Tomato variety Italian spaghetti

Real gourmets, who are avid gardeners, will never deny themselves the pleasure of growing and tasting a vegetable that has a somewhat unusual shape. If you choose varieties of tomatoes for originality, then one of them will certainly attract attention. Meet the tomato Italian spaghetti. The culture got this name due to its appearance. Suitable for indoor and outdoor cultivation. The variety is new, it has appeared on the market quite recently.

Description

The plant is indeterminate, growing up to 1.5 or 2 meters. The foliage is small. Leaves are dark green, wrinkled, pinnate. The stem is of medium thickness, slightly pubescent. The internodes are medium. Tomato flowers are simple, bisexual, yellow. The peduncle is articulated. Up to 6 fruit clusters of complex shape are formed on the plant. Each can contain from 4 to 8 ovaries.

The appearance of the variety is unconventional for the culture. Fruits are elongated, cigar-shaped, with a sharp nose. On average, the length is 8-10 cm, but 15-centimeter specimens grow, as stated in the description. Weight 100 - 150 grams. The skin is not thick, glossy. An unripe vegetable is light green with a large dark green spot at the stalk. As it ripens, the tomato turns crimson red, the stain disappears. The pulp of tomatoes is dense, fleshy, moderately juicy. There are few seeds; there are tomatoes with a partially hollow seed chamber. According to reviews, the taste of Italian Spaghetti is not very expressive.

Characteristics

• The variety is medium early;
• the yield is good, up to 5 kg of fruit can be harvested from 1 square meter. The maximum performance is observed in greenhouses;
• extended fruiting, harvesting is completed at the end of September;
• undemanding in terms of lighting, bears fruit even with insufficient light, which makes it suitable for greenhouses;
• the immunity is excellent, but, according to some reviews, it can be affected by late blight;
• transportability is good, tomatoes can be stored for a long time without loss of marketability;

• in use Italian spaghetti is versatile. Good for salads. The small size of the fruit is convenient for canning, they fit tightly in the jar, and many housewives consider this variety ideal for canning. Also, tomatoes can be salted, dried and frozen, after cutting into circles;
• the harvest that did not have time to ripen is perfectly ripened.

Agrotechnics

It is advisable to grow the variety in seedlings, sowing seeds for seedlings 2 months before the intended planting in the ground. Planting scheme - 3 bushes per 1 square meter. Form the plant into 1 or 2 stems. It is imperative to tie the bush to a vertical trellis or support. The plant is responsive to watering and fertilizing with mineral fertilizers.

Italian spaghetti is a fruitful and unpretentious crop, with fruits of universal use. It is rarely damaged by diseases, therefore it is ideal in terms of an environmentally friendly product, suitable for organic farming. Among the weaknesses of the variety, there is a discrepancy with the declared shape of the fruit. Some gardeners complain that tomatoes grow large, cuboid, unsuitable for whole canning.