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In regions with a cool climate, gardeners have a hard time, but thanks to breeders, they grow all types of vegetables. Tomato Charm is cultivated in areas with early autumn frosts. Undemanding care, simplicity of agricultural technology makes the variety in demand.
Description of Tomato Charm
In 1999, the nightshade crop was included in the State Register of Russia. The originator of the Ocharovanie variety is the Russian company Aelita LLC and the Moldavian Pridneprovsky Research Institute of Agriculture. The hybrid has incorporated the best qualities of the "parents", which are not mentioned. The plant is intended for areas with a cold climate - central, northern.
Description of the tomato variety The charm that breeders indicate in official sources involves the cultivation of the plant in open ground, unheated greenhouses with a film coating. The bushes bear fruit well both in garden plots and on farms. Experienced gardeners advise to form a plant in 1 stem for greenhouse conditions, in 2 - for open ground.
Variety Ocharovanie refers to tall crops - it stretches up to 2 m. Subject to the temperature regime and the rules of care, the tomato stem reaches 3 m. Therefore, Charm is referred to as indeterminate plants that grow throughout the vegetative period.
A thick, powerful stem of a dark green tomato. It is covered with an average amount of gray-green foliage. The deciduous plate of the variety is small in size, with fine veins, without pubescence. The first fruit cluster appears on the bushes after the eighth full-fledged leaf, then every 3.
From a photo of a tomato variety Ocharovanie, as well as from reviews, you can get an idea of the main characteristics of the plant.
Inflorescences of a simple type with elongated brushes, short internodes, 8-10 fruits are tied on each. The charm begins to bear fruit 115 - 120 days after planting the seeds, so the variety is classified in the mid-season category.
Brief description and taste of fruits
Flat-round tomatoes with a flat, smooth surface. Fruits of the Ocharovanie variety have no ribbing. Unripe tomatoes are light green, ripe tomatoes are rich orange. The average weight of the fruit is 90 - 110g, and the diameter is 7 cm.
The pulp inside the tomato is juicy, fleshy. It tastes sweet, with a subtle sourness. Tomato Charm contains 2.3 - 3.3% sugars, 5.5 - 6% dry matter. The peculiarity of the variety is its high content of carotene. Each fruit contains 1.6 - 3.3% beta-carotene, which is 6 times more than in red fruits.
Tomatoes of the Ocharovanie variety are used for fresh food. They are also used for making sauces, juices, tomatoes, pickles, preservation. Tomatoes are actively used for the preparation of baby and diet food.
Varietal characteristics
The yield is plentiful, increased by timely feeding. Ripening is extended, which allows you to feast on tomatoes from August to September. With proper care, each bush of tomatoes of the Ocharovanie variety gives 2.5 - 3.5 kg of tasty fruit of a presentation. From one square. m. of land receive a yield of 8 - 10 kg.
Variety Charm is resistant to viruses:
- tobacco mosaic;
- alternaria;
- TMV;
- cladosporiosis.
The yield of tomatoes is affected by:
- regularity and moderation of dressings;
- weather conditions, absence of droughts, frosts;
- careful, careful watering;
- preventive treatment against fungi, pests;
- timely weeding, loosening;
- pinching of side shoots;
- reliability of supports, correct garter.
Pros and cons of the variety
Tomatoes are distinguished by an interesting color: they are not red, like most representatives of the species, but a rich orange color.
Advantages of tomatoes Charm:
- Increased resistance to heat and lack of moisture.
- Resistance to a sharp drop in temperature while maintaining the ability to form new fruits.
- Unpretentiousness to agrotechnical processes.
- High, abundant yield, extended over 2 months.
- The seeds do not require pre-sowing treatment, which greatly simplifies planting.
- Natural immunity against common viruses.
- The ability to plant seeds under a film in containers or open ground.
There are practically no drawbacks in the variety Charm by gardeners, except that some do not like that the fruits are small: others are satisfied with it.
Planting and care rules
To grow a tall tomato bush, you must follow the recommended sequence of actions. The result is achieved in 3 stages:
- sowing seeds;
- transplanting seedlings;
- plant care.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
Sowing material begins to be prepared in mid-March or April: more precisely, the time is determined, focusing on the climatic conditions of the region, the landing site. Soil for tomatoes Charm is prepared in advance - it should be well warmed up, loose, sufficiently moist. The containers are washed in soapy water for disinfection.
Wells for tomatoes are made at a distance of 1 - 1.5 cm from each other, 2 - 3 cm are left between the rows. Pretreatment of the soil and seeds is not required. Before planting, it is recommended to check the germination of the seed by lowering it into water and removing the floating specimens.
Moisten the soil with a spray bottle. To do this, use settled water, heated to 30 degrees. When 2 full leaves appear on the tomato seedlings Charm, a pick is carried out.
Transplanting seedlings
Hardening of tomatoes Charm is a prerequisite for good survival of sprouts. It is carried out 7 - 10 days before planting seedlings in the ground in a standard mode on the balcony, increasing the time with the window ajar. Tomatoes are sent to the open ground after 60 days, to the greenhouse it is possible earlier - after 50.
Hilling a tomato should not be earlier than 12 - 15 days: this will help to avoid accidental damage to the root system. Seedling planting scheme Charm in greenhouse conditions - 40 by 60 cm, in the open field - 40 by 50 cm, 4 plants per 1 sq. m. area.
Tomato care
Mulching will protect the plant from pests that live in the ground, so this procedure is imperative. When several brushes with fruit ovaries are formed in July, you need to carefully pinch the tops of the stems - this will redirect the nutrients to the ripening and development of tomatoes. Watering young plants should be done carefully so that the water jet does not destroy the surface layer of the earth around the stem.
Leaves, branches that are below the fruiting brushes should be removed. Side shoots grazing is a mandatory step. To reduce the load on the stem, to prevent it from scrapping, it is necessary to tie the Charm tomatoes to strong, reliable supports. Weeding of row spacings, loosening of the soil is carried out as needed.
For the prevention of fungal diseases, it is necessary to treat with substances containing sulfur or copper. Fungicides, insecticides, which must be used 15 - 20 days before harvest, will help protect the variety Charm from pests, observing safety measures.
The introduction of complex fertilizers will allow tomatoes to gain strength faster. 3 weeks after planting, the sprouts are treated with a solution of nitrophoska, for which 1 tbsp. l. the substances are diluted in 10 liters of water. After another 10 days, they are fed with potassium sulfate. For this, 1 tbsp. l. fertilizers are dissolved in 10 liters of water.
2 weeks after the introduction of potassium sulfate, a solution prepared from 1 tbsp is poured under young plants. l. superphosphate and 2 tbsp. l. ash, diluted in 10 liters of water. Further feeding the plant is not needed, but it all depends on the fertility of the soil, the area of planting, climatic conditions.
Conclusion
Tomato Charm is popular with gardeners due to the fact that the plant is unpretentious, tolerates drought and cold snaps well. Variety Charm is rich in vitamins, in particular - carotene: this helps to diversify the menu.
