Breeders have developed many varieties of tomatoes that produce record yields when grown in a greenhouse. But only tomatoes that ripen in a garden bed illuminated by the sun all day long acquire a bright taste. The Zhorik-obzhorik tomato is designed for planting in open ground and is adapted to unfavorable climate conditions. Belongs to the category of standard varieties. The compact plant tolerates drought and heat well and produces tomatoes with a rich aroma.
Characteristics and description of the variety
The tomato, created by breeders from, is suitable for cultivation in the southern and central regions of Russia, Moldova and Ukraine. In regions with a cool climate, the Zhorik-obzhorik variety is planted in greenhouse conditions.
Vegetable growers and summer residents have already managed to appreciate the merits of the determinate tomato, although it was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of Russia only in 2015.
Refers to the best low-growing varieties of tomatoes. Compact bushes, growing up to only 50 cm in height, can be easily protected from inclement weather by simply covering them with film.
The benefits of the Zhorik-obzhorik tomato include:
- unpretentiousness to adverse conditions;
- resistance to fungal infection;
- rapid ripening of fruits.
The plant forms the ovary in heat and drought. Although when several loops form, the bushes stop growing. The tomato produces a good harvest. Subject to compliance with crop rotation requirements per 1 sq. m will bear up to 5 kg of fruit.
The characteristics of the fruit attract the attention of farmers: Zhorik-obzhorik tomatoes do not lose their presentation, the dense skin does not crack when ripe.
Low-growing bushes hold fairly large fruits; on average, one specimen weighs 150 grams. The description of the variety states that tomatoes stand out:
- spherical shape;
- shiny skin;
- juicy tight pulp;
- ribbing in the area of the stalk;
- rich red hue.
In the photo you can see that the tomatoes are slightly flattened on top.
Sweet and sour tomatoes, ripening at 95 days, are good fresh. After the first wave of ripening, the second occurs, and the fruits are processed into juice, used to make sauces, pastes, pickled, canned with other vegetables, and salted.
How to properly plant seeds and care for plants
Tomato can be propagated using seedlings. The seeds are planted in the ground quite late - at the end of March, early or mid-April (depending on the climate). The seeds are buried shallowly - about 1 cm.
Bushes of the Fitous variety do not need staking or pinching. The distance between bushes should not be less than 50 cm. That is, 3 bushes should be placed on one square meter. For tomatoes, slightly acidic, well-moistened soil is most preferable. A little superphosphate won’t hurt – about 10 grams. per bush (applied when planting in a hole).
You can’t water tomatoes in hot weather; it’s best to do it in the evening, after sunset. It is highly advisable to use warm water for irrigation. The bushes need to be fed periodically. The first feeding is carried out 14 days after planting the seedlings in the ground. The second time is applied before flowering, the third time before the fruit begins to ripen.
Of course, you should not neglect the simplest agricultural techniques in the form of weeding and periodically loosening the soil between the bushes.
Timing of sowing seeds
The Zhorik-obzhorik variety is usually grown by seedlings, and only in the south can small grains be grown
send straight to the garden. In a greenhouse, tomato yields decrease.
In February, nutritious soil is prepared and disinfected from bacteria, fungi, and spores. Early ripening tomatoes begin to be sown on March 10, 100–110 days before harvest. Work is completed by the 23rd.
Tomato seedlings are sent to the garden at the age of 40 - 65 days, in the southern regions - in the first half of May, in the middle zone - at the end of the month - early June. The sowing dates for the Zhorik-obzhorik variety are postponed during a prolonged spring.
How to get a good harvest?
Proper choice of variety is part of success. To obtain the desired harvest, it is recommended to follow the growing rules.
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Agronomists advise:
- check your own seeds for germination and disinfect;
- material from reputable manufacturers has passed soil control (ready for sowing);
- you should start growing seedlings 40–60 days before planting in a permanent place (the time varies in different regions);
- until germination, maintain a temperature of 23–25 degrees;
- after the loops appear, reduce to 18 degrees;
- harden and ventilate seedlings;
- water moderately;
- nitrogen fertilizers must be applied to the beds in the fall;
- lay the mineral complex in the spring;
- bury the seedlings when planting;
- The bushes require shading for the first 3–4 days;
- It is recommended to mulch the soil;
- plant densely: 5–6 bushes/m²;
- loosen the soil regularly;
- water in the morning.
