According to reviews from vegetable growers who have been growing these tomatoes on their plots for several seasons, Easter Egg is a tomato whose description states that the variety bears fruit well on any soil, the fruits ripen without becoming smaller throughout the season. Therefore, the variety is becoming increasingly popular in household plots and large farms. Another advantage of the variety is that Easter Egg belongs to a new type of tomato - cocktail.
The main differences between cocktail tomatoes
This new type of tomato appeared on the consumer market relatively recently.The ripening fruits of cocktail tomatoes are characterized by an unusual shape - plum, pear, pepper and a number of others. The color range is also varied - from yellow and orange to bright red.
Ripe fruits are small in size (up to 50 g), have a wonderful strong aroma and excellent taste: ripe tomatoes have enough sugar and a slight tomato sourness. Due to their interesting shape and colors, these tomatoes are used to decorate the holiday table. The fruits are great for eating fresh as a snack.
Breeders do not stop working to improve the appearance and taste of cocktail varieties. Vegetable growers have already become interested in new species and are increasingly growing them in their beds and greenhouses.
Description and characteristics
These tomatoes belong to the indeterminate type, medium-early in terms of ripening (about 4 months pass from the moment of emergence to the full ripening of the crop). Created for open ground, but in the conditions of the Moscow region and the middle zone it is recommended to grow tomatoes indoors.
The bushes grow tall and branchy. The shoots are strong, powerful, and can reach 1.6 - 1.7 m in height. The variety requires pinching, obligatory tying to supports and pinching. It is necessary to form bushes of no more than 2 shoots. The emerging ovaries are collected in racemose inflorescences, each of which contains at least 5 fruits.
The ripening fruit looks like an egg, is quite dense, the color of ripened tomatoes is red with yellow stripes. Ripe Easter eggs really look like painted chicken eggs. The skin is dense and not prone to cracking.The ripening of the crop is extended; later ripening fruits are smaller than the first harvest, but sweeter.
Ripe fruits are used fresh; tomatoes are suitable for canning. The weight of ripe fruits can reach 70–80 g. Ripe tomatoes tolerate transportation well. The bushes are highly resistant to major tomato diseases. The main characteristics of the Easter Egg tomato describe both the positive and negative qualities of the variety.
The main advantages of the variety include:
- high productivity;
- fairly early ripening of the crop;
- ripen in any weather conditions;
- The fruits are not prone to cracking and do not fall off.
The only downside to the Easter Egg tomato is that the variety requires staking and pinching.
The nuances of growing a variety
This variety does not require special care. Seedlings should be planted approximately 1.5–2 months before transplanting the seedlings to a permanent location.
After planting in the beds, the main care consists of regular watering, tying, pinching, loosening the soil, removing weeds and applying fertilizers.
