For those who want to quickly get the first harvest, while spending a minimum of effort, the breeders brought a good variety with the romantic name "Early Love".
However, despite the overall ease of maintenance, this type of tomato has one drawback - it is low productivity. But the taste of tomatoes is wonderful.
Read full article in our description of the variety, its characteristics, particularly agricultural technology and cultivation of subtlety.
Early tomato love: description of the variety
Grade name | Early love |
general description | Early ripe determinant variety of tomatoes for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground. |
Originator | LLC "Scientific and Research Institute of vegetable growing of the protected ground" and LLC "Agrosemgavrish" |
Ripening | 90-100 days |
The form | Round, slightly ribbed |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 85-95 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | 2 kg from a bush |
Features of growing | Easily tolerates moisture deficiency and temperature changes |
Disease resistance | Resistant to major diseases of tomatoes |
This is a determinant, not standard variety of tomatoes. About indeterminantny grades read here. The plant is quite tall, 180-200 cm in the southern regions can reach 200-210 cm. In terms of ripening, it belongs to the early varieties, it is necessary to wait 90-100 days from transplanting to ripening first fruits.
This type of tomato is recommended for cultivation in unprotected soil and in greenhouses, hotbeds, under film. Tomatoes Early love have good resistance to cracking of fruits, phytophthora and many other diseases and pests.. No wonder many people call the tomato variety "for the lazy."
Fruits that have reached varietal maturity have a red or bright red color, in shape they are round, slightly ribbed. In size tomatoes are not too large 85-95 grams. The number of chambers is 3-4, the dry matter content is about 5%. Harvest can be stored in a cool place for a long time and tolerates transportation.
The following table shows data for comparison by weight of other varieties of fruit of tomatoes:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Early love | 85-95 grams |
Fat jack | 240-320 grams |
Prime minister | 120-180 grams |
Broody | 90-150 grams |
Polbyg | 100-130 grams |
Buyan | 100-180 grams |
Black bunch | 50-70 grams |
Grapefruit | 600-1000 grams |
Kostroma | 85-145 grams |
American ribbed | 300-600 grams |
The president | 250-300 grams |
How to get a great harvest in the open field? How to prepare the soil in the greenhouse for spring planting?
Specifications
The variety "Early Love" was obtained by Russian specialists in 1999. Received state registration as recommended for open ground and greenhouse shelters in 2001. Since that time, it has become popular with owners of high greenhouses and farmers due to its high marketability.
For better yield, this type of tomato is best grown in the southern regions, if we talk about unprotected soil. In film shelters it bears fruits well in the middle belt areas. In more northern regions it is grown up in greenhouses.
Tomato cultivar Early love is very well suited for tselnoplodnyh conservation and cask zasolok. Use them fresh, they can serve as decoration for any table. Thanks to the excellent combination of acids and sugars from these tomatoes get a very tasty and healthy juice.
With careful care from one bush can get up to 2 kg of fruit. With a recommended planting density of 3 bushes per square meter. m is 6 kg. The result is modest, especially for such a giant.
With the yield of other varieties you can see in the table:
Grade name | Yield |
Early love | 2 kg from a bush |
Olya-la | 20-22 kg per square meter |
Nastya | 10-12 kg per square meter |
King of Kings | 5 kg from a bush |
Banana red | 3 kg from a bush |
Gulliver | 7 kg from a bush |
Brown sugar | 6-7 kg per square meters |
Lady shedi | 7.5 kg per square meter |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
Pink Lady | 25 kg per square meter |
A photo
See below: Tomato Early love photos
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main positive qualities of this type of tomato note:
- early ripeness;
- disease resistance;
- the possibility of whole canning;
- high taste qualities;
- simplicity of maintenance.
Among the minuses noted:
- low yield;
- branch weakness;
- capriciousness to fertilizer at the growth stage.
Features of growing
Among the features of the variety "Early Love" highlight its early maturity. Among other features pay attention to the ability to easily transfer temperature changes, as well as tolerance to lack of moisture.
This kind of tomato and tall trunk necessarily need to be tied, and the branches in the props.
The shrub is formed by pinching two or three stalks. During active growth it responds very well to supplements containing potassium and phosphorus, in the future you can do with complex fertilizers.
Read more about how and how to fertilize tomatoes:
- Organic and mineral, ready-made complexes, TOP best.
- For seedlings, when picking, foliar.
- Yeast, iodo, ash, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid.
Do not forget about such important agricultural practices like irrigation mode, mulching.
Why when growing tomatoes used fungicides, insecticides and growth promoters?
Diseases and pests
"Early love" has a very good resistance to many diseases, so if you follow all the measures of care and prevention, the disease will not affect you. Compliance with the regime of irrigation and lighting, regular airing of greenhouses - these are the main measures for the care of this tomato.
However, we bring to your attention useful information about such diseases as Alternaria, Fusarium, Verticillis, Late Blight. And also about the protective measures against Phytophthora and varieties resistant to this disease.
As for pests, the main threat is the Colorado potato beetle, aphid, thrips, spider mite. You can also find information about themselves and ways of fighting in the articles of our site.
"Early love" is suitable for gardeners without any experience, as there is nothing difficult in caring for them, except following simple rules. Good luck and good harvests.
In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes with different ripening terms:
Early maturing | Middle late | Medium early |
Pink meaty | Yellow banana | Pink king F1 |
Ob domes | Titanium | Grandma's |
King early | F1 slot | Cardinal |
Red dome | gold fish | Siberian miracle |
Union 8 | Raspberry wonder | Bear Paw |
Red icicle | De barao red | Bells of Russia |
Honey Cream | De barao black | Lev Tolstoy |