Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Easter egg
According to the reviews of vegetable growers who have been growing these tomatoes on their plots not for the first season, the Easter egg is a tomato, the description of which states that the variety bears fruit well on any soil, the fruits ripen without becoming shallow throughout the season. Therefore, the variety is becoming more and more popular in personal plots and large farms. Another advantage of the variety is that the Easter egg belongs to a new type of tomato - cocktail.
The main differences between cocktail tomatoes
This new type of tomato is relatively new to the consumer market. The ripening fruits of cocktail tomatoes are characterized by an unusual shape - plum, pear, pepper and a number of others. The range of colors is also varied - from yellow and orange to bright red.
Ripe fruits are small in size (up to 50 g), have a wonderful strong aroma and excellent taste: ripe tomatoes have enough sugar, there is a slight tomato sourness. For their interesting shape and colors, these tomatoes are used to decorate the festive table. The fruit is great for fresh consumption as a snack.
Breeders do not stop working to improve the appearance and taste of cocktail varieties. Growers are already interested in new species and are increasingly growing them in their gardens and greenhouses.
Description and characteristics
These tomatoes belong to the indeterminate type, medium early in terms of ripening (from the moment of emergence to full ripening of the crop, it takes about 4 months). Created for open ground, but in the conditions of the Moscow region and the middle zone, it is recommended to grow tomatoes in closed ground.
Bushes grow tall, branched. The shoots are strong, powerful, in height they can reach 1.6 - 1.7 m. The variety requires pinching, obligatory tying to supports and pinching. It is necessary to form bushes in no more than 2 shoots. The emerging ovaries are collected in racemose inflorescences, each of which contains at least 5 pieces of fruit.
The ripening fruit is similar to an egg, quite dense, the color of ripe tomatoes is red with yellow stripes. Ripe Easter eggs really look like painted chicken eggs. The skin is dense, not prone to cracking. The ripening of the crop is extended, the later ripening fruits are smaller than the first harvest, but are sweeter.
Ripe fruits are used fresh, tomatoes are suitable for conservation. The mass of ripe fruits can reach 70 - 80 g. Ripe tomatoes tolerate transportation well. The bushes are highly resistant to the main diseases of tomatoes.The main characteristics of the Easter Egg tomato describe both the positive and negative qualities of the variety.
The main advantages of the variety include:
- high productivity;
- sufficiently early ripening of the crop;
- ripen in any weather conditions;
- fruits are not prone to cracking, do not crumble.
Of the minuses of the tomato Easter egg, it can only be noted that the variety requires garter and pinching.
The nuances of growing varieties
This variety does not require special care. Seedlings should be planted for seedlings about 1.5–2 months before the seedlings are transplanted to a permanent place.
After planting on the beds, the main care consists in regular watering, tying, pinching, loosening the soil, removing weeds and applying fertilizers.
