Universal early ripening tomato variety - Tomato "Morning Dew"

Who doesn't want to grow tasty, fleshy and not demanding tomatoes on their site? Moreover, collect a rich harvest in the shortest possible time! Meet the versatile early-ripening tomato variety - the Morning Dew tomato.

In this article you will find not only a description of the Morning Dew tomato variety, but also photos, reviews and specific recommendations for growing it.

Description

Tomato Morning dew belongs to the versatile varieties of tomatoes. This means that it can be grown in any region of our country. It grows equally well both outdoors and in greenhouses.

The Morning Dew variety is recognized as one of the best in terms of early maturity - a rich harvest is obtained within 3-3.5 months after planting the seeds.

The fruits of the tomato are heart-shaped, fleshy, large and heavy (300-350 g), have an excellent taste. A distinctive feature of the variety is large fruits when they ripen early.

The plant is indeterminate, that is, tall. Therefore, when growing, its top must be pinched for better growth and a higher yield.

The yield is high, up to five fruits per cluster. Up to 3 kg of tomatoes are obtained from one bush. It is especially appreciated that when the outside air temperature changes, the bushes do not reduce their fertility.

Ripe fruits are not afraid of transportation over long distances and are stored in the cellar for more than 1 month. The obvious advantage is the resistance to fruit cracking, which is observed in many of these varieties.

How to grow

Consider in detail the features and nuances of growing tomatoes Morning dew.

Planting seeds

When buying planting material, pay attention to its freshness, since seed germination directly depends on this. Sowing time is the end of March.

Sow the seeds in containers according to the instructions on the package. Choose a nutritious soil, preferably special for tomatoes. The depth of planting the seeds is 1.5 cm. After that, sprinkle the seeds on top with dry sifted earth, moisten from a spray bottle with water at room temperature and cover with a plastic bag.

As the soil dries up, remove the bag and moisten the soil. Make sure that the soil in the containers does not dry out. This is especially important at first.

Important! Do not put containers in a dark place, as this will increase the seed germination time.

Seedlings

Already on the tenth day, the first shoots appear. We immediately remove the packages, and put the containers in a well-lit place. When the first two leaves appear on the tomatoes, we transplant each seedling into a separate glass or peat pot.

Until the sprouts are transplanted into the ground, we apply mineral fertilizers to the soil several times (according to the instructions on the package). If you are planning to plant tomatoes in open ground, and not in a greenhouse, we recommend that you start "hardening" the seedlings about 1 or 2 weeks before planting, that is, take them outside for a short time.

At the age of one and a half months, we plant seedlings in open ground or in a greenhouse. The recommended planting density is no more than three to four plants per 1 sq. m. This will provide a higher yield.

Important! You can start planting tomatoes in a greenhouse from the second decade of April, but if you plan to plant them in open ground under a film - no earlier than mid-May. This applies to central Russia.

Growing and care

Tomato care This variety consists in timely watering, loosening the soil and regularly pinching the top of the plant stem.Tie the bushes to the supports in time so that the branches and brushes do not break under the weight of the fruit. Pinching the stem is especially important for greenhouses, where low growth of bushes is most important.

To increase the yield, tomatoes are recommended to be pinched, i.e. remove useless side branches-stepsons. As a result, you will get the correct plant formation. Only fruiting branches will remain on the bush.

Water the tomatoes moderately, at the root, as the soil dries. Tomatoes do not tolerate stagnant water in the hole. This is best done in the evening or early morning. Remove weeds and loosen the soil. Perform all spraying against diseases or pests in dry, cloudy, calm weather, preferably early in the morning or in the evening after sunset.

Diseases and pests

The Morning Dew variety is resistant to various diseases: tobacco mosaic, brown and bacterial spot.

To prevent late blight, regularly ventilate the greenhouses and do not overmoisten the soil, since late blight is a fungal disease. Mushrooms are known to grow where it is damp. It is also recommended to spray the bushes with whey once a week or to use the preparations Fitosporin, Zaslon or Barrier.

The main pests of tomatoes - spider mite, whitefly, gnawing scoop, wireworm, rootworm nematode and bear. Fight them it is necessary at the first signs of their appearance.

