Experienced vegetable growers and farmers who grow vegetables in their fields always have the opportunity to cultivate new varieties. But novice tomato lovers can be advised to do time-tested varieties. One of these varieties that has gained popularity may be Apple tomato and its varieties. These are versatile tomatoes that have no connection with apples, but which taste good and can be stored for a long time.
Description of tomatoes Apple varieties
Growing vegetables, a skillful and diligent housewife will provide the family with fresh vitamins. A canned variegated assortment, with additions of seasonings, will diversify the kitchen table in winter. The apple variety is the best suited for this purpose, because its fruits tend to be stored for a long time. This means that when the season of fresh vegetables has already passed, there will be beautiful red tomatoes on your table.
Description
Apple Lipetsk is a mid-season, indeterminate variety. The height of the plant in the open field is 1.6 m, in the greenhouse - 1.8 m. The bush is medium-sized.
Upon reaching biological ripeness, the fruits turn red. There are no spots around the peduncle. The fruits ripen gradually. The average weight of fruits is 150-300 g. With good care and favorable weather conditions, tomatoes grow up to 450 g. The yield is average: 3.5 kg of vegetables can be harvested on one bush.
The low fertility for indeterminate varieties is fully covered by the unique taste. The pulp is fleshy, juicy. The taste is balanced, rich tomato. There are few seed chambers. The fruits are used for fresh consumption and for the preparation of tomato juices. Small specimens are canned.
In appearance, a large mass of tomato stems need a garter. In order for the characteristics of the tomato not only to be justified, but also to improve, it is recommended to form the bushes into 2 stems. In the middle lane, the variety is recommended to be grown in hotbeds, greenhouses, and in the southern part of the country - in the open field.
Winter in the name of tomatoes
If the name of the variety contains the word Siberian, such as the Siberian Apple tomato, this does not mean that it needs to be planted in the Far North. You can grow it in the middle lane and to the south. The plant, when planting, is formed into two stems, on which stepchildren must be constantly removed. The yield of tomato, both Siberian Apple and Apples on the Snow, is very high.
But the last variety differs from the previous one in that it grows short. On a determinant bush, 60 cm high, up to 35 fruits ripen, giving a total of up to 3 kg of production. The berry is small, about 50 grams, evenly colored, without a spot of a different color at the stalk. The variety is distinguished by its fresh storage duration, when tomatoes with green apples are added to the salad, but it is also ideal for winter preparations.
Growing recommendations
These tomatoes can be grown in any region of the Russian Federation.
Light, fertile soils are best suited for growing these tomatoes. These tomatoes are grown in seedlings. Seeds for seedlings are planted in late March or early April. When planted, they go deeper into the ground by 2-3 centimeters.
IMPORTANT! Before planting, the seeds should be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate, and then rinsed with clean water.
During the entire growth period, seedlings should be fed with complex fertilizer two or three times. When one or two full-fledged leaves appear, the seedlings must be dived.
A week before planting in the ground, you need to start hardening the seedlings. Seedlings are planted in the ground at the age of 55-70 days.
When planting, the distance between seedlings should be at least 70 centimeters, and the distance between rows can be from 30 to 40 centimeters.
Plants need to be tied and formed into a single stem.
Do not forget to regularly water the tomatoes with warm water and enrich the soil with complex mineral fertilizer.
Tomato varieties suitable for open ground, the description of which you will find on our website: Lapwings, Russian domes, Heavyweight of Siberia, Alpha, Argonaut, Lyana pink, Miracle of the market, Pink fleshy, Cosmonaut Volkov.
Seedling preparation
When you decide to start growing this type of tomato, you need to know its agricultural technology.
Seedlings need to be fertilized
All plants should be planted in a permanent place from seedlings. If this is not a hybrid, then you can collect your own seeds, otherwise the seed must be purchased at markets or selection stations. Before planting, the seeds must be prepared for sowing and conditions suitable for development must be created.
First, the soil is prepared, which includes:
garden land;
peat;
humus;
ash;
fertilizers.
