Blondköpfchen

Cultivation Break

Season Overview

Description

'Blondköpfchen' is a very prolific, orange-colored cherry tomato. It is undemanding and robust and forms many trusses with numerous small, sweet, mildly fruity cherry tomatoes well into September. They fruit reliably even in cooler temperatures and survive the heat of midsummer and the odd rain shower unscathed. The plants can grow up to 180 cm/2 yd tall and this variety does not require pinching out.

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.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Plant distance

70 cm

Row spacing

100 cm

Seeding depth

1 cm