Tomatoes are considered one of the most unpretentious crops that can be successfully grown in the beds. Having tested his strength in the cultivation of such plants at least once, it is rare for a gardener to resist the temptation not to repeat this operation. Only culture or its hybrid, he will pick up more carefully. Moreover, there is something from which - tomatoes total about three thousand. This time we present to your attention the description and characteristics of the variety of tomato Alesha Popovich.
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Considered a novelty, the quality of tomatoes is guaranteed. The plant is intended for cultivation not only in greenhouse conditions, but also on unprotected soil. The second option is more suitable for the southern regions of the country.
Variety is middle-ripened, capable of producing first fruits eighty days after transplanting. Bushes are powerful, tall, need to be staved and tied to support posts. The fruits are rounded, weighing three hundred grams, pink color and excellent taste.
Advantages and disadvantages of the
variety The main advantages include the following characteristics:
- are resistant to the main diseases inherent in tomato plants - Fusarium and tobacco mosaic virus;
- good yield at which you can get about fifteen kilograms of tomatoes per square meter;
- long fruiting period.
But there is also a share of negative:
- plant places high demands on sunlight;
- if the season is unfavorable, then the tomato plant will not show even half of its fruiting capacity;
- quick and intensive response to any mistake made.
Requirements for soil for planting
This tomato variety is grown by seedling, seed is purchased at the store, soaked in manganese solution for preventive purposes. The soil in the planting tanks should be light. It would be better if you buy it in the store.
The maximum return from plants is obtained if they are grown on sandy and loamy beds, to which nutrients are added.
Sowing rules
Seeds are planted at the end of May, so that by the time the seedlings are moved to the beds, the soil has warmed up thoroughly. The soil must be shed before planting. Prepared seeds are planted in boxes and powdered with dry soil composition for one - one and a half centimeters.
The containers are covered with plastic wrap and put in a warm room. When the first shoots appear, they must be moved to the window sill so that the plants are illuminated by sunlight.
Seedlings are watered, loosened the top layer of soil, fed with complex fertilizers. After the formation of the second leaf, a pick is performed in separate cups.
Transplantation of tomatoes in open ground
Sprouts move to the ground a couple of months after emergence. By this time they should form all the true leaves located under the first fruit cluster. Soil composition is prepared in advance for planting seedlings, for which manure, sand and fertilizer compounds are mixed.
To plant seedlings should be on the scheme of "sixty to seventy" centimeters, to provide an opportunity to freely approach any plant. To avoid unnecessary foliage on the bushes, they must be formed into one - two stems. This measure will provide tomatoes with enough light and air.
lamp. Care for the variety after transplanting
. Important: plants have high demands for care. They need light, water and food. Otherwise, the bushes will no longer form inflorescences.
If you neglect the rules of care, the tomato bushes will often hurt, to form small and inconspicuous fruits of poor quality.
It is recommended to periodically loosen the topsoil on the beds, podozuchivaya plants, then - to mulch. These measures will allow nutrients and air to penetrate to the roots of the tomato bushes. At the same time with these events, do not forget to remove weeds.
Considering that the bushes are capable of growing up to two meters, they need to be stepchild to improve their fruiting.
If you decide to grow tomatoes in unprotected garden beds, then at first they should be covered with polyethylene for the night.
Watering is carried out regularly and moderately so that the beds are not filled.
Diseases and pests: ways to prevent
The main dangers that await tomatoes during growth:
- late blight;
- Colorado potato beetle;
- aphid;
- whitefly.
As a preventive measure, tomato bushes should be treated with special compounds to protect them from late blight.
Periodically, plants should be inspected for the presence of the Colorado potato beetle. His larvae and eggs are destroyed along with the leaves, the pest itself is collected by hand.
Aphids and whitefly beds can be treated with wood ash or tobacco dust.
Harvesting and storage rules
Mass collection of ripened fruits falls in August - September. Tomatoes canned, processed into tomato products, consumed fresh. If you put them in a dark warm room in the boxes, then you can still some time to feast on these delicious fruits.
Most gardeners use one trick - they remove foliage over the formed fruits. Such a measure improves lighting, accelerates the ripening of tomatoes.
The Alesha Popovich variety is chosen by those gardeners who love to grow large-sized hybrid tomatoes. It can be cultivated in almost any region, meeting all the requirements for care. But at the same time it must be remembered that yields from Alyosha Popovich are unstable, and the cultivation of this variety involves a certain amount of risk.