Description of the tomato variety Red Robin, features of cultivation and care
If you want to grow tomatoes at home on a windowsill or balcony, then the decorative standard tomato Red Robin is exactly what you need. It is unpretentious to care for, compact and, when ripe, is strewn with small fruits. The bush looks elegant in a flowerpot and will completely replace indoor plants. It is intended for growing on balconies and loggias in summer, as well as in winter on a windowsill in a house and in a heated loggia. Grow in the garden for compaction.
Bush characteristic
A shrub of low growth, an adult plant no more than 30 centimeters in height. Ripening terms are fast. The bush is standard, determinant. From the moment of planting to harvesting, 85–95 days pass. A bush with small green leaves. Bunchy type of fruit ovary.
Fruits are small, about 60 tomatoes ripen on one plant. Ripen amicably. The taste of tomatoes is sweet, without sourness, the pulp is juicy, not friable. Fruits are red, round. Used fresh and for conservation. Since the fruits are small, they perfectly fulfill a decorative function on a dish.
Growing conditions
Red Robin is grown both by seedlings and seeds. Since it bears fruit without bee pollination, tomato seeds can be planted all year round. The plant is resistant to minor temperature changes, therefore it develops well even with an open window and high humidity.
The seeds are sown depending on the cultivation method. For seedlings - in one container for 10-15 seeds or one seed in each container with a seedling method. The soil is chosen fertile garden with the addition of compost or humus of last year's plants. When growing tomatoes in winter, the plants need to be illuminated with fluorescent lamps.
Just like the street plants indoor tomatoes for good growth they need additional feeding. They are carried out 3 times during the entire growth period:
- First time two weeks after planting the seeds.
- The second time during the formation of the ovaries.
- Third time when fruit ripens.
Top dressing is carried out with complex mineral fertilizers, as well as diluted organic fertilizers.
Plant care
When growing on a balcony or in a room, you need to carefully monitor the state of soil moisture. Due to the dry air in the room and the small volume of the pot, moisture evaporates quickly. Therefore, it is important to water the tomatoes on time.
Tomatoes need a lot of indoor light in winter. With a short light day for plants, they organize illumination in the form of fluorescent lamps. For normal growth, the light should be at least eight hours throughout the entire growth of the bushes.
Reviews of gardeners report that low bush tomatoes do not require a garter and bush formation, so care consists in:
- watering plants;
- weeding the soil;
- fertilizer;
- examination of the bushes for the presence of diseases;
- providing favorable conditions for the growth of the tomato.
If you provide all the conditions for growing a low-growing Red Robin tomato, then small bushes will give a bountiful harvest of beautiful small tomatoes.
