Tomato Lights of Moscow is an excellent choice for both experienced summer residents and gardeners, as well as for amateurs, and even for those who have decided to grow tomatoes for the first time.
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This variety is quite compact and easy to care for, takes up very little space on the site and does not require any special wisdom in its cultivation.
Characteristics of this variety of tomatoes
Tomatoes of this variety are a determinate variety, which in terms of ripening dates belongs to the early varieties of tomatoes. The harvest is harvested 90-100 days after planting. The bushes reach a height of up to 1 meter and practically do not grow in width, which allows them to be grown in areas where there is relatively little space.
The description of this variety indicates its heat-loving nature. This variety is intended for cultivation in the warm southern regions of our huge country.
The stems of the bush are tall, the foliage is medium, the leaves themselves are quite large and have a rich green color.
The fruits themselves are small in size, regular round in shape, and fleshy. When mature they are dark red in color. Vegetables weigh 90-10 grams. The taste is excellent, the fruits are sweet with a pleasant sourness. Excellent for canning: neat in size, fruits are resistant to cracking and look very appetizing when rolled up in jars for the winter. Can be consumed fresh: the sweet and fleshy fruits make delicious salads. Suitable for preparing ketchups, sauces, juices.
Another advantage of the variety is the excellent keeping quality of vegetables and long shelf life, which allows them to be transported over large areas.
The declared characteristics of this variety indicate the excellent yield of such tomatoes. On one square meter it is possible to grow up to 5 kg of excellent tasty tomatoes.
Growing and care
Growing this variety does not require any special methods.
Like most of its relatives, this tomato is grown mainly from seedlings. To do this, tomato seeds disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate are planted in containers, left in a warm place and wait for germination. When 1-2 true leaves appear on the seedlings, they are planted in separate pots and waited until the seedlings grow and become stronger, periodically moistening the soil and loosening it.From time to time it is necessary to harden the seedlings by taking them outside, gradually increasing the time spent in the open air and bringing it up to a whole day.
Important to remember! It is necessary to leave seedlings outside only after waiting for the end of the night frosts, otherwise tender and weak seedlings may freeze and die.
When 4-5 true leaves appear on the seedlings, you can transfer it to open soil.
Seedlings are planted in open soil in May. If you want to wait for the harvest earlier, you can plant the seedlings at the very beginning of May, but be sure to cover the seedlings with film or agrofibre at first until the night frosts have passed. Without shelter, seedlings are planted at the end of May.
Further care for tomatoes consists of timely but not too frequent watering, fertilizing, loosening, and removing weeds.
This variety positions itself as very resistant to various pests and diseases. This is evidenced by numerous reviews from summer residents and gardeners. But sometimes tomatoes are affected by late blight. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to treat the seedlings with special means before planting them in open ground.
