Many gardeners are trying to find the most productive and undemanding to care type of tomato, resistant to major diseases. One of the latest achievements of the European breeding is the mid-season Gina tomato.
We will talk about the description of Gina tomatoes and characteristics in this article.
Tomato "Gina": characteristics and description of the variety and photos
Let's start with the description of the tomato "Gina". It was withdrawn quite recently, but has already gained wide popularity and popularity. The plant is short, determinant, medium-leaf. The shrub is not standard, up to 50-60 cm high, consists of three stems growing from the root itself. Does not require a garter, formation, pasynkovaniya.
The variety of tomatoes “Gina” is large-fruited, middle-ripening, from the appearance of the first sprouts to the full ripening of the fruits, 110-120 days pass.
The first brush begins to be laid above 8 sheets, the rest after 1-2 sheets.
Like most undersized tomatoes, it is grown in open ground, but also grows well in a greenhouse. The plant is very thermophilic, but in the south of the Russian Federation it can be cultivated in a seedless manner.
Suffering from temperature extremes, so when landing in open ground, he may need additional temporary shelter.
The bush is resistant to late blight, verticillus, fusarium, root rot, TMV.May be attacked by pests. There is also a hybrid form of the plant: Gina TST. She bred a little later, the Moscow agricultural company "Search".
Description of the fetus
And now we will consider the characteristics of the Gina tomato variety. Tomatoes of the Gina variety are round, slightly flattened on top, of a bright red color, large, slightly ribbed, weighing about 200-300 grams. The number of chambers in the fruit is 6-8. Mass fraction of dry matter per tomato is 5%.
The skin is thick, dense. The taste is sweet, pleasant, with a slight sourness. The flesh is fleshy, soft, aromatic and juicy.
If these ripe tomatoes are placed in a sterile glass container, tightly covered with a lid and put on the cold, they will retain their freshness, appearance and taste for up to three months.
With proper storage, tomatoes do not lose their commercial quality and taste great for a very long time. Fruiting long, not friendly, stretched. On one brush about 3-5 fruits form.
And now we offer to see photos of the Gina tomato variety.
Country of breeding, year of registration
Gina is a Dutch variety. The main producers of these seeds are:
- SeDec;
- Gavrish;
- Aelita;
- A good harvest;
- Siberian garden;
- Plasmas.
Gina was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2000 for cultivation in open ground, in greenhouses and under temporary film shelters.
Where better to grow?
Cultivation of Gina tomatoes is carried out in the southern regions of Russia, Ukraine,
Moldova. There he grows beautifully without shelter, in the open field. More severe climatic conditions will require greenhouse cultivation.
Way to use
Multipurpose Tomatoes: great for making juices, ketchups, pastes. Can be used for salads, pickles.
Because of the thick, dense skin, they are often used for canning, pickling.
Yield
The variety is very productive.With proper care, timely watering, fertilizing, from one bush can collect up to 3-4 kg of large, delicious tomatoes.
Advantages and disadvantages
Gina - one of the best large-fruited varieties of tomatoes of European breeding.
Its advantages:
- unpretentiousness;
- prolonged fruiting;
- resistance to major diseases;
- large fruits;
- high yield;
- great taste;
- good transportability, keeping quality;
- fruits slightly crack when ripening;
- does not need to pinch.
Minuses:
- bush may be attacked by pests;
- suffers from temperature extremes.
Well suited for beginners amateur gardeners who do not have sufficient experience in the cultivation of this crop.
Special features
Some seed growers claim that the variety is mid-season. Others write about early harvest. For different climatic conditions, the ripening time can vary from 85 to 120 days.
Growing up
These tomatoes are recommended to be grown by seedlings. The optimal time for sowing seeds for seedlings will be the end of March.The plant is sensitive to low temperatures, so the bushes are placed in a permanent place only after the soil is fully heated, in early or mid-June.
On apt. m place 3-4 plants. Until they get stronger, it is advisable to use a temporary garter to the support. It is not necessary to graze or form a bush.
When grown in the southern regions, it is recommended to dispense with a garter, so that the bushes with fruits lay on the ground. It can protect the roots from drying out.
Care for this tomato is simple: watering, loosening the soil, feeding, weeding.
The first mandatory feeding of seedlings is carried out 2 weeks after planting in a permanent place.
After 10 days, the procedure is repeated. The third feeding - after another 2 weeks, and after 20 days - the fourth. During flowering shrubs watered about 2 times a week. Watering increase in the period of ripening.
Diseases and pests
Gina is absolutely resistant to the main diseases of tomatoes, but sometimes it can be attacked by pests: aphids, wireworms, cedar beetles, grubs.
Seeing the appearance of aphids on the leaves is pretty easy. The sheet is covered with sticky liquid, curls, turns yellow.At the first signs of plant damage, you can use proven folk remedies (infusion of onion peel, garlic, wormwood or tobacco, soapy water).
Wireworm, Medvedka, and Khrushchi inhabit under the top layer of soil, destroying the root system. This can trigger a disease, and even the death of a plant.
Pests can only be detected by the general condition and appearance of the plant. It stops growing, fades, leaves turn yellow, fall off. Only processing with chemicals will help here: Zemlin, Medvetoks, Corado, Antikhrushch, Konfidor.
According to the reviews of gardeners, Gina tomato is one of the best new varieties. It is very easy to grow, does not require special care. Observing the minimum requirements of agricultural technology, you can get a rich harvest of beautiful tomatoes with excellent taste.
