Many varieties of tomatoes have already been developed - from small ones, the size of a grape, to giants almost the size of a ball. Each variety has its own purpose, its own characteristics. Some people love sweet baby cherry tomatoes, some simply use regular medium-sized fruits, and some are proud of the powerful giants they have grown themselves.
Large-fruited tomatoes differ from other varieties not only in size. They are very meaty, sugary, and have a sweet, rich taste. You can admire these large fruits, their variety of colors, shapes, taste and aroma. Large varieties of tomatoes are highly valued not only by gardeners, but also by professionals producing commercial products for the market.
Black tomatoes - what are these varieties good for?
What kind of vegetable is this and where did it come to us?
This is a group of varieties that are close to black in color and have been known for quite a long time. The first of them were created by Soviet scientists in the middle of the last century. These are ordinary varieties created by classical selection, by crossing wild and red-fruited tomatoes, then by selection over several years.
Internet sources often indicate that black-fruited tomato varieties are genetically modified, but this is not an entirely true statement. Currently, a large number of them, obtained through conventional selection, are registered in the state register of selection achievements.
Why are these varieties black in color? To be more precise, the color varies from violet-brown to chocolate, which is obtained by mixing red and violet pigments. The red color of tomatoes comes from the coloring substances lycopene and carotenoids they contain, and the purple color comes from the presence of anthocyanins; as a result of their mixing, a range of colors is obtained. Anthocyanins are pigments quite common among vegetables. They can be found in purple eggplants, beets, red cabbage and many other fruits.
Black tomatoes are common varieties, differing only in their dark color. The shape of the bush, leaves, and the color of unripe fruits fully correspond to ordinary tomato plants.
Beneficial features
The only difference between most black chokeberry varieties and ordinary ones is the taste. Once you try these extraordinary fruits, ordinary red fruits will seem tasteless. Chokeberry tomatoes contain an increased amount of sugars and a very harmonious sugar-acid index . Only a special ratio (2.5:1) of sugar and organic acid gives a pleasant taste.
The anthocyanins contained in these amazing fruits have very high antioxidant activity, i.e. they have very good anti-cancer effects. In addition, anthocyanins increase the protective properties of the immune system, help strengthen the walls of blood vessels and relieve swelling.
They contain high amounts of lycopene (vitamin I), which can effectively treat prostate adenoma. The carotenoids they contain, especially provitamin A, can improve vision. This special combination of beneficial substances gives the property of aphrodisiacs, i.e. products that improve sexual function.
Thanks to this complex of beneficial properties, this product is recommended for people who care about their health.
The most productive
For those who want to thoroughly enjoy the magnificent pulp and get the maximum yield from their plot, we present varieties with increased productivity and resistance to major tomato diseases.
The Black Moor tomato is one of the most productive varieties. It has small teardrop-shaped tomatoes weighing 40-50. It is distinguished by an unusually long raceme, in which up to 18 cherry-brown fruits with thick skin are tied. The bush can tie 9-10 such brushes and does not require shaping. Looking at the bush, you can say that it is strewn with tomatoes. The plant is very powerful and produces a harvest of up to 4-6 kg per bush .
Chernomor is highly resistant to diseases that cause leaf spot. A powerful, tall plant is grown on a support and requires formation into 1 stem. The tomatoes are very beautiful, brown-red in color, medium in size, about 100 grams, high in taste. 5-6 fruits are tied in a brush. The yield is high, up to 3-3.5 kg per bush, but it begins to ripen after 120 days from seed germination.
De Barao black is a classic chokeberry tomato. This is a high-yielding variety with very tasty, beautiful purple-brown tomatoes. A tall bush that requires support has strong powerful growth and requires shaping. Each cluster produces 8-10 plum-shaped fruits with thick skin, so they can be stored for a long time and can withstand long-term transportation. Despite the rather long ripening of the crop (120-125 days), the plant has high resistance to disease.