Zhorik-glutton tolerates shading. Gardeners plant it among indeterminate tomatoes for compaction. When placed separately, layout: 40 cm x 40 cm.
To attract pollinating insects, annual honey plants (herbs) should be sown along the perimeter of the ridges.
Growing seedlings
The soil from the garden has a dense structure, small tomato seeds take a long time to germinate in it, the seedlings develop poorly, and normal nutrition of the roots is not provided. To grow strong seedlings of Zhorik-obzhorik tomatoes, you need to prepare a porous and light substrate. Fertile soil is obtained by combining together:
- leaf soil;
- humus;
- perlite;
- coarse sand;
- sawdust.
To destroy pests and fungal spores, the soil is calcined for half an hour in the oven at 90°, pickled with a solution of potassium permanganate, and steamed with boiling water. After disinfection, ash and superphosphate are added to the soil.
The substrate is poured into a box or container and compacted a little. Tomato seeds are planted at a depth of 15–20 mm, covered with peat, and watered. Cover the container with film and keep warm until shoots emerge.
When the sprouts hatch, the tomatoes are taken to a room where it is 18 degrees; after 2 weeks, the temperature is increased to 22 degrees. The seedlings are placed on the windowsill and illuminated with a phytolamp.
When sowing Zhorik-glutton seeds, nitroammophoska mixed with soil is poured into the holes. The next feeding of seedlings is carried out after 2 weeks.
It is better to fertilize seedlings with ready-made complexes, for example, Agricola. It saturates tomatoes with nitrogen, potassium, and replenishes the need for magnesium and phosphorus. The drug stimulates the growth of the root system, activates the process of photosynthesis, and increases the resistance of seedlings to pests and fungal infections.
When 4 leaves appear, the seedlings are fed with Atlet fertilizer once every 8–10 days, which prevents the tomatoes from growing tall and promotes the development of roots and thickening of shoots. Seedlings are regularly moistened with warm water.
2 weeks before being sent to the garden, containers with seedlings are taken out into the yard for several hours and taken back at night. Such procedures allow tomatoes to adapt to a new environment.
Recipe for homemade fried potatoes with tomatoes step by step
This second dish is one of the most favorite in my house. Minimum ingredients and very quick preparation time. To prepare golden-brown fried potatoes, we only need 1 kg of new potatoes, two medium red tomatoes, two onions and definitely two carrots and 150 grams of butter.
Wash the vegetables thoroughly in running water, peel the potatoes, onions, carrots, rinse in water and chop. Finely chop the red tomato.
Place a frying pan over medium heat, add butter, melt in a heated frying pan and add diced potatoes, chopped onions, carrots, and tomatoes. Salt and pepper to taste, mix well.
Cover the potatoes ready for frying tightly with a lid for ten minutes. Then open the lid and stir from bottom to top several times. Reduce the heat a little and make sure that the potatoes do not burn, stirring occasionally with a wooden spatula.
The finished fried potatoes should be browned with a nice, tender crust. For this dish I recommend sauerkraut, pickled cucumbers, pickled mushrooms, herring, boiled sausages and of course slices of black bread. Bon appetit and good mood, may my recipe be remembered by you and bring you good luck. All the best to you and good health for many years to come.
Planting in the ground and caring for tomatoes
The area where they plan to grow tomatoes is dug up in the fall and potassium and ammonium nitrate are added. The beds for planting tomatoes are laid out in the sun, in a place where water does not stagnate. Earth with excess acidity is diluted with chalk and ash.
It is not recommended to place tomatoes in an area where nightshade crops grew. Tomatoes should be planted after:
- beans;
- cabbage;
- cucumbers;
- beets.
