Variety of tomatoes My love is wildly popular among residents of the southern areas. Red tomatoes are distinguished by their elongated tip, excellent taste indices and unsurpassed tomato aroma.
Tomato variety “My love”
tomato seeds “My love”
the fruits of the tomato variety “My Love” are juicy, fragrant, not sour
Variety selection history
The species was developed by domestic scientists a little more than 10 years ago. In 2008, this variety was added to the state register. Farmers from the Crimea, Kuban, Astrakhan and other warm regions recommend cultivating this crop in open soil. Residents of colder places can grow a variety in a greenhouse.
Description and description of tomatoes My love
The main advantage is a pronounced tomato flavor. The pulp is not sluggish and saturated. Tomatoes are perfect for salads and mashed potatoes.
Productivity
3 months after germination, the tomatoes begin to ripen, and all plants at the same time. On a bush 5 clusters of 6 tomatoes each can grow, respectively, this is approximately 30 fruits from each bush.
The mass of one fruit is 200 g, 1 bush brings about 5 kg, with 1 square. m can collect about 20 kg.
Description of the fetus
Tomatoes are round, slightly pointed at the ends, the shade is bright red. The pulp is sweet, tender, looks beautiful in the context. Seed chambers - 3-4.
Advantages and disadvantages
Variety My love, like other plants has advantages and disadvantages, these nuances must be taken into account when growing plants.
Benefits of tomatoes My love:
- early ripening variety;
- tolerance to drought and heat;
- excellent tolerance to temperature extremes;
- stepsoning can be omitted;
- simultaneous ovary and ripening of bushes;
- strong immunity to diseases;
- universal application;
- excellent taste.
The disadvantages of tomatoes My love:
- low productivity;
- unreliable peduncle;
- pickiness on top dressing at the growth stage.
Acceptable timing for growing
By maturity, this tomato variety is medium early. It begins to bear fruit 90 days after emergence. To transplant seedlings into open soil in May (early June), seeds must be sown in the last week of March.
Read an article on how to properly sprout tomato seeds for seedlings.
If tomatoes grow in greenhouses, then the time for sowing seeds for seedlings can be postponed to the first week of March, then at the end of June you can enjoy delicious and juicy tomatoes.
Growing at home
This tomato variety has a strong stalk, and the trunk does not need a garter, support is also not needed. In open ground, you can do without pinching, but it is worth remembering that this will significantly slow down the ripening time.
During the period of active development, it responds well to fertilizers with potassium and phosphorus, subsequent time you can use only complex top dressing. After planting, it needs regular watering and mulching of the soil.
Preparing and planting seeds
Before the direct planting of the seed, the seeds must be processed, so that in the future the bushes will not be exposed to various diseases. For disinfection use a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Seeds are placed in a bandage or gauze and dipped in a solution of potassium permanganate (for 40 minutes). After this, the seed is washed with water and soaked in a growth promoter, which improves germination. Material for planting is heated in water for a quarter of an hour.
The seed planting scheme is simple:
- Treat the seed as previously stated.
- Take a container, pour prepared soil into it.
- Place the disinfected seeds to a depth of 3 cm, cover them with a thin layer of earth, pour and cover with a film.
Growing seedlings
In addition, seedlings do not need to be fertilized. As soon as 2 leaves appear on the plants, they can be transplanted into separate pots. Summer residents use special peat tanks, which can then be placed in the ground along with plants.
Tomato seedlings are placed in a sunny, warm and ventilated place. Plants are watered once every 10 days, but soil moisture should be controlled. Sprouts can be planted in open soil in early June, the main thing is that the soil has already been warmed up.
If you do not have the opportunity to grow tomato seedlings yourself, then you can purchase it from summer residents. However, when choosing sprouts, you should know what to pay attention to.
Rules for choosing tomato seedlings:
- Buy sprouts in the last week of May or early June.
- Do not buy seedlings with ovaries, it will not tolerate a transplant.
- If the plant has fruits, tear them off.
- Do not buy very bright seedlings, it is oversaturated with nitrogen fertilizers, as a result, a tomato will bring few fruits.
- There should be no yellow leaves, spots, larvae, etc. on plants.
- The plant should already have 7 leaves.
- The stem is medium-sized (the size of a pencil), about 0.3 m high.
- Must be in crates or containers with soil.
- If the seller has sprouts planted too densely, then during the transplant, the root system will be damaged, and it will take a lot of time to restore it.
Preparation of a plot for planting seedlings
The better the soil for growing tomatoes, the faster the plants will delight the summer clerk with red and ripe fruits.
Soil requirements:
- Soil should not contain seeds of other crops, especially weed grass.
- No insect larvae should be in the ground.
- The main requirement for the soil - it must have the ability to retain water.
- High or low acid soils are not allowed.
- Earth includes biohumus and mineral components.
- Tomatoes grow better in soil with sand or other loosening components, such as ash.
Specialized stores sell special soil mixes for tomatoes. Naturally, it makes no sense to purchase them for adult plants, but you can buy a mixture for growing seedlings.
Special soil for tomatoes can be created with your own hands. It consists of peat and turf (3: 1), sawdust, mullein, sand, soil and ash. This mixture is great for growing tomatoes, it contains all the nutrients necessary for this culture.
