table of contents
- keep distance
- Plant spacing for different tomatoes
- Pot and balcony tomatoes
- Field tomatoes and greenhouse tomatoes
- frequently asked Questions
Ripe tomatoes with a lot of taste and aroma are the dream of every hobby gardener. In order for the tomato harvest to be abundant, the correct spacing must be observed when planting.
In a nutshell
- Tomatoes take up a lot of space
- correct distance depends on the growth of the plants
- if in doubt, it is better to plant fewer tomato plants
keep distance
When planting tomatoes, keeping your distance is a must. There are several reasons for this:
- need a lot of nutrients
- grow in breadth
- need a lot of sun and airiness
- Tomatoes don't particularly like each other
If they are too close, the plants compete with each other. The result is that none of them are doing well because of it. In addition, tomatoes are far more susceptible to if the planting distance is too close Diseases and pests. Therefore, the following rule of thumb applies when planting: less is more!
Plant spacing for different tomatoes
As many Varieties of tomatoes have never been registered, the number of varieties is estimated to be more than 7,000. It is therefore not surprising that there are plants with a wide variety of growth characteristics. Therefore, the choice of the minimum distance depends on the growth of the tomato plants.
Pot and balcony tomatoes
The minimum diameter for a Tomato plant in the pot amounts to 20 centimeters. Did you choose one bushy variety decided the pot diameter should at least 40 centimeters be.
Balcony tomatoes are varieties that take up relatively little space. The minimum size of the pot is included with these special tomatoes 10 liters. This also applies to tomato varieties that thrive in hanging baskets.
Whether in the bucket or in the balcony box: A safety distance applies here too. Depending on how tall you should be here at least 50 (up to 25 centimeters height) or 60 centimeters (for larger plants) distance hold between the individual tomato plants.
Popular balcony or Pot tomatoes are for example:
- Balcony star (also suitable for balcony boxes)
- Hoffmann's Rentita
- Lizzano (also for traffic lights)
- Romello (also for the traffic light)
- Little Red Riding Hood (bush tomato)
- Vilma (stature height about 100 centimeters)
- Dwarf tomato Primabell (also suitable for balcony boxes)
Field tomatoes and greenhouse tomatoes
in the Bed or open field you should choose the planting distance between the individual tomatoes larger than in the pot on the balcony.
- Stake tomatoes: at least 50 centimeters
- Vine tomatoes: 80 to 100 centimeters
- Cocktail / snack tomatoes: 30 to 40 centimeters
Note: These are guidelines for orientation. Tomatoes are also happy about a larger spacing.
In the greenhouse may the tomato plants a little closer stand because they are protected from wind and rain there. Nevertheless, the planting distance should be within 50 centimeters lie. However, a distance of 60 to 70 centimeters between the plants is ideal. Of the Row spacing should be at at least 80 centimeters lie.
Note: If the tomatoes grow in a pot in the greenhouse, the pot sizes for potted tomatoes apply.
Popular Stick tomatoes are for example:
- Hilmar (also suitable for the bucket)
- Golden queen
- Gold stripe (also suitable for the pot)
- Matina
- Red zebra (stature height up to 250 centimeters)
Popular Bush tomatoes:
- Lyterno
- Vilma
Popular Cocktail tomatoes are about:
- Blue Pitts
- Gardener's Delight
- Katinka
- Santorange
- Tigerella
Among the popular Cherry tomatoes include for example:
- Black Cherry
- Primavera
- Sanvitos (Favorita)
Popular Beefsteak tomatoes are for example:
- Ox heart
- Brandywine
- Marmande
frequently asked Questions
Basically it is possible. However, if you are not dealing with typical balcony tomatoes, you will need a correspondingly large planter for this.
The distance between the rows must be at least as great as that between the plants. So that you still have room to run yourself, it should be at least 100 centimeters.
You can mix the different types of tomatoes in the garden bed. However, when it comes to planting spacing, you should ensure that larger plants do not take away too much light from smaller ones.
