Description and characteristics of Chinese tomato varieties, yield and cultivation

Breeders offer a wide range of Chinese tomato varieties for gardeners to choose from. Vegetable growers select only those characteristics that meet their family's needs. The same cultivation techniques are used for growing regular varieties.

Cultivation regions

Growing Chinese tomatoes is possible in various regions. Everything depends on the variety and the grower's location.Chinese tomatoes are planted in protected and open ground.It can be grown in the south, north, and central regions of Russia. If all planting requirements are met, the yield will be high.

The most famous Chinese varieties

The popularity of these varieties has increased due to their positive properties. Characteristics of a particular variety will help determine whether it is suitable for growing in certain conditions.

Chinese tomatoes are resistant to adverse growing conditions, have a high immunity, and are often early ripening.

A description of popular varieties will help the gardener choose the right type.

Early

A common variety of Chinese tomato. Gardeners grow it for the following reasons:

• high field health;
• undemanding to garter, bushes barely reach 0.5 m;
• large-fruited, weight reaches 200 g, flat-round, red tomatoes;
• tomatoes are stored for a long time, the taste is excellent;
• the dense skin makes it easy to transport them over long distances;
• use for preparing tomato juice at home and in industrial conditions.

Recommendations for shaping: it is advisable to grow the bushes into two trunks. This will maximize the yield.It's grown indoors, but only in the south do vegetable growers plant this variety outdoors. This early tomato is sensitive to low nighttime temperatures.Gardeners advise tying the crop to stakes to prevent the fruit clusters from breaking off due to the heavy weight of the tomatoes.

Chinese F1 souvenir

Ripens in 85-95 days. Raspberry tomatoes are round. With proper care, they can weigh up to 250 g. Plants are resistant to common crop diseases. They also easily tolerate stressful growing conditions.

The fruits ripen simultaneously, with an average of 5-7 fruits per cluster. Gardeners recommend training them into two stems. Any remaining side shoots are removed. Due to its high cold tolerance, Chinese Souvenir is planted in unprotected soil in regions with risky farming.

Chinese princess

The plant's fruit ripens within 115-125 days after planting. The fruits are unusually colored, turning greenish-brown when ripe. Adherence to growing requirements and timely implementation of agricultural practices allows for fruit weighing 0.5 kg. The average fruit weight is 0.25 kg.

The bushes are tall, reaching 1.7 m. They require training into 2-3 stems. After the 7th or 8th cluster has formed, the growing point is removed. It is grown in regions with hot, dry summers due to its ability to tolerate high temperatures.

Chinese pear

A mature bush reaches 2 m. It cannot be grown without support from stakes or trellises. Fruits weigh up to 30 g. The yellow tomatoes are pear-shaped. They are used for fresh salads, table decoration, and whole canning.

With proper care, the harvest is high. Tomatoes have high disease resistance. The fruits are used in baby food and dietary nutrition.

Black Pearl

Ornamental bushes are not only a beautiful addition to a garden but also a healthy addition to food. Each tomato weighs 40 g. Ripe fruits are brown or chocolate brown. They have a sweet flavor and are used for whole-fruit preserves and vegetable platters. Indeterminate bushes require shaping and support. Plants are grown with 1-2 stems.

Chinese disease resistant

Suitable for growing outdoors. Mature plants reach no more than 0.5-0.7 m. The fruits are large and red, weighing up to 0.2 kg. It is particularly renowned among gardeners for its high resistance to disease. It requires no treatment during cultivation.

Chinese pink

A common Chinese tomato variety. Plants reach 2 m in height. The average weight of the pink fruit is 0.25 kg. Under proper cultivation, the maximum weight can reach 0.7 kg.

Among the features of tomatoes:

• heat resistance;
• sweet taste;
• disease resistance;
• tolerates sudden temperature changes;
• forms ovaries until the frost.

Thanks to these features Pink Chinese tomato popular among summer residents.

Chinese round

A tomato variety with round-shaped fruits. Red skin and flesh, a sweet flavor with a distinctive tartness—these are the characteristics of this variety's fruits. The bushes are short, reaching 1.2-1.3 m in height. They are trained into two stems, which maximizes the yield. They are disease-resistant and drought- and cold-tolerant.

Chinese cold-resistant

The determinate plant structure allows tomatoes to be grown without much time or effort. Round, pink tomatoes reach 120 g. With proper cultivation techniques, the maximum weight can be increased to 150-170 g.

They can be grown in any way: both in open ground and in greenhouses. There's no need to pinch or tie them up. Tomatoes are used for home canning, making tomato paste and juice, and eating fresh.

Chinese surprise

A disease-resistant tomato variety. Prized by fresh-fruit lovers, the large tomatoes are perfect for salads. The fruit is pink in color and has a typical tomato flavor. They are trained into 1-2 stems. Otherwise, care is the same as for other tomato varieties.

Black China

This tomato has earned a reputation as an excellent variety. It belongs to the large-fruited black tomato varieties.

Plants reach a height of 2.5 m and require pruning into 2-3 stems and removing the growing tip when grown outdoors. The yield per plant is 4 kg.

The Chinese way of growing tomatoes

This method has long been used by gardeners. Even a novice can master the intricacies of planting.

Advantages of the method

The advantages are that the seedlings grow shorter and stronger, and more fruits are formed, which are larger.

Processing of planting material

The seeds go through several stages of processing:

1. Pour 500 ml of boiling water into a container. Then add 1 tablespoon of wood ash. Let it steep for 24 hours. Then soak the seeds in it for 2 hours.
2. The seeds are soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 30 minutes. Then they are rinsed and dried.
3. Soak in a growth stimulator for 30 minutes. Dry.
4. Place in the freezer for 24 hours.

The planting material is ready.

Sowing seeds

Plant the seeds during the waxing moon in Scorpio. This is done a month earlier than regular tomatoes. The seedlings stretch.

Growing seedlings

After a month, the seedlings are cut to ground level and replanted individually. While the sprouts take root, growth slows. A strong root system and a powerful stem develop.

Water as needed; don't let the plants dry out or become overwatered. Feed with complex fertilizers or organic matter. Loosen the soil whenever possible.

Bush formation

When transplanting the plants into the ground, they are trained into two stems. The remaining side shoots are carefully trimmed off, and the tomatoes are tied up.

It is recommended to remove all brushes that grow above the 6th.

Growing tomatoes the Chinese way makes it possible to form larger fruits and a stronger plant.

Caring for Chinese tomatoes

Proper care allows for higher yields. Adherence to agricultural practices will help prevent the spread of diseases.

Watering

Chinese tomatoes require water just like regular tomato varieties. Water as needed. Use up to 3 liters of water per plant once a week. Increase the watering intensity during fruit formation and fruiting.

Top dressing

Plants respond well to fertilizers. Organic fertilizers should be alternated with complex mineral fertilizers.

Tomatoes especially need fertilizing during the following periods:

• flowering;
• ovary formation;
• beginning of fruiting.

Garter

Only tall varieties require support. Determinate varieties do not require staking.

Diseases and pests

Most Chinese tomatoes are disease-resistant. However, gardeners treat their plants for preventative measures, especially if they are grown in a greenhouse. Before flowering, chemical treatments are used, and afterward, only traditional methods of disease and insect control are used.

Reviews

Gardeners speak highly of Chinese tomato varieties. This is because many varieties thrive in stressful conditions and have high immunity and yields.

• Larisa: "I grow tomatoes for sale. The Chinese Pink tomato is in demand at the market. But I grow smaller-fruited varieties for home use, as I do a lot of canning for the winter."

Growing Chinese tomatoes is no different from other tomato varieties.