- Category: grade
- Growth type: determinant
- Appointment: fresh consumption, for pickling and canning, for whole-fruit canning
- Ripening period: mid-season
- Ripening time, days: 100-110
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Bush size: undersized
- Bush height, cm: up to 100
- Ripe fruit color: bright red
- Fruit shape: cylindrical
Mid-season determinant variety Salting delicacy is one of the hardy and unpretentious Siberian tomatoes. The fruits are used in conservation, for cooking juices and sauces, and eaten fresh. The plant is grown in greenhouses and open beds.
Description of the variety
Low-growing determinant standard bushes, not exceeding one meter, give upright thick shoots with moderate foliage. Positive qualities of tomato:
uniformity;
ideal density for preservation;
used for drying;
have a classic tomato flavor;
are characterized by good marketable yield, keeping quality and transportability.
Minuses:
prone to late blight and fungal diseases;
despite the drought tolerance, the yield during such a period is significantly reduced.
Simple inflorescences form 7-8 strong brushes, each of which forms 5-7 ovaries.
The main qualities of the fruit
Fruits are medium-sized (50-70 g), cylindrical, green in the unripe stage and bright red during ripeness, covered with a smooth dense skin that does not allow tomatoes to crack in the garden and during heat treatment. The vegetable has four seed chambers.
Taste characteristics
The fruits have a classic tomato flavor and a balanced combination of sugars and acids.
Ripening and fruiting
Salted delicacy is a mid-season variety, the approximate ripening time of the fruits is 100-110 days, the harvest begins in July-August.
Yield
The culture can be classified as high-yielding - 3.5 kg or more are removed from one bush.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
The originators advise sowing seeds on March 10, seedlings are planted in the greenhouse on May 10, in open ground on June 10. Estimated terms - each area has its own characteristics, up to the microclimate.
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
The optimal planting format is from 3 to 4 plants per 1 m2.
Growing and care
The salting delicacy is grown in the same way as most other varieties - seedlings, not counting the ultra-early ones, the seeds of which can be sown directly into the ground. Before planting in a permanent place, the seedlings are subjected to a hardening procedure. She is accustomed to the temperature of the external environment, to daily changes, to the aggressive spring sun.But with any hardening, the seedlings should be shaded after transplanting for at least a week, unless the weather is cool and cloudy.
A place in the garden is chosen with a sufficient degree of illumination. The soil should be pH neutral, fertile and breathable. Sour soil is deoxidized by such substances: bone and dolomite flour, lime, chalk or gypsum. To make heavy loamy soil lighter, loose and breathable, several techniques are used. Improves the structure of the soil by the regular introduction of humus, compost, sowing green manure, as well as the use of buckwheat husk for digging. The husk perfectly loosens the dense earth, enriches it with vitamins and minerals, attracts earthworms, on which the amount of vermicompost directly depends. Cucumbers and onions, carrots and legumes are excellent precursors.
The soil in the ridges is enriched with organic matter (humus, compost, bird droppings), complex mineral fertilizers, and wood ash. Despite the power, the bushes will need support. Stakes are installed in the holes, or plants are tied up, as is now practiced in greenhouses, when cords completely replace stakes and trellises. After planting the seedlings, the soil in the holes is compacted, well spilled with settled warm water. The next day, loosening should be carried out to ensure oxygen access to the roots. Further care consists in the formation of a bush in two stems, pinching and tying. Activities such as watering, weeding, loosening and hilling, the introduction of additional nutrients and sanitization remain mandatory.
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.
Disease and pest resistance
Resistant to cracking, less confidently copes with fungal diseases. In addition, the plant needs the help of a gardener in the fight against pests such as Colorado and May beetles, thrips, bears and others. It is imperative to carry out preventive treatments with fungicides and insecticides.
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
It perfectly tolerates heat and temperature changes.
Growing regions
The result of Siberian breeders is ideal for growing in the middle zone, the Urals, the Non-Black Earth Region and all regions of Siberia. Is it worth mentioning that the Siberian tomato will grow in warmer conditions, especially since its performance allows it to feel great in the southern regions.
