Märchenmonster
Variety
Märchenmonster
created by Gaja at 24.11.2025
Features
Color
light brown
dark green
Taste
sweet
Fruit shape
elongated
Resistances
Place fix
resistant
disease resistant
Location
planting: outdoor
planting: greenhouse
planting: house wall / wall
Growth habit
growth habit: slim
Cultivation Break
4 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Description
Open source variety! Robust plant with dark green foliage. The leaves grow upside down, but turn again in the course of the season. The fruits on the herringbone panicles are easy to detach. Red-brown, green-striped bottle tomato with a pointed tip and a fruit weight of 50-70 g. Very firm and crunchy, for fans of firm tomatoes. The taste is spicy and sweet, slightly acidic.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
The Fairy Tale Monster only grows to a height of approx. 1.9 m, so it can be grown with three branches. It is suitable for the entire outdoor area.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Germination temperature
18 – 22 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
50 cm
Row spacing
100 cm
Seeding depth
1 cm
Companion Plants
Asparagus
Basil
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chili
Chives
Chives
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Cress
Garlic
Garlic chives
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Leeks
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Mint
Nasturtium
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Parsley
Pepper / Paprika
Spinach (Summer)
Tagetes / Marigolds
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Arugula / Rocket
Aubergine / Eggplant
Beetroot
Black salsify
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Corn / Maize
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber (Melothria)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Horseradish
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Mustard
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Oil radish / Fodder radish
Okra
Ornamental pumpkin
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Radish
Radishes
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa
Turnip
Turnip greens - Tatsoi
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Diseases
Grey mold
Root Rot
Dry rot of crucifers
Powdery mildews
Early blight of potato
Blossomrot
Brown rot
Pests
Thrips
Spider mites
Land snails
Aphids
White fly
