Unusual Slivka tomato and how to care for it

Slivka tomatoes got their name because of the ellipse-shaped fruits. Similar varieties were developed a long time ago, and they have gained quite a reputation among vegetable growers. These nightshades are grown for whole-fruit canning, fresh consumption, freezing and drying.

Plum tomatoes are compared to the cherry variety, but the difference between Cream is that the variety has higher yield and unpretentiousness. This species can be grown by both an experienced gardener and a novice summer resident.

Characteristics and description of the variety, yield indicators

Cream has a wide variety of varieties: early ripening, late ripening, low-growing and tall, even indeterminate vines. Most subspecies are intended for open beds, but some of them develop better in greenhouses. This variety is known throughout the world due to its unusual oblong shape, reminiscent of a plum.

Cream tomatoes are a high-yielding variety of tomatoes that come in a variety of flesh colors. Depending on the variety, the fruits come in bright red, orange, violet-blue and other colors. Housewives prefer pink cream; they say that such tomatoes are the most delicious and tender.

The weight of the fruit varies between 50-120 g. From 7 to 10 kg of fruit are collected from one square meter of tomato plantings. The vegetable has a strong skin and dense pulp that does not crack during storage and transportation. The fruit contains a small number of grains.

There are more than a dozen varieties of Cream. Tomatoes ripen in the same time as regular tomatoes:

• early - up to 90 days;
• average - up to 120 days;
• late ripening - over 120 days.

The fruits also contain a small amount of liquid, which is why they are not used for making juices. Tomatoes are low-calorie; 100 g contains 22 kcal. The branching of the bushes is average. The leaves are dark green in color, the inflorescences are light yellow. The height of an average bush is 40-70 cm, but some subspecies reach 1.5-2.5 m.

On a note. Small Slivka tomatoes can be successfully grown even on a veranda, windowsill or balcony.

Advantages and disadvantages of Cream

Advantages of Cream and its varieties:

• the variety gives a bountiful harvest;
• all Creams are beautiful to look at;
• tomatoes are stored for a long time and practically do not spoil;
• tomatoes have a sweet, delicate taste;
• tomatoes are easy to grow;
• fruits are convenient to transport;
• universal in use;
• The variety is resistant to pests and diseases.

There were practically no flaws in the variety, except for the need for regular fertilizing and watering.

The most popular varieties

Let's look at the most popular varieties of Cream.

Moscow Cream. The variety is early ripening, the harvest is harvested 100-110 days after planting the seeds. The culture is intended for cultivation both in greenhouse conditions and in open ground. It is famous for its high yield and strong immunity.

Royal Cream - This is an early ripening variety. It is usually grown in open ground under a film. The bush grows to 60-75 cm, but at the same time gives a bountiful harvest. Royal tomatoes have an elongated cylindrical shape and have a pleasant smell.

Yellow Cream. Tomatoes are valued for their ease of care and excellent taste. The bush grows up to 1.5 m and needs staking.In open ground gardens, they are grown only in warm areas with early spring and hot summers. This type of cultivation requires additional watering. This variety is early ripening, the fruits are harvested 90 days after planting.

Argentine Cream Red. The variety is productive, mid-season. The height of the bush reaches 2 m. Beautiful fruits have an excellent taste. The weight of the fruit is small - only up to 80 g. Tomatoes are ideal for canning. In addition, the crop has a stable immunity to diseases and does not suffer from pests.

Brazilian Cream. The crop with such an exotic name grows up to 1.5 m. Small, bright red fruits weigh up to 60-70 g and are pear-shaped. Tomatoes taste sweet. The variety is grown only in a greenhouse, but the scope of application is not limited.

Honey Cream. This variety has strong immunity and good disease resistance. Tomatoes are easy to care for and are great for growing by novice gardeners. The fruits are bright red in color and have a wonderful sweet taste. The weight of the fruit rarely exceeds 50-70 g.

Tomato Black Plum - This is a mid-season variety that is intended for cultivation in open ground. The bushes reach 2.5 m. The crop bears fruit in 110-120 days. The color of tomatoes is not always black, but rather varies from dark red to purple-blue.