Negritenok has tomatoes similar to dark chocolate with a glossy surface. They ripen quite early at 110-115 days and are distinguished by their excellent taste and dense, fleshy pulp. A powerful tall plant must be tied up and formed into 1 stem, then the yield reaches 3.5-4 kg per bush. The weight of the fruit reaches 100-150 grams. In a salad they look very appetizing and attractive.
Sugar Brown. It is characterized by high yield and resistance to diseases, especially late blight. Has beautiful flat-round brown tomatoes. Despite the medium-late ripening period (115-120 days), it bears fruit for a long time. The bush is tall and requires staking. Forms fruits weighing 120-150 grams with fleshy pulp and sweet taste. From one bush you can get up to 4 kg of harvest.
The most delicious
For gourmets and lovers of refined taste, we present varieties that will surprise even an experienced gardener. These tomatoes will not only add an original setting to your table, but will delight you with their extraordinary taste.
Black tomatoes of the Watermelon variety ripen very early. The first harvest can be harvested 105-110 days from germination. It can be grown in a greenhouse and in open ground. The plant is tall and requires staking and formation into 1 stem. The fruits are small, about 100 g, red-brown in color, but have an extraordinary watermelon aroma and sweet taste.
Black Prince tomatoes are the most famous among gardeners and are the standard of taste for this category. The plant is tall and requires additional support. The fruits are very large and reach a size of 450-500 grams. From one plant you can harvest up to 2-2.5 kg, for this you must maintain a distance between plants of at least 1.5 meters. The fruits have a flat-round shape and very delicate skin, so they are used for short-term storage and have a salad purpose. What is the most unusual fruit of the Black Prince tomato variety? Despite the brown color of the juice, it has an excellent taste. Although the Black Prince is medium-late, it produces its main harvest before late blight begins to develop, and is relatively resistant to this disease.
Kumato tomatoes. Quite often you can find information that there are fruits of the kumato plant, which are very similar to black-fruited tomatoes. However, it is known that kumato is a trademark of a foreign company for the black-fruited tomato variety of the same name. Its seeds are distributed only to professional vegetable growing farms, so it is quite difficult to find them in the retail trade network. The fruits of this variety are distinguished by a record sugar content and watermelon aroma, therefore they have an unusually sweet taste, unlike ordinary tomatoes. The plants are tall, resistant to unfavorable conditions, and form ovaries even in very hot conditions. The fruit size is small 90-120 g, the pulp is juicy and dense. The elastic skin allows them to be stored for quite a long time and transported over long distances.
Black elephant is a low-growing bush and has unusual potato leaves. Despite the large fruits up to 200 grams, the first harvest ripens on the 110-115th day. The plant does not need to be shaped, and the yield of sweet dark brown fruits reaches 3 kg per bush. They are very tasty, have delicate skin and fleshy flesh. The best variety for open ground, although it can also be grown in film greenhouses.
Black-fruited toma varieties have different ripening periods, yields and fruit quality. The most suitable varieties for growing in your garden plot can be selected from those presented in this article. We wish you high harvests.
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Features of agricultural technology
The key to successful cultivation of “pipoki” is obtaining strong seedlings. Seeds are sown in late March.
- Picking is carried out after the appearance of 2 carved leaves on the seedlings.
- 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.
- 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.
Ampelous tomatoes.
There is nothing tastier than fresh homemade tomatoes.
You will enjoy ripe tomatoes in late spring if you plant them in early spring. Some people even claim that growing tomatoes "upside down" produces more fruit than growing tomato plants in the garden. You will need :
— Hanging planter (pot, bucket) with a hole in the base. The larger the volume, the better for the root system (ideally 10-15 liters). — Well-fertilized soil (ideally 10-15 kg). — Tomato seedlings (Roma variety is preferred). — A few meters of rope (to hang the pot) — A household knife.
Small instructions:
1. You can purchase an empty bucket (pot) at any gardening store. When you get home from the store, be sure to wash it in warm water using detergent. 2. Make a hole in the base of the bucket, about 5 cm. 3. Place several sheets of newspaper on the bottom of the bucket, and make a small cut in the newspaper where the hole is in the base. This will help hold the seedlings until you fill the bucket with soil.
