Original tomato "Lorraine beauty": description of the variety, photo

Tomatoes can be not only round or oval. Among the variety of varieties there are options with fruits in the form of cones, cylinders and other figures. One of the most unusual is ribbed tomato.

A prominent representative of this group is the variety Lorraine Beauty. Fruits resembling exotic chrysanthemums will decorate any table.

Read further in the article a detailed description of the variety, as well as all about the characteristics and characteristics of cultivation, resistance to diseases.

Tomatoes Lorraine Beauty: variety description

Tomato Lorraine beauty - a rare variety, popular among fans of unusual fruits. Indeterminate bush, reaches a height of 1.5 m, individual specimens grow up to 2 m. Not standard.

The variety is mid-season, in the open field behaves like late-ripening.

Yield is average; 10-15 tomatoes are produced on a bush. Fruiting begins in July and lasts until September.

Fruits are flat-rounded, large, weighing up to 500 g. The shape is ribbed, corrugated, in a section a tomato resembles a flower. Color is ruby ​​red, saturated. Taste is pleasant, sweetish. A large number of empty inner chambers gives the fruit a beautiful look, but makes them less juicy.

The taste of the fruit depends on the growing conditions, in hot weather, tomatoes are more sweet. Well kept, harvested in the stage of technical ripeness tomatoes ripen successfully at home.

The weight of a variety of fruits can be compared with others in the table:

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Origin and Purpose

The grade is removed in the USA, intended for cultivation in an open ground or in greenhouses. In heated greenhouses, fruiting begins in July; in the open ground, the first fruits appear in August. The variety prefers higher temperatures and moderate humidity.

Tomatoes Lorraine Beauty more often used fresh. A spectacular view of the cut makes them indispensable for vegetable platter, girds, buffets. Perhaps stuffing. Not suitable for canning.

A photo

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Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of the variety Lorraine Beauty:

• very spectacular appearance of the fruit;
• pleasant sweetish taste;
• not too tall bushes easy to tie;
• good yield;
• resistance to viral diseases.

With the yields of different varieties can be found in the table:

Among the shortcomings noted:

• insufficient juiciness, "hollow";
• in open ground in cool weather yields are significantly reduced;
• in case of insufficient temperature, not all ovaries have time to develop into fruits.

Care features

Seeds are sown on seedlings in early March. The seed is planted with a depth of about 1 cm, the optimum temperature for germination is 25-26 degrees.

The seedling is thermophilic, it is better to grow under the film and use a lamp for additional lighting. Requires regular dressing with an aqueous solution of mineral fertilizers.

There are a huge number of ways to grow tomato seedlings. We offer you a series of articles on how to do this:

• in twists;
• in two roots;
• in peat tablets;
• no picks;
• on Chinese technology;
• in bottles;
• in peat pots;
• without land.

Landing in the greenhouse occurs in mid-May. Shrubs are placed at a distance of 40-50 cm and a space between rows of 60 cm. A few days after transplantation, plants need to be tied to supports.

They fit a circular grid or durable stakes that hold heavy fruit. Pasynkovaya required with the removal of most side shoots. For successful development of the ovaries, it is recommended to remove the lower leaves..

Pests and diseases: prevention and treatment

Variety Tomato Lorraine Beauty is enough virus resistant (mosaic, fusarium wilt). However, bushes can be affected by gray, white or root rot.

In the fight, preliminary soil shedding with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate, constant loosening and mulching between rows with peat or straw helps.

Tomatoes attract pests that spoil the leaves and roots: aphids, whitefly, thrips. In open ground, slugs, moths, and Colorado beetles can attack plants.

For prophylaxis, herbs can be planted next to tomatoes, for example, mustard leaves or parsley. Spraying with liquid ammonia solution helps to destroy pests. Use insecticides after the start of flowering is impossible.

Tomatoes Lorraine Beauty - a rare and unusual variety that is worth trying to grow on your own site. He is not too picky about the conditions of detention, it is important to monitor watering and temperature, as well as to protect plants from pests.

Ono-two bushes in the greenhouse is enough to surprise the home with elegant chrysanthemum tomatoes for several months.

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