A hybrid created by domestic breeders that gives a gorgeous harvest - the tomato "Evpator"

A hybrid of Russian breeding called Eupator is an ideal tomato for cultivation in regions with an unfavorable climate in greenhouses. Suitable for summer-winter circulation. The fruits have a pleasant sweet and sour taste and are versatile in cooking.

In this article you will find a description of the variety, useful information about the methods of growing in greenhouses, the nuances of caring for the plant, methods of combating diseases and insects.

Description of the hybrid

Tomato Eupator is a product of joint work of breeders of the Scientific Research Institute of Vegetable Breeding and Agrofirm Gavrish... The culture was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2002.

Indeterminate the hybrid was created for cultivation throughout the country in extended circulation. The bushes are medium-branched, need to be pinned and tied to stakes or trellises.

Tomatoes are grown in greenhouses, because it is in such conditions that the plant fully reveals its potential. Indoors it is easier to create a favorable microclimate.

Bushes are able to form ovaries in large quantities at low air temperatures. The first inflorescence appears above the ninth leaf, the subsequent ones - every 3 leaves. On each of them, from 6 to 8 fruits are tied.

In the photo - tomato Eupator f1.

Distinctive features

The table shows the characteristics of the hybrid.

How to grow seedlings

Work on growing tomato seedlings Eupator begins in the second decade of March. It includes soil preparation, sowing seeds, picking and caring for seedlings.

Soil preparation and sowing seeds

Loose and nutritious soil is suitable for growing seedlings. The easiest way is to take a ready-made substrate enriched with nutrients from a gardening store and bake it in an oven at 110 ° C.

A more time consuming but reliable option is to prepare the soil mixture yourself. This will require turf, river sand and humus, in a ratio of 1: 1: 1. The soil is also disinfected in the oven or treated with a strong solution of potassium permanganate.

The seedling containers are filled with damp earth and the grains are placed in the grooves of 2 cm, with an interval of 2-3 cm. Sprinkle on top with a layer of soil 1 cm, cover the containers with foil and take them to a warm place. Air temperature for fast germination is not lower than 25 ° С.

Care

As soon as the sprouts hatch, the film is removed, the boxes with the seedlings are taken out on the windowsill on the south side. Young seedlings need sufficient sunlight. The duration of daylight hours must be at least 16 hours. Phytolamps are used as an additional light source.

At the stage of 2-3 leaves, seedlings dive into peat or plastic pots.

Seedling care includes moderate watering 2-3 times every 10 days and a single top dressing with ready-made mineral compositions: Agricola, Universal, Effekton.

Reference. 2 weeks before transferring to the ground, the seedlings are daily taken out to fresh air for hardening - for 30-60 minutes.

How to grow tomatoes

Hybrid Eupator is grown according to standard technology indoors. The soil is dug up in the fall, the greenhouses are washed with a disinfecting solution. In the spring, loosening and feeding with humus are carried out. Tall bushes require pinching, garters and standard care.

The second method of cultivating a hybrid is low-volume cultivation, or hydroponics, in which plants receive all the necessary substances not from the soil, but from the nutrient solution.

Landing

The transfer of seedlings to the ground is carried out at the end of May, when the ground temperature warms up to +15 ° С... Seedlings by this time will grow up to 15-25 cm in height. It is important to have time to plant the bushes before the flower brush appears. Such seedlings quickly adapt to a new place and actively build up green mass.

In autumn, greenhouses are washed and disinfected with sulfur bombs. The soil is dug up and 10 liters of humus are applied per 1 m². In the spring, the soil is loosened and fed with humus - 10 liters per 1 m².

Landing scheme - 40x60 cm, 3 bushes per 1 m².

On the site, pits are formed in 2 rows, 20 cm deep. Each is poured with boiling water and a handful of wood ash is added. Tomato bushes in peat containers are transferred into the holes directly into them, from plastic glasses they are transferred with an earthen ball.

