Breeders are constantly working on breeding new varieties of tomatoes. One of the recent innovations is the snowman tomato. This is an unusual hybrid that deserves the attention of gardeners. A distinctive feature of the variety is the simplicity of care, which makes it possible to grow it in their plots not only for professionals, but also for those who are just starting to master gardening.
Grade description
Tomato "snowman" - a variety bred by domestic breeders. The determinant plant is about 60 cm, and grows up to 120 cm in the greenhouse. It inhibits the development as soon as six flower brushes are formed on the bush. The variety does not require pinching, tying, although it is recommended to put props under the brushes with tomatoes.
The hybrid showed excellent performance throughout the Russian Federation. It has a high yield - from one bush you can collect about 5 kilograms of fruit. They are used not only for the preparation of salads and fresh consumption, but also for canning, processing. Tomatoes ripen with brushes, up to six fruits are formed on each of them.
Harvest
The fruits of the snowman tomato have excellent commercial qualities. They are smooth, round, saturated red, without a green spot at the base. The weight of each tomato is about 150 grams. The pulp is elastic, juicy, tastes sweet. The fruits have a pronounced tomato flavor.
Tomato "snowman" perfectly tolerates transportation. If you suddenly do not have time to harvest, then you can not worry that the fruits crack. It is typical for this variety to retain their appearance on the beds for a long time. Harvested crops are stored for a long time without loss of appearance and taste. The taste is not lost during conservation and after heat treatment.
Features of the "snowman"
According to the description, tomato "snowman" grows well in greenhouses, in open ground, under temporary shelters. With any method of cultivation, the variety gives a stable crop. Moreover, it is resistant to most diseases of the nightshade family, which is why it is less likely than others to be treated with chemicals.
Experts recommend growing a variety of summer residents who live in conditions with an unfavorable climate. According to reviews, tomato "snowman" will provide a stable and high yield even in prolonged rains, drought. However, there is a possibility of fruit loss, but this is quite possible to avoid.
With the observance of agricultural technology, you can get an impressive crop of delicious tomatoes with an attractive appearance. The first fruits can be harvested after three months from the moment of sowing seeds for seedlings.
Advantages
The variety has many advantages.
- Resistant to drought, cold.
- Bushes are compact.
- Early ripening.
- Excellent immunity.
- The ability to harvest when the fruit is painted in milky white. While lying down, they matured without loss of taste.
- Fruits with excellent taste.
No flaws were detected in the variety.
Growing Features
To get snowman tomatoes in the photo, you need to grow seedlings. It should be sown taking into account the estimated date of planting seedlings in a permanent place. For example, if you plan to plant seedlings in early May, then seedlings should be sown in early March: by the time the seedlings are planted, there should be about 60 days.
Sowing seedlings
Seedlings are grown in crates or any other containers. It is best to use a ready-made substrate intended for seedlings or tomatoes. It can be purchased at any suburban store. And you can make the composition yourself by taking the land from the garden, humus, peat and sand.
Sowing is carried out in grooves with a seed placement depth of 1-1.5 cm. To accelerate germination, a container with crops is placed in a bright, warm place. At a temperature of 23-24 degrees, the sprouts appear after a week.
When 2-4 true leaflets are formed, seedlings are dived in separate containers or in another box. You can not carry out this procedure, but just sprinkle the plants with soil.
As soon as the seedlings are 45-50 days, they begin to temper it. To do this, the container with plants is taken out into the greenhouse for 20 minutes, then the time the plants stay in other conditions is increased, bringing to full day.
Planting plants
To get a good tomato crop, you must first prepare the beds. When growing in open ground, choose places where cucumbers, onions or carrots used to sit. Tomatoes show good results when grown near strawberries. Both cultures benefit from this.
Do not plant tomatoes in those places where they were grown potatoes, eggplant or pepper. Fertilizer is applied to the soil. The use of compost is considered ideal. It is not only rich in various nutrients, but also attracts many earthworms that loosen the soil, creating favorable conditions for parthenogenesis of bacteria.
Tomatoes are planted in the finished garden, observing a distance between plants of 30-35 cm, and between rows - 50 cm. Seedlings are planted in cloudy weather or in the evening. Planting a “snowman” by the square-nested method is not worth it.
After planting the plants, they are not touched for a week. At this time, they take root. After a week, the first watering is carried out.
During the growing season, 3-4 top dressings are carried out, and bushes are also treated from pests. For this, various insecticides, a celandine decoction or a solution of ammonia are used.
For feeding, mullein, a solution of bird droppings, mineral fertilizers are used. At the beginning of the growing season, nitrogen fertilizers are used, which allow to increase the green mass of the bushes. Be sure to use potash and phosphorus fertilizers. About two times carry out complex dressing using mullein or complex mineral fertilizers.
Important! Use nitrogen fertilizers with caution, otherwise the plant will rapidly increase its green mass to the detriment of fruiting.
Pollination Features
According to the characteristics, tomato "snowman" refers to the varieties of the universal method of cultivation. This plant is self-pollinated. When grown in open ground, a lot of pollen forms on the flowers, which is enough for pollination of neighboring flowers. However, in a greenhouse, less pollen is formed, and the fruits are not always tied. To help with this, it is recommended that you tap on a trellis or flowering brush. This procedure is carried out at 10-11 hours, at a temperature of 22 degrees and above. Immediately after pollination, the plants are sprayed so that the pollen adheres to the flower.
Reviews
Numerous reviews about tomato "snowman", a photo of the fruits of which are given in the review, prove high productivity. Each gardener who cultivated a variety recommends planting it. And as some summer residents say, "this is a real find."
The variety does not require special growing skills and is ideal for beginners. It does not need to stepchain, form, tie. The bushes are quite powerful and low, do not require support. However, as the reviews confirm, the brushes need backups.
Early return of the crop avoids the infection of plants with late blight and other nightshade diseases. Moreover, the snowman is resistant to many diseases. Because of this, plants are recommended for cultivation in extreme conditions of the north, as well as in areas with unstable weather.
The reviews say that the fruits have excellent taste, which confirms the characteristics declared by the manufacturer. Moreover, as some professional gardeners say, a great taste of early tomato varieties is a rarity.
Despite the many positive qualities, the variety has one drawback - the inability to independently collect seeds. Hybrids do not retain genital qualities, which is why it is necessary to purchase seed from the manufacturer.