They thrive on the balcony or windowsill just as well as in the large garden. Cocktail tomatoes tempt you to have a he althy snack, just in between. Explore the best varieties for your very own sweet garden here.
Which cocktail tomato varieties are recommended?
Popular varieties of cocktail tomatoes include red ones like Angora Super Sweet, Capriccio F1 and Dolce Vita F1, yellow ones like Cuban Yellow Grape and Yellow Pear, and dark colored ones like Black Zebra Cherry and Brown Pear. Each variety varies in taste, size and height.
The best red cocktail tomatoes
Dive into the wide variety of red cocktail tomatoes and get to know our favorites. A place to plant will then be found by itself:
- Angora Super Sweet: seed-resistant variety, growth height up to 250 cm, burst-resistant fruits 10-20 grams
- Capriccio F1: a sweet natural candy, early ripening, 10-20 grams, growth height up to 400 cm, climbing aid recommended
- Dolce Vita F1: popular variety, resistant to diseases, early harvest, 10-20 grams, height up to 400 cm
- Sweet Pear Currant: probably the most robust variety with high resistance to late blight, tiny fruits, 2 grams, seed resistant
Refreshing yellow cocktail tomatoes
Like all yellow tomato varieties, the taste is somewhat reminiscent of lemons. That's what makes yellow cocktail tomatoes so refreshing.
- Cuban Yellow Grape: seed-resistant variety, with a height of up to 250 cm ideal for pots, 10-20 grams, very productive
- Yellow pear: seed-resistant, low in acid, very decorative thanks to the pear shape, 10-20 grams, limited height up to 250 cm
- Gold Nugget: the ideal cherry tomato for hanging baskets, mildly sweet fruits, 10-15 grams, easy to care for, seed-resistant
- Golden Pearl F1: Hybrid with pleasantly soft skin, yet burst-resistant fruits, 15-20 grams
If you would like to propagate your cocktail tomatoes on your own, all varieties marked 'seed resistant' are suitable. Unlike F1 hybrids, the seeds can be harvested and used for sowing next season.
Beautiful, dark-colored cocktail tomatoes
Thanks to their chocolatey to purple-black coloring, the following varieties are also a wonderful feast for the eyes on the balcony, terrace and in the garden.
- Black Zebra Cherry: exotic-looking variety with mahogany-green-striped fruits, 20-40 grams, seed-resistant
- Black Sweet Cherry: flawlessly round fruits, 10-20 grams, early harvest from the end of July, ready to seed
- Brown pear: sweet, high-yielding, 10-20 grams, seed-resistant, very vigorous, support recommended
Tips & Tricks
Cocktail tomatoes score points, among other things, with their thin, delicate skin. Therefore, pay strict attention to reliable rain protection and consistent watering so that the small fruits do not burst open.
