Another cool representative in the tomato world is the Apple Lipetsk tomato. This is a productive and tasty variety, and most importantly, it is easy to cultivate and resistant to various negative weather changes. But these are not its only bonuses; it has the strongest immunity and is distinguished by stable fruiting.
| Height | Landing location | Ripening time | Fruit color | Fruit size | Origin | Fruit shape |
| Tall | Greenhouse, Open ground | Mid-season | Reds | Large | Variety | Round |
Description and characteristics of the variety
The Apple Lipetsk tomato is a tall indeterminate plant.
The bushes grow quite powerful and vegetate vigorously. Among their characteristics:
- trunk height 1.8-2 m;
- semi-spreading shoots;
- on fruiting clusters there are 5-6 fruits;
- Do not leave more than 7-9 inflorescences on the bushes.
What are the ripening times? Harvest yield begins 112-122 days after germination. The variety is mid-season.
Description of the beauty and taste of the fruit:
- average weight 250-300 g;
- large specimens up to 400-500 g;
- the flesh is fleshy and oily;
- no more than 4 seed chambers.
Excellent taste criteria, the sweetness stands out above the sourness.
Obtaining seedlings from seeds
It is recommended to buy planting material from a well-trusted company that sells seeds. The entire seed fund is treated with hydrogen peroxide or a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Plant the seeds in boxes filled with soil to a depth of 20 mm. The soil should contain organic and nitrogen fertilizers. Watering the planting material is done using a watering can. The water should be at room temperature.
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After this, the boxes are covered with glass, and the temperature in the room is raised to +24...+25°C.
It is maintained at the specified level until the first shoots appear in 7-8 days. Then the temperature is reduced by 4-5°C. The glass is removed. Water the seedlings with warm water and feed them with manure or peat. The container with plants is moved to a well-lit place, or boxes are placed under electric lamps.
When 2-3 leaves appear on the sprouts, they are picked. The seedlings are transferred to permanent soil only when the plants are 55-60 days old.
A week before this date they are hardened. The soil in the beds is loosened and complex mineral fertilizers are added to it. The sprouts are watered with warm water and then covered with warm material so that they do not die from a sudden drop in temperature. The format for planting young bushes is 0.4 × 0.5 or 0.5 × 0.5 m.
Interesting types of tomatoes
An apple variety of tomato that surprises is the amazing Emerald Apple tomato. These tomatoes are somewhat reminiscent of unripe, deep green apples. Reviews from gardeners about it are characterized by delight and love. And not because the original shade attracts with its unusual appearance, but because it is a tasty and versatile hybrid to use. Salads whose recipes include green tomatoes and red apples make interesting and tasty salads.
Cherry and Paradise Apple tomatoes are small-fruited varieties, but they are incredibly popular. When you look at the sleepy bush, it seems that this is a neat apple tree spreading its branches, completely covered with tiny berries. Descriptions of these varieties and their photos can be seen on the pages of tomato lovers who leave positive reviews, and it is impossible not to fall in love with them.
Plant care
Watering the described plant is carried out once a week. It is not recommended to increase the frequency of watering, since due to increased soil moisture, the bushes may develop a fungal infection. The operation is carried out with warm water standing in the sun before sunrise or after sunset.
Plants are fertilized with several types of fertilizers. Initially, as the bushes grow and gain green mass, mixtures containing nitrogen are used. To do this, use organic fertilizers or ammonium nitrate. During tomato flowering, potassium fertilizers are added to nitrogen solutions to feed it. During the development of ovaries and during the formation of fruits, mixtures containing phosphorus and potassium are used.
The formation of a bush begins with the elimination of side shoots. Only 2 stems are left.
For normal growth of a tomato, it needs oxygen and beneficial substances, which are supplied to it by the roots. To ensure gas exchange, it is recommended to loosen the soil under the bushes 1-2 times a week or mulch the soil. Weeding beds to remove weeds helps avoid the spread of fungal or bacterial infections and destroys some garden pests.
