Everything about Klusha tomatoes: main characteristics and secrets of cultivation

Klusha tomatoes are one of the best varieties bred by domestic breeders. It is popular among gardeners due to its small bush, early ripening period and excellent tasty fruits. Many gardeners note the uniqueness of a large number of tomatoes on one plant.

Klusha tomato seeds

There is a similar variety - Superklusha. It differs from Klushi in that its fruits are pink and larger (their weight can reach up to 250 g), the bush itself is slightly lower, and frost-resistant.

Harvest of Klusha tomatoes

Weighing the Klusha tomato

Cross-section of tomato variety Klusha

Characteristics and description of Klusha tomatoes

The bushes are small in size. With quality care, you can get approximately 2 kg of fruit from one plant.

Appearance

It is a low-growing bush, reaching a maximum of 0.5 m in height. The growth of the bush is limited, it reaches a specific point and stops growing. Plants with strong, long stems and dense foliage that almost completely cover the fruits. Many fans of the variety grow it in their window.

Description of fruits

The fruits are located very close to each other, about 7 pieces per cluster, like black cherry, which is why the variety is called that way. The tomatoes are round, but seem to be slightly flattened. When unripe it is green, when ripe it is red. All fruits are identical to each other, so the average weight of one is 120 g. The fruits do not crack, the pulp is not too dense, but it makes it possible to transport tomatoes from one place to another.

Productivity

One plant often produces no more than 2 kg of harvest. From 1 sq. m you can get about 12 kg of ripened fruits. Some summer residents increase yields thanks to simple agrotechnical methods. For example, you can grow plants with 2-4 stems.

Area of ​​application of fruits

Klush tomatoes are universal in their areas of use. They are often used to prepare fresh salads or added to ready-made dishes. The harvest obtained from the variety is suitable for preparing canned food. The dense peel of the fruit helps them avoid cracking during heat treatment.

The tomatoes are not too large and have a thick skin, so they are also suitable for drying. Many housewives consider this method productive. However, to prepare the fruits, you must have an electric dryer at home.

Resistance to diseases and pests

Tomatoes have strong immunity; they are not afraid of viruses and pests. To maintain their health at the proper level, it is necessary to take preventive measures, namely:

• Pull out weeds in a timely manner.
• Do not water frequently.
• Don't overdo it with fertilizers.
• Loosen the soil regularly.

The greatest danger to tomatoes is late blight. Often the disease appears in mid-to-late summer while fruits are developing in June. Among all insects, the Colorado potato beetle is considered the most dangerous.

Description and characteristics of the variety

The bush is determinate, low, standard, reaches 50-60 cm. It is densely covered with leaves and does not branch very actively. The fruits are collected in clusters, each containing 5-8 tomatoes, which are securely hidden under the leaves in the depths of the bush. Early ripening.

Because the fruits of this variety are so deep in the foliage, they may not receive enough sunlight and become sour. To harvest a sweet harvest, some of the leaves are carefully cut off.

The weight of one tomato is 90-120 g, but in a greenhouse with intensive fertilizing, tomatoes of 150-200 g are obtained. Their shape is round, slightly flattened and with slightly noticeable ribbing at the stalk. The color is red. There are 6 chambers with seeds inside. The taste is classic tomato, with sourness. The fruits are good in salads, various dishes and preparations.

Origin story

Tomato Klusha from the Siberian Garden appeared relatively recently. It was created by breeders V. Dederko and T. Postnikova. The variety was included in the State Register in 2009 and is recommended for cultivation on private farms (dachas and vegetable gardens) in unprotected soil or film shelters, as well as on balconies and loggias. But in the coldest regions of Russia it can also be planted in a greenhouse.

Advantages and disadvantages

Tomato, like other varieties of crops, has both pros and cons; they should be taken into account in the process of planting and caring for it.

Advantages of the variety:

• high productivity of bushes;
• versatility of fruit use;
• cold resistance;
• compactness of plants;
• there is no need to get rid of stepchildren;
• strong immunity.

The main disadvantage is the too short shelf life of the fruit.

From the video below you will learn about the ripening of Klusha tomatoes in open ground and recommendations for growing:

Variety varieties

Today, the line of tomatoes with this name includes three varieties, differing in size and color of the fruit. The “klusha” tomato is the first one obtained as a result of the painstaking work of famous Novosibirsk breeders T. N. Postnikova and V. N. Dederko.

In addition to this, the line includes:

• "golden bush";

• "super clown."

Low, mid-early tomatoes are loved by gardeners in different regions of Russia. The varieties “Klusha” and the tomato “Super Klusha” are registered in the catalog of the State Register of the Russian Federation (2007 and 2015), “Golden Klusha” is considered a new product.

Standard tomato bushes are distinguished by their massive thick stems and resistance. The leaves are medium sized and rich green in color. Plants are compact, well leafy.

