Tomato Miracle bunch F1 is a hybrid of the popular cherry breeding direction. Included in the register of the Russian Federation since 2012. Recommended for cultivation in private farms. Reviews about the taste of the fruit are excellent.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The harvest from indeterminate bushes is obtained until autumn. Each cluster bears several dozen fruits. Small tomatoes are suitable for whole canning and pickling. They are also used fresh and in salads.
Characteristics and description of the fruits:
- weight 10-20 g;
- red when ripe;
- tomatoes are round, the skin is smooth, the flesh is dense;
- from 1 sq. m. harvest up to 3.5 kg.
The taste of Miracle bunch tomatoes is sweet, without sourness. It manifests itself especially well at the stage of biological ripeness. From the moment of germination to the first harvest, 90-95 days pass. The clusters ripen alternately, plant growth continues up to 1.7-1.9 m and higher.
The hybrid is resistant to major diseases and can be grown in greenhouses and open ground. Clusters of ripe fruits are easy and convenient to remove; tomatoes do not spoil for a long time and are stored well.
Tall powerful bushes require care: fertilizing, tying up stems and pinching. Like all cherry varieties, the Miracle bunch tomato has a low yield. On sale, “cherry tomatoes” are more expensive than traditional varieties.
Planting and forming bushes
Grown by seedlings. Young plants are transplanted into the ground at the age of 60-65 days. For 1 sq. m. area accommodate 3-4 units. For the tall hybrid Miracle Bunch, the following planting schemes are recommended:
- Tape parallel.
Plants are planted with an interval of 30 cm from each other in two rows, leaving 60-70 cm between rows. Two rows of planting will be a tape, between adjacent tapes - 1 m.
- Chess.
Plants in a two-row tape are planted in a “checkerboard” pattern. The distance between adjacent bushes in a row is 50-60 cm, between rows 75-80 cm. The passages between two checkerboard ribbons are 90-100 cm.
Consider one of the trellis systems:
- between two supports at a height of 2 m, twine is pulled, from which ropes are lowered down to each bush;
- each bush is tied to its own vertical support;
- install a metal mesh support;
Plants form 1-2 stems. Fruit clusters are laid after 2-3 leaves; growth is stopped in early August by pinching the top.Throughout the entire season, the tomato planting is fertilized according to the standard scheme, watered, the soil is mulched and loosened.
Beneficial features
Miracle bunch tomatoes are harvested at the stage of technical ripeness. Green fruits set aside for ripening will not have the characteristic taste. After the onset of biological ripeness, tomatoes fall off the branches, and an overripe crop is prone to cracking. Transportation is carried out by placing the tomatoes in plastic containers, carefully closing them with a lid.
The pulp of the fruit contains:
- vitamins of groups: A, B, C, D, E, K, provitamin A;
- essential and fatty (25%) oil;
- substances: tannin, rutin;
- organic acids and mineral salts;
- a set of micro- and macroelements.
Miracle bunch tomatoes grown in open ground have the best taste. The hybrid is resistant to temperature changes and environmental influences. In cooking, miniature tomatoes serve as an excellent table decoration.
