A popular and beloved variety of sweet and sour cherry tomatoes: the Japanese brush tomato and its benefits

Cherry tomatoes are always popular. They look aesthetically pleasing in salads and preserved. According to many gourmets, their taste is more piquant than that of large tomatoes. In stores, small tomatoes are more expensive than ordinary ones. Therefore, more and more gardeners grow them in their garden.

Some of the more interesting cherry varieties include the Japanese brush tomato. This crop has a high yield and excellent taste. Another advantage of it is immunity to many plant diseases.

General description of the variety

The Japanese brush tomato is a small and delicate cherry tomato. The variety was bred by Japanese breeders. It appeared on the Russian market relatively recently.

The bushes of this variety are characterized by constant growth. They belong to indeterminate cultures and reach a height of two meters.

The Japanese brush is grown both in the greenhouse and in the open field. In the northern regions, experienced gardeners note that the highest yield is achieved precisely when grown in greenhouses and greenhouses.

The variety needs pruning and pinching. Otherwise, it is unpretentious.

Note! The Japanese brush tomato can also be grown on the balcony. In this case, the harvest will not be as plentiful, but the fruits will remain as tasty.

Distinctive features of the Japanese brush

Japanese brush is small red fruits weighing up to 60 g... The fruits have a juicy pulp and a sweet, slightly sour taste. The meatiness of tomatoes is average. They contain a lot of juicy small seeds.

The fruits of the Japanese brush are used mainly for cooking hot dishes and conservation... They can also be consumed raw.

The main distinguishing feature of the Japanese brush is its resistance to a number of plant diseases. This makes it easier to care for him.

High yield is another feature of the crop. With proper care, more than a hundred small fruits can be harvested from one bush.

Specifications

Despite the fact that the cherry tomato Japanese brush only recently appeared on the markets of our country, it has already begun to rapidly gain popularity. This is due to its excellent characteristics.

Description of the Japanese brush:

Growing seedlings

In our country, the culture is planted in open ground or soil in a germinated and mature form. Planting material is planted in late February - early March. When choosing the time of sowing seeds, be guided by the lunar calendar.

Preparing the seeds

Seed preparation is an important step in growing seedlings. If done correctly, you will grow healthy plants and get excellent germination rates.

Seed preparation for sowing:

1. Before purchasing seeds, make sure that they are not expired. This step can be omitted when using seeds from a previous crop.
2. Pick up the planting material. Remove all damaged, black and moldy seeds.
3. The seeds are soaked overnight in a light pink solution of potassium permanganate. The floating seeds are removed, they will not germinate. You can treat the seeds by soaking them for 3 hours in a weak hydrogen peroxide solution.
4. The seeds are treated with a growth promoter. To do this, they are soaked for one more night in a special solution ("Epin", "Zircon" or humate, diluted in a ratio of 1: 100) or in water. To do this, they are placed in cheesecloth dipped in a special composition until germination.

A few words about capacity and soil

The choice of capacity is another important stage in preparation for growing seedlings. For sowing seeds, different containers are used.

First, all seeds are sown in one container. Therefore, the first container must be large. For these purposes, special plastic trays or wooden boxes are suitable. You can make containers from scrap materials.

When the plants germinate, they are transplanted into individual pots. For these purposes, use small peat containers or plastic cups.

The soil is sold in a specialized store. The soil mixture can be prepared independently by mixing peat and turf soil with humus in equal proportions.

Both purchased and homemade soil must be processed. To do this, it is poured over with a light pink solution of potassium permanganate or ignited in an oven at a temperature of 100 degrees.

We sow planting material

Planting material is sown into the soil, deepening them by 1 cm. For this, grooves of appropriate depth are made in the ground. Seeds are poured into them at a distance of 0.5-1 cm from each other.

Seedling boxes are placed on the windowsill. They are preliminarily covered with foil. The optimum temperature for seed germination is 25 degrees.

Airing the seeds will prevent moisture from stagnating. In warm time of day, the film is regularly opened for 2 hours.

Advice! It is not necessary to place the seedlings on the windowsill. If you have a dedicated UV lamp, the seed boxes can be placed anywhere in the room.

The nuances of seedling care

It is important to properly care for the seedlings. Only in this case can you get healthy and strong plants that will give a bountiful harvest.

Seedling care rules:

1. The first watering of seedlings is done a week after planting. It is sprayed from a spray bottle with settled water at room temperature. In the future, watered as the soil dries.
2. Make sure that the plants do not freeze. The film can be removed after all the seeds have germinated.
3. After the appearance of real leaves on the plants, the sprouts dive into individual pots. It is important to do this carefully so as not to damage the formed roots.
4. After transplanting the seedlings, it is watered with a small amount of water. After 5-7 days, the plants are fed with complex fertilizers.
5. Two weeks before planting the plants, you need to start hardening the seedlings. To do this, the pots are taken out into the greenhouse, on the street or on the balcony. The first time hardening lasts an hour, then the time is increased by another hour. So gradually, the time the plants stay on the street increases to a whole day.

Growing tomatoes

When the soil warms up enough, the tomatoes are planted in the ground. This is usually done in early or mid June.

The Japanese bunch is grown outdoors or in greenhouses. For regions with cold climates, the second option is more suitable.

Planting seedlings in the ground

Tomatoes are planted either in mid-late May or early-mid June. It depends on the climate of the region in which you live. The Japanese bunch is a variety that is not highly resistant to temperature extremes. Therefore, night frosts can cause the death of immature plants.

