Mysterious star in your garden - variety of tomato "Etoile"

Connoisseurs of unusual tomatoes will surely like the fruits of Etoile. They are very unusual shapes - ribbed, reminiscent of Bulgarian pepper, giving a very beautiful cut. The variety is rare, but surprisingly undemanding to care. All he needs is timely feeding and forming a bush.

To better understand what is at stake, read our article. In it you will find the characteristics of this amazing tomato, and a full description of the variety. And also learn all about the features of the cultivation of these tomatoes.

Etoile Tomato: variety description

Information about the origin of the variety is contradictory. According to some sources, it is bred in Switzerland, others argue that this is a variety of Kazakhstani amateur breeding. Tomatoes are not too well known, but are gradually gaining popularity due to amateur gardeners who are betting on exotic things. The variety is more suitable for greenhouses or film greenhouses, in warm climates it can be grown in open ground.

Etoile tomatoes - mid-season variety with good yield. Indeterminate bushes, not too tall, reach 1.2 m in height and require careful formation. Leaf mass is abundant. Fruits are collected in brushes of 6-8 pieces.

The yield is moderate, the collected fruits are well kept. They can be plucked in the stage of technical ripeness, tomatoes ripen perfectly at room temperature.

Among the main advantages of the variety:

• very beautiful and unusual fruits;
• good yield;
• lack of care;
• good seed germination.

Among the shortcomings can be noted the need for the formation and tying a bush. The average weight of a variety is 300 grams. Compare this figure with other varieties can be in the table:

Specifications

Fruit:

• Tomatoes have a very original shape, resembling a round pear or barrel.
• The pronounced ribbing creates a beautiful cut.
• Inside 6 large seed chambers, but the flesh is quite juicy, hollowness is not felt.
• Tomatoes have a bright red-pink shade, there are varieties with yellowish stripes on the fruit.
• Taste is pleasant, sweet with easy sourness.

A variety of salad, tomatoes are used to prepare snacks, stuffing, decorating dishes. Possible processing in juices and mashed potatoes. Productivity varieties happy. And you can compare it with other varieties in the table:

Read more about the diseases of tomatoes in greenhouses in the articles of our website, as well as methods and measures to combat them.

You can also get acquainted with information about high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties, about tomatoes that are not at all prone to phytophthora.

A photo

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the photos of the Etoile tomato:

Features of growing

Tomatoes are sown on seedlings in the first half of March. Before planting the seed material is recommended to soak in the growth promoter. Decontamination is not required, all necessary manipulations of seeds pass before sale. Germination is good, at least 85%.

The soil should be light, consisting of garden soil and humus in equal proportions.. You can add some sand and ash to the mix. It is possible to grow seedlings in containers or planting seeds in peat pots. The latter method does not require picks.

Read more about the soil for seedlings and for adult plants in greenhouses. We will tell you about what types of soil for tomatoes exist, how to prepare the right soil on your own and how to prepare the soil in the greenhouse in spring for planting.

Landings cover with foil and placed in a warm place. After germination, containers move to bright light. From time to time the containers are turned so that the plants develop evenly. Watering is better to carry out from a spray or a small-mesh watering can, using warm distilled water.

After the unfolding of 1-2 of these leaves, picking and feeding with complex liquid fertilizer is carried out. Transplantation in the greenhouse is possible in the first half of May. The wells are spilled with a hot solution of potassium permanganate, after planting the plant is tied to a support. Bushes are not too high, so you can use stakes or metal rods as supports. Watering should not be too frequent (1 time in 6 days), but rather abundant. During the season, tomatoes are fed 3-4 times with liquid complex fertilizer.

Plants need to form in 1 or 2 stems, removing the side processes and lower leaves. Pinch point growth is not required. Harvesting is carried out throughout the season as the fruit ripens.

Diseases and pests

Variety is not too susceptible to disease. Careful decontamination of the soil and periodic spraying of plants will help protect yourself from verticillus and fusarium. It is recommended to use a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate or phytosporin. Spraying with copper preparations helps against mosaics and late blight. Affected leaves and other parts of the plant immediately break off and burn.

From insect pests will save the soil mulching with peat, humus or straw, as well as weekly destruction of weeds. With aphids, a solution of warm water and laundry soap that washes the stalks and leaves effectively fights.

Grade Etoile deserves a place in the greenhouse. It is enough to plant several bushes - beautiful and tasty tomatoes will surely interest your household and decorate any holiday table.

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