Spider mite - a small arachnid that feeds on leaf juice and enmeshes them with a thin web. Dots first appear on the sheet, after which the sheet dries and falls off. Most often, the tick attacks tomatoes with poor watering and rare ventilation of greenhouses. Preventive measures: water the tomatoes in a timely manner and ventilate the greenhouse. Control measures: spray the bushes and soil with "Fitoverm" (1 ml per 1 liter of water), treat the tomatoes with infusion of garlic or onion husks (200 g of husks per 1 liter of water).

Whitefly harms tomatoes at the larval stage. The pale green oval larvae feed on the sap of the leaves, and together with them, a sooty fungus appears on the plant. Leaves dry and perish. Prevention methods: Inspect the plants regularly and remove diseased leaves immediately if larvae are found. Control methods: spraying with "Phosbecid" (10 ml per 10 liters of water) or "Citcor" (1.5 ml per 10 liters of water). If necessary, repeat the treatment after 15-20 days.

Gnawing scoop - caterpillars 3-4 cm long, black, brown or gray. They eat stems and leaves at night. Prevention methods: regularly remove weeds and dig deep into the soil. Control methods: manually collect the caterpillars, spray the plants with the Arrow biological product (50 g of powder per 10 l of water).

Wireworm - yellow caterpillars, larvae of click beetles, eating the roots and stems of tomatoes. Prevention methods: Dig up the soil regularly by manually harvesting the caterpillars. Before planting tomatoes in the greenhouse, place sticks 15-20 cm long in the soil with the raw fruits of potatoes, carrots or beets strung on them with the roots down. After 2-3 days, remove these traps from the ground along with the roots and burn them.

Control methods: in case of a mass accumulation of caterpillars, mix Bazudin with sand or sawdust, bury it in the soil next to the tomatoes.

Gall nematode - small worms that penetrate the soil along with the planting material. They feed on plant roots, forming growths and swellings on them. Affected tomatoes grow poorly and bear poor fruit. Prevention methods: before planting seedlings, remove the top layer of soil and dig up the rest, add 1 tablet of "Glyocladin" to each planting hole.

Control methods: water the plants with EcoGel solution every 2 weeks, in case of strong nematode infestation, treat the soil with Basamil.

Medvedka - a rather large pest, reaching a length of 10 cm. It affects the root system of tomatoes, arranging its nests in the soil.The bear lays up to 300 eggs in one nest, from which the larvae then crawl out and begin to eat the roots of plants. Prevention methods: do not overmoisten the soil, the bear most often arranges its nests where there is an excess of moisture.

Control methods: if an insect is found, pour 2 cups of table vinegar or 0.5 liters of hot pepper infusion into each hole (150 g of crushed pepper per 10 liters of water); use granular preparations such as "Medvetox", "Granula", "Rembeck", "Thunder", "Force" or "Grizzly" (bury the granules in the soil to a depth of 10-15 cm).

Harvest use

Tomatoes Morning Dew have an excellent taste, so they are great for salads, vegetable caviar, juices, lecho and sauces. They can be salted in barrels, as they are not suitable for salting in cans due to their large size.

Reviews

According to farmers' reviews, tomatoes of this variety have excellent yields, are unpretentious in care and are resistant to diseases. Gardeners especially emphasize their wonderful rich taste and meatiness. Although there are negative reviews, they are few.

Here are some of the reviews:

Valentine: «The Morning Rosa variety (improved Red Bull Heart) always pleases with a large yield - up to 6 kg per plant. Fruits are bright red, dense, weighing up to 400 g, high palatability ".

Antonina Ivanovna: “The morning dew I had in different years was either fruitful or completely absent, that is, there is no stability. I decided, reluctantly (it’s delicious), to refuse it ”.

Nikolay: «Grown in the summer of 2018 in a greenhouse. I liked the variety, ripened first. The taste is pleasant. Harvest. The only drawback to my pack is a lot of gnarled tomatoes. Perhaps this is a mistake of agricultural technology ".

Conclusion

To summarize: the advantages of the Morning Dew variety more than cover its minor disadvantages. Advantages: excellent yield, suitable for growing in any region, both in greenhouses and in the open field; excellent taste, large size and meatiness of fruits, unpretentious care, resistance to diseases and temperature extremes, resistance of fruits to cracking, good storage and transportation.

Disadvantages: the impossibility of salting the whole fruit in jars due to its large size, the need to tie not only branches, but also brushes due to the severity of the fruit, the need to form a bush: pinching the stem and pinching. Whether or not to grow this tomato on your site is up to you. But if you like large and meaty tomatoes with a rich flavor, this vegetable is for you!