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In recent years, when the number of varieties and hybrids of tomatoes has been increasing year by year, gardeners have had a hard time. After all, you need to choose such plants that would satisfy all needs: productivity, taste properties, versatility of use, disease resistance and ease of cultivation.
Of course, there are a lot of requests, but today they can all be solved at once, if you use Maryina Roshcha tomato. Breeders have created this hybrid for cultivation throughout Our Country under film shelters or in greenhouses. Gardeners in the southern regions can plant seedlings in open ground. To understand the features of the Maryina Grove tomato, a characteristic and description of the variety will be given, as well as photos of bushes and fruits.
Variety description
Maryina grove tomato is an early ripe hybrid plant, the F1 icon is on the seed package. The plant type is indeterminate, that is, the growth of the main stem does not stop during the entire vegetative period. It should be noted that gardeners who planted these tomatoes respond mostly positively. And now let’s look at all the issues in more detail.
Bush features
The tomato bush is tall, up to 170 cm high. It is distinguished by a powerful stem with a large number of branches, which is why it is recommended to plant no more than three plants per square meter. Tomato leaves are dark green, medium in size, regular shape.
Due to the tallness and the presence of a large number of stepchildren, during the summer the tomato must be formed, cut off excess shoots and leaves, and also tied to a reliable support.
The yield of Maryina Grove tomato, according to reviews and photos provided by gardeners, is excellent if you form a bush in 1 or 2 stems.
Fruit
Many brushes with 8 or 9 fruits are formed on the stem of a tomato. Peduncles are strong, fruit setting is excellent. These features of the tomato variety are clearly visible in the photo below.
The weight of each tomato is about 170 grams. From a square meter of plantings, as a rule, up to 17 kilograms of tomatoes Maryina grove F1 are harvested with the right agricultural technology.
The fruits are large, round, almost the same size, slightly flattened on top. The skin of tomatoes is thin, but not soft. Tomatoes are fleshy, sugary, dense. There is a barely noticeable sourness in the taste. Fruits of universal purpose, suitable not only for fresh consumption, but also for conservation. Bushes in the greenhouse (see photo) with ripening Maryina Roshcha tomatoes resemble a bright red cascade.
Pros and cons of the variety
The creation of any hybrid of tomatoes is based on the feedback and wishes of gardeners regarding the characteristics and agrotechnical standards of cultivation. So it was with the Maryina Grove tomato. Its authors are breeders. Let’s look at the pros and cons of the variety.
Positive aspects
- The variety is high-yielding, with proper agricultural technology it gives a large number of dense and tasty tomatoes, which coincides with the description and photo in the article.
- Stressful situations associated with a lack of light, temperature changes or high humidity do not negatively affect the yield of the Maryina Roshcha F1 hybrid.
- Early ripening of tomatoes and the ability to grow in winter and summer.
- Fruiting is plentiful, fruit ripening is friendly. Excellent trade dress, long keeping quality of fruits with preservation of useful properties.
- The versatility of the use of tomatoes: fresh consumption, canning, preparing salads for the winter, obtaining juice and tomato paste.
- Excellent transportability, even during long-term transportation, tomatoes do not crack, do not wrinkle.
- The resistance of tomatoes of this variety to many viruses and fungi, in particular, cladosporiosis, fusarium, mosaic and late blight. In the reviews, gardeners note that many varieties of tomatoes in the greenhouse burn out from cladosporiosis, and the tomatoes of Maryina Grove remain green.
Disadvantages
If we talk about the obvious disadvantages, then this:
- In the northern regions, without a greenhouse, it is better not to grow the Maryina Roshcha tomato variety. In open ground, the yield is minimal.
- It is difficult to care for tomatoes, because during the entire vegetative period it is necessary to engage in the formation of a bush, tie up the stem along the entire length and brushes with fruits. In addition, the leaves should be cut, first to the first brush, and then as the fruit brushes form.
- It is impossible to cook tomato seeds yourself, as it is a hybrid.
Secrets of agricultural technology
Tomatoes Maryina Grove is a hybrid, so it is grown through seedlings. Sow seeds from February 15 or 20.
Seed sowing
Sowing containers and soil are treated with boiling water. You can add potassium permanganate to get rid of the black leg for sure. You can prepare the soil yourself or buy ready-made soil.
The composition of the earth (bucket) for sowing tomato seeds:
- humus, peat, sod land in equal proportions;
- wood ash (1 tablespoon) potassium sulfate and superphosphate one teaspoon each.
