Review of tomato Lollipop: reviews, photos, features of the variety

Early ripening tomatoes are popular among gardeners in the middle zone and northern regions. Therefore, there is a huge variety of their varieties and hybrids suitable for cultivation in unfavorable climatic conditions. One of the interesting varieties is the Lollipop tomato. Let's consider the characteristics of the variety, its advantages and disadvantages, as well as the rules for growing seedlings, planting plants, caring for and harvesting fruits.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Lollipop tomatoes ripen 90-95 days after germination.

Suitable for growing both in greenhouse conditions and in garden beds.

Description of the variety:

• plant of semi-indeterminate type;
• the bush is not standard, 0.5-0.65 m high (when planted in greenhouses), and 1.2-1.5 m in open beds;
• leaf dark green, potato type;
• inflorescences of a simple type, formed with an interval of 2-3 leaves;
• each one bears 8-12 tomatoes;
• the fruits are red, small in size, plum-shaped or oval in shape;
• the tomato skin is thin, durable, and does not crack;
• the pulp is dense;
• the taste is excellent, sweet.

The yield of Lollipop tomatoes is up to 3 kg from each bush. Weight of 1 medium berry – 40-50 g.

The use of fruits is universal, that is, they can be eaten fresh, processed and canned, including in jars. In the photo below you can see what representatives of the variety look like.

Flame Agro – variety of Tomato plant

Information on the admission of Tomato Flame Agro from the Register of the State Variety Commission of the Russian Federation

Application for admission No. 61740, registered 2013-10-29. The Tomato variety Flame Agro is included in the register of those admitted in 2022. Approved for use in regions: All regions.

The originators of the Tomato Flame Agro variety are:

• AGROFIRM POISK LLC (140153, MOSCOW REGION, RAMENSKY DISTRICT, VEREYA DISTRICT, BUILDING 501)
• FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR VEGETABLE GROWING (143080, MOSCOW REGION, ODINCOVSKY DISTRICT, VNIISSOK VILLAGE, SELECTSIONNAYA STREET, 14)

Other varieties of tomato plant

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Sowing and growing seedlings

The process of growing seedlings begins with sowing seeds. It is carried out 1.5-2 months before transplanting into a greenhouse or on beds (approximately in mid-March).

First, they sort out the seeding material, calibrate it, separating the best ones - large and full-bodied seedlings. To do this, they are poured into a cup of water, and after a while the liquid is drained along with the floating seeds. The remaining ones at the bottom are poured for 20 minutes. potassium permanganate solution.

Afterwards, the seeds are washed with clean water, dried or germinated in a damp cloth until they hatch.

Seedlings are grown in pots. They are filled with soil mixture consisting of turf soil, peat, humus and coarse sand, taken in equal proportions. You can also use a universal substrate sold in stores. The seed sowing depth is 1-1.5 cm.

After planting, the pots are watered and transferred to a warm place (25˚C), with moderate lighting.

After sprouting, the containers are moved to the brightest part of the room so that the sprouts do not begin to stretch. The temperature is also reduced slightly. The best option where you can place plants is a windowsill.

Seedlings are provided with lighting for 10-12 hours a day (fluorescent or phytolamps are used if necessary).

Water the seedlings with warm, settled water at a frequency sufficient to keep the soil moist. It is convenient to moisten the soil first with a spray bottle, then with a small watering can with a nozzle.

Fertilize Lollipop tomatoes with complex fertilizers every 2 weeks. During the last 10 days of growing plants at home, they are hardened off - taken out of the room into the air, first for half an hour, but every day the stay time is increased.

By the time of planting in beds or greenhouses, Lollipop tomato seedlings should have 2-3 pairs of leaves and be at least 10 cm high, but not more than 20 cm.

Features of agricultural technology

The key to successful cultivation of “pipoki” is obtaining strong seedlings. Seeds are sown in late March.

1. Picking is carried out after the appearance of 2 carved leaves on the seedlings.
2. Tomatoes are moved into the ground at the beginning of summer, when the threat of frost has subsided. Those who want to get a harvest earlier plant seedlings in a greenhouse. Representatives of the variety are formed into 2 stems. Excess stepsons are regularly removed.
3. The tomato is undemanding to soil fertility, but this does not exclude the application of fertilizers to the soil. Plants also respond well to foliar feeding.

Advice. During flowering, the tomato can be sprayed with the following solution: 4 g of boric acid + 4 liters of water. The procedure will increase the number of ovaries.

Planting in the ground and caring for tomatoes

Plants are transplanted into open ground when the frosts have passed. In different regions, this time occurs approximately in the 2nd half of May - early August. They are planted in greenhouses 2-3 weeks earlier.

Lollipop tomatoes are placed in holes of 5-6 pieces. per sq. m. The depth of the holes should be slightly greater than the height of the pot in which the seedlings grew.

After planting in the ground, the tomatoes are watered and then mulched with any plant material. The mulch height should be approximately 5 cm.

Caring for Lollipop tomatoes is ordinary - they need watering, fertilizing, and, if necessary, treatment for pests and diseases.

Despite the fact that the variety is drought-resistant and can set fruit even in the heat, it is necessary to water the plants. Tomatoes should receive especially a lot of moisture after transplanting into beds and during the period of mass ripening of berries. The water should be settled and warm. Watering time is in the evening after sunset and early in the morning. After each moistening of the soil, if mulch is not laid on the surface of the beds, they need to be loosened.

Feed Lollipop tomatoes 3 or 4 times per season. The first time is before flowering, the second time is when the ovary appears, the third and fourth time is during the period of fruit ripening (with an interval of 2 weeks).

