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Not all gardeners can spend a lot of time caring for tomatoes. In this case, a rather large group of unpretentious determinant varieties that do not require formation and pinching helps out. Among them - Tomato Chibis, presented in the photo, reviews of those who planted it are mostly positive.
This tomato is simply irreplaceable for those who make a lot of preparations for the winter. The dense pulp allows you to cook excellent pickled tomatoes from it. When salted in barrels, it does not crack and holds its shape perfectly, giving a high quality product.
So that gardeners do not have any questions when choosing a Chibis tomato variety for planting, we will draw up a full description and give a detailed description, but start with a photo.
Characteristics and description of the variety
The Chibis tomato variety was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements in 2007. It is recommended for cultivation in all regions of our country for open ground. When grown in a greenhouse, the yield will be even greater. This tomato variety also grows well in Ukraine and Moldova. The originators of the variety are the Agrofirma "Author's Seeds" and Vladimir Ivanovich Kozak. On sale there are seeds produced by agrofirms Aelita and SeDek.
In terms of ripening, the Chibis tomato belongs to the mid-early - the first fruits can be tasted after 90 days. In an unfavorable summer, this period can take up to 110 days. The plant has a standard bush, compact with a strong stem. It grows no higher than 80 cm. The brush of a tomato Chibis is simple, it can contain from 5 to 10 tomatoes. The first brush is laid under 6-7 sheets, the rest go through 1-2 sheets.
Fruit characteristics
- The tomatoes of the Chibis variety are medium-sized - the average weight is from 50 to 70 g.
- The skin and pulp are dense with a high dry matter content - up to 5.9%, its color is bright, red.
- The taste is pleasant, the high sugar content makes it sweetish.
- The aroma is like a real ground tomato - rich tomato.
- The shape of the fruit of the Chibis tomato is slightly elongated with a barely noticeable spout and small ribs. Usually this form of tomatoes is called finger.
- There are no more than 3 seed chambers, the Lapis tomato is very fleshy.
Thanks to their dense skin, these tomatoes are well stored and transported over long distances without spoiling the product.
Producers claim different yields, according to the reviews of gardeners who planted the Chibis tomato variety, with good care it is quite possible to get up to 2 kg from one bush.
The description of the Chibis tomato variety will be incomplete, if not to say about its unpretentiousness, excellent adaptation to any growing conditions and resistance to the main diseases of tomatoes. It is extremely rarely affected by apical rot and almost does not suffer from late blight.
The agricultural technology of this tomato is not complicated, but it has its own characteristics.
Growing and care
Growing high-quality seedlings is one of the most important components of a full-fledged tomato crop.
How to grow seedlings
Chibis tomato seeds are sold by several manufacturers.When buying them, pay attention to the seller's reputation, reviews of his product, the time the company is on the seed market. It is best to buy copyright seeds. In such bags, re-grading is excluded, and the quality of the seed will be higher. The purchased seeds are examined and only the largest and plumpest are selected for planting.
Purchased tomato seeds are treated against possible pathogens that may be on their surface. The same must be done with your own seeds, even if the plants from which they were collected were not sick.
You can disinfect tomato seeds Chibis with a traditional solution of potassium permanganate with a concentration of 1%. Withstand them in this case, you need no more than 20 minutes. Rinsing with running water after etching is a mandatory procedure. Well proven for these purposes and 2 or 3% hydrogen peroxide. It must be dissolved in warm water, so that the temperature is about 40 degrees, and the seeds must be kept for no more than 8 minutes.
The next mandatory stage in the preparation of Chibis tomato seeds is soaking in a growth stimulator. This procedure will speed up the emergence of seedlings and give the seedlings the energy for further growth. Epin, zircon, immunocytophyte are suitable as stimulants. You can also use humates, potato juice or aloe juice. Soaking is carried out no longer than 18 hours. To further protect future Chibis tomatoes from such harmful diseases as rot and fusarium wilting, you can powder them before planting with trichodermin biological product powder.
If there is any doubt about the quality of the seed, the seeds of the Chibis tomato can be germinated. This is most conveniently done on cotton pads. They are moistened and laid out on a flat plate or at the bottom of a plastic container. Seeds are placed on top and covered with the same moistened disc. If the process of germinating seeds is carried out on a plate, it is placed in a plastic bag; it is enough to close the plastic container with a lid. But in any case, the seeds will germinate quickly only in a warm place.
As soon as the roots of most of the seeds of the Chibis tomato appear, you can start sowing. If there is enough seed material, only germinated seeds are sown - they will give the largest and strongest shoots. If every seed is dear, you can sow them all. In this case, some of the tomato plants will sprout later and will be slightly weaker, which can be easily corrected with careful care.
Seedlings are planted in specially prepared soil. The best result is obtained by a mixture in equal parts of purchased soil, humus or vermicompost and sand.
Chibis tomato seeds are sown to a depth of approximately 2/3 of the seed diameter according to a 2x2 cm scheme. The soil must be moistened. The seeds germinate in the warmth, it is good for this to cover the containers with the seeds with plastic bags. As soon as the first shoots loops appeared, the container is placed in the brightest place with a low temperature, not higher than 14 degrees. After 3-4 days, it is increased and maintained at 20 degrees during the daytime and 17 degrees at night. Correct light conditions are very important. With a lack of light, Chibis tomato seedlings are supplemented with special phytolamps.
When 2 true leaves appear, the seedlings should be cut into separate containers.
Cut tomatoes need shading from bright light for several days.
Further care for Chibis tomato seedlings consists of moderate irrigation with warm, settled water, which are combined every 10 days with dressings with a weak solution of complex mineral fertilizer with microelements.
Chibis tomato is ready for planting at the age of 45 days. A good seedling has 5 to 7 true leaves and the first flower cluster emerging. In order for tomato seedlings to easily adapt to new conditions during transplantation, it must be accustomed to them gradually, that is, hardened. They begin to do this 2 weeks before disembarkation: they are taken out into the open air, first for an hour, and then the residence time is gradually increased. If the night temperature does not drop below 14 degrees Celsius, it can be left to spend the night outside.
Chibis tomatoes are planted when the soil warms up to 15 degrees Celsius. In colder soil, plant roots do not absorb all the nutrients. Planted tomatoes are shaded from the sun for 3-4 days. Wells before planting are well spilled with water with the addition of humate - one teaspoon in a bucket of water. The first week after planting, the Chibis tomatoes are not watered so that they grow suction roots well. Then you will need regular weekly watering with warm water at the rate of 10 liters per square meter. the optimal time for watering is 3 hours before sunset. During flowering and the formation of the crop, the Chibis tomato variety is watered 2 times a week, observing the same norms.
Chibis tomatoes are fed once a decade with a soluble complex fertilizer, increasing the potassium rate during flowering and crop formation.
Chibis tomato is unpretentious and requires minimal shaping. Usually all stepchildren growing under the first flower brush are removed. If you want to get an early harvest, you can form a bush into one stem, removing all the stepchildren, but in this case you will not get a large harvest. To make the lower brushes sing faster, the bush needs to be lightened. To do this, after the complete formation of the fruit brush, remove all the lower leaves under it. The operation should be carried out in several stages so as not to weaken the plant.
More information about growing low-growing tomatoes can be seen in the video
