Many novice gardeners ask one question how to find tomato seeds in order to get a good harvest. Tomato Countryman is considered one of the few vegetables which are fully suited to inexperienced professionals who do not have good greenhouses or free time to pay due attention to culture. Description and characteristics of this variety are presented below.
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Description and characteristics of tomato Countryman
The variety is determinant, not standard, perfectly suitable for the regions of Siberia and Central Russia. The first harvest is harvested after about three months from the day the sprouts appear..
Early maturing culture is represented by a small, but strong bush, reaching a height of seventy centimeters. Each brush forms from twelve to fifteen fruits of red color, the forms of which are slightly elongated, resemble plum. The average weight of one tomato is about seventy grams. The yield when grown in a greenhouse reaches ten kilograms per square meter, and in conditions of unprotected soil, this figure drops to five to eight kilograms.
Tomatoes taste sweet, juicy, have a pleasant freshness of the pulp. Use them fresh, added to salads and snacks, allowed to make juices and sauces. In addition, the variety is very convenient in whole canning.
Breeding history and region of growth
The culture is obliged by the origin to experts of selection works from Siberia. Respectively, for growing it is recommended precisely in areas with adverse climatic conditions, although the plant can be cultivated in any area.
Advantages and disadvantages
The following signs can be attributed to positive qualities:
- stable yields not only in greenhouse conditions, but also in open beds;
- canceled taste qualities ripe fruit;
- using for conservation as a whole;
- early ripeness;
- resilience to the main diseases and harmful parasites inherent in tomato varieties;
- minimum care;
- the good keeping quality and transportability.
Planting seeds
First, planting material should be checked for germination. To do this, a couple of tablespoons of salt are poured into a glass of water, seeds are dipped into the prepared solution. Seed on the surface of the seeds should be selected and removed, as they are not suitable for planting.
Sowing seeds for seedlings is best done in late March - early April. Seeds are soaked with a weakly concentrated manganese solution or aloe juice, then washed with running water, treated with a growth-promoting product purchased in a specialized store.
The soil composition for growing seedlings should be decontaminated from bacteria in it, calcined in the oven.
Seeds are planted in a container, buried by one and a half - two centimeters, watered with warm water. Capacity must be covered with plastic wrap or a piece of glass and placed in heat. Temperature range should be twenty-five degrees of heat. When the first shoots appear, the film (glass) should be removed.
Pick up seedlings perform after sprouts form two to three leaves. For the entire period of seedling growing, two supplements are carried out, for which potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen compounds are used.
Transplantation of seedlings in open ground
After about a couple of months, the seedlings are fully ready to move into unprotected soil. The soil in the beds should be fertile and light. Best of all, if the precursors of tomato culture are bean varieties, cucumbers or cabbage. About a couple of weeks before transplanting, seedlings should begin to harden, bringing it to the open air for several hours, gradually increasing the time.
Landing is carried out according to the scheme "sixty to seventy" centimeters.
Growing conditions
Watering is done only with warm water under the roots. From time to time, having completed watering, one should loosen the surface of the soil, while not forgetting to remove weed vegetation.
Besides, fertilizer formulations are required. At the stage of the active growing season of the plant, components containing nitrogen should be introduced into the soil. After the appearance of inflorescences and ovaries, phosphorus-containing and potassium preparations are used. The frequency of application is once every two to three weeks.
Features fruiting varieties
The culture is distinguished by its endurance to climatic conditions; it can be grown in any region of the country, giving stable yields. Experts claim that the plant does not need to be putty and use props at all. Water the plant should only be after the sun goes down.
Early variety, begins to bear fruit by mid-summer. Each bush gives up to fifteen vegetables.
Disease and Prevention
Tomato variety It has a good resistance to almost all known tomato diseases and harmful parasites. And this is another plus in favor of the fact that such a culture should be planted on its site. But it will not be superfluous if you carry out preventive measures by treating the plants with special preparations in advance.
Conclusion
Fruits of a tomato grade Countryman are perfectly preserved and transported over decent distances. This plant, many gardeners even advised to grow in industrial quantities. In the preparations prepared for the winter season, tomatoes can not only maintain their positive qualities, but even enhance some of them. In short, the variety is really suitable for growing every novice summer resident.