How to grow a tomato tree outdoors. Characteristics and description of the variety. Conditions necessary for the successful cultivation of a tomato tree

You will need 200-liter drum or bag of equal volume of dense polyethylene film, which can be used as an alternative.

For cultivation"tomato tree"varieties of tall tomatoes are suitable: "Pink Giant", "De Bordeaux", "Miracle of the Market", " bull heart". "Ilya Muromets", "Budenovka".

First of all, prepare an EM compost based on the Baikal EM1 preparation.

Further in the bottom of the barrel (bag) you need to make 20 holes. The container is installed in the sunniest place of the site. Urgasa is poured at the bottom in half with EM compost with a layer of 20-30 cm. Half a bucket of fertile soil is tipped into the center of the container.

In early May, in the middle of an earthen mound, a bush of tall tomato seedlings is planted.

A rubber hose is thrown over the edge of the barrel and lowered to the bottom. Slit-like cuts are made every 10 cm along the hose in the barrel. One end, lowered into the barrel, is tightly closed, joins the other end hand pump. At least 2 times a week, and preferably every other day, air is pumped into the barrel for 5 minutes. Such aeration contributes to the development of a powerful root system.

From above, the barrel is covered with a film, which is removed only after the cessation spring frosts. Seedlings, striving for light, begin to grow rapidly.

During the period of initial growth, the bush stepchildren. Within 10 minutes after the procedure, the wound surface is allowed to dry, and a new portion of earth with urgas or EM compost is poured around the plant. As a result, new roots form on the stem, and by the end of June a powerful root system.

Stepping stops when the top of the bush reaches the edge of the barrel. The film is removed at this moment and two long poles (at least three meters) are driven in from both sides of the barrel. Between them, several rows of stretch marks are made of wire or a strong tourniquet. Newly formed shoots are tied to this grid. On a bush, as a rule, 40-50 brushes are formed.

The plant is first watered 1-2 times a week with ordinary warm water. After a month and a half, the plant needs to be fed. Watering is done with freshly prepared mash. Her recipe: in a separate container, EM compost is poured with water at the rate of 1 bucket of EM compost for 4-5 buckets of water.

You will be able to harvest until late autumn, if in September you wrap the bush with covering material with Acrylic of the seventeenth number, and on top with a film.

Tomatoes grown using EM technology will have not only dietary, but also medicinal properties.

Growing tomatoes with "Baikal EM1".

The method below allows you to achieve a yield of 50-150 kg from one bush. In the suburbs there concrete examples when summer residents received 30-50 kg of tomatoes from one bush per season with the help of EM.
To implement this method on your site, you must perform the following work:

Place the old one on the site metal barrel. You can use any other container of suitable size, such as an old wooden tub or a tight plastic bag firmly fixed to the soil. You can put together a small box measuring 1x1 m and a height of about 1 m.
The bottom of the barrel must be removed so that the remaining water comes out of it and to provide access to the barrel for earthworms.
In the walls of the barrel, approximately every 10-20 cm, make holes with a diameter of 0.5-1 cm for oxygen access.
At the very bottom of the barrel, lay out a layer of urgasa 10 cm thick.
In the next layer, 10 cm thick, lay out a soil mixture consisting of EM compost, soddy soil and ordinary earth in a ratio of 1: 1: 1.
Around the beginning of May, plant one tomato seedling to a depth of about 5 cm in the center of the barrel and cover it with a film on top to protect it from the night cold. It is better to take the strongest and most viable seedling from the prepared seedlings.
Cut off everything from the seedling lower leaves and stepchildren, wait 2-3 hours until the wounds dry out, cover the shoot with a layer of soil mixture with a thickness of about 10 cm.
After a while, when the plant grows by 10 cm, repeat the previous operation again.
This must be done until the barrel is completely filled with soil mixture. This will happen around the end of May - beginning of June. From now on, you can stop covering the barrel with foil.
Thus, you will form a very powerful root system. It will fill almost the entire volume of the barrel, while forming in most favorable conditions. So this plant will not be afraid of either bad weather, or diseases, or pests.

