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The original fruit often attracts everyone who grows tomatoes and is constantly looking for supernovae. So it happened with the tomato Marshmallow in chocolate. The plant became immediately popular. According to the reviews of those gardeners who have already tried this variety, the name taken from two types of exquisite confectionery delicacies fully justifies the taste of the new tomato. The variety was included in the State Register only in 2015, but the Internet community of vegetable growers has already highly appreciated the achievement of breeders near Moscow.
Characteristics of the variety
Tomato variety Marshmallow in chocolate is interesting for the unusual color of the fruit and their excellent taste. Tomatoes can be grown in all light zones of the country. In the south, the tomato will grow outdoors. In regions with more severe weather conditions, it is recommended to grow this variety in greenhouses. Tall mid-season tomato will delight you with its unique fruits 111-115 days after germination. The tomato is a high-yielding variety. During the season, a tomato bush is capable of producing 6 kilograms of fruit.
The tomato plant Marshmallow in chocolate is resistant to common fungal diseases of the nightshade, which makes it popular among gardeners.
Tomatoes of this variety - salad direction. Juicy tomatoes are great fresh and can be frozen to make sauces with a mild, mild flavor in winter. Tomatoes are rich in vitamins, so it is more advisable to eat the fruits fresh.
Features of dark-colored tomatoes
Connoisseurs of fresh tomatoes believe that varieties with dark colored fruits have the highest percentage of sugars. And they have the best taste - on the day of harvest. They do not lie for long due to the peculiarity of the structure of the delicate pulp.
On the cut, the fruits of a tomato Marshmallow in chocolate have lighter parts, as can be seen in the photo. Do not assume that these are traces of a large amount of nitrates. Serious research has proven that this opinion, which is still widely held, is erroneous. Lack of lighting, as well as irregular watering, are the causes of hard white veins.
Description of the variety
Chocolate-covered marshmallows tomatoes are indeterminate varieties. In the greenhouse, the plant rises to a height of 160-170 cm. In the open field, the bush grows slightly lower. A tall plant is usually led in two trunks. Several fruit brushes are formed on them. In the inflorescence, five to seven fruits of impressive size are formed.
Fruits are round, slightly ribbed, large, weighing 120-150 g. The skin is dark, brown, shiny, thin. Near the stalk, characteristic blurry greenish stripes of a dark tone stand out, which reach almost the middle of the fruit. The pulp is tender, juicy, delicious taste, sweet. The shade of the pulp repeats the light brown color of the skin. The fruits contain 3-4 seed chambers. The dry matter content is average.
The advantages of tomatoes
Tomato variety for salad purposes Marshmallow in chocolate is distributed in summer cottages, thanks to the bouquet of its positive qualities.
- Excellent taste and tempting appearance;
- The absence of such a sign of soft tomato varieties as wateriness;
- High productivity;
- Rather fast ripening times;
- Plant resistance to pathogens of fungal diseases.
The disadvantages include the following properties:
- Short storage time for fruits;
- Unsuitability for long-term transportation. The fruits must be carefully packed in cardboard tight boxes so that there are no dents.
How not to be mistaken when choosing seeds in the store
In online stores, as in a regular retail network, there are packages with seeds on which the name is indicated: tomato Zephyr f1. Such a variety, if it was bred on any experimental site, has not yet been entered in the State Register of Breeding Achievements Admitted to Use in the Country.
The advertisements tell about the variety of tomatoes Zephyr with the fruits of white-pink color or the usual red. Their mass is declared, which reaches 300 g. Among the properties of a tomato, it is said about the absence of acid in the fruits. If there is such a hybrid or variety, it is not a red-brown tomato Marshmallow in chocolate.
Growing tall tomatoes
Seedlings of tomatoes Marshmallow in chocolate should be planted at two months of age or a week, ten days earlier. Each gardener calculates the sowing time himself. They are guided by the fact that a plant of this variety will give fruits a little less than 4 months from the moment the seed germinates. Seeds sprout in a week, sown traditionally in March for planting in unheated greenhouses.
- For sowing, a nutritious, light soil is prepared: garden soil, humus, sand, peat;
- The seeds are laid out to a depth of 1-1.5 cm, the containers are placed in a warm place, covered with a film on top;
- When shoots have appeared, containers are placed on a windowsill or under a phytolamp. The sprouts need lighting for 10 hours;
- The first week, the temperature should not exceed 18 degrees. The next month, the seedlings develop at a temperature of 21-25 0FROM;
- Watered with warm water, fertilized twice with complex fertilizers;
- They dive in the phase of 2-3 true leaves. After diving, they feed for the first time in 10-12 days.
Greenhouse tomatoes
In May, hardened seedlings are placed in a greenhouse at the required distance: 40 x 60 cm. Fertilizers are poured into each hole, according to the instructions.
The agricultural technology of growing tomatoes Marshmallow in chocolate requires careful attention to the plant, as well as to all tall tomato bushes. The soil is regularly moistened, loosened, mulched.
- Plants of this variety are formed from one or two stems. If lead in two stems, the yield rises;
- The second stem is released from the lowest first stepson;
- It is necessary to remove the lower leaves under the brushes if the ovaries have already formed into fruits;
- Plants are regularly reviewed and stepchild: the shoot is removed, which begins to grow from the stem in the bosom of the leaf branch;
- Tomato bushes Chocolate covered marshmallows must be tied up;
- Tomatoes are fed 2-3 times per season.
Pest control
Chocolate covered marshmallows are highly disease resistant, but can be attacked by harmful insects in the greenhouse. A frequent uninvited guest is the whitefly, which thrives in humid air. As a preventive measure, the greenhouse must be constantly ventilated. If the pest already exists, the plants are treated with insecticides. A good result is given by Boverin, Confidor, Fufanon, Aktellik and others. Plants should be sprayed before the fruits ripen.
You can use effective folk remedies in the fight against whitefly.
Rub finely with laundry soap, dissolve in warm water, adhering to a ratio of 1: 6. The resulting solution is used to treat bushes with insect colonies;
At night, they light up spirals from mosquitoes, which have a detrimental effect on the whitefly.
Harvesting. Freezing tomatoes
The first fruits of tomatoes Marshmallow in chocolate ripen in the second decade of July. For ovaries from the last upper tassels, harvest time will come by the end of August.
If the crop is too abundant, which happens when growing beds with tomatoes Marshmallow in chocolate, it can also be used for harvesting. Frozen tomatoes are especially helpful. Large fruits are cut and placed in small freezer containers. After 48 hours of maximum freezing, the product is transferred to storage containers.
As needed, the fruits are thawed and used for dressings, sauces, omelettes or pizzas.
The new tomato variety, although it requires careful attention, rewards with delicious fruits.