Care

Immediately after planting, the seedlings are tied to a trellis or long wooden stakes. The bushes are grown in 1-2 stems, removing all young shoots. The procedures are carried out in the evening so that the wounds heal faster.

The soil is covered mulch (agrofibre, peat, sawdust, straw, hay, pine needles). The cover retains moisture, reducing the frequency of watering and loosening, prevents the growth of weeds, the spread of fungi and bacteria.

Tomatoes prefer plentiful, but infrequent watering (1-2 times a week), strictly under a bush, with warm rain or settled water.

Timely feeding nitrogen and potassium-phosphorus fertilizers increase productivity.

Fertilizing options with nitrogen:

1. 1 liter of mullein infusion, 1 liter of wood ash per 10 liters of water. Use for watering.
2. 20 g of chicken manure per 1 liter of water, bring the volume of infusion to 10 liters. Use for watering.
3. Fill a 10 liter bucket 2/3 with chopped nettles and tops and pour water to the top, leave for 2 weeks. For irrigation, dilute the concentrate with water 1:10, for treating bushes - 1:20.
4. 500 g of wood ash per 10 liters of water. Insist for 3 days, strain and pour over the tomatoes at the root.

Reference. Nitrogen fertilizers are applied 2 weeks after planting, once, then they switch to potassium-phosphorus fertilizers - once every 2 weeks.

Mineral dressing:

1. For 10 liters of water - 40 g of potassium sulfate. Use for foliar processing.
2. For 1 liter of hot water - 20 g of superphosphate. Insist 24 hours and bring the volume to 10 liters.
3. For 10 liters of water - 10 g of diammofoska. The composition includes: potassium 26%, phosphorus 26%, nitrogen 10%. Use the solution for watering 1 m² of soil.
4. For 10 liters of water 1 tbsp. l. nitroammophoska. In the composition - 16% potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen. Watering consumption per plant - 500 ml.

Of the ready-made mineral fertilizers, the following are popular: "Kemira Lux", "Calcium nitrate", "Bio Master", "Solution".

Growing features

The hybrid is suitable for hydroponic cultivation, in which tomatoes do not need soil, all the necessary plant substances are obtained from a nutrient solution.

Reference. Hydroponics is not a new technology. The method would have been known since the time of the Aztecs. The Indians built rafts on the water from long reed stalks, and instead of soil they used silt from the bottom of reservoirs. In this environment, they managed to grow vegetables and even fruit trees.

The advantages of the method:

• significant increase in productivity;
• plants do not accumulate harmful substances from the soil;
• there is no need for frequent watering;
• tomatoes are not infected with bacteria and fungi;
• the ability to obtain environmentally friendly products without the use of chemicals.

A significant drawback of the method is the large expenditure of labor and money for the purchase and installation of equipment. Small-scale cultivation is carried out mainly by large farms.

Stages of low-volume growing of tomatoes:

1. The substrate is used only for growing seedlings at the initial stage.
2. At the stage of 2-3 leaves, the seedlings are dived into a cork or a cube of mineral wool, then placed in a mesh pot, the bottom of which is filled with expanded clay.
3. The cube is placed in the pot so that it does not go beyond its limits.
4. The remaining space is filled with expanded clay to securely fix the cube in the center.
5. The container with the seedlings is placed in the hydroponics system, which is a larger container.
6. The system is filled with filtered or spring water with pH = 5.5-6.2. Water should cover 2/3 of the mesh container.
7. At the initial stage, the bushes have enough nutrients from the water, then mineral solutions containing nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium are added to the water.
8. Plants are tied to vertical supports.
9. In the greenhouse, constant control over the level of humidity (60-70%) and air temperature (18-24 ° C during the day, 15-18 ° C at night) is carried out.
10. During the flowering period, hornets and bumblebees are launched into the greenhouse to pollinate tomatoes.
11. The plant roots are periodically washed with water - the mesh pots are pulled out of the system and watered by hand. This is a necessary procedure to prevent the accumulation of harmful salts in the root system.

