The advantages and secrets of growing a mid-season, disease-resistant and pest-resistant tomato "Korneevsky"

It is easy to guess which vegetable is the most popular in our country: of course, it is a tomato! Breeders have developed a huge variety of tomato varieties with completely different characteristics. Some are more suitable for fresh salad, others - for preservation, freezing and long-term storage.

There are varieties that are mainly used for making juice. One of them is the tomato Korneevsky, named after the famous breeder in the eighties. Tomatoes with a bright pink color, juicy and sweet pulp have taken their rightful place in the beds throughout Russia.

Description of the variety

Tomato Korneevsky pink belongs to tall and mid-season varieties. Bears fruit in mid-summer. It can be grown both outdoors and in greenhouses.

Reference. Plants on the street stretch higher than in greenhouse conditions.

Bushes with light green leaves, 140-160 cm high. The fruits are large, weighing up to 500 g, resembling a rectangle in shape. 8-15 tomatoes are harvested from one bush. On the lower branches, tomatoes grow weighing more than 900 g. The shoot itself has unlimited growth and can reach 2 m in height when grown outdoors.

How to grow seedlings

Before sowing, tomato seeds are checked in a saline solution and only those that have not surfaced half an hour after immersion in liquid are planted.

Important! The seeds are stored for two years. Do not use expired material for germination.

Planting is carried out in the ground with the addition of garden soil. The earth is disinfected in advance by calcining in the oven. The seeding depth is 1.5-2 cm. Before the first shoots appear, the home garden is covered with transparent polyethylene.

Compliance with the basic rules ensures good seed germination and strong seedlings:

• maintaining the temperature regime at the level of 20-22 degrees;
• good lighting;
• timely watering;
• picking after the first true leaves appear;
• hardening of seedlings 10 days before planting on the site.

Growing tomatoes

After 2-2.5 months after the appearance of the first shoots, the bushes are planted in open ground or a greenhouse.

Important!Tomato Korneevsky is afraid of frost and may die from this. Therefore, in May, the plant can only be planted in greenhouseand outside in June.

The bushes of this variety are spreading, it is necessary to think over the planting scheme in advance. The holes are dug at a distance of at least 30 cm from each other so that adult plants do not interfere with their neighbors.

Before planting, a little compost or manure is added to each hole and mixed with the soil - this is the first feeding of tomatoes. Re-use of organic fertilizers is done during flowering and fruiting. Top dressing tomatoes with organic fertilizers are carried out to maintain the composition of the soil, enhance the activity of microorganisms. This is an affordable and inexpensive method that is safe for humans.

As the bush grows, side branches appear from the leaf axils - stepchildren. For the rational use of nutrients by the plant, useless elements are removed. Timely pinching leads to higher yields.

To make the load on the branches uniform, a bush is formed from two trunks, removing the lower leaves and side stems, and pinching is carried out. The strong root system and thick branches hold the brushes of heavy fruits well.

As they grow, during the period of active vegetation and flowering, plants tie up, and, if necessary, put props. During fruiting, this helps the branches to withstand the load and not break.

Features of growing in a greenhouse and open field

When cultivated in an open space, special attention is paid to tying, since the bushes stretch higher than greenhouse ones, and the weight of the fruits can reach a kilogram.

The variety is resistant to many diseases, but there are diseases that can affect plants. With an excess of moisture, especially in greenhouse conditions, apical or root rot develops. This can be easily avoided by observing the irrigation regime and ensuring regular ventilation of the room.

Important!When growing tomatoes, remember to loosen the soil and remove weeds. Treat the young with insecticides before flowering. This will ensure active growth of shoots and protect against phytophthora.

Harvesting and application of the crop

The variety Korneevsky pink tolerates transportation well and is suitable for long-term storage. You can enjoy the taste of the harvested tomatoes before the onset of cold weather. Up to 9 kg of harvest is harvested from each bush.

Reference.Tomato Korneevsky is harvested at the moment of technical maturity for successful transportation. At home, it matures successfully.

Fragrant, sweet, fleshy tomatoes are used to make juice, ketchup, adjika, lecho. The variety is suitable for freezing: its fruits are firm and not at all watery.

The size of tomatoes does not allow them to be preserved in jars as a whole: they do not fit into the neck. Experienced housewives salt tomatoes in barrels or large enamelled containers and store pickles in the cellar all winter.

Advantages and disadvantages

The only drawback of the Korneevsky variety is the need to strengthen the bush. It is required to install supports under the branches, which are loaded with weighty bunches of tomatoes.

There are many more advantages:

• presentation of tomatoes;
• taste of fruits;
• long keeping quality;
• the ability to tolerate transportation well over long distances;
• high productivity.

Reviews of gardeners

Summer residents speak of the Korneevsky variety as one of the most fragrant and delicious. Sweet to taste, large, fleshy and weighty fruits will decorate any garden.

Alexander: “My favorite tomato variety since childhood is Korneevsky rectangular. Ripe fruits are very juicy, sweet and fleshy. Harvesting is a pleasure. One tomato can weigh up to 800 g. Tomatoes are not suitable for canning. Ripe fruits make excellent salads and tomato juice. Stored well, you can pamper yourself with healthy and tasty tomatoes for a long time. The promised characteristic of the variety is true. I continue the family tradition and have been planting my favorite tomato for the second year already.

Lyudmila: “Korneevsky is my favorite tomato variety. I cannot say that it is low-yielding. I have only three bushes, for two weeks now we have been eating only it. I rarely water until they crack. The taste is not the sweetest, but very rich and balanced. "

Angelina: “The fruits of Korneevsky pink are flat, large. For me, this is the standard of the best taste. But they certainly crack on top, 3-5 fruits ripen on the bush, that is, the variety is low-yielding and not for the market. "

Conclusion

The mid-season tomato variety Korneevsky is suitable for cultivation in summer cottages and farmlands. With proper care, you can get a large harvest of beautiful and tasty tomatoes. Due to its taste, the variety is popular among summer residents. Tomatoes are easily transported, they can ripen and be stored for a long time at home. According to the reviews of housewives, the most delicious juice is obtained from the fruits of this particular variety.