Not every summer resident can devote enough time to caring for tomatoes. In this case, undersized tomatoes, which do not require pinching, are grown both in greenhouses and in open soil beds. Varieties for “lazy” were developed, which, with small growth, give good fruit yields, while being unpretentious and resistant to disease.
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Features of undersized varieties
Tomatoes "kids" are popular with many summer residents. They are valued for easy care, resistance to adverse weather factors, and high fruit harvests. In the difficult Russian climate, it is not so easy to grow tall, indeterminate varieties that require competent agricultural technology. Low-growing varieties are characterized by compactness, a variety of color and size of fruits, grow well both in shelters (greenhouses, tunnels), and directly in the open.
There are three groups of such tomatoes:
- standard;
- determinant;
- superdeterminant.
In the first group, stepsons are not removed, but in the second and third stepsoning is possible and is determined by the desire and availability of time of the gardener.
Watercolor
Tomato will please with early fruit harvesting, good productivity for such a “baby”. A plant with a powerful strong stalk, reaches a height of about 45-50 cm. The leaves are saturated green, slightly corrugated. The bush does not need to be stubbed.
In the hands - 5-6 aligned red fruits. Near the stem of some tomatoes, there is a slight yellowness. The form is plum-like, the skin is thin. The weight of tomatoes is from 70 to 100 grams. The pulp is dense, sugar, the taste is pleasant, with a tangible aroma.
Use is universal, as the fruits of Watercolor are suitable for fresh food, good in marinades, pickling. The first fruits in the stage of technical ripeness are removed after about 100 days, for ripening on the bushes it will take another couple of weeks. In care, the variety is unpretentious, grows on any soil, but with timely top dressing and watering, yield indicators will be higher.
Red fang
This is a variety with elongated, slightly concave fruits, suitable for conservation. The bush is low, medium leafy, compact. On one square meter, 5-6 bushes are planted.
The fruits are dense, with a sweet flesh, pleasant taste. Weight on average - 80-100 grams, the color of tomatoes is bright red with gloss. The variety is suitable for pickling, canning, attractive in jars in assorted (cucumbers, squash). From the bush remove up to 5-7 kg of fruit, subject to competent care. No stepsoning.
Krakowiak F1
This is a tomato from the ultra-early group, with a standard-sized bush of small height. The plant is up to 50 cm, slightly leafy. Pasynovka and garter to the supports are not required.
Inflorescences are simple, in the hands forms 4-5 tomatoes. Fruits reach technical ripeness on 78-83 days, are perfectly ripened indoors. Tomatoes weighing up to 70 grams, round, with a slight ribbing. Inside - 4-5 small chambers, few seeds. The pulp is tender, of a pleasant taste. There is a characteristic tomato aroma. The main purpose of early Krakowyak is summer salads. 1.5-1.7 kg of fruits are removed from the bush.
The tomato originator is agrofirm Gavrish, since 2009 Krakowyak has been included in the list of the State Register of the Russian Federation.
Children's sweetness
The bushes of this variety during the fruiting period are hung with beautiful red tomatoes. The variety is fruitful, resistant to a number of diseases of tomatoes:
- Fusarium
- vertex rot;
- verticillosis.
From defeat phytophthora "leaves" due to early ripening. From the emergence of seedlings to the first harvest of fruits takes about 80-82 days. Bushes are small, up to 40-50 cm tall, compact.
Tomato is planted in the open ground, under temporary film shelters. The formation and removal of stepsons is not necessary. Tomatoes are ovoid, dense, saturated red color. Inside - up to five chambers, the flesh is juicy, of a pleasant taste.
Using:
- whole canning;
- pickling;
- salads;
- cutting.
The variety is also not bad in yield; on average, up to 6-7 kg of tomatoes are harvested from one square meter.
You have
An original rare variety of tomatoes, characterized by abundant fruiting, friendly return of the crop. Designed for landing on ridges of open ground, does not need to form a bush and remove stepsons.
Tomatoes ripen quickly and amicably, after 80-90 days the first fruits are ready for harvest. Tomatoes are rounded, aligned, bright orange. Weight - about 60-100 grams. The skin is thin but strong.
It is mainly used fresh for salting. The fruits do not crack, perfectly retain their shape and taste during processing. Summer residents note the high keeping quality of these tomatoes, undemanding to the soil, resistance to disease.
Tomato is a culture that requires constant attention and proper care. Planting undersized compact, not requiring pinching varieties, you can get an excellent crop with less time.
Natalia
I have been planting tomato Sanka for five years. The weight of the fruit is 80-100g. It turns out everything is smooth, just in a jar.