Fascinating bicolor fruits with amazing taste: tomato "Alisa's Dream"

Experienced gardeners love to experiment with exotic varieties. Modern breeding pampers its consumer with tomatoes of unusual colors. There are yellow, black, green, orange, brown and multi-colored tomatoes on sale.

Among the most unusual varieties is Alice's Dream tomato. The bicolor of its fruits will hardly leave anyone indifferent. What are the features of this tomato variety - read on.

General description of the variety

Alice's dream is a cultivar obtained by Polish breeders... It is obtained by the method of cross-pollination of Blue Gold and Amethyst Jewel varieties. First grown on the plantation of a famous Polish agronomist in 2015. Originally the variety is called Alice’s Dream. Therefore, some producers translate it as Alice's Dream.

Alice's dream is a new variety. It is not included in the Russian register... Large companies in our country do not produce it yet. This tomato is not easy to get, therefore it is considered collectible.

Features of tomato Alice's Dream

The main feature of the Alice Dream tomatoes is considered to be the unusual color of the fruit.... Their skin is mostly orange-yellow, with red stripes and purple or brown spots. See how the berries of such tomatoes look in the photo.

Fruit taste also unusual. It is sweet, without pronounced sourness. Gardeners who have already tasted Alice's Dream say that these tomatoes have a pleasant citrus aftertaste.

Interesting. The fruit contains a lot of anthocyanin, which reduces inflammatory reactions in the intestines and has a beneficial effect on the digestive function.

Alice's dream is considered a salad variety... These tomatoes are mainly consumed fresh. They are not suitable for preservation and processing into tomato juices.

Gardeners claim that the variety has a high resistance to tomato diseases... Since the variety is still young, this information has not yet been confirmed.

Tomatoes Alice's Dream are not easy to care for... They do not like the cold and are demanding on watering. Those who can satisfy all the requirements of this variety will be rewarded with exotic fruits with an unusual taste and color.

Main characteristics

Description of the variety Alice's Dream will impress even experienced gardeners. This unusual tomato performs well.

Characteristics of Alice's Dream:

Note! According to the gardeners growing the Alice's Dream tomato, the variety is resistant to the main tomato diseases. This information has not yet been confirmed by practice, since the variety is young and is not entered in the register.

Growing seedlings

Seeds of Alice's Dream are sown 2 months before planting in the ground. The timing depends on the region in which the tomato is cultivated:

• in cities with a southern climate - in late February or early March;
• in the middle lane - in the second half of March;
• in the northern regions - at the beginning of March.

Preparation of planting material

Before you start sowing seeds, you need to prepare them.... This important stage will improve germination, accelerate the germination of planting material and protect plants from diseases.

First, the planting material is sorted out... All dark seeds with an uneven color are removed. The seeds are soaked in a saline solution for 20 minutes, the floating specimens are considered spoiled.

Next, the planting material is disinfected. There are several common disinfectant solutions:

1. Potassium permanganate solution... For 100 ml of water take 1 g of potassium permanganate. In the composition, the seeds are soaked for 20 minutes, after which they are washed under running water.
2. Soda solution... Take 1 hour for 200 ml of water. l of soda without a slide. The seeds are soaked in the composition for 10 hours.
3. Aloe juice... Aloe juice and water are mixed in equal parts. The seeds are soaked in the product for 12 hours. For the preparation of the drug, leaves of plants that are more than 3 years old are suitable.
4. "Fitosporin"... For 100 ml of water, take one drop of the solution or 0.5 tsp of powder. The seeds are immersed in the solution for 12 hours.

After processing the planting material, it is soaked in a solution of a growth stimulator... To do this, use purchased drugs ("Epin") or homemade remedies (100 g of water and 1 tsp of honey). In the composition, pieces of cloth are moistened in which the seeds are wrapped. Then the cloth with seeds is placed in a saucer, covered with foil and placed in a warm place for 12 hours.

Advice! Soda solution, aloe juice and "Fitosporin" stimulate seed germination. Therefore, using such disinfectants, you solve two problems at once.

Preparation of containers and soil

A wide but shallow container is used for sowing seeds.... For these purposes, special boxes and trays are suitable. Some gardeners make containers for seedlings from improvised means.

Small deep containers are used for picking plants with a volume of at least 300 g. Plastic and peat pots are popular. Cut-off bottles, disposable tableware, etc. will also work.

