Compact bushes of tomatoes - the ideal choice for open ground and greenhouses. They save space, do not require tying up or pinching, making it easier to take care of plantings.
One of these problem-free varieties - Torch. He is pleased with the yield and fruit until frost. Read more in our article. The material presents a description of the variety, its characteristics and characteristics of cultivation.
Torch Tomato: variety description
Grade name | Torch |
general description | Mid-season determinant variety |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 100-110 days |
The form | Rounded |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 60-100 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | 8-10 kg with a square. meters |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to most diseases |
The variety is bred by Moldovan breeders. Suitable for greenhouses, greenhouses. In regions with a warm climate, tomatoes are grown in open beds. Fruits are well stored, transportation is possible. From the branch tomatoes are removed without a stem.
Torch - mid-season high-yielding variety. The bush is determinant, moderately sprawling, with abundant formation of green mass. An adult plant resembles a torch, expanding upwards and constricted at the roots. The leaf is simple, large, dark green. Tomatoes ripen with brushes of 5-8 fruits. Fruiting lasts all summer, the last tomatoes are tied at the end of August. The yield is high, from 1 square. m planting can collect 8-10 kg of tomatoes.
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- high taste of fruits;
- Tomatoes can be preserved and used for cooking different dishes;
- compact bushes that do not require staking;
- harmonious ripening;
- high yield;
- resistance to major diseases (late blight, gray, basal, top rot).
Deficiencies in the variety is not noticed. To improve the fruiting recommended abundant feeding and attentive watering.
You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Torch | 8-10 kg per square meter |
Frost | 18-24 kg per square meter |
Aurora F1 | 13-16 kg per square meter |
Domes of Siberia | 15-17 kg per square meter |
Sanka | 15 kg per square meter |
Red cheeks | 9 kg per square meter |
Kibits | 3.5 kg from a bush |
Heavyweight Siberia | 11-12 kg per square meter |
Pink meaty | 5-6 kg per square meter |
Ob domes | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Red icicle | 22-24 kg per square meter |
Specifications
- Fruits are medium-sized, weighing from 60 to 100 g.
- Form rounded, with slightly pronounced ribbing at the stem.
- The flesh is juicy, moderately dense, with a small amount of seeds.
- The skin is thin, glossy, well protecting the fruit from cracking.
- In the process of ripening tomatoes change color from light green to rich red-pink.
- The taste is pleasant, rich and sweet with a barely noticeable sourness.
- The sugar content goes up to 2.6%, dry matter up to 5.4%.
- Fruits are rich in vitamin C, useful amino acids, lycopene.
Tomatoes are universal purpose, they are tasty fresh, suitable for cooking soups, side dishes, mashed potatoes, sauces. Ripe fruit makes a delicious thick juice that can be drunk immediately after squeezing or canned. Small, even tomatoes are great for pickling or pickling.
You can compare the weight of the fruit with other varieties below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Torch | 60-100 grams |
Labrador | 80-150 grams |
Rio grande | 100-115 grams |
Leopold | 80-100 grams |
Orange Russian 117 | 280 grams |
President 2 | 300 grams |
Wild Rose | 300-350 grams |
Liana Pink | 80-100 grams |
Apple Spas | 130-150 grams |
Locomotive | 120-150 grams |
Honey Drop | 10-30 grams |
A photo
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Features of growing
Torch-grade tomato is propagated by seedlings. Seeds before planting are treated with a growth stimulator, it significantly improves germination. For seedlings need a light soil from a mixture of garden or turf land with humus. Seeds are planted with a depth of 1.5 cm, sprayed with water and placed in heat. For successful germination need a temperature of 23 to 25 degrees.
After germination, the containers with seedlings are exposed to light and reduce the temperature in the room. Watering moderate, from a spray or watering can. When the plants unfold the first pair of true leaves, a pick is done. Young tomatoes need to feed the full complex fertilizer.
In the greenhouse, the plants are transplanted in the second half of May. The soil is thoroughly loosened, wood ash or superphosphate is laid out in the holes. Bushes are planted at a distance of 40-50 cm from each other. Row spacing is at least 60 cm. Watering is moderate as the topsoil dries. Tomatoes do not require formation, but you can remove the lower leaves and pinch the deformed flowers on the hands.
Plants are fed every 2 weeks. It is recommended to alternate mineral potash complexes with diluted mullein. Use of foliar top dressing with an aqueous solution of superphosphate. Spraying is carried out after the beginning of flowering, repeating, when ovaries are formed on the lower hands.
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Diseases and pests
Torch varieties are resistant to root or apical rot, blight, and Fusarium. For the prevention of viral and fungal diseases, soil disinfection with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate is recommended. Planting can be regularly sprayed with phytosporin or another anti-fungal drug.
Industrial insecticides, infusions of celandine or chamomile, a solution of laundry soap help to fight insects. When processing it is important to ensure that the compounds do not fall on the ground. Torch variety tomatoes have a pleasant taste and good yield. It is enough to plant several bushes on the plot, they will add the necessary variety to the menu, without requiring excessive worries.
Medium early | Superearly | Mid-season |
Ivanovich | Moscow stars | Pink Elephant |
Timofey | Debut | Crimson onslaught |
Black truffle | Leopold | Orange |
Rosaliz | President 2 | Bull forehead |
Sugar giant | The miracle of cinnamon | Strawberry dessert |
Orange giant | Pink Impreshn | Snow tale |
One hundred pounds | Alpha | Yellow ball |