For feeding, you can use organic fertilizers in the form of an infusion of slurry (1 liter of organic matter per 10 liters of water or 1 to 15) 1 liter per bush and ash solution (1 tbsp per bucket), also 1 liter per plant.

Among mineral preparations, you can use the usual widely used saltpeter, urea, various potassium (chlorine-free) fertilizers, simple and double superphosphate. Dilute fertilizing solutions according to the instructions.

Since in a greenhouse the bushes of these tomatoes can exceed 1 m and grow until autumn, they are tied to supports. Form into 2-3 stems: leave the first 1 or 2 stepsons, from which additional stems are formed. All other shoots are removed as they grow, and by the end of the season the top is also pinched off. In open beds, bushes are tied up as needed.

The first harvest of Lollipop tomatoes is harvested 3 months after emergence. You can pick fully ripe and slightly unripe tomatoes and store them in a dry and cool place until processed.

Agricultural technology

To correctly calculate the timing of sowing, the characteristic ripening period is used, which for Children's sweets is short, 80 - 90 days. The tomato is early, so seeds for seedlings can be planted in early April. At the end of May, 40-day-old seedlings can be transplanted into open ground.

A description of the planting scheme is given on the seed package. - recommends placing up to 6 bushes per square meter, maintaining an interval between plants of 40 cm, between rows - 50 cm. Summer care of tomatoes is usual, consists of watering, fertilizing, weeding.

Watering

It is better to water low-growing bushes in the morning. Make sure that drops of water do not fall on the stems or leaves. The optimal water temperature is 20 to 25 °C. It is better to let the liquid stand before watering. Rainwater brings more benefits when growing tomatoes. If it gets cold outside, watering should be stopped, and if watered, then with warmer water (30 °C).

Feeding

For sweet varieties of tomatoes, use an aqueous solution of potassium chloride and table salt. In a bucket of warm, settled water, dissolve a tablespoon of both. 0.5 liters of nutrient solution is poured under the root of each bush.

Nitrogen fertilizer, urea or ammonium nitrate must be applied once after replanting the Children's Sweets on the ridge. During the summer, feed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, not forgetting about other microelements: magnesium, boron, iron. Plant leaf parsley next to the bushes of Children's Sweets - there will be more sweetness in the tomatoes.

Similar varieties

Fans of early-ripening, medium-sized tomatoes with small and medium-sized fruits can choose the following varieties for growing in their beds:

• Valentina;
• Glacier F1;
• Don Juan;
• Cupid;
• Marisha;
• Sanka.

They, like the Ledenets tomato, are intended for cultivation in closed and open ground conditions in almost all regions of Russia.

How to grow seedlings

Let's consider step by step how to grow viable and productive seedlings for this variety.

Seed preparation

You can sow the seeds dry, but it is better to soak them first, because This will not only increase and speed up germination, but will also allow the selection of low-quality seed material.

Selecting a solution for soaking seeds:

• a weak solution of potassium permanganate (pick the powder onto the tip of a match and dissolve in 1 liter of water);
• ash solution (dissolve 2 tablespoons of powder in 1 liter of boiling water);
• solution of the drug "Fitosporin-M" (the dosage is indicated on the packaging of the drug).

This procedure will disinfect and disinfect the soil, speed up seed germination and increase the plant’s protective functions against various diseases. Seeds that float to the surface during soaking are discarded and not used for planting.

Container and soil

A wide range of ready-made soils are available for sale for growing seedlings. To make your own soil, mix garden soil, peat and sand in equal parts. Pour the resulting soil into a box.

In terms of alkaline composition, slightly acidic soil with a pH of 5-6 is preferable. It is very convenient to use containers specially made for this purpose or the most ordinary food containers from a hardware store as a planting box.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Lollipop tomatoes have characteristics that are valuable for amateur gardeners:

• precocity;
• average height;
• ability for friendly and long-term fruiting;
• resistance to diseases, heat;
• low maintenance requirements;
• productivity;
• Suitable for any climate.

The Ledenets variety has delicious sweet fruits with a characteristic aroma, suitable for fresh consumption and any canning. The skin is durable and does not crack from hot water, so tomatoes can be stored and transported.

One of the disadvantages is the need for formation and garter, but this is typical for most medium- and tall-growing tomatoes and is not a disadvantage of this variety only.

Diseases and pests

Pink icicle tomatoes rarely get sick, since the stability of the hybrid is very good, and insecticides will help you protect them from pest invasion. “Pink Icicle” tomatoes can compete with the most popular large-fruited tomato varieties.

The variety is resistant to the following dangerous diseases:

Fusarium; Root nematode; Verticillium; Brown spot; Tobacco mosaic virus; Gray spotting.

REFERENCE: The main feature of Icicle Pink tomatoes is resistance to viruses and fungi. The variety is practically not susceptible to diseases of the Solanaceae family.

To prevent insects and other pests, tomato plantings are periodically sprayed with special insecticidal preparations.

conclusions

Thanks to the development of many areas of life, we can now have our own homemade vegetable harvest all year round. And for this it is not necessary to have a summer house, a vegetable garden or a greenhouse. With just a little effort, you can have your own tomatoes on your balcony. Of course, any agricultural crop requires care and attention, regardless of where it grows - in a regular garden or in a pot on the windowsill. But not all people live close to their land plots and the ability to care for the future harvest. Therefore, for many modern people it is much easier to monitor plants at home. And the biggest advantage of such tomatoes is that they grow well in winter. This way you will have fresh and tasty tomatoes for any holiday or just for a snack.