Efemer tomato: characteristics and description of an early ripe variety with a photo

Efemer tomato is a variety that has many positive qualities: the versatility of the use of ripe fruits, early and friendly ripening, excellent taste of ripe tomatoes, ease of growing and caring for the bushes of this variety.

But before you buy the seeds of this hybrid, you should learn more about it. So, Ephemeral tomato: what you should know about this plant, the description of the variety and its characteristics, as well as much more that the vegetable grower needs to know about before planting seed material.

Key features and description

This tomato is an early ripening variety - no more than three months pass from the moment the first shoots appear to the moment the ripe fruits are harvested. Ephemeral is a determinant type, which means that the bushes do not grow anymore a certain height, most often do not form stepchildren. These tomatoes can be grown in open ground or under a film cover.

The variety is common in our country, as well as in Ukraine. Moreover, the variety does not necessarily have a lot of sun and heat during the fruit ripening period - tomatoes ripen even with temperature fluctuations and other natural “cataclysms”. Seed germination close to 100%.

The bushes are quite powerful, compact, rather miniature, the shoots are upright, strong, they can reach a height of up to 0.7 m, not strongly branching. The foliage is simple, tomato, bright green. Up to 8 bunches with fruits can ripen on each bush.

The ripening fruits of this variety are small, their mass can reach 65 g, the color is bright, red. The skin is dense, the pulp of the tomato is juicy, tasty with a slight tomato sourness. Ripe fruits are not prone to cracking, they perfectly tolerate transportation over a fairly long distance.

Ephemer tomatoes can be stored for a long time in a cool place (at least 1.5-2 months).

These tomatoes are versatile: they can be used fresh, as well as s alted, marinated, juiced.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The main advantages of Ephemera are:

• high germination of planting material;
• resistance to weather changes;
• early and friendly ripening of fruits;
• high marketability and taste;
• early-ripening variety, therefore, under favorable conditions, it can produce two harvests per season;
• does not require the formation of bushes, tying to the trellis and pinching;
• resistance to most diseases affecting tomatoes is high.

There are practically no shortcomings in the variety. But it should be noted that Ephemera tomatoes "love" Colorado beetles, which will have to be fought regularly and constantly. You should also normalize the brushes, otherwise the ripening fruits become very small - the bushes are not able to "feed" too many fruits.

Tomato cultivation Ephemera

There are no special nuances when growing a variety - if desired, you can pre-plant seeds at home for seedlings, and then plant them in open ground in mid-late May. The distance between the bushes in the beds is at least 0.4-0.45 m.

Caring for seedlings planted in the beds comes down to regular watering, weeding and loosening, as well as fertilizing.

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