Will like the appearance and love for its taste - the tomato "Yubileiny Tarasenko"

Legendary tomato varieties, bred by a school physics teacher, gained popularity in the last century and still have not lost their relevance. On the contrary, they are becoming more and more widespread due to their reliability and simple agricultural technology.

Tomato Jubilee Tarasenko is suitable for those who want to get a rich harvest from a small plot, spending a minimum amount of time and effort. The taste of ripe vegetables will delight not only in fresh salads, but also in winter preparations.

Characteristics and description of the variety

The Ukrainian physics teacher, amateur gardener, F.M. Tarasenko bred more than 50 types of tomato crops. Tomatoes Legenda Tarasenko and Jubilee are especially popular. The Yubileiny Tarasenko tomato variety is much older than the Legend, it has been known to gardeners for 30 years. It is based on several varieties and hybrids, one of which is the Mexican variety San Marzano.

Distinctive features

The type is indeterminate, height 2-3 m, which is why the culture is called liana-shaped. The stem is powerful, the foliage is weak, the leaves are large, dark green. The inflorescences are simple, they grow in the form of a bunch. Complex brushes, 20-25 fruits are formed on each. The first brush is formed over 9 leaves, subsequent ones every 2 leaves.

Mid-season species, from the moment of emergence to full maturation, 115-120 days pass. Fruiting is extended, ripe vegetables are harvested within 1.5 months.

The yield is high, up to 8 kg are harvested from 1 seedling when placing 2 plants per 1 sq. m.

Resistance to major diseases of the nightshade family is high. The culture is immune to late blight and brown spot.

Recommended for cultivation in open ground and in greenhouse conditions. The species is resistant to low temperatures.

Tall bushes need a mandatory garter and regular pinching.

Fruit characteristics

Average weight 90-100 g, rounded, slightly elongated shape, red-orange color. The taste is rich, sweet with sourness. The pulp is dense, fleshy, the peel is thin, but strong, does not crack.

The purpose is universal, the fruits are used fresh for the preparation of various dishes. Due to the strong skin, they do not crack during salting and preservation. In processing for tomato products, they are used extremely rarely, because of the dense pulp from tomatoes it is almost impossible to get juice.

Tomatoes can be stored for up to several months and can withstand long-term transportation.

The photo shows the tomatoes Yubileiny Tarasenko.

How to grow seedlings

Sowing seeds for seedlings begins 2 months before planting in the ground. Gardeners can harvest seed from their own harvest, as it is a varietal crop, which means that genetic information is stored for years.

Seed preparation

Self-collected grains are disinfected and prepared for sowing. Disinfection takes place in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 20-30 minutes. Then they are washed and dried.

To improve germination, the grains are soaked in a growth promoter for 11 hours. As a stimulant, in addition to special preparations, melt or ordinary boiled water is used.

Reference! Of the growth stimulants, the most commonly used are "Epin", "Kornevin" and "Immunocytofit".

Capacity and soil

The soil is prepared from garden soil and humus in equal amounts. A little sawdust or washed river sand is added as a baking powder. The resulting mixture is spilled with a hot solution of dark potassium permanganate or steamed in an oven at 60 ° C for 10 minutes. The cooled soil is laid out in planting containers, filling them by half. This makes it possible to add soil to the containers as the seedlings grow, thereby providing additional nutrition.

It can be planted in a common wooden box and in individual containers, at the bottom of which drainage holes are preliminarily made. When planted in separate containers, further care for tomatoes is minimized.

Reference! Drainage holes at the bottom of the planting containers prevent moisture from stagnating, which prevents the development of a disease such as black leg.

Sowing

Seeds are sown to a depth of 2 cm with a distance of 3 cm from each other. Sprinkle with earth on top, slightly compact and cover the containers with film to create a greenhouse effect. The landing containers are left in a bright and warm room at a temperature of 24-25 ° C. periodically, the film is removed for ventilation and, as the upper soil layer dries up, it is moistened with warm, settled water using a spray bottle.

