Japanese Tomato

The Japanese variety is considered a collectible and rare variety. Differs in disease resistance and high yield. They are used in the form of salads, for making juice, tomato paste, dressings for soup, sandwiches.

The Japanese tomato is a so-called folk variety. Bred by a private breeder in the city of Bogorodsk in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

The bush is tall, up to 200 cm in height, the stem is straight, thin, the crown is compact, medium-leaved, the leaves are small, tomato, elongated and sharp at the ends, dark green. Growth type is indeterminate. The inflorescence is simple. Forms ovaries well. 5-7 tomatoes are formed in the brush. A bush can have from 6 to 8 brushes. Suitable for open ground and greenhouses. It is a thermophilic variety.

Large in size, weighing from 300 g, but can reach a mass of more than 1 kg. They have a heart-shaped shape with a sharp tip, slightly ribbed, raspberry-scarlet in color, the flesh is tender, fleshy, sugary in the cut, the skin is thin, there are few seeds. They have a high presentation. They are well transported, stored for about 2 weeks in the refrigerator or in a cool dry place.

Sweet amazing taste, the pulp contains a lot of sucrose.

Mid-season in terms of ripening, when planting seedlings in May, you can remove the fruits in July. Differs in long-term fruiting before the onset of cold weather. Tomatoes can be picked slightly unripe.

It is considered a high-yielding variety, from 15 to 25 fruits are obtained from a bush per season. This is about 5-9 kg per plant.

The seed of this species is distinguished by high germination rate. They are planted for seedlings in February. Before planting, it is advised to soak the seeds in aloe juice, this will be an excellent disinfection and growth stimulator for future tomatoes. The solution is prepared in this way: the aloe is not watered for 14 days, then the lower healthy leaves are cut off, wrapped in cloth and put on the lower shelf of the refrigerator for a period of 2 weeks. Take out, grind into gruel, squeeze out the juice. If the seeds are old, put them on a cloth, pour undiluted juice, for young ones, add water to the aloe (1: 1). Leave in a dark place for 18 hours.

For planting, it is better to select separate containers, plant seeds to a depth of 2 cm.The soil requires loose and moisturized soil. To stimulate growth, pots with crops are sprinkled with snow - melt water will accelerate the emergence of seedlings. Young plants are placed under a phytolamp near the window; the temperature near the containers should not fall below +16 degrees during the day and +14 at night. After a week, it is increased to +23 during the day and to +18 at night. Watering infrequently, as the earth dries up. When 4-5 leaves appear, the sprouts are transplanted into containers of 700-1000 ml, the middle root is pinched by 1/4. After the appearance of 1 leaf, they are fed every 14 days with a weak solution of fertilizers for tomatoes. I harden the seedlings before transferring them to the beds. They are transplanted to the site in May, about 60 days after germination.They are transferred to greenhouses in early May, in open ground in a southern climate, 2 weeks later. The soil in the garden bed should warm up well in the sun. After planting, the seedlings are watered abundantly.

For 1 sq. m place 4 bushes.

The culture requires the usual pinching, it is necessary to tie up the stems and fruit brushes. A plant is formed into 1-2 trunks, the first stepson is left and a second stem is obtained from it. The tip is pinched in the middle lane at the end of July, in the southern regions - at the beginning of August.

Watered once a week with water at room temperature, when ovaries and fruits form, irrigate more often. After watering, the soil is loosened and mulched, the greenhouse is ventilated, The optimum temperature for the development of tomatoes is +25 degrees during the day and +18 at night. They are fed every 14 days: during the growth period, fertilizers should contain nitrogen, during fruiting, increase the doses of potassium and phosphorus.

Has a high genetic resistance to disease. To protect against fungal infections, it is recommended to disinfect the greenhouse annually in the fall and change the topsoil. During the season, regularly spray with a solution of copper sulfate or potassium permanganate, ventilate. For prophylaxis against pests, they are treated with the drug "Fitosporin".

Withstands transplanting into cold soil in spring. It tolerates an increase in temperature up to +40 degrees and bears fruit abundantly: in hot weather it does not shed flowers and actively forms ovaries.

Recommended for planting in a greenhouse, in southern climates can be carried to open beds.

Gardeners call Japanese a chic variety. They note the excellent taste, good harvest and ease of growing tomato. One of the main drawbacks is that seeds are very difficult to find and they are very expensive. There is a negative experience of growing without shelter in Almaty, in a greenhouse in the same region the result exceeded all expectations - the tomatoes turned out to be tasty large and there are a lot of them.