Tall lianoid tomatoes have recently gained immense popularity among domestic gardeners. Tomatoes of this variety are much more productive than ordinary. In addition, lianoid tomatoes are much less likely to become infected with various kinds of nightshade diseases. One of the best in this group are considered varieties bred by Ukrainian amateur breeder Tarasenko. Tomatoes of this specialist from summer residents the reviews deserved just great.
What varieties exist
Tarasenko worked as a physics teacher in the Sumy region of Ukraine, in the village of Voronezh. On his plot, he grew precisely tall indeterminate varieties - De Barao, Lemon Liana, Cosmonaut Volkov, etc.
This breeder was, of course, involved in the production of his own tomatoes. In the end, they received varieties that are used in our time and are very popular among summer residents:
Tarasenko-1, 2 and 3.
Jubilee Tarasenko.
It is these varieties of the breeder who have earned the greatest recognition of summer residents. This specialist also brought out several less popular varieties of tomatoes: Tarasenko-5 and 6, Kombitomat Tarasenko, Nadezhda Tarasenko, Legend Tarasenko. These varieties, judging by the reviews of summer residents, also differ in good productivity and are relatively unpretentious. But growers grow their still relatively infrequently.
General description of varieties
The peculiarity of all Tarasenko’s tomatoes is primarily tall. Their stems can reach a length of up to 2 m, and in some cases up to 3 m. Therefore, tomatoes of this variety, of course, need a garter.
The root system of tomatoes bred by this breeder can go into the ground to a depth of 1.5 m. Therefore, such tomatoes are planted in open ground using a special technology.
The yield of Tarasenko varieties reaches 10-30 kg of tomatoes from the bush. Such indicators, of course, can not boast of any undersized tomato.
Another feature of tomatoes bred by this breeder is the long growing season. Varieties Tarasenko deduced mainly early ripe or mid-ripening. But summer residents have the opportunity to collect fruits from such tomatoes until the very frosts.
All varieties bred by this breeder produce compact-sized fruits that are excellently suitable for canning as well. The yield of most varieties of this specialist is 20-25 kg per bush.
Description of tomatoes Tarasenko-1
This variety is the earliest of all bred by the Ukrainian breeder. The fruits of Tarasenko-1 have the shape of a cream and a somewhat ribbed surface. The color of tomatoes of this variety is rich red. Their pulp is dense, juicy and quite sweet. Tarasenko 1 fruits can weigh from 70 to 100 g.
A feature of this variety, among other things, is that it is undemanding in relation to sunlight. At the same time, it can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses. The fruits of this variety are excellent, according to summer residents, both for making pickles and for eating fresh.
What is a Tarasenko-2 hybrid
The peculiarity of this variety is, among other things, that it can reach a height of 2.2 m. The characteristics of Tarasenko-2 tomatoes are simply excellent. They belong to the group of hardy mid-season varieties. The fruits of this hybrid are rounded with a nose. The skin and flesh are crimson red.
The taste of the fruits of Tarasenko 2, according to many gardeners, are simply excellent. Their pulp is very dense and sweet. It is the fruits of this variety from all that were bred by the Ukrainian breeder that are considered most suitable for canning.
Like Tarasenko-1, this hybrid can also be grown in a greenhouse. Fruits of this variety can reach weight in 60-100 g.
Tarasenko-3
This variety also belongs to the mid-season group. To its main advantages summer residents include plentiful and prolonged fruiting. The height of these bushes can reach 1.8-2.2 m.
The fruits of Tarasenko-3 hybrid hybrids can have either a plum-like or flat-round shape. The color they have is bright red. Tomatoes grow on this hybrid quite large. Their weight can be 80-150 g. Suitable tomatoes of this variety are considered both for salads or fresh consumption, and for canning.
Description of the variety Yubileiny Tarasenko
The Ukrainian breeder brought this tomato to its 75th birthday. Hence the name of the hybrid. The main distinguishing feature of this variety is tall. Jubilee Tarasenko is the most powerful variety of all bred by the breeder. In height, bushes of this variety can reach 3 m. Below the reader can see these Tarasenko tomatoes in the photo. Reviews from summer residents, this variety also earned just excellent.
A feature of the Jubilee Tarasenko is also a small degree of leafiness. Bushes of this variety are well ventilated during cultivation, which minimizes the risk of developing infectious diseases.