With this method of growing, several important points must be considered:

1. From the beginning of June, do not stepchild. On the contrary, your task is to form as many brushes as possible, usually 20-30 brushes with 8-15 ovaries each. Don't worry - there's enough food for everyone. Let the lower chicks and branches hang down freely, and then spread along the ground, covering the barrel with themselves. Around the middle of summer, you will have a real tomato tree, so the upper shoots, branches and trunk must be strengthened. To do this, dig a pole into the ground next to the barrel and tie the upper parts of the plant to it.

2. Such a powerful plant needs a lot of water. Therefore, make sure that the moisture content of the soil mixture in the barrel is 60-70%, i.e. from a lump of soil with medium pressure, liquid should be released. Do not be afraid to flood the plant, because the excess water will still go away, since the barrel does not have a bottom.
How to grow "tomato trees"

3. By about mid-July, the tomato tree will eat almost all the nutrients in the barrel. Therefore, the plant will need to be fed. It is impossible to add fresh EM compost, because the barrel is already full. Therefore, you can feed the plant by watering it with a mash made from EM compost. This procedure should be done 2-3 times a week.

To prepare the talker, you need to take some kind of container, for example, another barrel. Fill it one-third with a 1:1 mixture of EM compost and soddy soil. Fill to the top with non-chlorinated water and let it brew for one day. Then you can water the plant.

The tomato tree is not afraid of frost, so it is able to bear fruit until about mid-October. Fresh fruit can be kept up to new year holidays. With the onset of autumn frosts, it is necessary to cover the entire plant with a film and sprinkle the film around the edges with earth. The benefit is obvious, because no need to build a greenhouse.

The only downside this method cultivation is that with it it is impossible to obtain early tomatoes, as the first fruits appear around mid-July. Therefore, you can prepare an ordinary garden bed and plant on it early varieties tomatoes. Thus, all summer, autumn and even part of winter you will have fresh tomatoes on your table.

And now for another miracle.

AT recent times gardeners drew attention to an unusual way of growing vegetables - upside down. Do you have a large garden, where there is a lot of space and you think that this method is not for you? You are mistaken: pots hung on suitable height, save your back from sciatica. And how surprised the guests of the site will be, how much joy it will bring to the kids! On top of that, vegetables and flowers planted in this way in an unusual way, can become a decoration of the fence, enliven a section of the wall.
And for those who grow vegetables on the balcony of a city apartment, this method is a real find: the plants will get more light, and they need to be watered much less often. The only drawback is that you need to be very careful when watering. In order not to make a mistake when watering, it is best to install a moisture meter.

In inverted pots upside down, gourds grow best: zucchini, cucumbers, decorative pumpkins. But tomatoes, peppers and eggplants give very abundant harvests, and gardeners claim that at the same time they are also less affected by diseases and pests.

most accessible and cheap way growing inverted plants - in a 6-liter plastic bottle or plastic bucket. In a large plastic bucket, holes are drilled in the lid and bottom. Several layers of loose paper are placed at the bottom - the main thing is that it does not contain toxic additives and harmful printing ink. The soil must be specially prepared - well retaining moisture. It is best if the soil is made on the basis of a peat mixture, in extreme cases, special moisture-retaining granules can be added to the soil. A couple of earthworms are sometimes added to large buckets. Then, the bucket is covered with a lid and turned over. Paper is pierced into the hole in the bottom and seedlings are planted. When the plant reaches about 20 cm in height, the bucket is turned over and hung in a well-lit place. Water and fertilize through the top hole in the lid. If watering is done correctly, then water will not flow out of the bucket.

In our country, a huge number of summer residents grow tomatoes. The standard one allows you to harvest one centner from 30-50 bushes. However, there is a technology that makes it possible to get such a quantity of tomatoes from just two bushes. This method of growing is called "tomato tree". In order to grow it, it is enough to follow a few simple rules.

