Tomatoes and tomato Newcomer, as the most favorite of the varieties in the central strip of Russia

Tomatoes, or tomatoes, as they are also called in many countries, are currently among the most widespread vegetables in the world. However, to be precise from the point of view of botany, as a science, tomatoes are fruits, and the type of their fruit is a berry. But we are accustomed to correlate them with vegetables. So, the Supreme Court of the USA in 1893, when considering issues of payment of customs fees, it was decided that tomatoes should be considered vegetables, while recognizing that they are fruits from the point of view of botany. But in the European Union in 2001, decided that tomatoes are not vegetables, but fruits. Obviously, taking into account that in Italian "tomato" means "golden apple". But, most likely, proceeding from purely pragmatic, namely, customs interests. Whatever it was, but Russian agricultural literature and everyday language consider tomatoes as vegetables.

Tomat the Newcomer

There are a lot of tomato varieties. Like all other horticultural crops, they are subdivided into early (early) tomatoes, medium and late. One of the most popular and favorite varieties in the central regions of our country are the Novice (mid-ripened) tomatoes. How do gardeners say about it: "We also plant new-fruity varieties, but here the tomato novice is obligatory. Although the variety is not exactly new, but a few bushes in the garden are necessarily present. "

This variety is divided into two types - tomato novice pink and red. Tomato The novice (both of its kind) has fleshy strong fruits, which are very good for salads and for salting. The plants are medium-branched, have a deterministic type of growth, the height of the bushes can reach 85 cm. The first inflorescence appears after 6-7 leaves, then they are laid every 1-2 leaves. A brush plant usually contains 5-6 fruits, which have a mass of 75-80 g with an elongated-oval shape. Tomatoes Novice orange-red, smooth, 3-5 chamber, easily separated from the stalk. The fruit has sweet sugar flesh. Plants are harmoniously ripening, which allows you to harvest fruits as soon as possible. Nova Tomatoes are suitable for planting in open ground and for growing in film greenhouses.

The tomato is fruitful 50-65 days after planting in the ground. Yield of tomato Newbie reaches 10 kg from one square. M. The tomato is very hygrophilous and shows good resistance to overripe, mechanical damage and transportation. Fruits of tomato novice so you can almost without loss transported for significant distances, they do not lose their presentation. Fruits tolerate long-term storage, and the plants themselves are resistant to the most common diseases: macrosporosis (brown spot) and root knot nematode, which parasitizes on plant roots. This is especially important when growing these tomatoes in areas where the soil is most heavily infected with these pests. Tomat the Novice with its sprawling, broad leaves closes its fruits, protecting them from the sun's rays. The fruits of tomato are unusually tasty, suitable for whole-fruit canning. The excellent taste and external appeal of these tomatoes allows you to harvest them not only for your own consumption, but grow for sale.

Useful properties of tomatoes

Tomatoes, as we all know, have excellent, irreplaceable taste and attractive appearance. But, in addition, the fruits of tomatoes, which we invariably call tomatoes, have many useful and even medicinal properties. In tomatoes contain substances, minerals and vitamins, not only necessary, but also useful for the human body. They contain sugars in the form of fructose and sucrose, various mineral salts and substances (potassium, iodine, magnesium, calcium, zinc and many others). And also a virtually complete set of vitamins, beta-carotene and various organic acids.

What is very important, the fruits of tomatoes contain such a powerful antioxidant as the organic compound lycopene, which is a unique natural medicine with strong therapeutic properties. And its content in tomatoes, as shown by chemical research, is quite high. For example, higher than even in the best quality cheeses. By the way, thanks to lycopene, tomatoes have such intense bright colors. This organic compound is well absorbed by the body, it is a good tool for preventing cardiovascular and oncological diseases.

However, the useful properties of tomatoes do not end there. They act as antidepressants, have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, promote proper metabolism and improve digestion.