Tomato Summer cider: variety description, cultivation and care with photo

Tomato Summer Cider is a mid-season, semi-determinant, high-yielding variety recommended for cultivation in open ground or film shelters.

Characteristics of the variety and cultivation features

Medium-sized variety. Plant height ranges from 1.5 to 1.7 m. Potato type leaves.Requires a garter to support and removal of stepchildren. To achieve higher yields, it is recommended to form a bush in 2 or 3 stems.

Tomato seedlings are sown 50-60 days before planting in a permanent place. For 1 sq. meter plot usually placed no more than three plants, and when forming in 1 stem - no more than four.

Experts classify Summer cider as a rare variety.

Description of fruits

Fruits are large, smooth, flat-round. Differ in saturated yellow-orange color. Fruit weight from 400 to 800 g. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, sweet, medium density. These tomatoes are perfect both for fresh consumption and for all types of tomato processing: pickling, juicing, lecho, sauces.

Tomato care

Care measures include timely watering, weed removal, soil loosening, preventive treatment with mineral fertilizers based on potassium and phosphorus.

Pros and cons of the variety

Among the benefits of tomato Summer cider gardeners note the following features:

Large fruit size.
Good tasting.
Resistant to major tomato diseases.
Suitable for baby and diet food.

The disadvantages of the variety include a relatively low yield.

Growers' ratings

Despite the fact that Summer cider, as already noted, is a rare variety, it is in high demand among experienced gardeners. We invite you to read some reviews about it.

Valeria Vladimirovna, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Dzerzhinsk:

“For the first time I grew this tomato today. Liked it very much. The taste is excellent - sweet with a slight sourness. The fruits are soft, fleshy, melting in the mouth. Showed himself well in the sun. The only negative is that the harvest was small.”

Valentina Ivanovna, Moscow region, Zheleznodorozhny:

"Great tomatoes! Large, bright sunny color. Long stored, well transported. The variety is unpretentious to growing conditions. I recommend Summer Cider to anyone looking for a good tomato.”

Arina Ruslanovna, Novosibirsk region:

"The bush is indeterminate, but not powerful. The fruits are medium in size (large ones did not grow because of the climate). Very juicy, sweet, despite the lack of heat during cultivation. Suitable for pickling and marinating, but they taste best in fresh salads.”

Margarita Stanislavovna, Udmurt Republic, Votkinsk:

“The variety was grown indoors, it has unlimited stem growth and in August there was a real forest in the greenhouse. It was not easy for me to look after the "forest", but it was worth it, because the taste of tomatoes exceeded all expectations. Family and friends are delighted with sweet and juicy tomatoes. I will definitely plant next year. I think I found my favorite tomato.”

So, the characteristics of Summer cider and reviews about it allow us to conclude that this variety is notable for its ease of cultivation, versatility of use and excellent taste. What else do you need for a good tomato?