Initially, tomato seedlings are grown in a standard way. For planting, it is best to choose the strongest plants.

A tomato tree can be grown from tall varieties of tomatoes.

There is even a variety specially bred for these purposes, which is called Octopus f1.

Growing technology

In order to grow a tomato tree, you need to pick old barrel. So that excess water is freely removed, and can easily penetrate inside, the bottom of the barrel must be removed.

For better access of oxygen to the root system, holes are drilled in its sides at a distance of about twenty

centimeters apart.

The prepared barrel is placed in the sunniest place in the garden. Then it is filled with soil in a certain way. A layer of urgasy about 10 centimeters thick is laid down. Urgasa is a microbiological fertilizer and consists of vegetable waste, organic raw materials processed by microorganisms, with the addition of minerals and wood ash. As the next layer, a soil mixture is used, consisting in equal proportions of compost, turf and garden soil. The height of the two layers should be no more than one third of the height of our barrel.

In early May, we plant the selected tomato seedling in the center of the barrel. Until the end of night frosts, the future tomato tree must be covered with cellophane.

As soon as the seedling takes root, we proceed to the development of a strong root system. To do this, cut off all the leaves at a height of ten centimeters. We are waiting for the wounds to dry out a little, then we fall asleep with a layer of soil mixture. When the tomato tree grows another ten centimeters, we repeat the procedure. We proceed in this way until the barrel is completely filled with soil. This will happen in about a month and a half.

From this point on, the tomato tree can not be covered. It is also important to stop pinching during this period. On the contrary, one should strive to ensure that the plant has as many brushes as possible. The lower branches can safely hang from the barrel, while the upper ones should be tied up so that the plant receives as much light as possible.

It is important to provide the plant with abundant watering. At the same time, you should not be afraid

overdo it, because excess moisture will go into the soil through the missing bottom.

Once a week, the plant must be fed. To do this, pour one part of the compost with two parts of water, stir, insist for a day. With this mixture, we water our tomato tree.

From the moment the autumn frosts begin, a film can be thrown over the tree, then it will be able to stand until the end of September.

For achievement best yield plants, it is important to know how to care for them and how to plant them. Tomatoes require careful care. Growing them the tomato tree method allows you to get more yield from fewer bushes, which means less effort. As a result, you will have enough time to have a good rest on warm summer days.

Some 30 years ago tomato tree was an exceptional curiosity that could be seen growing only in countries South America. In the countries of Europe, this plant was found exclusively in botanical gardens. But everything changed dramatically after the Japanese breeder Nozawa Shigeo introduced the Sprut F1 tomato hybrid. For your attention, detailed information about the features of growing a tomato tree in open (and not only) ground: planting, care, reviews of gardeners (photo and information are attached).

Tomato tree Octopus F1: variety description, features, characteristics

Octopus F1 is an indeterminate tomato variety that is able to form new shoots with incredible intensity. Only a few years ago, almost nothing was known about him, but today he caused a real stir. And this is not surprising, because a tomato tree, with proper and complex care, can please an incredibly generous harvest.

This is a very powerful plant, which is a real tree, with lush foliage and a well-branched root system. Octopus F1 is a mid-season hybrid, which in the first 7-8 months of its life is not used as a fruit-bearing plant, but is grown in order to obtain a strong powerful tree. The rest of the time, the tree actively bears fruit with delicious fruits.

In its homeland, the tomato tree is a perennial

The octopus sometimes reaches incredible sizes: proper care crown can have a diameter of about 50 square meters. m. The fruits of the plant are small, with a bright red skin and excellent taste.

Attention! Surprisingly, it is a fact: the Sprut F1 tomato tree, subject to agricultural technology, can produce an incredible amount of crop with a total weight of more than 1 ton in 1.5 years of its life.

