The 'Matina' tomato variety can be recognized by its bright red fruits. Here you can find out what you should consider when growing the Matina tomato in the garden.
The 'Matina' salad tomato is a reflection of classic tomato beauty: red, round and juicy. That is why it has become a favorite strain of many hobby gardeners. We present the southern German tomato variety in a profile.
Matina Tomato: Profile
| Fruit | salad tomato; bright red |
| Flavour | fruity, sweet and sour, juicy |
| Maturity | early |
| Growth | Stick tomato, up to 2 m |
| Location | Greenhouse, Outdoor, Pot |
Origin and History
The tomato variety 'Matina' originally comes from a breeding program of the Hild seed company in Marbach am Neckar. It is therefore one of the few varieties bred in Germany. The synonym 'Tamina' is sometimes wrongly assigned to her. 'Tamina' is an independent variety that comes from Eisleben.
Properties and taste of the ‘Matina’ tomato variety
Plants of the 'Matina' tomato variety grow up to two meters high and grow vigorously. The leaves are reminiscent of potatoes, they are called potato-leaved. The fruits reach a diameter of about five centimeters and weigh up to 70 grams. The variety is early and the first bright red fruits can be harvested from mid-July. The tomatoes become soft when ripe, the skin is tender and thin. The taste of 'Matina' is fruity, balanced sweet and sour and juicy. Incidentally, the red stake tomato is seed-proof, which means that in autumn you get seeds from the fruit and can grow them again next year to plants of the 'Matina' variety.
Planting and caring for the Tomato Matina
'Matina' is a real all-round tomato that produces a high yield of the delicious fruit in the greenhouse, in pots and also outdoors. The 'Matina' tomato is easy to care for, robust and disease-tolerant, which makes it amakes particularly good outdoor tomatoes. It tolerates a few days of rain without protection and the thin-skinned fruits hardly burst open. The 'Matina' may move outdoors at the earliest in mid-May after the ice saints. To do this, dig a deep planting hole in the bed and place the young plant in it. A primarily organic long-term fertilizer, such as our Plantura organic tomato fertilizer, is already mixed into the excavated soil for ideal nutrient supply. The nutrients are then released slowly and evenly for the plants for about two months, after which a second fertilization takes place. In addition, regular tomato mulching in summer saves a lot of irrigation water and promotes soil life.
If you want to put the 'Matina' tomato in a pot, fill it with a potting soil specially adapted to tomatoes, such as our Plantura organic tomato & vegetable soil. The peat-free soil already contains nutrients for the initial period, which promote fruiting and the growth of the 'matina'. The salad tomato can grow well with two or three shoots, leaving deep-seated side shoots and breaking out all the others. When cutting tomatoes, you should cause as little wounds as possible, i.e. remove the excess side shoots as early as possible.
Harvesting and using Matina tomatoes
The 'Matina' tomato variety tempts you to bite into it with its even, round, red fruits. It is particularly suitable for fresh consumption in salads, with snacks or simply as a snack in between. Of course you can also overcook them or preserve them for the cold season.
In the field you can combine herbs and other vegetables with tomatoes. But which plant partners go well together? Our article on mixed cultivation of tomatoes provides information.