Tomatoes can be not only round or oval. Among the variety of varieties there are options with fruits in the form of cones, cylinders and other figures. One of the most unusual - ribbed tomato.
A prominent representative of this group is Lorraine Beauty. Fruits resembling exotic chrysanthemums will decorate any table.
Tomatoes Lorraine Beauty variety description
Tomato Lorraine Beauty - a rare variety, popular among fans of unusual fruits. 
Indeterminate bush, reaches a height of 1.5 m, individual specimens grow up to 2 m. Not standard. The variety is mid-season, in the open field behaves like late-ripening.
Average yield, 10-15 tomatoes are formed on the bush. Fruiting begins in July and lasts until September.
Fruits are flat and round, large, weighing up to 500 g. Ribbed, corrugated, in a section the tomato reminds a flower.
Color is ruby red, saturated. Taste is pleasant, sweetish. A large number of empty inner chambers gives the fruit a beautiful look, but makes them less juicy.
Taste qualities fruits depend on growing conditionsIn hot weather, tomatoes are more sweet. Well stored, harvested in the stage of technical ripeness tomatoes successfully ripen at home.
Origin and Purpose
Variety bred in the USA, it is intended for cultivation in an open ground or in greenhouses. In heated shelters begins fruiting in July, in the open ground the first fruits appear in August. The variety prefers higher temperatures and moderate humidity.
Tomatoes Lorraine Beauty often used fresh. The spectacular view of the cut makes them indispensable for vegetable platter, girds, buffets. Perhaps stuffing. Not suitable for canning.
A photo
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Advantages and disadvantages
Main advantages varieties Lorraine Beauty:
- very spectacular appearance of the fruit;
- pleasant sweetish taste;
- not too tall bushes easy to tie;
- good yield;
- resistance to viral diseases.
Among deficiencies celebrate:
- lack of juiciness, "hollow";
- in open ground in cool weather yields are significantly reduced;
- with insufficient temperature, not all ovaries have time to develop into fruits.
Peculiarities of care
Seeds are sown on seedlings in early March. The seed is planted with a depth of about 1 cm, the optimum temperature for germination is 25-26 degrees.
Seedling heat-lovingIt is better to grow under the film and use a lamp for additional lighting. Are required regular feeding aqueous solution of mineral fertilizers.
Landing in the greenhouse occurs in mid-May. Shrubs are placed at a distance of 40-50 cm and a space between rows of 60 cm. A few days after transplantation, you need to bind the plants to the supports.
They are suitable circular grid or durable stakes that hold heavy fruit.Requires a pinching with the removal of most lateral shoots. For successful development of ovaries recommended to remove lower leaves.
Pests and diseases: prevention and treatment
Variety Tomato Lorraine Beauty is enough virus resistant (mosaic, fusarium wilt). However, bushes can affect gray, white or root rot.
In the fight, preliminary soil shedding with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate, constant loosening and mulching between rows with peat or straw helps.
Tomatoes attract pests that spoil the leaves and roots: aphids, whitefly, thrips. In open ground, slugs, moths, and Colorado beetles can attack plants.
For prophylaxis, herbs can be planted next to tomatoes, for example, mustard leaves or parsley. Spraying with water solution of liquid ammonia helps to destroy pests. Use insecticides after the start of flowering is impossible.
Tomatoes Lorraine Beauty - rare and unusual variety, which is worth trying to grow on your own site. He is not too picky about the conditions of detention, it is important to monitor watering and temperature, as well as to protect plants from pests.
Ono-two bushes in the greenhouse is enough to surprise the home with elegant chrysanthemum tomatoes for several months.