Among the advantages of this tomato variety are the following:

high yield - not a single variety can be compared in terms of the amount of crop with a tomato tree;
high resistance to high temperatures;
excellent immunity to most tomato diseases;
long period of fruiting;
versatility of the use of fruits in cooking;
excellent keeping quality and transportability.

Tree growing technology

The tomato tree can be grown both outdoors and in closed ground. The main difference between these methods is the end result. In the first case, an ordinary seasonal plant grows, with proper cultivation which (in their reviews, gardeners talk about the simplicity of this process) you can get about 10 kg of delicious tomatoes from each bush. In the second case, a real sprawling tree grows, hung with tomato fruits. This result can be achieved using a special technology (hydroponic method). About all this further.

Agricultural technology for amateurs

Tomato seeds Octopus must be purchased exclusively in a specialized store. Landing properly prepared planting material should be completed around February.

By the way, it is preferable to purchase seeds rather than ready-made tomato seedlings, since in this case you will increase the chances of successfully growing a plant.

The fruits of the tomato tree perfectly tolerate transportation

Like any other, Octopus seeds must be carefully sorted out. Treat the best specimens with a weak manganese solution. Sowing seeds is carried out in a container with a previously prepared soil substrate (planting depth should be no more than 1 cm).

The container with seedlings must be rearranged in a sufficiently warm place. At night, provide additional illumination and (if necessary) enough heat.

Advice. For high-quality seed germination, it is necessary to strictly observe the temperature regime. So, the air temperature in the room where the seedlings are located should not be less than 20 degrees, but it is also desirable not to increase it above 25.

When the first two leaves appear, you can pick the plant into separate small pots. Planting grown and strengthened seedlings in open ground is carried out approximately by the beginning of summer. In this case, the seedlings should reach a height of at least 15 cm, the number of leaves should be at least 5.

When choosing suitable place in an open area, be extremely careful: the place should be as calm as possible and with the minimum amount shade, and the soil is as fertile, loamy, and waterproof as possible.

Attention! Since the plant is very demanding on the composition of the soil, the development of the culture will directly depend on its quality. Humic acids must be present in the soil mixture for planting tomato seedlings. If there are none in the soil, it is necessary to add humus compost to the soil.

Planting seedlings is carried out to a depth of about 20 cm. In this case, the lower leaves should remain on the surface of the soil. Be sure to pinch the main root in order to activate the increased branching of the plant.

Since the Octopus is an indeterminant, and also quite sprawling, it is important to observe a certain distance between individual seedlings, which is about 1.5 m, when planting, and prepare a wooden support (peg) or trellis near each plant so that the tomato can climb up unhindered.

The process of caring for this variety is extremely simple. The main thing is to make it on time complex top dressing(at least 1 time in 3 weeks), regularly water the tomato beds and loosen them, but in no case do not pinch the plants.

Agrotechnics on hydroponics

If you decide to use the hydroponic method for growing a tomato tree, first of all, forget about soil mixtures and open ground: the plant simply cannot withstand such conditions so long time and will definitely get sick.

So, prepare a container in which the plant will "live". Its dimensions are: 1.5x1.5x0.5 m (the first two parameters can be 2 m each). The color of the container inside should be black, outside - white. In addition to the container, you will need the following components:

A lid consisting of a black film topped with a piece of Styrofoam. In the center of the lid, you need to make a hole through which the tree will grow.
Glass wool (several blocks).
A set of micro and macro fertilizers, from which a solution for hydroponics will be prepared in the future.
A compressor for aerating the root system of a plant (aquarium is suitable).
Devices for determining the composition of the nutrient solution, as well as its consistency.
Plant lamps.

The first step is to prepare a nutrient solution. The option of Chesnokov and Bazyrina is suitable (all nutrients must be taken based on 1 ton of water). To simplify the process of preparing the solution, you can start with the stock solution. To do this, all elements are diluted separately from each other in a small amount of water, then everything is drained into a 10-liter container, which is filled with water (up to 10 liters).

