Tomato Tsifomandra: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Cyphomandra is: a variety of tomatoes or another type of plant? The confusion arises because on sale you can find tomato seeds with that name, and seeds of the exotic tomato tree Cyphomandra.

Tomato tree - South American exotic

Tomato tree comes from the tropics. Different types of this plant are found in South America. In Russia, this exotic, perennial plant has gained popularity due to the original taste of the fruits and their beneficial properties.

Description of the tomato tree

Tsifomandra, or tamarillo grows and bears fruit for 3 years. This beautiful plant is covered with pubescent leaves (20 cm long) that emit a light, specific aroma.The flowers are fragrant, pale pink or lavender. The diameter of the flower is up to 2 cm. The value is tomatoes, or rather the fruits resembling them. They are long up to 10 cm, smooth, regular egg-shaped, weighing about 200 g.

Seeds may be dark, almost black. They have a bitter taste, so they are cleaned during cooking. The orange-red or yellow flesh can be used in dishes like regular tomatoes. The skin is hard, so it is usually removed. It is removed easily.

Tomato trees require a high room, they can reach a height of 2.5 meters. When providing a plant with 10-12 hours of daylight, up to 20 kg of useful fruits are harvested from a tree. This is a good yield.

Reproduction

An exotic plant is propagated in two ways:

• cuttings;
• seeds.

When seed propagation, the first year the tree (bush) does not bear fruit, the flowers, if they appear, are removed. A tree grown from cuttings bears fruit in the first year. Seedlings obtained from seeds retain varietal characteristics better. Trees from cuttings grow compact, bushy, from seeds - taller.

Choice of cutting

Growing exotic from cuttings is a fascinating activity. It is necessary to take matured annual or biennial shoots from the upper part of the crown for cutting. Shank length 40 cm, thickness about 10 mm. Planting material can be rooted in perlite or water. Both methods are good.

Types and varieties

Plant species that are most common among Russian summer residents:

1. C. beetroot.
2. C. tree-like.

Variety C. beetroot

A greenhouse plant belonging to the nightshade family. Can be grown indoors. In winter, pots with a tomato tree are placed near the south window and lighting is organized, in summer they are taken out to the loggia or to the garden.

Stems grow fast, woody. The leaves are even, oval in shape, up to 20 cm long. Fruits are formed in 5-6 pieces in one brush. They have an elongated, oval shape, small size. Seeds flattened, large.

Variety C. treelike

The trunk and branches look like a tree. The leaves are heart-shaped. The length of the plate is 12 cm. The inflorescences look like potato flowers. The fruits are not large, oval, ripening, become orange. When ripe, they easily fall off the tree.

Features of care

Exotic lovers use the indoor cultivation method. The container for the tree needs a shallow, wide one. Roots form in the top soil layer. There should be many drainage holes. The pallet needs a deep one. It is better to water through it.

The substrate for planting requires fertile, light. Fertilize the tomato tree during growth. Use both liquid fertilizers and granules.

The tree is especially responsive to fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus. The soil around the trunk must be mulched.

Reviews say that you can grow an exotic plant at home, in a greenhouse or a heated greenhouse. In winter, he needs lighting and a room temperature of about 18 ° C. To maintain the desired humidity, irrigate the trunk and leaves with warm water at least once a day.

Diseases and pests

Growing an exotic plant can overshadow pests that also affect ordinary tomatoes:

1. Thrips.
2. Aphid.
3. Whitefly.
4. Spider mite.

It's worth fighting them when the first signs appear. At the initial stage, you can get by with a soap-ash solution. In a neglected form, when pests have formed large colonies, insecticides will have to be applied.

When using soil contaminated with fungus, fungal disease is possible. Prevention saves:

1. Soil disinfection before planting (potassium permanganate, fungicide).
2. Loosening the soil and using mulch.
3. Maintaining the right temperature and soil moisture.
4. Regular fertilization.

Characteristic variety

Interest for summer residents may be the seeds of tomato Cyfomandra from the company "Siberian Garden". This is another successful early ripe variety from Siberia. Characteristics of the fruit may be of interest to lovers of large tomatoes. The weight of tomatoes can reach up to 800 g, which is a lot.

Tsifomandra tomato can be grown under temporary cover and in the ground. Bushes grow up to 1.2 m in height. Description of the variety from the manufacturer: recommends forming a bush. When removing stepchildren, choose one of the schemes:

1. In one stem - remove all stepchildren in the axils of the leaves of the central stem.
2. In two stems - leave one stepson under the first flower brush. All above, delete.

Tomato variety will please with harvests. Up to 6 kg of tomato can be removed from one bush. Tomatoes ripen early, to improve pollination, the bushes during flowering need to be shaken and treated with a fruit formation stimulator.

Plantings are not recommended to be compacted, no more than 3 roots should be planted per 1 m². and foliar.

Reproduction

March is coming - time to sow tomato seeds for seedlings. Seedlings at the age of 50-60 days can be planted in a greenhouse, so you need to prepare by the beginning of March:

• seeds;
• boxes;
• ground.

The substrate for planting is best purchased at the store. Give preference to a universal primer with the following composition:

• 2 types of peat;
• sand;
• vermiculite;
• mineral fertilizer.

For reliability, treat the soil with phytosporin 7 days before sowing. Where is the guarantee that the purchased soil does not contain fungal spores.

Seed treatment is an important step before planting. Pour them into a glass of water. Those that have surfaced, discard, they are not similar. Soak the seeds that have settled to the bottom for 15-20 minutes in a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate, dry and start sowing.

In moist soil, you need to outline the grooves no deeper than 1.5 cm. Spread the treated seeds in them. You can stick to the 55 cm scheme. In order to make it convenient to dive seedlings in the future, this distance is enough. Cover boxes with seedlings with foil, you get a miniature greenhouse.

Conclusion

You can buy the seeds of an exotic plant, grow a tomato tree and have fun. Summer residents who have planted a large-fruited tomato from the Siberian Garden with the exotic name "Tsifomanra" will get no less pleasure.

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