For one square. m 3-4 tomato bushes are planted. Planting culture - 30/50 cm.

Ash and compost are poured into the holes in which the tomatoes will be planted. They are also abundantly watered with warm water.

The seedlings are deepened to the first lower leaves. To form additional roots, elongated plants can be planted to a depth of 2-3 leaves.

The first time the tomatoes are watered 10 days after transplanting the seedlings to a permanent place. During this time, tomatoes will have time to adapt to new conditions. At the same time, feeding is also done.

Care

The Japanese brush is a cultivar with constant growth. Therefore, he needs a garter and shaping. They form a bush into two stems, this increases the yield.

Pinching is carried out regularly. When pinching, the lower shoots and leaves are removed. It is necessary to remove all wilted and damaged greens. Such manipulations are performed no more than once a week. On the day of pinching, you do not need to water.

Tomatoes are watered once a week. In hot weather, this can be done more often - 2-3 times a week.

Tomato bushes Japanese brush need a mandatory garter. For this, special supports are used, for example, wooden planks.

It is important to feed your tomatoes regularly. This will increase their yield and speed up the fruit setting process.

Top dressing of tomatoes:

1. Mineral fertilizers. They are introduced 2-3 weeks after the tomatoes are planted in the ground. The first top dressing includes superphosphate and potassium sulfate (20 and 15 g per 1 sq. M). The second and third feeding is done at the stage of fruit formation. For this, 1 sq. m uses 15 g of ammonium nitrate and 20 g of potassium sulfate.
2. You can feed the plants with organic fertilizers... To do this, use a solution of manure fermented with weeds. A mixture of 1 bucket of weeds, 1 bucket of manure and 100 liters of water is prepared. When the mixture is fermented, it is diluted 1:10.
3. Boric acid is used for foliar dressing.

Growing tips

To get a good harvest, you need to know some of the intricacies of growing tomatoes. The most important ones are presented below.

Tips for growing tomatoes:

1. It is better to tie heavy tassels with a lot of small fruits to the support. Otherwise, the stalk may break.
2. Water the plants only "at the root". This will reduce the likelihood of their being affected by plant diseases.
3. Mineral and organic fertilizers are introduced in the form of irrigation. It is important not to get the composition on greens and plant stems.
4. Regular loosening of the soil is necessary for the full growth of tomatoes.

Diseases and pests

Tomato Japanese brush is resistant to apical and root rot and tobacco mosaic. The gardener will have to fight with other plant diseases.

Pests are collected from tomatoes by hand. There are chemical agents that prevent their appearance, but gardeners advise not to use them to get a better and healthier crop.

Careful weeding of the beds will save the plants from the bear. For the same purposes, in the autumn, when preparing the beds, eggshells are poured into the soil.

Bordeaux mixture is used for late blight. You can also use special preparations, for example, "Polyazophos" or "Ditan".

Brown spot can be fought with Fundazol. When signs of powdery mildew appear, spraying with Bayleton is performed.

Differences between growing in a greenhouse and in an open field

The Japanese brush can be grown both outdoors and in greenhouses. At the same time, there are several differences in caring for tomatoes growing in a greenhouse and outdoors.

Seedlings are planted in the greenhouse earlier earlier by 1-2 months.

After transplanting seedlings into open ground, for the first two weeks, they are covered with a film overnight. This will prevent her death during the night cold snap.

When growing tomatoes in your garden, choose locations where the crop will not be exposed to the scorching sun. It is better to plant tomatoes in partial shade.

You cannot plant tomatoes in the same place for two years in a row - regularly change the location of the tomato beds.

Remember to ventilate the greenhouse. To do this, in a hot time of the day, windows and doors are opened for several hours.

Harvesting and application of the crop

In the middle of summer, they begin to collect ripe fruits. This should be done regularly so that the plants are not affected by late blight.

Usually cherry tomatoes are picked with whole brushes. You need to wait until most of the fruits ripen. For such varieties, this happens evenly.

You can also pick slightly unripe fruits. They will turn red at home too.

A few ripe tomatoes in the garden can be left to get new seeds. For this, pulp with seeds is chosen from them and soaked in water at room temperature for 2-3 days. After that, the planting material is dried and sent to storage in fabric bags or coffee filters.

Advantages and disadvantages of the "Japanese brush"

Japanese brush has many advantages:

• high productivity;
• long-term fruiting;
• great taste;
• good transportability;
• resistance to tobacco mosaic, apical and root rot;
• the possibility of growing in open and protected ground;
• the versatility of the fruit.

There are few disadvantages of this variety. These include the need for garters and pinching, instability to temperature extremes, and immunity to a small number of plant diseases.

Farmers reviews

Many farmers like the Japanese brush tomato. Reviews about this variety are mostly positive.

Reviews of the tomato Japanese brush:

Vishnevskaya Victoria, Odessa «I grow cherry Japanese brush for two years in a greenhouse. I like the bountiful harvest and sweet and sour taste of tomatoes. Can be used for salads and preservation. Not capricious. No complaints ”.

Orlov Grigory, Tula " I have a tomato Japanese brush growing in the open field. Very nice little fruits. It is imperative to treat against late blight and other diseases. Tomatoes have a sweet and sour taste, it seems to me that they are more suitable for preservation. "

Conclusion

Tomato The Japanese brush is a variety that produces a bountiful harvest of small cherry tomatoes. It is suitable for preservation and fresh consumption.

The cherry tomato is suitable for greenhouse and outdoor cultivation. It is immune to a number of diseases. Needs garter and pinning. The rest is considered an unpretentious variety.