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Novice tomatoes have been one of the favorite varieties of gardeners for many years. Distinguished by good taste and productivity, the tomato has filled the entire central zone of Russia. Every year more and more gardeners prefer it.
Description of the variety
The newcomer is classified as an early ripe, ripe-friendly varieties that begin to bear fruit from the 115th day from the appearance of the first shoots. If we take into account the very moment of planting the finished seedlings, then tomatoes can be harvested in 1.5-2 months.
Bush
Tomato Novice belongs to the determinant type. The tomato bush is not standard, compact. Growing up to 90 cm, the tomato needs tying, supports. Sometimes the Novice tomato bush has a slightly lower height, about 60-70 cm. This, most likely, depends on the region of planting of the plant and climatic conditions. Slightly spreading dense stems are covered with an average amount of rich green foliage.
For a good harvest, constant supervision is required for the development of the bush: the forming stepchildren must be removed in a timely manner, otherwise the yield will decrease, the fruits will be small. The first brush is laid after 5-7 permanent leaves. The subsequent formation of brushes occurs every couple of sheets, sometimes through the sheet. The brush contains about 7 pieces of tomatoes, about the same size.
Tomato Newbie
An adult bush has wide, spreading leaves. Thanks to them, the fruits are sufficiently protected from the scorching sun.
Description of fruits
This variety is represented by two types of tomato: red and pink.
The fruits of the Novice are oval, somewhat ovoid. The minimum weight is 85 g, but, in general, ripe tomatoes reach 100-105 grams. No very large fruits were seen.
The tomato meatiness is well expressed, the tomatoes themselves are dense, the flesh is sugary, it is separated from the petiole quite easily. Each fruit has 3-5 chambers in which grains are placed.
Tomato Novichok has excellent properties: friendly yield of the harvest, safety during transportation, attractive presentation. Like all early ripening varieties, Novichok has a slight sourness in its taste.
Safety during transportation
Variety Novichok pink tomato has a description similar to red, it differs only in color and a little taste - it is more saturated with sugars. It produces sweetish tomato juice.
Yield
Gardeners are happy to cultivate the Novice tomato, the characteristics and description of the variety of which allow you to grow the plant under cover and on the ground. Many gardeners have long begun to combine both types of cultivation, growing seedlings in greenhouses and greenhouses, and then simply removing the film, leaving the tomatoes in an open space.
This method allows you to slightly increase the yield, since the seedlings may not tolerate transplanting well, get sick, which can affect the amount of the crop.
The red tomato variety yields about 10 kg per unit area. A little more than 2 kg is removed from the pink varieties from the bush, which corresponds to about 15 kg per 1 m².
Agricultural technology and care
The Novichok tomato is grown in the middle lane in greenhouses, and in the southern regions, seedlings are planted in open ground.
In the open field
Culling and seed dressing
Before sowing seeds, it is necessary to carry out some procedures.
For sowing, full, large seeds are needed. They can be removed with a saline solution. The grains are poured into a glass with a solution, mixed and allowed to stand for a while. Defective grains will stay afloat.
High-quality material is washed and incubated in manganese for 20 minutes to remove possible microorganisms and pathogens from the surface.
Seed hardening
To increase the resistance of heat-loving plants to temperature changes, the planting material is pre-tempered.
Soaked seeds are refrigerated overnight, and kept at room temperature during the day. This procedure is repeated a couple of times.
Hardening of seedlings by airing
Growing seedlings
They begin to plant seeds at different times, depending on the place of permanent location:
- For open cultivation, the landing period is mid-March;
- For greenhouse cultivation - end of February.
The ground is pre-watered with a growth stimulant, for example, Bud, Epin. The seeds are laid out, covered with 1 cm of soil from above. The container with seeds is placed in a warm place with good lighting.
Watering is carried out from a spray bottle so as not to wash out the seeds. Simultaneously with it, top dressing is carried out. Seedlings Beginner are watered abundantly only 4 times:
- Disembarkation;
- Emergence of seedlings;
- Formation of a real sheet;
- Before the dive.
Tomato picking Beginner is carried out in a standard way for all tomatoes.
Planting seedlings
Before planting, open ground is treated against pests with a hot solution of vitriol. Etching is carried out a week and a half before planting. This is a starting and important procedure that will protect the seeds from pest destruction.
After dressing the soil, it is fertilized with organic matter and mineral fertilizers. A bucket of humus, a spoonful of superphosphate and half a bucket of ash are added per unit area.
The next stage is digging. Only then are the seedlings transplanted. The seedling should have a height of 25 cm, developed roots. One plant is planted in the hole, with an approximate scheme of 40x50 cm.
The soil
The beginner loves light, slightly acidic or neutral ground. The ideal acidity for tomato is 6.0-6.7.
Neighborhood tomato does not like eggplant, pepper. And you shouldn't even land a Novice after them. The peculiarity of this variety also excludes planting after any tomatoes.
The best predecessors of the Novice are pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, onions, squash, cucumber.
Fertilization
An excess of minerals is harmful to the tomato. For him, it is quite enough to scatter ground shell or ash around the bush.
Chicken droppings are suitable for watering. Stimulates flowering by boron treatment.
For the Novice tomatoes, they carry out standard care, like for other tomatoes.
Garter bushes
The bushes can be tied up individually, having allocated a stake for each seedling. If desired, you can build trellises. The supports are located to the north or west of the bush, maintaining a minimum distance of 10 cm. The garter itself is made with a soft cord cut with a rag. It is very important that the stem is not caught tightly.
Diseases and pests
The description of the Novice tomatoes indicates its resistance to certain diseases:
- Brown spot;
- Root rot.
However, many gardeners who cultivate tomatoes in areas where the soil is heavily infested with such pests, carry out their own prevention.
To prevent fungal infections, prepare a solution: dissolve 5 Trichopol tablets in a bucket of water, add a glass of fresh milk. This mixture is sprayed with bushes.
If there are signs of late blight, dark spots, the treatment is carried out with a special chemical "Tattu", exactly following the instructions of the instructions.
Tomato is susceptible to late blight.
Pests from the Newbie are feared by proven methods:
- Colorado potato beetle - dill, parsley are planted between the rows;
- Slugs, scoops - treated with infusions of wild garlic, burdock, capsicum;
- Aphids, mites - infusion of chamomile, garlic, elderberry, tobacco;
- Medvedka - the area is sprinkled with chopped marigolds.
Advantages and disadvantages of the Novichok variety
The main advantages of the variety include the excellent qualities of the taste of the fruit. They are eaten fresh with pleasure, sauces and salads are made. The uniform size of the tomato makes the Beginner suitable for conservation and pickling.
Other advantages include:
- Fast amicable fruiting;
- Resistant to many diseases inherent in tomatoes;
- Excellent transportability;
- Fruit resistance to cracking and overripening.
Due to the absence of obvious flaws in the revision of numerous reviews, the Novice tomato will always take pride of place in the gardens.
