- Authors: HM. Clause S.A.
- Year of approval: 2017
- Name synonyms: Sarra
- Category: hybrid
- Growth type: indeterminate
- Appointment: fresh consumption, for pickling and preserving
- Ripening period: early
- Ripening time, days: 60-65
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Marketability: high
The Sarra tomato variety was approved for use in 2017. He is a hybrid species. It is also often called Sarra.
Description of the variety
Tomato Sarra is suitable for growing outdoors, in plastic greenhouses and greenhouses. His type of growth is indeterminate. Such tomatoes belong to the tall variety. The height of the bush can reach 150-200 centimeters. Leaf plates in plants of medium length, rich green color.
The main qualities of the fruit
The color of the unripe fruit is light green. A ripe tomato will have a bright red color. Vegetables are quite large in size. The weight of each of them can reach approximately 200-305 grams.
The shape of the fruit is heart-shaped, strongly ribbed. The pulp of tomatoes is medium density, quite fleshy. The inflorescence is intermediate, keeping quality is good.
Taste characteristics
Ripe vegetables of this type have a very sweet taste. They can be used for fresh consumption, as well as for canning.
Ripening and fruiting
This tomato variety belongs to the early species. Ripening time is 60-65 days after planting. The type of fruiting is long.
Yield
The Sarra variety has a high yield level. From 1 square meter of territory, you can collect about 22-23 kilograms of ripe vegetables.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Sowing seedlings should be carried out from mid-March to early April. Plants should be transplanted into the ground at the age of 45 days.
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
This tomato is planted according to the scheme 70x40 centimeters.
Growing and care
First, you will need to plant seed for seedlings. For this, a suitable container is selected. It is thoroughly disinfected. For cultivation, prepare the land with added organic fertilizers.
Also, it is better to cover the container with seeds with glass or special film to create a greenhouse effect. When the first leaves appear, the seedlings begin to be planted in open ground.
For planting, it is recommended to choose a place on the site that will be well lit. It also needs to be protected from the winds. It is undesirable to plant vegetation in the same place more than three times in a row.
The best option for such tomatoes will be chernozem soils and fertile loams. Remember that this culture prefers neutral or slightly acidic soil.
Also, do not forget that tomatoes cannot be planted in an area where crops such as potatoes, peppers, eggplants were previously grown, because pathogens of various diseases can live in the soil, which will lead to a rapid infection of the bushes. It is optimal to plant tomatoes in places where beets, garlic, basil, radish, pumpkin, cabbage and sage grew.
The soil is prepared in advance before planting. It is better to do this in the fall. During this period, organic fertilizers must be applied. Manure is most often used. There are about 4-5 kilograms of such a substance per 1 square meter. In addition, special mineral formulations (superphosphate) should be used.
In the spring, about 5-6 days before planting the plants, the earth should be carefully dug up again, while all harmful weeds are removed.
Two days before planting, the soil should be watered with a solution of copper sulfate or potassium permanganate. This procedure will destroy all harmful organisms that live in the soil.
Directly during the planting of young seedlings, other nutritional components are used, including compost, wood ash, superphosphate.
For this culture, it will be necessary to dig holes with a depth of 15-30 centimeters, depending on the size of the root system of young plants. Fertilizers (ash, compost, crushed eggshells) are poured into each hole. Water is added there.
Then the bushes are carefully transferred into the holes, slightly straightening their rhizomes. After planting, it will be necessary to create the most favorable conditions for the culture so that it can fully grow and develop, and give a good harvest.
It is important to remember about watering. These procedures should not be carried out in the first 7-10 days after planting in open soil, since the earth will already be sufficiently moist, and excessive moisture can harm the roots.
After this period, watering is carried out only if the top layer of the soil dries out. We must not forget about various dressings. Most often, the first fertilizer is used 10 days after planting. To do this, you can take urea, double superphosphate, and potassium salts.
In the future, top dressing is applied every 10-15 days. At the initial stage of growth, organic liquid formulations will be the best option. So, you can independently prepare a solution with manure or bird droppings.
Nutritious herbal infusions are also an excellent option. They can also be made easily at home. To do this, grass is placed in a clean volumetric container (various types can be used, nettles are often used). It is poured with hot water and covered with a lid. After a couple of weeks, the finished composition is again diluted with water and used in this form for watering the culture.
Do not forget about the cultivation of the land around the tomatoes. After watering, the soil must be loosened, such a procedure will make it easy to destroy the formed crust, and will also make it possible to remove all weedy harmful vegetation.
Regular weeding to a depth of 3-5 centimeters will prevent over-compaction of the soil. But such procedures should be carried out as carefully as possible so as not to accidentally damage the root system of the bushes.
Mulching is also worth doing. As mulch, you can take plucked grass, compost, humus, as well as a special film. This procedure is recommended to be carried out after the planted vegetation takes root and begins to actively develop and grow.
Reviews
Many gardeners have left good reviews about this tomato variety. Separately, it was said that ripe vegetables have excellent taste. At the same time, all fruits are rather large.
It was also noted that this variety gives a large full-fledged crop.According to gardeners, Sarah tomatoes can be used in the preparation of various dishes, they are often taken for homemade ketchup.
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.