Chocolate tomato: characteristics and description of the variety, yield, reviews and photos of who planted

Chocolate tomato is an original variety of tomato. We are all used to red or pink tomatoes. But this variety of tomatoes has a unique and original chocolate color for tomatoes.

Such a miracle of breeding appeared in the 21st century thanks to our Russian breeders. And immediately this variety took its rightful place in the popularity rating of tomatoes.

It is in demand among summer residents and gardeners due to its interesting color, excellent taste, decent yield and unpretentious care.

This variety is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation. Well, now about everything in order.

Characteristics of this varietal variety

Description of the variety positions this tomato as a semi-determinant non-standard hybrid. In terms of maturation, it is medium early. Harvest begins to be harvested 110-115 days after planting the seeds.

This variety is quite possible to grow both outdoors and in a greenhouse.

The variety requires pinching and bush formation. The bush grows up to 1.2-1.5 meters, is quite strong and powerful, requires a mandatory garter to the supports. The foliage is small, the leaves are dark green, slightly corrugated.

Reviews of gardeners and summer residents indicate that it is best to form a plant in 2 stems.

Inflorescences of an intermediate type, the first of them is born above the 8th leaf, the next - every 1-2 leaves. The fruits grow in clusters, 4-5 vegetables are formed on each brush. Each vegetable contains 4-5 nests.

The fruits have a regular rounded shape, the weight of vegetables varies from 200 to 400 grams. Unripe vegetables have a dark green color, ripe tomatoes become a beautiful red-brown color. The taste qualities of the fruits are excellent, the vegetables are sweet, fleshy. The pulp is elastic.

Excellently tolerate transportation and are stored for quite a long time.

Uses

Fruits are great for fresh consumption. They make very tasty salads, very presentable and exotic in appearance. Tomatoes are also suitable for canning, for making juices, ketchups, sauces. Despite the brown color of the skin, inside the vegetables have the usual red color and the juice or ketchup from such a tomato turns out to be the usual red color. Harmonize such vegetables and as part of various vegetable stews or boiled dishes. Tomatoes can also be frozen for the winter and dried.

The advantages of this variety of tomatoes

These tomatoes have many advantages.

1. Resistant to various diseases and pests. This variety has good resistance to various diseases. And such a common disease of tomatoes as root and top rot never affects this variety at all.
2. High yield. The declared characteristics and description of the variety indicate the possibility of harvesting up to 5 kg of crop per square meter. But those who planted this variety claim that with good care, you can collect 14 kg from one square.
3. The large-fruitedness of tomatoes allows you to significantly save time when harvesting.
4. Excellent taste and useful properties of tomato allow not only to enjoy the excellent taste of grown tomatoes, but also to improve your he alth.
5. Unpretentiousness in cultivation and care allows growing tomatoes not only for experienced gardeners, but also for beginner gardeners and gardeners.
6. Presentable presentation allows you to grow such a tomato both on your site for personal needs and for industrial purposes.

Features of cultivation and care

Those who grew these tomatoes say that it is best to grow them from seedlings.

To do this, the seeds are sown in separate containers in loose moistened soil. This is done 60-65 days before the intended landing in open ground. When 1-2 true leaves appear on shoots, they dive into separate pots. The soil in containers must be loosened from time to time so that oxygen enters the root system and periodically moisten.

It is imperative to carry out measures for hardening seedlings. To do this, seedlings begin to be taken out into the open air, first for 1-2 hours, gradually bringing the time up to a whole day.

Important moment! It is necessary to take out the seedlings outside for a day, only eliminating the possibility of night frosts. Otherwise, the plants will freeze and die.

It is also necessary to hide containers with seedlings from drafts on the street.

Seedlings are planted in open ground at the end of May. If you plan to plant in a greenhouse, then you can do this already in early May.

The site before planting a tomato should be carefully prepared. To do this, all weeds are removed, the soil is loosened, then holes are made, which are watered abundantly and, if desired, fertilizers are added to them. As a top dressing, natural fertilizer is perfect: mullein or chicken droppings.

3-4 tomato bushes are placed on one square meter. You can plant seedlings in a checkerboard pattern.

After planting the seedlings, it is necessary to carry out timely watering. It is best to water the plant in the evening with settled water at room temperature. A drip irrigation system is well suited for these purposes.

Also, as necessary, remove weeds from the site, fertilize plants (no more than once every three weeks).

Tomato of this variety, grown in a greenhouse and in an open area, is no different from each other. Only when growing in a greenhouse, you must not forget to regularly ventilate the greenhouse and maintain the temperature in it no higher than 25 degrees.

The hostess who planted chocolate tomatoes on her plot will always be able to surprise her household and guests with their unusual color and excellent taste, without spending a lot of effort on growing and caring for them.

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