“Delicacy” on the table: features and description of a medium-early tomato variety

This variety will suit both summer residents and city dwellers who are deprived of this joy. It is called "Delicacy", its growth is only 40-60 cm. About this kid and will be discussed in our article.

In it you will find not only a complete description of the variety, but also be able to get acquainted with the characteristics, find a lot of useful information about cultivation and susceptibility to diseases and pest damage.

Tomato "Delicacy": description of the variety

"Delicacy" is a medium early variety, determinant, standard. In terms of ripening refers to the medium early, from planting seedlings to the ripening of the first fruits takes 100-110 days. The plant is very small, only 40-60 cm. This species is recommended for cultivation, both in open ground and in film shelters, some are trying to grow on the balcony.

Fruits that have reached varietal maturity have a pink or hot pink color; they are rounded in shape, less often slightly flattened. In size they are average 90-110 gr. The number of chambers 5-6, the dry matter content of about 5%.

You can compare the weight of fruits of this variety with other varieties in the table below:

Specifications

"Delicacy" was bred by Russian specialists specifically for cultivation, both in open ground and in greenhouse shelters. Received state registration in 2001. Since that time, it has become popular not only among summer residents, but also among city dwellers who grow tomatoes in their balconies.

If you grow tomatoes "Delicacy" in unprotected land, then this is suitable southern regions. In areas of the middle band can be grown in film shelters, in heated glass greenhouses or on a glazed balcony, you can successfully grow in any climatic zone.

The fruits are not very large, so they are suitable for whole-canning and barrel pickling. Possessing excellent taste qualities are good and fresh. Due to the low content of dry substances in fruits, they are suitable for making juices and pastes.

With one bush, with proper care, you can collect 1.5-2 kg of tomatoes. Landing scheme 4 bush per square. m, it turns out up to 8 kg. The result is not the most impressive, but considering the size of the bush is not at all bad.

Among the main advantages of tomato variety "Delicacy" note:

• resistance to lack of moisture;
• the ability to grow houses on the balcony;
• high taste qualities;
• disease resistance.

The disadvantages include not the highest yields and demands for fertilizing at the stage of plant growth. Other significant deficiencies have been identified.

And you can compare the yield of a variety with other varieties in the table below:

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Features of growing

Among the features that can be safely attributed to the pluses point out the general simplicity of the plant. Also, the features include not the highest, but stable yields.

The plant, though low, but requires a garter. Its branches can suffer from breaking under the weight of the fruit, so you need to use props. Shrub is formed in one or two stems, but more often in one. At the stage of development of the bush responds very well to fertilizing, containing potassium and phosphorus.

Read useful articles about fertilizers for tomatoes.:

• Organic, mineral, phosphoric, complex and ready-made fertilizers for seedlings and TOP best.
• Yeast, iodine, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, ash, boric acid.
• What is foliar feeding and when picking, how to conduct them.

On our site you will find a lot of useful information about growing tomatoes. Read all about indeterminant and determinantal varieties.

And also about the intricacies of care for early-ripening varieties and varieties characterized by high yield and disease resistance.

Diseases and pests

"Delicacy" can be exposed to brown spot, this disease often affects the plant both in greenhouse shelters and in open ground, especially in the southern regions. In order to get rid of this disease use the drug "Barrier". A very important point will be a decrease in the humidity of the air and the soil; this can be achieved by airing and reducing irrigation.

Powdery mildew on tomatoes is another disease that this variety can be exposed to. They fight it with the help of the drug "Profi Gold". When grown in open ground, the most frequent of the pests of this type of tomato is the Colorado potato beetle, it causes great damage to the plant. Pests are harvested by hand, after which the plants are treated with the drug "Prestige".

With slugs struggle loosening the soil, sprinkling pepper and ground mustard, about 1 teaspoon per square. meter. The sucker miner can also affect this variety, you should use the drug "Bison" against it. When grown in greenhouses, the main enemy is the greenhouse whitefly, they are fighting with it with the help of Konfidor. When grown on the balcony, problems with malicious insects have been identified.

As can be seen from the general review, this variety is not difficult to care for, and moreover it has an important advantage: due to its miniature size, it can be grown at home. Good luck and good harvest.

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