At present, none of the vegetable crops is used as widely and diversely as a tomato. The main problem for the gardener - the correct choice of varieties of tomatoes.
What tomatoes to choose, so that it was tasty, and the harvest is high, and care is minimal? In this article we will look at the tomato "Petrusha the gardener" and the description of this variety of tomatoes.
Country of breeding
The tomato variety Petrusha the gardener is one of the newest varieties bred by Altai breeders.
Tomato "Petrusha gardener": description, characteristic of the variety and photo
Let's start with a description of the tomato "Petrusha gardener". This is a hybrid superdeterministic type. Bush shtambovy, undersized, up to 60 cm tall. When grown in a greenhouse, it can reach 1-1.2 meters. Tomato Parsley gardener tomato is a medium early, has a long period of active fruiting from July to October.
The bush is thick, undersized, with abundant number of ovaries, leaves juicy, dark green color. Tomato Petrusha a gardener resistant to diseases such as apical and root rot, late blight, mosaic leaves.
Description of the fetus
Tomatoes of the variety Petrusha a gardener are distinguished by abundant fruiting, the fruits are bright, pink, oval-shaped, resembling a cap (hence the original name of the variety).
Fruit weight 180-200 grams, can reach 300 grams. The grade possesses excellent flavoring qualities, with the high content of sugar. Fruits Petrushi fleshy, strong, long stored fresh.
And now we offer to get acquainted with the photo of a tomato "Petrusha the gardener".
Regions of distribution
This grade is suitable for an open ground and greenhouses.
Tomatoes varieties Petrusha gardener suitable for all regions, including the north, because he bred in Siberia. Petrusha bears fruit well in dry conditions, does not require frequent watering.
Ways to use
Tomatoes are tasty fresh, well suited for canning, because fruits are medium-sized and strong, as well as for the production of juices.
Yield
The yield of tomato Parsley gardener (as it is also called) is 4-6 kg from one bush.
Large fruit brushes are formed through each leaf, the bush is low, but very lush, however, with abundant fruiting and a large number of side branches covered with fruits, supporting stakes are necessary.
Growing tomatoes
For this you can use as stepchildren, and the tops of the branches, which must be placed in water or in damp earth for 10 days.
Thus, with a minimum number of seedlings, you can constantly increase it, and the term of fruiting increases accordingly.
In order to feast on their tomatoes all winter, you can leave the bush indoors in a container, constantly breaking off and rooting the shoots. On the table you will have your own fresh tomatoes, and by the spring already grown plants.
If you still use the usual way of growing tomatoes, then the seeds for seedlings should be sown at the end of February or at the very beginning of March.After the appearance of two leaves, the seedlings are spiked, under the film shelters, the landing is made at the end of April, into the open ground - in May.
Care instructions
When planting, a tablespoon of superphosphate or nitrophosphate is added to each well. Then, after 10 days, fertilizing should be repeated with complex fertilizers for tomatoes, spraying with a weak solution of potassium permanganate gives a good effect.
Top dressing is made every 10-15 days, many gardeners use folk remedies, irrigation with yeast extract gives a very good effect. One should not forget that tomatoes do not like a surplus of nitrogen fertilizers, that is, fresh manure introduced in large quantities gives an increase in green mass (leaves), but reduces the number of ovaries.
Diseases and pests
Tomato varieties "Petrusha gardener" resistant to the main disease, it is little affected by blight and root rot.
Phytophthora is the most common and most dangerous fungal disease of tomatoes, it is called the "Black Fire".
For the prevention of these diseases, it is necessary to prevent thickening of plantings, watering should be done in the morning, be sure to air the greenhouse,and also to spray plants with biologics, such as Fitosporin, Zaslon, Barrier, use folk remedies (infusions of herbs, mullein).
One of the most effective folk remedies is spraying the leaves with whey, as well as an infusion of onion and garlic peel.
Mosaic leaves and vertex rot are diseases that are not uncommon among tomatoes.
With the defeat of mosaic leaves get a variegated color (from light green to brown), the source of the disease are tomato seeds. In this case, the affected leaves must be removed, and the seeds should be calcined before planting.
Vertex rot is a brown stain on the fruit, caused by a lack of moisture, as well as an excess of nitrogen and a lack of calcium. To prevent the top rot from infecting tomatoes, use ash, dolomite flour, crushed eggshell for dressing.
