When looking for your new favorite variety for growing tomatoes, you can't ignore bush tomatoes. The following varieties thrive excellently in beds and wonderfully in pots on the balcony.
Which bush tomato varieties should you choose for cultivation?
Popular bush tomato varieties are Balcony Star, Hoffmanns Rentita, Primabell, Tumbling Tom Red and Fuzzy Wuzzy for red tomatoes, and Tumbling Tom Yellow, Primagold, Gold Nugget and Snowberry for yellow varieties. These plants are easy to care for, seed resistant and ideal for growing in containers or beds.
Red bush tomato varieties
The bright red fruits of the following bush tomato varieties rarely make it into the kitchen. The little vitamin bombs are quickly snacked on long beforehand.
- Balkonstar: growth height up to 40 centimeters, seed-resistant, fruits up to 30 grams
- Hoffmann's Rentita: height 30-100 centimeters, early harvest, fruits 60-80 grams
- Primabell: ideal for pots with a height of 25 centimeters, fruits up to 30 grams
- Tumbling Tom Red: hanging growth up to 30 centimeters, seed-resistant, fruits up to 30 grams
- Fuzzy Wuzzy: silvery hairy rarity, early harvest from June, height 30-40 centimeters
The bush tomatoes presented not only score points with their strong habit, but are also seed-resistant. This makes them suitable for self-propagation by sowing the harvested seeds, which is not possible with refined F1 hybrids.
Yellow bush tomato varieties
In addition to the red fruits of bush tomatoes, yellow tomato varieties provide a cheerful play of colors in the garden and on the windowsill. In terms of taste, they are usually a touch milder and sweeter.
- Tumbling Tom Yellow: ideal for hanging baskets, seed-proof, mild fruits up to 30 grams
- Primagold: high-yielding pot tomatoes, up to 25 centimeters high, numerous mini tomatoes up to 30 grams
- Gold Nugget: grows up to 80 centimeters high, seed-proof, mild-sweet tomatoes with thin skin, 10-15 grams
- Snowberry: growth height up to 100 centimeters, seed-proof, fruits 10-15 grams
Undoubtedly, bush tomatoes do not produce as rich a harvest as a mighty stick tomato in the greenhouse. The strong plants make up for this with their low maintenance requirements. This includes, for example, that sizing is not necessary here.
Tips & Tricks
'Dubok' is considered the most robust variety among bush tomatoes. The historic tomato plant comes from Russia and is one of the first in the season to produce many spherical fruits with a diameter of 5-7 centimeters. Thanks to a maximum growth height of 80 centimeters, it is the ideal candidate for the pot on the balcony.