At the stage of formation and ripening of tomatoes, the leaves completely cover the fruits and are almost invisible. That is why the variety received such an original name, tomatoes are like chickens hidden under the dense foliage of a “mother hen”.

Stocky bushes do not need supports or pinching and require minimal care. They grow well in compacted plantings on ridges, in boxes, pots and flowerpots on balconies.

Features of planting and growing

Refers to an undemanding species, the variety is suitable for those summer residents who cannot devote enough time to working in the garden.

Seed preparation

Seed material is placed in the ground at the beginning of spring, and the seeds are prepared by this period of time.

How to properly prepare seed:

1. The percentage of germination of planting material directly depends on sorting. First of all, carefully inspect for damage and remove any suspicious grains.
2. Place the planting material in a solution with salt. All bad seeds will rise to the top, remove them, rinse the settled ones with clean water.
3. Treat the tomato planting material in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate (about 15 minutes). You can use aloe juice together with this remedy. In addition to its processing effect, the plant is considered a growth stimulant.
4. At the last stage, the seeds are germinated. To do this, planting material is placed between 2 layers of damp gauze and care is taken that they do not dry out. Tomato grains are sprayed with water from time to time until sprouts form.

Sowing seeds

As soon as the seed has germinated, it is immediately planted in the soil. By this time, the pots with soil should already be ready.

Plant seeds according to the following scheme:

• Make grooves about 10 mm deep on the surface of the soil with your finger;
• maintain a distance of about 20 mm between rows;
• Leave a distance of 30 mm between seeds;
• Cover the grains with soil and water.

Learn from the video how to sow seeds without soil. In this way, you can check the germination of seeds and at an early stage select the best and strongest seedlings for seedlings:

Seedling care

The pots with seedlings are covered with film, in this form they stand at a temperature of +25 degrees Celsius. After germination, it is removed and good lighting is provided to the plants.

For seedlings to be strong, they need to be fertilized. More about this is written here.

Picking

As soon as 3-4 true leaves appear on the sprouts, you can pick, that is, plant the plants in separate containers. You can use peat cups or cut-off juice bags. The seedling is transferred along with a lump of earth; after picking, the planting needs to be slightly shaded.

Once the sprouts have taken root, the pots are transferred to lighted areas for further growth. Seedlings ready for transplanting into open ground must have a stem of 8 mm and a height of at least 0.2 m.

Choosing a place to plant tomatoes

The best time to transplant into a greenhouse is mid or late April. Replant in open soil a month later. The choice of transplantation time directly depends on the region where the sprouts are growing.

It is better to plant seedlings in the evening.

The area should be open and illuminated. Tomatoes need a lot of sunlight, otherwise the fruits will not grow juicy and too sour.

Soil preparation

Place humus (300 g), wood ash (50 g) and turf soil into each hole. If you prepare the pits a couple of days in advance, then add more mullein solution in a ratio of 1:5 to water.

Seedlings are planted in holes: per 1 sq. m – 6 plants. The size of the recess is 25x25x25 cm.

Transplanting seedlings into the ground

Before planting the plants directly, be sure to pour half a bucket of water into the recesses. Do not bury the seedlings too deeply, otherwise the bushes will not grow tall and the ovaries will touch the surface of the soil.

Watering is carried out as the soil dries. You need to add water early in the morning or late in the evening; during the day, the plants can get burned. You cannot pour on the leaves, otherwise there is a risk of fungus appearing.

For good growth, the tomato tree trunk needs to be weeded and loosened. Loosening is carried out immediately after each watering so that the roots are saturated with a large amount of oxygen.

High-quality weed removal will also have a beneficial effect on the development of tomatoes. Weeds create unnecessary shadows around plants and draw nutrients from the soil that tomatoes need.

In order for future productivity to be at the highest level, thinning should be carried out, leaving 2-4 stems on the plant.

The first feeding is carried out 14 days after transplanting the seedlings into open ground. For this purpose, it is better to use nitroammophos fertilizer; it consists of 1 matchbox of the product and 10 liters of water.

Features of cultivation

Tomatoes of the Klusha variety can be grown both in a greenhouse and in open ground. In both cases, the gardener should use the seedling method. You need to start working with culture in mid-March. It is best to sow the seeds of this hybrid in plastic boxes with good drainage. The key to the rapid ascent of seed material and active growth of plants is the correct selection of soil and its disinfection, as well as pre-treatment of the seeds themselves with special growth accelerators. They can be used both for crops planted in open ground and for seedlings grown for greenhouses.