It remains only to mix the water with the prepared solution: for every 100 liters of water we take 1 liter of the solution and gradually bring the volume to the desired one.

In a greenhouse you will need additional lighting

The next step is to prepare the glass wool. It must be cut into cubes of 0.5x0.5x0.3 m (for the main tank) and 0.2x0.2x0.1 m (for growing seedlings). A small hole 1x1x1 cm must be made in the center of each cube. Glass wool cubes are moistened with a nutrient solution and lowered into small containers with the same mixture so that they are halfway in it. Periodically it is necessary to moisten the surface of the cubes.

Tomato seeds are placed deep into each cube and the containers are covered with film / glass. As soon as the first shoots appear on the surface, the film can already be removed. Seedlings are grown until 5-7 leaves appear (it makes no sense to grow seedlings further, as this can lead to excessive growth of the roots).

When the first shoots appear, it is necessary to immediately bring the tubes from the compressor to the roots so that they are provided with air.

In the first days, every 5-6 hours, it is necessary to check the composition of the nutrient mixture and, if necessary, add the missing ingredients. In the future, it is necessary to carry out this action weekly.

After 55 days from the moment of sowing the seeds, the prepared main container is filled with a nutrient solution (the depth of the poured solution is about 35 cm) and a large cube of glass wool is lowered there. The grown seedlings are installed on a cube, and then tied strictly vertically to the trellis.

With the right agricultural technology, culture will please huge amount fruits

tomatoes on their suburban areas grow all, without exception, gardeners. There are many varieties of these plants. At the same time, one of the most unusual is Octopus F1, or it is not difficult to care for tomatoes of this variety. However, they are still grown using a slightly different technology than ordinary tomatoes. Further in the article, we will deal in detail with what, in fact, is an unusual Sprut F1 tomato - photos, reviews of gardeners, care features will be presented in our review.

General description of the variety

Tomato Octopus F1 is called a tree because it is grown for two seasons and reaches very large sizes. The trunk of such perennial tomato woody, and the shoots form a spreading crown, the area of which can reach 40-50 m 2. From one such tree alone, you can collect up to 1500 kg of fruit. This variety has no growth restrictions. At the same time, he constantly gives new shoots. Therefore, in the greenhouse, when growing it, a special frame is arranged.

The fruits of such a plant as the Sprut F1 tomato tree, which is also good for this reason, are distinguished by simply excellent taste characteristics. This variety is also praised for the fact that its fruits are even, close to round in shape and not too big sizes. In one brush there can be up to 6-7 tomatoes. The color of the fruits of such a tomato is red. The brushes themselves grow every 3-4 leaves.

Another reason for the extraordinary popularity of this variety and good reviews about it is that its fruits are distinguished by increased keeping quality. Some summer residents manage to store Octopus F1 tomatoes until the New Year.

Features of care

How is this original tomato grown - Octopus F1? Photos, reviews of summer residents and gardeners allow us to judge him as really very original and at the same time productive plant. However, you can get a lot of tomatoes from this variety, of course, only with appropriate care. In addition to the unusual appearance and sizes, Octopus F1 tomatoes differ from other varieties and growing technology. They are planted exclusively in greenhouses. big size necessarily heated. After all, as already mentioned, one bush can be grown for two seasons. During the warm season optimal temperature for these tomatoes, 24-26 degrees are considered, in winter - at least 19 grams.

Many gardeners grow these tomatoes and simply open ground or unheated greenhouse - within one season. The tree in this case, of course, does not grow. But even when planted on the street, tomatoes of this variety reach quite impressive sizes (even more than De Barao).

When grown in soil for tomatoes Sprut F1, the same fertilizers are used as for ordinary varieties. It can be either organic or mineral compositions. But more often these tomatoes are grown using a special technology - hydroponics. This allows you to fully control the process of consumption by the plant. nutrients and promotes the flow to the roots maximum number oxygen.

