The very early Elisha tomato with high pickling qualities, excellent taste and unusual bright orange color will delight gardeners and home canning enthusiasts. The variety is unpretentious when grown, resistant to fusarium and verticillium, and responsive to care. Dense orange fruits will be a magnificent decoration for the holiday table.
Biology of the variety
Elisha tomatoes ripen 97-103 days after germination. The type of bush is determinant, but it forms many stepsons. Low bushes form clusters with ovaries, which is why they are not resistant to falling and need to be tied to a support. Stepping must be done frequently.When the size of axillary shoots is 2-2.5 cm, they are removed with a tool pre-treated with a disinfectant.
The leaves are small and do not shade the crop. To plant this variety, you must choose sunny areas. The more sun ripening tomatoes receive, the brighter their color.
Description of fruits
Tomatoes are cylindrical in shape with high pulp density, bright orange. There are few seed chambers - two or three. Average weight is 50-60 g. The fruits contain many carotenoids and are a dietary product. The Elisha tomato is characterized by extended fruiting; at least four to five harvests are made during its growing season. The yield is on average 2.5-3 kg per bush.
How to grow seedlings yourself
Seeds of such early varieties as the Elisey tomato must be sown early and their advantage of cold resistance must be actively used to obtain early vitamin products. The optimal sowing time is mid to late February. Seedlings are planted in early May under temporary shelters made of film frames or modern covering materials. To prevent seedlings from stretching, the growing temperature is kept at 16-18 OC. In March, there are quite a lot of cloudy days, and the seedlings need additional illumination with a phytolamp. Every 10-14 days, young plants are fed with humic fertilizers.
Reviews from gardeners indicate that the variety sets a lot of fruit in all weather conditions. With good care, up to 60 pieces or more per bush can form and ripen. Growing this variety in seedless culture is especially successful. In this case, the bushes are more powerful with large fruits.A characteristic feature of the seedless Elisha is that all the fruits from different collections have the same weight and even shape. Seeds are sown in the soil after April 10, and the crops are covered with film.
In the phase of the first true leaf, seedlings are thinned, leaving 40-50 cm between plants in a row and the same amount between rows. During the period of increase in the number and weight of tomatoes, plants need watering and fertilizing. It is better to feed the Elisha tomato with organic matter: mullein infusion (2 kg of fresh mullein are stirred in a bucket of water, left for 7 days). The resulting infusion is diluted 5-7 times, 1.5–2 liters are poured under each bush. This feeding should be given 3-4 times with an interval of 10-14 days.
The given characteristics of the Elisha tomato and the detailed description of the variety provide grounds for including it in the list of annual plantings in your garden plot.
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