Characteristics of the tomato variety Major and features of agricultural technology
The question of which tomato seedlings to plant in the greenhouse or directly in the garden is regularly posed by each grower. Tomato Major F1 is an excellent representative of mid-early varieties. Due to its yield, the variety has become a favorite of summer residents. Tomatoes of this variety are not only tasty, but also very beautiful.
Description of the variety
The authors of the hybrid are Russian scientists who registered this variety in 2009 as a hybrid, intended for use in greenhouse conditions. Since then, the popularity of the Major has only been gaining momentum. Tomatoes are chosen not only by summer residents, but also by farmers who grow tomatoes on a completely different scale - for sale.
Variety Major - medium early, intended for film cover and growing in open ground. The bush reaches a height of 180 centimeters and needs to be pinned. The yield is high: from one square meter, you can collect from 6 to 7 kg of fruits.
Major - mid-early tomato. Its ripening time ranges from 105 to 110 days. The purpose is salad, because the fruits are fleshy, sugar content, the mass reaches 190 - 270 grams.
In some cases, the Major can give the vegetable grower who grew him a tomato weighing 300 grams.
The main purpose of the seedlings of this variety is growing in a greenhouse. In the process of plant growth, it is necessary to form two trunks, then the number of fruits will be at the declared level. If the growing region has a warm climate, you can plant a tomato in open ground.
The leaf of the bush is very similar to the potato leaf, with a tart tomato flavor. A simple inflorescence has no crease. If 1 stalk is formed during cultivation, all stepchildren should be removed. When forming 2 stems, it is possible to save 1 stepson, which should be located under the first flower brush. Subsequently, this stepson will become the 2nd barrel.
The fruits of the Major variety tomatoes, as the description says, are round in shape, rather large, at the stage of maturity they acquire a bright raspberry color. Weight ranges from 150 to 300 grams, but the average is 200 to 220 grams. Ideally, if the tomato ripens directly on the bush - the taste will be much better than that of the fruit ripening in a box or on a window.
For preservation, the fruits of the Major are not suitable due to the sufficiently large size and nature of the pulp, but they are perfect for making juices, sauces or fresh consumption.
A variety is suitable for large scale cultivation if planted by an organization for the purpose of selling or processing. Numerous reviews of those who planted the Major contain information about the versatility of the fruit.
Advantages and disadvantages of tomato Major
The characteristics of these tomatoes contain practically no information on disadvantages. Lovers of the variety will name its main advantages without even thinking. The advantages of the Major include:
- disease resistance;
- crop stability;
- excellent taste;
- beautiful appearance, marketability;
- plasticity, resistance to temperature fluctuations;
- the possibility of forming in 1 and 2 stems;
- registration in the State Register;
- the possibility of growing in the ground, and under the film, and in the greenhouse;
- early maturity;
- the strength of the peduncle, which does not break under the brush;
- beautiful shape of even neat fruits.
Diseases such as verticillosis, root and apical rot, powdery mildew are not terrible for the Major variety tomato, which is in the stage of active growth and ripening of fruits. This allows you to preserve the maximum volume of the harvest, which pleases the gardener with watermelon pulp and excellent taste.
Already in mid-July, you can try the first results of the long and painstaking work of the summer resident who planted this wonderful variety.
The Major also has disadvantages:
- exactingness to the regime (sensitivity to watering and feeding);
- the need for tying;
- the probability of a complete lack of seedlings;
- high sensitivity to cladosporium.
When forming the list of plants that are planned to be grown in the new season, do not forget about the Major variety: the tomato is very tasty, easy to care for and fruitful.
The nuances of growing
When growing tomatoes Major, the following nuances must be taken into account:
- Sowing seeds should be carried out 2 months before the expected date of planting in the ground. If it is planned to grow Major not in a greenhouse, it is possible to plant seedlings in the ground only after positive night temperatures are established.
- The optimal landing pattern is 0.3 by 0.4 meters.
- The main rules that should be observed in the care process are timely soil moistening, the use of mineral fertilizers for fertilizing, weed removal, pinching and disease prevention.
When growing hybrids, do not forget that it is important that the growing conditions correspond to those that were assumed by the agronomists who registered this variety.
Diseases and pests
Diseases can affect a tomato, especially if the grower did not pay enough attention to the culture or made mistakes in the process of caring for the Major tomatoes. So, there is a high probability that the fruits will begin to crack, including at the ripening stage. You can get rid of the problem by reducing watering and applying fertilizer with nitrate in the base.
Prevention of other diseases includes the observance of such regime moments as the timeliness of watering, regular ventilation of greenhouses, the creation of the necessary degree of illumination, the introduction of complex dressings.
Pests can attack early tomato species. Most often these are gnawing scoops. To get rid of them, it is necessary to treat the plants with Strela. You can save yourself from the greenhouse whitefly with the help of the Confidor.
Major is a wonderful variety that does not require special growing and care skills, so even a novice vegetable grower can enjoy the wonderful taste of the fruit.
