Compared with big tomatoes, small tomatoes are more authentic!

Long ago, the Andes in South America was the origin of tomatoes. The aborigines on this continent took a fancy to the wild tomatoes that look like small tomatoes today. In 500 BC, the Aztecs collected wild tomatoes into the vegetable garden. In Aztec, tomato means "chubby fruit", which sounds lovely. After it was introduced to Europe, it was constantly selected, becoming a familiar appearance of western big persimmons and becoming a red "big chubby".

Therefore, small tomatoes are not genetically modified. Compared with the big tomato we often eat, it is the most primitive tomato variety, and the results of DNA sequence analysis confirm this.

At present, there are two kinds of small tomatoes on the market: cherry tomatoes and Millennium tomatoes.

▌ cherry tomato: This small tomato, commonly known as cherry tomato, is usually longer and rounder than the Millennium fruit, with a slightly sour taste and less red color. Common vegetable stalls in the vegetable market. ▼ ▼▼

▌ Millennium Fruit: This is an upgraded version of cherry tomato. It is a new variety cultivated by agronomists from cherry tomato varieties in recent years, and its vitamin PP content ranks first among fruits and vegetables. It is one size smaller than cherry tomato, and its fruit is round and beautiful in shape, red in color, high in sugar content and sweet in taste. The price of common fruit stalls in vegetable markets is much higher than that of cherry tomatoes. ▼ ▼▼

At present, most tomatoes are hard and not sweet. Are they genetically modified? The answer is that these tomatoes are really not genetically modified.

Tomatoes are not as delicious as before, which is the inevitable result of the industrialization of agricultural products. The specific channel is to widely cultivate and plant the preferred varieties that meet the requirements. Tomato varieties with high value and storage resistance are the first choice in the market today, even at the expense of taste.

Evolution brought by optimized breeding: Since tomatoes entered the human garden, the pursuit of larger and more tomato fruits has become the main goal of breeding. After continuous cross breeding, tomatoes are getting bigger and bigger. But the "logo" of tomato seems to have been forgotten.

From the appearance, tomatoes used to be mixed with green and red, but now they are all red. The high value of these all-red tomatoes is at the cost of losing the genes that synthesize chlorophyll. This gene mutation directly reduces the photosynthetic capacity of tomato. In this way, the sugar produced by tomato plants will be less sweet. The tomatoes here are like Yang Guifei, and it is difficult to have both beauty and taste.

Most tomatoes on the market now are hard and easy to store and transport. When tomatoes mature, the cell walls degrade and the cells escape. The result of artificial selection breeding is that the cell wall of tomato will not degrade even if it matures again, so it will become hard. This is undoubtedly good news for businesses, and it is easy to seize the market!

Life evolution is happening all the time in our world, and the evolution of plants is largely driven by the needs of animals, such as the promotion of tomato life evolution by human beings. Of course, the results of this kind of advancement are good and bad.

If you advocate rural life, you can take care of the "flowerpot garden" on the balcony and harvest the mouthwatering tomatoes in your memory.

▌ Attachment: Method of planting tomatoes on balcony

1. Prepare seeds

Organic tomatoes are not difficult to buy, and they are not the kind of tomatoes that have been crossed many times.

Cut the tomatoes, take out the seeds and keep them fresh in a glass jar.

2. Preservation and sowing preparation

If you want to keep tomato seeds, you can let them ferment in a glass jar for a few days, then pour them into a sieve to clean them and remove all the pulp.

Sundried seeds can be preserved for a long time. If you want to sow immediately, you can soak the seeds in warm water of 35 degrees for 3~4 hours, and then you can prepare for sowing.

3. Sowing and raising seedlings

After the seeds are soaked in clear water, you can prepare wet kitchen paper towels, then sprinkle the seeds on them, put them in plastic bags, and finally put them in a warm and dark place for a week.

A week later, the seeds germinated. At this time, the seeds can be transplanted into the soil, properly covered with a thin layer of soil, the soil is slightly moist, and a warm, ventilated and sunny environment can be maintained.

4, seedling maintenance

Keep the sun shining, keep the ambient temperature above 18 degrees, and the soil will grow very fast if it is slightly moist and does not accumulate water. If the seedlings grow too densely, they should be properly spaced, or they can be raised in seedling pots, with one plant in each small box.

When tomato seedlings grow to four leaves, they can be transplanted into a larger flowerpot filled with soil. Pay attention to keep enough sunshine for growth and culture, and have more than 6 hours of light every day.

Transplanted soil can be added with sufficient decomposed organic fertilizer as base fertilizer at the bottom of the basin, and thin fertilizer should be applied frequently after three months of maintenance, and excessive branches should be pruned during maintenance.

5. Pruning and flowering.

When tomatoes grow into plants, you can set up a shelf for them to grow. When they grow high enough, you can pinch them and control the plant type.

If you want tomatoes to blossom and bear fruit, you need not only enough water and sunshine, but also thin fertilizer and proper pruning to have nutritious flowers and fruits. After flowering, if the balcony is closed, it is necessary to combine artificial pollination to promote tomato fruiting.

Planting tomatoes on the balcony is not only a way to harvest fruits, but also a way to improve indoor air, beautify indoor environment and increase amateur fun. Pick tomatoes from your balcony and fry them all. Your heart will be beautiful!

Editing and sorting ▕ Aranthus

Data reference ▕ Baidu Encyclopedia? Species calendar? Factory network

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