Variety "Gin Tomatoes": description and characteristics
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Gin Tomatoes
The most favorite tomato variety of experienced gardeners and summer residents, how to plant it correctly in open ground in a summer cottage or suburban area, in a greenhouse or greenhouse. The specificity of this variety, a recipe for home canning with gelatin, simple care.
Briefly about tomatoes of the variety "Gin Tomatoes"
By the end of winter, people who are gardening and growing various crops for sale or for their own consumption are already planning which plants to plant and at what time.
Most often, the choice stops on vegetables, namely tomatoes. And all because of their versatility in preparation, the ability to long transport and amazing presentation.
Not so long ago a selection variety of tomatoes "Gin Tomatoes" was obtained. In the vegetable market, it was recognized as one of the best, since the quality and size of the fruits are amazing.
The fruits of the tomato variety "Gin Tomatoes" have a red color, which is not their peculiarity. The shape of the fruit is spherical, the skin is compacted and slightly ribbed. The plant grows up to sixty centimeters, the number of leaves is normal. The average weight of one fruit of a tomato variety "Gin Tomatoes" is about one hundred and ninety to two hundred and eighty grams, sometimes fruits weighing three hundred grams and larger are found. Usually, three to six fruits grow on a branch of a bush.
The taste is not like the others, the sweetness is mixed with sourness. True gourmets prefer this particular variety of tomatoes.
Instructions for growing tomatoes
Experienced gardeners and summer residents recommend growing this tomato variety for beginners, since it is almost impossible to spoil it. Tomatoes of the "Gin Tomatoes" variety have a high level of resistance to various diseases, for example, "Verticellosis wilt", "Fusarium". These diseases are the most common and harmful. One cannot fail to note one more advantage of the "Gin Tomatoes" variety of tomatoes - the crown is formed by itself, you do not need to spend your time and energy on this process.
Tomatoes of the "Gin Tomatoes" variety grow well not only in the open field, but also in hotbeds and greenhouses. It is important to remember that you need to sow planting material, namely seeds, at the end of the first spring month or the beginning of the second. The plants themselves are planted in late spring or early summer. It is necessary to check the temperature of the soil before planting, it should be around eighteen degrees. Seedlings should be forty-five to fifty days old.
When you are finished planting tomatoes, you should apply top dressing to the soil, this helps to increase the level of resistance and increase the number of crops. Keep an eye on the night temperature, as at temperatures below seventeen degrees, you will need to cover the tomatoes with glass or film. Of course, if you are growing the plant in a warm room, then you do not need to do this. Experienced gardeners and summer residents recommend planting three to four tomato bushes per square meter. Plants need help at the beginning of growth, tie them up. In the worst case, they will break from the weight of the fruit or the wind.
Also, do not neglect soil moistening, weeding and loosening. Experts with experience advise gently shaking the bush with tomatoes to speed up pollination.
Tomatoes of the variety "Gin Tomatoes" are a mid-season variety (about one hundred ten - one hundred twenty days). As mentioned above, it is very difficult to spoil both the tomato bush and the crop. As for the harvest, it is universal in cooking, it is also good for the human body.Usually, one square meter of bushes with tomatoes gives a yield of ten kilograms. Also, it was mentioned above the excellent presentation of tomatoes and the possibility of a long journey.
The use of tomatoes
Of course, the most common area of application is cooking. Since the tomato is inherently universal, it is used to prepare:
- Salads.
- Side dishes.
- Canned food and pickles.
- Sauces and dressings.
- Smoothie.
- Cream soups.
Do not forget that tomato is also excellent in uncooked (raw) form. Remember that while cooking it is impossible to preserve all the useful properties of the product, but fresh - please eat to your health! The only drawback (for an amateur) is a rough skin, when cooking, for example, stewing or canning, this problem goes away. Thanks to the rough skin, the tomato retains its excellent presentation for a couple of months.
At home, you can easily preserve tomatoes, gelatin will help you in this matter. You will need about sixty minutes of time, the result will be worth it.
Cut the tomatoes into medium pieces, prepare gelatin in the amount of thirty grams. The gelatin package contains instructions on how to prepare it. Take a glass container and place onion, dill, bay leaf, garlic, pepper, parsley on its bottom.
Put tomato slices on top, prepare the marinade. Heat gelatin to forty degrees, pour two liters of clean water, pour one hundred and fifty grams of granulated sugar and fifty grams of salt, five milligrams of vinegar. Boil everything in a saucepan and add the tomatoes. Heat treatment for twenty minutes.
Tomatoes "Gin Tomatoes" photo