4. Make four small holes evenly along the top edge of the bucket to attach the hanging rope. The length of the 4 ropes should naturally be the same. Attach the rope to a hook or other device for hanging the bucket. 5. Lay the bucket on its side and carefully place your seedlings into it. Push it through the hole in the newspaper so that the stem sticks out through the hole in the bottom of the bucket and the roots remain in the bucket. 6. Fill the bucket with the soil you purchased from the same gardening store you bought the bucket. Make sure the soil contains your tomato's preferred additives and fertilizers. Carefully lift approximately 10cm of the seedling out of the base of the bucket. 7. Now you can hang the results of your work in a convenient sunny place in one of your rooms, on the balcony or on the terrace where your pet will grow up. Just do not place your seedling in a shaded place, because tomatoes are light-loving plants; they should receive direct sunlight for at least half the day. 8. Water your “upside down” plant generously and in about 50 - 75 days you will see the first flowers, and a little later - the first fruits.
Adviсe:
— Varieties such as Cherry and Roma, which have small fruits, are most suitable for hanging. - Plant your hanging tomatoes in the spring (late April - early June), depending on how close to the north you are, so that you can enjoy new tomatoes throughout the planting season. — If you don’t want to buy soil mixture in the store, then you can easily prepare it yourself. The soil mixture is prepared from equal parts of turf soil, peat and humus with the addition of 1 tsp. superphosphate, 1 cup of wood ash and 1 tsp. potassium sulfate into a bucket of mixture. The substrate must be loose, water- and breathable, light in mechanical composition, with a sufficient amount of nutrients. — There are specially bred varieties of hanging tomatoes, but miniature bush varieties that produce long shoots are also quite suitable for cultivation. — Since the plant will develop under the base of the pot, its top can be occupied by indoor plants (it will look very nice), but for this you need to have a fairly large pot (bucket, pot).
Care:
Caring for hanging tomatoes is practically no different from caring for ordinary indoor plants and ground varieties. Of course, there are some features, but basically these are regular feeding, watering, and removal of stepsons. To improve fruit set, during flowering, gently shake the flower brush several times.
Varieties of hanging and ornamental tomatoes:
- Cherry
- Ruby
- Bonsai
- Tumbler
- George Bush
- Balcony charm
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- Japanese indoor
- Florida Petit
- Minibel
- Tiny Tim
- yellow pear
- Ildi
- Peruvian homemade
- Cherry yellow
- Mascot
- Grape
- Pinocchio
- Red Robin
- Mikron-NK
- yellow pearl
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How to grow seedlings
Tomatoes Syzran pipochka are recommended to be grown in seedlings. Planting seeds in open ground does not bring the desired results.
Seed preparation
To obtain high-quality planting material, you need to check it for germination. To do this, place the seeds in a weak salt solution. It is better not to use those that have floated to the surface for planting. Selected high-quality seeds are soaked for 2 hours in a growth stimulator.
Container and soil
Containers for seedlings must have drainage holes to saturate the roots with oxygen. It is recommended to use peat pots; in this case, you can skip the picking process and plant the plants in the ground along with the container.
This method is considered less traumatic; the pots will dissolve in the soil over time and serve as additional fertilizer.
For planting tomatoes, ready-made soil is used, purchased in a store or prepared independently from peat, compost and sand, taken in equal proportions. The soil mixture needs to be disinfected: placed in the freezer for several days or baked in the oven for several hours.
Sowing
Planting seeds is one of the important stages of growing any crop. Tomatoes are no exception, so you need to approach this matter seriously and follow the rules of agricultural technology:
- make small depressions in the prepared soil;
- place 2-3 seeds there;
- make a microgreenhouse using glass or film and wait for the first shoots to appear.
It is recommended to sow seeds for seedlings approximately 60–65 days before the planned date of planting in open ground.
