Every season, summer residents update their arsenal of cultivated tomato varieties with new specimens. Preference is given to undemanding and productive tomatoes. This is exactly what the Kupchikha tomato is.
Description of the variety
Kupchikha f1 is suitable for growing both in open ground and in a greenhouse. The fruits can be eaten fresh, processed, or canned.
The variety is an early ripening variety; it takes 90–95 days from the emergence of seedlings to the ripening of the first tomatoes. The height of the plant reaches 80 centimeters. Determinate bush. The leaves are large and dark green in color. One bunch can produce 5-6 tomatoes.
The fruits are smooth, round, slightly flattened. Medium density pulp. When ripe they have a rich red color. The number of seed nests is from 4 to 6. The weight of one tomato reaches 250 grams. As evidenced by numerous reviews from gardeners, the fruits have excellent taste characteristics.
In open ground, the yield per square meter is up to 17 kg of ripe tomatoes; in greenhouse conditions, this figure decreases slightly - to 15 kilograms.
The description of the variety suggests that it is characterized by increased resistance to verticillium wilt, as well as fusarium wilt.
Main advantages of the variety
Those who planted Kupchikha on their plot managed to appreciate a number of advantages inherent in this particular variety. These include:
- resistance to the most common diseases;
- resistance to high temperatures;
- possibility of getting an early harvest;
- friendly ripening of fruits;
- excellent keeping quality and transportability;
- does not require pinching.
Most of those who have tried to grow the Kupchikha tomato variety on an industrial scale noted that the crop after harvest can retain its marketability and taste for up to one and a half months.
Features of cultivation
The characteristics of the variety indicate that in order to obtain an earlier harvest, it is recommended to sow seedlings as early as March. Seeds are germinated at a temperature of 20–22 °C. During the growth process, seedlings need complex feeding, which is carried out 2-3 times. A week before it is planned to plant tomatoes in open ground, they begin to harden off.
In order to grow a good harvest from this variety, you need to choose a bed with light and fertile soil rich in nutrients.You can use places where legumes, carrots, cucumbers, onions, etc. used to grow. 3-4 bushes are placed per square meter. When fruits begin to form, it is recommended to apply complex mineral supplements. During the entire growth period, loosening and timely removal of weeds is required.
Tomatoes need stable watering, however, increased air humidity negatively affects the condition of the bushes. You should be guided by how much the top layer of soil dries out. Water the plants after sunset. It is better if the water is warm.
As a preventative measure, you can treat the soil with ash and spray the tomatoes themselves with Bordeaux mixture.
Those summer residents who personally raised the Merchant's wife were satisfied with the result. One woman said that she planted just a few bushes on the advice of a neighbor as an experiment. As a result, the harvest was enough not only for fresh salads, but also to make small preparations for the winter. In comparison with another variety that she had long cultivated at the dacha, Kupchikha turned out to be the undisputed leader and earned the right to take a place in the garden next season.
This variety of tomatoes has a certain drawback - it is a hybrid. Because of this, you cannot collect seeds yourself and get the same wonderful harvest next year; you have to buy new ones all the time. But this is a mere trifle compared to the benefits these tomatoes have.
