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Tomatoes are a culture known since ancient times that came to Europe from South America in the XNUMXth century. Europeans liked the taste of fruits, the ability to cook various salads and snacks for the winter from tomatoes. Breeders have continued to improve varieties and hybrids for several centuries, so choosing a bag with the right seeds is not so simple.
We will try to tell you in detail about one of the new varieties of tomatoes, present a description, characteristics, photos and talk about growing methods. This is the Stolypin tomato, which is in deserved demand not only among gardeners, but also among consumers, despite its young “age”.
Description of tomatoes
The characterization and description of the Stolypin tomato variety is very important for understanding what this plant is.
Bushes
Let’s start with the fact that this is indeed a variety, not a hybrid. Tomatoes are determinant type, that is, they have a limited growth point. As soon as the last brushes are formed, the stem stops growing.
The bushes grow up to 55-60 cm. The number of stepchildren is small, in addition, it is not necessary to cut or tie them up. By the time the fruits ripen, brushes are formed on each shoot, on which 6-7 fruits hang, and the bushes themselves look like a round bright ball. Leafiness is medium, the leaves themselves are not too long, dark green.
Stolypin tomato bushes are compact, not spreading. It is this quality that is highly valued by gardeners, because planting does not require a lot of space, which is convenient in small summer cottages.
The Stolypin variety is early ripe, about three months pass from the moment of sowing the seeds to the collection of the first fruits, and the crop fully ripens in 10-12 days. For the successful development of tomatoes and saving them from the return of spring frosts, if the plants are to grow in the open field, you need to stretch a temporary film cover.
Fruit
Tomatoes have simple inflorescences, articulations on the stalks. The first inflorescence is above the 5th or 6th leaf. If the seedlings were planted early, then flowering begins even on the windows. The fruits of the Stolypin tomato are leveled, oval in shape, similar to plums. But sometimes the shape can be somewhat different: slightly elongated with a spout.
The taste of the fruit is excellent, they have a lot of sugar and vitamins. Tomatoes are small, their weight is 90-120 grams. Fruits according to the description and reviews of gardeners are saturated pink or red. The skin is dense, but the pulp is juicy and flavorful. Each fruit has 2-3 seed chambers, not too many seeds. Look below, here are the tomatoes of the Stolypin variety in a photo taken by one of the gardeners: smooth, shiny, rosy-cheeked.
Characteristic features of the variety
If you decide to buy Stolypin tomato seeds, the characteristics and descriptions given on the label will not be enough. So that you do not have to look for materials and waste your time, we have made a selection of the main characteristics of the variety. We also focused on the reviews that gardeners send us, who have already planted a variety of tomatoes and have an idea about them.
So, what are the advantages of the Stolypin tomato variety:
- Early ripening, a special taste of fruits that do not crack either on the bushes, or during storage, or during preservation.
- Long keeping quality, in which the useful properties of tomatoes are not lost.
- Excellent presentation and transportability due to the dense skin and fleshy pulp of the fruit.
- If we talk about the yield of the Stolypin tomato, then, according to the reviews and photos given in the article, it is clear that it is excellent. As a rule, up to 10 kg of fruit can be collected from undersized bushes per square. In the photo below of the bush, you can verify this.
- Stolypin tomatoes are a cold-resistant variety that can withstand light frosts. Fruit set does not interfere with cold and rainy weather.
- Since it is a cultivar and not a hybrid, you can collect your own seeds instead of buying them every year at the store. The varietal qualities of the tomato are preserved.
- Agrotechnics of Stolypin tomatoes, according to the characteristics and reviews of gardeners who have been engaged in culture for several years, is simple, there are no special growing rules. Moreover, you will not have to spend time on removing stepchildren and forming a bush.
- The purpose is universal, sweet tomatoes are good both fresh and for preservation.
- The variety of tomatoes Stolypin, according to the characteristics, description of the variety and reviews of gardeners, is suitable for growing throughout the territory of the Federation, both in open and protected ground.
- Tomatoes are resistant to many diseases of nightshade crops, including late blight.
Characteristics of tomatoes gardeners:
Agrotechnical norms
Many gardeners are interested in the question of what needs to be done to get a rich crop of Stolypin tomatoes. As we have already said, plants can be grown in open ground or in a greenhouse. According to reviews, there is a difference in yield, but not too big if agrotechnical rules are followed.
Seedling
Tomato variety Stolypin is grown in seedlings. Seeds should be sown in late March or early April. According to the 2018 lunar calendar, March 25-27 or April 6-9.
For sowing seeds, fertile land taken from the garden is used. Beds on which cabbage, onions, carrots or legumes grew are best suited. Containers for seedlings and soil are simply poured with boiling water or potassium permanganate crystals are added to the water.
Tomato seeds are soaked in a pink solution of potassium permanganate, washed with clean water and dried. Sowing is carried out according to the scheme: 2 cm between seeds, 3 cm between grooves, embedment depth – 2 cm. Top box with tomato seeds is covered with polyethylene so that seedlings appear faster.
In the future, the soil is watered with warm water, preventing drying out. After two or three carved leaves appear on the seedlings, it must be dived. To do this, take containers with a volume of at least 0,5 liters. The composition of the soil is the same. Tomato seedlings are removed from the sun for 2-3 days so that the seedlings take root better.
While the seedlings are growing, they need to be watered and fed two or three times with mineral fertilizers. To keep the stem strong and the seedlings stocky, the containers are placed in a sunny window and rotated every day.
Before planting in the ground, Stolypin tomatoes are hardened to adapt to new growing conditions. First they take it outside for a few minutes, then the time is gradually increased. Make sure that the seedlings are not in a draft.
Planting in the ground and care
Stolypin tomatoes are grown in a greenhouse or open field. Planting dates after June 10, depending on the climatic conditions of the region and specific weather conditions. The land for planting tomatoes is prepared in advance: fertilized, dug up and spilled with a boiling solution of potassium permanganate or Fitosporin.
Planted, as a rule, in two rows, so that it is more convenient to care for tomatoes. The step between plants is at least 70 cm, between rows 30 cm. Although denser plantings are possible. Planted seedlings should be watered abundantly.
Caring for tomatoes of the Stolypin variety during the growing season will not cause difficulties:
- regular watering, weeding, loosening;
- top dressing, mulching;
- treatment of Stolypin tomatoes with drugs for diseases as needed, although, according to gardeners, the variety, as a rule, does not get sick.