Growing in hydroponics

So, we gave a detailed description of a plant such as a tomato Octopus F1. Reviews about it are simply excellent, especially when using hydroponic growing technology. In this case, professional farmers, and sometimes just summer residents, use special corks made of a material that absorbs water well. The seeds are planted in them. After a week, each such cork is placed on its side and several pieces are combined on a tray. As a result, the stems of tomatoes bend and become stronger. The cubes themselves are well saturated with water.

Seedlings are transferred to special containers filled with perlite and connected to drainage pipes. When watering rock collects a nutrient solution, the remains of which flow into special tanks. Octopus F1 tomatoes are planted even if they do not want to get trees, at a considerable distance from each other (1-1.5 m).

Sometimes, instead of containers with perlite, special plates are used for plants (for example, Argo). Nutrient solutions for irrigation are prepared according to special recipe tables. At the same time, they use the most various fertilizers and micronutrients. When growing the tree for the first 7-8 months, these tomatoes are not allowed to bear fruit. At this time, the root system and the crown itself are actively formed in plants.

Seedlings of these tomatoes should be highlighted in the evening. If it is supposed to grow tomatoes according to conventional technology, in the ground, the seeds are planted not in boxes, but in larger containers. Many gardeners sow them in soil-filled plastic bags(several pieces). When transferring seedlings to the ground in tomatoes of this variety in without fail cut off the main spine. This contributes to the rapid development of the root system. Tapestry when growing these plants is also a prerequisite. After all, large sizes are what distinguishes the Sprut F1 tomato. Reviews (the photos presented on the page show the size of the bushes clearly) about these tomatoes are good mainly for those gardeners who did not violate any recommendations and technologies in the process of growing them.

For example, Octopus tomatoes should never be pinched. An attempt at such an artificial formation of the crown of tomatoes of this variety can lead to a significant decrease in yield. The gardener only needs to follow that there are no yellowed leaves on the bushes or the tree. Top dressing when grown in the ground is applied under the root.

Types of tomatoes Octopus F1

Tomato Octopus F1 (photo, reviews of gardeners allow us to judge it as one of the most fruitful and unpretentious varieties) thus can be grown as a "tree" for two seasons. In addition to its main variety (actually F1), there are also F1 Cream tomatoes. This variety is also positioned by breeders as a tomato tree.

From the main variety of tomato Octopus Cream F1, reviews of which are also good, it differs primarily in the shape of the fruit. Tomatoes in this variety are not round, but oval, but also have a red color. At the same time, they have dense and rather juicy and tender flesh. Cream this variety is named precisely for the slightly oblong shape of the fruit. They, like the tomatoes of the main variety, are not too large in size and are collected in brushes of 6-7 pieces.

The excellent taste of the fruit is also what this Sprut F1 tomato deserves good reviews for. In the open field or unheated greenhouse, these tomatoes can reach a height of more than 1.5 meters (up to 2.2 m). The fruits of tomatoes Octopus F1 Cream ripen on 101-110 days after planting. Just like the fruits of the main variety, Cream can be stored for a very long time. Even under normal conditions, ripe tomatoes do not rot for almost 1.5 months.

The benefits of tomatoes Octopus F1

Apart from delicious fruits and intensive development, the advantages of this variety include:

Good branching.

Fruiting from July to September.

Uniform distribution of fruits by taste. Tomatoes picked at the top of the bush are no different from tomatoes picked at the bottom.

Adaptability to high humidity, cold and heat.

Sprut F1 tomatoes: reviews of gardeners

As already mentioned, gardeners have a wonderful opinion about these tomatoes. Of course, only rare exotic lovers grow tomato trees on their plots. Basically, gardeners plant tomatoes of this variety in ordinary unheated greenhouses or in open ground. At the same time, many gardeners believe that in this case, you can simply get from the bushes excellent harvest. On one plant, up to 10 kg of fruits usually ripen per season. This variety is popular with owners. summer cottages almost all regions of our country.

