The title balcony tomato should not be given lightly. In order for tomatoes to thrive in pots and containers, special requirements must be met. We have discovered the perfect varieties for you – compact, high-yielding, robust and, above all, delicious.
Which balcony tomato varieties are best?
Perfect balcony tomato varieties are: Balcony Star (40 cm high, 30 g light fruits), Primabell (25 cm, lush fruit), Tumbling Tom Red (hanging, red fruits), Gold Nugget (80 cm, mild, yellow fruits), Snowberry (100 cm, tiny fruits) and various cocktail tomato varieties.
Bush tomato – the middle name of every balcony tomato
Bush tomatoes offer all the benefits that a hobby gardener expects from balcony tomatoes. Their limited growth guarantees a compact habit that eliminates the need for time-consuming trimming. They also provide a rich harvest of delicious, small fruits. Not to forget their uncomplicated care throughout the season. Get to know the premium varieties here:
- Balcony star: 40 centimeters high, 30 grams of light fruit, short ripening time
- Primabell: 25 centimeters small, lush fruit covering, ideal for the small bucket
- Tumbling Tom Red: delicious red fruits, seed-resistant, hanging tomato variety for hanging baskets
- Gold Nugget: growth height up to 80 centimeters, mild, golden-yellow fruits, 10-15 grams
- Snowberry: grows to a maximum height of 100 centimeters, trellis required, countless, tiny fruits
Cocktail tomatoes – the ideal balcony vegetables
With a growth height of up to 250 centimeters, cocktail tomatoes represent the 'golden mean' between bush tomatoes and stick tomatoes. So it's no surprise that they thrive just as well on the balcony as they do in beds and greenhouses. We have put together recommended tomato varieties for you:
- Angora Super Sweet: growth height up to 2.50 meters, red fruits 10-20 grams, seed-proof
- Bellastar F1: growth height up to 2 meters, popular date tomato up to 20 grams, a successful hybrid
- Black Cherry: growth height up to 2.50 meters, delicious, dark variety that likes a warm location
- Cuban Yellow Grape: growth height 2, 50 meters, yellow fruits up to 20 grams, seed-resistant and high-yielding
- Black Zebra Cherry: fruits with mahogany-colored and green stripes, height 1 meter, seed-resistant
- Floridity F1: growth height up to 2 meters, thin-skinned, red fruits up to 20 grams
Tips & Tricks
Balcony tomatoes are more at risk from waterlogging in planters than in beds. You can easily avoid this difficulty in care by always creating a drainage system at the bottom of the pot. For example, broken pottery shards make an excellent buffer material that allows excess irrigation water to drain away quickly.