Alice's dream is a collectible variety, which is not sold in all stores. Therefore, it is beneficial to use peat tablets for planting such seedlings. This method of growing tomatoes is convenient because when using it, picking seedlings into separate containers is not needed.

The soil for growing tomato seedlings should be light, but nutritious... To prepare a suitable composition, mix one part of humus, river sand and turf. A matchbox of superphosphate and a glass of furnace ash are added to the resulting mixture. Suitable soil is also sold in the store. It must be disinfected before use.

To disinfect purchased and homemade soil, use one of the methods:

• calcining the soil in the oven at a temperature of 100 degrees;
• processing with a solution of potassium permanganate, watering with boiling water.

It is also recommended to disinfect containers... To do this, it is enough to pour boiling water over them or immerse them in a strong solution of potassium permanganate for half an hour.

Sowing seeds

Usually, all seeds of one variety of tomatoes are sown in a large container... For this, grooves are made in the ground with a depth of 1 cm at a distance of 3 cm from each other. Seeds are spread in them with an interval of 2 cm.

The soil with seeds is watered from a spray bottle with settled water... From above, the container is covered with a film and placed in a warm place with a temperature of 23-27 degrees. The higher the temperature, the faster the seeds will germinate.

Often, peat tablets are used to grow seedlings of collectible varieties of tomatoes.... In this case, the seeding technique is different:

1. Place the tablets in a deep container with the open side down and pour over with hot water. When the moisture has been absorbed and the tablets have grown in size, add more water. Cover the container with a lid and let the peat pieces steep.
2. In the peat substrate, make a depression using a needle or toothpick. Place the seed in the tablet. One seed is planted in each tablet.
3. Seed tablets are placed in one container, which is covered with a film and placed in a warm place.

Seedling care

To get strong and healthy plants, you need to regularly look after the seedlings. Below are the basic rules for caring for tomato seedlings:

1. Non-germinated seeds are watered from a spray bottle as the soil dries... When the seeds germinate, they are watered with a syringe or pipette. Plants, planted in separate containers, are watered under the root from a watering can. For tomatoes, use settled water at room temperature.
2. After seed germination, the pots are placed in a well-lit place.... The film is removed after a week. It is important to regularly open the film by airing the plants.
3. For the entire period of growing seedlings, it is fed 2-3 times... For the first time, fertilizers are applied 2 weeks after picking the seedlings into separate containers. After another 14 days, the tomatoes are fed a second time. The last dressing is necessary 3-5 days before planting plants in open ground.
4. Before planting seedlings, it is tempered... For this, the plants are taken out into the street two weeks before the dive into the ground. The first time the duration of their stay in the fresh air is 15-20 minutes. Gradually, this time is increased to a whole day.

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Agrotechnics of Alice's Dreams

Alice's dream is a thermophilic variety. Therefore, in the middle and northern parts of our country, this tomato is grown in a greenhouse. In the southern regions, it is possible to land in open ground.

The picking time for a permanent tomato spot depends on the climate in a specific region. In the middle lane, Alice's Dream is planted in May or early June.

Planting seedlings in the ground

Tomato beds have been prepared since autumn... For this, organic fertilizers and ash are introduced into the soil. If the acidity of the soil is increased, chalk or dry lime is added to it. In the spring, the earth is dug up and cleaned of plant residues. To reduce the likelihood of infection, tomato soil is disinfected.

For tomatoes, dig holes 25 cm deep... A tablespoon of ash is added to each of them. For 1 sq. m place no more than 4 plant pits. They are arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Immediately before planting, the seedling is removed from the pot. It is placed in the hole, forming the root system towards the center. The holes are covered with earth and watered.

Note! If peat tablets were used to grow seedlings, then planting is carried out without removing the plant from a tissue pot.

Tomato care

Proper care of tomatoes is the key to a high yield. Therefore, every gardener should know basic rules for growing this crop:

1. Water the tomatoes at the root... If liquid spills on greens, it will increase the chance of plant disease.
2. Loosening of the soil is mandatory after each watering... Otherwise, the resulting earth crust will interfere with air exchange.
3. Do not water tomatoes with a garden hose... For these plants, only settled soil is used.
4. Alice's dream is shaped into two or one stem... Passion-picking is carried out on dry days in the evening.
5. Garter for the plant is required... Without support, heavy fruit brushes will break the stem.
6. Root dressing is applied 3-4 times per season... Complex formulations are used as fertilizers or alternate mineral and organic products.
7. Foliar dressing is done 2-3 times... To do this, use means containing boron.

