Currently, a huge number of different varieties of tomatoes have been bred. On the plots of some vegetable growers you can often find not only Cherry tomatoes, but also pear-shaped tomatoes, which in their shape are very similar to pears. These varieties are popular due to the fact that they have excellent taste.
Pear-shaped varieties
There are different varieties of pear-shaped tomatoes. Therefore, before you start growing pear-shaped tomatoes for open ground, you need to familiarize yourself with the most common varieties.
Wine jug
This variety belongs to indeterminate tomatoes and is distinguished by average fruit ripening times. The first harvest can be obtained three and a half months after planting tomatoes in the soil. Wine jug does not tolerate low temperatures very well and therefore in the middle zone it must be grown only in greenhouses. It can only be grown in open ground by residents of the southern regions.
The bushes of the variety are quite tall and grow up to two meters. Because of this, gardeners have to deal with tying them to supports. Also, some people plant tomatoes and form them into several stems to obtain a large harvest.
The main advantage of the Wine Jug is its fruits, which differ from other varieties in their rich taste and sweetness. Such tomatoes are often used for preparing canned food or fresh salads. The fruits are pear-shaped and covered with a dark red skin. The average weight of each tomato is 100-150 grams. If you properly care for the bushes, the weight of the fruit can increase to 200 grams.
Harmonic
The variety was bred by domestic breeders for cultivation in greenhouse conditions and outdoors. Accordion is a mid-early tomato, as the fruits are fully ripe 115 days after the seedlings are planted. The main advantage of tomato can be considered its productivity.
One square meter yields more than ten kilograms of tomatoes. This figure is much higher than that of many other varieties.
The accordion grows up to one and a half meters and therefore requires a mandatory garter. If young bushes are not immediately tied to supports, then over time they will break and dry out. It is also necessary to take up the formation of bushes. To get the maximum amount of fruit, you should form a pear-shaped tomato into two stems.
Accordion fruits are distinguished by their ribbed surface and red color with a pink tint. When growing bushes in the most optimal conditions, you can get fruits weighing more than 400 grams. However, most often their weight is 200-300 grams. Such tomatoes are rarely used for canning due to their size. Much more often they are used to make tomato juice or ketchup.
red pear
This variety differs from other varieties of tomatoes with its fleshy and tasty fruits. It is universal, since it can be grown not only in greenhouse conditions, but also outdoors.
The red pear has tall bushes that can grow up to 150 cm. During growth, a large number of stepsons and leaves are formed on the plant. Therefore, you should definitely start pinching the Red Pear so that they can form on the bushes. large tomatoes.
The main advantages of the variety include its productivity. On average, one bush can produce more than 5 kg of fruit. They have a round and slightly elongated shape. The skin of tomatoes is colored bright red. Beneath it is starchy and juicy pulp, which has excellent taste. Such tomatoes are stored for a long time and therefore they can be transported over long distances without losing their commercial qualities.
Truffle yellow
The Yellow Truffle tomato is an indeterminate variety that has a large number of advantages. These include good transportability and keeping quality.
This mid-season tomato fully ripens 120 days after planting the seedlings in the ground. The bushes are not too tall, as they grow only up to 90 cm. However, this does not mean that they will not have to be tied up.Even at this height, there is a possibility that a plant without a garter may break and dry out.
The peculiarities of the variety include its ability to form fruits. About 5-7 fairly large lemon tomatoes can ripen on one bunch. The yellow fruits of this variety are pear-shaped and weigh about 100 grams. They are very dense, meaty and tasty. Most often they are used when preparing winter preparations or vegetable salads.
Growing pear-shaped tomatoes
Pear-shaped varieties of tomatoes are recommended to be planted for growing seedlings in the first half of spring or at the end of winter. Thus, they can be transplanted into the ground when the ground warms up well.
Seed preparation
Sometimes seeds are stored in a refrigerator or some room with a low temperature before planting. Such seeds cannot be planted in the ground immediately. Before doing this, they need to be warmed up at least a little. You can also warm up the seed at home. To do this, it is recommended to place the seeds on a warm radiator for several days.
The heating temperature should be increased gradually from 15 degrees to 50-60.
Heated seeds should be immediately disinfected, since pathogens of various diseases may be present on their surface. For disinfection, you can use a weak solution of manganese. All seeds are placed in a small bag and soaked in the solution for 40 minutes. They are then washed in water and dried.
To speed up the process of seed germination, you need to soak the seeds. The planting material is placed on a small piece of gauze and lowered into heated water. They should be soaked in the liquid for 5-6 hours.During this time, it is necessary to periodically change the cooled water to warm.
Soil preparation
Before filling the planting pots with soil, you need to prepare it. To grow seedlings, it is recommended to use a soil mixture that contains many mineral components. To prepare it, you need to add some sand and peat to part of the turf soil. The resulting mixture should be mixed thoroughly and filled with a special nutrient solution.
The soil mixture can also be prepared from humus of turf soil and peat. All components are mixed in equal quantities and distributed among planting pots.
When growing seedlings, you should not add too much fertilizer to the soil, since the main soil already contains nutrients. An excess of nutritional components at the initial stage of bush development can negatively affect their growth.
Planting seeds
It is recommended to plant tomatoes in small peat pots to make it easier to transplant the seedlings into the ground later. First, each tomato container is filled with soil mixture. Then the soil must be watered and holes made in it for planting seeds. One seed should be planted in each pot. However, some vegetable growers put several seeds there at once to be on the safe side.
When all the seeds are planted, the containers with tomatoes are covered with film and transferred to a well-lit room.
Planting in open ground
The seedlings should be grown for two and a half months, after which they can be transplanted into a greenhouse or vegetable garden.
Before you start planting seedlings, you need to choose the most suitable site for growing pear-shaped tomatoes.These plants love heat very much and therefore they should be planted only in well-lit areas. It would be nice if there was a small fence around the area that would protect the bushes from gusts of wind.
Having decided on the landing site, you can begin planting tomatoes. First you need to mark all the rows and make holes. They are created at a distance of about 50-60 cm from each other. The depth of each hole should not be more than 10 cm. This will be enough to completely place the root underground.
When all the holes have been created, you can begin planting seedlings. First, the bushes are removed from their pots, after which they can be placed in the holes. They need to be planted very carefully so as not to accidentally damage the root system of the plants.
Conclusion
Anyone can grow pear-shaped tomatoes. To do this, you need to familiarize yourself with the most common varieties of such tomatoes and study the features of their planting.
