Tomato is a favorite vegetable of all. It contains the necessary nutrients for the body and has a pleasant taste. This culture has many varieties, one of which is the Lazybone variety. Read about the cultivation, advantages and disadvantages of this variety in the article.
Tomato "Lazybone": variety description
The tomato belongs to the Solanaceae family and is the closest relative of potatoes. This variety was bred by Siberian breeders and is considered to be a popular favorite. Tomato "Lazybones" - an early, productive variety with low bushes and large fruits that ripen 95-100 days after planting. It is grown both in open ground and under film coating.
Stepsoning continues until the first brush appears. Tomato of this variety has an interesting feature - the formation of a large number of fruits occurs in numerous side stepsons. The vegetable has a high yield. From one bush you can collect up to four kilograms of large tasty fruits of bright red color weighing up to three hundred grams. The tomato has a rounded smooth shape in the form of a heart and a delicate, sugary pulp.
Advantages and disadvantages of lazy tomatoes
Tomato "Lazy" is endowed with the following advantages:
- High yield.
- Active fruiting.
- Beautiful appearance.
- Long shelf life.
- A wide range of uses.
- Strong immunity.
- High frost resistance.
Tomato "Lazy" is not deprived of shortcomings. Here is some of them:
- Plants do not tolerate extreme heat.
- Need a strong backup.
- Demanding on the composition of the soil.
Seedling of tomatoes
Some summer residents who devote much time to growing vegetables prefer this method. They themselves grow seedlings for their beds. Before planting seedlings, stakes are driven into the ground at a distance of one meter from each other, and a rope is pulled along which pits are dug. Seedlings are planted in them, which must be tied to a rope stretched between the stakes.
The lower leaves of the seedlings are removed, leaving only the upper ones (a few pieces). Then the cup with seedlings is turned over, a plant is taken out of it along with the soil and transferred to the pit. After this, it is sprinkled with earth and watered abundantly so that the soil adheres.
Immediately after planting, the earth around the trunk of the plant is mulched with leaves, manure or sawdust. This will save the owner from loosening the earth and weeding weeds. The layer should not be large, ten centimeters in thickness is enough. Thanks to the mulch, the root system does not overheat and does not dry out. Mulch will begin to rot over time, while saturating the soil with nutrients.
Growing tomatoes in a non-seedling way
Many summer residents prefer to have lazybones tomatoes on their plot. Growing vegetables in seedlings is not always included in the plans of the owners, as it takes a lot of time. What to do if you want to grow a tomato "Lazybone", the reviews of which are the most positive? There is a solution - plant tomatoes immediately in the ground.
Tomatoes of only determinant varieties are suitable for this method, that is, early, undersized, with bushes up to one meter high, which are not afraid of a compact planting. Tomato "Lazybone" refers to just such varieties of this type of vegetable crop, so it can be grown in a non-seedling way.
Before sowing seeds, you need to prepare the ground. To do this, it should be filled with warm water. If possible, instead of water, it is better to use a hot solution of potassium permanganate.
Wells are filled in advance, 5-6 seeds are placed in each in a circle and covered with a 1.5 cm soil layer. After this, you need to once again irrigate with warm water. The procedure for sowing seeds is not yet completed. Banks or bottles are placed above the wells.
All this is covered with burlap or other improvised material. Around the site with the holes, arcs are arranged on which a polyethylene film is stretched. To prevent it being blown away by the wind, you need to press the edges to the soil from all sides.
What attracts the reckless way of growing tomatoes?
Often, inexperienced gardeners believe that tomatoes grown without seedlings are worse in many respects. This is an erroneous opinion. Here are some of the benefits of this tomato growing method:
- No need to spend time growing seedlings or money to buy it.
- The root system is not injured, as the plant is not transplanted.
- Fruits grow seasoned, as they immediately ripen in natural conditions.
- Fruits culture to the very frosts.
- Seeds collected from strong bushes are of high quality.
- Tomatoes "Lazybones" rarely get sick. The characteristic of taste and beneficial properties, in turn, exceeds all expectations.
Plant care
Until the first shoots appear, do not remove the polyethylene. This must be done as soon as the seeds of the tomatoes sprout, but carefully, constantly observing climate change. If the weather is sunny and warm, then the seedlings can be opened completely, if not, then it is better not to touch them at all.
When almost all seeds germinate, visually select 1-2 best bushes that remain in the hole. The rest are either thrown away or transplanted to another place.
Less than usual, the Lazybone tomato needs watering. Reviews of gardeners are impressive, they really like this variety of vegetables because of their unpretentiousness for watering. The fact is that tomatoes with this method of growing do not dive or transplant. The root system remains at rest, nobody touches it, it grows strong and stable. The central part of the root has the ability to germinate inland and from there take the necessary moisture in the right amount. Therefore, you need to water the tomato variety “Lazybone” only in drought.
The reckless way of growing tomatoes is naturally good. But he also has disadvantages:
- It is suitable only for early varieties.
- The first fruits appear half a month later than the same tomatoes, but planted in a seedling manner.
Fertilizing and pinching tomatoes
The first feeding should be done when the seedlings will have at least two leaves. The solution is made as follows: one liter of water and a half grams of ammonium nitrate. It is enough to pour half a liter of solution into each well.
The second top dressing should be carried out when the first ovaries appear. Superphosphates and potassium chloride are used for this purpose: 20 and 10 grams, respectively. Before feeding, grooves are made seven centimeters deep. Fertilizer is poured not at the very root, but at a distance of 15-20 centimeters from it. The soil must be moist. You can fertilize the soil with mullein in a proportion of 1:10 with water.
Pasynkovka is done to enhance the power of the central stem. To do this, remove the lower leaves, which will stimulate the development of fruitful brushes. Beginning in August, the Lazybill tomato should be watered less frequently, and mulch the soil under the bushes with straw, sawdust or hay.
Reviews
Reviews of summer residents about this variety of plants are mostly positive. The plant is not too whimsical and resistant to the impact of the external environment. These tomatoes are very rare. Of course, a plentiful amount of tasty, juicy fruits is also pleasing.