Description of the tomato variety Ivan da Marya
The black-fruited tomato "Ivan da Marya" deserves the attention of summer residents. Some believe that it is more useful than its counterparts of a different color. It is a hybrid member of the nightshade family.
What is the variety
Considering the characteristics of the variety, you can get an excellent harvest. By correctly placing the plant on the site, applying all the necessary agrotechnical techniques.
Plant:
- Inflorescence: simple.
- Height: up to 2 m.
- Ripening period: 90-110 days.
Fetus:
- Shape: rounded.
- Color: brown-red.
- Weight: up to 210 gr.
- Density: high.
- Taste: sweet.
- Skin: tough.
- Transportability: good.
- Shelf life: long time.
Planting and leaving
When growing, the seedling method is most often used. Since sowing seeds into the ground can result in the loss of seedlings as a result of spring frosts, or the seeds themselves will suffer because of rodents.
After the appearance of the second leaf, the tomatoes dive. This will prevent the plant from pulling and root tangling. Thus, reducing the stress of transplanting to a permanent place.
Be sure to pinch and remove the growth point.
A plant of the "Ivan da Marya" variety is formed into two stems. This will increase the yield and the size of the fruit. At 1m2 3 plants are planted.
Tomatoes are not demanding to care for. Watering, loosening, weeding and top dressing are the main agricultural techniques used during the growth of tomatoes.
Disease susceptibility
Tomatoes "Ivan da Marya" f1 are not susceptible to late blight. Since the fruiting process ends before its mass distribution. The rest of the common diseases are difficult to fight. It is best to carry out timely preventive work.
Remove damaged leaves from the plant, reduce watering, cut through the plants, or loosen the soil. All this will help to avoid mass destruction of landings.
Timely treatment of plants with insecticides helps to fight pests (aphids, Colorado potato beetle, and others).
Harvest volume and application
The essential indicator that is taken into account in the first place is how many fruits the plant produces. The yield of this variety is excellent. From one bush, you can collect about 5 kg. From 1m2 about 15 kg.
Tomatoes are used for making fresh salads. But besides this, they show themselves perfectly in home canning. Thanks to their color, they add piquancy to any workpiece.
Positive and negative aspects of the view
A description of the variety, differentiated into good and bad sides, will help any summer resident make the right choice.
Pros:
- High productivity.
- Adaptation to any weather conditions.
- Unpretentiousness.
- They are suitable for long-term transportation and are stored for a long time.
- The versatility of the fruits of the variety.
Minuses:
- Mandatory bush formation.
- The seeds harvested from the fruits of this variety do not repeat the parental genes. Therefore, reproduction on its own is impossible.
Opinions of summer residents regarding tomatoes "Ivan da Marya"
The plant can be preliminarily evaluated by the presence of positive responses. Reviews contain a lot of useful information. Having studied them, you can make the final decision when choosing a variety.
- Natalia. We tried to grow tomatoes in the open field and in a greenhouse. Comparative analysis showed no significant differences. Tomatoes differed from each other only in taste. The fruits tasted better from the open field. The first began to bear fruit.
- Konstantin. Being retired, my wife and I started breeding various unusual varieties of tomatoes. "Ivan da Marya" attracted by its characteristics. Most of all, the friends were amazed by these fruits. The variety was a kind of decoration of the site. They will definitely grow next year. Tomatoes are great for preserving and preparing other preparations for the winter.
An unusual plant becomes a decoration of any site. Chokeberry tomatoes "Ivan da Marya" will not leave indifferent any guest who has visited the site. And with their unpretentiousness they will win the heart of even an experienced summer resident.
In this cold year, only Ivan and Marya showed himself to be five, very tasty, fruitful and did not get sick. Grown in the open field, tied well. The best tomato for me, I will plant it again. I am grateful to the originator. I plan a lot of different 2 bushes, but I will sow all 10 seeds.