Tomato is a favorite culture of almost all our compatriots. Juicy and tasty, this amazing vegetable is always found in refrigerators. Many summer residents include a tomato in the list of compulsory agricultural crops for planting on their plots. In addition, the tomato has a huge number of varieties, suitable for different climatic conditions, with a variety of taste qualities. We'll tell you about the tomato variety of "The Grandee".
Tomato «Velmozha» - description
The variety "Velmozha" is very popular among those who grow vegetables. Another name for the variety is Budenovka. "Velmozha" refers to the medium-early varieties of ripening: its vegetative period is approximately 100-106 days - this is exactly the time for which the plant first has its first shoots, and then it can collect the ripe fruits.
The tomato "Velmozha" was taken out by workers of the Siberian Research Institute of Plant Growing and Selection VN. Gubko, V.F. Zalivakin and A.A. Kamanin. The height of the bush, which refers to the deterministic type, usually reaches 55-70 cm. The advantages of a tomato "Velmozha", in the first place, include large sizes of fruits. A mature tomato usually reaches a mass of 200-250 g, sometimes 500-600 g, less often up to 800 g. The variety is also characteristic with a color scheme. Outwardly, it resembles the popular variety "Bull's Heart" : a heart-shaped frustum-conical shape, a medium-ridge surface, a crimson color when it reaches maturity. In addition, the fruit is fleshy, but with a thin skin. Providing a description of the "Velmozh" tomato, one can not fail to point out that the taste of its fruits is pleasant, rich, slightly sugary. They are recommended to use for making fresh vegetable salads, when the taste is particularly pronounced, sauces and gravy. If to speak about conservation, the Grand Master can be used for processing and prefabricated preserves: for the main component of tomato paste, tomato juice or one of the components lecho.
To the merits of the variety "Velmozh" can be attributed and relatively high resistance to typical for tomato diseases. In particular, it is rarely affected by late blight . In addition, the rind of the fruit has a rather high resistance to cracking. Thanks to this, Tomatoes of the "Velmozh" brand are valued for their high commercial qualities and transportability.
Cultivation of tomato "The Grandee"
Grow tomatoes of the described variety can be both in greenhouse conditions, and in the open ground. However, to obtain an excellent harvest of the Grandee, several rules should be applied. Firstly, to achieve the yield of seedlings, it is recommended to plant three plants per square meter. For rapid growth of seedlings, it is recommended that fertilizers be excavated before the pit is planted. The second condition for collecting a high yield of Tomato variety "Velmozha" is the so-called pasynkovanie, that is, the removal of unnecessary shoots, so that all the useful substances obtained by the plant,
In addition, in order to increase the weight of the tomato variety "Velmozh", many experienced gardeners recommend that the formation of the lower brush of the bush. For this, no more than four flowers should be left on each brush. Such manipulations will contribute to the fact that the plants will develop and grow large fruits.
In addition to the conditions described above, tomato Velmozha, like all other varieties, requires timely abundant watering, regular weeding and loosening.