If you want to grow tomatoes at home on a windowsill or balcony, then the Red Robin decorative standard tomato is exactly what you need. It is easy to care for, compact and, when ripe, strewn with small fruits. The bush looks elegant in a flowerpot and can easily replace indoor plants. It is intended for growing on balconies and loggias in summer, as well as in winter on a windowsill in a house and in a heated loggia. It is grown in the garden for compaction.
Characteristics of the bush
The bush is of low growth, an adult plant is no more than 30 centimeters in height. Ripening time is fast. The bush is standard, determinate.It takes 85–95 days from planting to harvest. Bush with small green leaves. Bunch type of fruit ovary.
The fruits are small; about 60 tomatoes ripen on one plant. They mature together. The taste of tomatoes is sweet, without sourness, the flesh is juicy, not loose. The fruits are red and round. Used fresh and for preservation. Since the fruits are small, they perfectly perform a decorative function on a dish.
Growing conditions
Red Robin is grown both by seedlings and by seeds. Because it bears fruit without bee pollination, tomato seeds can be planted year-round. The plant is resistant to minor temperature changes, so it develops well even with an open window and high humidity.
Seeds are sown depending on the growing method. For seedlings - 10–15 seeds in one container, or one seed in each container using the seedless method. The soil chosen is fertile garden soil with the addition of compost or humus from last year's plants. When growing tomatoes in winter, plants need to be illuminated with fluorescent lamps.
Just like outdoor plants, indoor tomatoes For good growth they need feeding. They are carried out 3 times during the entire growth period:
- The first time is two weeks after planting the seeds.
- The second time during the formation of the ovaries.
- The third time when the fruits ripen.
Fertilizing is carried out with complex mineral fertilizers, as well as diluted organic fertilizer.
Plant care
When growing on a balcony or in a room, you need to carefully monitor the soil moisture level. Due to the dry air in the room and the small volume of the pot, moisture evaporates quickly. Therefore, it is important to water tomatoes in a timely manner.
Tomatoes need a lot of light indoors in winter.When the daylight hours are short, plants are provided with illumination in the form of fluorescent lamps. For normal growth, light must be at least eight hours throughout the growth of the bushes.
Reviews from gardeners report that low bush tomatoes do not require staking and bush formation, so care consists of:
- watering plants;
- weeding the soil;
- fertilizer;
- inspecting bushes for diseases;
- providing favorable conditions for tomato growth.
If you provide all the conditions for growing the low-growing Red Robin tomato, then the small bushes will produce a bountiful harvest of beautiful small tomatoes.
