Small-fruited tomatoes can be grown not only in the beds and in greenhouses. There are varieties created for home breeding. A striking example is the “Room Surprise”. These tomatoes feel great in pots and are suitable for decorating porches, balconies and window sills.
The tomato variety “Room surprise” was developed by Russian breeders and is intended for cultivation in pots or open ground. More information about them can be found in our article.
In this material we have collected a lot of useful information for you: description of the variety, its characteristics and characteristics of cultivation, photos.
Tomatoes Room surprise: variety description
Tomato "Room Surprise", description: superearly high-yielding variety. Bush determinant, shtambovogo type. The height of an adult plant is about 50 cm. The formation of green mass is moderate, the leaf is of medium size, dark green, simple.
Fruits are small, weighing about 25 g. The shape is smooth, rounded plum-shaped. The brilliant dense peel protects fruits from cracking. The flesh is juicy, moderately dense, with a small amount of seeds. Color is saturated red, monophonic, without green spots at the stem. Taste is pleasant, sweet with easy sourness.
Productivity is good, with 1 bush you can get up to 2.5 kg of selected tomatoes. Harvested fruits are stored well, tomatoes, picked green, quickly ripen at room temperature. Fruits belong to the salad, they can be eaten fresh, used to decorate dishes. Possible whole-canning.
Specifications
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- very beautiful, even, small fruits;
- compact bushes suitable for greenhouses, flowerpots, open beds;
- plant does not need to form;
- resistance to major diseases;
- good yield.
The features include sensitivity to the nutritional value of the soil, the need for careful irrigation and frequent dressings.
A photo
Growing tips
Cultivation of tomato "Room Surprise" can be produced seedling or seedless. The second is suitable for planting in flowerpots, the first is more often used for plants that will be moved to greenhouses, greenhouses or open beds.
Plants are sensitive to soil quality. Ideal - a mixture of garden soil with humus or peat. For greater nutritional value, wood ash or a mixture of superphosphate with potassium sulfate can be added.
With the non-seedling method, the seeds are planted in a pot with a depth of 2 cm, sprayed with water and covered with a film until germs appear. In one container you can put 2 or 3 seeds. After the appearance of the first true leaves of the plant, they spawn, extra shoots are transplanted into separate containers. In the seedling method, containers are used for sowing seeds, after germination young plants are swooping in small pots. For successful growth, tomatoes need a bright light and moderate watering with warm water. If the shoots look stunted, after picking, they are fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizer.
60 days after sowing, seedlings can be moved to the beds or in the greenhouse. Before transplanting the soil is fertilized with humus and carefully loosened. Plants are watered with warm water and fed every 2 weeks with a full complex fertilizer.
Diseases and pests
The variety is fairly resistant to diseases. It is almost not affected by late blight, insensitive to Fusarium, Verticillium, tobacco mosaic. However, if the watering schedule is not adhered to, the plants may be threatened with gray, root or vertex rot. In preventive measures, it is necessary to loosen the soil at least 2 times a week, in a timely manner to remove weeds. Before planting, the ground can be shed with a hot solution of potassium permanganate. Young plants are useful to spray phytosporin or other non-toxic bio-drug with a pronounced anti-fungal effect.
At home, plants often infect aphids, thrips, spider mites, whitefly. The appearance of insects contributes to heat, dry air, the neighborhood of other plants that attract pests. For prophylactic purposes, tomatoes are sprayed with a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate.
If insects have already attacked the bushes, industrial insecticides will help. Processing is carried out 2-3 times with an interval of several days. Toxic drugs can be used before the beginning of the fruiting period. After the formation of ovaries to destroy insects will help broth celandine or onion peel.
“Room Surprise” is a great variety for those who take the first steps in the field of horticulture. Despite the compactness and small size of the fruit, the plants will enjoy a good harvest. Too thorough care is not required, it is important to follow basic agrotechnical rules.
