Description of the Mandarinka tomato variety and its characteristics

The Mandarinka tomato is an early-ripening variety designed for greenhouse cultivation. It takes approximately 100 days from mass germination to fruit development. This variety produces a very high yield.

Characteristics of tomatoes

Description of the Mandarinka variety:

1. The plant has tall, 1.5 m tall, brush-shaped bushes that need to be tied to a support and side-shoots removed.
2. The first inflorescence is formed above the 9-10th leaf.
3. Up to 10 fruits ripen in one brush.
4. The bushes are formed into one stem by removing lateral shoots.
5. The fruits are round, bright orange in color, and have good taste.
6. The variety got its name – Mandarinka – because of its orange color.
7. The weight of one fruit is approximately 80-100 g.

Application

Mandarinka tomatoes are used in salads and processed into sauces, pastes, and seasonings. The skins of the fruits split during canning, so this variety is rarely pickled or salted, but is more often used fresh, fried, or boiled in soups, borscht, and gravies.

Diseases

The plant is resistant to diseases such as cladosporiosis and fusarium.

Growing

The plant produces fruit until the end of October. Seeds should be planted in trays filled with soil in March. The first watering occurs when the sprouts emerge above the soil surface. Water again after two weeks.

The box with seedlings needs to be turned every day so that it is evenly illuminated by sunlight.

When the seedlings reach 25 cm, they are planted in a greenhouse in two staggered rows. The distance between rows should be 60 cm, and between seedlings 30-40 cm. The planting density is 3-4 plants per 1 m².

Formation

Three days before planting in the greenhouse, remove the bottom three leaves from each plant. This promotes rapid development of the first cluster and protects the plants from diseases. When planting seedlings in the greenhouse, place them in a pre-dug hole, straighten the roots, and raise the stems vertically. After three days, tie the seedlings to a support. Tomatoes should be trained by pinching out side shoots into a single stem.

Lateral shoots should be removed in the morning on a sunny day. It's best to cut them with pruning shears, which should first be treated with a disinfectant solution. It's important to water the plants regularly, loosen the soil, and apply fertilizer. All these measures promote healthy tomato growth and increase yield.

Reviews

Reviews from gardeners who have grown this variety indicate that Mandarinka tomatoes produce a good harvest. Those who have planted this variety know that a single bush can produce up to 5 kg of fruit. The bush has a neat shape, with up to 15 tomatoes per cluster. This tomato has a pleasant, slightly sweet flavor.