Alcohol will help tomatoes ripen faster

A unique method for ripening tomatoes was developed by biologist chemists at the Institute of Food Technologies of St. Petersburg. Scientists have proven that the influence of ethyl accelerates the flowering and ripening of fruits.

The method has not found widespread use, since large plantations will require considerable financial costs. However, in small garden plots, the “drunk” tomato method has been successfully used.

The essence of the method

The principle of action is to saturate unripe fruits with ethyl alcohol. The substance, entering the plant, causes:

• stop cell division of the plant;
• inhibition of the growth of stepchildren;
• stop foliage;
• activation of flowering;
• acceleration of fruit ripening.

You can push the tomato bush to get a quick crop with ethyl at any stage of fruit pouring. Alcohol injections are introduced into unripened tomatoes, after which ripening is accelerated earlier, by 5-14 days. After saturation with alcohol, the taste of tomatoes remains unchanged without smell and bitterness.

How to plant

When growing “drunk” tomatoes, it is necessary to choose the appropriate varieties and start sowing seeds for seedlings.

1. In the second or third decade of March, prepare suitable containers.
2. Fill the boxes or containers with nutritious soil, which should consist of: 5 kg of garden soil, 3 kg of well-rotted manure, 1 kg of sand and 1 cup of wood ash.
3. Disinfect the seeds by immersing them for half an hour in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
4. Rinse planting material under running water and dry.
5. Spread dried seeds on the soil surface at a distance of 1.5 cm by 1.5 cm, deepen and sprinkle with earth.
6. Cover the containers with newspapers or polyethylene, determine in the warmest and darkest place.
7. After the first loops of tomatoes appear, install containers with soil in the most illuminated place, reducing the air temperature by several degrees.
8. When growing on tomato seedlings of the second or third pair of true leaves, each plant is transplanted into a separate container with a volume of at least 0.3 liters.
9. At the age of 40-55 days, transplant seedlings to a permanent place in the open ground.

How to care

After transplanting seedlings to a permanent place, carry out all the necessary agricultural practices: watering, cultivating, etching from pests and diseases. After mass fruit setting, wait 2-3 weeks and proceed with the introduction of alcohol into tomatoes.

1. Injections need to be carried out only in sunny weather during the day. After all, after punctures, the tomatoes are injured, and the sun's rays will burn the wounds, contributing to their faster healing.
2. Having collected in a 20-cc syringe of forty-degree vodka or 96% alcohol diluted in half with water, start injecting.
3. Having determined the center of the fetus “by eye”, enter into each half a cube of an alcohol solution, doing 4-5 punctures.
4. 5-7 days after the injections, the tomatoes will begin to acquire a brown tint, and after 10-15 they will fully ripen. At this time, the holes from the punctures with the needle are already tightened and become invisible.
5. After the "drunk" tomatoes ripen, they can be safely eaten. There is no alcohol aftertaste in them.After all, under the influence of sunlight, ethyl turns into ethylene gas and disappears.

Suitable varieties

When using the "drunk" tomato method, only varieties and hybrids resistant to cracking will be suitable. After all, when ethyl is introduced into tomatoes, it will contribute to the expansion of fetal cells. This action in unstable to cracking tomatoes will cause rupture of the skin. Most suitable for growing:

Adele F1

Early ripe indeterminate hybrid with red cream fruits. A powerful plant with a thick skin on the fruit, resistant to cracking.

Aivengo F1

Early ripe hybrid of indeterminate type with dense round fruits of medium size. Does not crack even with high humidity.

Bobcat F1

Early indeterminate hybrid with large rounded flattened fruits. In the process of ripening does not crack at all.

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Mumston F1

A hybrid of indeterminate type with huge fruits of soft pink color. It is characterized by increased resistance to cracking.

Esmira F1

Powerful indeterminant with large pink fruits. Not susceptible to cracking.

Budenovka

Medium early tall variety with red fruits of heart shape. Not susceptible to cracking.

Bull forehead

Early mid-sized variety with large red fruits. Tomatoes of this variety are transportable and do not crack.

Ephemer

Low-growing variety, characterized by dense rich red fruits. Due to the increased density of fruits, it does not crack even in the rainy summer.

Supernova F1

A determinant hybrid with large bright red fruits. Does not crack even in extreme heat with heavy watering.

Liana

Medium-early stunted variety with round flattened medium-sized fruits. Thanks to a thick skin, are not subject to cracking.

Advice

Those amateur vegetable growers who wish to accelerate the ripening of tomatoes by the “drunk” method should adhere to some tips:

1. At the time of pouring the fruit and filling it with ethyl alcohol, it is not recommended to make nitrogen-containing fertilizers. Nitrogen will contribute to the growth of vegetative mass, and the fruits will stop their development. During this period, it is necessary to apply only fertilizers containing potassium, phosphorus and boron.
2. Using the “drunk” method, do not forget that during the period of active weight gain by fruits, excessive watering will adversely affect tomatoes. And even the most crack-resistant varieties and hybrids will be simply watery and tasteless.
3. After injections into the fruits of tomatoes, in some cases yellowing and falling of leaves will be observed. Do not be scared, as this will only be a temporary reaction of the plant to the presence of ethylene in its tissues. After a week, the action of ethyl will cease, and the tomato bush will again begin to increase the vegetative mass.

Reviews

Gardeners who have already tried the drunk tomato method share their impressions:

Elena, Rostov-on-Don

Recently I read with my husband about an interesting way. We decided to try it. They grew their tomatoes as usual, and two bushes decided to subject this experiment. Injected into green fruits with a syringe of 0.5 ml of vodka. After 10 days, most of the punctured tomatoes almost matured, the rest turned brown. They plucked it, tried it - it tasted like ordinary tomatoes, and ripened much earlier than the rest. The method worked!

Nikolay St. Petersburg

In our region, growing tomatoes in the open field is very troublesome. Tomatoes do not have time to ripen before the start of the "late blight season".I read an interesting article on the Internet that Russian scientists in the century before last proved that alcohol accelerates the ripening of fruits. I decided to apply a unique method on 10 bushes of tomatoes. I spent only 50 g of vodka on it. The result impressed me. A week after alcohol injections, the tomatoes became brown, and five days later they fully ripened.

Having familiarized yourself with the unusual method of "drunk" tomato and adhering to the recommendations, you can enjoy delicious juicy fruits ahead of schedule.