Tomato Newbie

The Novikom tomato variety has been approved for use since 1986. During this period, he gained great popularity. Today it is successfully grown even by novice gardeners in the open field.

This is a varietal plant of the determinant type.

The fruits are used in canning, they have good marketability and are perfectly transported.

Bushes are undersized, compact, with medium leafiness, rarely reaching more than 85 cm. The variety is grown in the open field.

After the Novice tomato is ripe, it takes on an orange-red hue. The maximum weight that a tomato can reach is 100 grams.

Up to 6 smooth-skinned fruits are formed in one cluster.

Another characteristic feature of the described variety is good keeping quality.

The Novice fruit tastes good.

This variety is mid-season. Ripening period from 114 to 127 days. The crop is harvested from August 10 to September 10.

This indicator is at the level of 4.2-5.5 kg / m2.

From early to mid-March, gardeners begin to plant Novice's seeds for seedlings, young plants are transferred to open ground from May 10.

Universal scheme 70 x 30-40 cm.

Stepson is not required, but you need to tie it up. The easiest option is stakes. Wood is not the best choice in this case, since many pathogenic bacteria multiply on it. Better to use metal supports.

It happens that the tomato of this variety is stressed due to the excessive amount of nitrogen. In this case, dilute 1 tbsp in 5 liters of water. a spoonful of superphosphate, process the tomato leaves and pour in a little under the root. And you can also postpone pinching, allowing the shoots to absorb fertilizer.

Curling the leaves upward may indicate starvation of tomatoes. Beginner, when some elements are lacking in the soil. If, at the same time, young leaves become curly, and uncolored spots appear on the fruits, this means that the roots do not have enough potassium. Then they need to be fed either with ash (2 glasses of ash are diluted in a 10-liter bucket of water), or with potassium nitrate, which also increases the immunity of plants, improves the taste and appearance of fruits. A tablespoon of fertilizer (20 g) is diluted in 10 liters of water, and watered at the rate of half a liter per 1 sq. m.

Another reason is when the leaves on tomatoes of this variety curl upward and the tops dry out - there is not enough calcium to nourish the roots. Subsequently, from this deficiency, apical rot may appear on the fruits. Lack of calcium occurs as a result of prolonged heat and drought. It is advised to sprinkle the bushes with calcium nitrate: dissolve 3 teaspoons of granules in a 10-liter bucket. But it is possible to water or drop calcium nitrate into the ground only in the spring.

Tomato bush A beginner may "lower his ears" due to drying out. Then it must be well watered with water heated during the day. In a couple of days, the elasticity of the leaves (turgor) will be restored, and they will unwind. And also treatment with a growth stimulant, an antistressant "Gulliver Stimul", very effectively helps against heat stress.

It also happens that the leaves also change color: they become dark green or bluish. This is a sign that the time has come to feed the tomatoes with phosphate fertilizer. To do this, 100 g of superphosphate must be dissolved in 10 liters of water, and poured under the root at the rate of 5 square meters. m.

One of the most common tomato pests is aphids, and Novichok is no exception. There are many popular ways to prevent tomato pests from bothering the beds. First of all - sprinkle with decoctions of bitter herbs. Pour wormwood, celandine or tobacco with boiling water in a ratio of 1: 2. Dissolve a liter of infusion in a bucket of water for two hours. Add half a bar of laundry soap there for better adhesion. Treat the bushes with this solution two to three times after 10-12 days.

And also an effective remedy for aphids on tomatoes is "ATO Zhuk". Tomatoes can be consumed in two weeks.

Regardless of whether Novice tomatoes grow in the open air or in a greenhouse, "Garth" is effective for preventing and treating late blight on seedlings, 30 g of which is dissolved in 5-8 liters of water and used in the second half of the growing season of tomatoes (if there are fruits). The "Healer" is also effective, which is most widely used in the first half of the growing season. Dilute 25 g per 5 liters of water per hundred square meters. Repeat the treatment after 10 days. In general, during the season, do 2-3 sprays with these professional products.

The treatment with Bordeaux liquid and other folk methods, as well as special preparations, will help prevent the development of the disease with Alternaria in the Novice.The most effective professional drug against Alternaria is "Boxwood", normally 3-5 ml per 5 liters of water per 1 hundred square meters. It will also be useful to feed the bushes with potash fertilizers. In this case, the waiting period before harvesting is 20-30 days.

It is very difficult for gardeners to fight top rot. To prevent this disease in the described variety, in the spring, dig up the soil with calcium nitrate: add 5-10 g per 1 sq. m.

If the disease has already affected the plants in the garden, apply a calcium spraying. To do this, dissolve 100 g of calcium nitrate in a 10-liter bucket of water and sprinkle on the leaves, stems, and fruits. For the prevention of tomatoes, the Novice is sprayed with such a solution after the formation of 5 true leaves.

A quick effect for saving the harvest was also shown by the old-fashioned method - processing with a decoction of oak bark. To do this, boil 5 grams (1 tablespoon) of oak bark for 10 minutes. After the broth has cooled, dilute with 10 liters of water.

If all the leaves on the Novice tomato bush begin to curl upward, this is a sign that the plant is infected with bacteriosis. With this disease, the development of inflorescences and fruit setting stops. The vectors are pests - aphids. The disease itself is incurable.

If bacteriosis decimates young plants, they are destroyed, and green manures for tomatoes are planted on the site. If the disease manifests itself during the ripening of the fruit, you can pinch off the points of growth - the tops. This will give the plant the strength to grow the crop.

One of the popular means of preventing fungal diseases of tomatoes Novice, in particular late blight, is the treatment with potassium permanganate. It is believed that this solution is safe, and the more saturated it is, the more effective. Some recipes recommend dissolving a teaspoon of potassium permanganate in 10 liters of water. The consequence of this will be the twisting of the Novice's leaves due to a burn, because potassium permanganate is a very strong oxidizing agent. In fact, it is enough to make a pale pink solution by measuring the dose with the tip of a knife.

The newcomer is a heat-resistant variety.

Tomatoes are actively grown in the North Caucasus, in the Middle and Lower Volga and even in the Far Eastern regions.