How to grow tomatoes Balcony miracle

In winter, the prices for vegetables are unpleasantly surprising, and more and more citizens are looking for alternative ways out of this situation. Some simply save, and the more active decide to grow vegetables with their own hands right in their apartment. Many are scared off by such an occupation because of the hassle, but as those who decided on this note, the result is worth it. Indeed, growing tomatoes or cucumbers in an apartment in winter is not only economically beneficial, but also nice to please loved ones with salads from vegetables of our own cultivation. If you are interested in such an idea, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the balcony miracle tomato (the name itself suggests the idea of where it is best to grow this tomato variety), which will be discussed in this article.

Content

1 Characteristics
2 Growing
3 Landing
4 Care
5 Video "Tomatoes Balcony Miracle"

Characteristics

The balcony miracle tomato is a determinant variety (it is difficult to imagine a room tomato growing under 2 m, this would greatly complicate its cultivation), the maximum plant height does not exceed 50-60 cm, therefore, a tomato bush does not need a garter, pinching is also not done necessary. A very important factor when growing tomatoes in an apartment is their early maturity. Here the Balcony miracle fully justifies expectations - it belongs to the early maturing varieties, bears fruit in 85-100 days. Another characteristic that contributes to growing on a balcony or in an apartment is that tomatoes can ripen normally even in low light conditions.

The yield of the Balcony Miracle is quite high, as for an ornamental variety: about 2 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from one bush. The fruits themselves are very beautiful - small (50-60 g), round, attractive bright red color. There were cases of harvesting a more abundant harvest and larger fruits (for this, each bush was planted in separate pots and intensively tended). Tomatoes leave only the best reviews regarding taste, therefore they are used mainly fresh and for preparing salads. Also, small tomatoes are great for rolling in jars (they are pickled, salted, etc.), can be used to make tomato products (but this is rare). Another special feature is that tomatoes of this variety can be frozen in the refrigerator (very few are suitable for this function).

Growing

You can grow tomatoes Balcony miracle in the apartment (on the balcony, windowsill, in the corner of the room) and in the open field. But in the open field, these tomatoes are grown extremely rarely, so we will consider the description of cultivation in the first option.

Landing

Planting a tomato A balcony miracle is worth starting from when you want to harvest (tomato bushes of this variety will begin to bear fruit in about three months); that is, if you want to please your loved ones with fresh tomatoes in early spring, your seedlings should appear around the beginning of December. You need to take fertile soil, in agricultural stores you can buy special soil mixtures. Before sowing, tomato seeds should be carefully prepared: harden, treat against diseases, check for germination. Then it is necessary to soak for a couple of hours in warm water and place in containers, the soil in which should be slightly moistened. In these containers, you need to create greenhouse conditions (the easiest way is to cover with foil), keep the room temperature at + 22-25 degrees.

After several days, the film is removed (during this time, sprouts will already appear), and it is advisable to put the container with the Balcony Miracle tomatoes in a cooler place (with a temperature of about +15) for a week, after which it should be returned to a warm environment with sufficient lighting. When the growth of seedlings reaches 10-15 cm, they are dived into individual containers (the number of plants in one container is directly proportional to the size of the container). Excess seedlings can be planted in open ground, if possible, this will enrich your experience of growing tomatoes in different environments.

Care

Caring for a tomato A balcony miracle is not a big deal. The most important thing is to make sure that the plant is not exposed to diseases (so that this does not happen, try to provide the most comfortable conditions for the tomato bushes). The culture is decorative, therefore it can be formed so that it has an aesthetic appearance. During flowering, it is advisable to shake the bushes of the Balcony Miracle slightly - this technique contributes to better pollination. You also need abundant watering and feeding; loosening of the soil has a positive effect on the growth of the Balcony Miracle.

You can water it with your own prepared solution with fertilizers (for 1 liter of water you will need 5 g of superphosphate and 1 g of potassium and urea sulfate each), or with special preparations. The best option would be to feed during the flowering period or fruit set.

The balcony miracle tomato variety is one of the best that can be grown on a balcony or windowsill, and more and more people are convinced of this. There is also the Pinocchio balcony miracle tomato, which, judging by the reviews, is actually not inferior to the main culture.

Video "Tomatoes Balcony Miracle"

The video tells about sowing seeds of the Balkonnoe miracle variety; bushes of these tomatoes are shown; recommendations for care are given.