Characteristics and description of the Betalux tomato variety
Today, most housewives are trying to purchase Betalux tomato. This is due to the fact that it bears great fruit and is not picky about care. This and much more makes it irreplaceable. Bred for cultivation in the open field, Betalux Polish selection has all the necessary qualities.
Characteristic:
- Low growth, so it does not require the installation of supports and tying.
- Ripens early, about 50% of the crop ripens in the first twenty days.
This allows you to have time to collect them before the appearance of late blight.
Description:
- the fruits are not large;
- have a rounded shape;
- Red color;
- thin-skinned.
Up to two kilograms of fruit are removed from plants grown in open ground. Suitable for fresh food and homemade canned food. It does not need to be pinned, just remove the lower stepsons when planting seedlings.
Growing from seedlings
In order for the Betalux tomato seedlings to come out in a timely manner, the hostess plants it two months before planting in the ground. It is better to use commercial seedling soil, as it does not need any preparation. The seeds are sown in special dishes or in adapted boxes, watered and covered with transparent lids or foil. These containers should be placed in a well-lit area, usually on a windowsill. Additional artificial lighting will not hurt either. With the appearance of real leaves, you can start diving into cups.
Landing in the ground
The beds need to be prepared in the fall, superphosphate and potassium, as well as humus and ash, are introduced for digging. In the spring, re-loosen by adding nitrogen fertilizers. Two days before planting, you need to shed the soil with copper sulfate. Place 5 - 6 plants per square meter. After watering, cover the soil around with mulch so that the soil does not dry out and a soil crust does not form. You can mulch with sawdust mixed with humus, straw, cut grass, but only if there are no seeds in it, otherwise weeds will grow.
Seedless cultivation
Betalux tomatoes are ideal for non-seedling outdoor cultivation... In order for the earth to begin to warm up, you need to prepare a warm bed in advance. It is better to spread on the bottom not manure, which Betalux tomatoes do not like, and not completely rotted plant residues. The soil layer on top should be about twenty centimeters.
Before sowing Betalyux tomatoes, the soil is watered with a warm solution of light pink potassium permanganate. The holes are made in a checkerboard pattern, five seeds are laid out in each, sprinkled with earth one and a half centimeters and poured with warm water.Each hole must be covered with a cut-off plastic bottle, a covering material should be put on them, arcs should be placed on the garden bed and covered with a film on top.
Under such a shelter, both heat and moisture are well preserved, so Betalux tomatoes do not need to be opened until shoots appear. The film is removed depending on the weather. Excess plants in the holes need to be pulled out and transplanted.
Benefits of seedless growing:
- There is no need to grow seedlings at home or buy what is unknown on the market.
- There is no need to temper the plants, they will do it themselves.
- They will not be hurt or hurt by the transplant.
- You can then collect your seeds from these plants.
- There is no need to bother with transplanting seedlings, carry heavy boxes from home, shade after disembarkation.
Agrotechnics
- Watering and loosening
A tomato variety like Betalux, it is enough to water four times per season: when planting, a week after it, and two more times in July. If the weather is hot, you will have to water more, no more than once a week, but abundantly. This should be done in the evening, the water should be separated and warm. Watered at the root, not on the leaves. Betalux tomatoes must be hilled during their growth, this will increase the root system and nourish the roots with oxygen. After each watering, loosening should be done to break up the soil crust.
- Top dressing
If enough fertilizers have already been applied before planting, then you can only add an infusion of manure and ash, or a herbal infusion with the addition of the same ash several times. You can make a banana dressing. The banana peel should be baked and ground. Sprinkle this "flour" around the roots.
The first top dressing is recommended three weeks after planting in the ground, the second - when the color begins on the second brush, the third - when flowers appear on the third brush.
The Betalux tomato variety is a self-pollinating crop, especially if grown in the open field. But attracting insects for pollination is still worth it, because at low temperatures there can be problems with pollination. To do this, you need to plant, for example, basil and coriander between the bushes. These herbs will help improve the taste of Betalux tomatoes. In addition, the bushes sometimes need to be shaken.
Result
With minimal adherence to agricultural technology, you can get a decent yield from Betalux tomatoes, from 1 square meter more buckets, reviews about this variety confirm this. The highest score from gardeners was awarded to the variety for its vitality and pleasure obtained from its use.
