For those who want to get quick results when growing large-fruited tomatoes there is a very interesting variety, it is called Apparently Invisible.
The main advantage that everyone will like without exception is the short stature of the bush and the rather large size of the fruit. This variety will be discussed in our article.
Read on for a full description of the variety, get acquainted with its characteristics and cultivation features. We will also tell about the advantages and disadvantages of tomatoes Apparently, invisibly, about their tendency or resistance to diseases.
Tomato Apparently Invisible: description of the variety
Grade name | Apparently invisible |
general description | Early ripe determinant variety of tomatoes for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground. |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 85-100 days |
The form | Rounded, slightly flattened |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 280-330 grams |
Application | Table, for making juices and pastes |
Yield varieties | 4-5 kg from a bush |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to the main diseases of tomatoes, susceptible to bacterial spotting |
This is a determinant, shtambovy tomato. The bush is short, from 60 to 90 cm. It belongs to early-ripening species, it takes 85-100 days from transplanting to ripening of first fruits.
This tomato can be successfully grown both in open ground and in greenhouses, greenhouses, under film, many get a good harvest in urban areas on the balcony.
It has a very good resistance to diseases of fungal origin. Despite the small size of the bush, the fruits of "Apparently-invisible" rather large 280-330 grams. Ripe tomatoes are red in shape, rounded, slightly flattened. The number of chambers 4-5, the dry matter content of 5-6%. Harvest well tolerated storage and transportation.
You can compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Apparently invisible | 280-330 grams |
The president | 250-300 grams |
Summer resident | 55-110 grams |
Broody | 90-150 grams |
Andromeda | 70-300 grams |
Pink Lady | 230-280 grams |
Gulliver | 200-800 grams |
Banana red | 70 grams |
Nastya | 150-200 grams |
Olya-la | 150-180 grams |
De barao | 70-90 grams |
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Specifications
This type of tomato was bred by Siberian scientists. Received state registration as a variety intended for cultivation in unprotected soil and greenhouse shelters in 2001. Since that time, he was fond of not only summer residents and farmers, but also city dwellers due to their high taste and size of the bush.
The best result of the yield of a variety of tomato Apparently invisibly gives in the open field gives in the southern regions. In areas of the middle band the plant is best covered with a film. In more northern regions, it is successfully grown in greenhouses without loss of varietal qualities and yield.
Possessing high taste qualities, these tomatoes are very good fresh, they will decorate any table.
For whole-fruit canned food, only the smallest specimens are used, usually they are at the end of the fruiting season. Juices and pastes are very good and tasty. With proper care and good conditions from one bush can collect 4-5 kg. With a recommended planting density of 3 bushes per square meter. m, comes 12-15 kg, which for such a small tomato is a very good result.
With the yield of other varieties of tomatoes, you can see in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Apparently invisible | 4-5 kg from a bush |
Russian size | 7-8 kg per square meter |
Long keeper | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Podsinskoe miracle | 5-6 kg per square meter |
American ribbed | 5.5 kg from a bush |
De barao giant | 20-22 kg from a bush |
Prime minister | 6-9 kg per square meter |
Polbyg | 4 kg from a bush |
Black bunch | 6 kg from a bush |
Kostroma | 4-5 kg from a bush |
Red bunch | 10 kg from a bush |
A photo
See below: Tomato Apparently Invisible photo
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of this variety emit:
- short stature bush provides ample opportunities for cultivation, including in the city;
- good yield;
- large fruits;
- early ripeness;
- disease resistance.
Among the drawbacks can be noted capriciousness to the mode of irrigation and fertilizer, especially at the stage of active growth of the bush.
Features of growing
Among the main advantages of the tomato "Apparently Invisible" it is worth mentioning the combination of short growth of a bush and the size of fruits, for such bushes they are very large. Also, I want to mention his early maturity. The trunk of the plant is very strong and needs a garter as needed, usually without it. The branches, hung with large fruits, should be strengthened with props.
The shrub is formed in 3 stalks with a straw hatch when grown in greenhouses. On the balcony form 2 branches. At the growth stage, special attention should be paid to the irrigation regime and fertilizers.
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- Organic, ready-made complexes, TOP best.
- Extra root, for seedling, when picking.
- Yeast, iodine, ash, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid.
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Diseases and pests
"Apparently-invisible" has good resistance to diseases, but can still be exposed to black bacterial spotting. To get rid of this disease, use the drug "Fitolavin". It may also be affected by the apical rot of the fruit. In this disease, the plant is treated with a solution of calcium nitrate and reduce soil moisture.
Also on our site you will find a lot of useful information about other common diseases of tomatoes and measures to combat them:
- Alternaria, fusarium, verticilliasis.
- Late blight, protection from it, varieties that do not have phytophthora.
The most frequent pests in the middle lane are the Colorado potato beetle, aphid, thrips, spider mites, slugs. Folk remedies or special insecticides will help to cope with them. If "Apparently-invisible" grows on the balcony, then there are no significant problems with diseases and pests.
As you can see, this is an uncomplicated and very convenient sort of tomato. Apparently Invisible, problems with its cultivation do not arise even among beginners. Good luck and good harvest.
In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes with different ripening terms:
Middle late | Early maturing | Late-ripening |
gold fish | Yamal | Prime minister |
Raspberry wonder | Rose of Wind | Grapefruit |
Miracle of the market | Diva | Bull heart |
De Barao Orange | Buyan | Bobcat |
De Barao Red | Irina | King of Kings |
Honey salute | Pink spam | Grandma's Gift |
Krasnobay F1 | Red Guard | F1 snowfall |