Tomatoes on our territory are grown not so long ago. But there is not a single gardener who would not plant them in his area. Among the abundance of varieties in our market, there is one with distinctive features, for which amateur gardeners and professionals love it.
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Characterization and description of the variety
Tomato “Gift of the Trans-Volga Region” is a mid-season high-yielding variety, bred in 1992. Due to its excellent properties, it is widely grown throughout Russia. Ideal for the central regions of the Russian Federation and the Caucasus. But it can be grown throughout Russia.
Tomato bush “Gift of Zavolozhye” is undersized, medium-branched, green leaves are not pubescent.
Productivity
Tomato attractive for its friendly return of fruits. It is an ideal option for weekend gardeners, as its fruits ripen on the bush at the same time. From one square meter, you can collect up to 7 kg of fruits.
Height, plant weight, color, shape, ripening speed
Variety "Gift of the Volga" determinant, up to 70 centimeters high. The leaf is light green, not pubescent. Fruits are rounded, medium in size, seed chambers are not pronounced. Fruit weight 70-80 grams, sometimes reach up to 100 grams. Diameter is about 7 centimeters. Ripens amicably on 103-105 day. The fruits are juicy, have good transportable properties. Used in pickling and canning.
Features of cultivation and care of the variety
Tomato "Gift of the Volga region" is one of the best representatives for growing in open ground. Therefore, it should be planted through sowing seedlings. Fruits ripen on day 105 after seedling emergence. They have a strong root system, much larger in size than the bush itself. Thanks to this, it does not require frequent watering, but it is necessary to carry out top dressing quite often.
Sowing seeds should be in March-April. 30 days after germination, the seedlings should be tempered. They take them out to the street, or by opening the greenhouse. Start with a couple of hours. At night, however, it should be covered or brought into the greenhouse to protect it from low temperatures.
During the cultivation of seedlings, particular attention should be paid to observing the temperature regime in the greenhouse, as well as timely watering and ventilation of plants.
The gift of the Volga region is excellent fruiting on black soil. Before planting, you should loosen the soil, add organic matter. Tomato planted sparsely. Plants should be tied so that the bushes do not break off under the weight of the ripening fruits. Do not allow the fruit to lie on the ground. This worsens their presentation and leads to the spread of rot.
Before planting, it is especially scrupulous to approach the issue of soil fertilizer. In the fall, humus should be added or mineral fertilizers applied before planting. Next, you need to make top dressing every two weeks. During flowering, fertilizers with a high nitrogen content are needed.
Before watering, the soil must be loosened. Tomatoes are watered infrequently. Categorically you can not fill them.
In practice, the only drawback of this variety is a sharp decrease in the quality of fruits at high humidity and poor endurance at sudden changes in temperature.
Tomato “Gift of the Volga Region” should timely prevent pests:
- from late blight, they are treated with special preparations or a solution of copper sulfate;
- ash is used to prevent the occurrence of fungal diseases;
- aphid and tick preparations can be purchased in stores.
Advantages and disadvantages
Tomato “Gift of the Volga Region” has many advantages. He became a favorite among amateur gardeners and professionals. These include:
- high productivity;
- accuracy and friendly returns;
- drought tolerance;
- long-term storage;
- excellent presentation.
The disadvantages include poor endurance to low temperature extremes and intolerance to flooding. At the same time, the appearance and taste of the fruit is significantly reduced.
Reviews
“The excellent tomato“ Gift of the Volga Region ”is very unpretentious, the bushes are low, and there were a lot of fruits. Pleased with the taste and plenty of tomatoes. I recommend".
“This is enchanting! In appearance, ordinary bushes came together amicably, an ovary formed together, but when they ripened, I could not believe my eyes: they sang all at once, there were a lot of them. ”
“I really liked the variety“ Gift of the Volga region ”. Small compact bushes, took root well after transplantation. Despite the fact that we had no time to look after them, they gave a fairly high yield. All the fruits were one-on-one. Very tasty in salting. I’ll definitely plant it again. ”
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