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- The best tomato varieties for the raised bed
- The size is what matters
- The best varieties for the raised bed
- Is it necessary to vote?
- Tips
Tomatoes also thrive in the raised bed - but not all varieties
The best tomato varieties for the raised bed
It is estimated that there are around 35,000 different types of tomatoes worldwide - most of them in the South American home countries of the fruit vegetables. But in this country, the variety is almost unmanageable, again and again come in addition to new varieties. However, not all varieties are suitable for raised bed.
The size is what matters
For example, high-growing, up to 200 centimeters high awake varieties hardly fit in normal raised beds - because the plants are so high, you would need in a normal high raised bed a ladder to reap the fruits. In a low raised bed, the culture of meat and beef tomatoes is quite possible, as long as the volume of soil per plant is at least 15 liters. When planted outside, tomatoes form their main root mass about 30 to 60 centimeters below the surface. Incidentally, this also applies to high-awake cocktails, cherry or cherry tomatoes with their small, often sweetish fruits as well as panicle or vine tomatoes, where you can harvest the complete fruit stalks.
The best varieties for the raised bed
On the other hand, the following groups of species, which are quite compact, are also able to cope well in conventional or smaller raised beds (for example in balcony or table raised beds).
Is it necessary to vote?
Geiztriebe are young side shoots, which grow from the Blattachseln. In the case of high-growth tomatoes, the development of vigorous shoots is at the expense of the fruits. So you should break it out regularly or early or cut it off. This is not necessary with bush or hanging tomatoes, but with low cocktail tomatoes only when the drives are developing excessively.
Tips
In a rainy late summer and autumn, the fungal herbaceous and brown blight often spoils the harvesting pleasure. This can be prevented with a temporary foil roof construction or a simple "tomato house" made of foil over a frame made of aluminum poles.