Description of the Canary tomato variety, cultivation and characteristics
The Canary tomato is a godsend for gardeners in all regions, since it tolerates a lack of light without reducing the rate of growth and loss of yield. Large, dense, rounded tomatoes are suitable for fresh consumption and processing. This tomato is unpretentious and responsive to watering and fertilization. Bred in Novosibirsk (Russia).
Varietal specification
Canary is a medium-ripening tomato. It takes at least 116 days to start harvesting this variety. In Western Siberia - an average of 120 days. The bushes are indeterminate, they need trellis or individual supports. In greenhouses, the height of plants does not exceed 2 m, in open ground the bushes are slightly lower - from 1 m to 1.5–1.6 m.
Flowers are collected in small clusters. Fruits are round, even, red in color, do not crack. There are many seed chambers, in one fruit there can be from 6 to 10. Tomato weighing from 160 to 200 g. Taste qualities are excellent. Average yield - 10 kg / m2. The variety is very resistant to lack of light, cold snaps, diseases and pests, it is not damaged.
How to grow seedlings with your own hands?
The age of seedlings for planting in open ground should be 60–65 days; for greenhouses and film greenhouses, 50-day seedlings are suitable. Sowing is carried out in the first decade of March in boxes or cassettes with light permeable soil to a depth of 1–1.2 cm. Seedlings appear on 5–7 days. When 1–2 true leaves are formed, the seedlings dive. The characteristics of Canary tomatoes indicate that space can be saved when picking seedlings and planting slightly more plants. For example, according to the scheme 8 x 8 cm.
How to form an indeterminate bush?
When planting in a greenhouse or on a garden bed, a twine is tied at the base of the main stem, along which the whole bush will curl. As the stem grows, twine is wrapped around the plant. Additional shoots will begin to grow in the leaf axils - these are stepchildren. The stepson is left in the bosom of the lower leaf - a second stem should be formed from it, and the rest of the stepsons are removed as they grow, preventing their size from more than 2.5 cm.
For the Canary variety, no more than 6 brushes are left on the main stem, while they should contain an average of 5 fruits weighing at least 160 g. On the second stem, it is enough to leave 4–5 brushes.
Recommendations of vegetable growers-practitioners
I have been growing this variety for a long time, observations and reviews indicate that it has several varieties. The description given in the register corresponds to the variety from Agros. The bushes are powerful, they are not affected by anything, the harvest is tied well. For best results, fertilize with mineral and organic fertilizers every 2 weeks.
We plant the Canary Islands from the Siberian Garden. Very productive and large-fruited. The fruits are red, flat-round, slightly heart-shaped, weighing from 200 to 600 g. The bush should be formed into two stems, then 4 very large fruits are formed in the brushes.
I planted the Canary variety, purchased from vegetable growers. The fruits were crimson, heart-shaped, very large - up to 800 g. Per 1 m2 3 bushes should be placed. Not very picky about watering. In the greenhouse, you can water once every 6-7 days, the soil must be mulched with straw. Deserves to be grown annually!