Growing and care
The first tomato sprouts will appear a week after planting. They need to be watered with water at room temperature at least once every 4 days. When 2 true leaves appear on young plants, it is necessary to pick.
After the seedlings have appeared, place the container with the seedlings in a lighted place. Comfortable climatic conditions will ensure full development of the plant. The optimal air temperature is +20°C during the day and +15°C at night.
If the daylight hours are shorter than 12 hours, provide additional illumination using a phytolamp. Young shoots need regular watering; this should be done as the top layer of soil dries out.
Which tomato varieties have the longest fruits?
Yulia Svetlaya
Varieties of long-fruited tomatoes are the horn-shaped, pepper-shaped, striped, Auria, Chukholma and Khokhloma varieties.. But personally, I like the not very long, but very tasty tomato variety “Lady Fingers”.
We usually grow this particular variety of tomatoes, because... it is unpretentious and resistant to various changes in air temperature.
Evgeniy Aleksandrovich
“Uncle Styopa” exists. "pepper-shaped". I think everything is foreign. We don’t have selection for this.
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Which tomato varieties have fruits longer than 10 cm?
Bonnie without Clyde
Variety Pink and Scarlet Mustangs, cigarette-shaped, narrow, that is, up to 19 cm long
Elena Mazurenko
Korean long-fruited - the length of the tomato is about 12 cm. The fruits are thin with a curved nose, the color is dark crimson, the flesh is juicy, sweet, the weight of this tomato is about 180 grams. Fruits in clusters.
Lolok
Eros
Tatiana Voeiko
One of the most elongated varieties is American long-fruited. The fruits of this variety reach a length of 15-20 cm. They are red, fleshy, and have excellent taste. The variety has increased yield potential and excellent disease tolerance.
The second variety in length is Horn-shaped. Its fruits reach a length of 15 cm with a width of only 4 cm. This variety is mid-season, indeterminate type, up to 2 m high. The fruits are elongated-plum-shaped, weighing 150-200 g, red in color. Low-seeded, the fruits have increased shelf life. Some can be stored until mid-January, and at the same time practically do not lose their tomato taste, unlike long-stored varieties. The variety is resistant to overripening and cracking.
Oddly enough, the low-growing variety Pepper-shaped striped standard is distinguished by equally long fifteen-centimeter fruits. Its fruits are elongated and plum-shaped, weighing 150-200 g, red in color with yellow stripes. In addition to its short stature, this variety is distinguished by its standard, non-lodging type of bush; its fruits simply rest on the ground. At the same time, they are resistant to decay, ripen and store well. There is also a variety called Pepper-shaped striped with the same fruits, but tall, indeterminate type, 180 cm high.
Another one, but absolutely unlike any other with its original fruits, is the Auria variety. The plant is indeterminate, 180 cm high. The fruits weigh about 200 g, red, elongated plum-shaped; Fruit length up to 11 cm, dense consistency. Good fresh and especially for whole-fruit canning. Relatively disease-resistant. Unlike other long-fruited varieties, the fruits of Auria are forked at the top, as if they resemble the face of a bizarre animal
Elena the Wise
Pepper-shaped, Lady's fingers, Cheerful gnome (pictured), Gulliver, Scarlet mustang.
Gennady Panteleev
Countess Cherry says. What is the longest of Senor Tomato's
Filosof RF
peppers
ANNA
Petrusha the gardener, Siberian Troika
Vera
Rocket is an old non-hybrid early variety.
Natochka
Bull's heart! my favorite tomato variety! With proper care, it can produce great fruit!
FOX (unsophisticated)
Lady fingers
A fairy tale with a laugh!
Variety "Rocket"
Vladimir Pobol
rocket, my father-in-law told me
El Barto
Rocket anyway
Unusual cucumbers and their exotic relatives
Cucumber is a traditional and familiar vegetable. And it would seem that he cannot surprise with anything. But thanks to breeders, new unusual varieties are appearing: white and yellow, very tiny and simply gigantic...