All ingredients are mixed and checked for tightness using a compression method. If the soil is crumbling, it means that it is suitable for sowing seeds. The seeds are soaked overnight in a stimulant, plus a weak solution of potassium permanganate. In the morning they wash them and start planting, laying out the seed in prepared containers.
The finished containers are sprayed with water from a spray bottle and covered with glass or polyethylene. The temperature required for germination should be about 25 degrees during the day and within 18 degrees at night. After the shoots appear, you need to wait until the second pair of leaves is formed and start picking. When the seedlings take root, they can be fertilized and do this three times in 2 months, until the time comes for planting in a greenhouse or field.
Characteristics of tomato fruits
The main purpose of planting crops is harvesting, so special attention should be paid to the characteristics of ripe fruits.
Characteristics of the fruit of the Apple Spas tomato:
The shape of tomatoes is round, the skin is not ribbed.
The flesh and skin are scarlet.
Fruits weighing from 125 to 135 gr.
Tomatoes have thin skin and juicy flesh.
Strong "tomato" aroma from the pulp.
The collected fruits are stored for a long time without spoiling.
A versatile culinary destination.
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In appearance, tomatoes resemble the fruits of apples, which is where this name comes from.
The result of breeding work with tomatoes, as noted above, are:
increased productivity;
improvement or appearance of uniqueness of taste;
increased resistance to storage of fruits;
improving adaptability to growing conditions;
expanding the list of options for using the fruit.
The reason for the need for breeding experiments is that tomatoes are grown all over the world, in different climatic zones.
More often, similar work is carried out in the southern zone, which is associated with the possibility of obtaining not one harvest per year, but several. When adding the quality of early maturity - about 5-6, which is then tested in colder regions.
There are various ways of using tomatoes for cooking various dishes, for which different characteristics of taste, shape, color are important.
If meatiness and taste are important for salad, then for processing into juice, mashed potatoes - a small amount of waste (few seeds, thin skin), the size of the tomato, its density.
Growing conditions are based on frost resistance or withstanding high temperatures, the number of leaves, the indicator of non-decay of the bush and its transportability are important. Also important are the requirements for greenhouses, resistance to diseases and pests, suitability for mechanical harvesting.
Tomatoes Marisol purple and Lilac lake (black varieties).
The fruits of these tomatoes are very similar - flat-round, purple with pink flesh, fleshy, very sweet, weighing 400-500 g.
tomato marisol purple
tomato lilac lake
tomato lilac lake
Apple tomato: reviews and photos
Reading reviews about the Apple Spas tomatoes, you must definitely pay attention to their disease resistance. It is worth noting that the Apple variety as a whole is not subject to various types of diseases, especially those related to the Solanaceae family.
However, it is imperative to carry out preventive measures during planting, which will contribute to:
Improving productivity;
Acceleration of the ripening period;
Growing a better crop.
If, before planting seeds, you need to heat them using an oven, and spill the soil with a manganese solution, this is necessary in order to save the harvest in the future. To avoid late blight, you need to spray with preparations containing copper. This will help keep the plant from developing problems such as rot and fungus.
Pests can be overcome by infusion based on:
Celandine;
Chamomile;
Yarrow.
If you had to face a naked slug, then you need to dilute the ammonia with water. Insects are removed manually, after which processing is carried out. Tomato Apple can be a chic choice for those who prefer to grow exotic varieties on their site. The fruits are distinguished by originality and excellent taste. This is what can be called an excellent reward for all the work spent.
The peculiarity of the Apple tomato variety is that it is permissible to independently collect seeds for subsequent planting.
Not every gardener can appreciate the hard work of breeders and some even consider this to be a real intervention in nature. According to numerous surveys, it was revealed that after all, most of those who tried the Apple tomato variety were satisfied. To be more precise, people note that the work of the breeders was not wasted and they managed to make a variety that can adapt to the various climatic conditions of the country and can give an excellent harvest.
What is unique about this method
Based on the successfully passed approbation, this type of hybrid, grown on the basis of cuttings, is not yet available to Russians, since it is sold only in the UK.
This tomato hybrid is the result of a purely selection process, not genetic modification.
Pollination by bees is undesirable for plants; therefore, they are placed in special tunnels. The rest of the care conditions are no different from the process of growing classic apple trees.