As for the preparation of tomato seeds, they are not soaked, but immediately sown in prepared, well-moistened soil in grooves in increments of 5 to 8 cm, the embedment depth is 1,5 cm. The furrows are covered with soil and slammed, for better adhesion of seeds to the soil . Before germination, planting containers should stand in the light in a warm place.
Picks
With the advent of the first “hook”, the film is removed, if necessary, the tomato seedlings are watered with warm water and the boxes are moved to a cooler place so that the sprouts do not stretch.
When there are two real leaves (not cotyledons) on the Maryina Grove tomato, they need to be planted. Seedlings are shed so that it is convenient to take out the plants and not damage the root system.
Pots for tomatoes should be 8×8 in size. They are filled with fertile soil, and watered with a pink solution of potassium permanganate. Tomato seedlings are planted in moist soil. Seedlings with the slightest hint of the disease are thrown away.
After transplantation, for three days, you need to adhere to a certain temperature for seedlings of tomatoes: + 20-22 in the daytime, + 16-18 at night. After the seedlings take root, the temperature is reduced by 2 degrees. Tomatoes are watered once a week until the soil in the container is completely wet.
After 20 days, the tomato seedlings are again transplanted into large containers. You don’t need to deepen them. Seedlings are watered and put in a shaded place for two days so that the tomatoes do not wither.
Feeding
The tall tomato Maryina Grove requires top dressing already at the seedling stage:
- The first time the tomatoes need nutrition is 14 days after picking. In ten liters of water, one tablespoon of nitrophoska is diluted. Pour a glass of top dressing into each container.
- The next top dressing is carried out 14 days after the second transplant. Wood ash (10 large spoons) and superphosphate (2 large spoon) are dissolved in 1 liters of water. Feeding consumption – 1 cup per tomato bush.
- The third feeding of seedlings is carried out after another 10 days. On a bucket of water, two table boats of nitrophoska. The cost is the same as in the previous cases.
- Top dressing of tomatoes must be combined with watering.
Already at the seedling stage, the tomatoes of Maryina Roshcha begin to throw out flower brushes and tie the first fruits. The root system is powerful, so watering should be treated responsibly. Otherwise, the flowers and ovaries may fall off, and later grow small, not the same as in the photo and in the description.
Landing in a permanent place
If this is your first time dealing with the Maryina Grove hybrid, then you should pay attention to the landing features. As follows from the description, it is necessary to grow tomatoes in most of Our Country in a greenhouse.
Greenhouse preparation
- Firstly, tomato seedlings should be planted only after the soil has warmed up.
- Secondly, the greenhouse itself must be treated with Bordeaux liquid using a sprayer, without missing a single surface area.
- Thirdly, the soil must be fertilized, dug up and shed well with warm water two weeks before planting. You can use boiling water with dissolved crystals of potassium permanganate.
Preparation of seedlings
Tomato seedlings cannot be planted immediately from the window into the greenhouse, they must be prepared and adapted to new conditions. Tomatoes are taken out for a few minutes outside, then the time is increased. The main thing is that there are no drafts. In addition, the two lower leaves are cut off, the cut is treated with wood ash.
Since the seeds for seedlings are planted in February, by the time they are transplanted into the ground, the tomato already has flower brushes and brushes with fruits. So that they do not fall off, five days before transplanting, the tomatoes are sprayed with a solution of boric acid (10 gram of the drug per 1 liters of water).
No more than three tomatoes are planted per square meter. Planted plants are immediately watered and tied to a reliable support. As a preventive measure, seedlings of the Maryina Roshcha hybrid should be treated with Bordeaux liquid before and after planting in the greenhouse.
As for the timing of planting a tomato in a greenhouse, it is simply impossible to name the exact date. Everything will depend on:
- features of the greenhouse;
- climatic conditions of the region;
- the onset of spring in a particular year.
Care of tomatoes
Further work is almost the same for all varieties of tomatoes: watering, loosening, weeding. But Maryina Grove also needs additional care. This has already been mentioned in the description:
- Top dressing with complex fertilizers throughout the growing season.
- Tying the stem and brushes to the support, removing the leaves.
- Limiting the growth of a tomato after the formation of 8-9 brushes, when the stem grows to the top of the greenhouse.
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So, your attention was presented with a description of the variety, its main characteristics and a photo of the Maryina Roshcha tomato variety. The information will be useful not only for beginners, but also for experienced gardeners who decide to take up a new variety. We wish you success!