Tomato Chelnok - tomatoes without much care

If you are just starting to grow tomatoes, and you do not have a greenhouse, you should buy seeds of this variety. Because the tomato Chelnok is able to grow the most inexperienced gardener, so this sort is undemanding to care. In addition, he is very cold. This makes it possible to have a harvest with him even in the coldest summer. The tomatoes of this variety are characterized by precocity. Fruiting often begins on average 90 days after the emergence of the sprouts.

If we proceed from the classification, Tomato Chelnok is an early maturing determinant variety. According to the structure of the bush, it is stamping, that is, it has a low sturdy stem. Therefore, it does not need to be tied. Its fruits in the open ground reach 60, sometimes 70 grams. The height of the bush is no more than 55 cm. When grown in a greenhouse, it is higher, and the fruits are much larger. But if in your climate in the greenhouse grow larger varieties, then the shuttle there should not be grown. It is designed for open ground, fairly resistant to late blight and yields good yields.

The variety, as already said, refers to the determinant, that is, its growth is limited. He does not need pasynkovaniya and the formation of the bush. The first inflorescence at Chelnok appears above 6 or 7 leaves. Since the bush is not pasynkuetsya, it can simultaneously mature to 40 or more fruits. Unfortunately, they are not large, up to 60 grams. The early-ripening Tomato Chelnok is successfully grown in the open ground in the Urals and Siberia. Since it is quite cold, it can be planted in the soil before other varieties.

The fruits of this variety have a good taste. They are fleshy, red, very smooth and dense. They can be used fresh and canned. They are rather sturdy and do not crumple during transportation.

Seeding for seedlings is carried out in mid-March, and in early June, tomatoes can be planted in the open ground. At 1 square. Meter planted up to 4 plants. When growing outdoors, the Chelnok tomatoes do not need to be pampered. They are blossoming together, and in the middle of July it is already possible to harvest. These tomatoes are a plant with a long fruit bearing, so often the fruits they form, even in September, until frost.

Care for these tomatoes consists of watering, loosening the soil and weeding the weeds. It is also necessary to carry out periodic feeding. For them it is necessary to apply complex mineral fertilizers. Feed the plants after irrigation. For a square meter of area, no more than 30 g of dissolved fertilizer should be applied. Such small doses of fertilizers can feed tomatoes every 10-14 days.

Watering a tomato should not be frequent. If there is no strong heat, it is enough to water the tomato Chelnok once every 10-14 days. For this, you can not use cold water. Water better in the evening, when the sun is already setting, otherwise there may be burns on the leaves. To prevent late blight in the second half of summer, tomatoes are recommended to be treated with Bordeaux liquid, representing a mixture of aqueous solutions of lime and copper sulfate. When preparing the mixture, it is necessary to follow exactly the instructions attached to this tool.

If you look at how vegetable growers evaluate tomato Chelnok, reviews about it are favorable. The variety corresponds to those qualities that are given in its description by breeders. It is harvested, cold and early. The fruits of this variety are dense and smooth. They are well suited for pickling and pickling. And small sizes of fruits allow to roll them in liter and half-liter cans, which is very convenient in winter.

In general, the variety is evaluated positively, although it is inferior in taste to large-bodied varieties of salad dressing. In areas where the weather is unstable and there may be an early occurrence of frosts, for example, in the Urals, this variety is able to yield a good harvest and can be recommended for open ground.