How to achieve high yields from the Red Red tomato

Scientists have proven that if a person looks at red for a long time, his heart rate increases. That is, it can be argued with full scientific reason that lovers of red-fruited tomatoes, admiring their harvest, strengthen the cardiovascular system.

Tomatoes varieties Red Red are just saturated red. They help the tomato grower take care of his health. And it's not just the amazing influence of red. They are also healthy and tasty. And you will learn the rules and secrets of growing varieties from our article.

Characteristics and description of tomato varieties

Known as the Red Red variety, and its hybrid F1. Our story is about the variety, but the article will also be useful to fans of hybrids. The hybrid has similar performance, in addition, it is more resistant to disease.

Productivity and directions of use of fruits

Subject to the cultivation techniques, summer residents manage to remove 5-8 kg of fruits from one tomato bush.

Red red tomatoes are suitable for:

• fresh consumption;
• making ketchups, lecho, sauces, salads, juices;
• whole-fruited canning, pickles, pickles;
• drying, drying and freezing.

Pros and cons of the variety

Tomato growers emphasize the advantages of the variety:

• tomatoes do not crack on the bush;
• fruits are well stored and transported;
• tomatoes have sugar pulp, reminiscent of watermelon.

The disadvantages include the fact that plants need increased attention and additional care (bush formation, garter).

How much do seeds cost

Producers promise buyers premium seeds. When buying via the Internet with postal delivery, a pack of seeds costs 95-100 rubles. The package contains 6 tomato seeds. The sellers in the catalogs point out that the seeds of tomatoes with Red Red are their bestseller.

How to grow

The variety is generally standard in terms of growing technology.

Sowing seeds

Seeds for seedlings are planted in early March (allowed at the end of February). Before planting, it is advisable to keep the seeds in a solution of a growth stimulant, for example, "Epina". The solution is prepared, observing the dosage of the drug from the manufacturer's instructions. The depth of planting seeds in the ground is 1-1.5 cm. It is recommended to moisten the earthen lump well.

Attention! The soil in which the seeds will be planted is best bought at a specialized store. If you take land from your beds, there is a risk of infecting the seedlings with diseases and pests from non-disinfected soil.

The container with the planted seeds is covered with plastic wrap to create a favorable microclimate for seedlings and placed in a dark, warm place. When sprouts appear from the soil (after 5-8 days), the film is removed. The container is brought out into the light. When the earth dries up, it is moderately watered with settled water at room temperature.

Seedling care

When, in addition to cotyledonous leaves, two real ones appear on the sprouts, the seedlings need to be dived - each plant should be planted in a separate container.This will allow the seedlings to grow stronger and develop a full-fledged root system.

Attention! Water the seedlings in moderation, excess moisture will not be beneficial.

At the beginning of May, the seedlings begin to harden - they are subjected to conditions close to street conditions. So, first, the plants are left for 10-15 minutes. with the window open, then the active ventilation time is gradually increased to 1 hour.

After a week, the seedlings are taken out on a loggia or balcony and left for several hours. Be sure to leave it in a warm room overnight.

Disembarkation at the main place

If the tomatoes grow in the greenhouse, they are transplanted to the main place in early May. If outdoors - in early June, when the threat of night frosts will pass.

Seed manufacturers recommend forming a tomato bush into one stem, so the distance between plants in a row (both in the greenhouse and outside) can be kept small: 30-35 cm will be enough.

The gap between the rows is 50 cm.If you plan to keep a tomato bush in two stems, the plant will be more spreading, so the distance in both directions should be increased by 10-20 cm.

Bush formation

In the process of growth, the Red Red tomato needs to form a bush. The best results can be achieved if the plant is kept in one stem. To do this, you need to constantly remove all side shoots.

Some tomato growers form a tomato in two stalks - they leave one stepson below the first flower brush. A good harvest is also harvested from two fruiting stems.

Garter

Red tomatoes are tall and cannot bear their own weight. This means that the plants need to be tied to the supports. When grown in a greenhouse, they are usually tied to overhead ceiling supports. Outdoors - to pegs or trellises.

For tying, strips of fabric, braid, twine are used. Unnecessary nylon tights cut into strips are also suitable. They do not cut into the stem and do not injure tomatoes.