In the open ground

Preparing seedlings should begin in mid-March in order to transplant them onto the ground in May. To get strong and healthy plants, you need:

• Properly prepare the soil for further sowing of seed material. If you are using a special substrate, it is enough to heat it in the oven. If you are working with soil from your garden, it is advisable to treat it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection, and then also calcine it in the oven.
• Prepare the seeds. They need to be soaked for an hour in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, and then kept in a growth accelerator solution for a day. After this, they will need to be placed in damp gauze and kept there for 1-2 days. In this case, you need to make sure that the gauze does not dry out and is not too wet.
• The seeds need to be planted in seedling pots at a distance of at least 2 cm, they need to be deepened into the ground by 1 cm. After this, they need to be generously sprinkled with earth and watered with warm, settled water. Before the first shoots appear, the boxes need to be covered with glass or film.

• When 2-3 true leaves appear, the plants are planted in separate pots. It is recommended to shade them for two days. After this, you can again take the seedlings to a sunny place.
• When the plants reach a height of 20 cm, they can be transplanted onto the ground. Two weeks before this, you need to start hardening off the plants by taking boxes of young tomatoes outside. In the first days they can be left for an hour, after which the period of time the seedlings stay outside should gradually be increased.
• Before planting tomatoes on the plot, it is necessary to prepare holes for them, the distance between which should be at least 40 cm. It is better to place them in a checkerboard pattern. You need to add humus, old sawdust and wood ash to the soil. Before planting the seedlings, the holes should be filled with warm water at the rate of half a bucket of water per onion.
• Plants need to be transferred to the holes along with a lump of earth and sprinkled with earth. The beds should be watered generously with warm water.

For plants to continue to grow, they need to be properly cared for. It provides:

• watering at least once every 4 days with mandatory subsequent loosening of the soil;
• weeding the beds;
• adding mineral fertilizer to the soil twice during the growing season and twice during the flowering period.

Watering the plants should only be done in the evening; water should be poured strictly on the roots, making sure that it does not fall on the leaves of the plant. Otherwise, burns may appear on the leaves. If the lower leaves of the tomatoes have become very overgrown and interfere with proper watering, it is better to cut them off.

In greenhouses

Planting seedlings in a greenhouse can be done in early and mid-May. In order for tomatoes to grow well in it, they need to provide the following conditions:

• number of bushes per square meter - no more than 5 units;
• planting seedlings in a checkerboard pattern;
• humidity level - 60%;
• temperature - from +15 to +25 degrees Celsius;
• Watering plants strictly in the evening.

During the flowering period of plants, it is important to monitor the humidity level in the greenhouse - it should be minimal. It is necessary to carry out regular ventilation and additional feeding of plants. If these rules are not followed, plant yields may be halved.

Caring for adult tomatoes

Without proper care, tomatoes will not bear healthy and tasty fruits. The first thing you should pay attention to is the air temperature. Experienced summer residents are sure that the best daytime temperature is +25 degrees, and the nighttime temperature is +15 degrees Celsius.

If these temperature limits are violated, the plant stops growing or stops developing altogether.

Trimming

Klusha tomato bushes do not need pruning. However, for better air flow to the plant, you can slightly remove the upper part of the foliage. This type of pruning is done when the plant is fully formed, a brush has appeared at the top, and fruits have begun to set on the bush itself. This event should be carried out early in the morning, so that by the evening the wounds have already had time to heal in the sun.

Watering and mulching

Tomatoes do not need a lot of water. For the first 14 days after planting, the plants are not watered at all; this action by the gardener will help the bushes take root in the ground faster. Then water it once every 3-10 days, it all depends on the size of the bush and weather conditions.

You can immediately mulch the tree trunk circle with straw; this will greatly simplify maintenance in the future. Mulching helps:

• improve the supply of oxygen to the roots;
• increase the time between waterings;
• reduce the amount of weeds;
• protect tomatoes from rotting if they suddenly fall to the ground.

Feeding

If at the time of planting all the necessary useful components were added to the hole, then the plant does not need any other feeding.

Prevention of diseases and pests

The plant can be protected from fungal diseases with biofungicides, but this is not necessary. Fitisporin is considered the most effective. In addition to its antifungal effect, it is also a source of foliar fertilizers that improve and strengthen the health of tomatoes.

The product does not cause problems, so it can be used repeatedly, even during fruit harvesting, because it is considered absolutely safe for all living beings.

Reviews of Klusha tomatoes

★★★★★
Lyubov, 45 years old, manager, Norilsk. It grows in open soil, the tomatoes have never been sick with anything, the harvest is regular, the fruits do not crack.
By the way, I remember one summer was not hot, so all the varieties froze, but this one survived, and also brought a good harvest that year. ★★★★★
Tamara, 52 years old, pastry chef, Adler. I noticed one significant drawback - all the fruits ripen at the same time.
I just approached the bush, collected everything, and already I looked, and there was nothing else. One plant yields about 1.5 kg. Given the compactness of the bush, this indicator is most likely normal. As for the taste, I didn’t notice anything special, but all my family members are happy, so that’s how I’ll grow Klusha tomatoes. Hide

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Gardeners love Klush tomatoes, because they are very easy to grow and care does not require much effort. They are distinguished by early ripening, good transportability and excellent taste.

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