How to grow an Apple tomato. Recommendations
Tomatoes are grown by seedlings, they love fertile soil and can be grown in any region of the country. It is important not to forget that before planting, disinfect the seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate, and then rinse with clean water.
In late March or early April, seeds are planted for seedlings, deepened into the soil by 2-3 cm.
During the growth of seedlings, it should be fed three times with complex fertilizers. At the stage of two or three permanent leaves, Apple seedlings dive.
A week before planting seedlings in the ground, it must be hardened. It is planted on a permanent place of growth at the age of two - two and a half months. Planting scheme between the bushes tomato 70x30-40 cm.
Plants are tall and require a garter and one-stem formation for good fruiting. Watered with warm water and regularly fed with complex fertilizers. Proper care will provide gardeners with a rich tomato harvest.
Unusual in their color fruits, which have an amazing delicious taste and a high content of nutrients, were bred by Russian breeders. The color of the tomato Emerald Apple is a rich green with a bronze tint. The bush is indeterminate, tall, well leafy, needs shaping. 3 or 4 ovaries are formed on one flower cluster. An adult and mature bush can produce up to 10 kg of tomato. Harvesting takes place in July - September. Tomatoes are large, weighing up to 300 g. The shape is rounded with slightly noticeable ribbing. The pulp is dense, juicy, of an unusual emerald color, fleshy, very pleasant, sweet, with hints of sourness, somewhat reminiscent of the taste of ripe actinidia. The amount of sugars and useful amino acids is higher than that of any tomato variety. Tomatoes are recommended by doctors for dietary and baby food. Tomato Emerald Apple - This is one of the tastiest and most aromatic varieties of green tomatoes, ideal for slicing into sandwiches and as a base for delicious mashed potatoes.
Tomato Emerald Apple
Plant care
When planting tomatoes in a permanent place, you need to make sure that the weather is warm, but not hot. It is better to do this in the evening. Seedlings are planted in holes: four plants per square meter for tall tomatoes and 6 plants for medium growth. You can add a handful of ash to each hole and spill it with warm water. The seedling deepens, is covered with soil and, if it is a tall species, it is tied to supports or trellises.
Further care of the plantings is:
in weeding and loosening the soil;
in timely watering;
in pinning;
in a garter;
in pest control.
Weeding is needed to kill weeds so that the plants have enough fresh air and nutrients.
Watering should be carried out in the evening and only with warm water, the root system of seedlings suffers from cold water. To combat pests, you can use folk methods and means, or you can purchase chemicals and, following the instructions, process the plantings.
When all the prescriptions are followed and the plants feel cared for and attention, they grow quickly, form flower clusters, set fruits and bring the desired harvest to the owners. After the first tomatoes are ripe, they must be picked immediately, processed or eaten with fresh salads. Farms grow products for transportation and sale to the population. It is not so important whether you have grown a crop, or bought finished products, you need to start processing in order to diversify homemade dishes in winter.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Tomato Golden Apples
Any tomato requires love and care, regardless of whether it is a hybrid or not. Likewise, each tomato variety has its own history of origin. This type of tomato was developed specifically for the Russian climatic conditions, and, moreover, they can grow both in the greenhouse and in the open field.
They can be consumed fresh, in particular, by adding them to salads, snacks, side dishes and even hot dishes.
As for processing and conservation, there are no restrictions, and twists with a combination of yellow, red and green tomatoes will look very original. Apple tomatoes are great for making extraordinary, tasty and very healthy juice with a greenish-lemon color.
Russian variety breeders
The tomato variety is very young, bred by Russian (Altai) breeders at the beginning of the 21st century. Refers to medium early tomato varieties. From sowing the seeds to full ripening, 101 - 110 days take place. The variety is indeterminate (the stem does not end its growth, but grows further, forming a bush up to 2.5 m high), has a harmonious taste. In the southern regions, it is successfully grown without cover, in the middle lane - in greenhouses. The bush is very powerful, not too leafy, high, in the greenhouse some specimens reach a height of up to 2 meters. Outdoors 1.5 - 1.7 meters. The apple tomato needs support not only of the stem, but also of the brushes with mature fruits. Formation in two stems is ideal for this variety. The bush is distinguished by its beautiful appearance and fruits, with high taste.
