Tomatoes are every gardener's dream. They are needed for salads, sauces, preparations and simply with salt on bread. But often by mid-summer the bushes are covered with brown rot, the fruits crack after rain, and the harvest is lost due to lack of sun or time for care. Especially if you come to your dacha only on weekends.
But there are varieties that grow on their own. One of the best is Northern Express.
This is a low-growing tomato that does not need pinching, is not afraid of late blight in moderate doses, and which ripens even in cool, cloudy summers. The bush is compact, does not fall apart, and does not require trellises. The fruits form early and quickly, by the end of July.
They are small, round, bright red, with dense pulp and thin skin. They do not crack from rain, do not rot on the bush, and are stored well for up to 2 weeks. Ideal for salads, whole pickling and fresh consumption.
And most importantly, if you leave for two weeks, the fruits will not overripe or rot. They'll just wait for you.
Maintenance is minimal:
- watering once every 3-4 days,
- mulch under the bush,
- Harvesting ripe tomatoes every 5–7 days.
There is no need to pintle, tie up, spray with fungicides or fight with “barren flowers”.
If you're tired of tomatoes that get sick at the first fog, plant Northern Express. Even if you remember about the garden bed only in August, it will already give away the harvest.