Cio-chio-san. A tall, branched subspecies that looks like a tomato tree. It is grown both in open ground and in greenhouse conditions. A distinctive feature of the variety is large clusters with an abundance of pink fruits.

Sunny Bunny F1. The hybrid is early ripening and tall. Recommended for growing in greenhouse conditions.The bush has small clusters with bright yellow fruits of a delicate sweet taste, and has strong immunity to diseases and pests.

Cream giant. The bush grows tall and produces a large, abundant harvest of tomatoes. The fruits ripen 115 days after sowing the seeds, the average weight of one vegetable is 100-120 g. The fleshy tomato has a sour taste, is stored for a long time and tolerates transportation well.

Watercolor. The Siberian variety is an early ripening variety (the harvest is harvested within three months after sowing the seed). Watercolors do not need gartering or pinching. Red tomatoes have an oval shape and an average weight of up to 120 g. The high-yielding variety is resistant to septoria and rot.

For your information. In medicine, tomatoes are often used as a medicine for burns and wounds, since their pulp contains phytoncides that prevent the development of infections.

How to grow Slivka

Seeds are sown in late winter-early spring (February-March). The timing is set depending on the variety itself and the time of growing seedlings (from 45 to 75 days).

What should the soil be like?

The soil for growing tomatoes should be slightly acidic or neutral. If the acidity of the soil is increased, dolomite flour (crushed lime, wood ash) is introduced into it.

The site is not suitable for tomatoes if it grew pepper, eggplant, physalis. Otherwise, the rules of crop rotation will be violated.

To get a bountiful harvest, the soil is fertilized with organic matter. To do this, in the fall you should scatter rotted mullein or compost (a bucket per square meter). Phosphorus-potassium supplements (20 g per square meter) are also important.

At the beginning of spring, it is recommended to enrich the soil with nitrogen fertilizers, which have a beneficial effect on the growth of young shoots.

Sowing rules

Before sowing, the seeds must be warmed up by placing them in a warm place (two days at +30 °C, then three days at +50 °C) and soaked for 30 minutes in a slightly pink solution of potassium permanganate. The soil for tomatoes is disinfected by spraying with the preparation “EM-Baikal”.

Pots or wooden boxes with a height of at least 10 cm are suitable as containers. Peat tablets are also used. The depth of planting seeds in moist soil is 1 cm. After planting the material, cover the container with film.

Suitable conditions for seedlings:

• for seed germination, set the temperature to approximately +25 °C;
• after a week, remove the film and place the seedlings in a well-lit place;
• we lower the temperature: at night to +8...+10 °C, during the day +10...+15 °C;
• after 7 days we increase the temperature: at night to +14...+16 °C, during the day + 20...+25 °C.

The room with seedlings must be ventilated, but at the same time avoid drafts and a critical drop in temperature.

Transplanting tomatoes into open ground

Seedlings are planted during the period when positive night temperatures are established (late May-early June). For one sq. m have 3-5 plants. By that time the bush will get stronger and will have 7-8 leaves.

The culture is transplanted into moistened holes at right angles to the ground. The soil is compacted over the roots. A fourth or even a third of the stem is placed in the soil. If the region is windy and characterized by heavy precipitation, it is advisable to install a small peg for each plant, which will serve as a support for it.

Caring for Slivka after transplantation

The rules for caring for Slivka are practically no different from the agricultural technology of tomatoes in general.

For normal growing of tomatoes, the garden bed needs to be weeded regularly. Removing weeds is done to prevent planting from becoming too dense, which provokes fungal diseases and attracts pests. In addition, weeds are dangerous because they absorb all the moisture and beneficial minerals found in the soil, thereby robbing the tomatoes and preventing them from growing and developing normally.

Loosening is carried out for better development of the root system, which saturates the soil with oxygen and prevents stagnation of moisture.

As a rule, both procedures (weeding and loosening) are combined. Hill up bushes to increase their stability. This is especially important for tall subspecies and windy environments.

