On the eve of the new summer season, it will not be superfluous to pay attention to the Tomato Diadem. This is a relatively new hybrid, but its description exceeds all expectations. Summer residents, who managed to plant these tomatoes the previous summer, are in a hurry to share reviews, enthusiastically describing the yield of the variety.
Diadem - an early ripe variety, indeterminate. The average size of the fruits reaches 200 grams, have a sweet, balanced taste. Tomatoes ripen together, which is very convenient when harvesting and harvesting for the winter. Bright red fruits with a nose are suitable for use in any form.
Another, undeniably, positive characteristic of the tomato Diadem, its ability to take root in any conditions. This variety has tremendous growth power, has a very powerful root system and is able to produce a good crop even under unusual conditions.
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Features of planting and growing
Like many other nightshade, tomato Diadem pre-planted in the form of seedlings. The optimal time for germination of seedlings of this variety is considered 45-50 days. It is better to plant the Tiara in the ground in early June, for planting in the greenhouse you can choose the end of May. Experts do not recommend rushing with the landing of the hybrid, otherwise there is a possibility that all its forces will go to growth.
Since the seeds of the Diadem are processed in a factory way, there is no need to pre-sow seed treatment. Healthy seeds are green or pink. All information about them is indicated on the original packaging.
For growing seedlings, traditional containers are used. Soil can be taken on seed or prepared independently:
- the earth is mixed with river sand and peat, rotten leaves can be added;
- add humus, in no case, without using fresh manure;
- freeze or warm the resulting soil;
- after these actions, fertilizers are added, but you should not do this earlier, since the effect will be muffled;
- before planting seedlings, fertilized soil is aged for several days.
Sowing seedlings is made in the traditional way. The capacity is covered with a film until the first sprouts appear.
Before the germination, warm temperature is maintained. It is necessary that the seeds sprout faster. Then the temperature is reduced to +18 degrees and can withstand another 3-4 days. At this time, the seedlings will level out, in other words, new seeds will sprout, and the first bores will restrain their growth a little.
During the entire period of further growth of seedlings, the optimal temperature is 25 degrees. Perhaps a slight decrease in these indicators at night.
Experts recommend meager watering of the Tiara before a dive. For prevention purposes, the earth mixture is sprinkled with wood ash.
Tiaras Diadem dive after the appearance of the first 2-3 leaves. After the procedure, they shade seedlings without fail and reduce the temperature regime.
Planting tomatoes in the ground
10 days before planting, seedlings must be periodically taken out into the open air, gradually hardening the plants.
For a fruitful planting, wait for the soil to warm up to +15 degrees. Hardened seedlings tolerate planting perfectly and are not afraid of extreme conditions.
Wells for tomatoes are prepared in advance, adding a little humus and a spoonful of phosphate fertilizer. After a couple of days, a plant is planted, a seedling is sprinkled and compacted. At the end, mulch and pour over warm water.
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Tomato Care
Waterlogging of the soil is undesirable for this type of tomato, so watering is rare, but plentiful.
Since the plant is quite powerful, it requires abundant dressing. An approximate schedule can be considered as follows:
- 18-20 days after disembarkation, the Diadem is fed with mullein diluted in water;
- after the next two weeks, potassium and phosphate fertilizers are added to the mullein top dressing;
- two weeks later, fed sodium humate.
Do not allow the mixture to get on the plant itself, otherwise you risk burning tomatoes.
This tomato loves top dressing-spraying with an aqueous solution with the addition of boric acid. This allows you to accelerate the formation of fruits.
The bush of the plant is formed into two stems, timely conducting the herding process in order to improve the ventilation of the seedling. Since nightshade crops grow intensively, the formation process cannot be left to chance, otherwise instead of a plentiful harvest you will get thickets of green shoots.
Pitching Tiaras has some features. Each stem should have about seven to eight inflorescences. The stepson left at the bottom of the first flower brush develops best.
At the end of the formation of 7-8 flower brushes, it is advisable to “pinch” the top of the Tiara. If this is not done, a powerful plant will draw all the forces for growth, and this, in turn, will limit the amount of yield. The procedure is carried out in such a way that at the top of each brush, there are about two leaves. "Pinching" has a beneficial effect on the supply of nutrients to the fruit.
Tomatoes Diadem is characterized by a low presence of the first flower thread, it forms after the first 5-7 leaves. For this variety, it is recommended to combine the first pinching process with tying the bush to the support. This will help keep the plant intact and remove the stepsons until the first flowering.
Harvesting
Fruits that ripen on the bush, have a special taste. However, it is worth waiting for maturity only in the case of a second wave of fruits. The first harvest of the Tiara, it is recommended to remove half green and wait for them to mature in a stationary state.
It should be noted that with the harvesting of tomatoes, in no case should you be late. Fruits must be removed from the bush until the air temperature has dropped to +4 degrees. Otherwise, you risk losing part of the crop.
Three degrees of tomato maturity are divided:
- whitened or ripe tomatoes, they are already quite formed, have reached the optimum size and, when removed from the bush, are quite able to ripen;
- Blanche tomatoes are characterized by a pink color near the stem, and the same color of pulp.
They are quite suitable for use, although they do not have a rich taste;
ripe fruits have all the attributes of their variety.
Reviews of gardeners
Lyudmila, 62 years old. Kiev:
“First planted this hybrid. Now this is my second crop variety. But these tomatoes are very convenient to pickle in jars. Despite all expectations, she did not observe much trouble. Everything is as usual. Be sure to land this season. ”
Vladimir, 54 years old, Kirov:
“They put it at random. In our harsh climate, the most persistent plants grow poorly. They didn’t do anything special, and the harvest was excellent. The diadem waved more than a meter, did not have time to make and prepare salads. "
Nina, 35 years old, Moscow:
“Took a look at a beautiful name. The husband scolded. When the first fruits went, I bit my tongue. Loved the marinated form. They decided to order the son-in-law with the daughter-in-law this year too. ”
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