Description of medium-sized tomatoes
These varieties of tomatoes have a height:
Robin Apple, up to 1 meter;
Apple Spas, up to 80cm;
Golden Apple, up to 1 meter.
The name Malinovka speaks for itself, because its berry is crimson. This vegetable is grown in two stalks, and up to five kilograms of tomatoes ripen on them. The product quality is excellent, it is suitable for all types of culinary processing.
Standard tomatoes Apple Spas are incredibly resistant to disease. Fresh vegetables are used for salads and as decoration for other dishes. Tomatoes are also suitable for freezing and preservation. They persist for a long time and can be transported over long distances. The Golden Apple plant burns brightly with the yellow lanterns of rounded tomatoes. Suitable for cultivation, both a greenhouse and a field, but in the southern regions of the country. Among the plants of this species, you can feel as if you were in a magical garden of love, where you are surrounded by paradise. The fruit stem is hidden from human eyes by the bright green of the leaves and the extravaganza of gold.
Tomatoes with an exotic color
Tomato variety Tiger Probably, as much has not been written about any culture as about tomatoes.
What kinds and varieties it just does not exist: with small, like cherries or grapes, fruits or large-fruited fruits - kilogram; there are tall vines up to 6-8 m or very tiny - 20-30 cm high; according to the shape of the fruit, they can be round, flat-round, oval, "with a spout", "icicles", "barrels", pepper-shaped, heart-shaped, even rhombic and square.
Stems, leaves and even fruits can be smooth and pubescent, and the color range of ripe fruits will flatter the most daring imagination: white, raspberry, pink, red, yellow, orange, green, brown, black and, finally, with patterned fruits - such a variety fruit colors, perhaps, can not be found in any vegetable plant.
The least information can be found about tomatoes with a patterned fruit color. I have been growing three varieties of tomatoes with these fruits for over 13 years. All stories were received through amateur channels from foreign countries. The varieties Apple and Tigrovye are distinguished by irregular yellow-green radial stripes in immature fruits; when ripe, these stripes also retain a paler color against the background of the main red color of the fruits, while becoming yellow and orange.
The intermittent yellow-orange stripes of the Apple variety make some fruits very similar to the Cinnamon striped apples. They are also about the size of an apple, rather large, within 200 g. Semi-determinant bushes are about 180 cm high. To obtain abundant harvests and ripen all fruits, the tops of the bushes are minted at about 150 cm. Each brush bears up to 10 fruits. They are dense in structure, good for canning, keeping, transportable.
This variety in 1992 at the first test showed itself to be very late ripening, but as a result of many years of acclimatization it behaved like an average ripening period.In the last five to six years, all fruits ripen right on the bush until the end of August. Late blight and other diseases have never been affected. Grown in a summer film greenhouse.
Tomato variety Tiger also has a patterned striped color, for which it got its name. It immediately behaved like a medium-ripening variety. Now, rather, it can be described as medium early. Its fruits weigh 80-100 g with bright interpenetrating yellow-orange stripes. The bushes are about 200 cm high, but they should not be allowed to grow uncontrollably, and for the full return of the harvest, it is better to mint the tops at a height of about 160-170 cm.
This tomato is grown in one stem, like the Apple color variety, stepchildren are removed during the growth process. Tiger tomatoes also ripen in the open field, in this case, the top should be minted below the growth indicated earlier by 20-50 cm, depending on the climate in your area. It is noteworthy that when using these colored tomatoes in salting, the elegant color of the fruits is preserved.
In comparison with the above-mentioned varieties, the patterns on the fruits of the Fireworks varieties of tomatoes are of a slightly different nature. The subcutaneous yellow-orange color of the fruit against a red background is insignificant, but the pattern is created on the epidermis (on the skin of the fruit). Patterns, both intermittent and continuous, in the form of radial dots and stripes, keratinized scales on the surface of the fruit - this is a sign that is even rarer and more difficult to fix in subsequent generations during selection, even more difficult and rare, according to the experience of my 13-year observations and tests than a sign of yellow-orange stripes.