The bed is watered 2-3 times a week (6-7 liters of non-cold water per sq. m). In stagnant hot weather, the amount of liquid is increased to 10 liters per square meter. m. Soil moistening is carried out either in the morning or in the evening. The main thing is not in open sunlight.

It is better to use a drip irrigation system for the crop. Sprinkling causes the inflorescences to fall off. Conventional irrigation with a hose is carried out at the root with low pressure.

On a note. The simplest drip irrigation system is made from ordinary plastic bottles. We cut off the bottom, make several holes in the cap, dig the bottle neck down near each bush and fill it with water. The advantage of the system is that you can replenish moisture reserves at any time of the day and in any weather.

During the entire growing season, the crop is fed at least twice. The first fertilizer is carried out 3 weeks after planting the seedlings in open ground, the second - after another 3 weeks, during the onset of intensive fruit formation.

To prepare the nutritional mixture, a combination of the following components is used:

• potassium (15 g);
• nitrogen fertilizers (25 g);
• phosphorus substances (40 g);
• water (10 l).

Mineral fertilizers are applied dry in the inter-row spaces.

As the bush forms, the stepsons are removed once a week. In the second half of August, the tops are pinched so that the fruits themselves develop better. The lower leaves take away the plant's strength and must also be plucked off.

Some vegetable growers make mistakes when growing tomatoes. Here are the most common:

• plant tomatoes in the same place every year;
• seedlings are planted tightly - if the seedlings are planted close to each other, they cannot develop normally;
• violate the watering regime (both drought and abundance of moisture are dangerous for tomatoes);
• they introduce too much fertilizer, overfeeding the plants, which leads to the expenditure of resources on the growth of tops rather than on fruit set.

For your information. It is better to plant tomatoes at different ripening periods. This way you will get a continuous harvest of tomatoes from June to October.

Prevention of diseases and pests

The variety has strong immunity. The culture is rarely exposed to diseases fusarium, withering, late blight And rotten. However, young plants are afraid of aphids and other insects. Pests are gotten rid of using the drugs “Actofit” or “Operkot”. To remove the Colorado potato beetle, use “Prestige” or “Regent”.

Attention! Many varieties of Cream are resistant to most diseases, but are prone to late blight and require treatment with drugs. Information about the crop's susceptibility to certain diseases must be indicated on the seed packaging. In this regard, hybrids are the most stable.

Reviews of Slivka tomatoes

Cream has gained great popularity among gardeners. Most gardeners believe that these tomatoes are worthy of attention.However, there are those who do not like tomatoes. Let's look at some reviews about Slivka tomatoes.

Galina: “I love Slivka. We use these tomatoes in any form: we ferment them, can them, freeze them, and even dry them. I’m not even talking about eating it fresh—my grandchildren pick it straight from the garden. My entire family’s favorite varieties are Honey and Yellow Cream. They are the sweetest and brightest. I recommend these species for planting!”

Ivan: “I don’t like this variety. In my opinion, Slivka is a bit dry and requires a lot of attention. I prefer to grow and use classic varieties with large juicy fruits for canning and cooking.”

Tatiana: “I’ve been growing cream for a long time, about 10 years already. This variety was once recommended to me by a consultant at an agricultural store when I decided to diversify my beds with new types of tomatoes. Over the years, I have tried almost all subspecies, I especially liked Royal Cream for its abundant harvest, pleasant aroma and the opportunity to enjoy my favorite tomato at a time when others are just beginning to ripen. The cream is fleshy, strong, has a long shelf life and is easy to transport. I plant the seeds immediately in the ground, cover them with film and do not bother myself with unnecessary manipulations with the seedlings. I like growing Slivka because it is not fussy to care for and is not afraid of pests.”

Conclusion

Gardeners love the Cream Tomato for its aesthetic and taste qualities, as well as ease of care and practicality. The variety has many subspecies, each of which has its own characteristics. The versatility of Cream allows you to choose a subtype for every taste and for any climate. The variety has perfectly adapted to the weather conditions of our latitudes, which makes it even more attractive to novice agronomists.

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