"Lady's fingers" - tomato for a summer residence

"Lady's fingers" - tomato, firmly won the confidence of truck farmers, who evaluated stably high yields with relative ease in its cultivation, and housewives who fell in love with the variety for excellent flavor characteristics when preserving and preparing dishes.

Description of tomato "Lady's fingers"

"Lady's fingers" - a tomato of early maturation (95-110 days from the moment of appearance of full-fledged shoots), characterized by a very elongated, cylindrical shape of the fruit. The surface is smooth or with a slight ridge. Ripe tomatoes are characterized by a bright red color of the peel, immature have a light green color. The bushes are compact enough, 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 leaves arranged 1-2 leaves, 5-9 fruits are collected, the average weight of each is 50-70 grams, and the length is up to 10 cm. A variety with a small amount of seeds. Flesh is fleshy, juicy, dense. The taste is excellent. From one bush it is possible to receive about 12 kg of high-quality fruits.

High index of transportability and keeping quality; In cool vegetable stores the product can be stored for up to 4 months.

Characteristic of the variety

"Lady's fingers" - a tomato of universal application. Fruits are good in salads, perfectly suitable for whole-fruit canning, do not crack. They are an excellent flavor base in lecho, sauces and ketchups. For the preparation of juices, the choice is better to stop on varieties with a thin skin and a friable flesh.

Tomato "Lady fingers", reviews about the characteristics of which are positive and induce to acquire such a plant on its own site, 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 the bushes, and having already been ripped off.

Peculiarities of growing

"Lady's fingers" is a tomato that feels well in a lighted area with light fertile soil. The best precursors for such a culture are cucumbers, cabbage, onions, carrots, beans. Seeding of seeds, which is recommended for better germination in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, is performed in the second half of March to a depth of no more than 1 cm. To ensure the greenhouse conditions, it is recommended to cover the planting container with a film. When there are 1-2 full-fledged leaves, it is necessary to make a picking of plants on separate glasses. For 1-1,5 weeks before planting on a permanent growth site, seedlings should be hardened. The optimal time for transplantation is the second half of May.

Planting seedlings in the open ground is carried out at a distance of bushes in a half-meter from each other with a width of rows between 50-60 cm. M it is recommended to place 6-9 shrubs. The variety can be grown in a greenhouse manner and in open ground conditions.

Care instructions

Tomato "Lady's fingers" (the photo fully conveys all its originality and attractiveness) is a sort of unpretentious in care. Important components of a full-fledged growth of culture and obtaining a high quality yield are timely abundant watering, loosening of the upper soil layer and removal of weeds. The delivery of moisture is desirable to be carried out in the evening hours 2-3 times a week (in the dry season - 5-6 times) with constant warm water. According to the reviews of truck farmers, for its constant availability on the site, you can put a barrel of water and constantly replenish the supply of liquid. Also, the plant must be fed with mineral preparations.

To diseases the variety is medium-resistant. Can be affected by mosaic, manifested as a change in the color of the leaves and the appearance of white or green spots; The flesh of the fruits turns black, the tomatoes themselves are deformed. Seedlings affected by this infection slow down in growth; In adult plants there is wrinkling and changes in the shape of the branches, as well as the depressed form of the bush as a whole. Mosaic tomatoes can cause about 20% of crop losses. Therefore, an important factor in growing healthy shrubs is quality seed. When this disease is detected, it is necessary to carefully remove the affected parts of the plant and burn them.

Tomato is a product containing in its composition the substance serotonin, otherwise known as the "hormone of joy." With sufficient concentration in the product, the use of tomatoes causes an increase in mood, maintenance of the tone of the nervous system and excellent well-being. Therefore, you are in a mood of tomato!