A new hybrid with powerful bushes and an abundant crop of tomatoes - tomato "Katrina f1"
When choosing a variety of tomatoes for their plot, summer residents are often tormented by doubts about what is better to plant after all? Large-fruited or, conversely, smaller? For summer salads or pickles and marinades?
Often, the lack of space does not allow planting many varieties, but you really want to eat enough in summer and prepare for the winter. It is for the sake of diversity that the Katrina tomato was created, allowing you to enjoy ripe vegetables of excellent taste both in summer and in winter. Let's get to know him better.
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Feature and Description
The originator of the hybrid tomato Katrina f1 - Myazina Lyubov Anatolyevna... Recommended for cultivation in open ground and greenhouse conditions.
Reference. Myazina L. A. is a famous Russian breeder, the author of not only tomato crops, but also the creator of cucumbers and peppers.
Distinctive features
The culture belongs to the determinant type, height from 60 cm to 1.2 m... The foliage is medium, the leaves are small, bright green. The stem is strong, but the garter of the plants is required. The inflorescences are simple. Each fruiting branch sets 5–7 fruits in all weather conditions.
When breeding in the open field, bush formation and pinching are not required.
An early ripe hybrid, from the moment of sowing the seeds to full maturity, 85–95 days pass. Productivity is high, from 1 sq. m harvested up to 5 kg of fruit, when placing 4-5 seedlings per 1 square. m.
The hybrid genes contain high resistance to dangerous diseases family of nightshades.
Fruit characteristics
Average weight 150-200 g, round shape, bright red color... The taste is excellent, the pulp is juicy. The skin is dense, does not crack, which allows you to store ripe vegetables for a long time and transport them at any distance. Also, tomatoes can withstand heat treatment, so the fruits look great in conservation.
Taste goes well with yellow tomatoes, therefore, they are often mixed in winter preparations, getting not only a beautiful appearance, but also an excellent taste. Ripe vegetables are great for preparing any kind of fresh food and for processing into tomato products.
The photo shows tomatoes Katrina f1.
How to grow seedlings
Many varieties are grown in seedlings and the Katrina tomato is no exception. It will not be possible to collect seed on your own, since the culture is hybrid.
Seed preparation
As a rule, before releasing the seed for sale, the manufacturer takes care of the quality of the product. therefore purchased seeds do not disinfect, they are already disinfected and ready for sowing... But to improve germination, the grains are soaked in a growth stimulator for 10 hours. As soon as the seeds swell, they are sown in the ground.
Reference. Most often, the drug "Epin" or melt water is used as a stimulant.
Capacity and soil
The soil is prepared from garden soil, mixed with humus and wood ash in equal amounts... Superphosphate is added to the resulting mixture as fertilizer. After thorough mixing, the soil is steamed in an oven at a temperature of 50 ° C for 15 minutes or spilled with a hot solution of potassium permanganate. Thus, the pathogenic flora is destroyed.
Reference. Self-prepared soil is subject to mandatory disinfection. The disease-causing spores contained in the ground can cause irreparable harm to young plants.
After the soil has cooled, it is laid out in planting containers.filling them in half. In the future, as the seedlings grow, the soil is poured into containers, providing the necessary nutrition throughout the entire seedling period.
You can plant in a common wooden box and in separate cups: plastic or peat. Peat cups are considered the ideal option for growing seedlings, since the seedlings do not need to be dived and transplanted into the soil from the container - the seedlings are lowered into the holes along with a glass. This is due to the fact that the tomato tolerates picking and transplanting too painfully, and then takes root for a long time in new conditions.
Important! Picking and transplanting will postpone fruiting dates.
Sowing
Seeds are sown 2 months before planting in the ground... They are buried 1 cm with a distance of 2 cm from each other. Sprinkle with soil on top and compact slightly. Moisten with warm, settled water from a spray bottle and cover with a film to create greenhouse conditions.
After that, the sown containers are left in a bright and warm room. at a temperature of 22-24 ° С. At temperatures below 18 ° C, seedlings will appear later, and the seedlings will noticeably lag behind in development.
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Seedling care
When shoots appear, containers are placed on the windowsill, but not in direct sunlight, otherwise young bushes will get burned.
Pour moderately from a shallow watering can with warm, settled water... It is not necessary to fill the sprouts, excess moisture will not be beneficial, but, on the contrary, will negatively affect the root system. After watering, the soil is loosened with a wooden stick. This improves the air permeability of the soil.
When growing seedlings in a common container, it must be dived after the appearance of two true leaves. It should be transplanted into a separate container along with a large clod of earth, having previously well moistened the soil. Otherwise, the seedlings will take root for a long time after the pick. With weak growth, seedlings are fed with liquid fertilizer for tomato seedlings.
Two weeks before planting in the ground, the seedlings are hardened in the open air at a temperature not less than 16 ° С. Initially, the time spent on the street is no more than one hour, then it is increased to 9-11 hours. The night temperature in the room is reduced to 13 ° C.
How to grow tomatoes
The transplant is carried out as soon as 6-7 true leaves are formed on the bushes, and the soil will warm up to 15 ° С. The soil is prepared in the fall - it is dug up and a complex of mineral fertilizers is applied.
Landing
In the spring, the soil is dug up again two weeks before transplanting. The holes are made no deeper than 20 cm and a little superphosphate is placed on the bottom of each. Transplanted in clear weather in the evening after sunset.
Landing scheme: 40 cm is the distance between seedlings, 50 cm is left between the rows. For 1 sq. m place no more than six plants.
