Tomatoes, or tomatoes, are the most popular vegetables in our country, the second most used after potatoes. They can be pickled, salted or consumed raw. Everywhere they are cultivated as annual plants, although they belong to perennials. Many vegetable growers strive to grow a rich tomato crop using various varieties and applying new agricultural techniques.
How to choose a tomato variety?
Stores offer a wide selection of tomato seeds. There are varieties of miniature and giant; red, black, yellow or orange. They differ in the way of planting: street, home, greenhouse and balcony. Each gardener has his own favorite variety. When acquiring new species, it is necessary to determine where they will be grown. Tomatoes with small fruits can ripen in open ground, and large-fruited plants are preferably planted in a greenhouse. It is also necessary to take into account the climatic features of the area, since each region has its own adapted varieties.
If you plan to grow a crop for harvesting, it is better to choose medium-fruit plants. To achieve a rich harvest, experienced vegetable growers experiment with varieties and select new options. When buying packs with seeds of your favorite species, you must definitely read what is written on the reverse side, because it contains the necessary information.
Description of the variety Casanova
Tomato "Casanova" refers to mid-season high-yielding varieties. The bush is tall, up to 2 meters, medium leaf, so in the middle lane and north it is recommended to grow these tomatoes in a greenhouse, with a mandatory garter to the support. For the formation of the desired number of stems in the plant, it is necessary to do pinching. This will provide an earlier harvest and increase the fruiting period. The best result is obtained when 1-2 stems are formed.
Tomato "Casanova" forms elongated fruits with a funny forked bottom, collected in simple brushes. Fully ripened tomatoes have a rich red color. The fruits are dense, elongated, weighing up to 200 grams with a pronounced taste. The variety is appreciated for its good keeping quality and portability, as well as for the fact that tomatoes do not crack during storage and do not burst during canning. They are good for fresh consumption.
Growing Features
The Casanova tomato is sown for seedlings approximately 2 months before planting in the ground. At a permanent place of cultivation, it is placed taking into account that 1 square meter. m area accounted for no more than four plants.
When growing tomatoes, experienced gardeners observe four rules, which can be read in the reviews:
- Provide the highest possible amount of sunlight to plants.
- Regular watering is carried out in compliance with certain conditions: no more than 1-2 times a week, 4-5 liters of water under each bush strictly under the root, in the morning or in the evening.
- Fertilize the tomato "Casanova" at an early stage of growth, and then stop feeding until the ovary is formed.
- They give the fruit the opportunity to ripen on the bush, then their taste and aroma will be much better.
Compliance with these rules will help to get a plentiful harvest. The tomato of Casanova gratefully responds to such a departure. Reviews of experienced vegetable growers will help many lovers to objectively evaluate this variety. Those who decide to grow a "cauldron", already at the end of August will be able to enjoy plenty of delicious and juicy tomatoes. Among its advantages, not only sweet and fleshy fruits are noted, but also the fact that the bushes bear fruit until the frost, tying the hands without a pass.