Prima Donna is an early ripe tomato variety that grows well in the northern regions of Russia. This tomato is valuable for its large-fruited harvest and unpretentious care.

With the help of biotechnology, it was bred by Russian breeders and registered in 2007. The prima donna is a first generation hybrid.

Characteristics and features of the Prima donna variety

Another name for the variety is Snowfall, the full name is Prima Donna f1. An early ripe hybrid, it belongs to a determinant variety, suitable for both greenhouse cultivation and outdoor cultivation.

Tomato Prima Donna characteristic and description of the variety:

  • Ripening period - from 90 to 95 days. It is considered an early maturing species;
  • Fruits are large red, rounded or with a slight elongation - cordate;
  • The yield of the variety is from one bush to 8 kg, one fruit weighing 100-120 grams;
  • Seeds are arranged in 4-6 chambers;
  • Has immunity from diseases common among tomatoes.

The species was bred for cultivation in the northern part of the country, as it matures quickly, which is good for regions with a short planting season.

Tomato Prima dona f1 does not form a bole, has a strong bristly stem, the height of which reaches 130 cm. The root system branches along the sides, without going deep into the ground.

Tomato prima donna seeds

The foliage is large, without edge, dark green in color. The first inflorescences appear above 8 or 9 leaves, then the gap between the flowers is 2 leaves.

From the day of planting the seeds to the appearance of the first fruits, 90-95 days pass.

Prima Donna tomatoes are resistant to diseases: these are fusarium, verticillosis, cladosporium. Due to the fact that the variety is early maturing, it does not undergo late blight.

It grows well and ripens quickly both in the open field and in the greenhouse. Everywhere it gives an equally large, sweet, juicy harvest, has a long shelf life of fruits.

Agricultural technology of cultivation

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Like all tomatoes, Prima Donna is a heat-loving vegetable. It is necessary to plant its seeds in the ground or a greenhouse in the last days of April - early May, but at the same time, so that there are no night frosts, and the soil warms up a little. The seeds are lowered 3 cm deep. They must first be disinfected and fertilized.

The soil is disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate (it can also be used to process seeds) or boiling water. To eliminate the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle, you can use a trick with pieces of potatoes (place pieces of potatoes in the soil and remove them along with the pest before planting the crop).

Tomato prima donna ripen

If you grow seedlings of this variety, then its cultivation and transplanting into the garden are no different from similar actions for other varieties of tomatoes. The seeds are soaked and planted in seedling containers, where the plant grows and grows strong. Planting tomatoes at home for seedlings is carried out from March to April. In the soil, seedlings should grow at home for 50-60 days.

Seedlings dive when 2-3 leaves appear, and two weeks after the dive, the plant needs feeding.

Hardening should be started at least a week before planting in the ground, by lowering the temperature to 15-16 ° C. Young tomatoes should be taken out into the fresh air during the day; in the last two days before transferring to the garden, you can leave them overnight in the fresh air.

To obtain the best harvest, no more than 4 bushes per 1 m² should be planted according to the 50 by 30-40 cm scheme. There should be a distance between the branches so that they do not intertwine or break, give good access to the fruits.

Interesting. To get an even earlier harvest, you need to start the formation of a bush in one stem and leave only 5 fruit branches. This is done by removing all the stepchildren and leaving only the flower brushes.

Tomatoes need to be fed and watered frequently as they move into the garden. Like all varieties, this one is moisture-loving.

For feeding, it is better to use the complex product "Aelita-vegetable". It is a highly water soluble mineral fertilizer that can be purchased at any hardware store. Also, preparations with a low nitrogen and chloride content are suitable for feeding. It should be carried out during the growing season.

As for the processing of the plant, this culture needs periodic weeding and loosening of the earth, a garter or supports.

To remove parasites from foliage or against defeat by fogs and bad weather conditions, they must be sprayed with special solutions or folk infusions.

Tomato prima donna harvest

For pest control, drugs are well suited: fungicides, Bordeaux liquid, copper sulfate. It all depends on which parasite is harming the crop. This can be understood by the type of plant, the shape of its foliage.

Folk remedies for processing are solutions of ash and soapy water, sprinkling with wood ash (preferably birch), infusion of garlic.

This hybrid grows well under film. But first, the seeds must be soaked and kept in a warm place (stove, battery). Better this species will grow covered in the southern climatic zones, but in cool regions it will also grow and give a good harvest. In addition to film, you can use spunbond.

Council. The prima donna tomato yields well in the garden area where legumes, pumpkin and root crops used to grow. If you do not change the location of this culture, then this will affect its growth.

Advantages and disadvantages

Positive description of the prima donna tomato:

  • Early maturing;
  • Good harvest even with poor weather conditions at the time of ripening;
  • Large-fruited;
  • Long-term storage.
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Negative description of the Prima Dona tomato variety - at the time of storage, they are vulnerable to sudden changes in temperature.

The fruits of this variety tolerate transportation well due to their elastic skin and pulp density.

Great for eating raw, adding to salads, making tomato juice, preserving and rolling. Gives dishes a sweetish flavor.

Red fruits of this type have a sweetish taste, thereby making dishes such as pastas and juices very tasty, children love and eat them.

According to gardeners, this variety grows quickly and bears fruit. The bush is lush and strong, the branches hold tomatoes well. It can give an early harvest, and then again, if it grows in a heated greenhouse and in the southern region. Perhaps the re-crop will be smaller, both in terms of total weight and weight of fruits, but the taste will not change.

The tomato variety Prima Donna has earned the recognition of vegetable growers, we sell well in the Russian markets, is characterized by large red fruits, a strong bush and quickly yields. It is highly prized in areas with a short and cool spring-summer season, it was bred for cultivation in the northern regions of the country.