“Watermelon Tomato” is one of the most delicious tomatoes that can be grown in your home garden. The fruit from the bush of this variety has an original and unique striped color, which is why it got its name. As for its main color, “Watermelon” can be classified as a black variety, since the color range of the fruit starts from dark red and ends with brown, close to black.
The plant itself has small, bright green leaves that are closer to medium in size.The inflorescences are of normal size and begin to appear after the first 8-9 leaves have bloomed, then the interval decreases to 3 or 4 leaves per inflorescence. The plant's nests vary from three to five, but their number can increase.
Excellent performance
Watermelon tomatoes are a tall species, so they are profitable to grow - with the correct vertical arrangement, you will be able to significantly increase the number of fruits. Also, by providing each fruit with access to plenty of sunlight and air, you can increase the yield of each bush.
In general, positioning is key for this variety as the fruits are highly susceptible to rot and fungal diseases if placed in a poor position.
Fruit variety
This tomato variety is known primarily for the size of its fruits. They have an almost regular round shape, slightly flat on top at the stem, which is also often ribbed. The pulp, the main advantage, is juicy, soft, but at the same time fleshy; there are also many chambers inside, completely filled with seeds.
Each fruit has a good characteristic, they reach 150 grams of weight each, while one bush can bring up to 3.5 kilograms, and in some cases even 5 kilograms. Those who have planted tomatoes will understand that this figure is more than impressive.
Delicious product
“Watermelon” has a special gastronomic value of the fruit and is perfect for fresh salad, making it much sweeter and tastier. This value is also multiplied by the fact that the fruits of this variety can ripen in quantities of several pieces on one bush, and, once ripe, remain on it for a long time.
In general, the bushes will have fruit all the time, from the beginning of ripening until the first frost. Therefore, even with a practically empty garden, you will still have the opportunity to enjoy fresh and tasty tomatoes from planting.
Agrotechnical features
Anyone who has planted “Watermelon” tomatoes knows that they are perfect for open planting, under film, and in a greenhouse. The plant will feel great anywhere and produce good fruit. Since it is mid-season, no less than one hundred and ten days will pass from the emergence of sprouts to the beginning of the ripening of the first fruits.
In order for the plant to feel good, sowing seeds should be done no earlier than March, and it is best to place the sprouts in the greenhouse in May. Although, if April was warm and the weather does not worsen, you can wait a little more than forty days from sowing and plant the sprouts.
Preparing for landing
Before planting seedlings in the ground, it is worth hardening them off. The method of adjusting the temperature in the room where it is located received excellent reviews. During the day it should be raised to 19 degrees Celsius, and at night it should be lowered to no lower than 17 degrees Celsius. After this, you can move the seedlings to the greenhouse, planting them in a checkerboard pattern following a pattern of 40 X 60 centimeters.
This way you will provide enough space for the plants to grow, and during harvesting and when tying up bushes you will feel all the benefits of this arrangement. The seedlings that you plant in the ground must be carefully removed from the pots, leaving a little soil on the roots.
Cultivation care
The process of caring for tomato bushes has a simple description.Watering, the most important element, must be carried out in such a way that water does not fall on the leaves under any circumstances, otherwise burns will occur on them. If you decide to place the crop in a greenhouse, then it is best to build it from dense film or simple cellular carbonate. In such conditions, you need to carefully monitor the growth of the bush, forming one main stem, regularly tying it to the main support. Growth should be maintained up to a maximum of two meters, after which, even during the growing season, you need to pinch its border.
