For lovers low growing tomato bushes You will like the Leningrad Chill tomato. It is unpretentious in care and pleases its owners with stable harvests. These little tomatoes will brighten up the dinner table and look great marinated in jars. The variety was bred by breeders of the Institute of General Genetics named after N. I. Vavilov.
Characteristics of the variety
The bush is low-growing - it grows in length up to 30–35 centimeters, determinate. It is grown in open ground and is cold-resistant. Has early fruit ripening.In the northern regions of Russia, the first tomatoes turn red in early July. In August, all the tomatoes on the bush will ripen. The plant is of medium foliage; this variety does not need to be pinched, since during growth only three clusters with fruits are formed. 8 fruits are formed on one hand.
The tomatoes are bright red in color and small in size. One fruit weighs from 60 to 80 grams. When ripe, there is a dark green spot near the stalk; unripe fruits are brown with dark green splashes. Tomatoes are round in shape, the flesh is dense. The taste of the fruit is sweet tomato with a pleasant sourness. Can be used universally.
With proper cultivation and care of plants, the variety produces up to 3 kilograms of fruit per square meter. It is resistant to cold weather, so it is mainly grown in open areas.
Positive traits
Gardeners who planted it noted many positive qualities in reviews of the variety:
- early ripening;
- cold resistance;
- does not suffer from fusarium due to early ripening;
- excellent taste;
- universal use;
- ease of cultivation.
This variety can also be grown in a greenhouse if desired, but you need to open doors and windows to allow insects to enter the room.
Growing Tomato
Like other varieties, Leningradsky Kholodok is grown by seedlings. To grow seedlings, you need to plant the seeds in fertile soil in mid-March, water by spraying (so that the soil does not bunch up), cover with film and wait for germination.
After the sprouts appear, the film is removed and the seedlings are placed in a sunny place for further cultivation. As soon as two permanent leaves appear on the bushes, the seedlings are planted in separate pots.Nowadays peat pots have become popular; when planting plants on a site, there is no need to injure the root system with transplants - the pot with the plant is simply dug into the hole and the tomato continues to grow in its usual conditions.
Plants are transplanted into beds at the end of May - beginning of June, when the weather outside reaches 25 degrees. After replanting, the plants need care and garter, otherwise the bushes will fall to the ground from the wind and under the weight of the fruits.
Plant care
To grow a high-quality crop, you need to carry out the following care measures:
- Watering and weeding beds.
- Loosening and fertilizing the soil.
- Tomato garter and harvesting.
It is also necessary to inspect plants for the presence of diseases: crown and root rot, fungi.
Review of reviews about the variety
The variety is not very popular due to the fact that it produces a low yield, unlike tall greenhouse plants. But there are also adherents of this variety who leave only positive reviews about the tomato.
Maria: “I love low-growing tomatoes for their ease of care; I often plant 5-6 bushes of Leningrad chilli in the beds. They grow well, do not get sick, and withstand night frosts. I like their fruits: small, neat, they look beautiful in jars. Ideal for whole-fruit pickling. The taste is the same as twenty years ago - sweet and sour, tomato, real. You can’t get these in a greenhouse, so I try to grow low-growing varieties outside.”
