Tomato Kiss of geranium - a new sort of early tomatoes

Recently bred by the American farmer tomato Kiss of geranium has become not only a novelty that caused an explosion of positive emotions of gardeners and truck farmers, but also a new word in breeding science. The present publication will describe the peculiarities of the variety.

Tomato Kiss of geranium: description

This culture is characterized by very unusual characteristics. A universal variety, equally successfully grown in conditions of both open and protected space, forms a bush differently. On the beds in the southern regions, it is extremely decorative: compact and fluffy, reaches 50-60 cm in height. In greenhouse conditions, the tomato Kiss of geraniums can grow up to one and a half meters, despite the declared varietal determinants of the culture, ie, restriction of the growth of the main stem. The universality of a tomato manifests itself in its ability to grow productively on a balcony or in a loggia.

The variety is early maturing. Even in conditions of temperate Russian latitudes the first fruits grown in greenhouse conditions are given already in July. The culture is highly valued by high fruit formation, forming brushes for which 60-100 ovaries is the norm.

Fruit

For the tomato Kiss of geranium is characterized by a scattering of medium-ripening ripening fruits - glossy, one-dimensional, red-crimson round-oval with a noticeable elongated spout. The weight of each tomato varies from 25 to 50 grams. The taste of pulp, according to the reviews of vegetable growers, familiarized with this selection novelty, is very good for the early variety - pleasant, sweet, dessert. The fruit does not form many seeds, they are small enough.

In addition, the high resistance of the culture to the traditional diseases of Solanaceae was also noted. Perhaps early ripeness saves a variety from most of them, since the peak of tomato scurf comes in the second half of summer, when the crop finishes fruiting.

Tomato Kiss of geranium is excellent for eating fresh, salads, snacks, as well as for making sauces, juices, ketchups, pickles and other vegetable preparations for the winter. The size of the fruit makes the variety ideal for whole-fruit canning.

Requirements for growing

Tomatoes Kiss of geranium - lovers of fertile neutral or slightly acidic soils, loose, light, water-permeable. The plots are prepared before planting, adding wood ashes and complex mineral fertilizers during the digging of humus. In the southern regions, tomatoes are sown directly by seeds into the ground, in the temperate zone it is impossible to do without a seedling period. Young plants are planted on the prepared place in the third decade of May. It is desirable to place on one square meter not more than 5 bushes, maintaining a distance between them in 40-45 cm.

The virtues of the variety Kiss of geraniums

Tomato, whose photos are shown in this publication, has significant advantages:

• Unrestraint in cultivation - tomatoes of this sort do not require pasynkovaniya and installation of additional structures for supports.
• Versatility of plants and use.
• High yield, provided with good fruit formation.
• An enviable resistance to diseases, such as macrosporia, phytospore, cladosporia, etc.
• Stamina.
• Ability to successfully transfer transportation.