Description of indeterminate varieties
Tomato Apple Lipetsk and Apple Minusinsky are tall tomatoes. Both plants can grow indefinitely, but they must be pinched, limiting the height to 1.8 meters. Each species is best grown in two stems. Passyncing must also be carried out.
Fruit characteristics differ slightly between varieties. Apple Lipetsk variety of tomato has round-shaped fruits, red in color, without spots. The taste is real, tomato, with sourness and sweetness. The only disappointment is that he has a small yield - 4 kg per bush, which is not typical for tall species.
There are several varieties of the Apple variety.
Very interesting and fruitful variety Krymskoe Yabloko, which has large raspberry fruits reaching 300 grams. This tomato is a long-liver, it is more than 80 years old, which means that it has been to the taste for several generations. From one bush, with proper care, more than 12 kg of products can be harvested per season.
There are several more tall tomatoes associated with the name apple. Among them will be Adamovo, which can be grown both in the greenhouse and in the field. Products of this type are suitable for processing and consumption in green delicious salads, when red tomatoes are combined with apples. Hybrid Black Apple, and Blue, these varieties of tomatoes are similar in color to the fruit. When ripe, they turn chocolate and purple hues, but their flesh is standard, red, with a characteristic sweet taste.
The best reviews from our readers
“I liked the tomatoes so that they do not need to pay much attention to care. Several times during the season I only applied fertilizers. The yield was excellent. I didn't like fresh vegetables, but they fit perfectly for preservation. In a jar, tomatoes do not crack and retain their flavor. Due to the small size, it is convenient to roll vegetables whole. " “Apple Spas has recently become my favorite tomato. Ripe vegetables make delicious tomato juices, lecho and ketchup. Also suitable for salads. We ate fresh tomatoes all summer. It tastes juicy and sweet with an incredible aroma. In autumn, after harvesting, the green fruits managed to turn red, and the ripe vegetables did not spoil for a long time.
Violet City: Miass
Manufacturer: Medvedev
Where they grew up: Greenhouse
I love this variety! At first I was afraid to order - it looks like they are beautiful in the photo, but everything is too smooth and smooth, similar to a hybrid. But all the same I wrote out the seeds, planted them, and…. got an excellent harvest and even delicious tomatoes. What I like is that the brushes can ripen completely on the bush, to the last tomato. I have already tried those that I canned for the winter - it is very tasty, the main thing is that the skin did not burst and all are intact, and when you take a bite - juicy and soft, not like hybrids. But they keep their shape. Naturally remains on a permanent residence permit with me. A versatile variety.
I grow my favorite apples in a greenhouse every year. They are tied before everyone else (ahead of only "Snowdrop"), together, up to 8-10 in the brush. Smooth, strong, of the same size, ovaries to the very top. It is a pity that St. Petersburg summer is not enough. It is better to preserve without waiting for mature softness. 2-3 trunks, high, potato leaf. The taste is correct, tomato, not sour! Pretty boy! Recommend.
The Apple Spas tomato is a newcomer to our market. It appeared relatively recently, but has already managed to acquire dozens of admirers. All of them appreciate the beautiful appearance of tomatoes and their delicate balanced taste.
I grew the variety Apple saved a couple of years ago. I must say right away that if the greenhouse is not high, then the bushes will not fit, since the plants are very tall, I have grown more than two meters. She led tomatoes in two trunks. The bushes are very powerful, but not very spreading, one might say compact. Brushes are formed without gaps.
Galina
Once I grew the Apple Spas variety in a greenhouse. Of course, I would like to note the beautiful appearance of the tomato - all are even, evenly colored, ripen together. But it seemed to me tasteless to taste - no sweetness, no sourness. I decided to try to roll them into jars, so they all cracked.
I really like this variety "Apple Spas". For many years he has lived on my site. I grow in a greenhouse, lead in two stems, tie, naturally. They bloom early, the fruits are formed together, earlier than other varieties. On each bush, 8-10 brushes are formed. All of them are overgrown with small tomatoes, 80 grams each.
