Description of the Lazy Miracle tomato and growing seedlings

The "Lazy Miracle" tomato lives up to its name with a surprisingly bountiful harvest and minimal maintenance. This prolific variety is deservedly popular with those who have ever grown it in their garden.

Description of the variety Miracle of the Lazy

This variety is recommended for the Urals and Siberia and was developed by the Siberian Research Institute of Crop Growing specifically for these regions. Like all domestic varieties, it is resistant to most fungal diseases and boasts early and uniform ripening. The characteristics and descriptions in catalogs allow it to be classified as a determinate tomato.

Lazy Miracle tomatoes are compact and early-ripening. On low bushes (up to 50 cm), the first red fruits appear in just 85-90 days. These plants require no pinching, shaping, or staking, making them ideal for lazy growers.

The yield of the Lazy Miracle tomato is high for a plant of this type: up to 8-9 kg of produce can be obtained from 1 m². Harvest is unaffected by weather conditions and summer temperature drops. Even in rainy summers, tomato yields remain virtually constant. Tomatoes are not recommended for growing indoors, as they bear fruit early and quickly stop growing. The only exception is planting for an early harvest for sale, after which the farmer can occupy the available space in the greenhouse with other plants.

What makes the fruits attractive?

The Chudo Lentyaya variety of tomatoes is intended for fresh consumption, whole-fruit canning, and processing.

Description:

• Tomatoes have dense skin and flesh.
• When ripe, the fruit turns an intense red color.
• The tomatoes are plum-shaped with a pointed tip.
• The average weight is relatively constant, with no significant differences between the first and last fruits on the cluster. The weight fluctuates around 60–65 g.
• The clusters are branched, with numerous ovaries. Each cluster can produce 12-15 fruits, which tend to ripen almost simultaneously.

The tomatoes have a sugar content of 3.5-4%. Sweet and slightly tart, they have a distinct peppery aroma, making the "Lazy Miracle" variety incredibly tasty, especially in salads and summer appetizers.

The fruits are not prone to cracking. Thanks to their dense skin and flesh, tomatoes store well when fresh, do not burst during canning, and withstand transportation well even at the technical ripeness stage. When picked unripe, they ripen easily, with virtually no waste.

How to grow seedlings?

Sowing should not be done earlier than 60 days before planting. If seeds are sown too early, the seedlings will stretch excessively, even in good light. Seeds are sown in containers, scattered over the surface of moist soil. Cover the seeds with sand or dry soil.

Seedlings should be pricked out when they have two true leaves. When transplanting into a common container, a 7x7 cm pattern is convenient. Seedling care consists of timely watering and supplemental lighting.

Tomato seedlings of the "Lazy Miracle" variety are planted outdoors only after the last frost has passed. In this case, the first ripe fruits will appear approximately one month after transplanting. For an early harvest, tomatoes can be grown in a greenhouse as early as early May.

When the fruit is ripening, the variety doesn't require much watering. Fruit size and weight won't deviate significantly from average, but it's still advisable to provide the tomatoes with a timely and adequate supply of moisture.

Avoid overwatering the soil, as this will cause the tomatoes to lose their characteristic aromatic sweetness and become watery. Lazy Miracle tomatoes thrive in well-lit and sunny locations.

The plants are undemanding in terms of feeding. When 1-2 flower clusters are forming, it is recommended to apply fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus. This will result in a larger harvest. Fertilizers are applied with irrigation water at a rate of 1 tablespoon of the combined fertilizer per 10 liters of water, or according to the instructions included with the fertilizer. This amount should be distributed as 0.5-0.7 liters per plant. You cannot water tomatoes with solutions of fresh organic matter (manure, bird droppings, compost).

Chudo Lenyaya tomatoes don't require treatment against fungal diseases. Harvesting during relatively warm and dry weather, they are rarely susceptible to late blight, even in Siberia. However, during unfavorable summers with prolonged cold rains, it's best to spray the bushes with a pink solution of potassium permanganate or antifungal agents specifically designed for disease control. Treatment should not be carried out within 10 days before harvesting.

Those who plant the "Lazy Man's Miracle" variety in their gardens will be pleased. Gardeners will appreciate both its low maintenance and high yield.