To protect bushes from various diseases, preventive measures are carried out. Plants are treated with drugs 3 times, and after each use of these drugs a break of 8-10 days is taken. If the disease has spread, then all diseased plants and fruits are destroyed, and the remaining bushes are treated with medicines, copper sulfate or infusions.
If dangerous garden pests (aphids, mites, Colorado potato beetles and other insects) appear on the site, it is recommended to destroy them with chemicals. If a gardener wants to get an environmentally friendly harvest, then folk remedies are used to kill insects. The bushes are treated with copper sulfate, soap solution or plant decoctions.
When planting tomatoes in a permanent place, you need to make sure that the weather is warm, but not hot. It is better to do this in the evening. Seedlings are planted in holes: four plants per square meter for tall tomatoes and 6 for medium-sized tomatoes. You can add a handful of ash to each hole and pour warm water over it. The seedling is deepened, covered with soil and, if it is a tall species, tied to supports or trellises.
Further care of the plantings consists of:
- in weeding and loosening the soil;
- in timely watering;
- in stepsoning;
- in a garter;
- in pest control.
Watering should be done in the evening and only with warm water; the root system of seedlings suffers from cold water. To combat pests, you can use folk methods and remedies, or you can purchase chemicals and, following the instructions, treat the plantings.
Variety - "APPLE SPAS". Tomatoes from Fyodor.
When all the instructions are followed and the plants feel care and attention, they grow quickly, form flower clusters, set fruits and bring the desired harvest to their owners. After the first tomatoes ripen, they should be immediately harvested, processed, or eaten in fresh salads. Farms grow products for transportation and sale to the population. It doesn’t matter so much whether you grew a crop or bought finished products, you need to start processing in order to diversify your homemade dishes in winter.
Winter in the name of tomatoes
If the name of a variety contains the word Siberian, such as the Siberian Apple tomato, this does not mean that it should be planted in the Far North. It can be grown in the middle zone and further south. When planted, the plant is formed into two stems, on which the stepsons must be constantly removed. The productivity of tomato, both the Siberian Apple and the Apples on the Snow variety, is very high.
But the last variety differs from the previous one in that it grows short. On a determinate bush, 60 cm high, up to 35 fruits ripen, yielding a total of up to 3 kg of produce. The berry is small, about 50 grams, evenly colored, without a spot of a different color at the stalk. The variety is distinguished by its fresh shelf life when tomatoes and green apples are added to the salad, but it is also ideal for winter preparations.
Description of medium-sized tomatoes
These tomato varieties have a height of:
- Apple robin, up to 1 meter;
- Apple Spas, up to 80cm;
- Golden Apple, up to 1 meter.
The name Malinovka speaks for itself, because its berries are raspberry-colored. This vegetable is grown in two stems, and up to five kilograms of tomatoes ripen on them. The quality of the product is excellent, it is suitable for all types of culinary processing.
Apple Spas standard tomatoes are incredibly disease resistant. Fresh vegetables are used in salads and as a decoration for other dishes. Tomatoes are also suitable for freezing and canning. They last a long time and can be transported over long distances. The Golden Apple plant burns brightly with yellow lanterns of round tomatoes.
Reviews
The vast majority of gardeners were satisfied with the Lipetsk Apple variety. Vegetable growers admire the large fruits and good keeping quality. As for the taste, opinions were divided: some liked it, while others did not. Disadvantages of the species include: low immunity to blossom end rot, black cracks around the stalk, average yield. Here are some opinions about the large-fruited variety:
Olga, Moscow region: “I’ve been growing this variety for several years now. Tomatoes are tasty and sweet. Ideal for salad."
Alexander, St. Petersburg: “I grow this variety year after year. I really liked the original taste and sugary structure. I recommend".
Maria, Krasnodar region: “I grew Apple Lipetsk last year. We were pleased with the taste and keeping quality of the fruit. As for indents, the yield could be higher.”
If you have grown Apple Lipetsk tomatoes, please leave a review. Practical knowledge will help experimental gardeners make the right choice.
Variety Apple-tomato: 6 indicators
Recently, Swiss gardener Markus Kobelt managed to obtain a new apple-tomato hybrid. Currently, breeders are actively working to develop new varieties and plant hybrids.