The fruits are all the same shape and size. I think in the conditions of a long and warm summer, which, unfortunately, is a utopia for us, tomatoes would form until mid-autumn. And so you have to remove the fruits in early September. Ripen well on the windowsill. Canning tomatoes, pickling, making lecho and juices. In general, these tomatoes are delivered to my stream. Households like their taste, although there are, of course, varieties with a richer taste.
Interesting types of tomatoes
An apple tomato variety that surprises, this is the amazing Emerald Apple tomato. These tomatoes resemble somewhat unripe apples with a rich green color. Reviews of gardeners about him are distinguished by delight and love. And not because the original shade attracts with its unusual appearance, but because it is a tasty and versatile hybrid to use. Interesting and tasty salads are obtained, the recipes of which include green tomatoes with red apples.
Cherry Tomatoes and Paradise Apple are small-fruited varieties, but they are incredibly popular. When you look at the tailed bush, it seems that this neat apple tree has spread its branches, completely drenched in tiny berries. A description of these varieties and their photos can be seen on the pages of tomato lovers who leave positive reviews, and it is impossible not to fall in love with them. Even the Siberian region finds an opportunity to purchase products that are especially popular with children. Children's meals can be prepared very colorfully if tiny tomatoes are combined with miniature apples.
Features of growing and care
Lipetsk Apple Tomato needs the same care as all other varieties of vegetable crops. To enjoy delicious tomatoes, as well as treat your neighbor to them, it is enough to include a number of simple manipulations in the to-do list. For normal growth, a culture needs:
Watering. No plant will grow without water. However, if some crops need almost daily watering, then only one plentiful watering per week is enough for tomatoes. It is often not recommended to bring water under the crop, since due to high humidity, tomatoes suffer from fungal diseases, which are a great danger to the crop.
Top dressing. In the first half of the growing season, plants are fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizers. Ammonium nitrate, nitrophoska or organic solutions are used as top dressing. During fruit setting, fertilizers are replaced with potassium-phosphorus mixtures, which contribute to the pouring and ripening of the fruit.
Shaping and garter. According to the information included in the description of the species, you need to pinch off all the extra side shoots, leaving only 2 stems. Since large fruits strongly pull the brush down, which can cause it to break, the stems are attached to pegs or tied with twine.
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Persimmon is a medium-sized determinant variety, in open ground it grows up to 70-80 cm, and in greenhouses - up to one and a half meters. This is a yellow tomato with flat, rounded large fruits, on average - 350-300 g, and the largest fruits weigh more than 500 g. The tomatoes taste sweet and aromatic, when overripe, a piquant sourness appears, they are very good in salads, juices and sauces. A distinctive feature is an increased content of beta-carotene in fruits and a lower content of organic acids, therefore persimmons are also used as a dietary food. Persimmon also stands out for a long fruiting period - 4-5 months, until the very frost, as well as the fact that they do not lose their taste if they are collected unripe. And given the high yield of the variety - about 6 kg per 1 sq. M. - Persimmons can be recommended for both personal and commercial cultivation.
tomato persimmon
tomato persimmon
tomato persimmon Orange. The tomato bush Orange reaches a height of one and a half meters, the variety is semi-determinant. Grown in 1-2 stems, both in greenhouses and in the open field. Bright orange fleshy fruits can weigh from 200 to 400 g. They are suitable for canning and preparing blanks.
tomato orange
tomato orange
tomato orange Honey king. The most sugary. An excellent hybrid with appetizing pink-red fruits. Marketable fruits: rounded, leveled, weighing 180-220 grams each. The pulp is juicy, sugary, in terms of sweetness it is not inferior to the sweetest cherry tomatoes. The plant is indeterminate, suitable for growing in greenhouses and in the open field as a stake crop.
tomato honey king
Apple-tomato variety: 6 indicators
Recently, the Swiss gardener Markus Kobelt managed to get a new hybrid apple-tomato. Currently, there is an active work of breeders to develop new varieties, plant hybrids.
More than 20 years of active research and experimentation have been spent on this discovery.
First of all, in breeding, the goal is to obtain valuable varieties that are distinguished by high productivity, increased shelf life, resistance to various diseases and pests.
