Tomato Firewood

The Drova variety is characterized by high productivity, compactness of bushes and the ability to grow at home in the garden. This culture is undemanding to care and produces delicious tomatoes, and the seeds are distinguished by excellent germination.

The variety belongs to the determinant type. The bushes are characterized by a small number of leaves. Ripening of fruits is medium early. Tomatoes are shaped like peppers. Plant height reaches no more than 40 cm.

The root system is poorly developed, so 5 liters is enough for watering one bush. Tomato growth stops after the formation of 3-4 clusters with buds. Further, the process of pouring and ripening fruits is activated.

Having landed in open ground, the crop can be harvested after 90-110 days. You can enjoy ripe tomatoes in June. It is recommended to purchase planting material in specialized supermarkets.

Ripe tomatoes are 10 to 15 cm long; up to 11 ovaries of the same size can grow on a cluster. The average fruit weight is 70 grams.

The peel of the fruit is dense; during cultivation, the tomatoes do not crack and have a rich red color. Tomatoes can be transported without deterioration in appearance.

Due to their versatility, tomatoes can be eaten without heat treatment or rolled up in jars for preservation. The tomato pulp is characterized by sufficient juiciness and moderate friability. The taste is sweet, with the presence of sourness.

Fruit ripening occurs within 3 to 3.5 months after the seedling sprouts have appeared. Green tomatoes can be plucked from bushes and stored in a cool place until fully ripe. However, other summer residents decide to leave the tomatoes to ripen on the branches.

The beginning of fruiting usually occurs in June, and most of the harvest falls in the second half of July, by the beginning of which the fruits become ripe. Due to the compactness of the plants on an area of ​​1 m2, 7-8 seedlings can be planted.

This variety is distinguished by high yield rates. The bushes are dwarf, but from each of them you can pick up 1-1.5 kg of delicious tomatoes. Most of the harvest can be obtained when grown in greenhouses and garden beds.

The process of planting plants in the ground consists of successive steps.

Pick up containers for seedlings and plant seeds in planting material.

After reaching the required size, it is necessary to make a dive and plant the seedlings in separate containers.

If weather conditions permit, you can plant seedlings in the ground or greenhouse.

Before planting, the plants of the beds should be dug up and fertilizers applied to the soil. The holes should be approximately 10 cm deep.

After planting the seedlings in the ground, it is necessary to water the beds and cover them with foil.

The Firewood variety is one of the mid-early ones. Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in early March or late February. Before that, you need to prepare the soil by adding compost and humus to the soil from the garden in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. You can buy ready-made soil at a hardware store.

Make sure the seeds are good. To do this, place them in a container in 5% saline solution and remove those that have surfaced.

Pre-keep the seeds in a growth stimulator 3-4 hours before planting in the ground.

Take containers for disembarkation, pouring boiling water over the boxes in advance.

Next, put the soil in prepared containers, and plant the seeds to a depth of 1 cm, while leaving an interval of 3 cm between them. First, the variety is grown in greenhouse conditions, placing it under a film with ventilation holes.

The temperature should not fall below +24 degrees. And also it is required to moisten the soil abundantly using a sprayer. After the shoots have appeared, the film is no longer needed.

After the formation of 2-3 leaves, the seedlings must be moved to pots, and they must be lowered to room temperature. After 5-10 days, you will need to apply a complex mineral fertilizer.

You can grow tomatoes in the usual conditions, 14 days before transplanting, you need to harden the plants by placing them at a temperature of +15 degrees. The variety is planted in the ground at intervals of 30-40 cm between seedlings and a distance between rows of 40-50 cm.

Water the tomatoes once or twice a week. The introduction of dressings must be carried out after transplanting the seedlings, in the process of the appearance of buds and ovaries, during the fruiting period.

It is necessary to mulch the soil, loosen and weed from weeds. The bush should be tied up, if necessary - pinned.

When growing a variety and caring for bushes, it is important to consider the following rules.

• Water and fertilize regularly.

• Ventilate the greenhouse and prevent disease.

• Do pinch to harvest more crops.

• Tie plants to a support.

To harvest a large crop, preventive measures should be followed. It is necessary to ventilate the greenhouse, mainly during drought and after watering. It is important to ensure that the ground is not too wet. In this case, the regularity and intensity of watering should be observed. Water the plants at the root as the soil dries out.

Bushes should be inspected for pests on a regular basis. If insects have been found, the plant should be immediately treated with insecticides.

If the plant is infected with a fungal disease, it is necessary to remove shoots and leaves that were affected by late blight. It is also recommended to cut the bottom row of leaves so that the plant continues to develop.

This variety is resistant to many diseases of the nightshade, including late blight, which is not terrible for the plant due to early ripening. This manifests itself in the appearance of brown spots.

Macrosporiasis can also lead to plant death. If such signs are found, it is necessary to treat the bushes with copper oxychloride. With anthracnose in tomatoes, wilting of leaves and darkening of fruits begin, which can be eliminated with the help of Flint or Strobi.

However, it is not worth completely eliminating the threat of an infectious disease. To do this, it is recommended to treat the bushes with a fungicide a couple of days before transferring the seedlings.

Due to the elongated shape of the fruit, apical rot may appear, which indicates a lack of calcium. To disinfect the soil from the larvae of pests, the soil should be treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.