Tomato Novice can be recommended for growing those gardeners and farmers who doubt what sort of stop the choice. He, despite the name, has long established itself as a good yield, excellent taste.
You can find out more information on this topic in our article. In it we have collected for you a description of the variety, its characteristics and peculiarities of cultivation.
Novice tomato: variety description
Tomato Novice is the work of domestic breeders. Bred it at the Volgograd breeding station. The authors are Liya Nikolaevna Popova and Nikolai Ivanovich Chulkov. The variety is registered in the State Register in 1986. Midterm ripening, determinant type. The plant is rather compact, the bush is non-stemmed, with an average amount of leaves, the usual green color for tomatoes.
At a height of 50 to 90 centimeters requires support, tying the bush. To obtain a decent result, it is necessary to permanently remove all forming stepchildren. Laying the first brush is for 5-7 leaves of the plant. Their further formation through 1-2 leaves. In the brush develops 6-7 tomatoes almost the same size. Picks after the appearance of the third true leaflet, and the first stepson, after transplanting seedlings to the ridges.
Fruit Description:
- Fruits of a grade of a tomato "Beginner" of red color.
- Have an oval, somewhat ovoid shape.
- Weighing from 85 to 105 grams.
- Tomatoes to the touch dense, well-marked fleshy.
- They have from 3 to 5 chambers, they are easily separated from the stem.
- Fairly ripening harvest, which is important for growing.
- Excellent presentation.
- Good preservation during transportation.
Specifications
- Fairly friendly and fast fruiting, which occurs 53-56 days after transplanting.
- Resistance to major diseases of tomatoes.
- Good safety during transportation, which is important when delivering fruits to the place of sale.
- Versatility variety. It is possible to land both on open ridges, and in the greenhouse.
No obvious deficiencies in tomato Novice, which must be pointed out, according to numerous reviews of gardeners.
At one square meter with a layout of 50 by 40 centimeters, 6-7 bushes are planted. The average yield of tomatoes from one bush is from 2.0 to 2.2 kg, from a square meter of soil you will collect from 12 to 15 kilograms of tomatoes resistant to ripening and cracking. One of the main advantages are good taste. Eat fresh, in the form of salads and sauces. Because of the uniformity of the size is great for salting.
A photo
Next, you will see a photo-selection of tomato variety "Novice":
Cultivation and care
The purpose of the work of breeders was the removal of universal cultivation of tomatoes. It is suitable for open ground, when grown in the southern regions of Russia. For central Russia and Siberia, growing in greenhouses and film shelters is more suitable.
The following procedures are recommended for recommended procedures before seed preparation:
- Rejection. The simplest procedure will help to select the largest and fullest seeds. In a glass of water, dissolve a teaspoon of salt. Pour the seeds into the solution and mix well. After 10–15 minutes, when the seeds have settled, remove the surfaced ones, and rinse those that have sunk to the bottom with water and dry. They will go on landing first.
- Etching To destroy pathogens on the surface of the seeds enough to sustain them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 20-25 minutes.
- Germination. To speed up the seedlings, you can germinate the seeds, wrapping them in gauze or filter paper. Do not allow gauze or paper to dry, but do not allow excess moisture.
- Hardening Everyone knows that tomatoes love heat. To increase resistance to temperature extremes, perform the following procedure. Soaked seeds for 10-12 hours, put in the refrigerator, then the same time soak at a temperature of 18-22 degrees Celsius. Repeat the procedure a couple of times, and later you will notice that the plants are easier to tolerate temperature drops.
- Growing seedlings. The time of planting seeds on seedlings depends on the intended landing site. For open ground optimal timing is mid-March. In the greenhouse without heating - the end of February or the beginning of March.
In watered with growth stimulant (Epin, Bud), place the ground in seeds and sprinkle with soil to form a layer of about 1.0-1.5 centimeters. Next, places a box with planted seeds in a well-lit place. The required temperature to accelerate germination from 23 to 25 degrees Celsius.
Watering is best combined with fertilizing mineral fertilizers. Abundant watering seedlings need only four times. When planting seeds, the appearance of sprouts, the appearance of the first true leaf and before picking. After warming the ground in the greenhouse to a temperature of 15-17 degrees, plant the seedlings in the greenhouse. If you follow the rules and rules for watering and caring for plants, a tomato Novice will delight you with the first fruits of a new crop.
Diseases and pests
Although it was bred for a long time, the variety is attractive because it is quite resistant to diseases of the tomato: macrosporosis (brown spot), root rot. For the purpose of preventing fungal infections of a tomato, experienced gardeners process with the following solution: dissolve 5-6 tablets of the drug Trichopol, bought in a pharmacy, add a glass of milk to the solution and spray it with a bucket of water.
When dark spots appear, which is a sign of late blight, the treatment with TATTU helps well, carefully following the attached instructions, while observing the number of treatments described in it.
For pest control gardeners often use time-tested recipes. They do not pose such danger as pesticides during processing, but they pose a serious threat to the bear, ticks, aphids, naked slugs, scoops, Colorado potato beetle.
From the bear recommend dry crushed marigolds. Powder the soil around the plant. Against ticks and aphids will help tobacco powder, elder herb decoction, pharmaceutical chamomile infusion, garlic infusion. From the scoop and naked slugs effective infusion of chilli pepper or burdock, wild garlic. An effective barrier to the Colorado potato beetle will be parsley or dill planted around the ridges.
Choosing for your garden seeds tomato varieties Beginner you will not be left out of stock. After all, even experienced gardeners, planting new, high-yielding and large-fruited varieties always leave room for planting the old, good Novice.