Summer residents are happy to experiment, testing new products in practice. Our readers have already shared their experience: in the article Cucumbers with unusual colors and the comments to it you can glean useful information. But this is not enough for tireless naturalists! And in addition to ordinary cucumbers, their exotic relatives from the Pumpkin family - melotria, trichosanthus, momordica and others - settle in vegetable gardens. Let's get to know them a little better...
Chinese cucumbers
These cucumbers are called Chinese because of their origin, since they come from China, but there are quite a lot of varieties. The most popular are Chinese Snakes, Chinese Disease Resistant, Chinese White, Chinese Farmer's F1, Chinese Longfruited and Chinese Miracle. The stem of Chinese cucumbers can be about 3.5 meters in length, and the fruits (depending on the variety) reach 40-90 cm in length. But they amaze not so much with their impressive size as with their unpretentiousness in growing and excellent taste. These cucumbers are very productive, absolutely not capricious, practically not affected by pests and almost never get sick.
They are perfectly cultivated both in open ground and in greenhouses; They feel equally good in the sun and in partial shade. Moreover, they do not require any special care, the only thing is that all varieties of Chinese cucumbers need support, so they grow better and produce fruits of a more regular shape. Otherwise, the same agrotechnical techniques apply to Chinese cucumbers as to ordinary ones: timely weeding, periodic watering, fertilizing, etc., which you can read about in the article Cucumber - growing secrets. Chinese cucumbers bear fruit until the first frost. Their fruits never taste bitter and are distinguished by an extremely delicate, slightly sweet taste and a wonderful aroma, slightly reminiscent of watermelon. By the way, it is the fruits of Chinese cucumbers that are immediately affected by the lack of nutrition. What does the shape of a Chinese cucumber tell an attentive gardener? About the nutrients that the plant lacks:
- Cucumbers become hook-shaped when there is a lack of nitrogen;
- they become too thin due to a lack of boron;
- Greens lacking potassium are pear-shaped;
- a lack of calcium will make cucumbers tasteless and small, so root or foliar feeding is best done regularly.
With all the abundance of positive qualities, Chinese cucumbers of various varieties have one common drawback: their fruits quickly wither, so it is better to eat them fresh.
Armenian cucumbers
Having a rather exotic appearance, the Armenian cucumber, which came to us from Central Asia, also has several varieties. The most popular of them are: White Bogatyr, Chalk on Flehu-ozus and Silver Melon. All varieties of Armenian cucumber grow well both in open ground and in film greenhouses. The taste of the fruits, reaching 50 cm in length, is less pronounced than that of Chinese cucumbers, and the fruits themselves, the weight of which can reach up to 1 kilogram, regardless of the variety, are completely covered with white-silver pubescence.
The lashes of such cucumbers can reach 4 meters in length, so they require the construction of a support. The value of Armenian cucumbers lies in their long-term fruiting, resistance to diseases and temperature changes.
Italian cucumbers
Again, as in the case of Chinese, these cucumbers are called Italian because of their country of origin. Being a real miracle of Italian selection, these cucumbers are very similar in appearance to Armenian ones. The most popular varieties of Italian cucumbers cultivated in the Middle Zone are Arbuzze (Tortorello) and Barrese (both are bee-pollinated). The fruits of the Waterbuzze (Tortorello) variety, with light-green skin and pronounced ribbing, can reach 50 cm in length. The taste of the fruit is slightly sweet - something between cucumber and watermelon. The Barrese variety is also distinguished by its pronounced ribbing, but, unlike the Arbuzze variety, its fruits have a dark green color, which turns into orange-yellow as they ripen. The taste and aroma of the fruits of the Barrese variety are more reminiscent of melon.
Cucumber-lemon
The lemon cucumber - the 'Crystal Apple' variety - is, dare I say it, a masterpiece of English breeders. The variety is unusual in that its ripe fruits are very similar in appearance to lemons, although their taste has nothing in common with this citrus fruit. Lemon cucumber is best grown through seedlings; it is very heat- and moisture-loving. The stem of the plant can reach a length of 6 meters, and you can learn a little more about it by reading this useful note.
