A new remarkable variety of tomatoes became known in 2014 from a publication in the magazine Ogorodnik. The author of the article and the variety is the national breeder from Chernigov Alexander Nikolaevich Bendrik.
Tomato "Bendrik Cream" is a result of experiments, creativity, long-term hard work. But the result is worth it.
Read in our article a complete description of the variety, its main characteristics and peculiarities of cultivation.
Bendrik Cream Tomatoes: variety description
- Not a hybrid - can be propagated by seed.
- For open ground and all types of greenhouses.
- Grown in all regions of Russia.
- Medium early. Tomatoes ripen in 100-110 days after germination.
- Deterministic. Semi-sprawling plant reaching a height of 1 meter.
- Branching and foliage average.
- The leaf is ordinary, dark green.
- Complex inflorescence.
- High yield. Fruit long and abundant.
Oval fruit shape resemble plum. Red or yellow. Possess an exquisite, sweetish taste. Tomatoes are very dense, fleshy, contain some liquid and seeds. They have good keeping quality, in a dark cool place they are perfectly preserved in the stage of milky-wax and full maturity. A ripened brush can remain on the bush for 2-3 weeks. Easy to transport.
Bendrik cream has a unique fecundity. From one plant can remove up to 15 kg. The number of fruits in the brush reaches 30.
Suitable for cooking almost any food: salads, dressings, soups, sauces, ideal for canning, used for drying, freezing, drying. Disease resistance is good.
Agrotechnics and features of care
"Cream" grown fond of gardeners for the abundance of fruits and versatility in use. There are many varieties, the hallmark of which is abundant fruiting. Suitable for cultivation in the soil, greenhouses, greenhouses, at home on the windowsill. Rich in trace elements, iron, fiber, vitamins.
Terms of planting seedlings to a permanent place depend on climatic conditions, quality of seedlings, planting sites: open ground or greenhouse. This is usually done from late May to mid-June. Like all tomatoes, Bendrik Cream is a heat-loving culture, they prefer the sunny side of the site protected from the wind. The next year they grow poorly in the same place, they don’t like the earth after potatoes. It is preferable to the place on which the first roots or legumes.
It is recommended to place the plants tightly enough, leaving 1-1.2 m between the rows. The earth is scooped up to the plants. For more convenient watering in the center of the aisle groove is done. Watering plentiful, rare. It is best to water in the morning, with warm water at the root. The variety does not like rain irrigation. Every week 2-3 leaves and stepchildren are removed. At the end of the summer there are from two to three leaves. The bush is formed into one stem, cutting off all lateral stepchildren and pinching the top after the appearance of the third hand.
No benefit to the plant from stepchildren, they only waste nutrients, thereby reducing the harvest. Pinch to reach stepsons 3-5 cm. It is best to do this in the morning. If the wound is delayed until the evening, the risk of infection is reduced. At the end of the season, to protect against excessive moisture, remove the mulch, the plants spud again. When grown in open ground with a cold snap and frost cover the film.
During the summer, spend at least three root dressings:
- Five hundred grams of liquid mullein diluted with 10 liters of water, add a tablespoon of nitrophoska. Half a liter of solution for one bush.
- Half a liter of liquid chicken manure, a teaspoon of sulfate, a tablespoon of complex fertilizer "Signor Tomato" in 10 liters of water. Feed during the blooming of the second flower brush, one liter per plant.
- Sodium humate according to the instructions, after the appearance of the third brush.
It is necessary to pinch and pinch, to provide support, garter. Poor tolerance of excess moisture. Requires treatment of diseases.
Diseases and pests
To avoid damage to the brown rot should not be engaged in watering in cold weather. The beds mulch mowed grass, sawdust, torn weeds. From brown and apical decay experienced gardeners recommend treating plants with special preparations. Alternately with a solution of the present celandine, wood ash, Mikosan-V. At the first signs of the disease color apply the drug Tanos. To protect ripening fruits, you can try the Quadris tool.
Keeping a good trade dress for a long time, transferring transportation well, the variety is perfect for retail. Having excellent taste, it is used for preservation not only at home, but also in industrial conditions.
