Not long ago, a great new product appeared on the seed market - the Raspberry Rhapsody tomato variety. The tomato has a lot of advantages over its competitors and can surprise gardeners with an early harvest and excellent taste of the fruit. It can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses.
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Description of the variety
Raspberry Rhapsody is an early tomato variety that produces its first harvest 90 to 95 days after emergence. Refers to determinate standard tomatoes that do not require pinching. The height of the bush does not exceed 60 centimeters. Can be grown both under film cover and in unprotected soil.
The characteristics of the fruit immediately attract attention to the variety.The weight of one tomato reaches 300 grams with good care, the pulp is very dense and fleshy. Dry matter content is 5%. There are about 5 – 6 seed chambers. When ripe, the fruits have a crimson color and a round, slightly flattened shape. Tomatoes are heavily ribbed, which makes their appearance even more presentable and unusual.
Raspberry Rhapsody is almost never grown on an industrial scale, because ripe tomatoes tolerate transportation very poorly and are not suitable for long-term storage: they quickly lose their commercial quality and begin to deteriorate.
But for home use, this variety is simply ideal: both for fresh consumption and for preparing preparations and canning.
The yield of Raspberry Rhapsody is high - up to 15 kilograms of ripe fruits are collected from one square meter. With such indicators, just a few bushes on the plot will provide the whole family with delicious fresh tomatoes.
Features of cultivation
The description of the variety allows us to conclude that timely sowing of seedlings will allow harvesting ahead of schedule. The optimal time for this is the end of March or the beginning of April. This should not be done earlier, because the seedlings will begin to stretch, and due to the threat of night frosts, it may not yet be possible to plant them in open ground.
Despite the small height of the bush, Raspberry Rhapsody needs a garter. The tomato stem is not very strong, so bad weather and strong winds can cause damage. It is worth noting that to grow these tomatoes you need to take care of regular feeding.
The fact is that the plant is demanding on the composition of the soil, and the variety produces a good full-fledged harvest only with appropriate care.
Raspberry Rhapsody has good resistance to major diseases and pests. However, blossom end rot can harm the crop. To avoid trouble, you need to reduce the nitrogen content in the soil, trying to add calcium.
Regular ventilation of the greenhouse and timely watering will help prevent the appearance of brown spot. Excessive moisture not only causes disease, but also possible rotting of the root system and death of the bushes.
The Raspberry Rhapsody tomato requires a certain level of attention and care. However, if you follow simple rules of care and disease prevention, the gardener will receive a rich harvest of tasty tomatoes, which will fully compensate for the effort expended.
