Description of the Lotus tomato, features of its cultivation

Description of the variety

Lotus tomatoes are early ripening varieties of tomatoes, which, as a rule, are rarely used for preservation. Having a moderately sweet and sour taste, the fruits of these tomatoes are very good in salads and when consumed naturally.

The round-flat fruits of Lotus tomatoes are characterized by a variety of color shades. Ripe Lotus fruits are sometimes almost white, sometimes cream, and most often yellow or pink. And many gardeners note that the Lotus fruits grown in their gardens resemble peaches. This color scheme of Lotus is due to the fact that, in fact, Lotus tomatoes can have several varieties, but this is a question more for breeders or botanists. When buying the seeds of these tomatoes in stores, on the bags you can see images of Lotus of different colors, excluding red. But you shouldn’t worry - it’s still the same Lotus, with all its characteristic characteristics.

Lotus tomato bushes are compact and low, rarely exceeding 50 centimeters, which makes them easy to care for, but does not allow the fruits to reach large sizes. On average, a mature Lotus fruit weighs about 100 grams. One Lotus bush produces about 2 kg per season. fruits When planting 4 bushes per 1 sq.m. you can get about 8-9 kilograms of yield, which is a very good yield indicator for tomatoes of this type.

Lotus tomatoes are characterized by increased resistance to dry growing conditions, which, with proper care of tomato bushes, have virtually no effect on fruit yield. In addition, Lotus tolerates light frosts well, which makes it possible to plant its seedlings in open ground quite early.

Every gardener who decides to grow Lotus tomatoes and puts some effort into it will not be disappointed in his expectations for a decent harvest of tomatoes that are not quite ordinary, but have good taste.

"Raspberry Dream"

When choosing the sweetest varieties of tomatoes, you may not yet be able to find the seeds of this tomato, but do not ignore it. Very soon this variety will be popular among lovers of tomato masterpieces.

The variety was entered into the register in 2022. The originators of “Raspberry Dream” are LLC NPO “Garden and Vegetable Garden”, Chelyabinsk region. The variety was included in the register for cultivation in all regions of the country in the first year of testing, and this says a lot.

Early fruiting of tasty tomatoes for salad consumption would seem to be nothing new, but a pink tomato with such a harvest has not yet been experienced by our vegetable growers.

The tomato is flat-round in shape and has a very beautiful, rich pink color. The density is average, and the ribs covering the fruit are light on some tomatoes and absent on others.

The weight of a tomato does not fall below 380 g, but 450 is also normal. At the same time, the harvest can be harvested up to 15 kg per square meter, which is a lot for a low-growing tomato.

Advantages:

• taste;
• productivity;
• large-fruited.

Landing

As with all tomatoes (with the exception of rare varieties), before planting them in open ground, it is necessary to grow seedlings at home.

The approximate time for planting Lotus seeds is about a month and a half before transplanting the seedlings into the garden. Considering that the ripening period for Lotus fruits from the moment the first shoots appear is about 100 days, and the first ripe fruits can be obtained already at the end of June (or beginning of July), it is necessary to sow the seeds somewhere in mid-March.

Lotus tomato seeds are planted in fertile soil in trays or pots, previously washed and pickled with a weak manganese solution.

Lotus seeds obtained from the fruits of previous years' harvest (the fresher the seeds, the better), unlike purchased seeds, must undergo preliminary preparation by antiseptic treatment with a weak solution of manganese and hardening in the refrigerator or cellar. Purchased seeds do not require additional processing.

Before planting, both purchased and own Lotus seeds must be germinated in a damp cloth in a warm room, in a place most illuminated by daylight. As a rule, these are window sills.

It takes about a week for the first sprouts to appear, after which the sprouted seeds are planted in trays (pots) for seedlings, sprout upwards, in depressions in the soil (holes or furrows), about 1.5 centimeters deep, and sprinkled with soil, lightly moistening it from above with a spray bottle. . After this, the containers with future Lotus seedlings are covered with a transparent film for five days and left in the sunniest places of the room until the first shoots. Then the film is removed and care for the seedlings begins.

At all times, the best seeds were considered to be those collected on your own, but if you are not sure that you can properly prepare them for planting, use purchased ones.

Growing tomato seedlings Lotus

The growth rate of seedlings largely depends on the number of sunny days at this time, but if you do not care for them properly, they may die. To help the seedlings get stronger before their future planting in open ground, you need to perform the following simple operations:

• ensure that the temperature in the room with seedlings does not fall below +20 degrees;
• water the seedlings with warm water (preferably non-chlorinated) as a dry soil crust forms;
• simultaneously with watering, once every two weeks, apply special fertilizer for tomatoes;
• about two weeks before planting seedlings in open ground, they must be regularly exposed to the open air for gradual adaptation to natural growth conditions (the temperature outside should not be lower than 14 degrees).

