Tomato Northern blush: characteristics and description of the variety with a photo

It is worth talking about the main qualities of the variety, growing seedlings and further care for the Northern Blush.

The history of the creation of the variety

Tomato Northern Blush was bred by breeders specifically for regions with a harsh climate, where summers are short and cool enough. In the conditions of our country, these tomatoes can be grown in the Moscow region, in the Urals, in a number of regions of Siberia and the Far East. These tomatoes are intended for cultivation in open ground, as well as under film covers or in unheated greenhouses and conservatories in private gardens.

Officially, this tomato was bred at the beginning of this century, passed the necessary tests and was zoned for regions with a fairly cold climate, the date of entering the variety in the State Register is 2010.

Basic qualities of tomato

The fruits of this variety ripen early - usually in 90-100 days, after the appearance of the first leaves at the seedlings, you can start harvesting. The bushes are of the determinant type, the variety is resistant to temperature drops during the period of shoot growth and fruit ripening, as well as to other changes in weather conditions.

Shoots - erect, low (0.8-0.9 m in height) Bushes do not require pinning, however, it is desirable to tie all stems to supports or trellises.

The stems are slightly leafy, the foliage is pale emerald, medium in length, the same as in all tomatoes. The flowers are simple, collected in racemose inflorescences, the first raceme usually grows after the first true leaf. 5-7 brushes can appear on a bush.

The variety does not require pinching the tops, it can grow both in open beds and under a film cover.

In order for all growing fruits to ripen in a short summer season, Northern Blush bushes should be formed into no more than 3 stems. The description of the variety will be incomplete without mentioning the resistance of shoots and fruits to major diseases. Since tomatoes begin to ripen in mid-summer, late blight usually does not affect these tomatoes. The resistance of the plant to other diseases is above average.

Fruits - rounded, without ribbing, the skin is smooth, quite dense. The mass of ripe fruits is about 110-120 g. The color of ripe tomatoes is bright red.

Ripe tomatoes are well tolerated by transportation over medium distances, have a pleasant taste. They can be used fresh, s alted, or made into tomato juice.

The characteristics of this vegetable crop will be incomplete, without mentioning the yield - up to 6-6.5 kg of crop can be harvested from one bush. Moreover, all the fruits ripen almost simultaneously.

Advantages and disadvantages of Northern Rumyanets

These tomatoes have a number of advantages:

• early and friendly maturation;
• late blight resistant variety;
• quite cold hardy;
• do not require pinching;
• high yield.

There are practically no shortcomings in this vegetable crop. It should be remembered that seedlings can be planted both in open ground and under a film.

Growing seedlings at home should begin two months before planting it in open ground. On the territory of cold regions, in open ground can be planted in late May - early June.

Reviews of vegetable growers about the Northern Blush tomato are generally positive: they note ease of care, fairly high yields and resistance to most diseases.

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