Description of the tomato variety Karotinka, its cultivation and care
For those who do not have time for special care for tomatoes, the Karotinka tomato will be a real boon. He is not particularly whimsical to the ground, resistant to diseases, does not need pinching. With minimal attention to itself, it can give a wonderful harvest.
Description of the variety
Karotinka belongs to mid-season varieties, from emergence to fruiting takes from 100 to 110 days. The height of the bush does not exceed half a meter. The leaves are light green and small in size. It can grow both in the greenhouse and in the open field. Possesses excellent taste characteristics.
Description of fruits:
- cylindrical shape;
- average density;
- rich orange color at maturity;
- the skin is smooth, not too hard.
There are 2 to 4 seed nests. One tomato can weigh 40 to 60 grams. The yield is quite good: 4.5 kilograms of ripe fruits can be harvested from one square meter.
They are well transported over long distances and are suitable for all types of preservation. The tomatoes of this variety contain many useful substances and trace elements, they bear fruit until late autumn.
Features of growing and care
The characteristic of Karotinka tomatoes suggests that they do not need to be pinned. But the garter, despite its short stature, will not be superfluous. The variety also gratefully responds to timely feeding and loosening of the soil.
Seedlings of Karotinka should be sown in March and early April. Thus, an earlier harvest can be obtained. Sowing is carried out in prepared boxes filled with fertile breathable soil.
Make sure that drainage holes are made in the seed containers. Otherwise, the plants will be susceptible to disease and may die.
After sowing the seeds, the room temperature should be maintained at + 23 ° C. As the top layer of the soil dries up, watering is carried out with a spray stream. The seedlings are kept in a well-lit place without direct sunlight. If it is not possible to provide such conditions, the room is illuminated with special lamps.
A week before planting seedlings in open ground, it should be hardened. To do this, tomatoes are taken out into the open air every day (not in the sun) and left first for several hours, and then for the whole day. When forming the beds, it should be borne in mind that tomatoes can grow in the same place for 2-3 years, however, it is necessary to periodically apply complex mineral fertilizers to the site.
Reviews of experienced gardeners indicate that Karotinka demonstrates good resistance to the main diseases of tomatoes.Caring for this variety consists in the timely removal of weeds, loosening the soil, applying fertilizers and preventive measures to combat pests. Professionals have noticed that if all the buds and shoots with peduncles are removed three weeks before the last harvest, then the harvest ripens many times faster.
To keep the crop longer, it is harvested in a slightly unripe form and put on further ripening.
Karotinka is gaining increasing popularity not only among summer residents, but also among professional farmers who are ready to grow this variety on an industrial scale. This is explained primarily by the fact that tomatoes of this variety do not need special care, give a good harvest, and the harvested fruits can be transported over long distances without loss of marketability and taste. Also tomatoes are great for all types of preservation.
