Exotic from Transylvania: description and ways of using the variety of tomato "Garlic"

There are not so many tomatoes of exotic form and color in the Russian areas and they all cannot be compared with a very unusual variety, which is considered to be the birthplace of not Transylvania or Guatemala (data in this area differ).

Tomato Garlic is known among summer residents under the names Reistomota, Zechen and Traveler from Transylvania. You can learn more about these tomatoes from our article. In it, we have prepared for you a complete description of the variety, its characteristics and characteristics of cultivation.

Garlic Tomatoes: variety description

A tall indeterminate variety in its stem and leaf structure is similar to many varieties with unlimited growth. The height of each bush under favorable conditions can reach 2 m, and the size of the leaf blades rarely reaches 15 cm in length (along the central vein). A shtamba does not form a bush, as it grows in several stems.

It is recommended to grow a variety with a garter to a trellis, since its stems can break under the weight of fruits.. Variety Garlic in ripening time refers to mid-ripening, since the fruits reach technical maturity 115-120 days after the appearance of the first shoots. It is practically the only exotic that is resistant to all tomato diseases: late blight, rot, spotting and Fusarium.

It feels great both in greenhouse conditions and in open ground. To adverse weather conditions it is weakly susceptible. The fruits of the Garlic Tomato are the very "highlight" for which the gardeners hunt for the variety. Several small tomatoes (usually from 5 to 12 pieces) are connected by a single partition, because of which the fruit resembles a head of garlic.

Tomato garlic, fruit description: there are few chambers in each lobule - from 3 to 6, seeds are small, few in number. The pulp is dense, juicy, sweetish and sour. In a mature state, the fruits of the garlic tomato are painted red. Their weight reaches 120-300 g, but in most cases the weight of one tomato is 90-100 g. Fruits ripen directly on the plant, and at the same time not affected by disease.

The grade belongs to products of foreign selection. Currently in Russia it is considered amateur, as it is not registered in the official register of varieties and hybrids. Reistomat tolerates cooling to +10 degrees Celsius and a lack of light, so you can grow it in the Non-Black Earth zone, in the Moscow region, in the Urals and in Siberia.

Compare the weight of fruit varieties with others can be in the table below:

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Specifications

Variety Garlic differs from other tomatoes very large jagged fruits, consisting of small cherry tomatoes, fused together. It is recommended to use them fresh for the preparation of vegetable salads and snacks. Such fruits are good in hot dishes - casseroles, for example. Garlic is not suitable for making juices and marinades due to too strong acidity.

In a greenhouse culture, a garlic tomato produces a large crop - at least 8 kg per plant.. In the open ground, this figure reaches a maximum of 7 kg from one bush. The summer residents call the indisputable advantage of the variety a high resistance to diseases and pests, as well as the simplicity of the plant. Of the disadvantages they mention the excessive acid of the fruit.

You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:

Read on our website how to grow tomatoes of large sizes, together with cucumbers, together with peppers and how to grow good seedlings for this.

As well as methods of growing tomatoes in two roots, in bags, without picking, in peat tablets.

Features of growing

Garlic Tomato is recommended to grow in 3-4 stalks. In this case, the maximum yield is obtained from one bush. The collected fruits are stored for a long time in the refrigerator (up to 50 days). The growth energy of the plant is very high, so it is recommended to feed it with complex fertilizers or organic matter.

Diseases and pests

The variety is practically not damaged by diseases, but whitefly can harm it. To combat these insects use sticky traps or drugs Aktellik and Fitoverm. They are also used to destroy spider mites.

Tomato Garlic can be a real decoration of the greenhouse, and the appearance of the fruit will surprise even seasoned summer residents. it an exotic plant is easy to grow, and tomato seeds Garlic variety, independently harvested from fully ripened fruits, can be used for planting without the risk of changes in the characteristics of the tomato.

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