The yellow cocktail tomato is a very aromatic, often almost sweet-tasting garden fruit. You can find out how to plant yellow cocktail tomatoes here.
Exotic look
The yellow cocktail tomato makes a good impression not only because of its exotic appearance. The sometimes even tall perennials bear numerous small fruits at harvest time, which can be nibbled directly from the bush. And the yellow cocktail tomatoes are particularly good for decoration in salads and on cold dishes.
Popular Varieties
- Yellow Pearshaped: The pear-shaped Yellow Pearshaped is a very early maturing variety that requires plenty of water and sufficient nutrients, which is why regular fertilization is recommended.
- Golden Currant: The round Golden Currant, which requires very little water and whose shrubs grow about 60 to 80 centimeters high, has a longer harvest time.
- Lollipop: The lollipop, which is considered a hit import from the USA, also has a longer harvest time.
- Gold Nugget: The Gold Nugget, which can even be placed as a container plant on the balcony or terrace, also has a longer harvest time.
- Goldita: The Goldita is a more golden-yellow, slightly orange-colored cocktail tomato variety, which tastes extremely sweet and is therefore also eaten by children.
- Mirabell: The golden-yellow Mirabell, which bears plenty of fruit until the first frost, tastes sweet and aromatic.
Extension
The cultivation of yellow cocktail tomatoes is the same as the cultivation of conventional cocktail tomatoes. For example, the tomatoes can be grown from seeds themselves, with sowing usually taking place in February/March. The plants then need to be grown in a well-protected, sunny room or greenhouse. Ideally, even small plant pots are provided for this purpose.
You can also buy a well-established tomato plant from a specialist shop and plant it outdoors in mid to late May - when the frosty days are finally over. It should be noted here that yellow cocktail tomatoes have a sunny andwind-protected location.
Tip: Never plant potatoes in the immediate vicinity of yellow cocktail tomatoes, which can lead to diseases such as brown rot.
Care
Yellow cocktail tomatoes need the same care as other tomatoes. However, it is important that the abundantly fruit-bearing stems are always tied to stable trellis poles. Leaves close to the ground should also be removed continuously, otherwise they will only rot. Thinning out the stem of the yellow cocktail tomato is also extremely important for a rich harvest. To do this, simply break off the additional shoots that form in the leaf axes within the side shoots by hand.
Harvest
The small fruits are harvested from July, sometimes until October, when they are simply plucked from the bush. Unripe fruit can still ripen on a sunny window sill and then be eaten.