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Alice’s Dream tomato is a new lettuce variety of culture, which is characterized by the original color of the fruit, excellent taste and increased resistance to adverse external factors. The view has not yet managed to gain wide popularity, but on the Web you can find a lot of positive reviews about it. In order for the productivity of the variety to correspond to the declared by the originator, it is necessary to take into account some features of cultivation.
Alisa’s Mechta tomato is not included in the State Register and no variety tests have been carried out on it
The story of
Alice’s Dream is the result of the work of Polish breeder Zbigniew Pauluchuk, who named the new strain after his daughter. This type of culture appeared in 2015. It was based on varieties: Blue Gold and Amethyst Jewel.
This species is considered collectible. Seeds for planting a variety cannot be found in the store. You can buy them only in private collections. But this does not stop many gardeners.
Description of the tomato variety Alice’s Dream
Alice’s dream is a natural variety, so seeds collected from grown fruits can be used for further planting. At the same time, the plants completely retain their species properties.
This tomato belongs to the category of indeterminate, which guarantees a long period of fruiting until late autumn. The height of Alice’s Dream bushes in the greenhouse reaches 2,2 m, and in the open field – 1,8 m. Therefore, the plants need to be tied to a support.
The shoots of this species are strong, thickened. They withstand the load of the crop and do not break. Throughout the growing season, stepchildren are formed on the plant, which should be regularly removed. This will redirect the forces of the bush to the formation of new fruit brushes.
The leaves of Alice’s Dream are of standard size and shape. The color of the plates is dark green. The flowers are bright yellow, collected in simple and complex inflorescences. The first fruit cluster at Alice’s Dream is formed over 8-9 leaves, and subsequently the bookmark occurs after 2-3. Each of them consists of 8-10 tomatoes.
Each plant produces 3-5 fruit clusters per season
Variety Alice’s Dream is considered mid-season. Ripening of the first fruits occurs 115-120 days from the moment of seed germination. This variety is characterized by large fruit size. The average weight of tomatoes is 200-350 g. The fruits of Alice’s Dream have a flat-round shape. When ripe, they acquire a yellow-orange hue, on which red stripes and a purple coating on the shoulders become visible. Tomatoes are fleshy, sweetish in taste. The pulp is juicy, moderately dense, orange and pink in the middle. The skin is thin, strong, when eaten is not felt. Tomato seeds are small. When cutting tomatoes, juice is released, but slightly.
The better the illumination of the bushes, the brighter the color of the fruit.
Characteristics of Alice’s Dream tomato
To evaluate the productivity of a variety, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with its characteristics. This information allows you to compare the variety with other crops.
Tomato yield Alice’s Dream
This species is distinguished by a stable fruit set during temperature changes. Therefore, Alice’s Dream is characterized by a stable yield. From one bush per season, you can collect 5-7 kg of marketable tomatoes. However, for this, the plant must be regularly fed and stepchildren removed.
Disease and pest resistance
The variety has a high natural immunity. It shows resistance to many cultural diseases. But to maintain it, preventive treatment of bushes with fungicides is recommended.
Of the pests, the whitefly in the greenhouse and the Colorado potato beetle at the initial stage of development in the open field can cause damage to the tomato.
How to apply
Thanks to their sweetish taste, Alice’s Dream tomatoes are ideal for fresh consumption. Tomatoes can also be used to prepare summer salads in combination with herbs. Tomatoes can be stored fresh in a dark room at a temperature not exceeding +6 ° C and moderate humidity for up to ten days.
Alice’s Dream harvest is also suitable for processing. Based on these tomatoes, delicious lecho, pasta, sauce, juice are obtained.
Advantages and disadvantages
This tomato, like all species, has strengths and weaknesses. And it is better to know them in advance, so that subsequently the shortcomings do not become an unpleasant surprise.
Green spot at the base of the tomatoes Alice’s dream is missing
Main advantages:
- long fruiting;
- suitable for transportation;
- increased resistance to diseases;
- balanced taste;
- original color of tomatoes;
- high yield of marketable fruits;
- versatility of application;
- large size tomatoes;
- seeds can be used for sowing;
- stable yield;
- is resistant to temperature extremes;
- easily tolerates short-term moisture deficiency.
Disadvantages:
- you need to stepson throughout the season;
- requires support;
- needs regular feeding;
- not suitable for whole fruit canning.
Peculiarities of growing
The originator of the variety recommends growing Alice’s Dream in seedlings. Sowing seeds should be carried out taking into account the fact that by the time the seedlings are planted in a permanent place, their age should be 60-65 days. The optimal period is the beginning or middle of March.
Seeds should be planted in wide containers. Planting material should be deepened into the ground by 0,5 cm. Tomato seeds Alice’s Dream germinate for 5-7 days at a temperature of + 23-25 ° С. Then it is necessary to adhere to the standard rules of care, and with the growth of two true leaves, it is necessary to dive the seedlings into separate containers. If Alice’s Dream tomato seedlings stretch, then you need to turn on additional lighting in the evening, as this sign indicates a lack of light.
It is necessary to plant seedlings in a greenhouse at the end of April, and in open ground – in the last decade of May, at the beginning of June. In the process, seedlings should be deepened to the first leaves, which stimulates the development of a powerful root system.
It is recommended to water Alice’s Dream tomatoes under the root to prevent moisture from getting on the leaves. To do this, use settled water with a temperature of + 18 + 20 ° C.
It is necessary to plant seedlings of this variety of tomato at the rate of 2-3 plants per 1 sq. m
Alice’s dream needs regular feeding throughout the season. The first time you need to fertilize ten days after planting. During this period, tomatoes should be fed with urea or ammonium nitrate at the rate of 30 g per 10 liters of water. 14 days after that, it is necessary to make organic matter: mullein 1:10 or chicken manure 1:15. Before flowering and every 14 days thereafter, phosphorus-potassium mineral mixtures should be used every two weeks.
As the shoots grow, they need to be tied to a support, stepsons should be removed. Also, during the period of active growth, bushes should be hilled 2-3 times, which will strengthen the root system.
Pest and disease control
To prevent damage to tomatoes by fungal diseases, it is necessary to spray them with fungicides every ten days.
To protect Alice’s Dream bushes from pests, at the first sign of damage, water the plants and spray them with Actara.
Aktara helps protect tomatoes from a complex of pests
Conclusion
Alice’s Dream tomato belongs to the category of promising new varieties, which differ not only in a balanced taste, but also in an unusual color of the fruit. According to gardeners, it is one of the best salad species. However, the disadvantage of the variety is that it is not so easy to purchase planting material, because it is not found in stores.