Description of the tomato variety Blizzard and its characteristics
The Blizzard tomato is an ideal variety for growing by beginner gardeners. It is also used with pleasure by those who have been planting such an agricultural crop for several years. The tomato was bred by breeders of the Siberian Research Institute together with representatives of the Russian Agricultural Academy at the beginning of the two thousandth.
Description of the variety
It should be borne in mind that Blizzard F1 is a hybrid tomato variety. The height of the bushes reaches only 50 - 60 cm in height. Leaves on stems of medium size. Typically, the lower inflorescence is formed above 6 or 8 leaves, and then every 2 leaves. The ripening period of the fruits is medium early. The time from germination to harvesting the first fruits is approximately 108 days.
This variety is used for planting in open areas, but can produce fruit successfully in greenhouse conditions. The description of the variety notes its increased resistance to typical tomato diseases. This is a fairly frost-resistant variety that can bear fruit until October.
Characteristics of tomatoes
The fruits of the tomato Blizzard are slightly ribbed. The shape of the fruit is flat-round. In an unripe form, tomatoes are green in color, and as they ripen, they acquire a bright scarlet hue. Each tomato contains at least 4 nests with seeds. The weight of one tomato is about 60 - 100 g; under favorable conditions, the fruits can reach 200 grams.
There is a fleshy flesh under the glossy skin. Taste with a characteristic slight acidity. The fruits have an excellent presentation. Their usage profile describes the fruit as versatile. Preservation is prepared from tomatoes, salted, sauces are boiled, the fruit is suitable for use in fresh salads. After collecting from the bushes, they can be stored for quite a long time.
Positive qualities and disadvantages
The most characteristic positive qualities of the variety are increased productivity, the possibility of universal use, resistance to typical diseases of tomatoes. Their important distinguishing feature is the possibility of long-term storage and various ways of using the fruit. People who sell tomatoes are impressed by the fact that the marketability of Metelitsa fruits is 97%.
There are no particular drawbacks in the variety, so the tomato is deservedly popular with vegetable growers. Their reviews characterize the variety as the most suitable for planting in cool climates.
Basic requirements for growing
The Metelitsa variety is included in the State Register as a crop successfully cultivated in the West Siberian and Ural regions. Excellent fruiting possible in Ukraine and Moldova. The tomato is planted both in personal plots and in small fields of farms.
Tomatoes are a subtropical plant, so a place with a lot of sun is suitable for bushes. This is especially true in northern areas, where sunlight and heat are not enough even in the summer months. Tomatoes should be planted away from hedges and walls. Adequate moisture must be provided.
Planting seeds for growing seedlings begins from the end of March to the first ten days of April, so that by the time of planting, from 50 to 60 days have passed. The seeds go 1 cm deep into the ground with a temperature of about 22 degrees. Too much heat and insufficient light will result in plants having a tall stem, but an underdeveloped root system.
After the appearance of 2 - 3 true leaves, the plants are dived by transplanting into another container. It is necessary to provide for a free arrangement of seedlings so that the plants do not interfere with each other's development.
Transfer to separate containers is possible. During the growth of seedlings, the soil must be constantly moist.
On the territory of open ground or in an unheated greenhouse, seedlings begin to be planted in the last decade of May or in early June. The distance between the bushes should be at least 50 cm, and the row spacing is usually 40 cm or more.
It is considered optimal to have 1 sq. m for 4 - 6 plants. When planting tomatoes, they are lowered into the holes 2 - 5 cm deeper than those grown in the seedling container. If the seedling has a too long main stem, it can be deepened into the ground by 2/3 of the length.
Care after landing
Caring for blizzard tomatoes planted in the soil consists of watering regularly, removing weeds and loosening the soil. An important point in growing tomatoes is regular feeding and taking preventive measures against possible infection with diseases and invasion of insect pests. The Blizzard variety does not require pinching and garter stems, but it is possible to cut off the lateral stems to the first ovary.
Tomatoes love water, but they are watered in such a way that moisture does not get on the aerial part of the plant. It has been observed that limiting watering while the fruit is ripening will taste better. Do not be zealous, as this can lead to cracking of the tomatoes.
Harvesting
Ripe tomatoes are harvested gradually as they ripen. The harvest time lasts 1.5 months. Studies have found that tomatoes of this variety, planted in the Ural region, can yield from 170 to 240 centners per hectare of the irrigated area of a farm. When grown in the West Siberian region - from 72 to 487 centners from the same plot.
It is better to store harvested tomatoes without using the refrigerator. The lowered temperature during storage significantly impairs the palatability of the fruit and causes rotting.
The variety successfully resists the typical diseases affecting tomatoes. But if the weather is wet and cool, for prevention purposes, the planted tomatoes are treated with fungicides and insecticidal agents.