Since Zhorik the Glutton has low bushes, holes are dug every 40–50 cm. Each hole is disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate, moistened with water, the roots are placed vertically, sprinkled with soil, and compacted. Elongated bushes are placed horizontally in holes.
During the first week, tomato seedlings are watered only in extreme heat; this is done in the evening, when the sun has hidden. It is recommended to moisten tomatoes generously once every 7–8 days with rain or settled water, making sure that the drops do not fall on the shoots and leaves. In order for Zhorik the glutton to please with excellent productivity, the following must be done:
- Feeding with nutrients.
- Loosening row spacing.
- Hilling up bushes.
- Weeding.
To preserve moisture, after watering is completed, the soil at the roots of the tomatoes is covered with straw, peat, mulched with humus, and the bark of deciduous trees.
The first time Zhorik-glutton is fertilized 3 weeks after planting in an open area. 20 g of nitrophoska and the finished complex composition are stirred in a bucket of water, 500 ml of the solution is poured under the bush.
The second feeding of Zhorik-glutton is carried out when flowers appear on the plant, the next ones - after 2 weeks. Superphosphate is used to fertilize tomatoes. Two spoons of the product are mixed with 10 liters of water, per 1 square meter. m requires 2 buckets of liquid.
Zhorika-glutton bushes do not need to be pinched or tied up, which makes caring for the plants much easier.
"Royal"
The name of the variety speaks for itself. Breeders from NPP Agrovnedrenie LLC, Astrakhan, created a variety that has become a favorite among both gardeners and farmers.
The tomato is perfect for salads and is an excellent raw material for obtaining impeccable tomato products.
After the tomatoes have fully sprouted, at least 120 days must pass before you can enjoy the ripe fruits.
The plant form, although undersized, is very powerful, and the height is within 60-80 cm. An interesting feature of the variety is that the first bunch can be seen after 6-7 leaves, then after 1-2, but there are no more of them on just one shoot three.
The fruit is truly royal, although not uniform. Round and smooth, it can sometimes have slight ribbing, but the weight is from 150 to 300 g. The elongation of fruiting allows you to enjoy delicious fruits for a long time and not rush into processing, because tomatoes stay on the bushes for a long time.
The taste of “Royal” is even, delicate, with a good tomato flavor. Tasting showed that such a tomato can meet the “excellent” rating.
An excellent indicator of the variety is resistance to a whole range of diseases. This tomato is not affected by blossom end rot, viral mosaics and dwarfism.
Advantages:
- productivity;
- high product yield;
- large fruit;
- extension of fruiting over time.
If you are looking for not only a tasty and productive tomato, but also one that will remain unaffected by late blight in any weather conditions, then “Lotus” is just for you.
A variety that can not only give early tomato fruits, but also bring true pleasure in taste.
The plant form is not dense, with an average growth force of shoots, and the height does not exceed 50 cm. The strangeness of this variety is that the first inflorescence begins to form after 8-9 leaves, the next after 1-2, and at the same time it is early.
The fruits when fully ripe are round and smooth, pink, and weigh up to 100 g. It would seem that these tomatoes are nothing special, but that is until you try them. Tender, juicy pulp with a pleasant taste and long aftertaste leaves no choice.
Advantages of the variety:
- good tying under any conditions;
- high productivity;
- great taste.
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.
Diseases and pests
In open ground, tomatoes suffer from a viral mosaic, the pathogens of which are spread by aphids and ingested with plant debris. To prevent disease, seeds are treated with a solution of potassium permanganate.
The fruits of Zhorik-glutton ripen early, and the bushes do not have time to become infected with late blight. The variety is resistant to various types of rot - root, apical, gray, white.
With excess moisture, tomato leaves become covered with a light coating, and then turn yellow and die. To treat bushes from powdery mildew, infusions of garlic, ash, and copper sulfate are used. In advanced cases, tomatoes are sprayed with chemicals Topaz, Previkur, Skor.
Zhorik-glutton attracts various parasites. Nematodes, mole crickets, and wireworms gnaw at the roots. Whiteflies and microscopic aphids spread mosaic viruses. Colorado potato beetle larvae feast on tomato leaves.
