Tomato 'Petrusha-Ogorodnik' - a new breed of domestic selection

This new variety of Altaic selection immediately attracted the attention of truck farmers with its thick, low-growing bushes. Tomato "Petrusha" is distinguished by an abundance of ovaries, which in the process of maturation look very beautiful on the plant. The fruits of this tomato have a bright pink color. The shape of the fruit is oval-elongated, resembling a cap. The mass of each reaches 200 g. With good care, it can fluctuate in the direction of increase (up to 250-300 g).

Tomato "Petrusha-Ogorodnik" refers to medium-early varieties. He differs from himself similar varieties of friendly fruiting. The length of the fruiting period depends on the weather conditions. Usually it lasts from July to September. Breeders recommend to grow these tomatoes under film shelters or on open ground. Tomato variety "Petrusha-Ogorodnik" has one remarkable feature - it practically does not need to be pampered, which greatly facilitates the care of plants.

This tomato refers to low-growing varieties. So tomatoes "Petrusha-Ogorodnik" are distinguished by fairly compact shrubs, having a height of not more than 60 cm. Under the weight of the fruit, bushes practically do not bend. This variety is characterized by excellent taste properties. The flesh is fleshy, sugary. They are tasty and fresh, and in a processed form. They are used for making sauces, tomato juice and for whole preservation (not too large fruit). During the heat treatment, they practically do not lose their shape, due to their dense consistency.

Tomato "Petruscha" is grown through seedlings. Seeds of tomatoes are sown in February-March. The optimum temperature for the harmonious germination of seeds is the soil temperature of 24-25 ° C. In the stage of the first leaves, the shoots are sprouted. Seedlings are squat, dark green, curly. Plant seasoned seedlings under film shelters at the end of April, and on open ground - in May, when the threat of the onset of nocturnal frosts on the ground passes. When planting seedlings, do not make too deep holes. When planting it is recommended to add 10 g of superphosphate to each well.

Despite the fact that this variety is considered undersized, under favorable growing conditions in a greenhouse its bushes can grow up to 1 m or more. On the bush is best to leave 3-4 stems. This formation allows us to achieve greater yield and weight of fruits. Unformed plants appear a large number of ovaries, which leads to the need to remove part of them. Tomato "Petruscha" can be patronized. In this case, the bush ripens larger fruits. On the lower branches they are much larger than on the upper branches. When pasynkovanii harvest ripens faster and more friendly.

Tomato "Petrusha-gardener" is demanding to care. The conditions of its cultivation are regular watering, constant feeding, loosening of the soil. During the vegetation period, the plants are fed with complex fertilizers at least 3 times. To accelerate the ripening of fruit and prolong the period of fruiting, it is necessary to regularly remove dried leaves. Ogorodniki noticed an interesting detail: in greenhouse conditions the yield of this variety may be less than that of plants growing outdoors. It is difficult to explain this phenomenon, but the fact remains. Yield of these tomatoes is quite high - up to 6 kg per sq.m. To accelerate the ripening of fruits, it is necessary to regularly collect the ripened, thereby stimulating the following.

The plant is resistant to many diseases of tomatoes. It is practically not affected by late blight, apex and root rot. When carrying out regular preventive measures does not suffer from the mosaic of the leaves.