Today, a tomato, or tomato, is known to almost everyone, dishes from these vegetables are present in every family and not only on holidays. This vegetable crop has become popular due to its excellent qualities, it has valuable dietary and nutritional properties. Tomatoes are one of the types of vegetables that are interesting for gardeners, despite some difficulties in the care and cultivation. Tomatoes learned to cultivate in soil and greenhouses, greenhouses and under film, on loggias and balconies, in an apartment on the windowsill.
Tomato vegetable plant usually has the shape of an irregular ball or plum-shaped, can be different in color (yellow, orange, red, purple). These are mainly thermophilic plants, however, now breeders have bred varieties capable of growing at a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and above. In a tomato, there are a lot of carbohydrates, vitamins, pectin and a number of other valuable substances. In the fruits of tomato you can find organic acids necessary for our body, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, phosphorus and calcium.
In addition, tomatoes have lycopene. For people over 50, lycopene helps to reduce the likelihood of diseases of the cardiovascular system, certain types of cancer, prostatitis and a number of other diseases. As you can see, the tomato has not only wonderful taste, but also healing. A large number of varieties of tomatoes, allows growers to make a choice. In recent years, many gardeners are increasingly interested in tomato summer resident.
This variety belongs to early ripening hybrids, it is grown both in open ground and in greenhouses, on loggias and balconies. Variety of tomato summer resident unpretentious, undersized does not need to be tied up and pinch. A characteristic feature is a stable crop, regardless of whether it is a dry or rainy year, in the risky farming zone it is simply irreplaceable. The plant is determinate, its height is usually not more than 600 mm.
Since the emergence of seedlings, the ripening process lasts up to 95 days, the summer resident tomato has red round-shaped fruits weighing up to 100 grams. It is quite resistant to various diseases, cold-resistant. These qualities make it possible to obtain an early crop in open ground before the onset of late blight. Due to its high dry matter content, tomato is suitable for juice and preservation.
A good lettuce variety is the tomato summer resident Sedek, the fruits of this tomato are rounded, red in color, taste great with a slight acidity.
Tomato Summer resident loves fertile, light land. In accordance with the crop rotation plan, the most favorable predecessors of this tomato variety are: legumes, cucumbers, cabbage, carrots, onions. In mid-March, seeds are usually sown for seedlings, before that they are treated with a solution of potassium permanganate, and then washed with water. Seedlings are fed several times, seedlings need to be planted in open ground at the age of 50-70 days, if there is no threat of frost. After disembarkation, you need to do 2 or 3 top dressings; periodically, watering with warm water is required.
It is important that the plant does not like an overabundance of water, because the process of decay of fruits and stems begins, the reaction to an excess of fertilizers is also negative. Tomato summer resident in the process of growth requires care, the earth should be systematically loosened, it is necessary to constantly destroy pests and weeds. The degree of fruit ripening is determined visually by the size of the fruit and its color. Ripe fruits differ in pronounced color and size (about 4-5 cm.). Tomatoes are used for food not only fresh, they can be presented in the form of various mashed potatoes and sauces.
In addition to these properties, tomatoes are used as cosmetic substances that can rejuvenate the skin and improve complexion. Fresh tomatoes can be stored for three weeks or more, if you follow the storage rules.