The fruits on the tomatoes of the Jubilee Tarasenko grow quite large. Their weight can be 80-200 g. The shape of this variety of tomatoes is round or heart-shaped. The pulp of the fruits of the Jubilee is fleshy and very tasty.
Summer residents consider uneven ripening of fruits to be a certain disadvantage of this variety. At the end of the season, the tomatoes of Yubileyny Tarasenko often have to, unfortunately, be ripened immature. This variety is intended mainly for growing in a greenhouse. But if you wish, you can plant such tomatoes in the open ground.
Landing Features
The technology for growing Tarasenko tomatoes is somewhat different from the methods for cultivating most other tomato varieties. Summer residents usually prepare pits for these varieties from the fall. At the same time, they dig out them with dimensions of 50x50 cm and a depth of 40 cm.
Pit on the site in a checkerboard pattern. The distance between them in a row is left at 1 m. Aisles are made 1.5 m wide.
Seedlings of these tomatoes are grown in the usual way. Seeds are sown in deep boxes at the end of March. In the process of growing seedlings in time watered and loosen the soil under it. It is permissible not to produce a pick of Tarasenko's tomatoes.
Seedlings of this variety are planted in prepared pits at least 60 days old. Before planting, humus, some wood ash and mineral fertilizers are added to the pits. Two plants are planted in each such well. The first watering of seedlings transferred to a permanent place is carried out with warm water with potassium permanganate dissolved in it (3 g per 10 liters).
Development Care
In the growth stage, tomatoes of this variety are required to stepchild. Otherwise, few ovaries will form on the bushes. Most often, Tarasenko tomatoes are grown according to the method of two trunks. Using this technology, maximum yields can be obtained from the bushes.
Each plant in the process of development should be well ventilated and illuminated. As already mentioned, trellises are arranged on the site with these tomatoes. As the fruit sets, the tomatoes of these varieties are also supposed to remove the lower leaves.
Top dressing and watering
Fertilize these varieties Tarasenko himself recommended three times a season. For the first time, organics or complex mineral compounds are introduced under plants two weeks after planting. The second time, Tarasenko varieties are usually fertilized during the appearance of the first fruits. About 20 days after this, a third top dressing is performed.
Tarasenko is supposed to water tomatoes once every two weeks. In arid regions, this procedure can be carried out more often. Under each plant, when watering, you need to pour 7-10 liters of water in any case. The day after moistening, the soil under the Tarasenko tomatoes must be loosened. At the same time, weeds must be removed from under the bushes.
Disease control
In this regard, Tarasenko's tomatoes usually do not cause any trouble for gardeners. Most of these varieties are characterized by a high degree of resistance to both fungal and bacterial diseases. Preventive spraying summer residents involved in the cultivation of varieties of Tarasenko, usually do not.
The breeder himself advised him to perform this procedure only during periods of summer cooling and prolonged rains. In such weather, it is useful to treat Tarasenko's tomatoes with ordinary, self-prepared Bordeaux liquid (1%).
Tomatoes Tarasenko: reviews of summer residents
Gardeners, both Ukrainian and Russian or Belarusian, have very good opinions about these tomatoes. First of all, the owners of suburban areas praise, of course, the excellent qualities of Tarasenko's fruits. Since the pulp is dense, they are transported absolutely without any problems.
The same applies to the conservation of tomatoes of this variety. In banks, such tomatoes do not burst and look neat and mouth-watering. Only good reviews deserve the taste of the fruits of these varieties. The pulp of all these tomatoes, as gardeners note, is pleasant - sweet with sourness.
As for the yield to these varieties, summer residents also have absolutely no complaints. By this indicator, Tarasenko tomatoes are superior to most modern creeper varieties. These tomatoes do not deliver gardeners much trouble on the site. At the same time, summer residents can collect from them a very large number of fruits.
Instead of a conclusion
Thus, in the article we gave the most detailed description to Tarasenko tomatoes. The photos on the page clearly demonstrate the excellent characteristics and qualities of these tomatoes. In care, the tomatoes of this breeder are unpretentious and at the same time are characterized by high productivity.
In any case, planting Tarasenko tomatoes on the site, if you can get such seeds, is definitely worth it. The breeders of this breeder's tomatoes will not deliver to the gardener in any case. You can plant such tomatoes on the plot both in the open ground and in the greenhouse.