Description and characteristics of the Kibitz tomato variety
The Kibitz tomato has become one of the recent developments of breeders. This variety has many advantages, including high yield, early fruiting, excellent taste. Due to its merits, Kibitz is gaining popularity among gardeners.
Characteristics of the variety
Kibitz tomatoes are characterized by early ripening, from the moment the seeds are planted for seedlings, until the first fruits are obtained, a maximum of 110 days pass. Sometimes ripening occurs a week earlier. The bushes are not very tall and reach 80 cm. Fruits grow in clusters like grape clusters. From a dozen tomatoes can ripen on one brush.
Ready-made seedlings can be grown in the open field, if desired and possible, it is permissible to plant tomatoes in a greenhouse. In greenhouse conditions, the fruits will ripen even faster.
Kibitsa fruit
The Kibitz variety is characterized by small fruits. The weight of one tomato does not exceed 60 grams. External description: the fruits have an elongated oval shape. The color of the tomatoes is bright red; no green spots form near the stalk. The taste is very delicate, slightly sweet. The aroma contains fruity notes. There are very few seeds, most of which are tomato pulp. Kibitz tomatoes are small-chamber, they have only two or three nests. Tomatoes are well transported and are not damaged on the way.
The variety has a good yield. From one bush, you can collect three and a half kilograms of fruit. The harvested crop can be kept fresh for up to one month. Adequate storage conditions should be created. This will require a secluded place.
To prevent the tomatoes from spoiling, the appropriate temperature should be maintained. The air temperature in the storage area should not exceed 10 degrees, and the air humidity should be 80 percent. It is better not to put tomatoes in the refrigerator for a long time, otherwise they will lose their aroma. The crop can be frozen or canned. It is good to make whole fruit blanks.
Tomatoes have a peculiar taste and aroma that can be lost if storage conditions are not followed.
Features of growing and care
Kibitz is suitable for growing outdoors in central Russia and in the southern regions. In the north, tomatoes of this variety are best grown in a greenhouse. Tomato bushes grow well in places where cucumbers, parsley, carrots, and cauliflower were previously planted.
Bushes can be planted densely, so you can increase yields by harvesting more fruits per square meter.
Seeds for seedlings begin to be sown in mid-March, if planting in a greenhouse is planned.
If the tomatoes will grow outdoors, then this can be done later, in early or mid-April. Before you start planting the seed, the ground must be treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Seedlings are sown in the greenhouse in mid-May, and in open ground in early June. Humus is added to the hole, which is mixed with fertilizer and sand. And the soil around is mulched.
Further care does not require much effort. The bushes will need to be watered and loosened regularly. Watering is carried out with warm water. Two or three times a season, the tomato will need to be fed.
Kibitsa bushes do not need to be tied up or pinned. If a lot of fruits have accumulated on one bush and the branches begin to bend, the stem may bend and break. In this case, he can be given support. Growing Kibitz tomatoes is a simple procedure.
Diseases and pests
Kibitz resists many diseases that commonly affect tomatoes. It is not susceptible to infestation of apical and root rot, is not susceptible to late blight.
With proper care, tomatoes will not sore throughout the summer season.
In some cases, a spider mite, nematodes, caterpillars can start on the bushes. If a diseased plant is found on the site, it must be dug up, and the soil around it must be processed.
For cultivating the soil and spraying the leaves, you can make an onion-garlic infusion from the husk. 200 grams of raw materials are poured with one liter of water and insisted.
Reviews of Kibitz tomato
Many summer residents tried to grow tomatoes and were satisfied not only with their quality, but also with their high yield. The characteristic of the variety is only positive. Reviews say that the fruits ripen quickly, they have to be collected in buckets and transported from the dacha, they do not deform on the road, this is an important advantage of this variety. Many people are engaged in drying such tomatoes, this variety is the best suited for this procedure.
