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The low-growing Carrot tomato is famous for its endurance and strong immunity. This variety is cultivated in greenhouses, under film or in the garden. The fruits have a characteristic appearance, incredibly tasty and aromatic. The vegetable crop is loved by summer residents for its early ripeness, ease of care, and stable yield. You can familiarize yourself with the characteristics of the species, the nuances of agricultural technology and care below.
Breeding history
Carrot tomato leaves resemble carrot tops
The author of the selection of the Carrot tomato variety is unknown. There is information that he was taken out by employees of the Gavrish agricultural company. The seed material is viable and is famous for its good germination.
Description and characteristics of the tomato variety Carrot
This is a determinate, low-growing plant, suitable for cultivation in the garden and in greenhouses. You can grow tomatoes for sale due to their high yield. Tomatoes are easy to care for; even an inexperienced gardener can grow them.
Description of the Carrot variety:
- The plant is low-growing, grows up to 80-90 cm.The bushes do not need to be formed; they will not grow above the specified height.
- The leaf blades are strongly dissected, similar to carrots. They are oblong, leathery, rich green. 6-7 ovaries are formed in each brush.
- Ripe tomatoes are orange-red, with a ribbed surface. The shape resembles a flat circle. The weight of each fruit is 100-150 g. The skin is dense, which prevents the tomatoes from cracking during storage and transportation.
- Inside, the tomatoes are juicy, without voids. There are few seeds in the chambers.
- The fruits are sweetish, with slight sourness. Tasters rated the taste 4.5 points.
The Carrot variety is widely popular in the CIS countries due to its original appearance.
Ripening and fruiting
Orange fruits ripen 85-95 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The harvest begins in mid-June. Early ripening bushes continue to bear fruit until mid-September.
Productivity
The Carrot tomato is an early-ripening, high-yielding variety that yields up to 9 kg per bush. From 1 sq. m. can be collected up to 12 kg. The harvest is stored for a long time, the fruits retain their original appearance.
Disease resistance
The Carrot variety has incredible resistance to diseases characteristic of Solanaceae. These are late blight, blackleg and blossom end rot. The bushes are occasionally attacked by insects. Common pests include aphids, mole crickets and Colorado potato beetles. High immunity is observed only with proper care.
If the plants are too affected, they should be uprooted and burned away from the garden.
Growing regions
Early ripening tomatoes of the Carrot variety are intended for cultivation in all regions of Russia in a greenhouse. They can be grown in open ground in the South and Central regions.
Methods of application
The Carrot variety is considered a salad variety, but it is consumed in different ways. You can prepare holiday snacks, summer vegetable salads and winter preparations. Tomatoes are also used for canning. Orange fruits are suitable for processing into juices, tomato pastes and purees.
Advantages and disadvantages
The early-ripening variety of Carrot tomatoes is grown everywhere in Ukraine, Russia, and Moldova.
The main advantage of determinate varieties is the absence of the need for formation
Pros:
- low maintenance requirements;
- early ripeness;
- stable high yield rates;
- immunity to diseases, beetle infestations;
- good keeping quality of fruits.
Minuses:
- poor development of culture in the absence of care.
Planting dates and scheme
Tomato plantations should be placed in well-sunny areas where there are no drafts. For the Carrot variety, it is advisable to choose flat or elevated areas without swamps. Vegetables prefer to grow in nutritious, loose, breathable soils. The optimal acidity level is neutral. You can give preference to loams and sandy soils. Crop rotation rules should be taken into account. Good predecessors for tomatoes would be carrots, zucchini, parsley, dill, cauliflower or cucumbers.
Two weeks before planting the Carrot tomato, you need to plow the area with a shovel to destroy the weeds. River sand is added to soil that is too dense. The holes are dug 2-3 days before planting. They should be 25*20 cm in size, 15 cm deep. The distance between plants is 0.5 m. Crushed eggshells, peat and compost are placed at the bottom. Experienced gardeners recommend starting planting in late April or early May.Then the threat of a return of night frosts will pass, and daytime temperatures will stabilize.
Planting algorithm:
- The rhizome of the seedlings must be carefully straightened with your hands. You can soak it in the growth stimulator Epin for two hours.
- Carrot tomato seedlings are placed in the middle of the hole and sprinkled with soil. The root circle is compacted by hand.
- The planted tomato bushes are watered with settled water in the amount of 1.5 liters. You can add potassium permanganate to the liquid (the solution should be light pink).
Carrot variety tomatoes do not need support due to the strength of the stems.
Care instructions
Early ripening Carrot tomatoes are easy to care for. The main thing is to stick to the schedule.
General care recommendations:
- The top layer of soil should not be allowed to dry out. Tomatoes need to be watered 2-3 times a week. In hot weather, watering is increased up to 4-5 times. One adult bush will require 4 liters of settled water. Do not overdo it with irrigation, so as not to over-moisten the soil. Excessively wet soils will cause the tomato root system to rot. This will create favorable conditions for the proliferation of fungal microorganisms.
- After transplanting the seedlings, nitrogen substances are added to increase green mass. After 2-3 weeks, when the bush blooms, add potassium and phosphorus. Afterwards, complex compounds are added. They contain all the necessary substances for the successful development of tomato crops.
- The row spacing should be weeded after each watering with a small rake. Then the moisture is retained in the ground longer, and aeration improves. The bushes are saturated with oxygen. When weeding, care must be taken not to damage the root system.
- Tomato bushes of the Carrot variety do not need to be formed. If desired, you can pinch off the tops.Manipulations should be carried out with disinfected garden shears. The instrument can be disinfected in an alcohol solution.
By following simple rules of care, Carrot tomatoes will reward you with a rich harvest of high-quality fruits.
Tomato beds need to be fed with nitrogen two weeks after planting.
Treatment against diseases and pests
If early-ripening tomatoes are subject to late blight or rot, they need to be treated with biofungicides. Effective drugs include Profi Gold, Skor, Gamair and Fitosporin. Usually 1-2 treatments are enough. They need to be carried out in dry weather. To destroy pests, it is recommended to use insecticides (Captan, Cuprozan, Polymarcin, Bordeaux mixture). If desired, you can also use folk remedies.
Conclusion
The Carrot tomato is a popular early ripening determinate variety. If you follow the rules of care, you get a lot of harvest. The variety is not prone to diseases or attacks by beetles.
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