Tomato Pudovik

Pudovik is one of the best Siberian large-fruited varieties both in taste and in the degree of unpretentiousness in care. The authors of the culture managed to lay in it the qualities of resistance to cold, hot climate and drought - a rare combination of many useful properties.

Pudovik is the fruit of the achievements of a group of breeders from Novosibirsk consisting of V.N.Dederko and O.V. Postnikova. The variety has been in the State Register of the Russian Federation since 2007, it has permission to grow in most regions of the country in open and closed soils. Due to its advanced qualities, the variety quickly gained popularity in the country, but soon after its distribution, a culture called Sevruga appeared in stores, which, according to rather serious and compelling evidence, was an exact copy of Pudovik. Since the Sevryuga varieties are not recorded in the State Register, this name is considered to be a synonym for the name Pudovik.

The Pudovik culture is recommended for small and medium-sized farms of all forms of ownership, located in the most diverse climatic zones of Russia. It is envisaged to grow it both in open soils and in greenhouses. The culture is indeterminate, high-yielding, large-fruited, universal in use. Against the background of rather low figures characterizing the degree of productivity of many Siberian varieties, this variety looks like a record holder.

The formation of bushes and reliable tying of the stems are required. The bushes are medium-sized (100-150 cm) with a high degree of foliage.

The culture is mid-season - from the first shoots to full ripening of the fruits, it takes about 4 months. Spreading bushes, branched. Leaves of standard configuration, large, dark green shades. The stems are not strong, one might even say fragile, since they break easily, overloaded with the weight of the fruit. The primary inflorescence is formed after 4-6 leaves, and the following ones - after 2-3 leaves. The clusters contain from 2 to 8 fruits.

The culture is capable of relatively easily enduring prolonged cold snaps, hot seasons, and dry periods. High humidity is not terrible for her either. Nevertheless, with obvious surpluses in irrigation, the fruits may crack. However, the wonderful and rich taste properties of the fruit are fully preserved.

The variety is highly resistant to traditional diseases of nightshades, it may well be cultivated by beginners in gardening. Due to the size of the fruit, the variety is not transported and cannot be stored for a long time - the keeping quality of tomatoes is low. The peel of the fruit is extremely thin, with a slight pressure, a trace is fixed on a mature tomato, so it is stored at home for no longer than 2 days, and in a refrigeration unit for no more than 6 days.

The pluses of the variety include:

• high yield;

• excellent taste;

• large-fruited;

• resistance to cold, heat, drought;

• excellent presentation;

• lack of voids in fruits;

• fruits grow well at home without losing their taste;

• you can independently harvest seed from varietal fruits;

• ease of care;

• prolonged fruiting period.

Fruits of a culture of heart-shaped configuration, medium density, with pronounced ribbing.But often on the same bushes, fruits with a configuration that does not differ much from a flat-round one can also form. Unripe fruits are green in color, and ripe fruits are crimson in color. They are large, with an average weight of about 290 g, contain 4-5 seed nests. Sometimes you come across kilogram fruits, with equally tasty and juicy pulp. It is best to eat these tomatoes fresh, but to process the excess harvest into juice and sauces. Consistency of medium density and reddish shades. The inflorescences are simple, and the stalks are without articulations.

By the obvious majority of parameters, the culture is recognized as the best among salad varieties that can grow productively in almost any conditions.

Fruits with sweets, juicy and fragrant - tasting score 5 points.

The ripening period of these mid-ripening fruits is 110-115 days.

The crop is high-yielding, the fruit intake reaches 15.5 kg / sq. m. (up to 5 kg per bush).

Planting seedlings in the soil is carried out at the age of bushes 50-60 days.

The standard planting scheme with a planting density is 3 plants per 1 m2.

From the point of view of the agrotechnical methods used when growing this crop, Pudovik is not complicated. He willingly forgives individual mistakes of insufficiently experienced gardeners, made both during irrigation, and in top dressing, and during the formation of bushes, despite the fact that competent formation has always been the key to high yields. The taste properties of the fruits depend little on the growing conditions, but they are simply excellent.

The culture is grown exclusively through seedlings. The exception is the southern regions, where relatively good yields are harvested by direct sowing of seeds into the soil. Seedlings are grown by the traditional method, sowing is carried out in the usual terms for tomatoes. Seedlings of Pudovik are prone to overgrowth, they cannot be called strong. To avoid this, the sunniest place is chosen for her, although not the warmest. The bushes will grow up quite healthy and of high quality even in relative coolness. It is especially important that in the first 7 days after the emergence of seedlings, the temperature should not be higher than +16 degrees.

Usually, 3 bushes are planted per 1 m2, taking into account the fact that with the development of a bush of 2-3 stems, it is prone to strong thickening. But supporters of forming bushes according to a single-stem scheme plant up to 4 plants per 1 m2. The planting procedure is traditional, but if the seedlings have outgrown, then the lower leaves are removed from it and planted obliquely. Some experienced gardeners plant a crop of 2 plants per hole, each forming 1 stem.

The basic procedures for caring for the crop are traditional - it requires moderately moist soil and an average amount of fertilizing. Since the fruits can crack when the soil is waterlogged, to maintain a moderate degree of moisture, the beds are kept under a layer of mulch.

Pudovik, with any type of formation of bushes, gives a good harvest, but experienced gardeners take into account the likelihood of damping the growth of the first left stepchild, therefore, being insured, they leave 1 more, and the remaining ones are eliminated in time. If this procedure is avoided, then with an unexpected climate change, you can really be left without part of the crop.

The fruiting process is lengthy in time, but has a wave-like periodicity - the fruits ripen unevenly. With proper care, you can enjoy delicious fruits almost until the cold weather. In order to remove all the set fruits in time, the growth point of the main stem is pinched in August (in open soils at the beginning of the month, and in greenhouses - closer to the middle).

The registration commission did not give instructions on the resistance of the culture to certain types of pathogens. Consequently, the culture needs preventive procedures. Experienced gardeners carry out the first treatment 30 days after planting, and then every 15-20 days, focusing on the peculiarities of weather conditions. At the same time, periodic alternation of fungicidal preparations is recommended.