One can talk endlessly about the fantasies of breeders. These people are rare inventors. Some of their works are simply amazing - both in their beauty and practicality. Especially when it comes to tomatoes. Today, the color range of these vegetables is represented by ten different shades. Among the dark-fruited specimens, the Chernomor tomato stands out. The variety belongs to the category of mid-season. It can be grown both in open ground and in a greenhouse. We bring to your attention information about the Chernomor tomato: photos, reviews, yield and care features.
Description
The advantages of this original variety include high yield - even with minimal care, excellent taste, long fruiting period. The fruits are quite dense and light, they perfectly tolerate transportation. Gardeners note accelerated ripening: for example, Chernomor ripens in just 110 days, but other mid-ripening tomatoes require 10 days more. Chernomor has an average resistance to diseases and pests, tomatoes are well suited for winter harvesting: summer residents advise canning them, making assorted vegetables, salads, preparing ketchup and juices.
The variety is semi-determinate, the height of the bushes usually ranges from one and a half to two meters, which is especially good when grown in greenhouses. The ovaries are formed along the entire height of the bush, and therefore Chernomor needs timely stepsoning and shaping the bushes.
Fruit description and yield
The fruits of Chernomor tomato (in the photo below you can see them in the section) have a dark shade, they are quite large, rounded. At the stem, the tomatoes are slightly ribbed. The weight of one tomato is about 150-200 grams. However, experienced gardeners grew specimens weighing five kilograms. The taste qualities of Chernomor are high, the tomatoes are quite sweet, juicy and fleshy. They have large seed chambers that contain a large number of seeds.
Crop of ripe tomatoes can be stored for more than two weeks without processing, and good transportability is also noted. From one bush you can collect about 3-4 kilograms of fleshy fruits. If you plan to grow Chernomor tomato in a greenhouse, following the feeding schedule and watering the bushes in a timely manner, you can collect about seven kilograms of fruits of an unusual purple hue.
Choiceseedlings
If you do not have time or cannot grow seedlings on your own, and therefore plan to purchase ready-made ones, you need to consider a number of factors. So, you need to purchase seedlings from several sellers. The fact is that even experienced gardeners cannot determine the variety by the leaves, so if you are deceived at one outlet, this will be only a small part of the purchased plants. You should always pay attention to how the seedlings look. Signs of he althy seedlings:
- barrel is thick enough;
- no signs of insect damage;
- 7 leaves already formed;
- seedlings stand steadily in containers.
Don't buy plants with a thin trunk or too elongated. Most likely, they were not tempered and dived, which means that they will not take root. The height of the seedlings should be about 30 centimeters. Of course, lush greenery looks incredibly attractive, but it's better not to buy it - most likely, it was simply overfed with fertilizers containing nitrogen.
Growing seedlings at home
For seedlings, it is necessary to choose not only high-quality seeds, but also suitable soil. So, the best option for Chernomor tomato is a mixture of an equal amount of humus and soddy land, to which a small amount of wood ash is added.
The main stage is the preparation of seeds. He althy ones are yellow. The first thing to do is to treat the seeds with hot water. The optimum temperature is +60 degrees. Instead, you can warm the seeds underlamp at the same temperature. This is necessary in order to prevent the disease of seedlings of pathogenic microflora. As a disinfectant, treatment with a weak - one percent - solution of potassium permanganate is suitable. The seeds must be kept in it for 24 hours.
After the hardening procedure, the seeds can be sown in boxes or glasses. By the way, a week before planting, the ground must be warmed up at room temperature. The soil should be watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. When sowing seeds, keep in mind that part of the seedlings will die after transplantation, another part - from the effects of pests after planting in the ground. Therefore, experienced gardeners advise growing 30% more seedlings than necessary.
In order for seedlings to grow well, they need to be illuminated for at least 10 hours a day. This may require fluorescent lamps. If you only use natural light, the plants will stretch towards it. During the day, the temperature should not fall below + 20 ° C, but it is better if its level is about 23-26 degrees. Night temperature should not fall below +17. As soon as the third real leaf appears on the Chernomor tomato, the seedlings can dive.
Ground transplanting
It is necessary to plant seedlings in the ground for 50-60 days, the weather should be sunny and calm. The plants from the cups, together with the soil, must be lowered into the holes or planting trench. It is desirable to keep the depth the same as it was at the time of cultivation.seedlings. If the plant is very long, you can plant it at an angle, laying part of the trunk in a trench. It will sprout roots, so the bushes will be more resilient.
The distance between the bushes should be at least 30 centimeters, while between the rows there should be at least half a meter.
Tomato care
In reviews of Chernomor tomato, gardeners say: right up to the fruiting stage, they tolerate drought very well. That is why it is recommended to water the plants after the soil begins to dry out. If the weather is hot and sunny, watering is required at least once a week. For 6-8 plants, about 50 liters of water will be required. It is important to take into account that the water temperature should not be lower than +14 degrees. Another important step in caring for tomatoes is loosening the soil. It must be done after each watering, if the root system is formed close to the surface of the earth, the soil should be covered with sawdust or mulch. Loosening will fight weeds, eliminate pest larvae and provide the root system with oxygen.
Chernomor plays an important role in the formation of tomato bushes. Stepchildren should be removed when they reach 3-4 centimeters. Stepchildren should be broken off with your fingers. A plant that does not have side shoots will produce larger fruits and higher yields.
Reviews about the variety
Speaking about the characteristics of Chernomor tomato, gardeners note that the plant must be tied to pegs or a trellis. The fact is that the growth of Chernomor canreach two meters. Gardeners are pleased that about 4 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from one bush if grown in open ground, and about 12 if Chernomor is grown in a greenhouse. The plant needs three top dressings: 2 weeks after transplanting into the ground, at the beginning of flowering and during fruit set. Speaking about disease resistance, gardeners note that Chernomor is prone to late blight. In order for the plant to remain he althy, it is necessary to take preventive measures in time. So, as a preventive measure, spraying with a solution of garlic is suitable: a liter of water is required for 50 grams of garlic. It is necessary to insist such a mixture for 12 hours. Spraying with Bordeaux liquid also helps.
