Description of the Scarlet Candles tomato, cultivation, care, and pest control

The Scarlet Candles tomato was developed in 2007 by Russian breeders. These tomatoes have a distinctive, elongated shape. They boast excellent fruit set and high yields.

What is the Scarlet Candles tomato?

Characteristics and description of the variety:

1. Tomatoes Scarlet candles are a mid-season variety.
2. The bushes are indeterminate and are distinguished by their great height.
3. The fruits are elongated with a pointed end.
4. Pink tomatoes.
5. This variety produces a large yield.
6. The plant is resistant to various nightshade diseases, such as late blight and blossom end rot.
7. For preventative purposes, vegetable growers usually treat bushes with insecticides.
8. The plant is about 1.5 m in height.
9. The bushes need to be tied to supports.

Tomatoes are versatile. Anyone who grows this variety can enjoy them fresh, in salads, juice, and tomato puree. They can also be used to make various appetizers, ketchups, pastes, sauces, gravies, and side dishes for hot dishes. These tomatoes are excellent canned for the winter. They can be pickled alone or in combination with other vegetables.

Reviews from gardeners, vegetable growers, and anyone who has planted and grown this variety are mostly positive. They note its many advantages, such as high yields, disease resistance, and versatility. The only drawback is that the bushes need to be trained.

How to grow tomatoes?

Let's look at the growing and care instructions for the Scarlet Candles tomato variety. Plants are typically planted in a greenhouse, but in areas with predominantly warm weather, this variety can be grown outdoors. However, this may reduce the yield. Seeds should be sown 60 days before transplanting the bushes outdoors. Tomatoes are grown from seedlings. To ensure strong seedlings, special soil should be prepared in advance, including wood ash, humus, and turf.

You should also add potassium fertilizer and superphosphate to the soil. After sowing the seeds, cover the containers with plastic wrap or glass. After sowing, mist the soil with a spray bottle. Use only warm water for watering. Scarlet Candles are a sun-loving variety.

Once the sprouts appear, the containers with the seedlings should be placed in a well-lit area (a windowsill is ideal) and the plastic or glass covering the containers should be removed. Before planting, gardeners should apply a complex mineral fertilizer.

Transplant into open ground in the first ten days of May. Younger seedlings will grow better and are less susceptible to disease. Before planting, water the soil with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate. Add wood ash to the holes. Watering should be done sparingly.

Avoid waterlogging. Apply complex mineral fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus three to four times throughout the season. Immediately after planting, tie the plants to stakes or trellises. Train the bushes to form two to three stems.

No more than 4 plants should be planted per 1 m². Side shoots grow parallel to the stem. Since the bush is tall, it should be trained into 2-3 stems. Excess side shoots should be removed. Pinching the top of the stem can stunt the bush's growth.

Scarlet Candles tomatoes are resistant to major nightshade diseases, such as late blight, fusarium wilt, blossom-end rot, and root rot. However, as a preventative measure, experienced gardeners recommend disinfecting the soil and treating the seedlings with phytosporin or another non-toxic plant treatment.

When caring for tomatoes, it's important to protect them from pests. There are several ways to do this. Weeding and mulching with straw are good options. Beetles and slugs should be removed manually, without the use of pesticides. After flowering, only non-toxic pesticides or a solution of ammonia in water should be used. Tomatoes contain a lot of sugar, vitamins, and microelements. These tomatoes are used as dietary food and are given to children.