Tomato Effect started on the seed market in 2008 from the originator Agrofirm Poisk. The tomato was highly appreciated by vegetable growers and considered ideal for fresh salads. Seed producers give the following characteristics and description of the variety:
- mid-season (115-120 days);
- determinate bush (65-80 cm);
- yield up to 5 kg/m2;
- resistant to tobacco mosaic virus and Alternaria;
- the tomatoes are tasty, sweet with a slight sourness, medium density;
- salad;
- the fruit is small (80-100 g), bright red, smooth, round;
- universal (for open and protected ground).
The tomato has become widespread mainly as a tomato for fresh vegetable cuttings, although reviews from vegetable growers about canning are also positive.
Growing
Tomato The effect is mid-season, the yield is not very high, about 5 kg/m2, but this is typical for tasty salad varieties. The plant spends all its energy to produce juicy tomatoes, losing slightly in yield to other less tasty varieties for canning. Fruiting is reliable and stable until the onset of cold weather.
Seedling
In mid-March, seedlings are sown. The soil mixture is prepared nutritious and loose.
Advice
It is best to take garden soil from the future garden bed as a basis.
This will make it easier for the seedlings to adapt after transplantation. You need to add organic components to the soil: compost, humus. For looseness and lightness, add a little sawdust, peat and sand.
Important!
Sawdust should always be steamed with boiling water before use.
The soil is brought into a warm place at least a day before sowing the seedlings and watered with boiling water.
Seeds are planted to a depth of 10 mm at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other. The boxes are covered with film and placed in a warm place. The optimal germination temperature for tomato seeds is 24-25 ℃. When the shoots appear, the film is removed and the temperature must be reduced to 20-21 ℃. Tomatoes The effect is ensured by illumination with fluorescent lamps for 2-3 evening hours so that the sprouts do not stretch out.
After 1-2 true leaves appear, the tomatoes dive.
Advice!
If space allows, it is better to transplant each sprout into a separate pot with a volume of 2-3 liters.
This will allow the plant to develop a normal root system and make it easier to transplant to the beds. Water the tomatoes moderately, allowing the soil to dry sufficiently, but not allowing the sprouts to wilt.Seedlings are fed 1-2 times with complex mineral fertilizers or mullein infusion.
Hardening of seedlings
If the weather is good and the temperature rises to 20-24 ℃ during the day, then at the age of 5 weeks the seedlings can begin to harden. First, the plants are taken out for 30-40 minutes during the warmest hours, shaded from direct sunlight. Every day the time is increased by 1-2 hours. During the second week, the seedlings are accustomed to direct sunlight. Temperatures below 14-15 ℃ are undesirable for tomatoes; during cold weather, you can simply arrange long-term ventilation.
If the weather permits, during the third week of hardening the plants are left outside around the clock. Depending on the region, transplanting seedlings is possible from mid-May to early June, at the age of 60-65 days.
Care
Effect tomatoes belong to the determinant type of growth, so they do not need a garter. The height of plants usually does not exceed 65-80 cm. No more than 3-4 plants are planted per 1 m2. It is useful to mulch the soil with sawdust or peat; this will eliminate the need for frequent loosening.
Water the tomatoes sparingly, allowing the top layer of soil to dry. This will give the plant a signal to develop the root system and not overgrow the green mass to the detriment of yield. Increase watering only when fruit is filling.
Feed the Effect tomato variety 3-4 times, if possible alternating complex mineral and organic fertilizers.
Harvest
After 115-120 days from germination, you can expect the first harvest of Effect tomatoes. The poured ovary of tomatoes is bright green. Ripe fruits are neat, even, small in size, bright red. The pulp is very tasty, juicy, sweetish, with 3-4 seed chambers.