If the preparation and planting of healthy selected Lotus seeds was carried out correctly, then following these simple procedures will guarantee you strong, viable seedlings.

Planting Lotus tomato seedlings in the ground

Lotus tomato seedlings are planted in open ground in the first half of May.

It is recommended to place no more than 4-5 tomato seedlings per 1 square meter of bed. Replant very carefully, with as much soil as possible from the tray (pot), into a previously prepared depression, the volume corresponding to the root system of the seedling. It is advisable to add a handful of compost and a little wood ash under its root. This will accelerate its growth, facilitate the process of adaptation to natural conditions, and also help overcome the traditional pain of seedlings during transplantation.

Provided that Lotus tomato seedlings are transplanted competently and carefully, the likelihood of their survival and reaching the state of an adult bush increases significantly.

Reviews from gardeners

Anzhelika Pavlovna, Oryol region.

The “Lotus” tomato was grown in 2022 under film covers. The bushes are sloping, have medium foliage, and are low-growing. The fruits ripened quickly. I collected 2.5-3 kilograms of tomatoes from one bush. We ate them fresh and made various vegetable salads. The taste of tomatoes is balanced, sweetness and slight sourness are perfectly combined. The variety is perfect for those gardeners who want to get an early tomato harvest.

Vladimir Nikolaevich, Stavropol Territory.

I have been growing tomatoes for 20 years. Last year I had the opportunity to work with the Lotus variety. What can I say... The tomato is not bad. The fruits attract with their small size and crimson color. The taste is good. The bushes are not tall; there was no need to tie them up. During the entire growing season, I sprayed the plants against the gnawing cutworm, Colorado potato beetle and blossom end rot. The yield is average; we managed to collect 2-3 kilograms from one bush. Overall, I'm pleased with the variety.

Is there a need to look for the most productive sweet varieties of tomatoes and low-growing non-sapling varieties and try them all in your garden beds? Of course have. Description of a variety is one thing, but specific conditions are completely different.

We present to your attention varieties with high yields, excellent taste and those that do not grow higher than 60 centimeters.

Care

Caring for growing Lotus bushes is not much different from caring for most types and varieties of tomatoes. There are no special tricks - timely watering, loosening the soil near the rhizome, applying fertilizing and protection from diseases and pests. As with all low-growing tomatoes, Lotus bushes do not require formation, pinching or the construction of special supporting structures. Although in some cases some bushes will still need to be tied up.

Maturing Lotus bushes, in the absence of drought, are watered with warm water once every five days, in the evening or morning. One bush consumes about 4-7 liters of water, depending on its size. On hot sunny days, watering is daily, but more moderate.

Weeding and loosening the soil is usually done before each watering.

Feeding Lotus bushes with mineral or organic fertilizers during the entire growth period is done three times, simultaneously with watering, and is required at the beginning of flowering of the bushes.

Since Lotus tomatoes are not resistant enough to various diseases, daily inspection of the bushes is necessary. If signs of any disease are found on any bush, it will need therapeutic spraying, and for the remaining bushes it will be necessary to carry out preventive spraying.

Caring for Lotus tomato bushes is extremely simple, but violation of the above rules of care can lead to the death of plants and, as a result, loss of harvest.

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Description of the Lotus tomato, features of its cultivation

Growing tomatoes and other vegetable crops begins with choosing the variety that you would like to see in your garden. One of the candidates for planting may be the Lotus tomato. Various manufacturers produce several types of the Lotus variety, the fruits of one are pink and the other yellow. Let's look at the characteristics of the pink tomato variety.

Mr. Summer Resident recommends: plant care

To get a good harvest, it is recommended to properly care for the plant. It is necessary to establish a system of watering, loosening the soil, removing weeds

It is worth paying attention to the garter, since in a strong wind the stem may break, and this risk will be eliminated

Feeding is important at all stages of development. The first time you need to feed the plant is 14 days after the sprouts appear with fertilizers containing nitrogen (for example, urea)

This will promote stable growth of the stem and leaves.

Then, after 14-21 days, another fertilizing is carried out using fertilizers containing potassium. Thanks to this, the caps will be full of seeds. If you overdo it with nitrogen during this period, you may be left without seeds altogether.

The next feeding is done after 21 days, using phosphorus-containing fertilizers and mixing them with potash.