Tomato Kaspar: variety description, reviews (photos)

Tomatoes

The Kaspar tomato originates from Holland. It's relatively new to our country, but has already gained popularity thanks to its many qualities. Kaspar tomatoes are excellent for canning, and they make delicious tomatoes in their own juice. And that's not the only advantage of this variety, making it one of the most popular vegetables to grow.

Description of the variety

This variety is weather-resistant, undemanding, and ripens early. Tomato plants are typically low, ranging from 60 to 100 cm. However, each plant produces so many fruits that the bush bends under the overwhelming weight and must be tied down. The tomatoes ripen into oblong, bell pepper-like fruits with a pointed tip. The fruits are red, firm, and dense. Each tomato weighs about 100 grams. They have a slightly tart taste and a pleasant, fresh aroma.

Unripe fruits are light green in color; when ripe, the color ranges from orange to bright red.

The Kaspar variety germinates easily and is frost- and disease-resistant. Its yield is approximately 10 kg per square kilometer, indicating good fertility. Of course, this yield depends on how you care for the plants. But even 7 kg per square meter is quite a lot. Translated per plant, this yield would be 1.5 kg.

The harvest begins from mid-July to the end of August. If grown in southern regions, Kaspar tomatoes will ripen as early as June. These tomatoes are fleshy and firm, and can be transported safely without cracking or bruising. The bushes are resistant to late blight and fusarium.

This variety is primarily used for canning due to its slightly tart flavor and thick skin. However, some prefer to eat tomatoes fresh, without the skin. Kaspar tomatoes are often pickled, used in lecho (a stew made with lecho), vegetable stews, ketchup, salted, and added to snacks. But this tomato variety is best enjoyed in its own juice, especially since the skin peels off easily, even without boiling water.

How to grow seedlings

Anyone, even a novice gardener, can grow the "Kaspar" variety. These tomatoes are cared for like any other: watered, fertilized, removed grass and weeds, and tilled. They thrive both in greenhouses and open ground. This variety is suitable for southern and central Russia, Siberia, and the Far East.

First, you should soak the seeds, disinfect them with a 1% solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes, then mix the charcoal ash with water and transfer them to this solution, leaving for 5-6 hours.

Then the seeds can be planted in prepared boxes, at a depth of 2 cm. Tomatoes are planted from seeds after March 20 and until the beginning of April.

Once a week has passed and the seeds have sprouted and the first leaves have appeared, they need to be pricked out and transplanted into pots. It's important to remember to apply superphosphate fertilizer. You can apply it a couple more times throughout the seedlings' growth. Harden off the newly formed plants by taking the containers outside for a short time, once or twice a day.

We plant in the ground

Tomato seedlings are planted in open ground or an insulated greenhouse in mid-May, after the last frost. It's best if root vegetables have been growing in the soil beforehand; the Kaspar tomato thrives in this environment. Fertilize the soil before planting. Plant 4 seedlings per square meter. The soil should be well-drained.

Tomatoes of this variety love water, so they need to be watered at least twice a week. Avoid splashing water on the stems and leaves, only under the roots. Water the bushes in the late afternoon with warm, settled water. This variety loves to produce shoots, so keep an eye on them and prune them promptly. The stems are so spreading that they can trail along the ground. Side shoots appear as shoots above the leaves. Tomatoes are grown in two stems.

This hybrid needs to be fertilized while it's growing in the garden. Apply the first fertilizer when the berries are setting, then again two weeks later. Choose fertilizers high in potassium and phosphorus.

This tomato variety has many leaves, so it protects its fruit from sunburn from the south. If you have a north-facing garden, the tomato will need additional light to ripen. Another advantage of growing it in the south is that it doesn't require pruning, as it will produce plenty of fruit regardless. However, in the north, you'll need to train the bush.

Harvesting

The fruits ripen in 80-90 days when grown in a greenhouse and about 110 days in the open ground. Tomatoes bear fruit until autumn. In the northern regions of the country, the first harvest is in July.

Judging by the ripening time, you can say that you will be able to taste your first tomatoes within 3 months after the first sprouts appear, and even earlier in a greenhouse.

Reviews from those who have planted this tomato variety are extremely positive. This hybrid is excellent, produces a large harvest, and has a distinctive flavor. If you need a tomato for canning, this is the one to choose.