Recently Swiss gardener Markus Kobelt managed to get a new hybrid apple-tomato
Tomato and apple are unique fruits with excellent taste. However, the differences in their structure, forms and growing conditions practically exclude the idea of the possibility of a hybrid between these plants.
Nevertheless, work is constantly underway. First, tomatoes were created, the variety of which is outwardly similar to apples: Siberian Apple and Apple Tomato. The fruits of these varieties have an external resemblance to apples (in shape), as well as a bright taste.
This tomato hybrid was obtained by Russian breeders. The Siberian apple tomato is a mid-season high-yielding tomato suitable for growing in a greenhouse and unprotected soil in the southern regions. Bushes of the indeterminate type reach 1.8 m in height, therefore it is necessary to carry out a garter of plants. Productivity - up to 8.5 kg per 1 m².
The advantages of this variety include:
high productivity;
excellent taste;
good disease resistance.
There were practically no shortcomings.
Fetal characteristics:
average weight 150 g;
in a state of technical ripeness, the fruits are pale pink in color;
sugariness and fleshy consistency, which is preserved during the entire storage period.
This tomato hybrid was obtained by Russian breeders. The Siberian apple tomato is a mid-season high-yielding tomato.
The cultivation technology is slightly different from other varieties of tomatoes.
The Heavenly apple tomato is planted both in the open field and in a film greenhouse. In many regions, climatic conditions are not suitable for growing tomatoes, since the fruits do not have time to ripen before the onset of fogs, after which the leaves and stems of the plant turn black. Many varieties do not tolerate high humidity, sharp temperature jumps, and prolonged absence of the sun.
Despite the fact that it is not easy to care for the Paradise apple, summer residents and farmers prefer this tall variety and appreciate:
for resistance to adverse weather;
for the taste of the fruit;
for early ripening of the crop.
Tomatoes do not crack during transportation, do not lose their attractiveness during a long journey. They contain more than 15% ascorbic acid. This vitamin strengthens the immune system, slows down the aging of cells, and helps to remove toxins from the body.
Description of the variety
The name speaks about the high taste of tomatoes. On the tall bushes of the Paradise apple, compact inflorescences are formed, on which, after 100 days, the first fruits ripen. They differ:
rounded shape;
smooth skin;
fleshy pulp;
pink or red.
One multi-chamber tomato weighs from 150 to 240 grams, but it is impossible to collect seeds, since there are practically no seeds in the fruits. Almost 4 kg of juicy tomatoes are removed from one plant in the garden.
In the greenhouse, they sing a little longer than in the garden, from all sides, illuminated by the sun. On the open ground, the bush rises up to 1.5 meters in height. The Paradise apple variety is tied to the supports and 2 stems are left.
Seeds, which can be bought in specialized stores, are placed in a solution of Fitosporin or potassium permanganate.
After 12 hours, they are sent to containers with a mixture of peat and sand, having previously fed the soil with urea and superphosphate.
The soil for growing tomatoes in the open-air garden is dug up in the fall, a little lime is added. In the spring they put organic matter. In the holes, poured with warm water, the culture is sent at the end of May, when frosts are no longer expected. The holes are covered with earth and compost. Trellises are installed nearby.
In order for tomatoes to give a good harvest, and up to 9 kg of sweetish fruits are harvested from 1 square meter, each bush must be fed at least 4 times per summer. The Paradise apple growing in the garden is watered twice a week, if it does not rain, they are moistened more often in the greenhouse.
When forming the ovary, the soil is fertilized. The painting is done when the brushes appear. To prevent the tomato from growing up, pinch the bush. After each watering, the soil should be loosened.
Disease resistance.
Ripening of the crop both under the film and in the garden.
Ease of care.
Attractive fruit appearance.
The taste of fresh tomatoes can be appreciated in a salad. A lot of aromatic and bright juice is obtained from them. These tomatoes are also suitable for canning. The Paradise apple cultivar is grown by farmers for sale, since the crop can be transported over long distances.
Tomatoes Adam's apple will be a valuable find for gardeners in the temperate climate zone. This variety of Siberian selection is able to show its best side even in conditions of rainy and cold summers.
