If you are looking for an early ripe variety of tomato, which does not require pasynkovaniya, has excellent taste and is well experienced in transportation, then you should definitely pay attention to the "Lights of Moscow". This variety has as many fans as there are positive qualities.
In our article you will find the most complete description of the variety. And also get acquainted with its characteristics, features of cultivation and resistance to diseases.
Tomato "Moscow Lights": variety description
Grade name | Moscow lights |
general description | Determinant variety of early ripening |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 90-105 days |
The form | Round fruits |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 100-110 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | 4-6 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Does not require staking |
Disease resistance | Good disease resistance |
Tomatoes Ogni Moskva are determinant varieties of tomato, which are characterized by high precocity and limited growth. Bushes of this variety are very compact and grow in height rather than width. This feature affects the fact that the number of stepsons in the bushes is rather limited. Hence it is believed that this variety does not require staking at all, however, this statement is not completely true.
The emergence of the first inflorescences on the top of the main stem significantly retards its subsequent growth, so it will still be necessary to work a little with the bush itself. The bush looks straight, very high (it can reach more than a meter in height), but does not have a stem shape.
This variety requires a lot of heat, so it is more suitable for planting in the open ground of the southern regions. Fruits appear in 90 - 105 days after the first shoots. Stems medium branching, the leaves are large and have a dark green color. Also, the bushes of this variety have excellent keeping quality, therefore, very easy to transport.
Specifications
The fruits are smooth, fleshy, round shape. Unripe fruits are distinguished by a pale green color with a black-green spot at the base. Ripened fruits become saturated dark red color and weigh up to 100 - 110 grams..
You can compare the weight of fruits of this variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Moscow lights | 100-110 grams |
Black moor | 50 grams |
King of the Market | 300 grams |
Tanya | 150-170 grams |
Gulliver | 200-800 grams |
Peter the First | 250 grams |
Shuttle | 50-60 grams |
Favorite | 115-140 grams |
Katya | 120-130 grams |
Nikola | 80-200 grams |
Golden heart | 100-200 grams |
We will also tell you about all means of protection against late blight and diseases such as Alternaria, Fusarium and Verticilliasis.
With one square meter usually it turns out about 3 - 5 kg of an excellent commercial crop.
Tomatoes Ogni Moskva also have excellent taste, making it well suited for fresh consumption. However, the hostess who prefer canning, too, will not remain offended. The high solids content provides ideal conditions for canning and salting.
About the yield of other varieties can be found in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Long keeper | 4-6 kg per square meter |
American ribbed | 5.5 from a bush |
De Barao the Giant | 20-22 kg from a bush |
King of the market | 10-12 kg per square meter |
Kostroma | 4.5-5 kg from a bush |
Summer resident | 4 kg from a bush |
Honey Heart | 8.5 kg per square meter |
Banana Red | 3 kg from a bush |
Golden Jubilee | 15-20 kg per square meter |
Diva | 8 kg from a bush |
A photo
More tomato "Moscow Lights" can be seen in the photo:
Features of growing
If you are only thinking about planting these wonderful tomatoes, then the best option would be planting with the help of seedlings. To do this, you will need nutritional pots (about 10 sq. Cm in size), in which you will place your seedlings in early March. There they will stay for about two months until May 10 - 20, after which they should be planted in the soil of their garden using the 50 x 50 cm scheme.
If you want to get an early harvest, then plant your bushes in the first days of May and cover with a transparent film before the onset of heat. Do not forget about the fact that the landing site should be well lit by the sun and covered from cold winds. As for the choice of the soil, then the soil is best suited loam type with the addition of useful fertilizers.
Important! As already stated above, although it is not required to puttling the bushes of this variety as such, but it will still be of some help to them. In order for them to constantly appear new inflorescences, stepchildren located below the uppermost inflorescences need to be removed from time to time (approximately once a week). In this case, you should leave a small escape for continued growth.
Protection against diseases and pests
Tomatoes Ogni Moskvy - the variety is not predisposed to any diseases, but it is recommended to carry out preventive security measures:
- Never forget about the simplest - removing weeds around your plants, also when planting seedlings in the ground, it is necessary to make small indents between the bushes for fresh air in the future.
- Late blight is the most famous and scary enemy of tomatoes. Protect your plants from it should be from the very beginning. Therefore, immediately after planting the seedlings in the soil, process your tomatoes Quadris and Ridomil Gold. The interval between treatments is about two weeks.
- To protect against spider mites and other insects, Biofeed Aktofit is perfect.
In conclusion, I would like to note that the benefits of this variety of tomatoes are much greater than the minuses. Moscow lights are perfect for not too experienced gardeners because of the uselessness of complex procedures to care for them. If you want to get early harvests of beautiful and tasty tomatoes, then Moscow Lights will do an excellent job with this goal.
Medium early | Superearly | Mid-season |
Ivanovich | Moscow stars | Pink Elephant |
Timofey | Debut | Crimson onslaught |
Black truffle | Leopold | Orange |
Rosaliz | President 2 | Bull forehead |
Sugar giant | The miracle of cinnamon | Strawberry dessert |
Orange giant | Pink Impreshn | Snow tale |
Stopudov | Alpha | Yellow ball |