The Pelageya tomato is designed for cultivation in open ground and in greenhouses. The Pelageya variety is resistant to weather stress, unpretentious and consistently productive, and has earned only good reviews.
Description and characteristics
Description of the variety: “Pelageya” is a mid-early, medium-fruiting variety. Gives the first harvest 105-110 days after germination. The bush of this variety is semi-determinate, reaching 60-75 cm. The stem is powerful and well developed. The leaves on the bushes are of normal shape, light, slightly corrugated. The plant produces 3-4 stepsons. Does not require pinching. Tying Pelagia tomatoes is preferable, but not necessary.The yield of this variety is good: 6-7.5 kg per 1 sq. m.
Characteristics of the fruit: The fruits of ripe Pelageya tomatoes are red, however, not bright, but have an orange tint. Fruit weight is about 220-250 grams. Fruits with excellent taste and technical qualities. The tomato pulp is juicy, there are 4-5 chambers when cut, there are a small number of seeds.
These tomatoes are grown for fresh consumption, as well as for processing, including whole-fruit canning, as well as for pickling. After heat treatment, the amount of vitamins in tomatoes almost doubles!
Reviews on the transportability and keeping quality of the variety are also positive.
How to grow productive tomato bushes
Those who planted the Pelageya variety note resistance to verticillium and fusarium leaf wilt, but these tomatoes are often affected by late blight.
The following rules apply to almost all tomato varieties:
- Fertilize the sprouts once a week with liquid fertilizer for seedlings of vegetable plants.
- During transplantation, preparations are used to strengthen the root system, as well as ash, which is used to powder the holes.
- Before seedlings are planted, they are inspected. Weakened and broken plants are discarded.
- Planting is carried out according to the pattern 50 x 40 cm.
- Tomatoes tolerate overhead watering satisfactorily, but drip irrigation is preferable.
- It is better to immediately tie a planted tomato bush to a vertical or horizontal support and then secure it as it grows.
- After planting tomato bushes, you need to water the tomatoes every 10 days.
- Mulch the soil under the plant with finely chopped grass.
- Feed and fertilize the bushes in a timely manner.
- Remove all lower leaves to improve tomato ripening and better aeration of the bushes.
- Loosen and weed the beds.
- To get a harvest of Pelagia tomatoes earlier than after 110 days, you can use drugs that accelerate the growth and ripening of vegetables.
Tips for beginners
The Pelageya variety produces its main harvest in July, so attention should be paid to preserving as many ovaries as possible. Tomatoes suffer from strong sun exposure, elevated temperatures during flowering, and low air humidity. In the summer heat, a shading net is pulled over the beds, which protects the tomato fruits from sunburn, shades them and creates a humid microclimate. Such nets save tomato harvests and from Colorado potato beetle attacks if you pull them lower over the bushes.
After each rain, it is necessary to treat tomato bushes with a solution of Bordeaux mixture.