Seedling care

When shoots appear, the film is removed and the containers are rearranged on the windowsill. Since the seedlings are prone to stretching, it is necessary to provide a sufficient amount of light for a long time. Experienced gardeners in the first days round the clock supplement plantings with electric fluorescent lamps.

Watered with moderately warm, settled water along the edge of the containers using a shallow watering can. After watering, the soil is loosened with a wooden stick or an ordinary fork.

Reference! Loosening is carried out superficially so as not to touch the young roots.

When 2 true leaves appear, the seedlings are dived, seated in separate containers. During the pick, strong and healthy plants are left for further development. After the pick, the growth and development of seedlings is more intensive.

Reference! When breeding seedlings in peat containers, picking is not required.

Hardening begins 2 weeks before planting in the ground. For this, the seedlings are taken out into the open air for 1 hour in the daytime. The time interval is gradually increased to 12 hours. Simultaneously with daytime hardening, the nighttime room temperature is reduced to 13 ° C.

How to grow tomatoes

After 2 months, the seedlings are ready for transplantation. At this time, the bushes have 6-8 leaves and well-formed young roots.

Landing

Planting pattern: 70 cm - the distance between the seedlings, 90 cm is left between the rows. For 1 sq. m place no more than 2 plants.

The holes are prepared in advance with a depth of 30 cm, a little wood ash is placed on the bottom and poured with water. After planting, they are watered again with warm, settled water and the seedlings are left to get used to the new place for 1 week.

Important! If the seedlings are stretched out, the bushes are laid in the half-lying holes.

They are planted in the evening or on a cloudy day when the sun does not shine in full force. The holes are made in a checkerboard pattern, since this method of planting allows each seedling to receive a sufficient amount of sunlight and to be well ventilated.

Further care of the tomato Jubilee

Regular watering is established as soon as the young bushes get used to the new conditions and get stronger. Water with settled water no more than 2 times a week, without flooding the seedlings. Tomato does not like excess moisture, but the lack also affects the culture negatively. The plant responds well to drip watering... To do this, a plastic bottle without a bottom is installed in the root system and filled with water. Moisture gradually penetrates to the roots.

To retain moisture in the beds, use mulching... Peat straw or weed grass is used as mulch, which, when decomposed, provides the soil with additional useful substances.

After watering, the soil is loosened and hilled to ensure a better flow of oxygen to the roots.

As the plants develop, they need feeding. For the first time, they are fed a week after transplantation with a complex of mineral fertilizers or organic matter. From organic matter, an infusion of mullein or bird droppings is used in a ratio of 1:15. Chlorine fertilizers are not recommended, as well as fresh manure.

The second top dressing is applied at the time of flowering, feeding phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. For the third time, they are fed during the fruiting period with a fertilizer containing mainly potassium substances. After 3 weeks, feeding is repeated.

Reference! Potash fertilizers accelerate fruit ripening.

Features of cultivation and possible difficulties

Despite the powerful trunk, the plant cannot withstand the weight of the fruit, since there are too many ovaries. So that the integrity of the bushes is not violated, their tie up to the supports installed nearby. Not only the stem is tied up, but also the fruitful branches as they develop. Another option for a garter is fixation on a trellis. To do this, metal supports are installed from different sides of the beds and a wire is pulled between them. Bushes are fixed to the wire with soft cloth tapes.

A culture is formed most often in 1 stem. For this, the strongest shoot is left, and the rest are removed. The rapid growth of bushes contributes to the frequent formation of side shoots. Therefore, stepchildren are removed regularly, once every 10 days. Without pinching, thickening of the plantings is inevitable, which will lead to the spread of fungal infections.

Diseases and pests

The risk of fungal infection is especially high in greenhouse conditions due to the constantly high humidity and temperature. Therefore, closed structures are ventilated on a daily basis, thereby regulating the level of humidity. You also need to remember about prevention in the form of loosening, moderate watering and mulching the beds. Before planting, tomato beds are watered with a solution of copper sulfate, which cleans the soil of pathogenic spores.

When infected, the plants are treated with Fitosporin or HOM.

