Do you want to enjoy a fresh harvest of fragrant ripe tomatoes as early as possible? Gardeners recommend paying attention to the Samara variety. Hybrid tomato, he fell in love with vegetable growers thanks to excellent taste and resistance to diseases such as tobacco mosaic, cladosporiosis and fusarium.
Grade Features
“Samara” refers to the category of indeterminate hybrids. Ripening early, the fruits are arranged in clusters. Harvest can be harvested 90-100 days after the moment of sowing seeds. "Samara" is suitable for both growing in a greenhouse, and for open ground. Of course, in the middle latitudes it is better to use the greenhouse method of cultivation. On average, the height of the bushes is about two meters. This means that the tomato needs to be tied.
The number of leaves is average, they are green with a light matte finish. Experts say: in order to get the largest possible crop, it is necessary to remove lateral shoots in time, leaving only one central rod. Only in this case, the formation of large fruits in large quantities is possible.
Tomato "Samara": characteristics of the fruit
The vegetables are round, glossy, have a rich scarlet hue. The weight of one tomato reaches 80-100 grams. They are resistant to cracking, and due to the dense pulp and elastic skin tolerate transportation well.
Pleasing and taste. This is a pretty big advantage, because usually early varieties cannot boast good taste characteristics. Tomatoes are sung together, they are almost the same size. If you properly care for and timely fertilize, you can collect about four kilograms of delicious fruits from one bush per season. In this case, summer residents will collect tomatoes with whole brushes, which extends the shelf life of vegetables and gives them a unique presentation.
Speaking about the positive qualities of the Samara tomato, it should be noted that this variety is resistant to common diseases that affect members of the nightshade family, for example, to Fusarium, tobacco mosaic and cladosporiosis.
Grade Cons
The variety has no special drawbacks; the only negative is that it can be grown only in the central regions of Russia. In addition, “Samara” is not suitable for growing in greenhouses in the autumn-winter period.
Tomato cultivation
The first stage in growing tomatoes of any kind is planting seeds. This should be done in the second half of February. Sowing seeds can be in containers to a depth of not more than a centimeter. After that, they must be covered with film or glass and installed in a warm place. When the first true leaves appear on the seedlings, you can dive the Samara tomato in different pots. During the dive, the introduction of complex fertilizers will not be superfluous.
Tomato Care
Experienced gardeners say: before planting in a permanent place, seedlings must be hardened. It’s worth starting with 5 minutes, and when the seedlings stand idle on the street for at least 24 hours and the soil warms up enough, tomatoes can be planted. After this seedling it is necessary to ensure complete peace. It can be watered no earlier than 10 days after planting. The fact is that tomatoes are contraindicated in excessive moisture. After that, up to the flowering period, the Samara tomato needs watering as the soil dries up, about 3-4 liters of water will be needed per square meter. During fruit formation, bushes need more generous watering - at this time, water consumption can be increased to 10-12 liters.
Please note: in no case should you pour tomatoes with cold water, it must first be heated to at least 22 degrees. Do not use fresh water for irrigation, this can lead to the appearance of various diseases. Another important point is maintaining the required level of humidity. If the humidity is too high, the plants will not be pollinated enough. An important factor in growing tomatoes is airing the greenhouse and observing the temperature regime. During the day, the temperature should be 22 degrees, at night this indicator can be lower by 2 degrees. During flowering and ripening of tomatoes, the temperature in the greenhouse should be about 26-27 ° C.
Chinese way to grow tomato seedlings
More and more gardeners began to grow tomatoes using this method. In China, this technology of planting and growing vegetables has been used for many decades. However, in Russia the method has become known relatively recently, but everyone who managed to apply it on their site is satisfied with the result.
The main positive aspects of the method include the fact that seedlings are much earlier ready for planting, the risk of parasites and diseases is reduced, almost all plants survive after a dive. Another plus is that tall bushes do not grow so quickly, but give strength to the fruits.
Seed treatment
In the Chinese method, the seeds must go through not one processing step, but several. First you need to wrap them in a not very dense fabric. After this, you need to prepare a solution of water and ash and leave the seeds in it for several hours. The next stage is immersion in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then the seeds of the Samara tomato must be held in the solution of the Epin preparation. The final part of the preparation of planting material is to place the refrigerator in the freezer for exactly one day.
Sowing
Sowing seeds is possible only at a certain time: the moon should be waning and be in the constellation Scorpio. It is better to make a pick when the plant turns exactly a month, the moon will again be in the constellation Scorpio. A mixture of equal parts of chernozem and sandstone is suitable as soil. Plant seeds immediately after the refrigerator. After sowing, the containers must be covered with plastic wrap or glass, and then placed in a warm, sunny place.
After a few days, the glass or film should be removed. Shoots should be left in a well-lit place so that the seedlings grow faster. At night it is advisable to move containers or pots to a cool place. All procedures are recommended only during the waning moon. Oriental experts say that this will allow the root system to develop better.
Care
Important information: immediately after picking the container with seedlings, it is necessary to cover it again with polyethylene for insulation, then for several days you should hold it in a dark, cool place, which should be replaced with plenty of light. You may need lamps. For planting in a greenhouse or in open ground, special soil must be used. The main part should be peat. Soil with humus will not work, because when it is used, bushes are more often exposed to various diseases. It's all about the bacteria that inhabit the humus. Even spraying will not help with them.
Bush formation
To form tall tomatoes is recommended in two stems. It is necessary to trim the brushes that are above the sixth, because the upper part of the plant takes too much nutrients. Of course, tying is required. Thanks to this simple procedure, you will get larger fruits. If you notice that the bushes are too actively gaining growth, you should treat them with drugs that can slow down this process. You can use a tool called Athlete. One ampoule should be dissolved in one and a half liters of water and treated with a plant. This procedure should not be performed more than 3 times. Do not forget to loosen the earth in a timely manner, because the roots need air. Watering must be sure, water is needed only when the soil is dried. Excess and lack of moisture negatively affects the condition of the roots.
Reviews of gardeners about the variety
In reviews of tomato "Samara" summer residents say: this variety is suitable for fresh consumption, for the preservation and preparation of delicious tomato juice. The fruits are not susceptible to cracking, subject to agrotechnical rules, you can grow a fairly large crop.