Perhaps there is no such gardener who would not want to stand out among the neighbors in the garden with an unusual fruit-bearing plant. And when ever newer fruit varieties cease to amaze anyone with the size of their fruits and high yields, long-forgotten varieties of vegetable crops come to the rescue. These are the type of tomato "Stick". Despite the fact that the plant was bred more than a decade ago, not many people know about this sort of tomato today.
But this vegetable really has something to surprise. At first glance, the unique structure of the bush, peculiar exclusively to this variety, is striking. In addition, this characteristic feature of the plant contributes to the fact that the tomato "Stick Kolonovidnaya", requires a peculiar planting technique.
Today we have to reveal all the features of this amazing vegetable species, as well as find out what is necessary so that this tomato does not just grow in the dacha, but really pleased with the abundant amount of fragrant fruits.
Description
Variety is deservedly one of the most unusual tomatoes that have ever been bred by man. That is why for more than one decade this vegetable has been quite popular among all lovers of interesting fruit plants. 
Let us further consider in more detail what the “Stick” tomato is, we give a complete description and description of the shrubs and fruits of the variety.
Did you know? The first to cultivate tomatoes were the Aztecs. It is this ancient people at the beginning of the VIII century AD began to massively grow this species as a cultivated plant.
Bushes
The main distinctive feature of the variety is the structure of the plant bush, which consists of several thick vertical stems of a columnar structure, up to 1.6 meters high. Often in one bush, their number does not exceed 3 pieces.
This means that on the bush there are almost no side shoots that are usual for understanding a simple summer resident. In this case, the leaves are quite rarely located on the stems, small in size and have a corrugated structure.
Also pay attention to the brush of the plant: it has a simple structure, short and consists mainly of no more than 5-6 fruits. 
Optimal plant characteristics are achieved exclusively in artificial conditions, in natural, the environment can significantly limit the development and yield of the crop.
Fruit
The fruits of tomato "Stick Kolonovidnaya" have a regular rounded shape, elastic. The flesh is firm and fleshy, with a distinct tomato flavor and sourness characteristic of the variety. At maturity, the fruit has a bright red hue.
Their weight in an average plant can vary from 50 to 100 g. The skin is dense, which makes it possible for the fetus to not crack, even when the fruit is strongly perespeet. The variety is ideal for using it in its raw, canned or freshly prepared form.
Did you know? From the point of view of botany, tomatoes belong to the berries, however, despite this, in everyday life the fruit plant is considered a vegetable.
Characteristic variety
This tomato belongs to mid-season vegetable crops, which give technically ripe tomatoes 110-120 days after the first shoots. The plant has a memorable exotic look. 
But despite this, the tomato can be grown both in greenhouse conditions and in open soil. "Tomato Stick" has an excellent yield, which, subject to proper agricultural practices, can be from 1 to 1.5 kg per plant.
The variety was bred in the United States in 1958, but to this day is very popular both at home and around the world under the names: Stick tomato, Curl tomato, Terry tomato, Curly-leaved tomato.
Variety resistant to most common diseases among Solanaceae crops.
Learn about such varieties of tomatoes as Puzata Khata, Chio Chio San, Rosa Stella, Bear's Paw, Petrusha Gardener, Lazyka, Bokele, Honey, and Countryman , "Solerosso", "Niagara", "Rocket", "Grapefruit", "Blagovest".
Advantages and disadvantages
Like all other agricultural plants, this variety has its pros and cons, which markedly distinguish it from many competing tomatoes. Let us dwell on each of them in more detail. 
The main advantages of tomato "Stick" are:
- short growing season;
- the complete absence of side shoots, which makes it possible to plant tomatoes at a distance of 20 cm from each other;
- high crop yield, which can reach up to 30 kg per square meter m;
- the variety does not require pinching, which facilitates growing conditions;
- ideal size of the fruit and good taste characteristics make it possible to use the fruit of the variety for any culinary purposes.
Did you know? Eating tomatoes makes a person happy, this is due to the fact that they contain a substance called serotonin, the so-called “happiness hormone”.
Features of growing
The variety "Stick", despite its originality, in terms of cultivation is no different from the classic varieties of tomatoes. 
Sowing seedlings for seedlings is carried out 60 days before the final date of planting at a permanent place according to the traditional procedure.
For this, seeds are sown in a container that will give 1 plant a space of not less than 10x12 cm. At the same time, the total number of 60-day-old plants per 1 square meter. square meters should not exceed 40 pcs. For germination, you can use any special seedlings substrate.
Before planting young tomatoes in a permanent place in the open soil, they are required to fertilize the soil. To do this, on 1 square. m make about 4 kg of peat-compost mixture, 50 g of potassium and phosphorus. Seedlings are planted at a distance of 20 cm from each other with a 40 cm row spacing.
Caring for tomatoes includes mandatory weeding, loosening the soil, hilling and abundant watering at least 1 time in 2 days. In addition, tomatoes need additional feeding with mineral fertilizers. 
To do this, on 1 square. m make 4 g of potassium, sodium and phosphorus. In the period of flowering plants necessarily need a garter.
Important! When planting tomato seedlings "Stick", one should not be afraid of excessive thickening of the bed, since the absence of side shoots makes it possible for neighboring plants not to shade each other.For planting seedlings in the greenhouse use special, prepared soil. For these purposes, a perfect mixture of sod and humus in a 1: 1 ratio. Before planting a tomato on 1 square. m of greenhouse substrate contribute 8 g of ammonium nitrate, 50 g of superphosphate, 30 potassium chloride.
In addition, at least 2 times during the growing season, plants need additional feeding.
For this, the soil before fruiting must be fertilized with an aqueous solution of mineral fertilizers. To prepare it in 10 liters of water is dissolved: 10 g of ammonium nitrate, 25 g of superphosphate, 15 g of potassium chloride. 
During fruiting, an aqueous solution of mineral fertilizers of the following composition is used to feed the tomatoes: water 10 l, ammonium nitrate 15 g, superphosphate 20 g, potassium chloride 20 g. Further agricultural techniques and care is carried out according to the principles standard for open ground.
Important! It is best to plant seedlings at night, in which case the young plant will acclimatize and get stronger quickly.Despite its exoticism, the tomato "Stick" refers to the universal tomatoes, which can grow on their own site each.
Of all the existing varieties of tomatoes, this variety, perhaps one of the few, is able to please you not only with a high-quality crop, but also to surprise you with just one view of its bush. So, if you are aiming to grow something more interesting than an ordinary tomato, your choice should fall on a tomato of the “Stick” variety.
