Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)

Plant family

Solanums (Solanaceae)

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Light germinator

Plant distance

65 cm

Row spacing

65 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm

Instructions

End of February

Propagating

Beginning of March

Transplanting

Description

Cocktail tomatoes are small tomatoes that come in different colors, shapes and flavors. However, most often they are sweet and are great for snacking. If they belong to the stick tomatoes, they grow herbaceous and high. Like their relatives, they are a sun-hungry and frost-sensitive nightshade. However, there are often differences in cultivation between varieties. Therefore, specific cultivation and care instructions for each variety should always be followed.

Growing tips

Tomatoes require a lot of light, warmth, water and nutrients. They are grown from seed on the windowsill from March. The seedlings should be planted deep, up to the first leaf base, so that the root system is enlarged by additional lateral roots. Unlike most other crops, tomatoes should always be planted in the same place. The plants also need wooden/corrugated wire rods or a trellis to which you regularly tie them. This is the only way they can support the weight of the fruit. You should regularly break out the side shoots that form in the leaf axils. This is because they do not bear fruit and take away the plant's energy to concentrate on producing lots of fruit. Under-sowing with low-growing plants is a good option. - Watering tomatoes: Depending on whether you pre-sow or direct sow tomatoes, and depending on the location and variety, you will need to water your tomato plants differently often. Tomatoes can develop very deep roots that can even draw water from the groundwater. In this case, you hardly need to water them, if at all. Pay attention to the leaves, if they hang limp you should water your tomato plants. The soil dries out more quickly, especially in pots, raised beds and raised beds, so you will need to water them more often.