If you still have not decided what kind of tomato to plant on your plot, pay attention to the tomatoes "Zest".
They bring a great harvest and are suitable for all regions. They can be canned and consumed fresh.
In this article we will give a detailed description of the variety, we will introduce you to its characteristics, tell you about disease resistance and growing features.
Raisin tomato: variety description and characteristics
Grade name | Highlight |
general description | Early ripe determinant variety of tomatoes |
Originator | LLC "Agrofirm Aelita" |
Ripening | 80-90 days |
The form | Heart-shaped |
Colour | Pink |
Average tomato mass | 80-120 grams |
Application | Universal. Suitable for baby and diet food |
Yield varieties | up to 5 kg from a bush |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to major diseases of Solanaceae |
This plant is determinant, as a bush - not standard. The stem is thick, strong-leafed, not more than 50 cm tall. From this article you can learn all about indeterminant varieties.
The leaves are medium in size and dark green in color. The structure is wrinkled, without pubescence. The rhizome is powerful, it grows wildly, without pits, its size can exceed 50 cm. The inflorescence is simple, intermediate.
It is laid over 6 - 7 leaves, then it goes through 1. There are many fruits in the inflorescence. Stem with articulation. Tomato "Zest" - an early ripe plant, fruit ripening occurs on the 80th day after germination of seedlings. Resistant to fusarium, tobacco mosaic.
Cultivation is possible in open ground, in greenhouses, greenhouses and under film.
Round shape with elongation at the end (heart-shaped). Sizes are not large, weight is 80-120 g. The skin is smooth and dense. Coloring mature fruits are pink, immature - the usual pale - green. A lot of seeds, distributed in 3-4 chambers. The amount of dry matter increased. Fruits are stored for a long time, transportation takes place without consequences. To store the crop of tomatoes should be in a dry and dark place.
The table below shows for comparison data on the weight of fruits in other varieties of tomatoes:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Highlight | 80-120 grams |
Fat jack | 240-320 grams |
Prime minister | 120-180 grams |
Broody | 90-150 grams |
Polbyg | 100-130 grams |
Buyan | 100-180 grams |
Black bunch | 50-70 grams |
Grapefruit | 600-1000 grams |
Kostroma | 85-145 grams |
American ribbed | 300-600 grams |
The president | 250-300 grams |
Russian breeders participated in breeding the variety, the originator is Agrofirm Aelita LLC. Included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for cultivation in open and closed grounds in 2008. Grown in all regions of the country and nearby areas. In the northern regions, cultivation in protected ground or with temporary shelter is preferable.
According to the method of use - universal. Delicious sweetish fruits are suitable for salads, sandwiches, hot dishes, sauces. Due to the high content of dry substances they do not crack with whole-canning. For the same reason, not suitable for the production of juice. Despite the small size of the fruit, the harvest is excellent, about 9 kg per 1 sq. M. Up to 5 kg from 1 plant.
With the yield of other varieties you can see in the table:
Grade name | Yield |
Highlight | up to 5 kg from a bush |
Olya-la | 20-22 kg per square meter |
Nastya | 10-12 kg per square meter |
King of Kings | 5 kg from a bush |
Banana red | 3 kg from a bush |
Gulliver | 7 kg from a bush |
Brown sugar | 6-7 kg per square meter |
Lady shedi | 7.5 kg per square meter |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
Pink Lady | 25 kg per square meter |
Subtleties of agrotechnics for early ripe varieties. What tomatoes have high yields and have excellent immunity?
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Advantages and disadvantages
It has the following advantages:
- early maturity;
- bountiful harvest;
- high taste qualities;
- long storage;
- disease resistance.
The disadvantages are not significant, seen in isolated cases.
Features of growing
A special feature is the friendly shoots and ripening of fruits. Use for planting should be loose fertile soil. Seeds of tomatoes "Zest" require disinfection, suitable weak solution of potassium permanganate. Planting is made in the disinfected soil to a depth of 1-2 cm in mid-March. The distance between the plants is about 2 cm.
For faster germination of seedlings immediately after planting, the soil is watered with warm water, the container is covered with polyethylene or thin glass to form sufficient moisture. You can use growth stimulants. After sprouting sprouts cover is removed. Pick into peat or paper (any other) containers of about 300 ml when forming 2 well-developed sheets. Feed required several times. Watering as necessary.
ATTENTION! When watering do not allow water to get on the leaves, they will begin to hurt.
2 weeks before disembarking to a permanent place, the seedlings must be taught to weather conditions - open the vents for several hours a day.
Seedlings at the age of 50-70 days with growth of about 25 cm, planted in a permanent place - in a greenhouse or open ground, in the absence of frosts. Planting pattern - chess or double row, the distance between plants is about 50 cm.
It is very important to use the right kind of soil for planting tomatoes in the greenhouse. Read on our site how to prepare such a soil yourself.
Every 10 days are feeding, mulching, loosening. Passing and removal of the bottom sheets is carried out every one and a half weeks. The formation of a bush - 1-2 stems. Tying is required. Vertical or horizontal trellis, individual supports are used. Garter ribbons are required of a synthetic material that does not cause rot.
Read more about the most different fertilizers for tomatoes:
- Organic, mineral, complex, phosphoric, ready, TOP best.
- Yeast, ash, iodine, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid.
- For seedlings, when picking, foliar.
Diseases and pests
From late blight use a solution of copper sulfate (10 g per bucket of water). There are other methods of protection against this disease, as well as varieties resistant to it. For “Fusarium, Alternaria, Verticillus and Tobacco Mosaic,“ Zest ”has strong immunity, but to prevent them, seeds and soil are disinfected.
For pests, there are special drugs - insecticides. All spraying is carried out no more than once a week. Most often, Colorado beetles and their larvae, aphids, thrips, spider mites and slugs threaten tomatoes. On our site you will find a lot of useful information about combating them:
- How to get rid of aphids and thrips.
- Modern methods of dealing with the Colorado potato beetle.
- How to effectively resist spider mites.
- Proven ways to get rid of slugs.
Conclusion
"Raisin" tomatoes - a variety suitable for beautiful canning. Delicious fruits deserve to grow them.
In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes with different ripening terms:
Early maturing | Middle late | Medium early |
Pink meaty | Yellow banana | Pink king F1 |
Ob domes | Titanium | Grandma's |
King early | F1 slot | Cardinal |
Red dome | gold fish | Siberian miracle |
Union 8 | Raspberry wonder | Bear Paw |
Red icicle | De barao red | Bells of Russia |
Honey Cream | De barao black | Lev Tolstoy |