Tomatoes are the most popular vegetables that can be found in any garden garden or greenhouse. Even if the summer resident's plot is not large, there is always a place for tomatoes there.

Therefore, it is the creation of new varieties and hybrids of tomatoes that breeders are most often engaged in, breeding more advanced varieties that are distinguished by higher resistance to diseases and natural disasters, good yields, improved taste, and sometimes a peculiar color of ripe fruits.

Among all the variety of tomato varieties, the Raspberry tomato should be noted. This is not one hybrid variety, but a whole galaxy of different types of vegetables, combined into one group, thanks to the color of their ripe fruits. Raspberry tomatoes have a pleasant taste, wonderful appearance, so they have already managed to fall in love with vegetable growers.

The history of the creation of the variety

At the end of the last century, Russian breeders bred a new variety of tomatoes, which was named "Raspberry Miracle", according to the color of the ripe fruits of this tomato. The tomatoes were so good that they won first place and a gold medal at the agro-industrial exhibition. The fruits of this variety are large, fleshy, with excellent taste, the skin color is juicy raspberry, and the structure is soft.

Ripe tomatoes

In the future, a number of hybrids of raspberry tomatoes were bred, named "Golden Raspberry Miracle". Each of the species in this series had special properties, and with each subsequent hybrid, the characteristics only got better. Now, thanks to selection, seeds of new tomatoes from the "raspberry series" are on sale.

Currently, almost all varieties of Raspberry tomatoes are popular, and vegetable growers simultaneously plant several of these varieties, so they are all so attractive in appearance and in their characteristics.

Characteristics and description of the variety

Often, when forming packets with tomato seeds from the "Raspberry Miracle" series, seed manufacturing companies put the f1 mark next to the variety name on the package, which means it is a hybrid. Often, manufacturers are cunning so that summer residents do not dare to collect seeds of the variety they like, but come to buy them in stores at the beginning of each season. Many Raspberry Miracle tomatoes are varietal, not hybrid, so their seeds can be harvested from ripe fruits and further used for growing.

Tomato Raspberry Paradise

Vegetable growers on the forums share their impressions of growing different varieties and hybrids of the Raspberry Miracle line, talking about the most beloved of them:

  1. Tomatoes Golden Raspberry Miracle characteristics and description of the variety should begin with a story about the ripening time - this tomato belongs to the late-ripening species, from the moment of emergence to the amicable ripening of fruits, it takes about 5 months. The bushes are of an indeterminate type, so their shoots can grow up almost indefinitely. If the shoots are not pinched, then their height can reach 1.9-2.1 m. These bushes require the obligatory formation of 2-3 stems, pinching the tops and tying them to strong supports. In the course of breeding work, this variety showed high resistance to late blight, therefore, with late ripening of fruits, even the initial signs of late blight do not appear on these bushes. They are grown not only in open ground, but also in greenhouse conditions;
  2. Tomato Raspberries was withdrawn by specialists from NPO Garden and Garden LLC (this NGO is the author of the breeding of a number of other Raspberry Tomatoes), and entered the State Register in 2015. Tomato Berry Raspberry characteristic and description of the variety: ripe fruits are intended for fresh consumption and preparation of salads. The bushes are low (55-60 cm in height), the shoots are strong, medium leafy, the foliage is dark emerald, typically tomato. The fruits in appearance do not very much resemble raspberries - they are very large, rounded, fleshy, of medium density, with a smooth dense skin of a rich raspberry color. The taste is pleasant sweetish-sour. Each fruit contains 6 chambers with seeds;
  3. Tomato Crimson Dawn refers to mid-season varieties. The ripe fruit is heart-shaped, with a smooth dark crimson skin. The weight of a mature tomato is up to 400 g. The yield is simply enormous. The pulp is pinkish with a pleasant aroma and sweet taste. The fruits are eaten fresh, and also used in the preparation of salads.

Other varieties of the raspberry series include:

  • tomato "Raspberry Joy";
  • tomato "Raspberry Sunset";
  • grade "Raspberry Bogatyr".

Important! Seeds of any of these varieties can be purchased at specialized stores or ordered online. When ordering bags with seed, you should pay attention to the manufacturer and buy them only from well-known agricultural firms.

Agricultural technology of cultivation

Tomato Raspberry Chime

On each of the bags with seeds of raspberry varieties of tomatoes it is written that they can be grown in all regions of our country, both in open and in closed ground. Tomato bushes are highly resistant to changeable weather conditions, continuing to grow and develop even with sudden changes in temperature.

It is advisable to germinate the seeds before sowing. Usually these tomatoes are grown in seedlings. The containers are filled with special soil for vegetable plants, which can be purchased at specialized stores. No more than 18-20 seeds should be planted in each container.

As the shoots appear, the weakest ones should be removed. Thinning is carried out periodically until 8-9 of the strongest and most powerful seedlings remain in each container. With this method of growing, picking seedlings is not required.

Watering 5-6 times a day

Watering the seedlings - once every 5-6 days. During the period of growing seedlings, you can feed it a couple of times with complex mineral fertilizers. Young plants should be planted in a permanent place when a constant temperature of 16-17 degrees C is established.

In Siberian regions, after planting tomatoes in a permanent place in open ground, greenhouses should be installed on the beds so that the tomatoes do not freeze.

Further care of the growing bushes of this vegetable crop provides for regular watering, loosening the soil, removing weeds, applying top dressing and tying the shoots to the supports.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Tomato Raspberry Giant

The benefits of Golden Miracle tomatoes include:

  • ripe tomatoes have an excellent presentation and excellent taste;
  • ripe fruits are not prone to cracking;
  • bushes are highly resistant to late blight;
  • high yield of varieties, at the same time at least 3.5-4.5 kg of fruit ripens;
  • the possibility of growing in gardens of the middle zone and Siberian regions of Russia;
  • the seed material of this species remains viable for up to 13-14 years.

Note.There are practically no downsides to the Golden Miracle. It is only worth noting that the varieties require mandatory tying to strong supports, and only the first harvest is large, the subsequent fruits grow much smaller.

The pluses of the tomato Berry Raspberry include:

  • fruits of large mass - 550-650 g;
  • great taste;
  • high yield - 11-12.5 kg per sq. meters.

The disadvantages include the need to form bushes and the obligatory garter of shoots so that they do not break off under the weight of ripening fruits.

Undoubtedly, the varieties of raspberry tomatoes, despite the recent timing of their breeding, have already been recognized by Russian vegetable growers, who are happy to grow several varieties of such tomatoes at once in their garden plots.