Ladies' Fingers is a tomato that has firmly won the trust of gardeners, appreciated consistently high yields with relatively simple cultivation, and housewives who have grown fond of the variety for their excellent flavoring characteristics when preserving and preparing dishes.
Description of tomato "Lady's fingers"
"Ladies' fingers" - a tomato of early ripening (95-110 days from the moment of the appearance of full-grown seedlings), characterized by a very elongated, cylindrical shape of the fruit. The surface is smooth or with slight ribbing. Ripe tomatoes have a bright red skin color, unripe ones have a light green color. The bushes are quite compact, in height are 60-65 cm, in greenhouse conditions can grow up to 1.2 meters.
The leaves are dark green, medium in size. Inflorescences are simple. In the brushes located after 1-2 leaves, 5-9 fruits are collected, the average weight of each is 50-70 grams, the length is up to 10 cm. A variety with a small number of seeds. The pulp is fleshy, juicy, dense. Taste is excellent. From one bush you can get about 12 kg of high-quality fruits.
High rate of portability and keeping quality; in cool vegetable stores the product can be stored for up to 4 months.
Grade characteristics
"Lady's fingers" - a tomato of universal application. The fruits are good in salads, perfect for whole-canning, do not crack. They are an excellent flavoring base in lecho, sauces and ketchups. For the preparation of juices, it is better to stop the choice on varieties with a thin skin and looser flesh.
Tomato "Ladies' Fingers", reviews on the characteristics of which are positive and prompt to acquire such a plant in its own area, is resistant to droughts, rainy weather and short-term low temperatures. Harvesting usually begins in June and continues until the first frost. Fruits can ripen both on bushes, and being already plucked.
Growing Features
"Ladies' fingers" - a tomato that feels good in a lighted area with light fertile soil. The best predecessors for such a culture are cucumbers, cabbage, onions, carrots, and legumes. Sowing seeds, which are recommended to be preliminarily treated in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for better germination, is carried out in the 2nd half of March to a depth of not more than 1 cm. To ensure greenhouse conditions, it is recommended to cover the planting container with a film. When 1-2 full leaves appear, you need to pick the plants in separate cups. For 1-1.5 weeks before planting at a constant place of growth, it is advisable to harden the seedlings. The best time for a transplant is the second half of May.
Planting seedlings in open ground is carried out at a distance of bushes in half a meter from each other with a row spacing of 50-60 cm. For 1 square. m is recommended to place 6-9 bushes. The variety can be grown in the greenhouse method and in open ground.
Care Tips
Tomato "Lady's fingers" (the photo fully conveys all its originality and attractiveness) is a variety, unpretentious in care.
Important components of a full-fledged crop growth and obtaining a high-quality crop are timely abundant watering, cultivation of the upper soil layer and removal of weeds. It is advisable to carry out the supply of moisture in the evening 2-3 times a week (in the dry period - 5-6 times) with standing warm water. According to gardeners, for its constant presence on the site, you can put a barrel of water and constantly replenish the fluid. Also, the plant must be fed with mineral preparations.
The variety is medium resistant to diseases. May be affected by a mosaic, manifested in the form of a change in the color of the leaves and the appearance of white or green spotting; the flesh of the fruit blackens, the tomatoes themselves are deformed. Seedlings affected by such an infection slows down in growth; in adult plants, wrinkling and change in the shape of the branches, as well as the oppressed appearance of the bush as a whole, are observed. Mosaic of tomatoes can cause about 20% yield loss. Therefore, an important factor in growing healthy bushes is high-quality seed material. If this disease is detected, it is necessary to carefully remove the affected parts of the plant and burn them.
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