- Authors: Ognev V.V., Korchagin V.V., Maksimov S.V., Tereshonkova T.A., Klimenko N.N. (OOO "Center Ogorodnik", OOO "Agrofirma Poisk")
- Year of approval: 2020
- Category: hybrid
- Growth type: indeterminate
- Appointment: fresh consumption
- Ripening period: early
- Ripening time, days: 100-105
- Growing conditions: for film greenhouses, for greenhouses
- Bush size: tall
- Bush height, cm: up to 200
Tomato Chocolate bunch is a novelty from the Poisk agrofirm and Ogorodnik Center LLC, which was included in the State Register in 2020. This is a funny cherry tomato with shiny and very sweet cherry fruits.
Description of the variety
Subspecies indeterminate, vigorous, bush in suitable conditions reaches 2 meters. Leaves are medium in size, dark green, leafiness is medium. The type of inflorescence is intermediate. This means that the brush can branch out 1-2 times.
The main qualities of the fruit
Berries are small, cherry, elliptical, weighing 35-40 g. Collected in bunches of 15-20 tomatoes. There are hardly noticeable ribs. The color of unripe fruits is light green, with darker strokes and a spot at the stalk. As they ripen, the fruits darken, acquiring a rich chocolate-burgundy color by the stage of consumer ripeness. The skin is shiny. The fruits look like huge cherries. The pulp is red, slightly darker in the seed chambers. The chambers with sap are large, there are many seeds.
Taste characteristics
The fruit is sweet, like candy. The variety is salad. This means that the fruit will be good straight from the bush: whole, in sandwiches, snacks, when decorating dishes. Brown varieties are distinguished by a high content of anthocyanins, which have a healing effect. They soothe, prevent swelling, protect against free radicals, strengthen the immune system, act as antispasmodics and gently stimulate the outflow of bile. They are very useful for people during the period of rehabilitation after injuries, with chronic diseases, diabetes or obesity. May be contraindicated in people with allergies or gastrointestinal diseases.
Ripening and fruiting
The variety is early ripe, the fruits can be removed in 100-105 days.
Yield
The yield when grown in greenhouses is 6.2-9.4 kg per square meter of beds.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
The grains are sown in the 2nd half of March, and the seedlings themselves are planted in open ground at the end of the last month of summer. Sowing in February-early March is useless for early varieties; it will justify itself only if it is possible to provide the plants with illumination and plant them in a permanent place a little earlier.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener can harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
Between the rows they are kept 0.8 m each, between the holes - 0.6 m each.
Growing and care
The subspecies can be cultivated in all parts of the Russian Federation, except for the Far North. Requires normal Indet care. A garter, shaping and pinning will be needed. It is better to form a variety in 2 stems.If you want to get larger fruits, it is recommended to grow a 1-stem bush.
All stepchildren cut off with a sharp movement to the side. If you pull it down, you can rip off a piece of the skin from the stem, and any damage is a path to infections. After cutting off the stepson, a stump of 1-2 cm should remain. If you do not leave stumps, new shoots will appear in the same place faster.
After the formation of the first ovary, all the leaves are cut off under it, the trunk should breathe freely. In addition, the lower leaves are often damaged, turn yellow, they are not needed. A little later, the crown is also thinned out. The more sun the fruit gets, the richer the flavor will be. Without pity, they remove all unproductive leaves, thickening the crown, damaged, turned to the north.
Watering is needed with soft water at the root, regular and abundant. If watered incorrectly, the fruits may crack. If the summer is dry, watered at least 1-2 times every 2 days. Tomatoes do not like stagnant moisture, but if the soil was prepared well (the soil is loose enough), then moisture will evaporate in exactly the amount that is required per day. Between waterings, the soil moisture level should be no more than 60%.
The variety forms ovaries well, and for even higher yields, the ovaries are sprayed with a solution of boric acid. For 1 liter, 1 gram of powder is required. Spraying is carried out in the evening. In total, three procedures will need to be carried out: during the period of bud formation, during the flowering period and at the stage of the beginning of fruiting. A period of 10 days is maintained between treatments. Such spraying helps to prevent the falling of flowers in tomatoes.
The fruits may be more or less sweet. For an even sweeter taste, dressings containing potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc and boron are beneficial. The variety is unpretentious, resistant to diseases, but spraying or watering with "Fitosporin" will be useful.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.
Review overview
There are few reviews, but the variety attracts attention.Some gardeners even call it the best cherry, they are in no hurry to part with the variety, and this is despite the fact that a lot of new products appear every year. The variety attracts attention with its rich chocolate color, capacious sweet taste, early and plentiful yield. Compared to other brown early cherry trees, it stands out for its rich clusters: the first fruits are enough for everyone.
