Fans of compact bushes and small-fruited, tasty tomatoes will surely enjoy the original variety of Apples on Snow.
These plants are good for greenhouses or open beds, they feel great in large pots on window sills and balconies.
If you want to learn more about these wonderful tomatoes, we suggest you read our article. In it you will find a description of the variety, get acquainted with its characteristics and characteristics of cultivation. And also you can see in the photo what the fruits look like.
Tomato "Apples in the snow": description of the variety
Grade name | Apples in the snow |
general description | Early ripe determinant variety of tomatoes for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground. |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 90-100 days |
The form | Rounded, slightly flattened, without pronounced ribbing |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 50-70 grams |
Application | Canteen, for canning |
Yield varieties | 2 kg from a bush |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to major diseases of tomatoes |
Tomatoes Apples on Snow - an early ripe, very fruitful variety. Bush determinant, compact, with a moderate amount of green mass. About indeterminantny grades read here. Plant height not more than 70 cm. The leaves are small, dark green.
For higher yields, the formation of a shrub is recommended with the help of a light staking. Fruits ripen clusters of 5-7 pieces. During fruiting plant looks very elegant. From one bush you can collect 30-35 selected tomatoes..
The yield of other varieties can be found in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Apples in the snow | 2.5-3 kg from a bush |
Lazy man | 15 kg per square meter |
Summer resident | 4 kg from a bush |
Doll | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Fat jack | 5-6 kg from a bush |
Andromeda | 12-20 kg per square meter |
Honey Heart | 8.5 kg per square meter |
Pink Lady | 25 kg per square meter |
Lady shedi | 7.5 kg per square meter |
Gulliver | 7 kg per square meter |
Bella Rosa | 5-7 kg per square meter |
Fruits are small, even, weighing 50-70 g. The shape is rounded, slightly flattened, without pronounced ribbing and spots on the stalks. The skin is thin, but dense, well protecting tomatoes from cracking. Mature fruits have a bright red color. The flesh is thick and juicy, many seed chambers. The taste is pleasant, sweet, with a barely noticeable sourness.
You can compare the weight of fruits with other varieties of tomatoes in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Apples in the snow | 50-70 grams |
Bobcat | 180-240 grams |
Russian size | 650 grams |
King of Kings | 300-1500 grams |
Long keeper | 125-250 grams |
Grandma's Gift | 180-220 grams |
Brown sugar | 120-150 grams |
Rocket | 50-60 grams |
Altaic | 50-300 grams |
Yusupovskiy | 500-600 grams |
De barao | 70-90 grams |
Origin and Application
The Russian variety of tomato Apples on Snow is bred by amateur breeders, intended for cultivation in greenhouses, greenhouses, under film, in the open ground.
Small fruits with a thin, but strong skin are great for canning. They can be included in the vegetable mix, used for salads, side dishes, decorating dishes. Small bright red tomatoes Apples in the snow are very fond of children.
What varieties of tomatoes have high immunity and good yield? Subtleties growing early varieties.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- very early ripening, the first tomatoes are harvested at the end of June;
- tasty small fruits that children love very much;
- excellent yield;
- resistance to major diseases of the nightshade.
Virtually no shortcomings. The only problem may be susceptibility to late blight.
A photo
See below: Tomatoes Apples in the snow photo
Features of growing
Tomatoes grade Apples on Snow are sown on seedlings in the first half of March. Seeds are best treated with a growth stimulator that significantly improves germination.
Plants need a lightweight, highly nutritious soil consisting of a mixture of garden soil and humus. Seeds are sown in containers with a depth of 2 cm, sprayed with water and covered with foil. You can use special mini-greenhouses. After the emergence of shoots containers are exposed to bright light. Watering planting need warm distilled water, using a small watering can or spray.
When the first pair of true leaves unfolds, the plants dive into separate pots. Then the tomatoes are fed complex fertilizer. Weak sprouts are recommended to feed with nitrogen-containing preparations (for example, urea).
Landing on a permanent place in the greenhouse or pots, held in the first half of May. To open beds, tomatoes are moved closer to June when the soil warms up completely. On 1 square. m can accommodate no more than 4 bushes. Too frequent rows prevent the tomatoes from growing, fruiting slows down.
During the season, plants are fed 3-4 times with mineral fertilizers based on phosphorus and potassium. Shrub lightly stepson, lower leaves can also be removed.
Read in detail all about tomato fertilizers.:
- Organic, ready-made complexes, TOP best.
- Yeast, iodine, ash, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid.
- Extra root, for seedling, when picking.
Diseases and pests
Apples in the snow variety of tomatoes fairly resistant to viral diseases, such as tobacco mosaic. However, it may be prone to late blight. For prevention, it is recommended to weed out the weeds on time and air the greenhouse.
The soil can be mulched with peat or straw. Plants are sprayed with copper-bearing preparations, the affected leaves and fruits are destroyed in a timely manner, and then burned.
Protection against phytophthora and varieties resistant to this disease. As well as fungicides, insecticides and growth stimulants for growing tomatoes.
Of insect pests, thrips, aphid, Colorado potato beetle, spider mite are especially dangerous.
For prevention, you can spray the plants with a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate. In advanced cases will help industrial insecticides. From aphids helps soapy solution, which washed the stems and leaves.
Small-fruited tomatoes Apples in the snow - a great option for canning and decorating dishes. Having planted several miniature bushes in a greenhouse or a flowerpot, you will be able to please the family with tasty and healthy fruits that will ripen in June.
And in the table below you will find links to articles about tomatoes of the most different ripening terms that may be useful to you:
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White filling | Black moor | Hlynovsky F1 |
Moscow stars | Tsar Peter | One hundred poods |
Room surprise | Alpatieva 905 a | Orange Giant |
Aurora F1 | F1 favorite | Sugar Giant |
F1 Severenok | A La Fa F1 | Rosalisa F1 |
Katyusha | Right size | Um Champion |
Labrador | Dimensionless | F1 Sultan |