- Primabella tomato: Profile
- Origin and History of the 'Primabella'
- Flavour & Properties of the 'Primabella' Cocktail Tomato
- Planting and caring for primabella tomatoes: Our tips
- Harvesting and Using 'Primabella'
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The 'Primabella' tomato variety was only recently bred and has a number of advantages. We reveal what makes primabella tomatoes special and how to grow them yourself in the garden.
The new tomato variety 'Primabella' impresses above all with its high yield and the best Phytophthora resistance on the market. We introduce you to the robust cocktail tomato and give tips for cultivation.
Primabella tomato: Profile
| Fruit | cocktail tomato; red |
| Flavour | aromatic, sweet and sour |
| Maturity | early |
| Growth | Stick tomato, up to 180 cm |
| Location | Outdoor |
Origin and History of the 'Primabella'
The breeder of the 'Primabella' is Dr. Bernd Horneburg, who works as a scientist in plant breeding at the University of Göttingen. Together with his team, the first open source tomato, the 'Sunviva', was created in 2022. In a large project to breed outdoor tomatoes, the ‘Primabella’ was probably also selected. It is currently the most resistant tomato variety to the dreaded tomato late blight (Phytophthora infestans). The variety is propagated by Culinaris, a seed company for ecologically certified seed in Göttingen.
Flavour & Properties of the 'Primabella' Cocktail Tomato
The 'Primabella' cocktail tomato ripens in long panicles on vigorous plants that are up to 180 centimeters high. The round, bright red fruits reach an average weight of about 30 grams. They can be stored very well, so the variety is also recommended for direct marketers. The young plants still grow remarkably compact, but stretch out after planting. The taste of the 'Primabella' is pleasantly sweet and sour and aromatic. The 'Primabella' is a seed resistant variety. In this way you can win your tomato seeds yourself, get the robust cocktail tomato and sow it again next season.
Planting and caring for primabella tomatoes: Our tips
The primabella tomato was specially bred to be grown outdoors. She can produce high yields outdoors without a rain cover while remaining he althy. Young plants of this variety can be planted outdoors from mid-May. Our Plantura organic tomato soil can also be used in the bed. With its high content of organic matter and compost, difficult and nutrient-poor soils can be improved over the long term. Soil life also benefits from this and so indirectly your tomato plants. The nutrients already contained provide the 'Primabella' with everything it needs until the first fertilization. The vigorous cocktail tomato should be watered sufficiently after planting, well supported and tied.
Small-fruited cocktail tomatoes can be grown with several shoots, depending on the space available. For this you leave up to four side shoots at the bottom of the trunk and remove all those sitting above. The tomato pinching must be repeated regularly so that the 'Primabella' remains airy, dries quickly and all the fruits get enough sunlight. The first fertilization takes place from June. A primarily organic long-term fertilizer, such as our Plantura organic tomato fertilizer, is slowly decomposed by soil organisms. The nutrients released as a result can be quickly absorbed by the roots. Over a period of two months, the 'Primabella' feeds on a single dose of fertilizer. Fertilize once in August with a lower dose. Especially outdoors, the soil and tomato plants benefit from a vegetable mulch layer. We have summarized what you should consider when watering and mulching tomatoes in a special article.
Harvesting and Using 'Primabella'
The 'Primabella' delivers a rich harvest of small fruits until the first frost, which are ideal for eating directly from the plant. The storable tomatoes can also be preserved and dried to preserve them for the cold season.
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