Tomato Children's sweetness is intended for open ground. In the southern regions, you can grow Children's Sweetness without seedlings - the early ripening of tomatoes allows you to do this. Compact plants are suitable for busy gardeners - maintenance of a tomato bed is minimal. The variety was included in the State Register in 2011 for all regions. The seeds are produced by the Gavrish company.
a brief description of
Children's Joy is a variety, not a hybrid, which means, firstly, you can produce your own seeds, and secondly, expect a truly sweet taste from ripe fruits.To plant seedlings you will need a little space: the bushes are low (0.6 m), compact, up to 6 roots can be placed per square meter of ridge.
Despite their small growth, the bushes need support - without it, the plants may not be able to support the weight of the fruit. Small pegs are suitable, no longer than 1 m. When testing the variety, yields of 6 kg/m² were obtained. Comments from summer residents confirm the stated characteristics.
The fruits of Children's Sweets are not large, weighing only 50 - 70 g. The shape is slightly elongated, oval. The skin is smooth, durable, and red when ripe. The pulp is aromatic, tasty, juicy. The fruits are universal in purpose. The size of tomatoes is optimal for whole-fruit canning. Fresh fruits are tasty and healthy.
Diseases and pests
The late blight variety Children's Sweetness is practically not infected, since it has a short growing season. The fruits ripen early and early, before late blight begins to spread.
Modern selection has made the Children's Sweet variety resistant to some diseases:
- fusarium;
- verticillium;
- blossom end rot of fruits.
However, preventive measures are needed. In order to prevent diseases and obtain healthy tomato seedlings, the seeds are soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate before planting. Before planting, the soil is shed with a solution of Fitosporin.
Advantages
Let us note the main valuable properties of Children's sweets:
- the fruits do not crack;
- the pulp is sweet;
- fruits are stored for a long time and do not deteriorate when transported over long distances;
- obtaining early harvests;
- minimal bush care;
- immunity to disease.
Agricultural technology
To correctly calculate the timing of sowing, the characteristic ripening period is used, which for Children's sweets is short, 80 - 90 days.The tomato is early, so seeds for seedlings can be planted in early April. At the end of May, 40-day-old seedlings can be transplanted into open ground.
A description of the planting scheme is given on the seed package. The manufacturer - the Gavrish company - recommends placing up to 6 bushes per square meter, maintaining an interval between plants of 40 cm, between rows - 50 cm. Summer care of tomatoes is usual, consisting of watering, fertilizing, weeding.
Watering
It is better to water low-growing bushes in the morning. Make sure that drops of water do not fall on the stems or leaves. The optimal water temperature is 20 to 25 °C. It is better to let the liquid stand before watering. Rainwater brings more benefits when growing tomatoes. If it gets cold outside, watering should be stopped, and if watered, then with warmer water (30 °C).
Feeding
For sweet varieties of tomatoes use an aqueous solution of potassium chloride and table salt. In a bucket of warm, settled water, dissolve a tablespoon of both. 0.5 liters of nutrient solution is poured under the root of each bush.
Nitrogen fertilizer, urea or ammonium nitrate must be applied once after replanting the Children's Sweets on the ridge. During the summer, feed with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers, not forgetting about other microelements: magnesium, boron, iron. Plant leaf parsley next to the bushes of Children's Sweets - there will be more sweetness in the tomatoes.
To make tomatoes sweet - tips
Do you want to grow sweet tomatoes? Listen to the advice of experienced gardeners:
- Choose a well-lit area: the more sunlight the tomato bush receives, the more sugary the ripe fruits will be.
- Moisture is also needed for sweetness - a low-growing bush needs at least 2.5 liters of water per watering.
- Pick a Children's Sweet tomato when the fruit turns completely red - the riper the tomato, the more sugars it contains.
- Adhere to the following order when applying fertilizers: fertilize the first time 2 weeks after transplanting, and the second time when the tomatoes are already hanging on the bushes.
- Help tomato bushes pollinate - shake them at least 2 times a week.
- Make life easier for the tomato by removing the lower shoots located below the first flower cluster.
- When the tomatoes are ripe, reduce the intensity of watering.
- Remove tomatoes from the vines if nights become cold and the mercury drops to 8°C or below. Let the tomatoes ripen in the boxes.
How to sow tomatoes with seeds in the ground
Sow with dry seeds. Mark the holes at a distance of 40 cm from each other. Water the soil in the holes with warm or hot water. Plant at least 3 - 4 seeds in each hole. The seeds should be covered with humus 1.5 cm thick.
Cover the holes with film. The seeds will sprout quickly. Gradually remove the weaker plants, leaving one of the strongest bushes for each hole. Further care is carried out as when planting tomato seedlings.
Summer residents about the variety
Reviews about the variety can help with choosing tomatoes for the new season.
Tatyana, Leningrad region:
“I was pleased with the yield of this low-growing tomato. The strong, compact bushes were strewn with red tomatoes. We didn’t have to wait long for the harvest—the tomatoes began to ripen in June. There was no late blight on the bushes, nor any other diseases.”
Galina, Omsk:
“I don’t have a garden, just a small piece of land in front of the house. I wanted to grow tomatoes, so I bought Children's Sweet seeds - I chose low-growing and early ones. I planted Children's sweets in a barrel of soil. I planted 5 seeds, they all sprouted, and I left three of them.At first, while it was cool outside, the barrel was covered with agrospan. The tomatoes turned out to be tasty, they started singing early.”
New comments from someone who planted Children's Sweetness in open ground or in a greenhouse can make the choice easier. Share your impressions, give your independent assessment.