Height
Pick-up location
Ripening terms
Fruit color
Fruit size
Origin
Fruit shape
Medium-sized
Greenhouse, Open ground
Mid-season
Red
Middle
Variety
Round
The medium-ripening variety Adam's apple belongs to the medium-growing types of tomatoes. The plant is 1.0-1.3 m high, forms beautiful clusters, blooms profusely. With the correct formation of the bush, it will give a good harvest - about 4-5 kg per plant. It is adapted to open ground, tolerates temperature extremes and high humidity, and is resistant to diseases.
The formation of the bush takes place in two stems, the timely removal of stepchildren increases the yield of the variety. Garter required.
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Tomatoes are best consumed raw. They are great both for salads and for preparing first courses. Not the largest specimens are suitable for salting. Tomatoes in this variety can be processed into juice or ketchup.
Pros:
the possibility of growing in the open field;
the ability to withstand small cold snaps;
fruiting stability;
low susceptibility to major diseases;
good taste;
suitable for food and canning.
Minuses:
significant labor costs associated with the need to regularly tie up plants and remove stepchildren.
Seeds are sown about 55-60 days before the tomatoes are planted in a permanent place. When sowing, it is necessary to maintain the room temperature at around 23 to 25 ° C and good lighting.
For faster and more friendly germination, it is necessary to use seed growth stimulants. You can use mineral fertilizers as top dressing. The pick occurs at the stage of formation of the third true leaf.
Landing in open ground begins after return frosts.
Correct planting will ensure good rooting and fast fruiting of plants.
It is necessary to transplant seedlings together with an earthen clod. Plants with bare roots take a long time to take root.
The support is installed in the prepared hole immediately upon landing. Otherwise, damage to the root system of an already planted plant occurs.
It is necessary to water the hole until the water stops leaving. Place a seedling in the resulting slurry.
After the slurry is slightly absorbed, cover with earth and slightly compact.
Apply a layer of mulch to prevent the soil from drying out and cracking.
No more than 3-4 bushes are planted per square meter. Thickening of the planting negatively affects the yield.
Tomato variety Adam's apple does not require special growing conditions. Its content is not particularly different from the care of other types of tomatoes. The main actions will be:
garter bush as it grows;
the formation of a plant in two trunks;
removal of unwanted side shoots as they appear;
watering;
fertilization;
mulching.
You should not carry out work related to pruning plants that grow outdoors in wet weather. Moisture will slow down healing and speed up the penetration of infections at the cut sites.
Collection of fruits for subsequent storage must be carried out before cold snaps. Tomatoes are removed during the day, when there is no dew and high humidity. For storage, unripe brown or green tomatoes are laid in wooden boxes with the stalk up.The room where the boxes with tomatoes are located should be dark and cool, the air temperature should not exceed 12 ° C.
Transportation of tomatoes is carried out by different types of transport in compliance with the rules for the transportation of perishable products. For transportation, the fruits must be sorted by ripeness and size, and then placed in boxes.
Adam's apple stands out against the background of other novelties of breeding for its versatility and ease of care. Together with these qualities, one can note resistance to diseases and rot, which is so important for all gardeners.
Breeders from Altai worked on the creation of the tomato at the beginning of 2000. Initially, the variety was recommended for cultivation in greenhouses, but is successfully grown outdoors in the southern regions.
The Apple Spas tomato has the following positive qualities:
Immunity to disease;
Drought resistance;
Commodity appearance;
The versatility of the fruit;
Unpretentious care;
Good keeping quality;
Long fruiting period.
Thanks to the efforts of breeders, the tomato has no disadvantages.
The variety is cultivated through seedlings.
How to prepare the seeds:
For a quick and friendly emergence of shoots, the seeds are placed in a damp cotton cloth and kept for a day near the battery. After the seed is placed in the refrigerator for 1-2 days. Thanks to these manipulations, the seed material is hardened;
Even the acquired planting material must be disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate. Then rinse and dry;
The last step is processing in growth stimulants.
Pros:
excellent productivity;
versatility;
good germination;
resistance to drought and heat;
tolerance of temperature drops and sudden cold snaps;