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Domestic and foreign breeders every year surprise vegetable growers with new varieties of tomatoes with different colors and shapes of fruits. However, there are favorites of this culture, which have long been recognized by many housewives. We are talking about plum tomatoes, ideal for conservation, fresh consumption and any type of processing.
Features of plum tomatoes
Cream is a high-yielding tomato variety. The culture got its name due to the elongated fruits, resembling the shape of a popular fruit. Cream has a different color of pulp. Depending on the variety, like ordinary tomatoes, the fruits can be orange, red, etc. For some reason, many people prefer pink cream. Mistresses say that such tomatoes are the most delicious and tender. The mass of plum-shaped fruits ranges from 50–120 g. The vegetable is characterized by dense pulp and strong skin that does not crack from storage and transportation.
Long-term storage of Cream is due to the low moisture content in the pulp. Even if the fruit accidentally cracks from mechanical stress, it does not flow strongly, as is observed in other varieties of fleshy tomatoes. Such a high rate of presentation made Slivka popular among merchants. The housewives fell in love with the tomato because of its excellent taste, and made the vegetable universal. Cream is used for salting, preservation, freezing and even drying. A small number of grains in the pulp makes the tomato popular among lovers of fresh vegetable cuts.
There are many varieties of Cream intended for open ground and greenhouse cultivation. Some city housewives adapted undersized plants on their windowsills and balconies. Cream ripening terms are the same as for ordinary tomatoes: early – up to 90 days, medium – up to 120 days, late – over 120 days.
The video provides an overview of the variety “Pink Cream”:
Overview of plum tomatoes
There are a lot of plum tomatoes intended for open ground and greenhouses. In our review, we will try to cover the most popular varieties and hybrids of this crop. The description and photos will help vegetable growers decide on the best choice of tomato for their site.
orange cream
The varietal tomato of the middle ripening period is semi-determinant. The culture is excellent for open ground due to cold resistance. Sharp jumps in temperature do not affect the stability of fruiting. The plant has a rather elongated stem up to 1,1 m high. The beauty of orange cream allows us to consider the culture decorative. Tomatoes grow small, weighing up to 60 g, but, according to the hostesses, they are very tasty.
Sunbeam F1
The culture is considered a greenhouse, it is successfully grown in any type of greenhouse. In terms of fruit ripening, the hybrid can be attributed to medium-early tomatoes. The plant is indeterminate with carpal formation of fruits. Sunny yellow cream grows small, weighing up to 50 g. Up to 9 fruits are tied in a brush. The hybrid is weakly affected by phytophthora.
big cream
This undersized Cream is suitable for indoor and outdoor growing. The standard bush grows 35 cm in height, in a greenhouse it can stretch up to 60 cm. Early ripening of fruits allows you to collect delicious tomatoes in the last days of June. By the name, you can judge that the tomatoes of the “Large Cream” variety grow large. However, even if you look at the photo of a bush with fruits, this tomato is not always large. There is a large amount of medium-sized Cream weighing 90 g on the plant. The seed chambers inside the dense pulp are very small.
Maryushka
Low-growing Cream ripens in 115 days. Very beautiful scarlet fruits weigh a maximum of 70 g. If taken on an industrial scale, high yields are due to an indicator of 110 t / ha. The determinate plant easily tolerates heat and prolonged drought. For open ground in the field, this plum variety is a good choice.
Nadezhda
The variety is characterized by a neatly folded compact bush that does not require breaking off shoots. Ripening, tomatoes evenly acquire a bright scarlet color. Dense flesh never cracks for no reason. The maximum weight of a vegetable is 70 g. The tomatoes on the plant ripen together, and after 100 days they can all be picked from the bush. The pulp contains a lot of glucose. This explains the high taste qualities of tomatoes.
NASCO-2000
Cultivation of a variety of plum tomatoes has gained popularity among domestic farms. Mature fruits can be harvested manually and mechanically. The culture is adapted for open ground and practically does not require maintenance, it maintains high yields in hot dry summers. Plum tomatoes ripen in 110 days.
Giant cream
For plum tomatoes, a fruit weighing more than 100 g is considered large. The culture is characterized by abundant fruiting. With ripe tomatoes, the variety will delight the grower in 115 days. The pulp of the cream is so dense that sometimes it seems dry. However, the tomato is very tasty, sweet and sour with a subtle tomato flavor. The seed chambers inside the pulp contain practically no grains.
