- Authors: Kudryavtseva G.A., Fotev Yu.V., Kotelnikova M.A., Kondakov S.N.
- Year of approval: 2008
- Category: grade
- Growth type: determinant
- Appointment: universal
- Ripening period: early
- Ripening time, days: 90
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Bush height, cm: in greenhouses - up to 120-150, in an unprotected area - up to 200
- Foliage: weak
Early love - this variety with a romantic name seems to be made for busy vegetable growers. He is not very whimsical in care, he is resistant to ailments and external conditions. Like many other varieties of the Siberian collection, the Early Love tomato is distinguished primarily by its early maturity.
Breeding history
The culture in question was developed by employees of serious enterprises - the Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the "Seeds of Altai" agricultural company with the participation of IE Kondakov SN. Well-known domestic breeders Kondakov, Kudryavtseva, Fotev, Kotelnikova were involved in the work. The originators filed an application for admission to use in 2007, and already 2008 became the year of entering culture into the State Register of the Russian Federation.
Description of the variety
Variety Early Love is a determinant type of growth, in greenhouse conditions it grows up to one and a half meters, on open ground - up to 2 m, so the yield here will be slightly higher. The bushes are slightly leafy, not standard, the foliage is dark green, the leaves are small, opposite, lanceolate, corrugated, with teeth. The culture stem has a pretty rigid foundation. Stepsons are weaker and thinner, they are slightly lighter than the main trunk. Ripe fruits are not able to withstand the plant, fixation to any support is required.
The roots are shallow from the soil surface, fibrous system. Equally poorly, the culture tolerates both a small amount of moisture and its excess. The brushes are of medium size and thickness, each tying 5-6 fruits. Up to 5 brushes can form on one stem. At the same time, the very first of them give out larger tomatoes, while others form fruits that are more even in shape.
The main qualities of the fruit
Vegetables have a rounded, slightly ribbed shape. The density of tomatoes is average. The unripe fruit is light green in color, the color of the ripe berry is red. There are 4 seed chambers in tomatoes, and more are found. The berries themselves are small, the average weight is 82-95 grams.
Taste characteristics
Early love was created as a salad variety, but it is also good as a pickling variety, while it is best suited for whole-fruit preservation. Tomatoes contain a large amount of sugars, acids, vitamins. Among other things, delicious pastes, juices and other tomato preparations are obtained.
Ripening and fruiting
As the name suggests, the crop is early in maturity. Only 3 months are needed for the planted seeds so that the gardener has the opportunity to enjoy fresh fruits.
Yield
The variety is called yielding because it is possible to remove 5-5.2 kilograms from one square meter of the plantation.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
The seeding schedule looks rather traditional. Seedlings are sown in the first spring month. Transplantation of matured vegetation to a permanent place occurs after 60-65 days.
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
The planting density of the culture is 50 by 40 centimeters. At the same time, up to 6 plants can be placed on one "square".
Growing and care
When growing the culture in question, both pinching, shaping, and tying the trunks to the support are necessary. In this case, the culture should be grown in one stem. Otherwise, the care is not difficult and contains all those activities that are typical for caring for any other variety of tomatoes.
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.
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
The Siberian variety is frost-resistant, excellently resists a decrease in night temperatures. With regard to drought resistance, it is at an average level. If the humidity is low, and the regularity of watering is also disturbed, then the fruits are subject to cracking.
Growing regions
Among the territories recommended for cultivation of the variety, such regions as:
- CChO and center;
- north and northwest of Russia;
- Volgo-Vyatka, Middle and Lower Volga;
- North Caucasus;
- Ural;
- Siberia and the Far East.
