If you decide to plant tomatoes at your summer cottage, we recommend that you pay attention to the Zemlyan tomato, the characteristics and description of which we will provide in this article.
We will tell you how to properly plant and care for these tomatoes.
- Appearance and description of early ripe varieties
- Characteristics of hybrid fruits
- The advantages and disadvantages of the variety
- Agrotechnology
- Seed preparation
- Landing
- Care and watering
- Pests and diseases
- Harvesting
Appearance and description of early ripe varieties
We propose to study the description of the variety "Countryman" and understand its pros and cons. 
Characteristics of hybrid fruits
The variety is represented by fruits of small size: the weight of one tomato is 60-80 g. The fruit has an oblong shape, red color. Juice contains 4.6 grams of dry matter.
One brush can hold up to 15 tomatoes. Tomatoes have a sweet taste.
The advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages of tomatoes include:
- the ability to get a stable crop;
- pleasant taste;
- the ability to preserve whole tomatoes;
- early ripeness;
- resistance to macrosporosis;
- average susceptibility to septoria, black spot and rot;
- ease of care.
Agrotechnology
Before you start growing tomatoes "Countryman", you need to familiarize yourself with some of the rules of agricultural engineering.
Seed preparation
Before you start to engage in seeds, you need to check their germination. It is worth pouring 2 spoons of salt into a glass of water and lowering the seed into the solution. Seeds that come up are not suitable for planting.
In spring, it is necessary to prepare seed and soil. It is best to hold this event in March or April. Seeds should be washed with potassium permanganate or aloe juice. After that, they are washed with water and soaked in a growth-stimulating solution.
The soil to be used for the landing, it is necessary to disinfect. It should be ignited in the oven, mulch with peat, humus or sawdust. 
Landing
After reviewing the characteristics of the tomato "Countryman", you can safely begin to plant.
Typically, tomatoes of this variety are planted seedlings, so you must first plant the seeds. They are deepened into containers of 1.5-2 cm and watered with warm water through a small sieve or sprayed with a spray bottle.
Seedlings should be covered with plastic wrap and put in a warm place.
It is important to ensure optimum air temperature of +25 ° C. After the first sprouts become visible, you need to remove the plastic film and perform a pick. 
After 60-65 days, it is necessary to transplant seedlings of the "Countryman" tomato in open ground.Each bush must have at least 6 leaves and 1 flower brush. It is recommended to plant seedlings according to this scheme: 70x35.
Care and watering
It is very important to properly water the plants. It is better to moisturize the soil under the root. Periodically, and always after moistening, it is necessary to loosen the soil and remove weeds. It is also recommended to feed the plant.
Pests and diseases
This variety has good resistance to almost all diseases and pests, so you can safely plant it on your site. However, in order to protect plants, it is still recommended to carry out preventive measures by special means.
Harvesting
Tomato "Countryman" has a pretty good yield.1 bush gives up to 4 kg of fruits, up to 18 kg can be collected from 1 square meter. Ripening of tomatoes occurs 95-100 days after planting seed. You can collect the fruit until the onset of the first frost.
If you are a beginner in the cultivation of tomatoes, we recommend you opt for this variety. The variety of tomatoes "Countryman", the description of which was presented in our article - an ideal option for growing in the summer cottage, and for mass production.
