Delicious and fruitful tomato "Marmande": description of the variety and photo of the fruit

The Marmande tomato variety is known relatively recently, but has already gained popularity. If you prefer early maturing tomato varieties, turn your attention to these tomatoes.

Marmande has a lot of positive qualities - early ripening, disease resistance, good yield indicators.

In this article you will find a complete description of the variety, its characteristics and cultivation features. We will also tell you about the immunity of these tomatoes, their resistance to diseases and pests.

Tomato "Marmande": variety description

The Marmande tomato variety is not hybrid and does not have F1 hybrids of the same name. It is early maturing, as its fruit ripens from 85 to 100 days.

The height of indeterminate bushes of this plant, which are not standard, ranges from 100 to 150 centimeters. Such tomatoes can be grown both in unprotected soil and in greenhouses.

They show resistance to almost all diseases, and these tomatoes are absolutely resistant to fusarium and verticillosis.

The Marmande tomato variety was bred by Dutch breeders in the 21st century. These tomatoes are suitable for growing in all regions of the Russian Federation, as well as on the territory of Moldova and Ukraine.

Characteristics

Marmande tomatoes are characterized by large ribbed flattened fruits, weighing from 150 to 160 grams.

They are red in color and are characterized by a high density and few seeds. These tomatoes have a long shelf life and excellent transportability. They are characterized by a small number of nests and an average dry matter content. Marmande tomatoes are used raw, juiced and processed.

This type of tomato has a high yield. 7-9 kg can be collected from a square meter.

A photo

You can get acquainted visually with the Marmande tomato variety in the photo below:

Advantages and disadvantages

Tomato Marmande has the following benefits:

• wonderful taste and commercial characteristics of the fruit;
• their high transportability;
• early maturity;
• resistance to the main diseases of tomatoes in greenhouses;
• friendly return of the harvest.

These tomatoes have practically no drawbacks, to which they owe their popularity..

Growing features

The fruiting period for the above-described tomato variety lasts from 45 to 60 days. These tomatoes are excellent for early commercial production.

The Marmande tomato is a thermophilic plant and prefers light fertile soils.... These tomatoes can be grown through seedlings or open field sowing. Seeds are sown for seedlings from 1 to 10 March.

For this, pots filled with nutrient soil are used, the size of which is 10 by 10 centimeters. In these pots, the seedlings are 55-60 days, after which they are planted in the garden. This usually occurs in the second decade of May.

IMPORTANT! The distance between the plants should be 50 centimeters and between the rows 40 centimeters. One square meter of land should contain from 7 to 9 plants.

If you want an early harvest, you can plant the seedlings in the garden in early May and cover it with transparent wrap until the weather is consistently warm.

Marmande tomatoes are not recommended to be planted after physalis, peppers, potatoes and eggplants.

The ideal place to plant these tomatoes is in a sunny area, sheltered from strong winds. They respond well to organic fertilization.

Diseases and pests

This variety of tomatoes is practically not susceptible to disease, and treatment with insecticidal preparations will help protect it from pests.

Conclusion

Proper care of Marmande tomatoes is guaranteed to provide you with a rich harvest of delicious tomatoes that you can use not only for personal consumption, but also for sale.

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