Now among the vegetables, tomatoes are most popular because of their diversity of their use. The main thing for a gardener is to choose the right variety in order to care for a smaller one, and the harvest was high. And of course, that tastes excellent were. This article will be reviewed. variety of tomato Petrusha gardener, its description and characteristics.
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Description and characteristics of tomato
Tomato Petrusha gardener - a short plant of superdeterministic type, with a large number of ovaries. The variety was bred by breeders from Altai, and they It is recommended to plant it on the beds, and in greenhouses.
The hybrid sredneranny grade Petrusha-the gardener has shtambovy shrub about 60 cm in height. The bush has dense, juicy leaves of dark green color. is he has a long fruiting periodwhich can last from July to October.
The fruits of its form, they resemble the cap of the fairy-tale character Petrusha, from which they received their unusual name.
Characteristic features of the fruit:
- size is average;
- configuration oblong, having the form of a cap;
- weight 150-200 grams, can reach up to 300 g;
- rose red color;
- the pulp of the fruit is dense, fleshy.
Tomato Petrusha gardener has fruits with a dense texture, therefore easily transports transportation over long distances with preservation of the presentation.
Tomatoes varieties Petrusha gardener unpretentious when grown and can grow in many regions.
Advantages and disadvantages
This variety was bred recently, despite this, quickly became a popular tomato. Advantages of this variety:
- has a hybrid type. It is possible to combine growing in beds and greenhouses;
- minimal care. The plant is slightly susceptible to diseases, so it does not need to be further processed;
- stable yield. When planting tomatoes on the ridge and in the greenhouse, regardless of the weather, fruiting is guaranteed;
- fruits are dense. Tomatoes have fruits with a dense consistency, therefore they are suitable for all types of conservation.
The disadvantages include weak pollination in greenhouses.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
To get a good harvest, you need to pay due attention to planting seeds and caring for tender seedlings. Due to the fact that the variety is mid-season, seeds need to be sown 120 days before the start of ripening.
For disinfection of seeds, they can be wrapped in a gauze bag, and put it in a container with a solution for 20-30 minutes.
To make the seedlings grow faster seeds should be allowed to "slip". To do this, wrap in a damp cotton cloth, gauze, or napkin, place in a plastic bag and put in a warm place near the battery.
Periodically check that the material is always wet. The first shoots appear, usually 4-5 days later.
Before sowing seeds, you need to prepare the ground. For this you need:
- Prepare suitable containers (plastic containers, jars up to 0.5 liters, or small pots).
- Pour on the bottom of the drainage mixture in the form of expanded clay, eggshell.
- Fill the containers with moistened nutrient mixture.
- In each container you need to make indentations (in pencil).
- Sow 2 seeds in each container (one in case some die).
- Sprinkle with soil no more than one centimeter, moisten, if necessary.
- Close the glass, or film, and put the box on the windowsill, in a lighted place.
The temperature must first be maintained at 23-25 degrees.Then, when the first shoots appear, then reduce the temperature to 17-19 degrees.
When growing seedlings in fertile soil, there is no need to feed the plants. It is only necessary to ensure that there is an appropriate temperature, wet (but not wet) ground and sufficient lighting of the seedlings.
Planting tomato seedlings in the ground
When planting tomato seedlings in the ground, it is important to correctly sate on time. Seedlings take root better if hardened beforehand.. To do this, take it to the open air for 4-5 days for 2-6 hours.
The best predecessors for tomatoes are legumes, cucumbers, cabbage. Before planting seedlings, they prepare the ground for this: they dig up and apply complex fertilizers.
In order to disinfect the soil, in some cases it is treated with a solution of Bordeaux liquid.
Tomatoes of mid-season varieties prepare fertile, well-lit areas, preferably with a southern bias. Dig holes for seedlings of the mid-season variety according to the scheme 70 × 30.
After that, seedlings are planted in prepared holes, covered with root ground part of the stem and watered abundantly.
Petrusha gardener's care
Favorable conditions for the cultivation of tomato:
- the temperature at night is not less than 14 degrees, in the daytime from 17 to 23 degrees;
- air humidity 65%;
- first hilling of tomatoes - 12 days after planting, then loosening, depending on the condition of the soil;
- periodic removal of the lower leaves to improve air circulation below, tying up the stem.
Pasynkaty tomatoes mid-season variety during the growing season.
To eat the plant properly, you need to follow some fertilization conditions:
- Organic fertilizer make in limited quantities so that the plant does not “fatten”.
- Mineral elements effectively affect plant growth. The first time do fertilizing phosphorus in 2-3 weeks after transplanting. The second time ammonium nitrate - during the formation of the fruit.
The main condition for fertilizer application: do not overdose. Otherwise, the plant will suffer irreparable harm.
Masking of a bush:
Disease and Prevention
One of the most common diseases in tomatoes is late blight. Both leaves and fruits are affected.
It is possible to fight this disease only with the help of chemistry preparations.
Also, tomatoes are sometimes prone to disease. Alternaria and septoria (white spot). They develop at high temperatures and when they mainly affect the leaves.
Metaxil is used to fight this fungus.
For the gardener to grow tomatoes in the garden - it is troublesome. The main condition for this is to follow certain rules when caring and to know the patterns of plant growth.
And in the fall you will have to wait for a bountiful harvest of these tasty fruits.