Tomato Aquarelle: variety characteristics, reviews, photos

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

This tomato growers call a real masterpiece of Siberian breeders. Its main advantages include the fact that it can be grown both in open ground and in a greenhouse - while the yield of the variety does not change. Only 3-3.5 months will pass from the moment of sowing to harvesting. Yes, and special care tomato Aquarelle does not need. We propose to consider the main characteristics of the variety, talk about its yield, advantages and main disadvantages.

Variety characteristics

Tomato Aquarelle belongs to the category of determinant - undersized - tomatoes. The variety is medium early, gives large yields. The main external difference between Watercolor and other tomatoes is its massive, powerful stem, which quite often does not even need garters and additional supports. Only when the crop begins to sing, and the fruits are in contact with the ground, can the bush be propped up so that the tomatoes do not deteriorate.

Watercolor tomato leaves are ordinary, their color is deep green. The height of one bush is only 50 centimeters. With proper planting, care, fertilization, the Aquarelle tomato gives a consistently good harvest in regions with a wide variety of climates. The first ovary appears on the bushes after 4-5 leaves. Six identical fruits ripen on each branch. Their weight is almost always the same, the shape is round, plum-shaped. One tomato can weigh from 60 to 100 grams, which is to the liking of housewives who love to cook homemade preserves.

Tomato Watercolor: fruit characteristics

Due to the fact that tomato bushes, due to their large trunk, look like a small tree, the fruits can be located quite densely on it. The pulp of tomatoes is dense, fleshy. The tomato has a pleasant sweet taste. The section shows that the Aquarelle tomato (pictured above) has two chambers with a small amount of seeds. Gardeners call a characteristic feature of the variety small yellowish spots, which are located on the tomatoes at the stalk. The crop is easily removed from the bush, the branches are not damaged. Many vegetable growers recommend using special harvesting machines.

Due to the dense skin and structure, tomatoes of this variety are perfect for long-term transportation. You can use the fruits for the preparation of tomato paste, various preservation. Bright tomatoes, the same in color and size, looks very appetizing in jars. Good tomatoes for saladssandwiches.

According to the reviews of experienced gardeners, the variety allows you to get a pretty good harvest: from 6 to 9 kilograms of tomatoes can be harvested from one square meter. It should be noted that after removing the tomatoes from the bush, they can be stored for about a month in a cool room. So, the Aquarelle variety can be called very profitable for large-scale industries where tomato products are created, as well as restaurants and other catering places.

Advantages of the variety and its disadvantages

The main advantage of watercolor tomatoes can be called their rapid ripening. At the same time, the yield is quite high. You can grow Watercolor in all regions of Russia, because the variety is not picky about climatic conditions. Tomatoes are unpretentious in care, resistant to diseases such as tomato mosaic virus, blossom end rot, septoria. The only drawback of the variety is the gardeners call the rigidity of the skin of the fruit.

Features of cultivation

In order to get the most rich and early harvest, bushes should be grown in greenhouses and greenhouses. When growing, you should follow some recommendations:

1. It is necessary to sow 1-2 months before planting in a permanent place. The first sprouts will appear in a week, it is important for them to provide a certain air temperature - at least + 22 ° C. Humidity should be around 60-65%.
2. Tomato Seedlings Aquarelle responds well to lighting and regular watering. Water seedlingsfollowed once every 10-12 days. Before this, the water must be defended, its temperature should be 20 ° C. Watering should be as careful as possible, try not to expose young roots and not erode the soil.
3. Planting seedlings in open ground should be based on 3-4 plants per square meter. The optimal time is the end of May.
4. Gardeners recommend applying mineral and organic fertilizers at least three times a season. The first top dressing should be carried out two weeks after planting seedlings in a permanent place. Another will be needed during the flowering period of the bushes, and the best time for the third is the period of fruit formation.

Reviews of gardeners

In their reviews of the Aquarelle tomato, vegetable growers say: small fruits are stored for a long period, ideal for conservation. The good news is that Aquarelle does not require any special care: the bushes do not need to be tied up, excess leaves should be removed. Gardeners also say that the plant is not afraid of diseases that are characteristic of tomatoes. True, during ripening, preventive spraying from late blight will not be superfluous.