Diseases and pests

The hybrid is genetically protected from the tobacco mosaic virus, fusarium, cladosporiosis, rootworm nematode, fruit cracking, apical rot, late blight.

Significant yield losses are possible with phomoses (brown rot) and dry spotting.

Phomosis is a fungal disease characterized by the transience of the process. The pathogen penetrates through damage to plants. Infection is promoted by high humidity in the greenhouse and drafts.

Signs of phomosis:

• a small spot appears at the base of the fruit;
• rot quickly spreads to the stems and surfaces of tomatoes.

Fighting the disease is difficult, and sometimes impossible. At the first symptoms, the affected plants are removed by the root and burned. For prophylaxis, spraying with the "HOM" preparation is used, the nitrogen concentration and the frequency of watering are reduced.

Dry spot, or alternaria, is a fungal disease, manifested as dry brown spots on leaves and stems of a rounded shape. Infection is promoted by hot weather (+ 25 ... + 30 ° С) and night dew. Plants die without treatment.

To combat dry spotting, special preparations are used: "Antracol", "Tattu", "Radomil Gold", "Infinity", "Flint", "Quadris". For prevention, the bushes are treated with "Trichodermin" and "Fitosporin", observe crop rotation, remove plant residues from the site.

In addition to susceptibility to fungal diseases, insects harm tomatoes: whitefly, gnawing scoop, aphid, Colorado potato beetle. Insecticides will come to the rescue: "Strela", "Confidor", "Flumite", "Borneo", "Iskra".

Attention! Preventive measures are no less effective and allow you to get environmentally friendly tomatoes: weeding, loosening, covering the soil with agrofibre, hay, peat, needles.

Harvesting and application of the crop

Collecting tomatoes begins 100-110 days after the first sprouts appear. Fruiting is active and abundant, up to 6 kg of fruits are harvested from one bush.

Tomatoes are used for fresh consumption and conservation... The skin does not crack during heat treatment. The fruits are suitable for making tomato juice, pasta, adjika, vegetable caviar and sauces.

Pros and cons of a hybrid

Benefits of tomato:

• the possibility of cultivation using the hydroponic method;
• record high productivity;
• pleasant sweet and sour taste and juicy pulp;
• versatility of use;
• amicable ripening and the possibility of ripening fruits in boxes;
• long shelf life;
• tolerates long-distance transportation;
• fruits are approximately equal in shape and size;
• disease resistance;
• calmly tolerates a lack of lighting;
• suitable for winter use in heated greenhouses.

Disadvantages of a hybrid:

• the need for pinching, shaping and garter bushes;
• the possibility of cultivation in the open field is not provided;
• tendency to alternariosis and phomosis of tomatoes.

Reviews

Farmers and gardeners speak about the Eupator hybrid only in a positive way.

Vera, Volgograd: “We have been growing the domestic hybrid Eupator with my husband for sale for seven years. This wonderful tomato gives a high yield under any conditions, it is not afraid of either cold or heat. We collect more than 40 kg of selected tomatoes from 1 m². Taking care of the plant is quite simple. It is important to remember that hybrids love water and abundant mineral nutrition. "

Vladimir, Chekhov: “I plant Eupator tomatoes in the greenhouse all year round. In winter, the yield decreases slightly, and in summer we do not have time to harvest. The hybrid is super yielding, rarely gets sick with proper care. The fruits have a sweet and sour taste, all smooth, as if on selection. "

Conclusion

Eupator is one of the best hybrid tomatoes suitable for indoor cultivation with extended circulation options. The culture is grown in a standard way (through planting in the ground) and using hydroponic technology.

The tomato is characterized by unpretentious care, high taste, amicable ripening of fruits, resistance to adverse weather conditions and diseases.