More than 20 years of active research and experimentation were spent on this discovery.
First of all, the goal of breeding is to obtain valuable varieties characterized by high productivity, increased shelf life, and resistance to various diseases and pests.
Tomato and apple are unique fruits that have excellent taste. However, the differences in their structure, forms and growing conditions practically exclude the possibility of the existence of a hybrid between these plants.
Nevertheless, work is constantly underway. First, tomatoes were created, the variety of which is similar in appearance to apples: Siberian apple and Apple tomato. The fruits of these varieties have an external resemblance to apples (in shape), as well as a bright taste.
This tomato hybrid was obtained by Russian breeders. The Siberian apple tomato is a mid-season, high-yielding tomato suitable for growing in a greenhouse and unprotected soil in the southern regions. Bushes of indeterminate type reach 1.8 m in height, so it is necessary to stake the plants. Productivity - up to 8.5 kg per 1 m².
The advantages of this variety include:
- high productivity;
- excellent taste;
- good disease resistance.
Almost no shortcomings were identified.
- average weight 150 g;
- in a state of technical ripeness, the fruits have a soft pink color;
- sugar content and meaty consistency, which persists throughout the entire storage period.
This tomato hybrid was obtained by Russian breeders. The Siberian Apple tomato is a mid-season, high-yielding tomato.
The Paradise Apple tomato is planted both in open ground and in a film greenhouse. In many regions, climate conditions are not suitable for growing tomatoes, since the fruits do not have time to ripen before the onset of fogs, after which the leaves and stems of the plant turn black. Many varieties do not tolerate high humidity, sudden temperature changes, or prolonged absence of sun.
Despite the fact that caring for the Paradise Apple is not easy, gardeners and farmers prefer this tall variety and appreciate:
- for resistance to adverse weather;
- for the taste of the fruit;
- for early ripening of the crop.
Tomatoes do not crack during transportation and do not lose their attractiveness during long journeys. They contain more than 15% ascorbic acid. This vitamin strengthens the immune system, slows down cell aging, and helps remove toxins from the body.
The nuances of growing in open ground and in greenhouses
The Kemerovo variety is unpretentious in cultivation. Care for adult plants is kept to a minimum.
Seedlings are planted in open ground at the beginning of May in the southern regions and at the beginning of June in the northern regions. In the event of a sudden cold snap, it is recommended to cover the plantings with spanboard or film.
Features of growing in open ground:
- The planting site must be protected from the wind;
- It is not recommended to plant in the area where other nightshades (eggplants, potatoes) had previously grown;
- Seedlings are planted in open ground in the late afternoon;
- watering abundantly, 2-3 times a week.
In a greenhouse, care involves regular watering and ventilation to avoid mold and the spread of disease.
Features of growing in greenhouses:
- seedling height for quick adaptation - no more than 6 cm;
- watering – once a week;
- the use of artificial pollination (shaking flowering bushes);
- It is better to plant in the dark and in cloudy weather.
Planting and care
To get a high yield, it is necessary to create appropriate conditions for the plants. The soil should be moderately moist, loose and preferably chemically neutral.
It is recommended to prepare the soil in the fall by digging up the area and fertilizing it with organic matter - droppings, manure or compost. Before planting seedlings, you should feed the soil with mineral fertilizers based on nitrogen, copper and calcium.
It is unacceptable to use fertilizers that contain potassium chloride!
The feeding procedure must be repeated twice more - at the time of flowering and simultaneously with the beginning of the ovary, but not earlier than a month after the first application of mineral complexes.
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Seeds for seedlings are planted 2 months before the intended planting in the ground. At the phase of appearance of 2 true leaves, a dive is performed. In order to reduce the level of stress, when transplanting to a permanent place, the seedlings are hardened off. This is done as follows: it is taken outside for 20 minutes. Gradually, over 1–2 weeks, this time is increased to 8 hours or more.
After transplanting to a permanent place, you should feed the plant at least 2 times per season. Weeding, loosening and watering are no different. 6–7 plants are planted per 1 m2.
