Tomato Solaris is a mid-early variety of Moldavian selection. The description on the packaging of seeds from many manufacturers guarantees high marketability and fleshiness of the fruit. This information is confirmed by reviews of those who have already tested the variety.
Transnistrian tomatoes
Solaris in many ways surpassed the famous Moldavian Perseus. Bright red Solaris tomatoes do not have the characteristic green spot around the fruit stalk of Perseus, and are significantly superior to it in yield. However, quality indicators make both tomato varieties suitable for long-term storage and transportation.
Solaris is approved, according to the register of the Russian Federation, for cultivation without shelters in the North Caucasus and East Siberian districts. Suitable for cultivation on an industrial scale and mechanized harvesting. Main characteristics of the fruit:
- large (up to 170 g);
- shelf-stable (stored for up to four months);
- tastes sweet with a slight sourness;
- the fruit has 3–4 chambers;
- tomatoes are used for preparing fresh salads and canning tomato juice.
By substance content:
- sugar 3.3%;
- dry matter 4.9%.
Solaris tomatoes are flat-round in shape, weak ribbing, smooth skin. 5-7 pieces are tied on the tassels. Productivity per 1 sq. m 6 kg, from 1 ha they collect up to 539 c.
Biological characteristics of the plant
The bushes are determinate, do not grow higher than 80–90 cm. The foliage is medium, the inflorescences are simple, the first is formed over 6–7 leaves, the next after 1–2. The peduncle is articulated.
The bushes are completed without intervention after 4–6 flower clusters. There is a moderate susceptibility to diseases:
- late blight;
- deformations of vegetative organs;
- fusarium;
- Alternaria blight.
According to reviews and descriptions, it is resistant to TMV and anthracnose of tomatoes. After germination, 110 days pass until the harvest ripens. Fruit yield is good. In regions with cool summers it is grown in greenhouses and under film covers. It tolerates high temperatures of air and soil without serious damage to its condition, and is unpretentious in general care.
Basic agricultural technology
The seeds of the variety are sown for seedlings in the second ten days of March. By the first half of May, the seedlings will be ready for open ground. Planting is carried out according to the scheme: 50x40 cm. Per 1 square. m leave 7–8 plants. Film shelter is necessary for the period of spring frosts and low temperatures, when the threats have passed - the film is removed from the tomato.
The seedlings are watered 1 hour before planting - this makes them easier to remove from the containers. Tomatoes are placed in the prepared holes, deepening the main stem by 4–5 cm, which is necessary for the formation of a strong and branched root system of the variety.
The first application of liquid fertilizer is scheduled after 10–14 days. At the same time, the top layer of soil is mulched with straw, sawdust or covered with non-woven agricultural materials.
According to specifications determinate tomatoes The Solaris variety does not require tying, but supports are installed to prevent the stems from bending under large fruits. Bushes can be formed into one or two trunks. The peculiarity of determinate tomatoes is the formation of a flower cluster at the end of the stem. Further, the stepson will continue to grow; it must be correctly identified and left.
The Solaris variety has no growing difficulties. A good harvest of ripe tomatoes is collected not only by experienced gardeners, but also by novice summer residents.
