Some plant tomatoes, because they love to eat their fruits and cook different goodies from them. Others are tomato growers by vocation and get joy from the process of growing different varieties. And those and others are interested in new products in the tomato world, to plant them on their beds. The article presents a unique variety of "Kiss geranium", which will appeal to all lovers of tomatoes. He was launched in America quite recently, in 2008, but already managed to catch the fancy of many.
Variety description
"Geranium kiss" is one of the representatives of the cherry variety type and grows well in the garden and in the greenhouse. It is an early ripe variety: it grows in a warm climate three months after the emergence of shoots. Tomato is a determinant, that is, its growth is limited and stops at a certain stage.
Other early ripe tomatoes include: Samara, Alsou, Caspar, Batanyan, Labrador, Troika, Vzryv, Bokele F1, Zemlyan, Tolstoy f1.
Like many other determinants, this variety is short. In the open ground, its height is 50-60 cm, and in the greenhouse it can stretch up to 1-1.5 m. Large odd-pinnate leaves of dark green color resemble potato ones. Densely growing foliage gives the bushes a compact and neat look. Each plant produces about five brushes, which form up to 100 flowers. 
Blooming in yellow, the brushes are like lush fans, which then turn into clusters with lots of bright red balls. At any stage of development, Geranium Kiss looks very decorative, so its elegant bushes can be found not only in vegetable gardens, but also in flowerbeds among flowers, in pots on window sills and loggias.
Although the brand is still new, it already has a lot of fans who leave positive reviews about it. On the shortcomings is still unknown.
From other varieties of "Kiss Geranium" distinguish the following advantages:
- unpretentiousness and ease of care, as small bushes do not need to stepchild and tie to supports;
- versatility, as it grows well in the greenhouse, in the garden, in the flower garden and in the flower pots of the house;
- high yields - up to 100 fruits with one brush;
- good taste of tomatoes and versatility of their use;
- good transportability;
- resistance to most "tomato" diseases.
Fruit characteristics and yield
Kinship with cherry tomatoes is clearly seen in the appearance of the fruit "Geranium kiss". These are small balls (no more than a walnut) of red color, their weight is from 20 to 40 g. They differ from cherries with a sharp nose, there are few seeds in the pulp. The taste of tomatoes is sweet, the application is universal: they are tasty both in fresh and in canned form.
The grade "Geranium Kiss" is very fruitful. Each bush produces about five brushes, which are tied to 60-100 fruits. All ripen almost simultaneously. Experienced tomato growers are advised not to wait for the full ripening, but to remove all the tomatoes immature, of brown color.
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Tomatoes are easily transported without losing the presentation, but they are not stored fresh for a long time and start to deteriorate. 
Selection of seedlings
Buying ready seedlings, you need to be very careful when choosing it. Bushes must be strong, with intact roots. It is equally important that the first flowers appear on them. Bushes without a single flower have not yet become strong enough and will not tolerate the stress of transplantation and climate change. Seedlings planted early in the ground, will slowly develop or stop altogether in this process.
Soil and fertilizer
Yields are affected by the land in which tomatoes are planted, and the Geranium Kiss is no exception: he loves fertile, loose soil. The soil should also be neutral or slightly acidic, with a pH level no higher than 5-7. If the land on the plot is poor, barren and dense, it can be cooked on your own. The ideal composition of the soil: humus, peat, river sand and leaf earth.
It is useful to know the importance of soil acidity for plants and how to determine it at home.
It is very important to plant tomatoes, including the "Kiss of Geranium", after suitable vegetable predecessors. Cultures after which you can plant tomatoes: cabbage (red, white and cauliflower), pumpkin, zucchini, squash, cucumbers, carrots, beets, turnips, green onions. Undesirable predecessors are the nightshade (tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, eggplants) and peas. 
Important! You can not overdo it with fertilizer, if the soil is fertile enough. Seeds at an early stage of germination do not need a large amount of minerals.Before planting, the soil must be prepared, that is, disinfected. This can be done in several ways:
- to freeze the prepared ground;
- pour the substrate with a solution of potassium permanganate (3 g per 10 l of water), then treat with antifungal agents;
- Steam for 45 minutes.