White cucumbers
These cucumbers are called white because of the unusual color of the fruit. The most popular varieties are: Snow Leopard, Bride, White Angel, Snow White, Three White Leaves and Italian White. White cucumbers form long vines. They are suitable for growing both in open ground and in a greenhouse. They are resistant to diseases and can withstand high temperatures - up to +45°C, which makes them especially attractive for growing in hot regions. The fruits of white cucumbers reach only 20 cm in length; they taste more delicate than ordinary cucumbers and are slightly sweet. White cucumbers outgrow very quickly, so keep this in mind when deciding to grow them.
Melotria rough, or mini cucumber
Melotria rough, or mini-cucumber, belongs to the same family as the regular cucumber - Cucurbitaceae. A perennial liana native to Africa, melotria in the Central zone is grown mainly through seedlings and only as an annual plant. A universal soil substrate is suitable for growing seedlings. Small melotria seeds need to be covered only lightly with soil, then if the optimum temperature is maintained (about +25...+27 degrees), they will sprout within 5-7 days. Seedlings easily tolerate transplantation and in just a few weeks grow to unprecedented sizes: they can reach 3 meters in length and therefore need support. By the way, when transplanting melotria seedlings into open ground, allocate for them the most sunny area with loose soil. Water the plants at least once every 4-5 days, and feed them every 10-14 days, alternating organic fertilizers with mineral ones.
Melothria is especially valued not so much for the taste of its fruits, but for its expressive and very decorative appearance: the rich green leaves of the plant do not lose their color until autumn. Although the fruits of melotria, similar to tiny (1.5-2.5 cm) watermelons, are quite edible. They taste like ordinary cucumbers and, just like cucumbers, they are quite suitable for subsequent processing: pickling and canning. By the way, the first fruits of melotria will appear already 14-18 days after planting the plant in the ground.
Indian cucumber - momordica
Another exotic relative of the cucumber is the momordica, or Indian cucumber. You can successfully grow momordica not only in open ground, but also on the windowsill. Probably, it is this and, of course, the exotic appearance of this plant that has made it mega-popular among gardeners recently. Anyone can grow momordica, because it is not at all difficult. However, there are still some subtleties that must be taken into account. Before sowing momordica seeds into the soil substrate, they must be scarified - simply rub the sharp tip of the seed on a piece of sandpaper. And after scarification, the seeds must be disinfected (how to do this correctly is described in detail in this useful article). After pre-sowing treatment: scarification and disinfection, momordica seeds should be placed in a pre-moistened cloth or toilet paper and placed in a warm place (temperature about +25°C), due to which they will germinate much faster. By spending very little time and treating momordica seeds in this way, you will significantly increase their germination rate. After the seed coat has cracked, it can be sown in pots for growing seedlings. You can purchase a nutritious soil mixture for growing momordicas ready-made, or prepare it yourself by mixing 10 kg (about a bucket) of soil from your garden bed with 10 kg of sand and 5 kg of rotted leaves. The soil should not dry out until the seeds germinate, so always make sure it is moderately moist.
Since momordica is a heat-loving plant, it should be planted in open ground no earlier than in the second half of May. We replant young, still fragile plants along with a lump of earth, so as not to damage the delicate roots. After transplanting, every 2-3 weeks we feed the momordica with a yeast nutrient solution, diluting 10 grams of yeast in 1 liter of water. Very little time will pass after planting in the ground, and momordica will thank you for proper care with the chic appearance of its decorative foliage, bright yellow flowers that smell of jasmine, and a little later - exotic-looking fruits. The fruits of momordica are lumpy, and as they grow they change color - from dark green to bright orange. But this is by no means their only feature. The main secret of momordica fruits is their shape, which changes as they ripen. As they ripen, they open up and outwardly become very similar to a crocodile that has opened its mouth, from which bright crimson seeds, covered with dense jelly-like pulp, peek out. By the way, it is precisely for this amazing similarity that I also call the momordica “crocodile cucumber.”
