Gardeners begin to study the description of vegetable crops of interest even before the start of the summer season. The Walford Miracle tomato is an excellent variety that will produce a bountiful harvest all summer long until the first frost of the night.
Description of the Walford Miracle tomato
A rare variety of tomatoes, you can purchase it in online stores. The Walford Miracle tomato variety from the Siberian Garden is mid-season. From the moment the seeds are sowed for seedlings until the first red fruits appear, at least 115 days pass.
The main characteristic is that it is an interdeterminate variety; the main stem grows up to 2 meters in height. The bush itself is thin; branches may break due to the weight of the fruit. Needs a garter to a support. There are very few leaves on the plant.
In order for the yield to be maximum, it is recommended to form the bush into 2 main stems.
In southern latitudes you can safely plant in open ground. And in the middle zone, tomatoes should be grown in greenhouses or film shelters.
When growing this variety, it is important not to forget that Walford Miracle tomatoes prefer to grow in open sunny areas and fertile soils.
Description of the tomato fruit Miracle Walford
The tomato has a beautiful heart-shaped fruit. The fruits are a rich scarlet hue. The weight of one tomato can reach up to 400 grams. There are very few seeds inside a ripe vegetable. If all necessary growing conditions are met, more than 6 kg of mature vegetables can be harvested from one bush. One cyst can grow from 6 to 12 fruits.
The Wolford variety from Sibsad is distinguished by its high taste qualities of fruits. The first ripe tomatoes may be sour, but subsequent ones may taste very sweet. First of all, tomatoes are suitable for fresh consumption or for making light salads.
They can also be canned whole. During the pickling process, the fruits do not crack. Tomatoes make delicious tomato juices and ketchups.
Fruiting lasts until frost.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The Walford tomato has mostly positive reviews. Most often, gardeners note that ripe vegetables have an incredible taste. But, despite all the advantages, the plant has several disadvantages.
Description of advantages:
- Good harvest throughout the growing season;
- High taste of tomatoes;
- The fruits are quite large in size;
- There is a small amount of seeds inside the vegetable;
- The fruiting period continues until the first night frost;
- Universal use in cooking.
Description of disadvantages:
- Demanding soil composition (the soil must be fertile);
- Thin stems that can break under the weight of vegetables;
- Garter and pinching required;
- You can grow seedlings only in open sunny areas;
- In the northern regions it can only be grown in greenhouse conditions.
Features of planting and caring for tomatoes in open ground
The most important stage of growing a tomato is sowing planting material and caring for young seedlings. First of all, in order not to waste time growing “bad” seeds, you can soak them in salt water. 2 tbsp. l. dilute in 100 ml of warm water, pour planting material into it. Those seeds that float to the surface can be thrown away. Those that remain at the bottom can be planted as seedlings.
The soil for the Walford Miracle tomato seeds should be prepared in advance. You can bring it from your site, pre-warming it to +17 degrees. Or you can buy a special mixture for vegetable crops in the store. You need to put drainage on the bottom of the box (this can be small pebbles or pebbles, or ground eggshells).
Caring for all varieties of tomatoes is almost the same. Many gardeners often neglect it, believing that a rich harvest can be obtained without any effort. But without proper care, the harvest can be very poor.
First of all, you need to make sure that the soil for seedlings is fertile. It would not be a bad idea to add mullein or manure before planting in a permanent place.This can be done a week before planting the seedlings. It is advisable to choose sunny areas for planting young seedlings. In the shade, the bushes will be frail and the vegetables themselves small.
The best predecessors for tomatoes are legumes, greens, zucchini or eggplant.
Particular attention should be paid to watering. Plants do not like waterlogged soil. If you overwater the tomatoes, the vegetables will be watery and the bushes may begin to rot. The most optimal amount of watering is 2-3 times a week. If there have been prolonged rains, watering can be stopped until the soil is completely dry.
Before watering, you can weed the beds and remove weeds. One weeding per week will be enough.
It is also important to regularly apply mineral and organic fertilizers. The first feeding should be carried out immediately after transplanting the seedlings to a permanent place. You can add a solution of manure and superphosphate in a ratio of 1 kg: 25 g per 10 liters of warm water.
The second feeding is carried out already during the growing season. It is necessary to ensure that the formation of ovaries occurs more actively. Walford bushes can be watered with a solution of phosphorus, superphosphate and potassium (25:20 ratio per 10 liters of warm water). The third feeding is carried out two weeks after the second. If the bushes are healthy and have a lot of ovaries, then you don’t need to apply fertilizer a third time.