Growing conditions
"Kiss of geraniums" is a thermophilic plant. The air and soil should be warm, the seedlings are planted when the night temperature does not fall below + 15 ° C. In the conditions of late cold summer it is better to cover bushes for the night or to plant initially in the greenhouse. Plot with tomatoes should be well lit by the sun. It is desirable that the roots do not overheat. To the earth did not lose valuable moisture, it is best to mulch.
Growing from seed to seedlings at home
Often the "Kiss of the Geranium" is planted in the form of finished seedlings. It is best to grow the seedlings also independently, and not to buy - in this case there will be a guarantee that all the conditions for the normal development and fruiting of tomatoes are fulfilled.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the features of tomato cultivation according to the Terekhins method.
Seed preparation
Purchased seeds that have already been treated with all the necessary means do not need to be prepared and soaked, otherwise the protective layer of useful substances can be damaged on them. 
Personally collected copies need to be prepared:
- Very dry seeds soaked in special solutions is undesirable in order not to damage. At first, it is better to put them in warm boiled water (40 ° С) for 3-4 hours.
- Then the seeds are sent to a 1% solution of potassium permanganate (1 g per 100 ml of warm water) for half an hour. It is necessary to disinfect and destroy pathogens of fungal diseases. In addition, potassium permanganate saturates the seeds with manganese and potassium, which are necessary for growth.
- At the last stage, the seeds are soaked in a biostimulator, which are now very much. The recipe of the solution and the time of soaking are indicated in the instructions.
Tomato seedlings can be grown in very interesting structures - snails, but first it must be sprout on toilet paper.
Seeds are ready for planting. Some gardeners are also practicing seed germination on wet cotton pads. 
Content and location
For sowing swollen or germinated seeds, any container in which you can pour a special soil for tomatoes. These can be plastic cups or boxes, glass jars or a wooden box. It is also necessary to prepare a plastic film or bags to cover the seeds and create a greenhouse.
Seeds will germinate well in a warm place, and when sprouts appear, they will need a lot of light - many will adjust the window sills for this in their homes. In order for the seedlings to get enough light, it is advisable to put a seed box near the window on the sunny side.
Seed planting process
You must perform the following actions:
- Moisten the ground in the crate so that it is not too wet.
- Make grooves (in a box) or indentations (in cups) in moist soil no deeper than 1 cm.
- Landing scheme: 2 × 3 cm (in a box) or 2 × 2 cm (in cups).
- Carefully place the grains in the holes prepared for them. Germinated seeds should be taken with tweezers, not hands, in order not to damage the sprouted sprouts.
- Sprinkle the seeds on top of the earth and cover the whole container with film or bag, thus making a small greenhouse.
- Put the box in a warm place and be patient.
Seedling care
Care of the planted seedlings consists in the following actions:
- the film should be removed from the box after the emergence of shoots, while it should stand on the solar window sill;
- watering is necessary as the soil dries, but do not fill;
- you need to dive the seedlings in separate plastic cups with a capacity of 0.5 liters, when there will be 2-4 true leaves;
- fertilizing in the form of a weak solution of mineral fertilizer should be twice before transplanting;
- It is important to harden the seedlings before planting in open ground, bringing it to the balcony or outside in good weather.
Learn how and when to plant seedlings of tomatoes in open ground.
Transplanting seedlings to ground
To plant seedlings in open ground is possible only after the time of night frosts. Night air temperature should not fall below + 15 ° С. After planting, you need to keep in place a film cover in case the temperature at night is + 14 ° C or lower. Doing a transplant is best after lunch. The seedling is ready to transplant with the advent of the first flowers.
Important! If you are late with a transplant, and the bushes will bloom completely in small tanks, their vegetative growth may stop.
Transplantation is performed in the following order:
- Three days before it stops watering sprouts.
- On the sunny site pits are made according to the scheme: four bushes per square meter, the depth should be greater than the height of the cup from which the plant is taken.
- A substrate for tomatoes and a tablespoon of superphosphate are poured into the grooves.
- Fill the holes with water and, after waiting for complete absorption, repeat a couple of times.
