The Leningradsky early ripening tomato was bred by domestic scientists for the North-West. The name of the variety is telling; it is clear that it is intended for summer residents of the Leningrad region. The hybrid must be grown in a greenhouse; it does not respond to low temperatures and high humidity.
Features of care
Cultivation of the variety begins with sowing seeds for seedlings. Seeds are pickled in potassium permanganate and sown in shallow cassettes with a transparent lid. The date for planting in open ground under covering material is the first ten days of May, which means that seeds can be sown for seedlings in early April or in the last days of March.
In the phase of the second true leaf, tomatoes of this variety require picking. From a common container, seedlings are planted in separate glasses. When the seedlings reach the age of 55 days, it is time to transplant into the ground. They spend it in the evening. 6 bushes are planted per square meter. In the Leningrad region, tomatoes are often grown in polycarbonate greenhouses. The seedlings are hardened off for a week and planted in the greenhouse on June 1st.
The bed is dug up a week before transplanting tomato seedlings to a permanent place. The digging depth is 30–35 cm. Humus (a bucket), superphosphate (2 tablespoons), ammonium and potassium nitrate (a tablespoon each) are added for digging. In summer, seedlings are watered at least once a week. Between waterings, loosen the soil and destroy weeds.
During the season, tomato bushes are fertilized 2-3 times. The first feeding is carried out with mullein infusion, all subsequent feedings are carried out with mineral fertilizers. In August, the bushes are treated with a solution of boric acid. The variety has average immunity to diseases; fertilization serves as their prevention.
Description
The growing season can last up to 150 days, the fruits ripen early (60–65 days). The yield characteristics are convincing; in spring greenhouses (unheated) 13.7 kg/sq.m. is harvested from the bushes. m. early ripe tomatoes.
Fruit characteristics:
- The fruits are small.
- Medium in size.
- The weight of one is 50–80 g.
- The color of the pulp and skin is uniform, red-orange.
- The shape of the fruit is flat-round, there is slight ribbing.
- Up to 13 fruits are formed in one brush.
- The purpose of the fruit is salad.
The taste rating of the ripe fruit is 3.8, reviews on the taste qualities of the variety vary. The pulp is sour. Tomatoes are consumed fresh. The pulp contains 3.21% sugar, 7.1% dry matter. The bushes in the greenhouse grow up to 1.7 m.
The stems are covered with long (35 cm), corrugated, dark green leaves. Leningrad early grows well in cool and humid climates. It is planted only because of its early ripening and good adaptation to changing weather.
Reviews
Reviews about the Leningrad early ripening tomato are positive. Easy care of bushes, good adaptation to heat, low temperatures, high air humidity - qualities that are valued by summer residents who rarely visit the garden. The defining characteristic when choosing this hybrid is its early maturity.
Polina, Nizhny Novgorod region: “The variety is ultra-early ripening, in our region the ripening of tomatoes begins in the last days of July, fruiting ends in the 20th of August. Late blight does not occur on bushes. The bushes are low and standard. I measured the tallest bush - 30 cm from the bottom to the top. I don’t remove the stepsons, I plant 6 roots per 1 square meter. m. I tried to grow it in a greenhouse, the bushes there are taller than in open ground and very wide. The yield of the variety is excellent; it actively sets fruit even in the heat. The taste of the fruit is good, the skin is strong.”
