variety and provide tips on growing it outdoors and in a greenhouse.
The tomato variety 'Tamina' is a variety bred in Germany, which convinces us above all with its resilience and taste. In this profile you will learn everything about this well-formed salad tomato.
contents
- Tomato 'Tamina': profile
- history and origin
- Taste and description of the Tamina tomato
- Growing tomato variety 'Tamina': tips for outdoor and greenhouse
- Care of the tomato variety: you should pay attention to this
- Harvesting and using Tamina tomatoes
Tomato 'Tamina': profile
| fruit | lettuce tomato; deep red |
| the taste | fruity, sweet and sour |
| maturing time | early |
| growth | Stick tomato, up to 2 m |
| location | Greenhouse, sheltered field |
history and origin
The 'Tamina' stick tomato is a German variety that was selected in the former GDR in Eisleben by Christoph Kleinhanns. It came onto the market in 1978 and at first could hardly stand up to the universally popular
Resin Fire Tomato push through. Over the years, however, the 'Tamina''s resilience to adverse weather conditions and pathogens has made it a large-scale outdoor tomato.Taste and description of the Tamina tomato
The plants of the tomato variety 'Tamina' have potato-leaved foliage and reach a height of about two meters. It grows indefinitely and is therefore referred to as a stick tomato. The fruits are round, medium-sized and deep red when ripe. On average, they weigh 70 grams. 'Tamina' is an early-ripening variety that bears the first ripe fruits from the end of July. The taste of the stick tomato is fruity and has a balanced sweet and sour taste. The Tamina tomato is open-root, so its seeds can be sown again next year.
Growing tomato variety 'Tamina': tips for outdoor and greenhouse
The 'Tamina' stake tomato thrives equally well in the greenhouse and outdoors. With rain protection, the variety stays healthy until late autumn and produces a very good yield. In good locations with mild weather, the robust 'Tamina' can also stand without any protection at all. The young plants are placed in the greenhouse from the beginning of May, but only after the ice saints in mid-May in the open air. Heavy and depleted soil can be removed when planting with a special potting soil such as ours Plantura organic tomato soil, to be improved. This contains a large proportion of compost, which is slowly decomposed by soil organisms and thus improves the soil structure in the long term. The young plants of 'Tamina' should be planted as deep as possible in the planting hole, so that new roots form underground along the stem and the plant is much more stable. After planting, water well and support the Tamina tomato with a stick.
Care of the tomato variety: you should pay attention to this
The strong-growing 'Tamina' should be checked regularly for stinging shoots. The stick tomato can be grown well with two or three shoots. So it is more wide and not quite as long and high. For this purpose, two low-lying side shoots remain on the plant, the rest are regularly broken out. The two additional shoots also need a stick and should be tied because of the rich fruit load. Especially outdoors, the nightshade family benefits from a protective layer of mulch. The right thing Mulching and watering of tomatoes saves a lot of water in summer and can prevent the occurrence of diseases. From June it is worth fertilizing the Tamina tomato for the first time. A primarily organic long-term fertilizer, like ours Plantura organic tomato fertilizer, provides the heavy feeders with the necessary nutrients for a good yield and healthy plants over a longer period of time. The plant-based fertilizer granules are worked into the surface of the tomatoes and slowly decomposed there by soil organisms. After two months, a second, lower fertilization takes place, which is sufficient for the rest of the tomato season.
Harvesting and using Tamina tomatoes
The evenly shaped, red fruits of 'Tamina' are best eaten raw, straight from the plant or in a salad. The firm tomatoes bring a fruity taste to the table and can be sliced and dried or preserved for the cold season.
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