- Sprouts with the first flowers gently deepen and fall asleep ground.
- Again, water thoroughly with warm water and leave to the next watering in a week.
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Agricultural technology of growing tomato seeds in the open ground
In the southern regions, where summer is early and warm, the “Kiss of Geraniums” can be sown immediately in open ground, without growing pre-seedlings. This saves time and effort. But you also need to adhere to the right technology.
Outdoor conditions
The choice of location for growing "Geranium Kiss" - a greenhouse or garden - depends on the terrain and the weather forecast. In the northern regions, with short and cold summer, tomatoes will grow and yield only in the greenhouse: in the open air, they simply will not have time to ripen. In the southern areas you can safely sow in the garden or in the country - in this area the land is warm already in spring. In that case, if weather forecasters predict late or rainy and cold summer, then the tomatoes will still be more comfortable in greenhouse conditions.
Under the tomatoes in the garden you need to choose a sunny plot, but it is desirable that it was closed from the north winds. Such protection may be a fence, a greenhouse wall or at home. Do not forget that you can not plant the seeds of tomatoes, where they had previously grown, or after potatoes, peppers, eggplant and peas. Best of all is a piece of land that has been fertilized with humus since autumn. 
The advantage of the greenhouse - the seeds can be planted earlier, and therefore, the crop ripens earlier than outside. The advantage of open ground is naturally hardened, the bushes are stronger, stronger and less sick, and the fruits are tastier.
To give tomatoes a good harvest, it is necessary to take into account not only all the nuances of growing seedlings, but also to get acquainted with the optimal time for sowing seeds.
The process of planting seeds in the ground
Sowing seeds carried out in April - early May. The main thing is that the earth is already warm enough. On whether to pre-soak the seeds, opinions diverge. Some gardeners claim that they do not need to germinate seeds or process them with growth stimulants, since they get everything they need from specially prepared soil.
Others believe that they still need to be soaked in fungicides and growth accelerators just as they do before planting seeds on seedlings. And in fact, and in another case, there are pros and cons.
Sudden cold snaps and frosts are not terrible for dry seeds in the ground, but they sit in the ground for 8-10 days until the first shoots appear. Germinated grains germinate in 4-5 days, but they need to be planted only in warm earth, and they may not survive the drop in temperature. 
Planting seeds in open ground should be done as follows:
- Prepare the land on the plot, that is, loosen up so that it is soft. If the autumn work on fertilizer has not been carried out, it is necessary to do it before sowing - add humus and hardwood, as well as peat and sand or sawdust (for dense soil) and dig up. Prepared or purchased substrate can be applied to each individual well.
- Dig shallow holes (1-1.5 cm) according to the scheme 40 × 60 or 30 × 50 (if staggered).
- Well water. Some gardeners pour pits with hot water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate to disinfect them.
- Put 3-4 grains in each hole, cover with soil and compact a little. Wet soil is not necessary to water.
- After the appearance of 3-4 leaves, you need to choose the strongest sprouts, and remove the rest from the hole, you can transplant.
Watering
With regard to watering, pay attention to a few points:
- Immediately after sowing, the beds cannot be watered until shoots appear, otherwise the earth will take a crust, through which the sprouts will be difficult to break through;
- you can water only with warm water (+ 23 ° С), preferably with rainwater;
- this should be done only in the morning before the bright sun or in the evening;
- watering should not be frequent: once a week non-flowering shrubs and twice a week when they bloom;
- It is necessary to pour water so that the roots are well wetted and the bush remains dry;
- An ideal irrigation option is drip irrigation, which helps to maintain moderate soil moisture;
- in the conditions of dry and hot summer, water should be plentiful and plentiful, and watering should be reduced in rainy weather.
Learn how often you need to water the tomatoes in the open field and in the greenhouse.
Soil loosening and weeding
Like other tomato varieties, the Kiss of Geranium needs loosening and weeding: its roots need free admission of air and moisture. It is difficult if the top layer of the earth is covered with a dry crust. It is possible to begin to loosen the beds with tomatoes only after all shoots have become visible. The procedure should be carried out every two weeks.
