Tomato Moscow delicacy

The Moscow delicacy variety is famous among tomato lovers for its excellent taste, unusual shape and versatility. The fruits demonstrate long shelf life, due to the dense skin, they are not prone to cracking during conservation or transportation.

Moscow delicacy was registered in the State Register of Varieties in 2001. The application was filed back in 1998. In the breeding work of the Scientific and Production Corporation “NK. LTD. " a whole group of specialists participated, including V.M.

The culture has tall stems, reaching a height of 180-200 cm. The bush is massive and strong, the shoots are covered with large green leaves. The inflorescences are simple. The peduncle is formed with an articulation. The plant looks very impressive, with thick, fleshy branches. The leaf plate is darker from above than from below, outwardly resembles a potato tops.

An unripe tomato has a characteristic green color with a dark spot in the area of ​​the stalk. Ripe fruits are red, bright, without blush. Fruits are medium-sized, cylindrical, pepper-shaped with a noticeable "spout". You can notice their slight ribbing. The flesh under the dense skin is dense and fleshy.

The Moscow delicacy got its name for a reason. With a sufficient amount of moisture, the fruits gain juiciness and sweetness, acquire an unusual and very pleasant taste. This tomato has a high sugar content.

Moscow delicacy is a mid-season variety that ripens in 115-120 days. Harvesting lasts from July to mid-September.

High-yielding tomato Moscow delicacy is capable of producing fruits in the amount of 5.7-6 kg / sq. m.

Seeds can be prepared for sowing in the last decade of February or in March. Early landing is possible, but only on condition of additional lighting with special lamps. The bushes are transferred to open ground after frost, 60-65 days after germination.

The optimal spacing between plants when planting is 50 × 70 cm. It is not recommended to thicken the plantings too much, there should be only 2-3 bushes per 1 m2.

Plants need a garter, be sure to pinch.The Moscow delicacy is strongly stretched during the growth process, so it is immediately fixed on trellises or individual supports installed directly into the hole. The choice in favor of a greenhouse or open ground is made based on the timing of ripening. If the climate in the region allows for the ripening of fruits in natural conditions, you should choose planting in a shelter from the very beginning. In the open ground, the ridges are located in well-lit areas that are not exposed to the wind.

Adaptation takes about 7 days. During this period, the plants are not fed, watering is also excluded. After this period, you can proceed to a set of standard agrotechnical measures. Tomato bushes are watered with warm water, preferably in the early hours or in the evening, after the sun goes down. It is recommended to repeat the procedure as the soil dries up, 1-2 times a week.

The lower leaves are torn off regularly to ensure sufficient ventilation of the root zone. You also need to pick off wilted or overgrown shoots. At the same time, it will be useful to loosen and weed the beds. If the soil is mulched, the layer of covering material is changed after each watering.

The tomato is moderately resistant to fungal diseases. In the open field, it can become infected with late blight. Prevention is very important to protect against it. The bushes are regularly inspected. Foliar spraying with milk whey with the addition of 25 drops of 5% iodine solution for each liter will also be useful. The resulting solution is mixed with a bucket of water.

If the leaves are damaged by late blight, it is necessary to use chemical preparations. Means "Metalaxil", "Acrobat-MC" are suitable. Spraying can also be performed for prophylaxis, 3-6 times per season.

The variety is not well adapted to outdoor cultivation. Under the influence of cold weather or prolonged rains, it can be affected by fungal diseases. The tomato is sun-loving, sensitive to the amount of heat and light.

The variety is suitable for growing in most regions of the Russian Federation. It is successfully cultivated in the Far East and Siberia, the Urals and Central Russia. Growing without a greenhouse is practiced in the south, in other cases, the crop in the open field simply does not have time to ripen.

You can find many positive reviews about the Moscow delicacy tomato. Summer residents, who have already managed to plant it on their plots, mention that the seed material sold for sale contains a minimum amount of marriage. Most gardeners have grown more than one generation of these tomatoes. The variety is also praised for its abundant fruiting - at the peak of the season, from harvesting in a greenhouse, it is possible to get from 5 kg of harvest every day. The versatility of the fruit is also praised - they are frozen and used in pizza, smoothies and sauces are made, and whole canned.

Vegetable growers are advised to completely cut off all the leaves to the level of the lower brush from the moment the tomatoes reach the size of a walnut - this allows you to increase the size of the finished fruits, accelerates their ripening.

Small disadvantages include the almost complete absence of sourness typical for other tomatoes, as well as not very juicy pulp. In the absence of pinching at a certain stage of growth in the greenhouse, this indeterminate variety grows above 2 m - this can complicate harvesting.