Not everyone has a cottage and loves to grow any vegetables on it. But to eat fresh and healthy tomatoes, in which there are no chemicals, many do not even mind. Therefore, such lovers will especially appreciate the ampelous varieties of tomato, for example, tiger, which feel great even in a flowerpot in room conditions.
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What is ampelous tomatoes and their features
Ampel tomato has several advantages over regular varieties. The most important of them include the fact that:
- they feel good even in the shade;
- they are not dangerous drafts;
- no tendency to stretch;
- bushes almost no contact with the ground, because resistant to many diseases and pest attacks;
- although they are inferior to ordinary varieties in size, they surpass them in their amazing taste;
- in recent years, there are more and more new species of this variety.
The most popular varieties of ampelnoe tomatoes
However, the most popular among them are:
- Garden pearl;
- Cityman F1;
- Cascade Red F1 and Cascade Elo F1;
- Ampelny tiger.
Garden Pearl
A garden pearl is a plant that is tall less than 40 cm. This variety refers to early maturing cultures. After about 93 days you will be able to harvest the first harvest.
A garden pearl will delight you with round pink fruits, the mass of which ranges from 15 to 20 g. It is completely picky and does not need to be staved. That's just the volume of the pot should be at least 3 liters.
City dweller
It is also worth noting the variety and Citizen F1. He also according to the description refers to to early varieties and is famous for its yield.
Its red and juicy fruits will surprise you with their sweet taste. The mass of the fruit becomes 30-50 g. The height of this bush can reach 80 cm. It needs cracking, and prefers to grow in a capacity of not less than 4 liters.
Cascade
Cascade Red F1 and Cascade Elo F1 refer to medium early hybrids. For their maturation will take a period of 100 to 110 days. For these species is characterized by the formation of numerous shoots, with a length of from 1 to 1.5 m.
Bright red or yellow fruits have a weight of 40-60 g. These varieties are planted in a pot of at least 5 liters. It is not recommended to remove the stems, you should only pick off the yellow or dried leaves.
Brindle
And, of course, one of the most delicious and beautiful is Ampel Tiger variety. It matures after 55 days after sowing seeds into the soil.
The bush is very lush, its diameter is 40-45 cm in diameter. The height of the ampelous tiger is 15 cm. This tomato has lush foliage that protects the soil from excessive evaporation of moisture.He also has excellent small striped fruits that resemble tiger color, so these tomatoes got their name.
Planting rules ampelloe tomato
As for the seeds, they are 60 minutes before sowing. soaked in a light solution of potassium permanganateand then washed with water. After that, they are sown in small pits, about 2 cm deep. Seeds for sprouting seedlings are often sown in March, then you will definitely be able to get an early harvest.
You should also pay attention to the ground. It is best to cook it yourself. To do this, take in equal quantities:
- humus;
- peat;
- sod land.
The success of your harvest also directly depends on the size of the tank in which the ampel tomato will dwell. For it you should not use a pot with a volume of less than 3 liters, but for a good result it is better to choose the capacity about 5 l.
At the bottom of the pot must fill the drainage with a thickness of not less than 2 cm, because this plant is very afraid of stagnant moisture.Because of her, it can either die or suffer from a black leg.
Care rules
When a culture gets a couple of full leaflets, its dive. Tomatoes should be planted in May. They can be grown on the balcony, in the room or on the street.
There are 2 golden rules for growing ampel varieties that will help you get a delicious harvest:
- It should be remembered, if you grow a culture indoors, the plant should shake occasionally.
- Once in 14 days, tomatoes are needed feed up. Approximately 5 g of mineral fertilizers are used for 1 kg of soil. In this case, such a procedure is recommended to be used in conjunction with irrigation.
Tomatoes also need to be staved. They can leave 1 or 2 stalks. If you decide to get a lush plant, then you should leave 2 stalks. You do not need to tear off the stepson under the first flower brush.
Diseases and pests
Despite the fact that ampelous tomatoes are grown in separate pots,yet they are subject to various diseases and pests. The most common diseases among them include:
- late blight;
- black leg;
- root, gray and brown rot;
- cracking fruit.
As for pests, these fruits are not averse to eat whitefly and spider mite.
Late blight is the most common and most dangerous disease. As a rule, the disease manifests itself in the last 2 months of summer. Its features include dark brown spots. Favorable conditions for the development of late blight is heat and damp. The disease affects both the stem itself and the fruit.
It can not only destroy the whole plant, but also transfer to others that are close by. Because at the first manifestations of the disease is tear off all the fruit and destroy the bush. If the tomato is not ripe, then it can be put in hot water, with a temperature of about 60 degrees, seconds at 60, and then put in a warm and dry place.
Black leg affects seedlings. The disease causes rotting of the root, which causes the seedlings to die. To avoid this, it is necessary to moderately water and not to plant too thick seeds.Also, before sowing, Trichodermin can be added to the soil.
Root rot also causes root rot. Infected plants must be removed and the soil discarded.
Gray and brown rot hit the fruit. Diseases are no less dangerous and are transmitted to other plants, so they should also be careful with them.
In the case of pests such as whitefly and spider mites, it is best to use chemicals because it is hard to get rid of these parasites. And they, in turn, stick to the leaf and suck out all the juice from it.
Harvesting and Storage
Another thing, if you grow them in order to please your eye with its beauty, then you can wait for them to fully mature.
As you can see, it is not necessary to have a summer cottage in order to please yourself with a good harvest of tomatoes. With the help of ampel varieties or mixtures, you can make a real vegetable paradise even on your balcony.