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For the Russian vastness, tomatoes are a relatively young vegetable crop. Tomatoes, once brought to Europe from America, gained popularity for a long time, because initially they were considered poisonous. But now it is difficult to imagine national cuisine without delicious nutritious fruits (while winter is not a hindrance to a gourmet).
Among the many varieties, one variety of tomatoes has recently become the most popular for its qualities. They are popularly called Cream - the shape of the fruit really resembles this fruit.
The popularity of tomatoes has prompted breeders to create many varieties of plum tomatoes. They are united by the peculiarities of the species, but each variety has its own characteristics.
Characteristics and features
The fact that Cream tomatoes are extraordinarily tasty is evidenced by their popularity - the townspeople buy these fruits for their table more often than round ones. Summer residents also prefer to plant them. At the same time, the varieties of tomato cream can be called universal - they develop well in greenhouses and hotbeds, but are suitable for planting in open ground.
Cream Tomatoes
All plum tomatoes have the following qualities:
- dense pulp and strong skin that prevents the tomatoes from cracking;
- the fruits have a pleasant sweetness;
- good keeping quality due to the low moisture content in the pulp;
- excellent presentation and transportability;
- high glucose content;
- a small amount of seeds.
Cream is universal in terms of consumer value. They go to fresh salads, are suitable for preservation and are used in freezing.
To choose tomatoes suitable for planting in the country, you should familiarize yourself with the varietal characteristics.
Popular varieties of tomatoes Cream
| Name | Bush | Fetus | Features: |
|---|---|---|---|
| For open ground | |||
| Advance | Has rich green, abundant tops | Bright tasty kumach, up to 105 g. | Medium ripeness hybrid, resistant to fusarium, verticulosis, nematode |
| Watercolor | Reaches a height of 0.5 m and does not need pinning | Red, slight charm, weighing up to 55 g. | The growing season is 120 days. Increased resistance to cracking. Only needs a garter with a plentiful harvest |
| Benito | Low, slightly branched | Rich red color and firm flesh, weighing up to 120 g. | Resistant to wilting and fusarium. Possesses high transportability |
| Palmyra | With unlimited growth. Formation required | The skin is orange, the flesh is lighter. Small weight - up to 90 g. | · The fruit has an original elongated shape with a curved tip and good taste; |
| · In case of violation of agricultural technology, yield falls; | |||
| Medium resistance to diseases and pests | |||
| For greenhouses | |||
| Jury | Grows up to 1.5 m.On average, up to 10 fruits are formed on one cluster | Red tomatoes with glossy skins, weighing 150 g. | The hybrid is early maturing, resistant to some diseases and cracking |
| Khokhloma | · Tall, with close-set leaves; | Up to 7 tomatoes, 150 g each, are tied on a brush | · To the conditions of agricultural technology is not picky, but can be affected by diseases; |
| Forms no more than 2 stems | High-yielding - up to 10 kg / sq.m | ||
| Black moor | A fairly tall bush with a lot of branches | Small fruit (up to 45 g), chocolate skin color | · Mid-season, poorly resistant to diseases; |
| Suitable for preservation and freezing, but almost never used in salads | |||
| Palenque | Grows with one stem, reaching almost 2 meters in height | Fruits weighing up to 120 g are collected in bunches of 5-7 pcs. | · Medium early, with a high yield - up to 21 kg / m2; |
| Tomatoes of the same size, having a presentable, presentation |
Not a single winter feast is complete without a tomato. Some housewives pay attention to the grade when preserving, others look at the appearance. Almost every tomato cream is good in marinade, but the following varieties are the most popular.
The best plum tomatoes for conservation
| Variety | Features: |
|---|---|
| Bendrick's Cream | It is versatile in cultivation, it belongs to the mid-season. The meter-long semi-spreading bushes are characterized by elongation of fruiting and high productivity. Oval fruits with a sweetish taste can be yellow or red, depending on the subspecies |
| Large Cream Tomato | A short, compact bush by the end of June yields ripe red-orange fruits with a pointed tip, weighing up to 90 g. Sweetish tomatoes fit perfectly into a jar, do not crack during conservation and are stored for a long time |
| Pink Cream Tomato | The plant is vigorous, with a strong root and many branches. On each of them, numerous clusters are formed, capable of withstanding up to 20 fruits. The variety is quite productive |
Garden beds near Moscow
In each region of Russia, summer residents have their own favorite varieties of tomatoes. If we consider the characteristics and description of the tomato variety Slivovka and others in the table below, one can understand why they are so attractive to gardeners in the Moscow region.
