The tomato “Moscow delicacy” for gardeners will be interesting because its tomatoes have a high sugar content and its taste is very popular with children. Farmers will be interested in its high yields, and the possibility of filling the market for tomatoes with excellent taste of universal application.
Full description of the variety and all about the features of the cultivation and characteristics, read our article.
Tomatoes "Moscow Delicacy: variety description
Grade name | Moscow Delicacy |
general description | Mid-season indeterminantny grade |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 117-122 days |
The form | Elongated |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 75-140 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | 9 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to most diseases |
According to its data, the Moscow Delicacy tomato variety has a medium ripening time. From sowing seeds to harvesting the first ripening fruits, 117-122 days pass. The variety is recommended for growing in greenhouses, planted on open ridges only in southern Russia.
The bush is a plant of indeterminate type, reaches a height of 155-185 centimeters. The best yield indicators are shown when a bush is formed by 2-3 stems. The first brush is formed above the ninth leaf. The bush of a plant needs an obligatory garter to a vertical support or a trellis.
The variety has a rather interesting feature. The first formed fruits are somewhat smaller than the others. Whereas in other varieties of tomatoes, the first tomatoes are usually larger. A large number of leaves, the usual form of a tomato, rather large in size, a well-pronounced dark green color, slightly loose in texture.
Many reviews from gardeners provide advice on removing the lower leaves of a plant. Thus, the airing of the ground in the holes is improved. Some gardeners have noted the defeat of plants with a gall nematode when growing tomatoes in a greenhouse. The Moscow delicacy variety is moderately resistant to the fungal diseases of tomatoes and high to late blight. From a number of other varieties, the tomato stands out even yield of the crop rather long in time.
Specifications
Country of breeding - Russia. The elongated shape, in appearance resembles the medium-sized fruits of Bulgarian pepper. The average weight is from 75 to 140 grams; when grown in a greenhouse, tomatoes weighing about 180 grams are marked. Unripe tomatoes are dark green in color with a dark spot on the stem, ripe - well-marked red color, sometimes striped coloring.
You can compare the weight of the fruit of a variety with other varieties in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Moscow delicacy | 75-140 grams |
Roma | 100-180 grams |
Japanese truffle | 100-200 grams |
Grandee | 300-400 grams |
Cosmonaut Volkov | 550-800 grams |
Chocolate | 200-400 grams |
Spasskaya Tower | 200-500 grams |
Newbie pink | 120-200 grams |
Palenka | 110-135 grams |
Icicle pink | 80-110 grams |
Application universal, good taste in salads, do not burst during heat treatment, suitable for pickling and salting, used for baby food. Productivity - 3.5-4.0 kilograms from a bush, 8.0-9.0 kg per square meter when planting no more than three plants. The appearance of a good, high safety during transportation, in a cool place persists until mid-November.
You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Moscow delicacy | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
Summer resident | 4 kg from a bush |
Prime minister | 6-9 kg per square meter |
Doll | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Stolypin | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Broody | 10-11 kg per square meter |
Black bunch | 6 kg from a bush |
Fat jack | 5-6 kg from a bush |
Buyan | 9 kg from a bush |
A photo
Visually familiar with the variety of tomato "Moscow Delicacy" can be in the photo below:
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
- good yield, long-term fruiting;
- the equal size of the fruits and the versatility of their use;
- high percentage of sugar content in fruits;
- good preservation during prolonged storage;
- low care requirements when growing;
- good resistance to diseases of tomatoes.
Disadvantages: The requirement of forming and tying a bush.
On our site you will find reliable information about such misfortunes as Alternaria, Fusarium, Verticillis, Phytophlorosis and ways to protect against Phytophthora.
Features of growing
Given the average time of ripening varieties, the time of planting seeds for seedlings is selected individually. In many respects, these periods depend on weather conditions in the growing regions. Seedlings do not require special fertilizing because of the power of the plants. Pick up of saplings is carried out in the period of 2-4 true leaves.
A good addition to the yield will be given by spraying the plants with a growth stimulator and Vimpel fruit formation. According to numerous reviews from gardeners, the main requirements for further care are as follows:
- Remove the lower leaves of the bush to improve the airing of the earth in the holes.
- Thorough weed removal.
- The timeliness of irrigation with warm water, especially with the beginning of flowering, the formation of fruits and the beginning of ripening of the first tomatoes.
There are a huge number of ways to grow tomato seedlings. We offer you a series of articles on how to do this:
- in twists;
- in two roots;
- in peat tablets;
- no picks;
- on Chinese technology;
- in bottles;
- in peat pots;
- without land.
Pests and diseases
One of the parasitic pests on a tomato bush is a gall nematode, especially when cultivated under greenhouse conditions. The roots of the bushes are damaged in the first place, then the nematode gnaws the canals inside the tomato stem, releasing toxic substances. Due to toxic substances on the roots and stems, thickenings (galls) appear, inside which new pest larvae develop.
To prevent diseases around the tomato ridges recommend planting garlic. It is immune to the gall nematode, and the smell of garlic scares off the pest. Plant damage cannot be saved.
It is advised to remove such plants along with the root clod. The land on the ridges, where the pest was found, to process the drug for disinfection. For example "Tiazon" or "Vidat", subject to careful observance of security measures.
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