Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Watermelon, its yield
"Tomato Watermelon" is one of the most delicious tomatoes that can be grown in a home garden. The fruit from the bush of this variety has an original and unique striped color, which is why it got its name. As for its main color, "Watermelon" can be attributed to black varieties, since the color range of fruits starts from dark red and ends with brown, close to black.
The plant itself has small, bright green leaves, the size of which is closer to the average. The inflorescences are of normal size and begin to appear after the first 8-9 leaves have blossomed, then the interval is reduced to 3 or 4 leaves per inflorescence. The plant nests range from three to five, but their number may increase.
Excellent performance
Watermelon tomatoes are a tall species, so it is profitable to grow it - with the correct vertical arrangement, you will have the opportunity to significantly increase the number of fruits. Also, by providing each of the fruits with access to a lot of sunlight and air, you can increase the yield of each bush.
In general, location is of key importance for this variety, since the fruits are highly susceptible to rotting and fungal diseases if they are in a bad position.
Fruit varieties
This tomato variety is known primarily for the size of its fruits. They have an almost regular round shape, slightly flat on top of the handle, which is also often ribbed. The pulp, the main advantage, is juicy, soft, but at the same time fleshy; it also contains many chambers inside, completely filled with seeds.
Each fruit has a good characteristic, they reach 150 grams of weight each, while one bush can bring up to 3.5 kilograms, and in some cases all 5 kilograms. Those who have planted tomatoes will understand that this figure is more than impressive.
Delicious product
"Watermelon" has a special gastronomic value of fruits and is perfect for fresh salad, making it much sweeter and tastier. This value is also multiplied by the fact that the fruits of this variety can ripen in quantities of several pieces on one bush, and ripen on it for a long time.
In general, the fruits will be on the bushes all the time, from the beginning of ripening until the first frost. Therefore, already with an almost empty vegetable garden, you will still have the opportunity to enjoy fresh and delicious tomatoes from the planting.
Agrotechnical features
Everyone who has planted "Watermelon" tomatoes knows that they are perfect both for open planting, and under film, and in a greenhouse.In any place, the plant will feel great and give good fruits. Since it is mid-season, no less than one hundred and ten days will pass from the rise of the shoots to the beginning of the ripening of the first fruits.
For the plant to feel good, sowing seeds should not be performed earlier than March, and it is best to place the sprouts in the greenhouse in May. Although, in the event that April was warm and the weather will not worsen, you can wait a little more than forty days from sowing and plant shoots.
Preparing to disembark
Before planting seedlings in the ground, it is worth quenching it. Excellent feedback was received on the way to adjust the temperature in the room where it is located. During the day, it should be raised to 19 degrees Celsius, and at night, it should be lower than 17 degrees Celsius. After that, you can move the seedlings into the greenhouse, planting them in a checkerboard pattern following the 40 X 60 centimeters pattern.
This will provide the plants with ample space for growth, and you will feel the benefits of this arrangement when harvesting and tying the bushes. The seedlings that you plant in the ground must be carefully removed from the pots, leaving some soil on the roots.
Culture care
The process of caring for tomato bushes has a simple description. Watering, the most important element, must be carried out in such a way that water never gets on the leaves, otherwise burns will occur on it. If you decide to place a crop in a greenhouse, then it is best to build it from a dense film or simple honeycomb carbonate. In such conditions, you need to carefully monitor the growth of the bush, forming one main stem, regularly tying it to the main support. Growth should be maintained up to a maximum of two meters, after which, even during the growing season, you need to pinch its border.
