How to plant and grow tomato "Mother's love"

Choosing tomatoes for planting, many in vain do not pay attention to the newly emerging varieties.

Breeders are working to get unique tomatoes, which not only have good taste, but also do not give gardeners a lot of trouble when grown.

One of these varieties is "Mother's love." And what is its yield and is it difficult to care for him, we will tell further.

Variety description

"Mother's love" is a large-fruited, middle-ripening, semi-determinant variety of tomatoes, which Bulgarian breeders have received. It was developed for cultivation in the open and closed ground.

Did you know? Tomatoes contain a large amount of lycopene, which is an active participant in the process of rejuvenation.

Shrubs grow quite high - 1.5-1.6 m. Powerful trunk cover the middle leaves, having a shape that is standard for all tomatoes. The tomato gained great popularity due to such advantages:

• high immunity to diseases;
• the possibility of growing in different climatic zones;
• can be cultivated both in greenhouses and in unprotected soil;
• excellent taste;
• a wide range of fruits (salads, pasta, juices).

A more detailed consideration of the variety allows to highlight such features:

• middle ripeness. Despite the fact that ripe fruits will have to wait a long time, they ripen evenly. And this greatly simplifies the process of harvesting;
• average growth bushes. The stems grow above one and a half meters, which means that the bushes need garter and staving;
• high yield. You can collect 3.5 kg from a bush, observing the rules of care and cultivation.

Among the shortcomings note the impossibility of obtaining fruits in open ground in the northern regions.

Did you know? The famous naturalist Karl Linnaeus called tomatoes wolf peaches (Solanum lycopersicum).

Fruit characteristics and yield

"Mother's love" has an average term of maturation. From the moment of emergence of shoots until the beginning of fruiting, 110-120 days pass. When ripe, the fruits turn intense red.

Ripe tomatoes are juicy, sweet, covered with a smooth, shiny skin and have a flat-round shape and weight of 300-500 g. The surface is glossy, cameras are visible on the cut. A little seed.

Tomatoes are also good for salads: "One hundred pounds", "Slot f1", "Japanese Crab", "Golden Domes", "Monomakh's Hat", "Batyana", "Nastya", "Tlakolula de Matamoros", "Pink Honey", "Pink giant", "ox heart".

With proper care, the bush is thickly covered with fruits that ripen evenly. The yield of one bush is 3-3.5 kg.

Selection of seedlings

Those who do not have the ability to grow seedlings at home, can buy it. Many go to the market and trust sellers, not even thinking about the quality of seedlings. However, the future harvest directly depends on the quality of the material, so the seedlings need to be able to choose.

Did you know? The fruits of cultivated varieties can reach a weight of about 1000 grams, but the fruits of wild tomato weigh no more than a gram.

Here are some simple rules:

• seedlings with ovaries better not to take. When planting such tomatoes, the first fruits will be lost, and such a plant takes root worse. If you inadvertently bought seedlings with ovaries, it is better to remove them immediately;
• seedlings with large stems, with lush, emerald greens should not be bought. Such specimens are most likely fed with nitrogen. Bloom such a plant will be bad, but the fruit will be small. But the bush will please the tops;
• pale, tall plants with yellowed leaves are not suitable;
• the plant should have 7-8 leaves. Good, healthy seedlings should also have a distinctive floral brush;
• the trunk should be of moderate thickness (approximately with a pencil). Leaves must be whole, without yellowness;
• there should be no signs of mold and other microorganisms on the trunk. The presence of brown spots is also unacceptable;
• it is undesirable to buy seedlings that are densely stuck in a container. There is a possibility that such seedlings have a damaged root system.

Growing conditions

If you decide to grow the seedlings yourself, the seeds are pre-soaked for 6-8 hours in the ash solution (a tablespoon of ash per liter of water). Seed not only swells, but also absorb nutrients. After that, the seeds are immersed for 20 minutes in a solution of manganese.

As the soil for growing suitable land from the site where they grew cabbage or cucumbers. It can be mixed with the finished soil (for example, "Violet"). Wood ash (0.5 l) and superphosphate (1-2 tablespoons) are added to the soil mixture bucket.

Important! Soil from the site where they grew potatoes, peppers or onions, is not suitable - there is a high probability of late blight infection.

For growing, you can take any capacity with drainage holes at the bottom. It is desirable to disinfect them. Light seedlings need a lot - the lack of delay in the development and weakening of future tomatoes. It is also worth observing a certain moisture regime: air - 45-60%, soil - 65-75%.

