The Bread and Salt tomato is popular among gardeners. The variety bears fruit in open ground and under temporary shelters. It is possible to harvest the crop in an unheated greenhouse.
How did the tomato endear itself to summer residents?
The Ural Summer Resident company offers a variety with large fruits. Gardeners are attracted by the following characteristics:
- a tomato in greenhouses stretches up to 1 m, outdoors the maximum height is 0.8 m;
- spreading bush: forms 3–4 stems;
- It is necessary to plant seedlings for open and protected soil at different times;
- tomato actively increases its green mass;
- leaf blades are large, juicy green;
- tolerates temperature changes (ovary formation continues);
- seed germination exceeds 90%.
Bread and salt will delight gardeners with a tomato harvest when planting high-quality material. The manufacturer carries out soil control of the seeds.
The variety bears fruit during July-August. Tomatoes ripen in waves. It is recommended to pick ripe tomatoes to speed up ripening.
Why do summer residents like fruits?
Early tomatoes are pleasing with the size of the fruit. Gardeners value varieties and hybrids for timely vegetable production. But Bread and Salt combines delicious taste with marketable mass.
Description of the berries of the variety:
- the fruits of the first wave reach 800 g;
- the berries are elongated in width, flattened;
- there is a depression in the area of the stalk;
- the skin is thin, tender;
- fruits are shiny, deep red;
- the pulp is granular, juicy;
- 7–8 seed chambers;
- ribbing at the stalk;
- taste sweet and sour;
- tight connection with the bush.
Fruits that ripen earlier are larger than subsequent ones. To obtain equal tomatoes, remove the top brush.
The delicate skin reduces transportability: the fruits crack. Bread and salt can be stored in the refrigerator for a week. Brown tomatoes ripen well in a dark room.
Rules for getting a good harvest
Tomatoes Bread and Salt are large-fruited determinate varieties. To get a good harvest, it is recommended:
- choose a lighted place in the garden;
- estimate the required number of seedlings (forcing is done at different times);
- for planting in open ground, seeds should be sown after March 10;
- when placed in a greenhouse - in early April;
- disinfect planting containers with diluted alcohol, vodka or a pink solution of potassium permanganate;
- prepare planting soil (purchase ready-made or prepare according to a recipe: mix neutral peat, turf soil and compost in equal parts);
- when preparing the soil mixture, freeze the components for 7 days;
- prepare the collected seeds: check for germination, disinfect in a pink solution of potassium permanganate, soak in a stimulator for 30 minutes (aloe juice, potassium humate are suitable);
- sow seeds in furrows at a distance of 2 cm from each other;
- during germination, maintain the air temperature at +25 ⁰С;
- ensure gas exchange;
- after the first loops, reduce the temperature to 18 ⁰C;
- maintain illumination for 18 hours;
- after the second true leaf grows, pick it down to the cotyledons;
- feed with a mineral complex for seedlings according to the instructions;
- calcium nitrate will strengthen the bushes and speed up the establishment (apply a tablespoon under each plant when planting in a permanent place);
- The planting site must be prepared in advance (loosen, add a mineral complex (nitrogen: potassium: phosphorus);
- plant in a permanent place after returning cold weather;
- choose a sunny place;
- for the first 2 days, shade the plantings from the sun with white non-woven material;
- planting scheme: distance between plants 30 cm, between rows - 30 cm;
- bury the elongated seedlings (the procedure will delay the start of fruiting by a week);
- mulching the soil will allow you to grow crops without staking and reduce the amount of watering;
- monitor soil moisture (Bread and salt are sensitive to stagnation of water).
Gardeners sometimes confuse the variety with tomatoes Khlebosalny and Khleborodny. Breadbeard produces large raspberry fruits. Hospitable - low in height.
Assessment of summer residents
Reviews of tomatoes Bread and salt are good.The variety has won the hearts of hardworking gardeners. They like: the unpretentiousness of the plant, independence from temperature changes, taste. One fruit feeds a family of 4 people.
Tomatoes Bread and Salt are delicious in cans. Substandard large ones are processed into juice and paste. Small ones are marinated whole. Salted tomato is a favorite snack for men.
Summer residents noted with a minus sign: transportability, storage. Fruits with delicate skins are damaged by the garden snail.
