- Authors: Tom Wagner, USA
- Name synonyms: Vintage Wine, Vintage Vine, Old Wine, Vintage, Vintage Wine, Vintage Wine, Vintage Wine
- Category: grade
- Growth type: indeterminate
- Appointment: universal
- Ripening period: mid-early
- Ripening time, days: 110-120
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for greenhouses
- Bush size: tall
- Bush height, cm: 150-180
Decorating the garden beds or greenhouses with an exotic variety of tomatoes is the dream of every summer resident. One of the most fruitful and incredibly tasty is the mid-early type of tomato called Vintage wine.
Breeding history
This tomato variety was developed by a group of American breeders led by Tom Wagner. The nightshade crop grows well both in open ground and in greenhouses. The variety is recommended for cultivation in all regions of Russia. Tomatoes have several names: Vintage Wine, Vintage Wine, Old Wine.
Description of the variety
Plant Vintage wine is a tall bush of indeterminate type, reaching a height of 150-180 cm. The bush is characterized by moderate thickening with dark green leaves, strong central stem, weak branching, developed root system. In general, the bush looks compact and neat. Each fruit cluster is 3-4 tomatoes.
When growing a culture, do not forget about the correct formation of the bush - in 1 stem, if it grows in a greenhouse, in 2-3 stems - if in a garden bed, a garter to a support or trellises, as well as removing unnecessary stepchildren. It has a universal purpose, so it is eaten fresh, canned, processed, dried.
The main qualities of the fruit
Tomato Vintage wine is a very beautiful berry, gaining weight up to 150-250 grams. The vegetable belongs to large-fruited. The fruit has an unusual color - light red with many yellow streaks. In an unripe form, the tomato is colored green-yellow. The tomato is endowed with a flat-round shape with a pronounced ribbing of the surface.
The skin of the berries is thin and shiny. Tomatoes are characterized by transportability, a beautiful tomato look and a short shelf life - up to 15 days under the correct storage conditions.
Taste characteristics
Impeccable taste is one of the virtues of the culture, thanks to which the vegetable is widely used in cooking. The striped tomato has a fleshy, juicy and firm flesh with few seeds. The flesh of the berries is light scarlet. The taste is dominated by sweetness, which is complemented by light sourness and spicy aroma.
Ripening and fruiting
Tomatoes Vintage wine is an early maturing species of nightshade crops. From the appearance of full shoots to the ripening of the first fruits on the bushes, it takes almost 4 months (110-120 days). The berries are gradually ripened. The period when most tomatoes ripen begins in mid-July.
Yield
The crop yield is good. Compliance with all agrotechnical rules and recommendations will allow to remove up to 3 kg of ripe berries from each bush per season.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Sowing of seed, which is pre-sorted and disinfected, is performed in the first half of March - 60-65 days before transplanting to a new location. Bushes are grown subject to special temperature and light conditions. At the stage of the appearance of several real leaves in the plant, it is necessary to perform a dive (seating in separate containers). A week before transplanting, it is recommended to harden the seedlings, which will facilitate the adaptation of tomatoes to new growing conditions.
Transplanting seedlings to a garden bed is carried out in the second half of May, when the weather corresponds to this - sufficiently warmed air and soil. The tomato is planted in the greenhouse in early May.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener will be able to harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
The plant needs not only to be properly looked after, but also to observe the density and planting pattern of the bushes. It is recommended to place 2-3 bushes per 1 m2, which will provide the plant with a sufficient amount of air and light. The correct scheme for planting is 50x50 cm.
Growing and care
The variety is not very whimsical to climatic conditions, however, it requires pre-prepared soil - weed-free, moist, breathable, nutritious and fertile. In addition, the culture requires a lot of light / sun.
As for agricultural technology, it consists of a whole chain of measures: watering with settled water, applying mineral and organic fertilizers, loosening the soil, forming bushes, tying to supports or trellises, removing unnecessary stepsons and lower leaves, controlling air humidity (if the plant grows in a greenhouse ), prevention of diseases and viruses.
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.
Disease and pest resistance
The culture has sufficient immunity to resist standard tomato diseases. Tomato leaves phytophthora due to the early ripening of tomatoes. Treatments with special mixtures will help protect against the invasion of pests (aphids, Colorado potato beetle, spider mite).
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
Variety Vintage wine is stress-resistant, therefore it reacts firmly to sudden temperature fluctuations, heat, short drought. Poorly on the fruiting and development of tomatoes, drafts, wind and excessive humidity can be affected.
