Tomato varieties FATGLES, CITRUS GARDEN, PIR FOR THE WHOLE WORLD - my reviews and trial
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TOMATOES THICK SHCHEKI, CITRUS GARDEN, PIR FOR THE WHOLE WORLD - REVIEWS AND PHOTOS
In 2017 YEAR, WE TAKED PARTICIPATION IN TESTING A FEW NEW VARIETIES OF BAKLAGE, ARBUZ, CUCUMBER AND TOMATO. OBSERVATIONS FOR THREE YEARS OF TOMATO I SHALL SUBMIT IN THIS ARTICLE
© Author: ALEXANDER LUKSIN, an experienced strain tester
At the end of February, the courier delivered us a packet of seeds for testing from the agrofirm. Instructions we received on one of the sites, where then from the sowing and before harvesting set out observations.
So, I will quote the descriptions of the varieties that were given on the sachets with the seeds.
PIR FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD. "A new early-ripening variety, up to 1 m. Forms in a brush to 15 fruit. The fruits are red, cream average mass of 60 - 90 g, the taste is excellent. Universal Purpose ".
Thick Cheeks. "The new medium-ripening variety, plants up to 2 m. Fruits are fleshy, 200 - 400 g (individual - up to 800 g). Tomatoes are very juicy and sweet. The variety is resistant to diseases. Harvest - up to 4 -6 kg from each bush. "
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CITRUS GARDEN. "A powerful plant up to 1,6 in height - 1,8 m for open ground and greenhouses. Fruits of mass 75 - 90 g, which are formed in the brush to 30 pieces, the total weight of the brush reaches 2,5 kg. The shape and color of the fruit are like a lemon. Excellent taste. Fruits are suitable for canning, well transported and stored for a long time. "
On March 2, we laid out the seeds of 3 varieties of tomato for germination on wet wipes. Transparent, for studying germination, containers with seeds were in a warm (+ 25 ... + 27 C) and dark place.
The process has gone!
On March 5, the seeds of the 'Thick Cheeks' variety sprouted - their quality turned out to be good, and the germination energy was high. By March 8, the seeds of the varieties 'Feast to the World' and 'Citrus Garden' were germinated.
Part of the seeds that had been put up was planted in peat pills, also provided by the agrofirm.
2-th part of the landing in the cassettes with the soil "Magic beds."
All seedlings stood on the window (average temperature during the day 4-18 ... + 20 ° C, at night - about + 15 ° C).
Every evening, from 18 to 22 h, included phytolamps for backlighting.
The first watering was done with potassium permanganate, diluting it to a slightly pink color of water. Peat tablets often dried up - they were watered, adding water to the pan.
By the end of March the seedlings had a couple of real leaves.
Hotbed and cold
In mid-April, seedlings were planted in trench greenhouses. They were prepared in advance: manure mixed with straw with a layer of 40 cm was laid down, fertile land with a layer of about 18 cm was laid on top. In such hotbeds, organics are heated - heat and nutrition have a good effect on the growth and development of seedlings. By the time of planting in the ground (usually after June 7), the seedlings are strong, healthy, some varieties are already blooming ... But last season at the end of April it suddenly got colder to -5 ... - 7 ° C, and snow fell more than 10 cm in layer. Part of the snow on the 3rd day it melted, but the cold weather stood for a whole week.
Warm hotbeds were sheltered in addition, but with such extreme conditions when growing tomatoes, I met for the first time!
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With the advent of heat, greenhouses were opened - there were many dead plants. Best of all cold transplanted seedlings 'Thick cheeks', worse - 'Feast on the whole world'. But in May, the cold lasted and night frosts were repeated: the cold, with drizzling rain, was also the beginning of June.
We decided not to plant tomatoes in the open ground.
In the tunneled greenhouses, all the remaining plants were restored for a long time. However, warm underneath the organics supported both heat and nutrition - at the end of May we had good, strong seedlings. We planted it in a glasshouse covered with polycarbonate. There plants, having felt the improvement of conditions, began to grow actively.
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Here already as two years with my tomatoes any nonsense is created. Seedlings grow good, strong, cheerful. After landing on a permanent place, it takes root quickly, and the plants then grow almost by the hour.
And they bloom together, and then - hop! - their central trunks begin to blacken and dry. When I pull out dying plants from the ground, I see that they have practically no roots. Instead, some black sticks (see photo). What is the reason? Please share the information! For the first time in 52 years of work on earth, I encounter such a phenomenon. I don’t know what to think.