The hybrid tomato "Masha Doll" is distinguished by good yield, beautiful and tasty fruits, as well as great endurance.
All about growing and caring for this variety read below.
Appearance and description of the variety
A hybrid variety of tomato "Doll Masha F1" was bred specifically for growing it in greenhouses and greenhouses. Shrubs in height grow from 0.5 to 1 meter. The leaves on the plants are average. The whole period of growth from spitting up to fruiting takes 80-90 days. Up to 7 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from one bush; therefore, these plants are characterized by excellent yield and productivity.
Fruit Characteristic
The fruits have a rounded shape, smooth and even slightly glossy surface. When it reaches maturity, the fruit is colored in a pink shade, in the mass it can reach 200-300 g. In each tomato there are from 4 to 6 chambers filled with seeds.
The flesh of the tomato is dense, fleshy, with a characteristic sweet-sour taste and a pleasant tomato smell. In the description of the tomato variety “Masha Doll” it is worth pointing out that the amount of sugar in fresh tomatoes is 7%.
Did you know? The largest tomato in the world was grown by American farmer Dan McCoy. The fruit has grown to almost four kilograms - 8.41 pounds.Tomatoes perfectly tolerate long-term transportation or storage, without losing their appetizing presentation.
The advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages of tomato "Doll Masha F1" include the versatility of the use of fruits, their excellent taste, a high level of yield, and greater resistance to such a common disease as verticillus.
Check out such varieties of tomatoes as "Blagovest", "Abakansky pink", "Pink Unicum", "Labrador", "Eagle heart", "Figs", "Eagle beak", "President", "Klusha", "Japanese truffle "," Primadonna "," Star of Siberia ".As for the shortcomings, the “Doll Masha” is completely unsuited for outdoor cultivation. Therefore, it can be planted only in greenhouses or hotbeds. Also this grade is rather exacting to the correct watering and level of lighting.
Agrotechnology
It is necessary to plant seeds for tomato seedlings several months before transplanting plants into the ground, that is, most often they do this in spring. However, it is very important to properly take care of the seeds so that they all germinate in time.
Seed preparation and planting
Soak the seeds (they can be wrapped in cloth beforehand) in clean, and even better - in melt water. To get it, type in a plastic bag clean water, put freezing. After most of the freeze, drain the remaining liquid.
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Prepare containers for planting, 4-5 centimeters of soil will be enough for seeds. Smooth and pour the earth, spread the swollen seeds in even rows, the distance between which should be at least 4-5 centimeters, and press them into the ground by 1 centimeter. Keep a distance of 2 centimeters between each seed, because if you plant them too thick, they will not be ventilated. Pour the seeds with sifted soil and place the containers in a warm and well-lit place.
Containers should be covered with foil or transparent lids. Do not forget to wipe condensate from the covers to avoid excessive moisture.
In order to grow good, healthy seedlings, you can use a special purchased soil, which includes biohumus and various soil organisms, which allows you to not fertilize the soil.
If you prepare the soil yourself, it is better to choose the turf soil and washed coarse sand.
Seedling and planting in the ground
Seedlings do not need to water before picking, so as not to cause its accelerated growth. When the sprouts appear a few leaves, you can begin to water them abundantly. Dive them and transplant each sprout into a separate small container.
Cover the plants with soil to the level of cotyledons. After the sprouts are strong enough, you can begin hardening. Bring the seedlings to fresh air for a while.
Important! During tempering, make sure that there are no strong gusts of wind, and the air temperature was not below +8 °WITH.If the sprouts stretch too far, then you can tear off the lower leaves as the top leaves grow. This operation can be repeated no more than three times, while removing only a few sheets. In the first half of June, planting begins. Already grown plants can be planted in an open soil with a height of 30 cm and a stem with a diameter of about 10 mm. On each sprout there will already be a flower brush and up to ten leaves.
Tomatoes of this variety are not designed for open areas, so they should be planted only in greenhouses and greenhouses.
Learn about growing tomatoes in the open field, in the greenhouse, according to the Maslov method, in hydroponics, according to the Terekhins.
Care and watering
The first few weeks after planting the plant is better not to water. For rooting and further growth, the water that was poured into the well during planting is enough for them. When watering “Masha Doll” tomatoes, try to pour water only under the root to prevent excess moisture from falling on the leaves.
The ideal time for irrigation is in the afternoon, just at this time the evaporation rate decreases. Do not get carried away with watering - the entire period from planting to the appearance of the ovary just follow the soil moisture and prevent it from drying out.
The need for a large amount of water in tomatoes occurs only during the appearance of the fruit.
Do not forget about loosening the soil. For the first time, it is necessary to crack the soil around the plants to a depth of at least 10 centimeters. This will help warm the soil and fill it with oxygen.
It is necessary to repeat the procedure after each watering, but to a shallower depth - 5-6 centimeters. Make sure that the soil under the plants is not compacted, because it will negatively affect the root system.
To determine the need for hilling, carefully inspect the bushes. If adventitious roots appeared in the lower part of the stem, then it should be tucked up. This will help fill the soil with oxygen, stimulates the work of the root system, strengthens the stems, the plants begin to feed better.
In addition, to accelerate the growth of tomatoes and reduce the amount of watering, you can mulch the soil. To do this, between the rows of plants decompose sawdust, peat or straw, and use the green manure.
They have a good effect on performance, loosen the earth, keep it moist.
Pests and diseases
The characterization and description of tomato varieties "Masha Doll" will not be complete if you do not indicate that the plant has excellent immunity to diseases and pests.
Learn more about diseases of tomatoes, especially about Alternaria, twisting of leaves, blight, fusarium.However, young plants of this variety may be attacked by the Colorado potato beetle. To avoid this, it is necessary to treat the sprouts with a special insecticide several days after planting. Adult plants of the Colorado beetles are no longer attractive, but there is a danger of an attack by spider mites or the greenhouse whitefly.
If you encounter a spider mite, then treat all affected areas of plants with soap and water.
Important! As a preventive measure, it is not worth planting tomatoes where last year potatoes, peppers or eggplant grew.
Conditions for maximum fructification
To create all the necessary conditions for the rapid growth of plants and obtaining high-quality fruits, it is necessary to remember not only care and watering, but also use stimulants.
These drugs can have different effects, because the synthesized phytohormones, which they contain, affect the different stages of the life of the bushes. However, it should be remembered that one should not independently change the application procedure and the intervals of treatment with these preparations in order to prevent oversaturation with them.
Each stimulator has its own specialization of effects:
- "Kornevin" provides rapid formation and growth of roots;
- Novosil and Immunocytofit do an excellent job with diseases and improve plant immunity;
- sodium and potassium humates are anti-stress drugs;
- Ecogel and Zircon are universal stimulants.
Fruit use
Products of this variety can be used not only fresh - as salads, juices and ingredients for culinary recipes, but also to make whole-fruit canned fruits of medium and small size.
"Doll Masha" - an excellent variety for growing in greenhouses, as evidenced by the large number of positive reviews of gardeners. If you want to get a big harvest of high-quality and delicious tomato fruits, this variety is for you.