One of the best amateur varieties - tomato 'chio-chio-san'

As you know, amateur varieties are those, the fruits of which you will not see on the shelves of stores. As a rule, such vegetables or fruits are grown by amateur gardeners. It concerns many vegetables. And not the last place among tomatoes, for example, is the amateur variety - the tomato "chio-chio-san."

This variety is mid-ripening (its ripening time varies from one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty days). Tomatoes of this variety are high-yielding, because in the process of growth a powerful, rather tall bush is formed (its height can reach a height of one and a half meters). On each bush can be up to fifty to sixty fruits, the weight of each is at the same time thirty-fifty grams. Thus, from one bush it is possible to remove about twenty kilograms of tomatoes. The size of the fruit is small, the shape is plum, the color is pink, and the taste is very sweet and juicy, they have a wonderful dessert taste. Of these, excellent salads are prepared, they can be eaten raw, in all sorts of vegetable assortments. Juices from tomatoes of this variety are distinguished by excellent taste qualities. And separately it must be emphasized that the tomato variety "chio-chio-san" is suitable for various types of canning.

In general, tomatoes have a number of medicinal properties, which are determined by the presence of nutrients in them. As a rule, the tomato "chio-chio-san" contains 0.6 milligrams of mineral salt, various vitamins (ascorbic acid (vitamin C) from fifteen to thirty milligrams, thiamine (vitamin B1) and ribovin (vitamin B2) from 0.06 to 0,07 milligrams, provitamin A - about 2 milligrams). In addition, the fruits of tomato "chio-chio-san" contain nicotinic acid, organic acids (quite a bit apple and quite a lot - lemon), carbohydrates, as well as folic acid and biotin. From this list it is clear that the tomatoes "chio-chio-san" are not only delicious, but also very useful.

In tomatoes, especially mature, contains a fairly large amount of carotene. But it must be emphasized that if the fetus overrides, the amount of carotene decreases dramatically. Experts say that in order to satisfy the daily requirement of a person in vitamins, it is enough to eat one hundred and fifty-two hundred grams of tomatoes a day, especially tomato "chio-chio-san".

If you decide to grow tomatoes of this variety, then you should know that they are thermophilic crops. They can be propagated by seedlings, and less often by sowing in open ground. But in order to be sure that your tomatoes, chio-chio-san; Will rise and bring you a plentiful harvest, it is best not to experiment and use seedlings. As a rule, seedlings begin growing in the first days of March in small nutritious pots. And after fifty-five or sixty days, the strong seedlings are planted in the open ground. In the event that the seedlings are formed earlier and the weather conditions are favorable, you can plant it on the beds, without waiting for an average period.

If the spring is not very warm, then you can cover the seedlings with a film. According to experts, tomatoes of this variety can be planted after other plants, such as, for example, root crops, pumpkin or legumes. But after potatoes, aubergines or peppers planted tomatoes is not recommended.

If the tomato "chio-chio-san" you are interested (and this should happen necessarily), you need to learn one more very important positive quality of these vegetables. The fact is that they are tolerant to any diseases, especially such as late blight. Do not act on them and external factors, such as drought, for example.

Thus, we can say with confidence that the tomato variety "chio-chio-san" is indeed one of the best amateur varieties. And the more it is pleasant that it is the product of our selection.