Tomato queen of the market

Large fruits with good taste make the Koroleva tomato variety of the market interesting for plant growing, commercial and amateur cultivation. Plus, caring for and harvesting is less cumbersome than many other varieties.

Each fruit has a significant weight - from 150 g to 250 g, symmetrical shape of a beautiful color. In a season with any weather, in a cold and hot summer, a rich harvest can be reaped. The length of the bush reaches 2 m. Clusters with 5-7 fruits are formed on the branches. The variety belongs to medium-yielding and early ripening varieties, characterized as indeterminate.

There are absolutely no problems with transportation and storage of tomatoes after harvesting the Queen of the market. The shape of the fruit is flat-round. It is convenient to pluck them from a branch, it is easy to put them in a box or bucket without wrinkling a single one. The rind has a matte surface, raspberry red color.

For culinary purposes, this variety is of value in that it is used for the preparation of various dishes, complements the flavor bouquet due to the harmonious balance of acids and sugars, and does not lose its own taste at the same time. They are used to make tomato juice, pasta, sauces. They can be salted in a barrel, preserved by the hot preservation method, added to salad, soup, stew, used for barbecuing, grilling food and over a fire. Pleasant fruit taste and fresh taste.

The first ripe tomatoes can be harvested within 112-116 days after planting the seedlings in the ground (in the third decade of June). If the weather was cloudy and the fruits did not have time to acquire a crimson color, you can collect them immature. With the Market Queen, you won't have to struggle with the timing of the harvest. Tomatoes of orange, faded red color will ripen already in the basket, while new fruits will form on the branches in the meantime. This variety, which is not capricious in bad weather, is suitable for growing both in the greenhouse and in the open field. But if a rainy summer is a common thing in the region, it is better to choose a greenhouse. In case of sudden frosts, the Queen of the market tomatoes need to be covered, since the frost resistance of the variety is average.

From 1 square meter of area (from 3-4 bushes), you can harvest 5 kg of the crop per season when grown outdoors and up to 18 kg when grown in a greenhouse. Since the variety is indeterminate, harvesting does not have to be done in a hurry in one day. New ovaries will form until autumn.

Sowing seeds for seedlings should be in January-February. After 2 months, you can transplant them to a plot with prepared beds. The soil for seedlings needs to be standard for vegetable crops, and on the beds, the land is preferable for the Queen of the Market, the soil should be well fertilized, light, with neutral acidity or slightly acidic. It can be completely black soil or a mixture of black soil with sandy loam, loam.

Seeds are placed in pots with soil to a depth of 0.5 cm. If one common container is used for seedlings, the seeds are placed at a distance of at least 5-8 centimeters from each other, so that it is convenient to work with them further. The containers are placed in a room with an air temperature of + 18- + 23 degrees.

After two weeks, sprouts appear.After the appearance of the second real sheet, you need to pick. As they grow, hardening is carried out: the seedlings are taken out for 20 minutes daily in a cool room, gradually increasing the time. As soon as the weather is warm, from +20 in the afternoon, the seedlings are transplanted into their natural environment.

From the seeds, the Queen of the Market can be grown immediately in the garden - in a greenhouse or under a film shelter. The depth of the seeds in this case should be 1.5-2 cm, and the distance between the holes should be maintained initially as for adult plants. In one hole, you can place 2-3 seeds at a time or soak the seed in advance in a solution of an anti-stress drug that accelerates growth to prevent low germination.

The garden bed must be cleared of weeds, dug up. A planting pit for each plant is prepared separately. The depth should be 10-15 cm. The soil is drained. After planting, the plant is abundantly watered under the root method with 1-2 liters of water at room temperature, mineral fertilizers are applied. The distance between the bushes should be at least 40cm and about 70cm between the rows.

The queen of the market belongs to unpretentious tomato varieties. It needs to be watered 1-2 times a week, for each bush the need for water is 5 liters. It is necessary to make groundbait, since the yield depends on the amount of nutrients. Weed should be removed if it appears. Also, according to the rules of agricultural technology, pinching is provided. Young lateral shoots make the bush more luxuriant, but prevent the sun from heating the ground and reduce yields, taking away juice for growth. Once a week, it is advisable to inspect the bushes, and remove such branches.

Market Queen tomatoes are highly resistant to all diseases dangerous to tomatoes. Late blight is excluded. For prevention, it is necessary to carry out processing when 4-6 real leaves appear on the seedlings.