The indeterminate tomato Sweet Million is suitable for indoors, film coverings; only in regions with a mild climate will it bear fruit successfully in open ground. The vegetable plant is classified as mid-season, since you can enjoy Cherry tomatoes 95 - 100 days after the first shoots appear.
Features of bush development
Tall varieties of tomatoes, which include Sweet Million, reach a height of up to two meters. The central stem can grow unlimitedly, which is why the plant is called an indeterminate plant.
The foliage of the bush is average, the green leaves are medium-sized, the inflorescences are simple.The first fruit clusters are laid above the eighth - ninth true leaf. The distance between the inflorescences is two leaves.
Tomatoes are formed into two stems to obtain a high-quality fruit harvest. The stepsoning procedure is carried out as follows:
- As soon as the excess shoots have grown to five centimeters, they are removed.
- For greenhouse plants, pinching is carried out in the morning, when the room is well lit and ventilated.
- They begin to pick leaves from healthy specimens.
- By pinching off the stepson with two fingers, a three-centimeter stump is left.
- If a bush is formed into two stems, then the stepson is left under the first flower cluster.
- Break off excess shoots every ten days.
Sick, weak plants are pruned last, trying to prevent the juice from getting on your hands. Otherwise, you can transfer viruses and fungi to other tomatoes.
Unusual fruits worth a million
The characteristics of the fruits of the variety are interesting; they are unusual both in taste and structure.
Small tomatoes, similar in appearance to the Cherry variety, reach a weight of fifteen to twenty grams. They are called cherries because of their bright red color. The brushes are strewn with delicious juicy fruits that can be constantly put into your mouth, they are so sweet. This is an excellent treat for children, especially healthy. Anyone who grows Sweet Million tomatoes will receive strong immunity to colds and will save themselves from the formation of malignant tumors.
Due to their high taste, the fruits of the variety are suitable for canning whole. They ripen together, in large clusters. Their yield reaches ten to twelve kilograms per square meter of greenhouse, and in open ground it is half as much.
Planting in a greenhouse, care
The method of growing tomatoes is the usual one, through seedlings.Seeds are planted in March in nutrient soil. After sixty days, the finished seedlings begin to be transferred to a heated greenhouse. Planting usually occurs in early May. It is better to plant the tomato variety in closed ground using a strip method, at a distance of twenty centimeters from each other. There are usually three bushes per square meter.
In order not to have to worry about pegs for gartering tomatoes, use a trellis, horizontal or vertical. In order to make the device, posts are dug in and wire is pulled between them. You can make a structure from wooden slats.
The description of tomato care includes:
- watering;
- feeding;
- loosening the soil;
- weeding.
Vegetable plants are watered moderately, a little less often than cucumbers.
The bushes are first fed with organic matter - mullein and bird droppings diluted in ten liters of water. Then the emphasis is on mineral fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Phosphorus is better absorbed by tomatoes from wood ash. Every ten days it is necessary to apply liquid fertilizer.
After watering, the soil must be loosened, making sure that a crust does not form on the top layer of soil. Otherwise, the vegetable will not receive enough nutrients.
Weed the tomato plantings as needed.
Tomato reviews
Gardeners have long appreciated those hybrids that bear small tomatoes. After all, it is convenient to preserve them in their own juice, gelatin, or brine. Sweet in taste, they are great for fresh consumption. And it’s easy to grow vegetables, because you don’t have to struggle with them, saving them from diseases.
The Sweet Million variety is one of the best, productive hybrids that delights with tasty small fruits. It was appreciated by many gardeners who grew it on their plots.