To prevent the activation of pests it is necessary:
- adhere to crop rotation requirements;
- loosen the rows;
- pull out the weeds.
It is recommended to treat Zhorik-glutton seedlings with biological agents such as Fitosporin M. In the fall, after collecting all the fruits, the remains of stems and roots, they need to be burned.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Caring for Zhorik the Glutton does not require special skills and does not take much time. Low bushes do not need to be attached to a support, and the stepsons do not need to be cut off. Although the growth of the stem is limited when several vines appear, Zhorik the glutton pleases with an early harvest of large tomatoes.
The variety has a lot of other advantages:
- Normally tolerates unfavorable weather and lack of moisture.
- Forms an ovary in heat and drought.
- It is rarely affected by rot and does not suffer from late blight.
The fruits of the Zhorik-obzhorik variety, covered with thick skin, do not crack when ripe, do not spoil for up to a month, and do not lose their presentation when transported over long distances. Picked green tomatoes are ripened at home, used in salads, and suitable for canning and pickling.
The taste of the fruit has a pleasant sourness; when ripe, Zhorik-obzhorik tomatoes acquire a delicate aroma and a rich red color. Although tomatoes are intended for universal use, they are best consumed fresh. Some summer residents claim that when pickling, the fruits turn out to be harsh and the skin can be felt.
"Ladybug"
A tasty and productive tomato does not have to be large. Cocktail tomatoes are in great demand, and by planting a couple of bushes in the garden you can ensure the beauty of your estate’s interior for the summer and your holiday table for the whole year.
Agro presented a tomato variety with small foliage and small red fruits up to 12 grams.
Disadvantage: it requires tying and shaping.
Dignity:
- high yield (up to 9 kg per sq. m.);
- early fruiting;
- beautiful, uniform shape of the fruit without shrinking;
- extended fruiting;
- versatility of use (in salad, and in a jar).
Flaws:
- huge bushes;
- thick-skinned tomatoes;
- more tops than crops.
It is possible to evaluate all the advantages at once. But when a whole tomato enters your mouth, an immediate explosion of pleasure occurs. The tomato is very tasty, pleasant, tender.
The resistance of the variety against diseases is no more and no less than that of standard varieties.
When figuring out which tomato varieties are the sweetest, you can’t miss this variety. But to experience the wonderful taste of these tomatoes, you need to wait a little - the variety is late-ripening. However, for someone who has already planted this variety, this is not a problem. In anticipation of tasting an amazingly tasty tomato, vegetable growers agree to wait for it to ripen.
The fruit is large with light ribs and weighs up to 310 g. The fruit is pink with delicate, soft and not watery pulp.
The fruit has a dark spot on the stalk. However, anyone who has already grown a tomato knows that once you remove the tender skin, you can immediately see the pink flesh. The uniform color of the flesh is impressive, so such a minor flaw is forgivable in a perfect tomato.
Advantages:
- high yield (up to 400 c/ha);
- high marketability and uniformity of fruits;
- excellent taste, according to tasters 4.9 points;
The fruit is multi-chambered, but the chambers are filled with tender and pleasant pulp.
A unique and interesting variety. The name itself was probably taken because of the shape of the tomato. The fruit is cuboidal, although on bags it is sometimes depicted as flat-round. However, the original, varietal tomato, the author of which is Dederko V.N. brought out a variety worthy of admiration.
The variety is not tall, but has a very high yield and requires careful staking and shaping.
In terms of ripening time, it is medium with large, massive leaves, rich dark green. The plant has an average ripening period and the first inflorescence is in no hurry to set, but the next ones come quickly.
Huge cube-shaped, red fruits sometimes reach a weight of 480 g, but the disadvantage is that the fruits are not evenly distributed. The same bush bears tomatoes from 100 to 500 g
Advantages:
- amazing, great taste;
- excellent yield up to 18 kg/sq.m. m.
- heat resistance.
Flaw
The low marketable yield does not make this tomato any worse. With such a high yield, part of the fruit will go to salad and sale, and part to processing, which is excellent from the fruits of this variety.
