We grow a fruitful tomato "Volgogradets": description and characteristics of the variety

The variety of tomato "Volgogradets" during its existence has managed to establish itself well among domestic gardeners. You too can grow it in your summer cottage and use it both for personal consumption and for sale.

To learn more about these tomatoes, read our article. In it, we have prepared for you a complete description of the variety, its main characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, especially the cultivation.

Tomato "Volgogradets": description of the variety

"Volgogradets" refers to the middle-ripening varieties, since from the moment of sowing the seeds to the time of ripening of fruits it takes from 110 to 115 days. Determinant tomato bushes of this variety are not standard. They are characterized by half-spreading, medium branching and strong foliage. Plant height is about 70 centimeters.. They are covered with lightly corrugated sheets of medium size and light green color.

The variety "Volgogradets" is not a hybrid and does not have the same F1 hybrids. It can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses. These tomatoes are highly susceptible to diseases such as top rot, septorioz, late blight and tobacco mosaic virus. However, they are resistant to brown spot, fusarium and verticillus.

Specifications

The fruits of tomatoes "Volgogradets" have a slightly ribbed round ribs and weigh from 60 to 90 grams.. They are characterized by red color and thick fleshy consistency. These tomatoes have remarkable taste characteristics and commercial quality. They tolerate transportation and can be stored for a long time. In room conditions, they do not lose their commodity qualities for two weeks.

Compare the weight of fruit varieties with others can be in the table:

For Volgogradets tomatoes, the presence of two or three nests is typical, and the level of dry matter content in them ranges from 4.2% to 5.3%. Tomatoes varieties "Volgogradets" were bred by Russian breeders in the XXI century. This variety was included in the State Register for cultivation in the Central Black Earth, Nizhnevolzhsk, North Caucasus, Ural and Far Eastern regions for both rare collections and for disposable mechanized harvesting.

Tomatoes "Volgogradets" can be used both for the preparation of fresh salads, and for all types of preservation, including whole-canning. With one hectare of planting, you can get from 505 to 801 centners of marketable fruits, and from one square meter of landing collect from 5 to 12 kilograms of tomatoes.

You can compare the yield of a variety with other varieties in the table below:

Advantages and disadvantages

Tomatoes "Volgogradets" have the following advantages:

1. High yield.
2. Uniform ripening of fruits.
3. Excellent taste and product characteristics of the fruit.
4. Good transportability and keeping quality of fruits.
5. Resistance to some diseases.
6. Universality in the use of fruits.

The disadvantage of this species can be called the fact that plants are susceptible to some common diseases.

Features of growing

This variety of tomatoes is characterized by the presence of simple inflorescences, the first of which is laid over the eighth or ninth leaf, and the next through one or two leaves. This variety is thermophilic and demanding lighting.. Humidity of the environment should be at the level of 60-65%, and this tomato does not place high demands on soil moisture.

Sowing of seeds for seedlings should be carried out from March 1 to March 20, and planting of seedlings in the ground should take place from May 10 to 20. At least six plants should be placed on one square meter of land. The distance between the bushes should be 70 centimeters, and between rows - 60 centimeters. Caring for tomatoes consists of regular watering, weeding and loosening the soil, as well as mineral fertilizers. The harvest of these tomatoes is harvested from July 10 to August 30.

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.

Diseases and pests

Tomatoes “Volgogradets” often suffer from late blight, tobacco mosaic virus, vertex rot and septorioz. Late blight manifests itself in the form of dark spots located on the leaves of plants and on fruits. If you notice similar signs, immediately remove the infected leaves and burn them. The surviving fruits should be removed green, rinse them and hold for two to four minutes in water at a temperature of 60 degrees. Such drugs as Ecosil, Fitosporin, Bordeaux mixture, Tattoo, Quadris, Ridomil gold MC and whey will help to deal with blight.

Symptoms of tobacco mosaic virus can be called the appearance of yellow speckled leaves, which then turns into a green mosaic. When this occurs, the wrinkling and deformation of the leaves, and the fruits become small and ripen unevenly. To prevent this disease, seedlings and garden tools are treated with a 5% potassium permanganate solution. And if you notice the first signs of disease on plants, treat them with a 10% solution of whey with the addition of micronutrients.

When growing tomatoes in open ground, they should be transplanted to another place, and when grown in closed ground, the top layer of soil should be removed. Tomato rot usually infects green fruits and is manifested in the formation of gray spots on their tops filled with liquid. Later, the spots become brown in color, and the skin of the fruit dries and cracks. For treatment, the plant should be sprayed with a solution of ash, calcium nitrate, or Brexil Ca.

Symptoms of septoria are dark wet spots that appear on the leaves. The leaves dry up, which causes a slowdown in the growth of tomatoes. To combat this disease are used drugs such as Title, Tanus and Revos. To protect your garden from pests, carry out preventive treatment of plants with insecticidal preparations.

Despite the fact that tomatoes "Volgogradets" are subject to certain diseases, gardeners still love this variety for a lot of its positive qualities. If you comply with all the growing conditions of these tomatoes, they will give you a rich harvest.

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