The nuances of growing

When growing tomatoes Alice's Dream, you need to take into account its features... This will prevent care errors:

1. Variety Alice's Dream more susceptible to waterlogging than other tomatoes... With an excess of moisture, its fruits become less sweet and crack. Therefore, watering this culture is possible only after the soil has completely dried out.
2. Exactly the purple parts of the tomato berries Dream Alice contain anthocyanins... The more sunlight hits the plant, the larger the dark areas will be.
3. On hot days, ripe tomatoes can crack... Therefore, it is important to remove them from the bush in a timely manner.

Diseases and pests

Alice's Dream tomatoes are immune to most tomato diseases... And yet, you should not neglect prevention methods.

To eliminate the possibility of plant contamination, disinfect gardening tools and soil before use.... Seeds also need disinfection. Compliance with the rules of watering and pinching will help to avoid infection with fungal and viral diseases. Plants are sprayed with Fitosporin several times per season.

Harmful insects not only damage tomato bushes and fruits... They carry pathogens of viral and fungal diseases. Therefore, you need to get rid of them in a timely manner. To protect against insects, tomatoes are sprayed with celandine broth. Large beetles, caterpillars and slugs are collected by hand.

The difference between growing in a greenhouse and open field

Many gardeners grow Alice's Dream tomato in the open field... It is believed that in this case, their fruits are sweeter and more aromatic.

Other differences are noted growing tomatoes of this variety in a greenhouse and open field:

1. Tomatoes grow up to 1.5 m outdoors.In a greenhouse, the stem can reach a height of 2 m.
2. In the open field, the tomatoes should be covered with plastic for the first two weeks and on cool days. In the greenhouse, it is important to ventilate the room every day by opening the vents.
3. In unprotected soil, it is important to mulch the tomato beds. This is not necessary in a greenhouse.

Harvesting and application of the crop

Alice's Dream fruits ripen in July... In the southern regions, the first harvest is obtained in the last days of June.

You need to pick tomatoes as they ripen, without cutting off the stalk... This will improve their keeping quality. On cloudy and very hot days, larger fruits are picked unripe. They will ripen when assembled without losing their taste.

Eat Alice's Dream Raw... This variety is not suitable for making juices, sauces and pasta.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Benefits of Alice's Dream Tomatoes:

• unusual appearance;
• exotic taste;
• high content of useful compounds;
• the possibility of growing seeds from the resulting crop;
• resistance to major tomato diseases;
• the ability to grow in a greenhouse and open field.

This variety has disadvantages:

• seeds are not sold in all stores;
• susceptible to high humidity;
• not suitable for transportation;
• on hot days, ripe fruits may crack the skin.

About other unusual varieties of tomatoes:

Spectacular look and unusual taste: Kumato tomatoes

Tomato "Black bunch F1"

Tomato "Gargamel" and the subtleties of its cultivation

Farmers reviews

Reviews of farmers who tried Alice's Dream tomato are positive... Gardeners claim that they will grow this tomato again.

Marina Irtischeva, Nikopol: “I ordered Alice's Dream seeds on the Internet. Last year I planted a few seeds. All have sprouted. There were no problems with caring for tomatoes, they did not get sick. The tomatoes turned out to be unusual: orange, with red stripes and brown spots. It tastes very sweet. An excellent tomato variety. From the harvested fruits, I prepared seeds for further cultivation ".

Alisa Kryukova, G. Voronezh: “Alice's Dream grew the tomato in the open field. Rather, I would classify it as early maturing. The first year of my acquaintance with this variety turned out to be rainy, and the fruits were not very sweet. I liked the next berry taste more ".

Conclusion

Alice's dream is a variety with unusual fruits rich in anthocyanins. Its berries are yellow in color with red and brown stripes and purple spots. The berries have a sweet taste, almost without acidity. The fruits are popular with children and look great in salads.

This variety is young and difficult to find in stores. Despite its rarity, it is quite unpretentious. With proper agricultural technology, problems with cultivation do not arise.