Tomatoes popular in the Moscow region
| Variety | Features: |
|---|---|
| Slivovka | · Super early variety that gives a nice cream with a "nose". Fruits of red color are smooth, slightly flattened at the stalk. They have a juicy fleshy pulp and a sour taste; |
| Ogorodnikov attracts with its unpretentiousness, good immunity, the formation of ovaries, regardless of weather conditions, a friendly return of the harvest; | |
| · Fruits are marketable, transportable. If you remove the brown ones from the bush, then until the beginning of winter they calmly lie in the cellar. Good in conservation | |
| Cream honey tomato | · The hybrid variety is represented by determinant standard bushes. Despite the early maturity, they are grown not only in the open field, but also in the greenhouse; |
| · The smooth red fruit with a fleshy pulp has high tasting qualities and has a pleasant aroma. A special feature of the honey cream tomato is the small number of chambers with seeds; | |
| · With the weight of tomatoes up to 70 g, you can get about 4.5 kg from one square meter; | |
| The variety is characterized by the following qualities: marketability of Cream, resistance to diseases, stable yield | |
| Moscow | · This is not just a variety - this name represents several varieties of crops that differ in color shades. The most popular among farmers are chocolate and yellow; |
| · Tomatoes Cream Moskovskaya have a sweetish taste, with a slight spicy note, which allows the variety to be used more often than others for making ketchups and sauces; | |
| · Fruits are firm, with a low moisture content and a high percentage of glucose. At the time of ripening, tomatoes reach a mass of 130 g, which ensures a good yield; | |
| The variety is unpretentious to growing conditions, but has a weak immunity against fungal diseases | |
| Lady finger | Determinant shrub, up to 1 m high, bears fruit 3.5 months after planting. Graceful tomatoes correspond to their name in shape. Elongated tomatoes grow up to 8 cm in length and gain a mature mass on average 140 g; |
| · From one square meter, with the usual agricultural technology, the summer resident collects up to 6 kg of elastic fruits with a glossy skin. They are suitable for long-term transportation, retain marketability for a long time and have good taste. |
Having studied all the characteristics of tomatoes, gardeners select those that they like the most.When choosing varieties for open ground, the emphasis is on regionality, because for areas with a short growing season, you should not choose late-ripening cream.
Agrotechnics of tomatoes Cream
This variety is grown according to the same principle as any other tomato variety - in a seedling version.
The yield, first of all, depends on the quality of the seeds used:
- They should not be hollow, which can be easily checked by immersion in saline. Full-weight seeds will sink to the bottom, and those that float should be discarded;
- They do not use deformed seeds either - they will produce low-quality seedlings;
- For the prevention of diseases, seeds are disinfected by immersion for 10 minutes in a solution of hydrogen peroxide or potassium permanganate.
The soil should also be disinfected and then fertilized. To avoid an excess of moisture, containers for seedlings are chosen with drainage holes. 2 months after sowing, the seedlings can be sent to the beds using the standard step-by-step planting algorithm.
Planting tomatoes
Particular attention in the care of the cream is given to feeding. Experienced summer residents offer several options for nutritious mixtures to which this variety of tomatoes is responsive.
Fertilizers for tomatoes Cream
| Application period | Composition (for 10 liters of water) |
|---|---|
| The beginning of June | Mullein - 5 l, boric acid - 3 g, nitrophoska - 1 tbsp, micronutrient fertilizers - 2 tablets; |
| Apply 0.8 kg of fertilizer under each bush | |
| First week of July | Mullein and micronutrient fertilizers are mixed with potassium sulfate (1 tablespoon) |
| Weekly | Weak solution of manganese (5 g crystals) |
| After harvest | 2 kg of organic matter per 1 sq.m. plot (compost or manure) - without diluting with water |
Organic fertilizers are applied to the soil in the fall when digging a site prepared for the next year for planting tomatoes.
Watering
Cream varieties do not like dry weather, so they need to be watered regularly. But an excess of moisture is also not allowed - this is harmful to the root system. Therefore, no watering is carried out in the rainy season and in cool weather.
Drip irrigation of tomatoes
The water should be warm enough to keep the plants from getting sick. Only the ground around the trunk is watered. To prevent moisture from getting on the foliage and fruits, it is advisable to equip the beds with drip irrigation.
Diseases
Advantages and disadvantages
Agrarians are attracted by tomatoes Cream not only for the beautiful appearance and quality of the fruit - tomato varieties have practically no flaws, with the exception of diseases, but they are inherent in other varieties of tomatoes.
The cream stands out for its early ripening period, amicable germination and simultaneous maturity, high yields and versatility of fruits. It can also be noted unpretentiousness to growing conditions and simplicity of agricultural technology.