In addition to productivity and relative ease of care, Octopus F1 earned gardeners reviews for its disease resistance. For example, these tomatoes are practically not afraid of aphids and cicadas. In addition, the variety is resistant to such common tomato diseases as

Tomato tree - "Tsifomandra" belongs to the nightshade family, like the well-known tomato, eggplant, potato or pepper. Why "tomato"?

Apparently, because its fruits look like small tomatoes, although the question is still controversial: “Who does the fruit look more like, a tomato or a fruit?”

general information

"Cyphomandra" or "tamarillo" belongs to the Solanaceae genus and has absorbed all the properties of this species. It grows rapidly, acquiring the appearance of a sprawling tree, the leaves are large, up to 30 cm, slightly elongated, thin and unlike tomato leaves, most likely, they look like an elongated heart.

Tamarillo flowers are exactly like eggplant and potato flowers: with five sharp petals from soft pink to lilac, and are collected in small inflorescences.

The plant is subtropical, thermophilic, does not tolerate even light frosts. It can grow both in open ground and in greenhouses. "Tsifomandra" is an evergreen perennial that grows and bears fruit in a warm climate for a long time, up to 6–8 years.

A tree grown from seeds begins to bear fruit only from the second year, therefore, for planting in open ground in middle lane not suitable, because it will have to be dug out for the winter.

Fruits of unusual taste, various in color outside and inside. The taste of the fruit depends on the variety: it can be sour or sweet.

The harvest is good, it can reach up to 30 kg per tree, at least three years but the return is gradual.

A tomato tree lives up to eight years, propagates well by cuttings and seeds.

This exotic tree practically does not get sick, even phytophthora is not afraid of it, but in greenhouses it can become infected with whitefly or thrips.

Characteristics and description

Description of the bush

Tomato tree "Tsifomandra" exactly matches its name.

It looks like a tree: at first, the trunk grows rapidly, wooding from below, and a crown of shoots forms at the top. It is formed in the same way as in real trees.
The trunk of an adult tree reaches a diameter of five to eight centimeters, and branches - up to 3 cm.
The tree looks impressive: it serves as a decoration for any garden, greenhouse, porch and apartment, where it grows in large containers.
Tomato tree is decorated with large beautiful leaves and vibrant fruits.
Afraid of low temperatures: even with a short drop to +2 ° C, sheds leaves and young shoots die, but after the temperature rises, it gains strength again, so it is recommended to grow in heated greenhouses or only until autumn.
Loves sunny side, does not develop in the shade and does not reach large sizes.

Description of fruits

The fruits of the Tsifomandra variety bear little resemblance to tomatoes. They resemble, most likely, exotic fruits.

They have an unusual color of the pulp. It can be dark, gray with red skin, or yellow with an orange top.
The fruits themselves are distinguished by a variety of colors: pink-raspberry, red, yellow, olive, lemon and beet-like. So many varieties, so many colors.
The pulp is juicy, interesting exotic taste, but pleasant, shades of fruit: passion fruit, lemon, strawberry and tomato.
The fruits are like large plums or an egg hanging on a long stem. Grow from several to twenty pieces in a brush. Their size is about 5 cm wide and up to 10 cm long. The weight of one fruit is from 30 to 50 g.
The skin of the fruit is hard, tasteless, bitter.

Advice! They only eat the pulp, as the skin is bitter! Therefore, this fact must be taken into account when preparing dishes. What is the right way to eat fruit? Cut it in half and eat the soft core with a spoon.

And in order to use the fruits as a whole food, it is necessary to remove the skin from them. To do this, the fruits are scalded with boiling water, kept in it for about a minute, after which the skin can be easily removed.

The peeled fruits are widely used in cooking. Salads, mashed potatoes, mousses are prepared from them, everything that is prepared from real tomatoes, as well as sweet desserts: jams, marmalade, biscuit and ice cream are decorated. You can pickle like regular tomatoes.
Perfectly stored frozen, keeping everything beneficial features and vitamins, which are enough in this fruit: B vitamins, vitamins A and C, PP, potassium, magnesium and other trace elements.

