Vegetable growers on their plots try to grow early-ripening tomatoes that do not take up much space in the garden, give a good, consistent harvest and do not require special care - the Tsarskaya Vetka tomato has all these properties.
Description of tomato and its characteristics
From the moment the seeds are planted for seedlings until the ripening fruits of this species are collected, it takes about 3.5 months. The bushes of this vegetable are of the determinate type; the stems do not require pinching. The shoots are strong, strong, erect, do not grow in height above 0.75-0.95 m, the bushes are compact, weakly branched.
The stems are poorly leafed, the foliage is a rich emerald color, simple. Since the variety is an early ripening variety, its stems, foliage and fruits are not damaged by the main disease of nightshade crops - late blight, which usually develops on plants by early to mid-August.
The Tsarskaya Vetka tomato has average resistance to other plant diseases of the Solanaceae family. It should be especially noted that this vegetable crop is highly resistant to the tobacco mosaic virus.
The Tsarskaya Vetka tomato was bred for cultivation in open ground and under removable film coverings. Therefore, hardened seedlings can be planted in beds under film if the likelihood of spring frosts has not passed, followed by growing tomatoes in open ground.
A description of the variety would not be complete without a story about the formation of ovaries and the ripening of fruits. Those vegetable growers who have already planted the Tsar's Branch in previous seasons say that at least 6-7 racemose ovaries appear on one bush, which then ripen quite large fruits.
The main characteristics of ripening fruits are as follows: their shape is round, with slight ribbing, the weight of a ripe tomato is 110-115 g. The aroma of the ripened fruits of the Tsarskaya Vetka is purely tomato, quite strong, the taste is excellent for an early ripening variety. The tomato skin is quite durable, the entire fruit is bright orange in color. Inside there are at least 4 chambers with seeds.
The yield per bush can reach, with proper cultivation, up to 8.5-9.0 kg per bush. To ensure that the entire harvest has time to ripen on the bush, it is better to form the plant with no more than 2-3 stems.
The fruits of this early ripening variety are used fresh, including for preparing salads, as well as for canning.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The most important advantages of the variety:
- high productivity;
- compactness of bushes;
- early and friendly ripening of fruits;
- there is no need to carry out stepsoning;
- resistance to late blight and tobacco mosaic virus.
There were no special comments or negative reviews regarding the Tsarskaya Vetka variety.
The nuances of growing a variety
According to reviews from vegetable growers who grow this variety with seeds for seedlings, seed material should be planted at home approximately two months before the planned planting of young plants in the beds.
There are no special recommendations for growing this variety in garden beds - all care comes down to regular watering and fertilizing, loosening the soil and removing weeds. A certain distance should be maintained when planting seedlings in beds - 3-4 bushes are planted per 1 m². Those who planted this vegetable plant more often created difficulties for themselves in caring for the tomato, as well as difficulties in harvesting.