Seedling Planting Technology
You will not be of special importance to plant seedlings in a greenhouse or in open ground, the seedlings must be hardened before transplanting within 2 weeks. My love seedlings are brought out into the air for several hours daily, then time is increased.
The yield of bushes can be increased not only with fertile soil, but also by observing the distance between the bushes (0.4 meters).
Seedlings are very sensitive to high temperature, it can withstand an indicator of +35 degrees. But if the temperature is higher, the sprouts begin to fade even with good watering. For this reason, seedlings are shaded.
During the period of transplanting from pots to open soil, the sprouts are demanding of moisture, they also need root respiration - the soil is loosened at least 1 time in 3 days. Only the procedures are carried out extremely carefully so that the root system of the plants is not damaged.
Crop care
Variety tomato My love is demanding for watering, but during fruiting it can go without it for a long time. Also, do not forget about loosening the soil, pinching and fertilizing.
Watering Rules
It would seem that there is nothing special in watering, but this is not so. Tomatoes are a southern culture, so they love not only the sun and heat, but also a large amount of moisture. Watering is necessary in such a way that water does not fall on the leaves and stems. Water must be taken at room temperature.
A crop may suffer from an overabundance or lack of water. Watering is extremely dangerous when the weather is cold, it is better not to water the beds on rainy days.
On hot days, water is added daily in the evening, sometimes reduced to 1 time in 2 days. You can water it in the morning, and in the evening just spray it. If the plant does not have enough moisture, it leaves leaves and ovaries.
Top dressing
Fertilizing the soil before planting is mandatory, but the tomatoes themselves also need to be enriched with useful trace elements. During the period of growth and development of the culture, only organic fertilizers are used, since chemical components can harm the fruits and accumulate in them. During the season, 2 main dressings are carried out: immediately after planting the seedlings, and then after 20 days.
An example of top dressing is per 10 liters of water: 25 g of nitrogen, 40 g of phosphorus, 15 g of potassium. Dry fertilizers are spread between the rows. Each component of feeding is responsible for certain functions: potassium - tempers the culture, phosphorus - provides flowering and a large number of fruits, nitrogen - increases the green mass and is responsible for the early ripening of tomatoes.
Pasynkovka and formation of a bush
Pasynkovka is the elimination of all lateral shoots that appear in the axils of the leaves. This procedure is for a tomato variety. My love is not required, but it can be done. The purpose of pinching is the formation of large fruits. Cut additional shoots as soon as their length becomes 3 cm. Such an event will help the summer clerk to correctly and beautifully form tomato bushes.
To attract bees or other insects to the bushes, the plants are sprayed with a weak solution of honey or sugar.
Soil cultivation and weeding
The soil on the beds of tomato varieties My love must regularly weed and loosen. Loosening helps the root system receive more air. The soil passes moisture well, it is better to loosen it with the Fokin plane cutter, this tool perfectly removes weeds and punctures the soil without touching the roots of the tomato.
For the first time, loosening is carried out immediately after planting seedlings in open soil. After the procedure is repeated every 14 days. Loosen to a depth of 5 cm. A couple of times you need to remove all the weeds by hand. Excess grass negatively affects the growth of culture and the formation of fruits.
Harvesting and storage
The fruits are harvested in late summer. The main thing is not to delay with this process so that the cold does not come, otherwise the harvest will not work for a long time. Do not pick fruit early in the morning or late in the evening - dew will significantly reduce the shelf life of the tomato.
Only ripened fruits are easily separated from the stem. You can also collect them in green, they lie down and ripen, but the taste is much worse. But such tomatoes do not spoil longer.
They are stored in the refrigerator for about a week, having previously been rubbed with alcohol. You can store tomatoes in the cellar or basement using boxes of wood. Harvest laid on sawdust and wrapped in paper. More than 3 layers can not be folded, the tails of the fruit should be directed upwards.
Tomatoes are also stacked in a three-liter jar and sprinkled with mustard powder. The jar is closed, the tomatoes are washed and dried in advance. In this form, they can be stored for almost six months.
Pests and diseases
Despite the strong immunity of the variety, all the same, two diseases can affect the plant: apical rot and fomosis. From “bacterial spotting” (phomosis) the “Khom” and “Fitolavin” remedies help, from rot - saltpeter with calcium.
Do not abandon preventive measures, before planting, the planting material is heated and processed. You should also adhere to moderation in irrigation, regularly ventilate the greenhouse.
Some diseases and pests that also harm the tomato variety My love: Fomoz (a means to fight - “Lepidocide”), Colorado potato beetle (a means - Prestige), melon aphids and thrips (a tool - “Bison”, “Actellik”) .
Reviews about the tomato variety My love
Albina, 33 years old, hairdresser, Astrakhan.The variety My Love surprised me with an excellent harvest. The pulp is sugary, but there is a small sourness that gave incredible freshness to summer salads. Dense and neat fruits look good in jars.
Peter, 57 years old, summer resident, Moscow Region.Tomatoes are not whimsical at all, minimal costs were required. First bought seedlings, and then began to grow on their own. The culture has excellent taste, the fruits are stored for a long time and do not spoil.
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Variety of tomatoes My love ripens quickly, brings healthy and tasty fruits. Excellent results can be achieved thanks to the correct care of the crop, compliance with all recommendations for watering, planting and harvesting fruits.