The chokeberry tomato “Ivan da Marya” deserves the attention of summer residents. Some believe that it is healthier than its counterparts of other colors. This is a hybrid member of the nightshade family.
What is the variety
Considering the characteristics of the variety, you can get an excellent harvest. Correctly positioning the plant on the site, using all the necessary agrotechnical techniques.
Plant:
- Inflorescence: simple.
- Height: up to 2 m.
- Ripening time: 90–110 days.
Fetus:
- Shape: round.
- Color: brown-red.
- Weight: up to 210 gr.
- Density: high.
- Taste: sweet.
- Skin: tough.
- Transportability: good.
- Shelf life: long time.
Planting and care
When growing, the seedling method is most often used. Since sowing seeds in the ground may result in the loss of seedlings as a result of spring frosts, or the seeds themselves will suffer due to rodents.
After the second leaf appears, the tomatoes dive. This will prevent the plant from stretching and the roots becoming tangled. Thereby reducing stress when transplanting to a permanent place.
It is necessary to carry out pinching and removal of the growing point.
A plant of the “Ivan da Marya” variety is formed into two stems. This will increase the harvest volume and fruit size. At 1m2 3 plants are planted.
Tomatoes do not require care. Watering, loosening, weeding and fertilizing are the main agricultural techniques used during the growth of tomatoes.
Disease susceptibility
Tomatoes “Ivan da Marya” f1 are not susceptible to late blight. Since the fruiting process ends before its mass distribution. It is difficult to fight other common diseases. It is best to carry out timely preventive work.
Remove damaged leaves from the plant, reduce watering, thin out the plants or loosen the soil. All this will help avoid mass destruction of plantings.
Timely treatment of plants with insecticides helps combat pests (aphids, Colorado potato beetles, and others).
Harvest volume and application
An essential indicator that is taken into account first of all is how many fruits the plant produces. The yield of this variety is excellent. From one bush you can collect about 5 kg. From 1m2 about 15 kg.
Tomatoes are used to make fresh salads.But besides this, they perform well in home canning. Thanks to their color, they add piquancy to any preparation.
Positive and negative aspects of the species
A description of the variety, delimited into good and bad sides, will help any summer resident make the right choice.
Pros:
- High yield.
- Adaptation to any weather conditions.
- Unpretentiousness.
- Suitable for long-term transportation and long storage.
- The versatility of the variety's fruits.
Minuses:
- Mandatory bush formation.
- Seeds collected from the fruits of this variety do not repeat the parental genes. Therefore, reproduction on its own is impossible.
Opinions of summer residents regarding tomatoes “Ivan da Marya”
You can preliminary evaluate a plant by the presence of positive responses. The reviews contain a lot of useful information. After studying them, you can make the final decision when choosing a variety.
- Natalia. We tried growing tomatoes in open ground and in a greenhouse. Comparative analysis did not show significant differences. The tomatoes differed from each other only in taste. The fruits tasted better when grown in the open ground. The first ones began to bear fruit.
- Konstantin. While retired, my wife and I started breeding a variety of unusual varieties of tomatoes. “Ivan da Marya” attracted us with its characteristics. Most of all, friends were amazed by these fruits. The variety was a kind of decoration for the site. They will definitely grow it next year. Tomatoes are great for canning and preparing other preparations for the winter.
An unusual plant will decorate any area. Black-fruited tomatoes “Ivan da Marya” will not leave indifferent any guest who has visited the site. And with their unpretentiousness they will win the heart of even an experienced summer resident.
