Tomato "Irish liqueur": a photo with a description of the variety

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

For those who appreciate everything unusual and love experiments, the Irish liqueur tomato variety is recommended. Its history is unknown, and it is not clear who brought it out, but Russia is considered the originator. The variety is collectible.

Mid-early hybrid grown for variety and exotics. Despite their unusual appearance, the fruits have a delicate, sweet taste. Those who tested the variety on their site were satisfied with it.

Description of tomato variety

Irish liqueur tomato is an indeterminate variety that grows up to 1.5 meters in height. It was bred by breeders for planting in closed ground. If there is no greenhouse, then the plant is grown under temporary shelter, in greenhouses, tunnels.

Tomato "Irish liqueur" round, slightly compressed shape, with ribbing. The fruits of the variety have an unusual color. Initially they are dark green, and as they ripen, yellowish stripes appear on them.

The fruits are large, weighing up to 400 grams. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, with a high sugar content. The tomato has six seed chambers with small seeds. The skin is dense, does not givecrack fruit.

It is possible to collect your seeds from the Irish liquor tomato. To do this, choose the he althiest fruit, cut it in half. Then the inside of the chambers is taken out with a spoon along with the pulp and transferred to a fine sieve. The contents are washed under running water until the seeds are completely separated from the pulp. Then all the seeds are laid out on a napkin, dried. They are stored in paper packaging.

Features of the variety

According to reviews, the Irish liquor tomato has some features:

1. The culture is tall and reaches a height of 1.5 m.
2. The first fruits ripen on the 120th day from germination.
3. Foliage is scarce.
4. Medium-sized, light green leaf blades.
5. The first brush is laid over the ninth sheet.
6. Culture is characterized by fruit overload.

Tomato is demanding on the level of humidity. At a high concentration of water vapor, the ovaries disappear, and at a low concentration, pollen is sterilized.

Fruit characteristics

The variety of tomato "Irish liquor" differs from others not only in its unusual color. It is also characterized by the following:

• squeezed round shape;
• tomatoes are dark green when unripe and become lighter in color with yellow blurs as they ripen;
• weight of one tomato - 250-450 grams;
• stretched ripening;
• pulp contains a lot of poly- andmonosaccharides.

Photos, reviews of the Irish liquor tomato show that this variety is not quite ordinary. The variety is interesting not only for its color, but also for the ability to independently collect seeds from it, i.e., once you have bought the seed, you can collect your seeds for subsequent crops. Usually, the ripest first fruit is used to obtain seeds.

Growing

When growing a variety, breeders recommend the following:

• sowing seeds for seedlings should be carried out no later than the second half of March;
• when sowing, the soil temperature should be from 0 to 25 degrees;
• after germination, the temperature is maintained at 18 degrees;
• seedlings put in a bright place with lighting for at least 16 hours;
• bushes are planted at the rate of 3 plants per 1 sq. m;
• regularly remove weeds, loosen the ground;
• tomato lead in 2-3 stalks;
• leaves are removed above the fruits;
• do not allow the air in the greenhouse to overheat.

The first brush is laid over the ninth sheet. It can have 3-6 tomatoes. In order for a plant to enjoy a rich harvest, it is necessary to properly care for it: tie it up, feed it, water it, and carry out disease prevention.

As you can see in the photo, the Irish liquor tomato has a small amount of leaves, but the bush still requires formation with the obligatory removal of the lower leaf plates. This is usually done after the formation of the first inflorescence.

You should be careful when forming stepchildren. Shouldn't be allowedtheir growth, since the variety is characterized by fruit overload. In addition, a lot of nutrients are spent on the development of these shoots, as a result, the harvest becomes scarce, the tomatoes lose their taste. If everything is done correctly, then from one bush you can collect an average of 5 kilograms of unusual, exotic tomatoes.

Humidity, watering

High levels of humidity have a negative effect on the plant. To optimize it, it is necessary to ventilate the greenhouse or install a ventilation system.

Water the plants under the root so that water does not fall on the leaves, stem, fruits. It is best to use a drip irrigation system in a greenhouse. It helps to dose water to the roots of tomatoes without flooding them.

As you know, the success of growing tomatoes depends on the quality of seedlings. The Irish Liqueur variety is grown from seedlings.

The best time for sowing seeds for seedlings is March. The exact time of sowing is determined by the estimated date of planting seedlings in the ground. If it is scheduled for the end of May, then you need to sow the seeds in mid-March. For sowing, high-quality seed is selected, processed and sown in seedlings. At a temperature of 25 degrees shoots appear in a week. Once a week, plants are fed with complex fertilizers. After planting in the ground, the first top dressing is carried out after two weeks. Complex fertilizer is also used for it. During the period of fruit formation, potash fertilizer is applied. With nitrogen-containing fertilizers, you should be careful, as the variety willincrease green mass to the detriment of fruiting.

As the bush grows, it is tied to the trellis.

Opinions of gardeners

Reviews about the variety say that the tomato fully complies with the declared characteristics. Gardeners appreciated the unusual color of the fruit, sweet taste, extended fruiting and high yields. Some plant plants in open ground and claim that the yield has not decreased. Usually grown in 2-3 bushes for an assortment of fruits on the table. This is due to the fact that "Irish liqueur" is used only fresh, in cuts, salads. The fruits are not stored for a long time, which is why the plant is planted in several bushes. Some gardeners made juice from tomatoes. It has a sugary taste, a dense texture, and an unusual color.

Following simple rules of care, you can get a good harvest of green tomatoes. Such unusual fruits will become a real decoration of any table and will cause a lot of admiring responses.