The 'Red Murmel' variety belongs to the wild tomatoes and is particularly characterized by its robustness. Here we show what you have to consider when planting the red marble on the balcony and in the garden.
With numerous small red fruits, the 'Red Marble' entices us to snack and is therefore very popular with children. We present a portrait of the wild tomato and give tips on how to grow it.
Red Marble: Wanted Poster
| Fruit | cocktail tomato; red |
| Flavour | fruity, sweet |
| Maturity | early |
| Growth | Wild tomato, up to 150 cm |
| Location | Outdoor, pot |
Origin and history of the wild tomato
The 'Red Marble' belongs to the wild tomatoes and comes from South America. In contrast to most of today's tomato varieties, it is still quite similar to its ancestors in growth and fruit size. Wild tomatoes are often perennial in their homeland, so they live for several years. However, it is much too cold here in winter. Today the variety is particularly popular because of its masses of fruit and its robustness.
Red marble: taste and properties
The 'Red Murmel' is an early-ripening tomato variety from which the first small round fruits can be harvested as early as July. It reaches a height of up to 150 centimeters and is often wider than it is tall because it forms a lot of side shoots. The red fruits hang on all shoots in many panicles - the 'Red Marble' therefore brings a high yield. On average, the tomatoes reach a diameter of one centimeter and weigh only a few grams. The taste of the wild tomato is fruity and sweet with a good tomato aroma. The 'Red Marble' has many seeds inside the fruit, from which you can sow this variety again next year. It is therefore a seed resistant variety. However, the seeds of fallen fruit will germinate without any help the next year and thus multiply themselves.
Planting and caring for red marbles: This is important to note
The plants of the 'Red Murmel' variety are very vigorous and resistant to diseases. They are ideal as outdoor tomatoes and for the balcony. In cultivation, the 'Red Murmel' is very easy to care for and undemanding, while being tolerant to late blight and late blight of tomatoes. From mid-May, the young plants of the wild tomato can migrate outdoors. If you want to grow the 'Red Marble' as a balcony tomato, fill a sufficiently large planter with a suitable substrate. Our Plantura tomato & vegetable soil in organic quality is pre-fertilized and provides your wild tomato with all the necessary nutrients as it grows. In the pot, but also as an outdoor tomato, the 'Red Marble' needs a lot of space in width. You shouldn't use them too much, because panicles with the tasty fruits are hanging on each of the many side shoots.
Wild tomatoes do not necessarily need support outdoors, they can grow bushy and take up a lot of space. However, there should be a support in the pot and for easier harvesting of the fruit. The vigorous and richly productive red wild tomato looks forward to fertilization from June. Our Plantura organic tomato & vegetable fertilizer can simply be added to the irrigation water and watered weekly. Especially with pot tomatoes, this is an easy way to provide the plants with enough nutrients for a bounty harvest.
Harvesting and using red marble tomatoes
With this very early variety you can enjoy many red fruits from July. They taste best when they go straight from the bush into your mouth, fresh to eat. The small fruits of the 'Red Marble' are also wonderful for drying. Halved and gently dried in the oven, the red wild tomatoes can be stored well into the next tomato season and bring the taste of ripe tomatoes to the plate even in winter.
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