When buying tomato seeds, every gardener thinks about which ones to buy, because today there is a huge selection on the market. Often gardeners choose the Merry Dwarf variety. Tomato Merry Dwarf (reviews, photos and characteristics are presented in the article) is quite popular because of its unusual appearance and excellent taste.
Characteristics of the variety
Tomato variety Cheerful Dwarf was bred in Russia. Breeders have been breeding this variety for a long time, and after a few years they were able to surprise everyone with a unique plant.
Tomato Cheerful Dwarf grows well in cool climates, perfect for the middle lane and northern regions, where summer is short and most of the year is cold.
Variety description
In terms of maturation, this variety is considered medium-early. Approximately 110 days pass from the first shoots to harvest. The bush itself is determinate and suitable for outdoor cultivation.
Heightthe bushes are quite small - only 40-50 cm, the plant does not need to be pinched. But here it is necessary to tie up the bushes, since the branches do not support the weight of tomatoes well. Foliage type - standard, color - rich green.
Description of fruits
This variety has an elongated shape with a small spout at the end, often this spout is pressed inward. An interesting shape is once again demonstrated by the photo of the Cheerful Dwarf tomato. The peel is red in color, it is even and smooth. The weight of one fruit, as a rule, reaches 70-90 g. The peel is very dense, so the tomatoes do not crack when ripe.
The taste of the fruit is rich, sweetish. The variety differs not only in form, but also in versatility. Tomatoes are used both fresh and for making salads, as well as s alted and pickled. The best flavor comes from the brine and the marinade.
Pros and cons of the variety
The Cheerful Dwarf tomato has many advantages, and the main ones are as follows:
- Versatility of fruits,
- Uniqueness of commodity and taste,
- High yielding variety (about 7 kg per 1 sq. m.),
- High disease resistance.
Serious flaws in this variety have not yet been identified.
Growing tomatoes
Characteristics of the tomato Cheerful gnome shows that the variety does not require special care when growing. Seeds of this variety are not planted in open ground, so seedlings will have to be paid attention to.
To get a good harvest,seedlings should be he althy and strong, and therefore it is better to grow them yourself.
Before sowing, the seeds must be disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate and treated with a growth stimulator. You can buy a growth stimulator or use aloe juice for this purpose.
The sowing mixture should be loose and light, usually summer residents mix ordinary garden soil with compost and ash.
Sowing starts two months before planting seedlings in the ground, that is, around the beginning of April. The soil needs to be moistened, sow the seeds in rows, sprinkle with earth on top and slightly compact. Close the box itself with foil, and in a few days the seeds will hatch. After that, the film must be removed, and the box placed in a bright place so that the seedlings do not stretch out.
In the next two weeks, seedlings need to be hardened off - maintain a temperature of about 15-16 degrees and water moderately. After hardening, the temperature is raised to 22-24 degrees, and when real leaves appear, the seedlings can dive.
Tomato Cheerful gnome has compact bushes, so they can be planted every 30 cm, leaving a distance between rows of about 50-60 cm. Wells are fertilized with rotted manure, mineral fertilizers, ash. Seedlings are planted in the ground when the threat of frost has passed.
Tomato care
After planting seedlings in the ground, care for tomatoes will be completely standard: weed weeds, loosen the soil around the bushes so that the root system receives nutrients, oxygen and moisture.
Irrigation is importantin the evening, so that the moisture is better absorbed and does not evaporate from the sun's rays. For irrigation, it is better to use warm water.
You can feed the bushes with organic and mineral fertilizers. At first, it is better to use organic matter, during flowering you can feed with nitrogen-containing substances, and after the formation of ovaries, potassium and phosphorus compounds are used.
Diseases and pests
Tomato Cheerful Dwarf is resistant to most diseases, but, like many varieties of tomatoes, it is affected by some fungal and viral diseases - Alternaria, late blight, mosaic.
To protect plants from diseases, you need to treat the land and seeds with special disinfecting solutions, and also carry out preventive treatments during the growing season. For this purpose, you can use phytosporin, Bordeaux liquid.
In order to prevent the development of diseases, it is important to observe simple conditions for keeping tomatoes - water moderately, feed plants with nutrients and trace elements.
The most dangerous pests for tomatoes are slugs, whiteflies, spider mites, Colorado potato beetles, wireworms. From these pests, tomatoes can be treated with both chemical agents and herbal decoctions (wormwood, pepper, dandelion, mustard). Slugs and the Colorado potato beetle are harvested mechanically.
Conclusion
Tomatoes have many advantages Cheerful dwarf, reviews of summer residents confirm this. Its unusual appearance and high performance make it popular.immunity, and taste, and its versatility. The variety is not demanding in care, so it is suitable for both beginners and specialists in the field of vegetable growing. When the summer season is over, he althy bushes can be carefully dug up and planted on the windowsill, then the Jolly Dwarf can please with its fruits much longer.