Trichosanth - snake-shaped cucumber
Another representative of the cucurbitaceae is trichosanthus, more often called the serpentine cucumber. In the countries of Southeast Asia, trichosanth is cultivated as a vegetable crop. It is still not widespread in our country, but numerous exotic lovers are happy to grow such unusual cucumbers on their plots and value trichosanthus not only for its exotic appearance, but also for its unpretentiousness, as well as resistance to diseases and pests.
The fruits of trichosanth are cylindrical in shape and can reach a length of 1 m 20 cm... But trichosanth is surprising not only in length: its fruits wriggle like snakes, and as they ripen they change their color from green to bright red-orange. Trichosanth flowers also look unusual: they are quite small - reaching 4 cm in diameter - they look like weightless snowflakes. Considering that trichosanth is very thermophilic, it is better to grow it through seedlings. Seeds are sown in the same soil substrate as for growing cucumbers from the 10th of May. Seedlings are planted in a permanent location in early June. In the middle zone, it can only be grown in greenhouses, but not in open ground - keep this in mind when deciding to acquire such a curiosity.
Tladiantha dubious - red cucumber
A perennial climbing vine reaching 5 meters in height, Tladianta dubica is native to Southeast Asia. The plant has heart-shaped leaves of light green color and bright yellow flowers that abundantly cover the vine. They bloom throughout the summer and look like tulips. Over time, in place of the flowers, small fruits form, which are used for preservation and pickling, but only until they reach 15 cm and begin to change their color. As soon as the fruits of Tladianta dubica ripen and turn red, they become very sweet, and they begin to make jam from them.
Although it is not so easy to achieve fruiting, especially in the first year of a plant’s life, in the conditions of the Middle Zone: female plants develop late, as a result of which the fruits simply do not have time to ripen. In addition, in its homeland, tladiant is pollinated by insects, which we do not have. So it turns out that domestic gardeners are forced to carry out pollination manually. Tladianta is propagated not only by seeds, but also by tubers that look like potatoes. Very small tladianta seeds (their size is smaller than poppy seeds) are sown for seedlings in early March. Before sowing, they must be stratified. Tladianta develops well even in low light conditions, so the seedlings do not need additional lighting and grow quietly at low temperatures. Therefore, the plant can be grown on an insulated loggia or balcony, the main thing is that the temperature does not fall below 0°C. Tladiant seedlings that have already grown up are planted in the ground after the spring frosts have passed - at the end of May or at the beginning of June. When propagating tladianta by tubers, remember: the plant needs frequent watering, but at the same time, it can quickly die from waterlogging of the soil. Tubers are planted to a depth of about 8-10 cm around mid-April. Shoots appear by mid-May, after which fairly rapid growth begins. So, in sunny weather, tladianta shoots can grow as much as 15 cm. In autumn, the above-ground part of the plant dies off, and the underground forms large tubers. Without transplantation, tladiant can grow in one place for about 10 years. What unusual varieties of cucumbers or their outlandish relatives have you grown? What did you like about them (or, conversely, what did you dislike)? And more about cucumbers:
- 25 earliest varieties of cucumbers
- 11 secrets of a good cucumber harvest
- 15 best varieties of cucumbers for the middle zone
- Choosing varieties of cucumbers
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Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Syzran pipochka is a very popular variety, valued not only for the original shape of the fruit, but also for its excellent taste. These are juicy, bright tomatoes with pleasant flavors. In addition, the variety is productive and resistant to droughts and cold snaps.
The seeds will produce fertile offspring, since the Syzran Pipochka tomato is a variety and not a hybrid
pros
- excellent yield;
- good taste;
- high immunity;
- all-purpose tomatoes;
- fruits can be stored without loss of marketability and taste;
- they can also be transported over long distances;
- good resistance to drought and temperature changes;
- care is not very difficult.
Minuses
- bushes need to be tied up;
- plants also need shaping and pinching.
