- Category: hybrid
- Growth type: indeterminate
- Appointment: fresh consumption, for pickling and preserving
- Ripening period: early
- Ripening time, days: 90-95
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for closed ground
- Bush size: tall
- Bush height, cm: up to 200
- Ripe fruit color: deep red
- Fruit shape: ovoid, with a pointed apex
Growing tomatoes requires a lot of strength, knowledge and skills. But summer residents love them for their amazing taste in fresh and canned form. Breeders are constantly delighting with new varieties. Thanks to them, the Cherry Ira tomato variety appeared, which immediately acquired many fans throughout the country.
Description of the variety
Summer residents are offered a large selection of tomato seeds. To choose the right varieties, you need to carefully read the description. Then you will be able to find the right option. The main properties of the variety:
early ripening of fruits 90-95 days from germination;
good productivity;
indeterminate;
resistant to moisture deficiency;
carpal;
suitable for growing indoors, outdoors on a trellis;
high resistance to diseases;
bush height up to 2 meters.
Fruits on plants are formed for a long time, up to the first frost. According to summer residents, in central Russia, the last tomatoes were removed in October.
The variety is designed for cultivation in the southern regions, for example, in the Astrakhan region, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea. In the middle lane, it can be grown indoors so as not to lose yield.
The main qualities of the fruit
This variety has red fruits with a pronounced aroma, egg-shaped. The mass of ripe fruits is small compared to the rest of the cherry. The weight of ripe fruits is 30-35 grams. There are 2-3 chambers in the pulp, the dry matter content is estimated at 5-6%. The skin is dense, allows the fruit not to crack when canning. They are well stored when torn off by a whole branch, they are not afraid of transportation.
Taste characteristics
Cherry Ira tomatoes are characterized by a sweet taste. In a rainy, cloudy summer, when disembarking in a shaded place, a slight sourness appears in the taste. This must be taken into account when choosing a landing site. The fruits have a harmonious combination of acids and sugars, resulting in delicious tomato juice. And also tomatoes are well suited for eating fresh and canning whole fruits.
Ripening and fruiting
Tomatoes ripen early, 90-95 days after germination. The variety has active fruiting. Tomatoes grow in clusters, 20 to 25 pieces are formed on each branch.
Cherry ripens only on the plant. You can not pick green fruits in the hope of ripening at home.
Yield
The yield of the Cherry Ira variety is high, especially with proper care. One bush during the season can produce from 3.5 to 5 kg of fruit. When planting 3 bushes per m2, the yield of the variety is surprising, especially when compared with other varieties. 12 kg of fruit can be removed from 1 m2. Productivity increases with proper care, proper fertilization. Watering does not affect the increase in yield, since this variety is resistant to a lack of moisture.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Cherry Ira tomatoes are usually grown by the seedling method. From planting seedlings to the first ripe fruit, it takes from 85 to 95 days.
Seedlings are planted on seedlings 60-65 days before planting in a permanent place in the soil. After 2 months, the seedlings are transferred to open ground.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener can harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
Tomatoes require bush formation. With this in mind, you need to plant them according to a certain scheme. It should be 70x40 cm.
Such a planting scheme will make it possible to take care of the plants, tie freely, cut off the stepsons.
Growing and care
Purchased seeds are planted in loose soil, it is better to take a special seedling mixture. In the Cherry Ira variety, it is better not to leave seeds for the future harvest, they do not germinate. The soil with seeds should be moistened with a spray bottle, placed on a windowsill on the sunny side. The soil must be regularly moistened.
A week later, leaves will appear. As soon as there are 4-5 of them, the seedlings dive. The roots of the plants will need to be deepened more. After 60-65 days, the seedlings must be planted in a permanent place. 10 days before, the seedlings are regularly taken outside for hardening, but at the same time they must be protected from cold winds. Before planting in a permanent place, the seedlings are not watered for 1 day.
The land on the site must be prepared. It should be well loosened, weed roots should be removed, holes should be dug. Seedlings that are 2 months old are transplanted into the greenhouse. They already have flower brushes. When transplanting, the bush is deepened to the first stepsons. They are dug in to increase yields, roots are formed from them.
The peculiarity of the Cherry Ira variety is that it is necessary to constantly collect ripe fruits. If there are a lot of ripe tomatoes on the branches, then the new tying stops.
The plant needs timely watering. Lack of moisture will negatively affect the appearance of the fruit, they will begin to fade. Excess water will destroy the root system, it will begin to rot. It is advisable to install drip irrigation.
If the temperature regime is observed in the greenhouse, the plants are fertilized in a timely manner, then they will independently cope with diseases. When signs of fungal infection appear, the tomatoes should be treated with Fitosporin. This natural universal remedy copes well with the problem, does not harm the plant. Processing is carried out in the evening to avoid sunburn.
When a spider mite appears, a whitefly needs to treat the plant with infusions of onions, calendula, garlic, along with the addition of soap. If natural remedies do not help, then chemical preparations are used. The fruits after such treatment will remain toxic for 7 days.
Cherry Ira tomatoes are distinguished by their beautiful presentation, aroma and excellent taste. To grow a good harvest, you need to be patient, read the tips and tricks. With an effort, you can get a great harvest of delicious tomatoes that are perfect for salads and canning.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.