Among large-fruited tomatoes, the variety Voevoda f1 is distinguished. Through numerous experiments, breeders have developed tomatoes with great mass and excellent taste. What other advantages does a “warlike” culture have?
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Description of the variety
Voevoda f1 is an indeterminate large-fruited variety. With proper care, the fruits weigh from 500 to 1000 g. At first glance, this seems unrealistic, but it really is. Tomatoes grow so large that the stem bends or even breaks under their weight. The green leaves have the usual tomato shape. The stem is tall and powerful.
Fruit characteristics:
- The fruits are round, flattened at the top and bottom.
- A newly budded tomato is colored light green, while a ripe one is bright red.
- The skin is smooth and shiny.
- The fleshy, coarse-grained pulp is endowed with a pronounced tomato aroma and sweet taste.
As you can see, the characteristics of the hybrid variety are very impressive. But in order for tomato bushes to fully reveal their potential, they need to be provided with the right conditions.
Features of cultivation and care
Seeds are sown for seedlings 45–55 days before the expected planting date. The optimal sowing date is from March 15 to April 10. Please note that seedlings sown closer to warm days grow faster than those that were planted in the ground immediately after the start of the season. As a rule, the differences between tomatoes of different ages are almost imperceptible.
Planting material is sown in boxes filled with a special purchased substrate for growing seedlings or a mixture of garden soil, vermicompost (10%), perlite (5%). To avoid infection of young plants with diseases contained in the soil, the substrate is calcined at a temperature of 60 degrees before sowing.
A high-yielding tomato sown in the right substrate will quickly begin to grow and be protected from a number of dangerous diseases. However, for the treatment to be successful, you need to remember that you cannot expose the soil to a higher temperature, because it will become dead.
Tomato seeds are placed in grooves 1 cm deep every 2.5 cm. You can spread the planting material over the surface of the soil and stick them to the required depth with a match. To create a greenhouse effect, the container in which the tomato was sown is covered with film or glass on top. As soon as the sprouts get a little stronger, the cover is removed.
The temperature in the room where the seedlings are standing should be kept at +15–+18 C during the day, and +10–+12 C at night. A sharp cold snap will prevent tomato seedlings from stretching out. After 7 days of this regime, the temperature during the day is increased by 5 degrees, and at night - by 2-3.
The first time the seedlings are picked after the formation of 2-3 true leaves. Tomatoes are transplanted to a permanent place after the appearance of 5–6 leaves. 10 days after planting the seedlings in open ground, the bushes are tied up and shaped. According to the description of the tomato variety Voevoda f1, it is better to form bushes into one stem. To do this, the stepsons, which are 5 cm long, are pinched, leaving a 3 cm shoot on the stem. Thanks to this method of formation, the tomato directs all its energy to the formation and filling of fruits, and not to the maintenance of ineffective pagons.
During the period of active growth, tomatoes are regularly watered and pampered with root and foliar fertilizers. Among fertilizers, calcium nitrate and organic matter have proven themselves well.
If you have grown a giant tomato on your plot, share your impressions with other gardeners. Your feedback will help make a decision for those who rely on life experience rather than theoretical descriptions.
