The Superstar tomato is designed for growing in greenhouses. The variety is semi-determinate, lettuce. Description of a semi-determinate plant - shoots grow to a certain height and do not require pinching of the tops. Those who have planted tomatoes of this variety on their plot claim that the plants require regular pinching and tying to supports. Since ripening tomatoes are quite large, additional supports must be placed under the stems to prevent them from breaking.
Description and main characteristics
The main advantage of this vegetable crop is its early maturity - three months pass from the appearance of the first shoots to harvest. The bushes are tall, medium-branched, foliage is above average. The shoots are erect, quite strong, and can reach 1.3-1.4 m in height. The foliage is of medium size.
This variety was bred by European breeders specifically as a salad variety; large fruits are not suitable for preservation, although they can be used to prepare delicious tomato juice, sauces and tomato puree.
Superstar is a large-fruited variety; the tomatoes ripen large in size and are heavily ribbed. The weight of the fruit can reach 0.25 kg (sometimes more), the color of the dense skin is bright red. The pulp is fleshy, with excellent taste, the number of chambers is up to 4-5 pieces, the number of seeds is average.
Productivity is high, up to 3.5 kg of ripe tomatoes are usually harvested from one bush, and up to 10-12 kg of ripe tomatoes from 1 m².
The characteristics of the variety will be incomplete without mentioning the resistance of the Superstar tomato to diseases. This vegetable plant never suffers from late blight, because the harvest ripens before the pathogens of this disease “attack” the cultivated plants. The resistance of this vegetable plant to other viral and fungal diseases is quite high.
Advantages and disadvantages of Superstar
The obvious advantages of the Superstar variety include:
- high and stable productivity;
- possibility of growing in greenhouses and on balconies;
- fast harvest ripening times;
- excellent marketability and taste of ripe tomatoes;
- large fruits;
- resistance to major nightshade diseases.
Reviews from those vegetable growers who planted this variety in their greenhouses speak of one thing - the Superstar tomato has practically no shortcomings.We can only note the need to tie up shoots and remove stepchildren.
Nuances of cultivation
Seedlings for seedlings should be planted in the second ten days of March. Seedlings should be picked at the stage of 2-3 true leaves. After about two months, young plants that were grown at home can be planted in a greenhouse. Seedlings that were planted in protected soil in mid-May usually produce a healthy harvest after 1.5 months.
After planting the seedlings in a permanent place, caring for them consists of regular watering, loosening the soil, removing weeds and fertilizing.
