For novice gardeners and experienced farmers the question is always topical: what kind of seedlings to choose for planting?
For those who want to collect tasty ripe tomatoes as quickly as possible, while spending a minimum of effort, there is a wonderful early-ripening hybrid, it bears the romantic name "Earthly love".
Despite the simplicity in the care and cultivation, this type of tomato has one small minus - it is not the highest yield. But the taste - on top!
Read more in our article about the description of the variety, its characteristics and characteristics, the subtleties of agricultural engineering and resistance to diseases.
Tomatoes Earthly Love: variety description
| Grade name | Earthly love |
| general description | Early ripe determinant variety of tomatoes for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground. |
| Originator | Russia |
| Ripening | 90-105 days |
| The form | Rounded, slightly flattened |
| Colour | Red |
| Average tomato mass | 200-230 grams |
| Application | Universal |
| Yield varieties | 6 kg from a bush |
| Features of growing | Needs tying in and strong supports |
| Disease resistance | Resistant to major diseases of tomatoes |
It is a determinant, standard plant. About indeterminantny grades read here. The tomato is medium in size 120-130 cm, in the southern regions and in the greenhouse it can reach 150 cm. In terms of ripening refers to the early varieties, from planting seedlings to the harvest of ripe fruits should wait 90-105 days.
"Earthly love" is a tomato adapted for cultivation both in open ground and in greenhouses, hotbeds and under film. The plant is highly leafy. It has good resistance to cracking of fruits, to many other diseases and pests. Farmers appreciate the beautiful appearance of the fruit. The yield for sale is about 95%.
Fruits that have reached varietal maturity, have a red or burgundy color, in shape they are round, smooth, without a green base. The pulp is homogeneous, sugary, the taste is pleasant sweetish.
The size of a rather large 200-230 grams, all the same size, which significantly increases the commercial value and popularity among vegetable producers.
The information in the table below will help to compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with others:
| Grade name | Fruit weight |
| Earthly love | 200-230 grams |
| Altaic | 50-300 grams |
| Yusupovskiy | 500-600 grams |
| Prime minister | 120-180 grams |
| Andromeda | 70-300 grams |
| Stolypin | 90-120 grams |
| Red bunch | 30 grams |
| Lazy man | 300-400 grams |
| Nastya | 150-200 grams |
| Honey heart | 120-140 grams |
| Mazarin | 300-600 grams |
The number of chambers 5-6, the dry matter content of about 5%. Harvest can be stored in a cool place for a long time and carries transport remarkably well.
Country of breeding, growing regions
Tomato variety "Earthly love" or "Earthly love", was successfully bred by Russian experts. Received state registration as a variety recommended for open ground and greenhouse shelters in 2009. Since that time, it has become popular with high greenhouse owners and farmers due to its excellent marketable qualities.
For a stable high yield, these tomatoes are best cultivated in warm regions; Astrakhan, Belgorod, Voronezh, Crimea and the Caucasus are optimally suited.
In film greenhouses, the variety bears excellent fruits in the areas of the middle belt, the Southern Urals, the Perm Territory and the Far East. In Siberia, a normal crop can be obtained exclusively in greenhouses.
Read on our website: How to get an excellent crop of tomatoes in the open field? How to grow tomatoes all year round in greenhouses.And what are the subtleties of growing early varieties exist? Why are insecticides, fungicides and growth stimulants in the garden?
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Specifications
Application
The fruits of this hybrid are very beautiful, they will look great in complex conservation. But most often they are consumed fresh, in salads and first courses. Juices and pastes from tomatoes "Earthly Love" are obtained not only very tasty, but also useful, thanks to the high content of vitamins and sugars.
Yield
With careful care from one bush, you can get up to 6 kg of fruit. With a recommended density yield of 23-26 kg / m². The result is average, especially for a plant of this size.
You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:
| Grade name | Yield |
| Earthly love | up to 6 kg from a bush |
| Nastya | 10-12 kg per square meter |
| Gulliver | 7 kg from a bush |
| Honey heart | 8.5 kg per square meter |
| Broody | 10-1 kg per square meter |
| Lazy man | 15 kg per square meter |
| Buyan | 9 kg from a bush |
| Black bunch | 6 kg from a bush |
| King of the market | 10-12 kg per square meter |
| De barao giant | 20-22 kg from a bush |
| Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages of the variety tomatoes "Earthly Love", particularly highlight its early maturity. Also pay attention to the good tolerance of temperature differences, as well as tolerance to the lack of moisture.
Among the main positive qualities of this type of tomato note:
- early ripeness;
- friendly ovary and ripening;
- fruits do not crack;
- immunity to diseases;
- use in pickles and conservation;
- excellent product quality;
- unpretentiousness to the mode of watering.
Among the minuses noted:
- needs backup;
- fragility of the stem;
- the need for fertilizer at the growth stage.
Features of growing
This type of tomato has a long stem and its trunk needs a garter, and the branches in reliable props. It is not necessary to pinch in the open field, but here it must be remembered that this will significantly increase the ripening period.
As for fertilizers, on our website you will find a lot of useful information on this topic:
- How to use yeast, iodine, ash, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid as a top dressing?
- How to feed the plants when picking, seedlings and what is foliar feeding.
- Top of the best fertilizers and what ready-made complexes should be used?
Read also on our website: How to prepare the soil in the greenhouse for spring plantings? What types of soil for tomatoes exist?What soil should be used for seedlings of tomatoes, and what for adult plants?
Diseases and pests
Fomoz
Observance of light and thermal conditions, regular airing of greenhouses - these are the main measures for the care of such plants. But nevertheless it is necessary to be careful of a fomoz, they fight with this disease with the drug "Khom", while the affected fruits must be removed. Sometimes a plant may be subject to black bacterial blotch. To get rid of this disease, use the drug "Fitolavin". It may also be affected by the apical rot of the fruit. In this disease, the plant is treated with a solution of calcium nitrate and reduce soil moisture.
It is equally important to have an idea about such diseases of tomatoes as Alternaria, fusarium, Verticilliasis, late blight. Also on our website you will find information about protection against phytophtoras and about varieties that are not subject to this scourge.
As for pests, the Colorado potato beetle, aphid, thrips, spider mites and slugs most often attempt to kill tomatoes. To prevent their occurrence will help the proper care and mulching of the soil.
With little effort, you can get a very good result, this is just about this hybrid variety. Care of him will not be difficult, even an inexperienced gardener can handle. Good luck in the new season.
In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes ripening at different times:
| Superearly | Mid-season | Medium early |
| Leopold | Nikola | Supermodel |
| Schelkovsky early | Demidov | Budenovka |
| President 2 | Persimmon | F1 major |
| Liana Pink | Honey and sugar | Cardinal |
| Locomotive | Pudovik | Bear Paw |
| Sanka | Rosemary pound | King Penguin |
| The miracle of cinnamon | King of beauty | Emerald Apple |
