Description of the Garden Pearl tomato and cultivation techniques for the variety

The Garden Pearl tomato can be a beautiful addition to any garden, delighting both adults and children with its colorful fruits. It can be grown both in greenhouses and in open ground. This variety can be transported over any distance, as its shelf life is 25-30 days.

Some information about the plant and its fruits

The characteristics and description of the Garden Pearl variety are as follows:

1. This plant has a creeping stem. The bush grows from 0.2 to 0.4 m tall, so there's no need to tie it to supports.
2. The fruit ripening time from the moment of sowing seedlings until the full harvest is 85-95 days.
3. Garden Pearl tomatoes have good taste with medium density berries.
4. A cluster can produce 8 to 10 pink-colored berries.
5. The fruits are spherical and pink in color. They weigh between 15 and 20 grams.
6. The skin does not crack, and the plant itself is not demanding in terms of care.

Reviews from farmers growing this variety indicate that the yield per bush can range from 7 to 10 kg. The more berries a gardener harvests from a bush, the longer the plant will bear fruit. Farmers note that this tomato is very demanding in terms of soil quality and light levels.

The Garden Pearl tomato can be grown throughout Russia. In the southern regions, it is planted directly in open ground in mid-April to early May. In greenhouses in the central and northern regions, seedlings are planted in the last ten days of February. Because this variety is miniature, many gardeners grow these tomatoes on balconies and loggias of multi-story buildings.

Some gardeners decorate their gardens with this variety, growing plants in specially placed boxes or baskets around the perimeter of their yard. The fruits are used in salads. They are preserved whole for the winter, and used to make juice, tomato paste, and ketchup.

Agricultural technology of the Garden Pearl

If growing tomatoes indoors, the seeds are planted 15 mm deep in a suitable container filled with special soil, peat, and sand. Sprouts appear within 5 days of sowing.

Prick out when 1-2 leaves appear. Then transfer the seedlings to a balcony or loggia. Provide 16-18 hours of sunlight for the plants. Water the bushes and apply complex mineral fertilizers twice during the growing season.

When germinating seeds for greenhouse seedlings, after the seedlings emerge and are pricked out, they are hardened off for 7-8 days. After this, they are transferred to permanent soil, after being amended with manure, peat, and nitrogen fertilizer. It is recommended to plant 7 to 10 plants per 1 m² of garden bed.

The next plant feeding is done when the ovaries begin to form. For this purpose, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are added to the soil.

Don't water tomatoes too often, otherwise their roots will rot. This will result in the loss of the entire harvest. Watering should be done once every two weeks, when the soil beneath the plants is completely dry.

Loosen the soil in the beds once or twice a week. This eliminates insect larvae that parasitize the plant roots. Loosening also helps prevent the risk of certain tomato diseases. It allows oxygen to freely penetrate the root system. Weeding the beds is also important. Failure to do so can result in losses of up to 40% of the harvest. Weekly weeding is recommended.

If signs of any disease appear on tomato leaves, you need to spray the plants with Fitosporin or other means. If aphids, Colorado potato beetles or other garden pests appear on the bushes, they are destroyed with chemicals.