For each gardener when choosing a variety of tomatoes, important criteria are simplicity in care, yield, taste and presentation. Tomato variety Eagle beak fits all these wishes.
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Characteristics and description of tomato eagle beak
This variety was bred by the Siberian breeder Dederko with a group of co-authors in 2005. According to the characteristic, it is a grade middle ripening period intended for cultivation in greenhouses and open beds.
The ripening period of a tomato is 105 to 115 days from the time of sowing. The variety is hybrid, tall. The height of the bush according to the description is 150-170 centimeters.
Fruits of large size, oblong with an elongated curved tip, resembling an eagle's beak. The color of the fruit is raspberry. The weight of each tomato on average 350-800 grams. The flesh is thick, the taste is slightly sweet.
Advantages and disadvantages
This variety has the following advantages:
- excellent taste;
- good presentation;
- high degree of disease resistance;
- long shelf life;
- high yield;
- good transportability.
The disadvantages include:
- mandatory formation of a bush;
- demanding of the soil;
- the frequency of dressings and the abundance of irrigation.
Seed preparation
The key to a good harvest is properly grown seedlings. Seedlings grown from seed will be less capricious to environmental changes.
Seeds before planting recommended check for germination. In a glass of warm water to immerse the seeds for 15 minutes. The seeds that float to the surface are thrown away, and those settled on the bottom are dried and treated with a growth stimulator.
To accelerate germination and improve the survival rate of seedlings, seeds are recommended. to germinate. To do this, wrap the seeds in a damp cloth and leave in a well-lit room for two days. After two days, the seeds are ready for planting.
Planting seeds and caring for seedlings
Planted seeds after March 15 in oblong wooden boxes. Before planting seeds should prepare the soil. For this it is necessary to mix in equal parts peat, garden soil and river sand. To normalize the acidity in the soil should be added ash. The prepared soil must be watered with a solution of potassium permanganate or heated well.
In the prepared soil we fall asleep in boxes, make holes 1 cm deep and plant seeds 2 cm from each other. Sprinkle the wells with a thin layer of soil.Cover the seed boxes with polyethylene and place in a dark room. The room temperature should be +23 +25 degrees.
After the sprouts appear, polyethylene must be removed and the boxes with seedlings must be moved to a room with bright lighting. Watering is necessary with settled water at room temperature. For watering use spray.
When two leaflets appear on the seedlings, it is necessary to seat in separate pots. Transplant seedlings should be with a lump of land from the previous place of growth. This should be done carefully, since the roots of the seedlings are still very tender.
Transplantation should be done with gloves so as not to touch the seedlings with your hands, as the temperature of the hands is much higher than the temperature of the seedlings. As a result of contact, seedlings are experiencing stress from overheating. To transplant pots with transplanted seedlings in a dark room. After rooting pots can be returned to the window sill.
Feeding is recommended thrice in the process of growing seedlings. For this well-suited solution of chicken manure, diluted in the following proportions:
- water - 15 liters;
- chicken dung - 1 liter.
Infuse this solution for 7 days, then water the seedlings. The first dressing is carried out immediately after transplant seedlings. The second is after 14 days after the first feeding. The third dressing is done before transfer seedlings on a permanent place of growth.
Hardening seedlings
7 days before disembarking the temperature the room follows lower and stop watering. Within three days, open the window in the room, or take out seedlings outside for 2-3 hours. After three days, seedlings can be taken out on the street for the whole day, and before planting two days leave for the night in the fresh air.
Landing on the beds
In the last days of May, the seedlings are aged two months can be planted on open beds. Soil temperature should be 15 degrees. Land on the beds should be well loosened.
It is necessary to dig holes and plant fertilizers in them for planting seedlings:
- Potash - 1 tablespoon;
- phosphoric - 1 tablespoon.
On 1 square. meter to land no more than three seedlings. Watering should be abundant once a week. Fertilizers should alternate between organic and mineral. When the fertilizer containing nitrogen is added to the plant flowers, it is stopped to apply to the soil.
In order to increase the yield in early July, the procedure is carried out pasynkovaniya. On the bushes remove all the lower leaves and leave two trunks. This procedure is recommended once every ten days.
Mandatory procedure is tying up. Since the Eagle's beak is tall, its thin stems do not withstand the severity of the fruits, so that there are no breakages, the bushes are tied to supports.
Diseases and pests of the variety
Although this variety is resistant to diseases and fungi, prevention will not be superfluous. It is recommended to carry out the following preventive measures:
- before planting seedlings sprinkle the soil with a hot solution of strong manganese;
- to fight insects, spray bushes with infusion of celandine, decoction of onion peel, liquid ammonia or soapy water;
- to prevent fungal diseases, bushes process phytosporin;
- from late blight to apply copper-containing drugs.
Seed collection for seedlings
In order to independently collect seeds for seedlings, it is necessary to choose the right fruits. When choosing fruits, the following requirements should be followed:
- fruits must grow on healthy bushes;
- suitable for picking only fruit, plucked from the bottom line;
- fruits must fully ripen, but not overripe.
Ripe fruit cut into slices. Spoon pick the seeds along with the liquid from the seed chambers. Place the seeds in a glass bowl. Juice must completely cover the seeds. We close the container with a lid, but not tightly, to give access to the air, and leave it for a day for fermentation.
Seed in a strainer and carefully Rinse under running water. Washed seeds blot with a paper towel, pour on a plastic plate for final drying. This process takes a week. Dry seeds to collect, put in a cloth bag, or a paper envelope and store in a cool, dark room.
Harvesting
Crop harvested after 105-115 days after planting seeds. The eagle's beak is a universal variety.Its fruits are used both in fresh form for salads, and for various preparations. Due to the dense pulp and sweetish taste of this sort of tomato, pasta, ketchup is prepared, used in the preparation of hot appetizers.
If you follow all the recommendations, it is not difficult to get a rich harvest and stock up on planting material for the next year.