- Category: grade
- Growth type: determinant
- Appointment: fresh consumption, for whole fruit preservation
- Ripening period: mid-early
- Ripening time, days: 110-115
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Bush height, cm: 65-90
- Unripe fruit color: light green
- Ripe fruit color: Red
- Fruit shape: pear-shaped, slightly ribbed
A light bulb - such an unusually named tomato can still become a faithful companion for gardeners in various areas. But only with a careful study of its features and nuances. We need to figure out exactly how to grow such a culture, what can be expected from it.
Description of the variety
The light bulb is classified as a simple determinant tomato. You can see her planting both in open ground and under plastic wrap. Bushes can be of different heights, from 0.65 to 0.9 m.
The main qualities of the fruit
The berries that have just emerged from the ovaries immediately acquire a light green color. After the end of ripening, they will have a red color. The usual weight of the fruit is 90-110 g. It is similar in shape to a pear (which was the source of the varietal denomination).
Taste characteristics
The pulp of the Bulb is fleshy. Moderate juiciness is typical for her. Sweetness is characteristic - as the sugar content reaches 5.6%. But the sweetness is offset by a pleasant sour addition. There are few seeds in each fruit, so they do not have a negative effect on the perception of berries.
Ripening and fruiting
This variety belongs to the mid-early group. Typically, 110-115 days pass between the appearance of green shoots of the Bulb and the harvest from it. However, sometimes this period may differ depending on weather conditions and agricultural technology. In addition, fruit collection continues throughout the growing season. You just need to wait for them to fully ripen.
Yield
In terms of productivity, the Bulb can become a confident filler for bins. The declared ability to produce up to 8 kg of berries per 1 m2. It must be borne in mind that such efficiency is achieved only with impeccably competent agricultural technology.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
It is necessary to sow seeds in containers during March. Usually, it takes 60-65 days for seedling bushes to develop. But in a specific case, the formation and strengthening of seedlings can occur both faster and slower. In the southern regions of Russia, in favorable weather, seedlings can be started already in the last decade of February. In the north of the European part, it makes no sense to do earlier than April 1.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener can harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
It is recommended to arrange the bushes of such a tomato according to the rule of 400x400 mm. There is no point in looking for other planting options - they will definitely be less productive than those recommended by suppliers of planting material. It is worth noting that in some sources it is advised to choose a 400x600 mm system. But gardeners will have to follow it at their own peril and risk.
Growing and care
Tying up a tomato A light bulb will be necessary. The shaping of the bush will also have to be done. In open ground, it is necessary to form plants in 1-2 stems. If they are planted inside greenhouses, it is preferable to maintain 3 or even 4 stems. Resistance to fruit cracking is high - but it is extremely important to exclude excessive irrigation, which contributes to this pathology.
For the cultivation of seedlings, a soil mixture containing garden sod is used. Disinfection of self-prepared soil is carried out with a saturated solution of potassium permanganate. Seedlings usually hatch 5 days after planting. It makes sense to do the very first feeding of seedlings after a pick; initial mixing of the substrate with mineral fertilizer is recommended.
In the last 7 days before transplanting, the seedlings must be hardened. In order for the plants to withstand this effect better, they are watered less often than before. The land at the final growing site is prepared in the fall. Before planting a tomato, it should be disinfected with the same potassium permanganate. When the planting is complete, and the holes are covered with earth, they are watered and mulched thoroughly.
It is recommended to tilt the stems of overgrown tomatoes to the north. In the future, they themselves will take the most correct position. The growth points are supposed to be pinched at the very end of the growing season. Kemira and Agricola are the best mineral fertilizers. A very good result is obtained by using infusions of nettle and chalice.
It is very beneficial to supplement these formulations with leavened yeast. The removal of stepchildren occurs 1 time in 10-12 days. Straw or mown green manure is used as mulch. The pick is done in the phase of 2 or 3 true leaves. There are no more subtleties when growing.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.
Review overview
In the descriptions of the culture by farmers, attention is drawn to the mention of pleasant taste. In addition, growing it is really simple and easy. Leaving is nothing unusual for tomato lovers. This culture also does not present any other special surprises.