Adeline
Low-growing Slivka are more adapted for open cultivation, but they bear fruit well and covered with a film. The determinant bush grows only 40 cm in height, the maximum can stretch up to 50 cm. The plant requires a minimum of care, since it is not necessary to pinch the shoots and fix the stem to the support. The first flower appears above the 5th leaf. Tomatoes grow even, smooth, weighing up to 90 g. Dense red pulp tastes sweet and sour, does not crack under light mechanical stress. The culture is suitable for growing in the field, as it does not lose the ability to set fruits in hot, dry weather.
Watercolor
Standard low-growing plants will delight gardeners with a harvest in 120 days. The tomato is intended for open type of cultivation in any regions. The determinant plant is stretched no more than 50 cm in height. Shoots are not removed from the bush, and the stem itself is able to hold the crop without a garter to the support. Plum fruits grow smooth and even, weighing up to 55 g. Quite dense red flesh is tasty and not prone to cracking. The advantage of a tomato in a weak defeat by rot.
amish red
The variety of plum tomatoes is recommended for open cultivation. A semi-determinate plant grows up to 1,5 m in height. The stem, as it grows, is fixed to the support, and the extra stepchildren are pinched. A feature of pinching is the formation of a bush with 3 or even 4 stems. This allows you to increase the yield, but the tomatoes are a little smaller. On average, a normal tomato weighs about 80 g. Dense red flesh is not prone to cracking during heat treatment.
Amulet
Plum tomatoes of the pickling direction ripen in 125 days. The determinate plant is intended for open type of cultivation and under a film. The main stem grows up to 70 cm in height, the branches are medium spreading, densely overgrown with foliage. The first flower appears above the 6th or 7th leaf. For plum-like tomato varieties, the fruits of this crop are quite large, weighing at least 100 g. The flesh is red, dense, and has an excellent taste. The vegetable does not tend to crack. A tomato can be salted, canned, in general, do anything with it, and it will not lose its aroma and taste. When planting up to 9 plants per 1 m2 get up to 7 kg of crop. The admissibility of mechanized harvesting makes the tomato popular among farmers.
Amur cliff
A very productive indeterminate plant will thank the vegetable grower with delicious tomatoes, subject to timely watering and the introduction of a complex of mineral dressings. The bush grows up to 1,4 m in height. The plant requires pinching the shoots and fixing the stem to the support. The process of forming a bush is that 1 or 2 stems are left, all other shoots and lower leaves are removed. Medium-sized tomatoes grow weighing about 80 g. The taste of red cream and the high yield of the variety are appreciated.
pink raisins
The variety of large-fruited Slivka is grown in open and closed areas. According to gardeners, weak brushes are observed on the upper part of the plant. The bush is distinguished by a strong thick stem, the crown is medium overgrown with foliage. The culture has a powerful root system. It does not penetrate into the soil, but spreads out 50 cm in different directions from the stem. Abundant flowering begins after the formation of the first flower over 6 or 8 leaves. Tomato ripening is very early. By the end of 3 months, the first pink Cream can be picked from the plant for testing. The length of the fruit is about 5 cm. Small tomatoes weighing 50 g and large specimens up to 150 g can simultaneously grow on a bush. Regardless of the size, the fruits do not crack, tomatoes that are not picked from the bush remain attractive and tasty for a long time. The pulp is dense, fragrant, with 3 seed chambers.
Bull’s heart Minusinsk carpal
A tomato from Minusinsk is intended for open and closed cultivation, but for the middle lane, planting only in a greenhouse is optimal. In terms of ripening, the variety belongs to medium-late tomatoes. An indeterminate plant is formed with 1 or 2 stems and fixed to a support. Ripe Cream of pink color is quite large. Some tomatoes grow up to 300 g in weight. The fruits are formed by tassels. There are very few grains inside the fleshy pulp. Plum tomato due to the large size of the fruit belongs to the salad direction.
Cool F1
Low-growing plum-shaped tomato of the Dutch selection is bred for open cultivation. The determinant hybrid bears fruits weighing up to 105 g. An unpretentious plant does without special care. Pinching and tying the stem is not required. Red Cream is most often used for canning or tomato paste. When planting up to 8 plants per 1 m2 you can harvest about 7 kg of crop. Fruit set occurs during the entire period of plant growth.
Conclusion
Plum tomatoes have perfectly adapted to domestic growing conditions. On the home garden, at least a few rows should be taken under this delicious vegetable.