Description of the tomato girlish hearts, characteristics and cultivation of the variety
Tomato Maiden Hearts is intended for growing in a greenhouse. It is an indeterminate variety with an average onset of fruiting and excellent tomato flavor.
Plant characteristic
Tomatoes of the Maiden Hearts variety were bred as a cultivar cultivated in greenhouses. The height of the bushes reaches 160–200 cm. The brushes are formed in the axils of the leaves, 4–5 pieces per stem. Each brush can have up to 5 fruits. The first ovary is formed over 11 leaves, and then every 3 leaves.
Description of fruits:
- The weight of one fruit often ranges from 150 to 170 g, although some of the tomatoes, from the lower ovaries, can grow up to 300 g.
- The total yield of these tomatoes is 10-11 kg from 1 m2.
- The fruit has a bright scarlet color.
- In shape, they are slightly elongated downward, which resembles the shape of a heart.
- They are quite juicy with increased sugar content.
- Ripe tomatoes have an average density.
The main purpose of Maiden Hearts is the preparation of salads and juices. Some also use them to make lecho and fillings.
Sowing and planting seedlings
This variety requires prior receipt of seedlings. The seeds should be planted 60–65 days before the planned placement of the seedlings in the greenhouse.
3-4 plants are placed on 1 m². This variety requires the obligatory removal of side shoots (pinching).
Plant care
In addition to the necessary weeding, hilling, watering and dressing, indeterminate varieties need pinching. In a greenhouse, it is preferable to grow varieties with high stems in order to maximize the volume of the structure. Tomatoes can grow there until frost.
The disadvantage of the characteristics of such plants is the increased formation and growth of stepchildren. One or two lateral shoots can grow from one leaf sinus. And if you often carry out top dressing, then stepchildren can also grow from flower brushes.
Too much thickening can slow down the process of fruit formation and ripening. In addition, excessive green mass can make it difficult to move around the greenhouse.
Typically varieties indeterminate tomatoes grown to form a single stem. In this case, all lateral processes are removed from it. On such a stem over the summer, 5–6 clusters of maiden's heart tomatoes can form. Even novice gardeners can use this method of forming a bush.
Stepping
The lateral stem begins to form not earlier than the first flower raceme is formed. The stepson begins to grow directly under it. Sometimes the first lateral shoot is left before the first flower cluster, and then it is pinched after 2 leaves.
Reviews of gardeners indicate that the inspection of plants should be carried out about 1 time a week so as not to miss the optimal time for pinching. You should also remove all leaves that grow to the first inflorescence. But don't delete everything at the same time. Better to do an interval of 3 days.
When removing a sheet, you need to make a movement to the side, not down. This can provoke peeling from the trunk, which will negatively affect the yield of the bush.
Reviews
Elena, 51 years old: “I like experimenting with vegetable varieties. I try to periodically buy varieties unknown to me. Having planted the Maiden Heart tomatoes, I was pleased with the result. Large fruits, good taste. "
Yuri, 62 years old: “I bought a packet of seeds from the retail chain Maiden Heart for growing in a greenhouse. But it so happened that I had to grow them in open beds. The bushes have grown large, and the ovary is friendly. But after a heavy rain with wind, half of the bushes died. But those that survived gave a good harvest, about 4 kg from one bush. "
