Tomato Chocolate Miracle

Variety Chocolate Miracle - an exotic type of tomato with a unique taste. They are considered unpretentious in cultivation, with good immunity to pests and diseases. Used for making salads, slicing, for juice and ketchup.

The authors are considered the inhabitants of the monastery of St. Dionysius, located on Mount Athos. In Russia, the variety has successfully passed tests on the territory of Siberia, conducted by the domestic Agrofirm "Siberian Garden".

The bush is medium-sized, reaches a height in the open air - 80 cm, indoors it grows up to 150 cm. The stem is strong, the branches are strong with a small number of leaves, the leaves are medium-sized dark green potato type. The root system is powerful. The type of growth is determinant. The inflorescence is intermediate with five flowers. Appears above 5-6 sheets. The growth of the upper shoot is limited to the inflorescence. Differs in long fruiting. Grows in greenhouses and unprotected beds.

Large, weigh 180-250 g, but can be more, flat-round shape with ribbing, red-brown with a tinge of milk chocolate, dense fleshy juicy pulp of dark pink color. The skin is shiny and thin and tends to crack. There are few seeds. Contains a large amount of vitamins A, B, C. The shelf life is short.

Sugar with a slight sourness and delicate aroma. Slightly unripe tomatoes are considered especially tasty.

A mid-season variety, from the moment the sprouts appear until the first tomatoes are removed, 110-115 days pass. If you remove some of the flowers on the brush, then the fruits become larger. Harvesting begins in July, early August. Tomatoes ripen together. Fruiting lasts until frost.

A high-yielding species, about 4 kg are removed from the bush.

Seeds are sown from March 20 to April 10, approximately 50-60 days before being placed in a permanent place. The containers with the planted seeds are covered with foil and kept at temperatures from +23 to +25 degrees. After the emergence of seedlings, they are transferred to a sunny place, the temperature is reduced to +14. After a week, it can be raised to +18. After 20 days, the seedlings are fed with a solution of wood ash. Then every two weeks, first with mineral, then organic fertilizers. 10 days before planting on the site, young bushes begin to harden and watered with the "Athlete" preparation.

Seedlings dive when 2 true leaves appear. They are transferred to the beds from May 15 to June 5. It is recommended to place it outdoors only after the frost has ended. If the plants are planted earlier, then they are covered with a film at night and during a cold snap.

The culture prefers light soddy soil enriched with humus. When planting in the hole, add 2 tbsp. l. superphosphate and 1 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate. Saplings are tied up and watered with warm water. The next watering is carried out only after 12 days.

Placed at intervals of 50x40 cm, planting density 3 bushes per 1 sq. m.

The bush is formed in 1-2 stems, a garter and removal of stepsons are required every two weeks. The lower leaves are removed when 1-2 fruit clusters are ripe. In August, pinch the upper stem. During flowering, to improve tying, spray with a solution of boric acid per 1 liter of water, take 1 g of the substance.

Water regularly and not abundantly every 7 days, but the ground should not dry out. You can organize drip irrigation. In a dry season, watering is more intensive, in a rainy season, the frequency of watering is reduced. The greenhouse is recommended to be ventilated daily.

During the season, they are fed 3 times: during the growth period, fertilizers with magnesium and nitrogen are required, during flowering, formulations containing boron, phosphorus and potassium are applied, during the fruiting period, you can feed it every 2 weeks, spraying with Boroplus, Ovary. The beds must be loosened, weeds removed, mulched.

They are practically not affected by gray and black rot, late blight and tobacco mosaic virus. When the first signs of the disease appear, they are treated with a solution of biofungicides or a Bordeaux mixture.

The most dangerous pests are the Colorado potato beetle, spider mites, aphids and wireworms. The drugs are effective: "Fufanon", "Quadris", "Aktara". You can use folk remedies: spraying with an infusion of wormwood and onion husks (2-3 tbsp. L. Pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, insist for 24 hours).

The variety is considered resistant to low temperatures, tolerates short-term frosts well.

Suitable for disembarkation throughout the Russian Federation, including Siberia. In the southern and central regions of Russia, it can be placed in open beds.

Gardeners speak warmly about this type of tomato: very tasty, requires almost no maintenance, does not get sick, forms few stepsons, can be grown from your own seeds. Among the shortcomings, they call not a very high yield and not such an intense color of the fruits, as indicated on the package with seeds. There is a positive experience of growing outdoors in the Urals. It is noticed that in unfavorable years the taste of the tomato becomes more bland and watery.