Tomato Cranberry in sugar

Cranberries in sugar are a well-known healthy and vitamin sweet and sour delicacy. Interestingly, tomatoes have the same name, whose taste is the same, with sweet and sour notes. And these tomatoes have already gained their popularity among gardeners. After all, tomato Cranberries in sugar can be grown almost throughout the country in the open field, and in the coldest areas - under cover and in a greenhouse. This vegetable ornamental crop will grow well on the balcony in boxes and beautiful pots.

Cranberries in sugar - this variety was created by domestic breeders Nastenko, Gulkin, Kachainik on the basis of the Aelita agricultural company. The company is also the originator of culture, having registered it in the State Register in 2012.

The Cranberry variety in sugar is determinant, it grows to a height of 25-35 cm. The leaves are not very large, so they do not shade the fruits too much. A compact bush can be grown even on a small windowsill. However, in a greenhouse, it can stretch up to 1.6 meters. In this case, you will have to tie up, shape and grow as an indeterminate plant.

Miniature tomatoes collected in a brush look quite decorative. The weight of one tomato is only 12-15 grams, each of them is round, bright red.

Since the peel of tomatoes is dense, it seems to some too tough. Therefore, many believe that this variety is more preferable for canning whole fruits than for eating fresh fruits, for example, for making salads. Moreover, there is an opinion that such tomatoes are too sour.

But Cranberry tomatoes ripen in sugar early - if the weather is favorable, then after the first shoots on the 100-110 day.

As for the harvest, it is quite normal, given that the tomatoes are small. From one square, you can pick up 2.3-2.8 kilograms of berries, which, however, is also not bad.

There is a standard sowing schedule for seedlings for this variety, namely, the period from March 20 to April 10. You can plant already grown plants in the ground from May 15 to June 5 inclusive.

On one square meter, you can plant as many as 6 plants, while maintaining a distance of 30x25 cm.

Seeds for seedlings should be sown everywhere. The exception is the southern regions. In the south, when cultivating varieties on the balcony, tomatoes are immediately planted in a pot or box. The reason for this is warm weather. In the middle lane, seedlings are planted in March. Here's what they do for this.

• First, you need to disinfect the seeds by immersing them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, then stimulate growth with the help of Epin or Zircon.
• The soil, if it is not bought in a store, but is mixed independently, must be calcined in an oven at a temperature of +110 degrees.
• Now is the time to place the seeds in the 2cm depressions.
• Landings must be covered with glass or film. Then everything is removed to a warm and well-lit place for germination.
• Next, you need to set the temperature regime at a level of +16 degrees, then slightly increase the temperature to + 18 ... 22 degrees.
• It is very important that the total daily illumination is at the level of 12-13 hours. It may be necessary to use lamps.

When two leaves appear, you can make a pick. They are planted on the bed according to a certain scheme - 25x30 cm.

For home growing, the plant will need top dressing, as well as full lighting, a cover from the draft. In general, leaving is no different from other garden manipulations.

Sugar-coated cranberries are a fairly common tomato variety.It is grown almost everywhere, starting with the Central Black Earth Region, Central, Volga-Vyatka, North Caucasian, Lower and Middle Volga regions and ending with the Urals, Western and Eastern Siberia, the Far East. And also in greenhouses and on window sills, such tomatoes are found in the north and northwest of our country.