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There are many varieties of cherry tomatoes widely grown in the CIS countries. One of these is the Rose Quartz Multiflora tomato. The vegetable crop is unpretentious in care and easily adapts to a new place. Before breeding, you should familiarize yourself with the nuances of planting and care in order to get a rich harvest.
History of selection
Cherry tomatoes are incredibly convenient for preparing salads; these fruits can decorate any dish
The Rose Quartz Multiflora variety was developed by open pollination of the Rose Quartz cultivar. This took place in 2002 in Massachusetts, USA.
Description and characteristics of tomato Rose Quartz Multiflora
The tomato variety Rose Quartz Multiflora is considered one of the most popular among summer residents. This is an indeterminate plant that needs shaping. Vegetables are grown for sale or for personal consumption.
- The plant grows to 1.6-2 m in height. The bush is medium leafy, spreading.The shoots are powerful, strong, and reliably hold the fruits.
- Leaves have a standard shape with pointed ends. The edges are corrugated, the surface is glossy, rich green. There is slight pubescence on the leaves.
- Ripe fruits are bright pink or crimson, round. The surface is glossy, with a characteristic shine. The weight of one tomato is 15-25 g. The fruits are quite compact, convenient for use in various dishes. About 200 cherry tomatoes are formed in one brush.
- Inside, tomatoes contain two seed chambers with a small number of seeds. The pulp is fleshy, juicy, without voids. The skin is of medium density and prevents tomatoes from cracking during transportation or storage.
- Rose Quartz Multiflora tomatoes are sweetish, with slight sourness. Tasters rated the taste of the fruit at 4.8 points.
Cherry tomatoes of American selection are famous for their good keeping quality; they can be stored for up to 1.5 months in a cool room.
It is advisable to harvest the crop at the stage of technical maturity
Ripening and fruiting
Rose Quartz Multiflora is a mid-season tomato variety that ripens 100-115 days after planting in the ground. The harvest period falls at the end of June or beginning of July. The variety Rose Quartz Multiflora is considered the most multi-flowered plant. Flowering is characterized by fan racemes consisting of 1 thousand flowers.
Productivity
Rose Quartz Multiflora is a high-yielding variety. Fruiting is stable and long-lasting. From one bush you can collect 3-5 kg, and from 1 sq. m. up to 8-10 kg. Such indicators are achieved by observing the rules of agricultural technology.
Disease resistance
The tomato variety has high immunity to diseases and pest attacks.Common diseases include late blight, blossom end rot and brown spot. To prevent bushes from being attacked by pathogens and beetles, proper care and preventive treatments are required.
Growing regions
The Rose Quartz Multiflora tomato variety can be grown in greenhouses throughout Russia. Open ground cultivation is allowed in the Southern and Central regions.
Methods of application
A variety of American-bred tomatoes for universal use. The fruits can be preserved whole due to their compact size. Tomatoes are also good for preparing summer salads or appetizers for the holiday table. They are used to make winter preparations and sauces.
Canned whole fruits can be made from cherry tomatoes
Advantages and disadvantages
The Rose Quartz Multiflora variety has a fruity aftertaste. This justifies the fact that tomatoes are considered fruits in Korea.
Rose Quartz Multiflora is a collectible variety that has deservedly become popular among residents of the CIS and Europe
Pros:
- excellent sugar taste;
- attractive appearance;
- consistently high productivity;
- a pink tint rare for tomatoes;
- ease of care;
- high immunity.
Minuses:
- need for shaping and gartering.
Planting dates and scheme
Experienced gardeners recommend planting tomato bushes in the middle or end of May, when the threat of return of night frosts has passed. A stable daytime temperature should be established. The Rose Quartz Multiflora variety is recommended to be planted closer to the aisles, in a draft, so that the setting is better. Two weeks before planting, the soil is weeded. This procedure improves soil aeration and eliminates weeds.If the soil is too dense, you should dilute it with river sand.
2-3 days before planting, dig holes measuring 20*25 cm, 15-17 cm deep. Pour 1 tbsp onto the bottom. l. onion peels and wood ash. This mixture will serve as a good drainage layer.
You should sort through the specimens and plant only healthy seedlings. If tomato seedlings show signs of disease or beetle attacks, they are unsuitable for planting.
Planting algorithm:
- Seedling material is placed in the center of the hole and sprinkled with earth.
- The root circle is lightly compacted with your fingers.
- Rose Quartz Multiflora tomato bushes are watered with settled water in an amount of 1.5 liters.
It is advisable to plant tomatoes on a cloudy day so that the seedlings can adapt faster
Features of care
The tomato variety Rose Quartz Multiflora is undemanding in care. It is important to follow the schedule for performing manipulations.
Care instructions:
- In order for tomatoes to develop safely, they require regular irrigation. It is preferable to use drip irrigation. An adult bush will need 3 liters of settled water. Watering is carried out 3-4 times a week. In hot weather, the frequency is increased up to five times.
- Row spacing needs to be weeded after each watering. This procedure improves soil aeration and helps eliminate weeds. The space between the rows should be loosened with a small rake so as not to damage the root system.
- Vegetable crops need fertilizing 3-4 times during the growing season. The first fertilizer is applied at the stage of leaf growth. You need to add nitrogen. After another two weeks, tomatoes need phosphorus and potassium. You can also use complex ready-made formulations from a garden store.Two weeks before the fruits ripen, the bushes stop fertilizing.
- Cherry tomatoes are formed into 1-2 stems. The remaining shoots are pinched at the beginning of growth. The shoots are removed when they reach a height of 5-7 cm. If you do not pinch them in time, a lush bush with a lot of leaves and flowers will grow. Procedures must be performed with disinfected pruning shears to avoid introducing infection.
Ready-made complex fertilizers for tomatoes will allow you to get the desired harvest.
Disease and pest control
Cherry tomatoes of the Rose Quartz Multiflora variety are rarely subject to diseases and beetle infestations. This is possible in the absence of proper care:
- Mosaic is a disease of viral etiology that cannot be treated. Symptoms include green or yellow spots on the leaves. Over time, they wrinkle and curl. The fruits dry out. Affected bushes should be dug up and burned away from the garden.
- Late blight is a disease of fungal etiology. It is characterized by brown spots under the skin of the fruit. To get rid of the disease, fungicides are used. You can use the drug Quadris, Ridomil Gold or Tattoo.
- Brown spot appears as dark spots on the leaves. They are also covered with a bluish coating. The disease cannot be cured. Affected bushes are dug up and burned away from the garden.
If tomatoes crack, the cause is not a disease, but a lack of care. You need to reduce watering, and the problem will go away. Rose Quartz Multiflora tomatoes are also attacked by pests. Among them:
- The mole cricket chews through tomato stems at the roots. It can be destroyed with Thunder.
- Wireworms get into the stems and damage the roots. They can be eliminated by digging up the soil and liming.
- Colorado beetles gnaw leaves.They should be collected manually and the plantings should be treated with Prestige.
- Slugs appear when the soil becomes waterlogged. It is better to assemble them manually.
They also fight insects with a soap solution mixed with a tincture of onion peels, wormwood and garlic.
Tomato preparations should be used according to the instructions on the package. Usually 1-2 treatments are enough
Conclusion
Rose Quartz Multiflora tomatoes are a high-yielding variety with small fruits. The bushes are easy to care for and are rarely susceptible to diseases and pest attacks.
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