Tomato Samara f1 is a popular early tomato variety that is loved by all summer residents and gardeners. The tomato is a common vegetable crop that is impossible to do without in the kitchen. Everyone loves tomatoes: both adults and children. They are used to prepare delicious salads, unsurpassed ketchups and sauces, borscht, all kinds of casseroles, a variety of stewed, boiled and fried dishes. Even when preparing everyone's favorite pizza, you can't do without tomatoes.
Such popularity and demand for such a vegetable has led to the fact that breeders tirelessly develop more and more new varieties of it.After all, in order for salads or other dishes to turn out tasty, you need to purchase or grow tomatoes of excellent quality yourself.
It just so happens that early varieties of tomatoes are in greatest demand, because after a long winter you always want to please yourself and your loved ones with something fresh and tasty.
Characteristics of the variety
Samara tomatoes are an indeterminate hybrid of early ripening. The fruits of this variety grow in clusters; the harvest can be harvested within 90-100 days after planting the seeds. This variety of tomatoes is suitable for both growing in open ground and in the greenhouse method. The Samara greenhouse method of growing tomatoes is more suitable for the middle latitudes of our country.
The bushes reach a height of 2 meters and need staking. The number of leaves on the branches is average. The leaves are green in color with a matte coating.
To give the variety a high yield, experts recommend promptly removing all side shoots, thus leaving one central stem. In this case, larger fruits will be formed and in sufficient quantity, since the lateral shoots removed in time will not take away strength from the central stem.
The fruits are round, bright scarlet in color with a glossy tint, weigh up to 80-100 grams, are resistant to cracking, have a fairly dense and elastic consistency, and tolerate transportation well, which allows this variety to be grown on an industrial commercial scale.
The taste (as for early varieties) is excellent. This is another advantage of Samara tomatoes, because, as a rule, early varieties are inferior in taste to their later relatives.But this variety is an exception to this rule. The fruits are homogeneous, identical in size, and ripen at the same time.
With proper care and timely feeding, up to 4 kg of tasty and aromatic fruits can be collected from one bush per season.
Another advantage of this variety is that Russian breeders developed this variety with resistance to such common diseases as fusarium, tobacco mosaic, and cladosporiosis.
The advantage of this variety is also the ability to harvest tomatoes with whole trusses; this method of harvesting extends the shelf life of the vegetable and gives it an excellent presentation.
Disadvantages of the variety
The disadvantages of this variety include the limited region of its cultivation. Only the central regions of Russia are suitable for growing such tomatoes.
This tomato is not suitable for growing in greenhouses in the autumn-winter period; it can only grow in the summer-autumn season.
Growing and care
The first step in growing tomatoes is planting seeds for seedlings. This is done already in the second half of February. Sow seeds in containers to a depth of no more than one centimeter. The containers are placed in a warm place and when the first true leaves appear on the seedlings, the seedlings are planted in separate pots. During picking, the plant is fed with complex fertilizer.
Before planting in the soil, the seedlings are hardened, gradually keeping them outside, when the hardening time has already been reached to the maximum: the seedlings have been standing outside for at least a day and when the soil has already warmed up sufficiently, the seedlings are planted in open ground.
Important to remember! Experts recommend this variety for growing in greenhouses.
In greenhouses, the plant must be provided with proper and timely watering, sufficient ventilation and fertilizing.
Before planting the seedlings, holes are formed into which the seedlings are planted, then they are sprinkled with earth, lightly compacted and watered.
Then you should provide the seedlings with complete rest. The next watering is carried out after 10 days, since too wet soil is contraindicated for tomatoes. Then, before the flowering period, water the tomatoes as the soil dries; for this, use 3-4 liters of water per square meter. At the hour of active fruit formation, the plant needs more abundant watering. At this time, water consumption must be increased to 10-12 liters per square meter.
Strictly prohibited! Water the tomatoes with cold water. It must be heated to 20-22 degrees. To do this, you can use large containers that are placed in the sun and filled with water early in the morning.
You should also not water with stagnant, stale water, as this can contribute to tomato diseases. During the period of active fruiting and fruit ripening, the plant is watered after 5-7 days.
Air humidity is also a very important point. With high humidity, the plant will not be pollinated in sufficient quantities.
Pollination of tomatoes occurs naturally, but to increase yield, mechanical pollination can be additionally carried out. To do this, the branches of the plant need to be gently shaken periodically. It is best to do this during the day, in bright sunny weather. After mechanical pollination, the flowers must be sprayed and the greenhouse must be ventilated.
Ventilation is an extremely important factor in caring for greenhouse tomatoes. To do this, greenhouses must be equipped with windows.
An equally important detail is the temperature regime in the greenhouse. During the day it is necessary to maintain the same temperature at 22 degrees, at night - 20 degrees will be enough. When the period of flowering and fruit ripening begins, the temperature should be 2-3 degrees higher, but should not exceed 26-27 degrees.
If you have read in detail the characteristics and description of the Samara tomato variety, then growing such a popular variety of tomato yourself will not be difficult or difficult for you. But as a result, there will always be tasty, sweet and aromatic vegetables on your table.
This variety of tomatoes is suitable for both fresh raw consumption and canning. The fruits are quite elastic, do not crack, and you can always treat yourself to delicious salted or pickled tomatoes from a jar. This variety also produces excellent tomato juice, as evidenced by numerous positive reviews from summer residents and housewives.
