Today, greenhouse tomatoes are becoming increasingly popular. However, tomatoes planted in open ground, have a unique aroma and taste, so they need to pay attention.
The varieties suitable for open beds, is Staroselsky - easy to maintain, productive, calmly tolerating the vagaries of the weather.
Staroselsky Tomato: variety description
Grade name | Staroselsky |
general description | Early ripe determinant grade of tomatoes for cultivation in an open ground and greenhouses |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 85-95 days |
The form | Fruits are flat and round with easy ribbing at the stem |
Colour | The color of ripe fruit is red. |
Average tomato mass | up to 300 grams |
Application | In salads, for juice production, pickling |
Yield varieties | 6 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Formation in 2-3 stalks with removal of lateral stepsons is recommended. |
Disease resistance | Resistant to most diseases |
Staroselsky tomato variety is an early ripe high-yielding variety. Bush determinant, compact, with a moderate formation of green mass. Growth of an adult plant no more than 1 m. Leaves are simple, medium-sized, dark green. Inflorescences are simple.
Tomatoes ripen brushes of 6-8 pieces. Fruiting friendly, yields are quite high. From 1 square. meters of planting, you can get at least 6 kg of selected tomatoes.
The color of ripe fruit is rich red, solid, without spots and stripes. The flesh is juicy, fleshy, with a small amount of seeds, sugary at the break. Tomatoes are resistant to cracking. The taste is pleasant, balanced, sweet with a barely noticeable sourness.
Fruits are large, weighing up to 300 g, flat-rounded, with light ribbing at the stem. Compare the weight of fruit varieties with others can be in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Staroselsky | up to 300 grams |
White filling 241 | 100g |
Ultra Early F1 | 100g |
Striped chocolate | 500-1000 grams |
Banana Orange | 100g |
King of Siberia | 400-700 grams |
Pink honey | 600-800 grams |
Rosemary pound | 400-500 grams |
Honey and sugar | 80-120 grams |
Demidov | 80-120 grams |
Dimensionless | up to 1000 grams |
Origin and Application
Staroselsky tomato variety bred by Russian amateur breeders. Recommended for cultivation in regions with a temperate and warm climate, preferably planting on open beds or under film. Harvested fruits are well stored, transportation is possible.
Fruits of salad type. Juicy and fleshy tomatoes are delicious fresh, they are used to prepare snacks, soups, sauces, hot dishes.
Ripe tomatoes make a delicious refreshing juice, which you can drink freshly squeezed or harvested. Small even fruits can be pickled, pickled, included in vegetable mix.
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Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- excellent taste of ripe fruit;
- good yield;
- disease resistance;
- the universality of the fruit;
- tolerance of slight cold snaps, heat or drought.
The peculiarities of the variety include high demands on the nutritional value of the soil. Shrubs need to be formed by removing excess side shoots.
You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Staroselsky | 6 kg per square meter |
Bobcat | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
Russian size | 7-8 kg per square meter |
Prime minister | 6-9 kg per square meter |
King of Kings | 5 kg from a bush |
Stolypin | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Long keeper | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Black bunch | 6 kg from a bush |
Grandma's Gift | 6 kg per square meter |
Buyan | 9 kg from a bush |
A photo
See below: Tomato Staroselsky photo
Features of growing
Tomatoes varieties Staroselsky recommended grow seedling method. Before sowing, the seeds are soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate, washed with clean water and dried. Read more about preparing seeds for sowing here. The soil is composed of a mixture of garden or sod land with humus. Seeds are sown in containers with a slight deepening, sprayed with water.
For germination need a temperature of 23 to 25 degrees. Emerged shoots expose to the bright light, occasionally turning for even development. After unfolding the first pair of these leaves the seedlings swoop. Young tomatoes need to feed the liquid complex fertilizer based on potassium and nitrogen.
Transplantation in open ground begins in the second half of May. The soil is loosened in advance, mixed with a generous portion of humus. Wood ash is laid out through the holes (1 tbsp of spoon per plant). Bushes are planted at a distance of 40 cm with spacing of at least 60 cm. Formation in 2-3 stalks with removal of lateral stepsons is recommended.
Tomatoes should be watered moderately, only with warm water. In between watering the top layer of soil should dry out.
During the season the plants are fed 3-4 times. Suitable mineral complexes with nitrogen and potassium, as well as diluted mullein or bird droppings. Useful and one-time treatment of landings with an aqueous solution of superphosphate.
Diseases and pests
Staroselsky's tomato variety is fairly resistant to the main diseases of the nightshade: verticillosis, fusarium, tobacco mosaic. However, without a number of preventive measures can not do.
Before planting, the soil is shed with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulphate. Young plants are sprayed with phytosporin or other bio-drug with antifungal effect.
From root rot protect attentive watering, loosening or mulching the soil, removing weeds. Lower leaves on the bushes can also be removed.
From insect pests will help industrial insecticides, infusion of celandine or onion peel. They effectively destroy thrips, whitefly, spider mites.
Staroselsky - an interesting variety for open ground. Compact bushes are very fruitful, they do not require excessive care. With timely feeding and careful watering, you can count on a decent harvest.
Late-ripening | Early maturing | Middle late |
Bobcat | Black bunch | Golden raspberry wonder |
Russian size | Sweet bunch | Abakansky pink |
King of Kings | Kostroma | French grapevine |
Long keeper | Buyan | Yellow banana |
Grandma's Gift | Red bunch | Titanium |
Podsinskoe miracle | The president | Slot |
American ribbed | Summer resident | Krasnobay |