Also, as necessary, you need to remove the weeds with roots. It is important to do as soon as they appear, so as not to let them grow. Weed grass on the site should not be, as it prevents the normal growth of tomato culture and contributes to the development of various diseases.
Experts advise for garden work to use Fokin's flat-cutter. This versatile tool will help loosen the earth and weed it qualitatively.
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Masking and garter
Since "Geranium kiss" refers to determinant varieties, it is easier to care for it than for other tomatoes. Due to the low growth bushes do not need to pinch and tie up. Experienced tomato growers even recommend leaving 3-4 main stalks for a good harvest.
But the lower leaves down to the lower hand are strongly advised to be removed during the period of fruit set. This is a sanitary measure: it improves ventilation under the bush and prevents the development of diseases. Since in the greenhouses "Geranium Kiss" grows quite high (1-1.5 m), some farmers consider it necessary to tie up the branches to the supports. 
Top dressing
Good care necessarily includes fertilization. At the initial stage, it is desirable to use growth stimulants according to the instructions. The choice of these drugs is quite large. To stimulate the growth of tomatoes need only twice: at the time of sowing seeds and when leaves appear.
In addition, in different periods of their development, tomatoes need different macroelements: nitrogen is needed during vegetative growth, and a lot of potassium is needed during the flowering and ripening of fruits. There is also a need for trace elements: calcium, magnesium, boron, iron, manganese, copper and zinc. All these nutrients in the right quantity are part of the complex mineral fertilizer for tomatoes. They need to be made every ten days.
The root system "Geranium Kiss" has one peculiarity: it grows not so much inland as in breadth, taking up quite a lot of space under the ground. Knowing this, it is advisable to water the nutrient solution not only under the bushes, but also the whole bed completely.
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Yeast dressing
Pests, diseases and prevention
"Kiss Geranium" has good immunity. Due to the fact that this is an early variety, he manages to otplodonosit and not get infected with most of the "tomato" diseases. Therefore, he is not afraid of late blight, fusarium, powdery mildew and verticillis. But, unfortunately, he does not have resistance to bacterial diseases.
To minimize the risk of disease can, if you adhere to all preventive measures:
- семена перед посадкой обрабатывать фунгицидами;
- рассаду для посадки выбирать только самую крепкую и здоровую;
- землю для помидоров нужно обновлять каждый год;
- для профилактики обрабатывать растения 5%-м раствором медного купороса или пищевой соды, когда рассада высаживается в открытый грунт и когда она уже цветёт;
- improve the immunity of bushes with special means (1 time per season);
- time to remove weeds, lower leaves of tomato bushes and completely remove their remnants from the garden.
If, nevertheless, a bacterial disease has appeared, it can be overcome with copper-containing fungicides and Fitolavin-300.
Harvesting and storage
If all the conditions for proper care are observed, it will be possible to harvest the crop three months after the emergence of seedlings. Fruiting occurs 2-3 times per season. Fruits need to have time to remove from the bushes before the onset of cold weather, otherwise they will quickly deteriorate.
You need to collect tomatoes at once with a brush, you can along with a brush. You should not wait for full ripening on the branch: experts advise to pluck green and brown fruits. Unripe tomatoes are placed in a wooden box in 2-3 layers. Between them put a pair of red, fully ripe tomatoes, which will play the role of stimulants. In such conditions, all the tomatoes ripen quickly (after about a week) and at the same time.
Ripe tomatoes will not be long lying. To keep them fresh longer, you need to send the fruit in the fridge. Green tomatoes can lie quite long in the cellar at a temperature of + 10 ° C. Many hostesses for long storage of fruits "Kiss of a geranium" freeze them, dry and preserve. 
Possible problems and recommendations
During the vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting bushes "Kiss Geranium" look very nice. For decorative purposes, they are grown in flower pots. In order for the bush to continue to be beautiful, it is important to plant the seedlings in a pot of the correct size: at least 5-8 l.
When using a growth stimulator, the opposite effect is sometimes observed, because different phytohormones are contained in different products. These drugs should be used only according to the instructions.
"Kiss of geraniums" is a newcomer among tomato varieties, but thanks to its excellent qualities, it has already managed to get a lot of positive feedback from experienced tomato growers.
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