Tomato Japanese is considered the best among varieties resistant to various diseases, as well as in yield. But finding variety seeds on store shelves is difficult - they are sold by amateurs, collectors.
The origin of the variety is unknown. It is believed that the Japanese tomato belongs to those varieties that were grown in the city of Bogorodsk.
Description
The tomato variety is tall - up to two meters high. It is grown in greenhouse conditions. In the southern regions grows well in open ground.
In the process of growth, the formation of bushes, tying. The Japanese tomato itself has medium-sized leaves, not a sprawling shape. On the brush, up to ten or more fruits are formed.
The variety is mid-season. Grown through seedlings. If you sow seeds in March, then by May you can get excellent seedlings, and the first harvest in July.
Grade Features
To grow a tomato Japanese woman can even beginner growers. This plant is not capricious, gives stable high yields. The variety has virtually no flaws. In the middle lane is grown in greenhouse conditions.
According to the description, Japanese tomato has the following positive qualities:
- the plant is resistant to many diseases;
- tomato seeds give good, friendly shoots;
- fruits of unusual shape, with a bright taste and a high content of useful trace elements.
Despite the merits of the variety, it has its drawbacks. The main one is the inability to find seeds in summer cottages. They are purchased from amateur collectors.
The Japanese woman is famous for its high productivity and ability to reproduce until late autumn.
Fruit Description
Fruits of a variety of pink color, on the tip of a yellowish nimbus weighing about 300 grams. They are fleshy, large, rounded in shape, with a pointed tip. In the context of a tomato variety Japanese woman resembles a heart.
The skin of the fetus is thin, delicate. The taste is pronounced, tomato, with a sweet taste. The variety is ideal for fresh consumption, cooking tomatoes, pastas, sauces.
Growing Features
Among the best varieties of tomatoes for polycarbonate greenhouses, film shelters, outdoor cultivation, Japanese is noted. This culture is not hybrid and does not require special care. However, earlier it was believed that tomato grows only in greenhouse conditions, but later vegetable growers proved that it feels great in open ground.
Plants are grown in seedlings. In March, Japanese tomato seeds are sown for seedlings. Then in May it is planted in open ground or in a greenhouse.
Growing seedlings
For sowing, a loose substrate is used, designed specifically for tomatoes. You can prepare the soil yourself, taking in equal parts peat, turf land, humus. The mixture is moistened, diluted with river sand. Be sure to add a spoonful of ash and superphosphate. When using ready-made soil mixtures, additional fertilizing is not necessary.
Seeds are best sown in special seedlings, and then dive into separate containers. The seed placement depth is about one centimeter. The first shoots appear around the fifth day.
As soon as sprouts appear above the soil surface, they are provided with good lighting and heat. In cloudy weather, additional lighting is provided.
Pick
After about one and a half to two weeks, when two real leaves appear, a pick is carried out. It involves the transplantation of sprouts into deeper containers, where a stronger root system will have more space.
The pick is carried out carefully, transferring the sprout along with a small earthen lump. Plants are transferred to separate containers. The seedling will stay in it for about 50 days. By this time, the vegetative part and the root system will be well developed. However, even good seedlings can die if it is not tempered.
Disembarkation
The best varieties of tomatoes for a greenhouse made of polycarbonate and open ground transfer the transplant easier than others, the main thing is to observe a few simple rules:
- The soil in which the plants will be planted must be well-heated. You can not plant tomatoes in cold ground, since in it the root system rots, bushes take root worse. The optimal temperature of the earth is +15 degrees.
- You can not plant bushes too deep so that the stems are not sprinkled with soil. Otherwise, new roots will begin to grow on them, and the vegetative part will not grow.
- You can not give plants a lot of nitrogenous fertilizers. Tomatoes respond well to them and intensively build up green mass to the detriment of fruiting. Some gardeners add fresh manure, urea to the wells. As a result, instead of a high yield, they get a huge green mass.
- Before planting, a thorough inspection of the seedlings is carried out. All yellowed leaves are removed. Be sure to remove the cotyledon leaves.
- It is best to plant seedlings in the evening or in cloudy weather. For disinfection, you can shed the holes with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. This procedure is done the night before, before the day of planting.
Tomatoes Japanese planted according to the scheme 70 × 70 cm. Immediately at the time of planting, the plant is provided with support.
Care
The key to a good harvest is caring for plants. To begin with, it is worth organizing watering correctly. According to reviews, Japanese tomato is not watered in the first days after planting. The first watering is carried out only on the tenth day. In this case, water of 22-23 degrees is used. In normal mode, five liters of water are consumed per square meter, and ten liters during flowering. In the greenhouse, it is recommended to water the tomatoes under the root in the morning, when there is no condensation.
When growing tomatoes in greenhouse conditions, it is necessary to carry out ventilation. Tomatoes belong to those vegetables that are not afraid of drafts, because of which it is possible to carry out ventilation by any method. Be sure to ventilate two hours after watering.
Japanese is an indeterminate variety that needs garter. It is carried out three days after transplanting seedlings. This procedure is necessary so that the plants do not break during their development. In greenhouse conditions, it is most convenient to tie bushes to frame or linear trellises.
During the growth, the formation of culture is necessarily carried out, removing all stepsons. These are lateral processes growing from the axils of the leaves. Stepsons contribute to branching bushes. If they are not removed, then the culture may become ill, the lower part receives less light, the period of pouring and ripening of the fruits increases. Stepsoning is carried out in the morning, so that the wound has time to heal, dry.
Plant nutrition
Fertilizers should be applied for the first time on the tenth day after transplanting seedlings to a permanent place. To do this, use a solution of mullein, phosphorus fertilizers. To prepare the product, a spoonful of mineral phosphate fertilizers and half a liter of mullein are bred in a bucket of water. Under each bush make a liter of fertilizer.
After another ten days, a second top dressing is carried out. A solution prepared from a spoon of nitrogen and a spoon of potassium diluted in 10 liters of water is used for it.
Ten days later, another feeding is carried out, introducing complex fertilizers. This can be done by leaf or water the plant under the root. For this type of top dressing, any mineral or organic complex fertilizer is used, diluting it strictly according to the instructions.
During the period of pouring fruits, fertilizers are not applied. However, if the plant lacks nutrients, then the bush is fed.