Characteristics of the tomato variety Country favorite
In the fields of the country and in private farms, many varieties of tomatoes are grown both for fresh consumption and for processing. You can find tall tomatoes that are tied to trellises, early and late varieties, as well as low, but fruitful tomatoes. Lovers of determinate species like tomatoes, which set a lot of fruits. One of these varieties is the Dacha favorite tomato, which has become widespread among gardeners engaged in vegetable crops.
Characteristics of the tomato variety Country favorite
Plant characteristic
According to the characteristics, the variety is different:
- short stature, but sometimes requires a garter;
- versatility of cultivation: seedlings are planted both in open ground and in a greenhouse;
- the versatility of the use of fruits.
Tomato variety The summer cottage pet is not a hybrid, so it is possible to collect seeds suitable for further growing tomatoes.
Description of tomatoes
According to the description, the tomato variety Dacha Pet, planted in a greenhouse, is slightly higher than in open ground.
The shape of the bush is almost the same. Fruit semicircular bush forms 2 trunks, bearing up to 15 fruit clusters. Each cluster has about 12 flowers, which set fruit after pollination. Ripening occurs simultaneously, which makes it possible to collect all the fruits in a brush together.
The fruits of this variety at the stage of milky ripeness are light green in color. A lighter spot is visible at the stalk, which is gradually colored. When ripe, each fruit is evenly colored red without a spot at the stalk. The shape of the fruit is round, slightly flattened on top.
Seedling
Almost all tomatoes in the middle zone of the country are grown by seedlings. For this, the seed is purchased or harvested independently. 2 months before planting tomatoes in a permanent place, soil is prepared in containers or containers. It should include garden soil, peat and fertilizers.
One day before sowing the seeds, the containers should be in a warm place. Soaked overnight in aloe juice, a solution of boric acid or potassium permanganate, the seeds are thoroughly washed with running water and evenly spread over a flat surface of the ground, sprinkled with a centimeter layer of earth, sprayed with warm water from a spray bottle and covered with a film.
Before planting, the seedlings are hardened
It is necessary to maintain a constant temperature in containers: up to 24 ° C during the day, and not lower than 18 ° C at night. Humidity should be moderate: high humidity can provoke seedling rot and late blight, and low humidity will not allow seedlings to develop normally. If there is no condensation on the film, the plants are sprayed with water, but not watered at the root, because this contributes to the erosion of the soil and damage to the weak root system.
After the appearance of the second pair of leaves, the seedlings are dived if it is cramped in containers. For 2 months from germination to planting, seedlings are fertilized 3 times. For this, chemicals or organic solutions are used.
A week before planting in open ground, the seedlings are hardened. Every day, the containers are opened and exposed to the open sun so that on the first day it is for an hour or half an hour, and on the following days the time spent in the open air gradually increases.
Transplanting
Ready seedlings are planted in the field, but when planting in greenhouses, they do not need to be hardened. First, prepare the area of land so that there is a distance of 70 cm between the rows, and about 50 cm between the plants. Warm water is poured into the prepared holes, then the seedlings are planted at an angle.
As they grow in greenhouses, fruit bushes are tied up, but they grow no more than 60 cm in height, so that the formation is reduced only to removing unnecessary stepsons and leaves that interfere with the free flow of air between the bushes. Watering and fertilizing tomatoes is carried out on demand. Before the first flowers open, the plants are fertilized for the first time. At least 10 days should elapse between the following procedures.
The tomato variety Dacha Pet requires precise planting care, these are:
- timely watering;
- fertilization with chemicals or organic matter;
- weeding and simultaneous loosening of the soil;
- destruction of pests.
When fertilizing plants, you need to pay attention to the dosage, never exceed it, otherwise you can expose the plants to burns. To destroy pests, a mechanical method (manual assembly) or chemical (pesticide) is used.
Diseases and prevention
A summer cottage pet is practically not damaged by late blight, gray rot, alternaria, white spot and other dangerous viruses. But than treating diseased tomatoes, it is better to prevent the disease. For this, it is recommended to use the chemicals Quadris, Phytocid-R, Trichodermin and Pseudobacterin-2. The method of application is always described on the packages.
Following all the recommendations for agricultural technology, you can really get healthy plants.
Conclusion
Tomatoes A country favorite can be planted both in the greenhouse and in the open ground. The yield of the variety depends on the care of the plants, the hard work of the gardener. The decision to plant this variety of tomatoes is the right choice.