Description of the tomato Early Love marks this variety as early ripening. Tomatoes have a lot of advantages (easy to care for, fast ripening of fruits), but they also have a rather serious drawback - low yield.
If gardeners hope that with good care they can make this variety of tomatoes produce higher yields, then they will only try in vain. All the same, the Early Love tomato is quite popular among summer residents, because they want to get a quick harvest every season, even if the number of fruits is not very large.
It is worth noting the reviews of those gardeners who have already planted Early Love: despite the small harvests, the fruits are very tasty and are good not only fresh, but also for pickling.
History of creation
At the end of the last century, Russian breeders developed a new variety, which was tentatively called Early Love. Then for a couple of years this tomato was tested at the state level, and in 2001 it was officially registered. Recommended for growing in gardens and unheated greenhouses.
To get the maximum possible yield from tomato bushes of this variety in the garden beds, it is better to plant the tomato in the warm southern regions.
In the Volga region, Moscow region, and the middle zone, it is recommended to grow tomatoes under a film covering. In cold areas, Early Love tomatoes are grown only in greenhouses.
general information
The description of the variety should begin with a story about the bushes. Bushes of determinant type, non-standard. They can reach a height of 1.7 - 1.9 m, and in the south the height of the stems of the Early Love tomato can be 2 meters. This variety is classified as early ripening - about 3 months pass from the appearance of the first shoots to the start of harvesting.
The shoots are well leafy, the leaves have the usual shape for tomatoes, dark green color and medium size. The ovaries are collected in racemose inflorescences; up to 4–5 tomatoes ripen in each cluster.
Ripe fruits are raspberry-red in color, medium in size, weighing up to 90 g. Each tomato has no more than 4 chambers with seeds, the shape of the fruit is round, with slight ribbing. The skin is of medium density and practically does not crack.
The presentation and taste of the variety are excellent. The yield is small - no more than two kilograms of ripe tomatoes are usually harvested from each bush.
Characteristics of the variety will be incomplete without mentioning the high immunity of tomato to diseases. The bushes are practically not affected by the most common diseases and harmful insects; the tomato has high immunity to late blight. Ripe fruits can be stored for a long time in a cool place and can withstand long-term transportation.
Tomatoes are used whole for canning: they are pickled and pickled in barrels, which produces very tasty tomato juice. Tomatoes are also eaten fresh and added to vegetable salads.
What are the pros and cons
The positive qualities of the variety include:
- rapid ripening;
- high resistance to major diseases;
- the ability to cover the fruit entirely;
- excellent commercial qualities and excellent taste of ripe fruits;
- ease of care for growing tomato bushes.
The disadvantages include low yields, weak shoots, and the requirement for a certain type of fertilizing during the growth period.
Nuances of cultivation
Vegetable growers are often interested in the question: what other features does this variety have? It turns out that the bushes tolerate short-term temperature changes well and can also survive short periods of drought.
