Description of the tomato variety Magic Harp and its characteristics
For fans of ornamental tomato bushes, breeders have produced the Magic Harp tomato f1. The description of the bush looks like a bunch of grapes hanging from a two-meter bush. This variety is suitable for gardeners who like to grow small, beautiful fruits. The bush has an excellent decorative function.
Characteristics of indeterminate varieties
On a high bush up to two meters with green leaves, clusters of small tomatoes grow - a diameter of 3 to 5 centimeters, up to 18 tomatoes are formed on a cluster. The bush is indeterminate, tall, therefore it is grown in closed areas and is formed using pinching.
The characteristic of the fruit is a small orange color, 1 fruit weighs up to 25 grams with a size of 3-5 centimeters. On one stepchild, a cluster of 18 fruits is formed.
Early ripe - only 90-100 days pass from planting seeds to harvesting. The fruit is orange, rounded. The pulp is juicy, sweet. Harvesting is carried out in whole bunches.
Perfect for preserving whole fruits. Reviews say that the variety is suitable for fresh consumption.
Growing features
Tomato variety Magic harp f1 produced for cultivation in greenhouses. Resistant to cladosporium, fusarium, stressful conditions. Despite this feature, the plants need special care.
Since the plant is tall, it needs a garter and pinching for the tomato to give the desired results. Otherwise, the green mass will grow, and the tomatoes will not have time to ripen. Let's consider the main stages of growing.
- Planting seeds for seedlings,
- picking,
- planting in closed ground,
- top dressing,
- growing and caring for a plant,
- harvesting.
I plant seeds for seedlings in March in fertilized soil or in peat tablets, when 1-2 leaves are formed, the seedlings dive into separate containers with soil rich in fertilizers. If the seedlings were grown in peat tablets, then the sprout is transplanted with it. Until May, seedlings grow on a windowsill illuminated by the sun, while moderate watering of plants under the root with warm water is performed. And at least one for root dressing with mineral fertilizer.
In May, the seedlings are transplanted into a greenhouse at a distance of 70 to 50 centimeters from each other. The soil is taken in combination with humus. Thus, there is enough space for the grown bushes.
Caring for indeterminate tomatoes
Consider the main stages of tomato care.
- Garter,
- pinching,
- watering,
- weeding and loosening the soil,
- fertilizer.
As they grow, the bushes are tied to a crossbar. The lower stepchildren break off and a bush is formed into 1 stem.Leaves also need to be gradually removed, 1 lower leaf per week, some gardeners remove them completely, others only 2-3 lower leaves. Everyone does as he pleases.
During the season, tomatoes are fed 3 times with organic and mineral fertilizers... Practice shows that fertilized bushes give a higher and more tasty yield.
Watering in the greenhouse is carried out at the root after planting as the earth dries up; in dry and hot weather, this procedure is carried out up to 2 times a day. It is important not to overmoisten the soil, otherwise the roots will fester and the plants will die.
Harvesting of an indeterminate variety takes place until the very frost, while in mid-August you need to pinch the tops so that the fruits remaining on them have time to ripen before frost. With such a simple care for tomatoes, you will get a high yield of beautiful bunches of delicious fruits.
I planted the Magic Harp in the open field this year. The harvest was excellent, even better than in the carbonate greenhouse. In 2019 I will definitely plant it again in open ground.