Tomato Openwork

Tomato Openwork
The main goal of most gardeners is to get a high yield. Tomato Azhur fully meets this requirement. Anyone who has grown these tomatoes at least once becomes their ardent admirer and plants culture in his country house from year to year.

General information about culture

The hybrid tomato variety Azhur was obtained by Russian breeders for growing in greenhouse conditions in the northern regions of the country. However, the plant feels great and shows excellent results in the open field in the Krasnodar region, the Astrakhan region, in the central regions of Russia.

The F1 tomato variety Azhur was registered as a new vegetable crop in 2007. It has become popular among vegetable growers, as it has not only high productivity, but is also resistant to late blight, black leg, cracking and drying of fruits.

Tomato F1 belongs to the determinant type, that is, the stem of the plant stops growing after several brushes appear on it.

Tomato Openwork

Openwork is a table variety, it is universal in use. Small tomatoes can be canned, and large ones can be eaten fresh. The variety is also ideal for making tomato juice and pasta.

Characteristics and features of the variety

Variety tomato Azhur has the following characteristics and description of the variety:

1. The height of the bush is 70-90 cm. The plant is considered medium-sized;
2. The leaves of the plant are large, carved;
3. Inflorescences are simple, the stalk is articulated;
4. Tomatoes are self-pollinated;
5. Fruit weight - 250-280 grams, in exceptional cases it reaches 300-400 grams. Tomatoes are fleshy, tasty, with a pleasant aroma. The skin is thin, but dense, so the tomatoes do not crack during transportation;
6. The color of ripe tomatoes is bright red, unripe ones are light green;
7. The shape of the fruit is rounded and slightly flattened. The fruit is four-chambered, there are few seeds, and they are small;
8. Openwork is a medium early variety, its ripening time is 110-115 days;
9. This variety has a rich yield. On average, 4 brushes are tied on the stem, on each of which at least 5 fruits ripen. And with proper care, you can collect up to 12 kilograms of tomatoes from 1 sq. m .;
10. It tolerates temperature extremes, as well as drought and extreme heat. But to get the maximum yield, the plant needs abundant watering. Otherwise, the productivity of the culture will decrease significantly;
11. The bush forms very few stepsons and grows compactly, which increases its value in the eyes of vegetable growers;
12. Subject to all the recommendations for growing and caring for this variety of tomatoes, the plant is practically not exposed to disease.

Cultivation process

It is recommended to grow the F1 tomato variety using the seedling method. Tomato seeds Azhur are sown for seedlings 45-60 days before planting in the garden (closer to mid-March), after they have been soaked beforehand. The container in which you plan to sow seeds must be disinfected, only then filled with prepared soil.

To improve the germination of seeds, experienced gardeners recommend soaking them before planting in a biostimulating solution, which also has protective functions ("Zircon", "Elin"). The soil for seedlings, like the soil for planting tomatoes, should be loose and enriched with nutrients. If the soil does not meet these indicators, then ash, sand and humus must be added to it.

Cultivation of culture

Process growing a crop is as follows:

1. The container in which you plan to sow the seeds must be disinfected, then filled with prepared soil, before sowing the soil must be moistened. Sow seeds in a prepared container at a distance of 1 cm from each other and 1.5 cm deep;
2. Then cover them with foil and leave for 3 days before germination;
3. As soon as the first leaves appear, pick the seedlings;
4. Transplant the seedlings into individual containers. Add peat-humic fertilizers to the soil and moisten. They will stimulate the growth of seedlings;
5. Place the seedlings in a well-lit room with a temperature of 25 C. Water the seedlings in dosage so that the leaves do not turn yellow;
6. If the soil has already warmed up to 15-16C, then you can safely plant seedlings in the beds. Pre-treat the seedlings with copper chloride. In this way, plants can be protected from fungi. It is better to plant bushes after lunch, when the sun is no longer so active;
7. Since tomato bushes are quite compact, plant them at intervals of about 50 cm in holes watered with water.

Though this variety has good immunity to diseases and heat resistance, it still needs care and preventive measures, namely:

1. In feeding with fertilizers. It is imperative that at least three dressings be done per season;
2. In correct and regular watering. After planting, the plant cannot be watered for a week, you need to let it take root. When watering, water should not fall on foliage and fruits;
3. In timely loosening and weed control;
4. In good lighting;
5. Although the height allows you to grow a bush without tying it up, the brushes with fruits are so heavy that you cannot do without this procedure. Otherwise, the branches will simply break under the weight of the fruit. For garters, pegs or linear / frame gratings can be used;
6. It is necessary to remove stepchildren that lead to excessive branching of the bush. Shading is formed, which slows down the ripening of tomatoes and increases the likelihood of disease. It is necessary to remove the stepsons in the morning so that the wound dries quickly.

Harvest

For a rich harvest, try to observe the crop rotation of vegetable crops. Tomatoes take root best in the soil where cabbage, zucchini, onions or carrots used to grow. It is not recommended to plant tomatoes near eggplants or potatoes, as these crops are prone to the same diseases and pests.

Tomatoes growing next to potatoes are at risk of being eaten by the Colorado potato beetle or other pests.

Tomato variety Azhur is most often attacked by slugs and spider mites. The mite will help defeat the soapy solution, just wipe or spray the foliage with this product. It is easy to get rid of slugs with ground pepper or ash. It is only necessary to scatter the agent between the rows.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

After reviewing from features tomato Openwork by description varieties and characteristics, can highlight following dignity:

1. Rich productivity even with temperature extremes, since the variety is hybrid and has extreme hardiness;
2. Excellent taste;
3. Heat resistance;
4. Resistance to diseases typical of tomatoes;
5. Universal use in cooking;
6. Excellent commercial characteristics: beautiful even shape, glossy skin;
7. Keeping quality - Azhur tomatoes can be stored for quite a long time without losing their presentation.

The only drawback is that the plant has an increased need for fertilizing and watering.This complicates the care of this crop a little.

Based on the foregoing, we can conclude that Azhur tomatoes are an excellent commercial variety that can be grown even by a beginner in gardening.

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