In order for seedlings to appear, a temperature of + 24 ... +26 ° C must be maintained in the room where the container is kept. After it gets warmer outside and the temperature rises above +15 ° C, you can take the seedlings to the open air to harden the plant.

Seed preparation and planting

The process of planting seeds on seedlings begins 60-65 days before planting in a permanent place.

1. Before sowing, the material is treated with an antiseptic (a weak solution of manganese) and growth stimulants, and then placed in the prepared soil to a depth of no more than 1-2 cm.
2. After the seeds are placed in the ground, it is moistened (use a sprayer so as not to wash the material) and cover with a transparent film. If you fulfill all the conditions of planting, shoots will appear in 5-6 days.
3. After 2-3 leaves appear on the seedlings, they swoop into separate containers. For this you can use peat pots.

Important! Diving is important for seedlings, as it helps to strengthen the root system, which will have a positive effect on acclimatization and further growth in a permanent place.

Maintenance and care

The grown seedlings are transferred to a permanent place in March, 50-55 days after the rise of seedlings. In this case, the planting pattern is calculated based on the frequency of 4 seedlings per 1 square meter. Seedlings are placed at a distance of 40 cm, keeping a distance of 70 cm between rows. Due to the fact that the bushes grow tall, tomatoes need to tie up and stepchild. In order for the stems not to break under the weight of the fruit or from a gust of wind, their special twine or nylon (it can be other elastic) ribbons fixed at the support. The support must be rigid and vertical.

Pasoning is to cut off the extra children, which do not play a special role, but take nutrients from the bush, so it is better to form a bush in 2-3 stems. Thereby it will be possible to increase the number of fruits to the maximum possible.

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Since all tomatoes love heat and moisture, "Mother's love" is very demanding on temperature, moisture and nutrition. Watering is carried out as needed (about once every 5 days), not allowing an excess of moisture - this adversely affects the taste of the fruit. Water culture in the evening, after sunset. At the same time make sure that moisture does not fall on the leaves.

Fertilizers are applied throughout the growing season, alternating between mineral and organic supplements. Tomato care is not limited to this. It is necessary to periodically loosen the soil in order to regulate the balance of moisture and oxygen in the zone of the root system. You should also weed and remove weeds as needed. In order to increase the yield of a variety, many gardeners recommend mulching the root zone with grass or opaque material.

Important! The yield of tomatoes is positively affected by soil sideration using legumes.

Disease and pest prevention

Despite the fact that the tomato "Mom's love" is quite resistant to various diseases, to prevent them should perform a number of activities:

• observe the balance of micronutrients and nutrients in the soil, use additional feedings;
• handle plants carefully - even a broken branch can cause disease;
• mulch the soil to improve its quality;
• observe the timing and landing pattern.

In addition, the bushes can be treated with such solutions:

• wood ash - 0.5 kg of ash is brewed in 1.5 liters of water, filtered and diluted with another 10 liters of water. 50 g of laundry soap are poured into the solution. This solution sprayed the bushes of tomatoes;
• "Trichopol" - 5-6 tablets of the drug are dissolved in a bucket of water, a glass of milk is added and the mixture is treated with bushes;
• "Tattoo" - the finished drug against late blight. It is used at the first signs of the disease.

Harvesting and storage

Crop of tomatoes harvested in August - early September. In this case, you can not wait for the full biological ripeness of the fruit, many will be able to reach in a torn form. Cleaning should be completed before the onset of frost, until the temperature has dropped below +10 ° C.

Important! If it is late, then the tolerance of tomatoes will suffer - even at + 4-5 ° C, the fruits lose their resistance to diseases.

Before sending tomatoes for storage, they are sorted out, forming groups according to maturity and integrity.

Store tomatoes can be quite a long time. Brown and green specimens retain their qualities for 2-3 months. Fully ripened fruits under favorable conditions are stored no more than 1.5 months. To do this, the tomatoes are placed in a cold (temperature + 1-2 ° C) room with a humidity of 85-95%.

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The fruits of this variety are well tolerated in transportation and are stored for quite a long time, while maintaining the presentation and taste.

As you can see, modern varieties of tomatoes are not only not inferior to the usual, but even surpass them in ease of care and cultivation. And compliance with the conditions described will help to get a generous, tasty harvest.

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