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If the gardener has a desire to feast on delicious tomatoes at the beginning of summer, you need to plant early ripening varieties. This is what the tomato Pride of the feast belongs to. This variety gives an excellent harvest of large and fleshy fruits, the technical maturity of which occurs by mid-July.
Table tomato: characteristics and description
The variety belongs to F1 hybrids. Bred on the territory of Russia by the selection firm "Partner". Refers to tall crops. With proper care, the plant can grow up to 2 meters in height.
Despite the fact that the trunk of a tomato is very thick and strong, the plant needs a garter to a strong support. The branches are strong, they do not need additional support.
This is an early ripening variety. The first crop can be taken about 100 days after the first shoots appear. The fruits are formed on the clusters. Each consists of 3-5 ovaries. The first tomato appears after 9 leaves, each subsequent one goes through 2 leaves.
The Pride feast tomatoes are not suitable for growing in the northern regions of Russia. For harvesting a good harvest in the middle lane, it is recommended to grow the variety in greenhouse conditions. Only in the southern regions is it possible to plant it in open ground.
Tomato variety Pride of the feast
Description of fruits
Fruits are large, pink-raspberry color, round in shape. The weight of one vegetable is from 250 to 300 grams. There are specimens up to 400 grams. The pulp is fleshy, firm and juicy. The seeds are small, the inner core is missing.
Fruit
The taste is classic tomato, more sweet than sour. The fruits are more suitable for making fresh salads and fresh juices. Due to their large size, they are not suitable for canning. Also, it is not worth making preparations from tomatoes from them, since the fruits do not have the acidity necessary for these dishes.
Agrotechnics
The love for this variety among summer residents is associated with its unpretentiousness. Therefore, even novice gardeners can afford to grow this variety, the main thing is that they have basic skills in caring for cultivated plants.
The soil
Table tomatoes need fertile, oxygen-rich soil. The main parameter is neutral acidity.
The permanent landing site should be very well lit. The proximity of groundwater is unacceptable.
Growing seedlings
In order not to transplant seedlings several times, it is better to immediately place the seed in any container suitable for this.
Planting seeds
Features of growing seedlings:
- Seeds are laid in the ground not earlier than the last week of February.
- The first shoots appear 7 days after planting.
- Picking is no different from other varieties. It is done after the first true leaves appear.
- The soil should not dry out. Excessive hydration is discouraged. Abundant watering no more than 1 time per week.
- Fertilizing with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is mandatory. To do this, you can buy any fertilizer suitable for tomatoes.
The time of disembarkation at a permanent place of growth depends on some circumstances. If this is a greenhouse, then 70 days after planting the seeds, the seedlings are ready for transplanting.
When landing in open ground, you need to monitor the weather. If it is cold, and it is impossible to plant 2 months after the appearance of the first shoots, then the growth of seedlings must be artificially stopped. This is done by lowering the room temperature to 15 degrees. You can also reduce the running time of the electric foot. After the weather has stabilized, the seedlings are planted in a garden bed, which is fertilized with dolomite flour in advance.
Disembarkation
When planting seedlings, it should be borne in mind that the variety is tall and bushy. Therefore, there should not be more than 2-3 plants per 1 square meter. Rows are made at a distance of 50-60 cm from each other. 70-80 cm is kept between the bushes. One seedling is placed in one hole.
Saplings
It is better to immediately stick a reliable trellis or support next to the plant. The ground around the tomato needs to be mulched with straw or hay.
Care
The plant needs pinching in order to form one, strong enough trunk. The formation of two trunks is permissible, but no more. To get a high yield, stepchildren must be removed at least once every 7-10 days. If this is not done, the fruits will be small, the yield will drop sharply.
Usually the hybrid bush blooms violently. But you cannot leave all the flowers. There is a rule: there are no more than three flowers in an inflorescence. More than five ovaries should not be left on one brush. It is also necessary to closely monitor the formation of the brushes. As new ones are formed, it is necessary to thin out the old ones.
Pruning
As the plant develops, the lower leaves need to be removed. So, at the time of fruit ripening on the first cluster, all leaves below the trunk must be completely cut off.
The soil around the trunk must always be loosened. Weeds are not allowed to grow, they must be immediately destroyed.
Watering
This hybrid is very fond of the sun, but does not tolerate watering during hot times of the day. Also, do not water the entire plant. Water is directed only to the root. It shouldn't be cold.
Watering is done in the early morning hours or after six in the evening, no more than 2 times a week. If the weather is not dry, one watering for 7 days is enough.
Watering tomatoes
Top dressing
It all depends on the saturation of the soil with useful trace elements. If the soil is well fertilized in the fall and spring, the plants do not need frequent feeding. If the soil is "poor", then already 2 weeks after planting the seedlings, you can water the hybrid with mineral fertilizer or mullein solution.
Plant growth can be stimulated with nitrogen fertilizer (urea). Usually it is enough once 3-4 weeks after transplanting. Potash feeding will not hurt. It should be carried out 2 times for the entire period:
- At the moment the first flowers appear.
- When ovaries appear.
The gardener needs to closely monitor the general appearance of the plant. If it develops poorly or loses its bright green color, then extra feeding is probably needed.
Advantages of the variety
This hybrid has taken a firm place in suburban areas, since it has a significant massx advantages:
- High yield - from 1 sq. m it is possible to collect up to 19 kilograms of the crop.
- Uniform fruit ripening on one bush.
- Fleshy and juicy, great taste.
- Long-term storage.
- Excellent transportability, as the skin of the fruit is very dense and does not crack.
- Resistance to most diseases typical of Solanaceae: root and apical rot, brown spot and viral-tobacco mosaic.
- Early maturation. If you plant the plants in a greenhouse, you can get ripe fruits in early June.
- Large vegetable size.
The main cons
Against the background of the listed advantages, the disadvantages of tomato Pride of the feast look very modest. These include:
- Impossibility of canning due to the large size of the fruit.
- Fear of frost and low temperatures. That is why the most suitable region for growing outdoors is the south of Russia. In other areas, the variety should only be planted in a greenhouse.
Most gardeners prefer the Pride of the feast, giving the tomato a great characteristic. Moreover, many attribute the first drawback to advantages.
The pride of a tomato is an excellent choice for planting in a summer cottage. The variety is unpretentious, needs regular care. Subject to the most elementary rules of agricultural technology, it gives a rich harvest of large and tasty fruits at the very beginning of the summer season.
