Tomato Vova Putin

The wonderful Ural tomato of the Vova Putin variety was a product of private selection. Small farms are successfully distributing its seeds. The variety is rapidly spreading throughout the country due to its unpretentious care, stable and rich yields, large fruit size, and excellent taste properties of the fruit.

The culture was developed in 2002 by the works of a private Chelyabinsk craftsman N. Aleksandrov. The variety is not included in the State Register. It is intended for cultivation in the middle zones of Russia and in its cool regions in greenhouse conditions. In the southern regions, it is successfully cultivated on open soils. The advantages of the variety are obvious (tested by practice), which contributes to the growth of its popularity.

The culture belongs to the mid-early, medium-sized and productive species. The bushes are indeterminate (this quality is pronounced), reaching a height of up to 150-200 cm. The greenery of the bushes is not dense, the leaves are green in color, medium in size, slightly twisted. One brush produces up to 6 flowers.

During cultivation, a garter and pinching are necessary. The best yield is obtained when a bush is formed in 1 and 2 stems.

The variety is unpretentious, it is characterized by a stable yield every summer.

The option is good for cool climatic regions of the country.

Pros of the variety:

• stable and high yield level (up to 4 kg per bush);

• large tomatoes (up to 400 g);

• sweet-sugar taste;

• excellent level of resistance when grown in unfavorable conditions;

• the variety is unpretentious in care;

• long fruiting period;

• versatility in application.

Minuses:

• in the absence of competent formation and rationing, the bushes do not give large fruits;

• the need to track the process of the appearance of stepchildren and their timely removal;

• tomato skins are not very dense for safe long-distance transportation;

• large sizes often create inconvenience in the conservation process.

The tomato responds well to feeding. Rich fertilizers are a factor in growing especially large fruits.

Tomatoes have a variety of shapes - from heart-shaped to flat-rounded. The weight of one fruit is 200-400 g, and the largest one is up to 1 kg. In diameter, the fruits reach 12-15 cm. Larger fruits ripen on higher clusters than on the lower ones.

Fruits are deep red shades, sometimes with yellowish stripes (from lack of nutrients). The consistency of the pulp is fleshy, firm, juicy. Sugar-sweet to taste. Seed spaces are small. By the end of the fruiting period, the weight of the fruit decreases to 100-300 g.

Ripe fruits are characterized by optimal taste properties, suggesting versatility of application and processing. They taste sweet, with a slight sourness. It is better to eat the fruits fresh.

The ripening period of the culture is 110-120 days. The fruiting process starts from late June or early July and continues until the end of the season. The first harvest of fruits is carried out from mid-July to the first days of October.

About 4 kg of tomatoes are harvested from the bush.Up to 30 or more fruits ripen on 1 bush.

In the middle of the country, tomatoes are planted in greenhouses in May, and sometimes in June in open soils. At the same time, containers with seedlings are placed for hardening for some time in the open air 12-15 days before planting. Before transplanting, the containers should be watered abundantly to make it easier to remove the plant roots along with the clod of earth.

For planting a culture in the ground, pits are made to a depth of 7-10 cm. After planting, 2 lower leaves should remain above the ground. If tomatoes are planted in a row, then it is necessary to adhere to a distance of 25-30 cm, and about 60 cm between rows.

During cultivation, the culture is unpretentious. Seedlings from their own seeds adapt more effectively after three years of breeding. For initial and subsequent selection, a number of rules are followed.

1. Prepare the soil in the fall. Here they take one share of garden soil and 1 share of peat (organic fertilizer is also possible), to which 0.5 share of sand is added. Seeds are sown 60-75 days before transplanting to a plot or greenhouse.

2. The seeds are treated with manganese.

3. They are planted in holes 1-1.5 cm deep.

4. In order to properly form seedlings, they create comfortable conditions with moderate watering (the substrate should remain slightly damp) and backlighting.

The sprouts usually appear after a week. The pick is carried out when the first 2-3 leaves appear. In the future, care includes timely irrigation, the addition of complex mineral fertilizers, pinching and the implementation of prophylaxis to protect against diseases and wrecking attacks.

To form 1 stem per 1 m2, up to 4 bushes are planted. This is necessary for the formation of an optimal yield with proper formation of bushes. Irrigation should be regular, and the best method is a drip irrigation system, which saves labor costs, increases fruiting, and reduces the risk of rotting. The recommended feeding scheme is 3-4 during the season.

After planting plants in the ground, we do not recommend irrigating them for the first time for 4-5 days, and then the soil should be moistened as it dries.

When planting tomatoes in a greenhouse, it should be regularly ventilated (even more so in the heat). On open soil, the aisles must be mulched (in the southern regions of the country, this measure is mandatory).

In open beds and in greenhouses, weeds are regularly harvested, which take away nutrients from the crop and are shelters for harmful insects (aphids or whiteflies). Tomatoes are grown once every 6-7 days, eliminating shoots that have reached 4 cm. The stalks and brushes of tall plants are carefully fixed on reliable supports. From the beginning of August, the growth points of the bushes growing in open soil are pinched so that the set fruits have time to ripen before the onset of cold weather.

For growing large fruits, the buds on the lower brushes are pinched off, 2-3 flowers remain.

It is convenient to fertilize with fertilizers purchased in specialized stores:

• "Kristalon";

• Kemiroi;

• AVA and others.

During the formation of ovaries, foliar feeding with boric acid is effective.

The culture is resistant to gray mold and to a lesser extent to brown spot disease. For this reason, preventive measures are required to fully protect against diseases and wrecking attacks. At the initial stage of plant growth, the use of chemicals is allowed, but during the periods of flowering and fruiting, only folk remedies should be used, suggesting a high probability of productive prevention of diseases and elimination of parasites.

In case of development of phytophthora, the affected plant is eliminated, and the bushes are treated with drugs: "Ridomil Gold", "Fitosporin-M", "Quadris". Often, tomatoes were protected from phytophthora by spraying with a special solution (10 furacilin tablets per 10 liters of water). Garlic, yarrow, or tobacco are good at protecting tomatoes from whitefly, and soda and soap are good at protecting them from aphids.