Reference! Fungal infections can kill all plantings in 14 days.

Outdoors, plants are often attacked by pests. To prevent them from multiplying quickly, seedlings are examined every day for the presence of parasites. Inspection is carried out carefully, from all sides, since the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle are not easy to notice: they are on the back of the leaf. They are collected by hand. With a large accumulation of insects, use the drug "Prestige".

To get rid of aphids, the stems are treated with soapy water. It is done simply: dissolve 1 piece of laundry soap in a bucket of water. With a large accumulation of aphids, the plants are treated entirely.

Any preventive measures and spraying for the purpose of treatment are carried out in dry weather.

Nuances when breeding in open and protected ground

The characteristic, description of the variety and photos of bushes with numerous ovaries allows us to note a high yield. Although Tarasenko himself claims that 8 kg from 1 seedling is not the limit. Subject to the rules of crop rotation and agricultural practices, it is possible to double the quantitative indicator.

According to the rules of crop rotation, tomatoes are not planted twice in the same place, or change the top layer of the soil, supplying it with mineral fertilizers. Good precursors to tomato crops are carrots, cabbage, legumes, and onions. After them, the soil is not depleted and is quite capable of saturating any plant from the Solanaceae family.

The root system of the development variety, the roots do not go down, but branch under the ground, which allows you to feed on minerals and moisture from the soil. Therefore, Jubilee is not afraid of drought, but excess moisture is destructive.

When plants reach 1.7-1.9 m, pinch the top, leaving 2 leaves. Otherwise, the stem will grow up to 3 m, and the developing fruits will not have enough nutrients for full development.

Harvesting and application of the crop

Collecting Tarasenko tomatoes, judging by the gardeners' reviews, is most convenient when they are slightly unripe. The fruits will ripen on their own in a few days, and ripening at room temperature will not affect the taste properties. Due to the extended fruiting, the collection of ripe vegetables lasts up to 1.5 months.

Although the species belongs to salad, the purpose of ripe vegetables is universal. They are great for fresh consumption in various dishes, marinades and pickles are made from them, and smaller tomatoes are allowed in whole-fruit canning. But juices from tomatoes cannot be made because of the dense pulp, but they are great for making various sauces.

The presence of a strong peel provides ripe vegetables for long storage and the ability to transport them over long distances without losing their presentation.

Advantages and disadvantages

The many advantages of the anniversary tomato are undeniable:

• adaptation to low temperatures;
• the possibility of breeding in all regions;
• unpretentiousness;
• the ability to form ovaries under any conditions;
• high immunity to diseases;
• increased productivity;
• excellent fruit taste;
• marketable condition;
• versatility in cooking;
• long storage;
• long transportation;
• the ability to independently collect seeds for planting.

Negative indicators include:

• regular pinching;
• the need for a garter;
• obligatory pinching.

Farmers reviews

Varieties and hybrids from a physics teacher have unprecedented popularity among gardeners. Gardeners' opinions will convince anyone of the reliability of crops.

Raisa, Vologda: “Last year I grew Tarasenko pink tomato, and this time I planted Yubileiny. The variety is not difficult to care for, although the bushes have reached a great height. She often pinned her, regularly watered and as a result got a huge number of magnificent tomatoes with excellent taste. I made a lot of preparations, now I will be with tomatoes all winter ”.

Irina, Stavropol Territory: “After seeing the photograph, disbelief bordering on curiosity. It was hard to believe that a seedling could set so many fruits. I was convinced with my own eyes, having planted the variety on my site. The bushes stood healthy all season and gave an excellent harvest. I am very pleased with the result. "

Conclusion

Tomato Jubilee Tarasenko, like many other works of the Ukrainian breeder, is widely known not only in Russia, but also in the countries of the Near Abroad. This is not surprising when you consider the strengths of the culture: its high yield, cold resistance, immunity to many diseases and the excellent taste of ripe vegetables. The tomato is quite capable of taking root in the harsh conditions of Siberia under a film cover, which once again testifies to the reliability and resilience of the culture.