The holes are covered with earth and watered with warm, settled water.... Plants get used to a new place within ten days. During this time, they are not watered or fed, since all the forces of the seedlings are aimed at adaptation.
Further care of the Katrina tomato
Tomato does not require close attention and complex agricultural technology... Competent care is reduced to regular moderate watering and timely feeding.
Regular nolives are set as the seedlings take root in a permanent place... Water as the top soil layer dries up, without flooding the plants. The water is settled and heated in large barrels exposed to the sun, since the hybrid does not like cold water.
After watering, the soil is loosened and hilled to improve oxygen access to the roots... To keep the beds moist longer, they are mulched. The culture responds well to drip irrigation. To do this, a plastic bottle without a bottom is installed in the root system and filled with water.
The minimum amount of dressings is three times for the entire season... The fertilizer is a complex of mineral compounds or organic matter. It is not recommended to feed the culture with fresh manure, due to which the green mass is built up without the formation of ovaries. From organic matter, an infusion of mullein or bird droppings is used in a ratio of 1:15.
During flowering, add boric acid, and during fruiting - potassium salts.
Features in care and possible difficulties
When breeding in open ground, the culture does not require any pinching, no bush formation. This greatly facilitates care during the growing season.
Despite the determinant type, the plant requires an obligatory garter of the stem and fruiting branches.... With timely fixation to the support, the stem is formed strong and even, it is much easier for it to withstand the weight of the ovaries. As it grows, fruiting branches are fixed to the support, otherwise the fruits, in contact with wet beds, can rot.
The lower leaves are removed to the first fruiting brush for the same reason, so that they do not come into contact with moist soil. Decay of foliage will lead to the spread of fungal diseases.
Diseases and pests
Prevention is carried out if pepper or potatoes are planted next to the tomato... These crops belong to the same family, suffer from the same diseases and are affected by the same pests.
Colorado potato beetle, whitefly and aphid... A soap solution, which is used to treat the stem of a plant, will relieve aphids, and Prestige is used from the Colorado potato beetle. But if there are few pests, a thorough examination of each seedling will help. The beetle is collected by hand together with its larvae.
Whitefly - butterfly harming the leaves directly, causing them to wither and fall off. To combat it, pheromone traps are placed next to the seedlings and pungent-smelling herbs are planted. The smell of such herbs repels not only the whitefly, but also other pests.
Reference. Pheromone traps capture only pests without causing any harm to the rest of the insects.
For the prevention of fungal diseases seedlings are sprayed with copper-containing preparations or manganese solution. Also use "Fitosporin”, Which helps not only in the prevention, but also in the fight against the disease.
Nuances for open ground and greenhouse conditions
The hybrid is recommended for breeding in all regions, but depending on the growing conditions, the conditions of care also change.
In the greenhouse, the hybrid is planted much less often than in the open field.: 50 cm is left between the seedlings, 70 cm between the rows. Under this condition of placement, each bush will receive the required amount of light and be able to ventilate. Dense plantings will lead to the spread of fungal diseases and pests. Protected structures are regularly ventilated so that the temperature and humidity do not exceed the norm. Healthy plant growth and development depends on these indicators.
If in the open ground the formation of a bush is not carried out, then in greenhouse conditions you cannot do without it... The plant is formed into 2 or 3 stems, removing all unnecessary stepchildren, otherwise the quantitative indicator of fruiting will be underestimated.
Before disembarking in a greenhouse, the walls are treated with Bordeaux liquid, and the earth is spilled with copper sulfate to destroy pathogenic flora.
Harvesting and application of the crop
Early ripe fruits ripen quickly and amicably... If the branches are tied up, then harvesting is not difficult. Ripe vegetables are tasty and juicy, so they are great for fresh salads, hot and vegetable dishes, cuts and various snacks. They are also good in preservation, pickles and marinades. They make excellent juices, pasta, adjika and sauces.
Thanks to the strong skin and dense pulp tomatoes are transported to any distance without losing their presentation.
Advantages and disadvantages of a hybrid
Many of those who have grown a crop in their garden highlight undeniable advantages of a hybrid:
- takes root in all regions;
- forms ovaries in any climate;
- adapts to sudden changes in temperature;
- cold-resistant;
- unpretentious in care;
- does not require pinching and shaping;
- early ripening;
- strong immunity to diseases;
- high-yielding species;
- excellent fruit taste;
- long-term transportation;
- universal application.
The disadvantages include a garter of plants and the formation of a bush in the greenhouse.
Farmers reviews
The hybrid has many fanswho plant it every year and share their feedback on internet forums.
Margarita, Moscow region: “I really like the hybrid. The plant is completely unpretentious, does not need careful care and, what is most important for me, tomatoes are not afraid of temperature changes. Our summer is not always warm, lately there has been a lot of precipitation and it is often windy. Nevertheless, the tomato takes root in the beds perfectly and pleases with a large harvest ".
Ekaterina, Stavropol: “I really like to make preparations for the winter, so I have been looking for suitable tomatoes for a long time. I liked the Katrina tomatoes, their fruits are up to 200 g, juicy, fleshy, with a pleasant sweet-sour taste. It is also important that plants have high immunity and tolerate adverse environmental conditions very well. ".
Conclusion
Hybrid Katrina f1 is an excellent solution for those who grow tomatoes not only for summer dishes, but also for winter harvesting. Plants do not get sick during the growing season, do not require complex care and are well adapted to any climatic conditions.
With such characteristics, it is not surprising that the hybrid is bred in all regions and only positive reviews are left about it.