It is important that the plant is not pulled into the string along with the garter. Otherwise, when leaving (watering, feeding, pinching) there is a risk of catching a bush and pulling out the plant by the root.

Watering

Plants are watered depending on weather conditions 1-3 times a week. It is advisable not to use cold water - such watering slows down growth and development.

After landing in the ground in the main place, it is better to refrain from abundant watering... The less moisture the tomato receives from the soil surface at the first stages of adaptation, the better its root system will develop (the roots will strive to get moisture from the deep layers of the earth).

During the period of fruit ripening, watering is increased. The Red Red variety is not prone to cracking, so you can not be afraid that the quality of the fruit will deteriorate.

Top dressing

For a large harvest, it is recommended to feed tomatoes. It is advisable to make 3 dressings. They are carried out in phases:

• budding;
• flowering;
• ripening of fruits.

Experienced tomato growers prefer to feed tomatoes in two ways:

• under the root (nutrients are introduced into the ground at the base of the plant);
• on the leaves (fertilizer in the form of a solution is sprayed on the aerial part of the tomato bush).

The procedures alternate with each other.

A favorite fertilizer for gardeners, from which the yield increases by 15-20%, is fertilization with an aqueous solution with the addition of boric acid, iodine and ash.

The solution is not sold in gardening shops - it is not suitable for storage and loses its useful properties over time. His tomato growers cook themselves. To prepare the fertilizer, take 10 g of boric acid crystals, 10 liters of water, a bottle of alcohol tincture iodine (10-12 drops are needed) and 1 liter of wood ash.

Note. Iodine and boric acid can be bought at the pharmacy, ash can be scooped out of the stove or collected at a fireplace.

Boric acid crystals are poured into 1 liter of hot (from 60 degrees) water and stirred until completely dissolved. Then the hot solution is mixed with ash and iodine. Poured into 9 liters of water.The average consumption of top dressing is 0.5 liters per tomato bush. It is advisable to do top dressing when the land is watered with plain water.

Harvesting

The fruits are harvested regularly as they ripen. This contributes to the early ripening of the remaining tomatoes on the bush. Green fruits can also be removed - they ripen easily.

If you regularly remove tomatoes from the bush, this gives an impetus for the appearance of new ovaries. The harvest period lasts until September.

Prevention of diseases and pests

Compliance with the rules of crop rotation and folk remedies for prevention will help prevent pests and diseases.

Pre-sowing tillage helps well against diseases. For example, watering the ground with a solution of copper sulfate (according to the manufacturer's instructions) before planting plants. TO late blight and top rot, the variety is resistant, rarely affected by them.

Of all the pests, the variety is most susceptible to aphid attacks. Garlic sprays scare her away. The solution is prepared from 200 g of garlic, infused in 4-5 liters of water for 3 hours. Spraying is carried out in dry cloudy weather.

Many pests do not like calendula, so these flowers are recommended to be planted along the edge of the tomato row.

Reviews of gardeners

Among the reviews about the variety, positive ones prevail. Many gardeners pay attention to the taste of the fruit. Reviews of those who have already planted a tomato with Red Red:

Valery Yu., 54 years old, Smolensk: “I planted these tomatoes as an experiment. Liked it. Massive bunches of tomatoes have grown, there are many fruits on the bunch, all calibrated. "

Zinaida Vitalievna, 62 years old, Moscow region:"On the packaging with seeds there was a very nice photo. I decided to plant it, then to marinate it whole. They turned out to be too big, not very many of them fit in the jar, there are voids between the tomatoes. Marinated in halves. I liked the fresh ones: fleshy and sweet. "

Katerina Anisko, 30 years old, Novotroitsk: “They look beautiful, round, but taste like ordinary tomatoes. They have a dense skin and keep well. "

Let's sum up

The variety requires increased attention in the form of a garter and bush formation. In general, tomato care is standard. They are grown both in the greenhouse and in the open field.

If you use top dressing, you can increase the yield by 15-20% and get up to 8 kg of tomatoes from the bush. Those who have already tried to grow tomatoes of the Red Red variety respond positively to the results.