Description of the Kupchikha tomato variety, its advantages and cultivation
Every season, summer residents update the arsenal of grown varieties of tomatoes with new copies. Preference is given to undemanding and fruitful tomatoes. This is exactly what the merchant's tomato is.
Description of the variety
Merchant's wife f1 is suitable for growing both in the open field and in a greenhouse. The fruits can be eaten fresh, processed, preserved.
The variety belongs to early maturing, from the emergence of seedlings to the ripening of the first tomatoes, it takes 90–95 days. Plant height reaches 80 centimeters. The bush is determinate. The leaves are large, dark green in color. On one brush, 5-6 tomatoes can be formed.
Fruits are smooth, round, slightly flattened. Medium density pulp. At maturity, they have a deep red color. The number of seed nests is from 4 to 6. The weight of one tomato reaches 250 grams. As evidenced by numerous reviews of gardeners, the fruits have excellent taste characteristics.
In the open field, the yield per square meter is up to 17 kg of ripe tomatoes, in greenhouse conditions this figure is slightly reduced - up to 15 kg.
The description of the variety indicates that it is distinguished by increased resistance to verticillosis, as well as to fusarium wilt.
The main advantages of the variety
Those who planted the Merchant on their site managed to appreciate a number of advantages inherent in this particular variety. These include:
- resistance to the most common diseases;
- resistance to high temperatures;
- the possibility of getting an early harvest;
- friendly ripening of fruits;
- excellent keeping quality and transportability;
- does not require pinning.
Most of those who tried to grow a tomato of the Kupchikha variety on an industrial scale noted that the harvest after harvesting can retain its marketability and taste for up to a month and a half.
Growing features
The characteristic of the variety suggests that it is recommended to sow seedlings in March in order to obtain an earlier harvest. The seeds are germinated at a temperature of 20-22 ° C. In the process of growing, the seedlings need complex feeding, which is carried out 2-3 times. A week before it is planned to plant tomatoes in open ground, they begin to harden.
In order to grow a good crop from this variety, you need to pick up a bed with light and fertile soil rich in nutrients. You can use the places where legumes, carrots, cucumbers, onions, etc. used to grow. 3-4 bushes are placed on one square meter. When fruits begin to form, it is recommended to make complex mineral fertilizing. During the entire growth period, loosening and timely weed removal are required.
Tomatoes need stable watering, however, high humidity negatively affects the condition of the bushes. You should be guided by how much the topsoil dries out. Water the plants after sunset. Better if the water is warm.
As a preventive measure, you can treat the soil with ash, and spray the tomatoes themselves with a Bordeaux mixture.
Those summer residents who personally raised the merchant's wife were satisfied with the result. One woman said that she only planted a few bushes on the advice of a neighbor for an experiment. As a result, the harvest was enough not only for fresh salads, but also for making small preparations for the winter. In comparison with another variety, which she cultivated for a long time in the country, the Merchant turned out to be the undisputed leader and earned the right to take a place in the garden next season.
This tomato variety has a certain drawback - it is hybrid. Because of this, it is impossible to independently collect seeds and get the same excellent harvest next year, you have to buy new ones all the time. But this is a mere trifle compared to the benefits of these tomatoes.