Advantages and disadvantages

You have learned what kind of fruit this “cyphomandra” tomato is, its characteristics and description of the variety, now we will consider all the advantages and disadvantages of this plant.

Consider the advantages of a tomato tree.

High-yielding, from one tree it is possible to collect from 20 to 30 kg of fruits in a season that lasts seven months.
Exotic fruits of unusual taste, good for health: there are no contraindications, as they have a low calorie content, without fats and carbohydrates. Unlike other fruits, they can be consumed even by people with diabetes.
The plant looks decorative, is an adornment of any greenhouse and garden.
Propagated well by seeds and cuttings.
Can be grown at home, on the loggia and in winter garden all year round.
Practically does not get sick.
It can grow on a glazed loggia in a pot if it faces south.

What can be attributed to the shortcomings of the "tsyfomandra" tomato, guided by the description of the variety.

If you celebrate it big harvest, then do not forget about how much area this tomato tree occupies, and, counting into square meters, one can doubt the yield.
It bears fruit only in the second year: it means that it is relatively suitable for our gardeners. The tree will have to be moved indoors for the winter, if there is no heated greenhouse, take care of it all winter and take it to the site in the spring.
When transplanting, transporting home from open ground for the winter, you do not have to wait for a high yield. It should be treated simply as an exotic plant.
The fruits fall off when ripe, so it is important to remove them from the tree in time.
Fruit cannot be stored: a maximum of two weeks if refrigerated.
The tree is demanding temperature regime: at low temperatures sheds leaves and flowers, so in winter greenhouses and on the loggias it is necessary to maintain a temperature of at least 10–15 ° C.
As it turned out, there are still more minuses in the “tsifomandra” tomato, although its reviews and photos are very attractive and tempting for people.

Features of growing a variety

How to grow a tomato tree?

It is not difficult to grow it, the main thing is to determine where it will grow in the future. Since the "cyphomandra" refers to nightshade crops, it should be grown according to the same principles.

The soil for sowing should be taken light, but fertile: into 2 parts of humus, one part of sand and peat. If you can’t do it yourself, buy ready-made land for vegetables.

Before sowing, place the seeds in the refrigerator for a day for hardening. Then pickle them in a solution of potassium permanganate for 1 hour.

Seeds can be germinated at any time of the year, but as gardeners recommend, best time It's early spring. Then the seedlings do not need additional lighting. They are planted in a small container to a depth of 1 cm, between the seeds - 5 cm, covered with glass or film and placed in a warm place, not necessarily bright.

But as soon as shoots appear in a week or two, the tray with seedlings is immediately rearranged into the light. The temperature should be 20–22 ° C during the day and 16 ° C at night so that the sprouts do not stretch. After the appearance of two leaves, the seedlings dive, transplanting into separate pots very carefully, since the roots are very tender.

After picking, water often, but the water should not stagnate, so be sure to make a hole in the cups.

Seedlings grow very quickly and actively, they need top dressing with mineral fertilizers.

The first top dressing is not earlier than two weeks after picking, then carry out irrigation with fertilizers, alternating every 15 days: phosphorus and potash.

Superphosphate: 3 g per liter;
Potassium nitrate: 3 g per liter of warm water. Or use complex ready-made dressings.

Plant in a pot or soil when 7-8 leaves appear. The first year, if flowers appear, they should be cut off to form a strong tree.

In the open ground, he needs excellent support, better than a trellis. Plant in light soil, make a hole with a depth of at least 25 cm. Pour a liter of humus, a liter of peat, a liter of ash on the bottom, mix, spill warm water and fall asleep after planting with mulch.

Mulch prevents moisture from evaporating, crusting after watering, which improves air exchange for the roots. Keeps warm during nighttime temperature drops.