One of the early varieties, the Grigorashik tomato, is not only a useful plant, but is also used as a garden decoration.
What is the variety
Grigorashik tomatoes have a distinctive feature: they can be grown on a windowsill or balcony. They are also used for growing in open ground and greenhouses. Their detailed description will help a novice summer resident grow tomatoes according to all the rules.
Plant:
- Bush: super-determinate, standard.
- Height: 25–40 cm.
- Number of fruits in a brush: 10–12 pcs.
- Ripening time: 88–90 days.
Fruit:
- Shape: round.
- Weight: 30–35 g.
- Color: red.
- Taste: sweet.
- Density: high.
- Transportability: excellent.
- Shelf life: 1–1.5 months.
Planting and care
The seedling growing method is used. 60 days before planting in a permanent place, tomato seeds are sown in the prepared soil mixture. Plants necessarily dive, at phase 2 of the true leaf. Harden off the plant 1-2 weeks in advance to reduce the stress the tomatoes receive during transplantation.
A superdeterminate plant does not need pinching.
Be sure to feed the plant with complex fertilizers. Watering with warm water after sunset. Loosening, hilling and weeding, as when growing any other variety.
4–6 plants are planted per 1 m². The variety is undemanding when it comes to tying to supports.
Harvest volume and application
Growing tomatoes on the plot and getting a good harvest from them is the dream of all summer residents. With proper agricultural technology, one plant of the Grigorashik variety can produce 1–1.5 kg of fruit.
The scope is wide. Tomatoes are used to prepare fresh salads. Due to their miniature shape, they are often used as holiday table decorations.
Winter preparations are not complete without them. The form is suitable for whole fruit canning. Tomatoes are also used for making juices, sauces, and tomato paste.
Disease susceptibility
Due to early ripening, the plant is not susceptible to late blight. Since it has time to mature before the active spread of the disease.
Positive and negative aspects of the variety
The pros and cons of tomatoes help the summer resident decide whether to plant this species on his plot.
Pros:
- Productivity.
- Versatility.
- Transportability and preservation of presentation.
- Undemanding to the formation of a bush.
Minuses:
- You can collect the seeds yourself, but the harvest from them can be unpredictable.
The opinion of summer residents regarding Grigorashik tomatoes
Reviews about growing tomatoes "Grigorashik" f1 are a good help for young, inexperienced summer residents. It is from them that you can learn the details of correct agricultural technology.
- Alexei. I grew tomatoes on the plot for the first year. All liked it. My granddaughter liked the tomatoes. I especially like their use in winter preparations. Next year they will definitely grow more.
- Nina. I tried to grow it on the windowsill. The experiment at home was not a success. There was not enough lighting or heat. But he will plant the remaining seeds next year in a greenhouse. To finally make a decision whether to plant them or not.
The hybrid variety of tomatoes “Grigorashik” attracts summer residents with its appearance and unpretentiousness. Most of all, children like the fruits.
