- Authors: Guseva L.I., Nikulaesh M.D., Myazina L.A., Kachainik V.G., Sadykina E.I.
- Year of approval: 1999
- Name synonyms: Ocharovanie
- Category: grade
- Growth type: indeterminate
- Appointment: fresh consumption
- Ripening period: mid-season
- Ripening time, days: 111-115
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Marketability: high
Tomato varieties are very diverse, but one of them fully lives up to its name. Fruits of an amazing golden-orange color with an indescribable aroma that can be grown independently by a novice gardener even in the north of Russia - all this is about Ocharovanie tomatoes.
Breeding history
Tomatoes Charm is the result of painstaking joint work of Russian and Moldovan breeders. It is a completely natural variety that is relatively new. Seeds of this variety became available to amateur gardeners only in the early 2000s.
The intrigue lies in the fact that the authors do not reveal the secret, which varieties of tomatoes were used as parental ones. The charm is tomatoes with unique characteristics, so it is very difficult to guess from which of the old varieties the novelty has adopted this or that quality.
Description of the variety
Charm is a tall tomato variety recommended for growing in all regions of Russia. It is unpretentious in terms of agricultural technology, suitable for growing both in greenhouses and in the open field.
The bushes reach a height of 1.7 m. Thanks to this, they allow you to get large yields even on small plots of land.
The main qualities of the fruit
These tomatoes are relatively small, no more than 90-95 g each. Fruits are even spherical in shape. The skin is firm, rich carrot color. The pulp is juicy, with a few small seeds.
Charm is a tomato record holder for carotene content, and is a valuable addition to the diet of healthy lifestyles and young children.
These tomatoes are ideal for homemade preparations with whole fruits. They are salted, pickled, harvested in their own juice and in assorted vegetables. Homemade preservation is very tasty, in which yellow tomatoes are combined with other varieties of tomatoes.
Taste characteristics
The taste of these tomatoes is best characterized by the name of the variety - it is charmingly delicate and delicate, with a delicate sweetness. These tomatoes are especially popular with babies and are often used to make juices and purees for baby food.
Ripening and fruiting
This is a mid-season variety. The crop is harvested about 4 months after sowing, by mid-July.
Yield
Even if no special care is organized for the Charm tomatoes, the harvest of golden fruits will still ripen and amount to about 2.5-3 kg per bush. But with good care, the number of fruits will be 2-3 times more.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Like other varieties of tomatoes, Charm is germinated from seeds. The advantage of the variety is that no seed preparation is required. In March-April, sowing is carried out in warm, loose soil. For prophylaxis, the soil containers should be pre-washed with soap and dried.
To accelerate seedlings, finely dispersed watering with warm water is used.It is convenient to carry out it using a household spray gun. The pick is carried out after the appearance of 2 true leaves.
Before planting in the ground, the seedlings must be hardened. To do this, 1-2 weeks after the pick it is necessary to leave a window ajar in the room where the plants are located for a short time. The survival rate of the shoots will be optimal if the hardening lasted 50 days (for a greenhouse) or 60 days (for open ground).
After transplanting, you should wait about 2 weeks for the root system to form, and then carefully huddle.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener will be able to harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
In the greenhouse, seedlings are planted at the rate of 4 bushes per 1 square meter of area. In a greenhouse, plants are placed a little more sparsely than in open ground - at a distance of about 60 cm, in a garden bed, 50 cm is enough.
Growing and care
The charm is very unassuming to agricultural technology. To increase yields, it is necessary to provide reliable support and a neat garter so that the bushes do not break under the weight of ripening fruits.
Tomatoes should be watered carefully, they prefer a slight drought than excess moisture. Shrubs of Charm very gratefully react to weeding and loosening. It is possible to increase the yield at times by pinching.
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.
Disease and pest resistance
Tomatoes of this variety are resistant to fungal diseases, most viruses and tobacco mosaic. But the bushes of Charm must be protected from pests.
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
Tomatoes Charm feel good both in the southern regions and in the north. They are not afraid of frost in late spring and early autumn. They were purposefully created for growing in cool climates. But the resulting variety turned out to be unpretentious in hot regions, it is not afraid of direct sunlight and a short drought.
