Many gardeners grow tomatoes on their plots. Before starting planting, some people have to choose the most suitable variety for growing. The Garden Sorcerer tomato variety is popular among summer residents, attracting attention with its unpretentiousness and high yield.
Characteristics and description of the variety
Before planting the Garden Sorcerer, you should familiarize yourself in detail with its characteristic features that distinguish this tomato from other popular varieties.
Tomatoes are distinguished by tall bushes that grow up to one and a half meters in height. In greenhouses, the height of plants exceeds two meters. The growth rate of planted bushes and the timing of ripening are affected by the quality of fertilizers, lighting levels and ambient temperature. If optimal conditions were created during cultivation, the crop will ripen in 30-35 days.
To increase productivity, gardeners recommend pinching while growing seedlings in order to remove all excess shoots from the bushes that consume nutritional components.
The fruits of the Garden Sorcerer are covered with perfectly smooth red skin. A distinctive feature of this variety is the shape of the fruit, since its tip is slightly pointed. Ripe tomatoes weigh about 100-150 grams, which allows you to collect 5-6 kg of harvest from each bush.
The taste qualities of the Garden Sorcerer distinguish it from other tomato varieties. The pulp of the fruit is sweetish and practically not sour. These tomatoes make delicious winter preserves and fresh salads.
Advantages and disadvantages
Every gardener who is planning to plant Garden Sorcerer should become familiar with the positive and negative aspects of this variety.
The advantages of tomatoes include:
- High yield. If you grow tomato bushes at the right temperature and humidity level, you can increase the amount of yield obtained up to 10 kg per plant.
- Taste qualities. The taste qualities of the Garden Sorcerer stand out from most varieties of tomatoes with their juiciness and sweetness.
- Preservation of fruits.At room temperature, the harvested crop can be stored for at least a month. At the same time, it does not lose its aroma and taste.
Among the disadvantages is that tall bushes will have to be tied up regularly. Without strong and reliable supports to which the tomato stems can be tied, the plant will begin to break due to the weight of the ripened fruits or gusts of wind.
Growing rules
Before planting Garden Sorcerer on your plot, you need to familiarize yourself with the basic recommendations for growing it.
Landing dates
First you need to determine the optimal time for planting tomatoes. Seed material for growing young seedlings is planted no earlier than February. Residents of the northern regions can postpone planting to the first days of March.
Seedlings are planted at the end of spring, when the soil has completely thawed and warmed up to a temperature of 10-15 degrees. Tomato seedlings cannot be planted in cold soil, as due to the low temperature the root will not take root and the plant will die.
When determining the timing of planting seedlings, pay attention not only to the temperature of the soil, but also to the seedlings. They must have at least two true leaves.
Seed preparation
Before planting the Garden Sorcerer, they must prepare the seed material.
It is no secret that the causative agents of many diseases are on the surface of seeds. To get rid of them, it is recommended to disinfect the seeds. Soaking in a solution of manganese is considered an effective way to disinfect tomato seeds. When using this method, all seeds are placed in a container with manganese solution for half an hour.After this, the treated seed is removed from the manganese and soaked in ordinary water for five minutes.
Soil preparation
Tomatoes are demanding on soil fertility and therefore you will have to fertilize the area where they will be planted in advance. If the soil does not have enough useful components, you will have to add humus and compost to it before planting. Also, to increase productivity, three cups of ash, a cup of potassium and two cups of superphosphate are added to the soil. To make the soil better permeable to moisture and oxygen, river sand with eggshells and ash is added to it.
Some gardeners water the soil several times with hot water to disinfect the area.
Sowing
When the site is ready, begin planting the seeds of the Garden Sorcerer. First, the rows on which the seed will be planted are marked on the site. Then holes are made on the marked rows at a distance of 20-30 cm from each other. Each hole is pre-treated with a manganese solution and watered with warm water to disinfect and destroy pathogens that may be in the ground.
During planting, 3-4 seeds are placed in the holes, which are evenly distributed over the entire area. All sown holes are buried in soil and watered again.
Care regimen
In order for tomato bushes to bear fruit well, you will have to properly care for them.
Watering, weeding and loosening
It is known that tomatoes love moisture, and the Garden Sorcerer is no exception. This variety requires moderate daily watering. However, when moistening the soil, you should not spend a lot of water so that the roots do not rot due to high humidity.
After watering, the upper layers of the earth are covered with a dense crust, which blocks the supply of oxygen. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly weed the area and loosen the soil.
Top dressing
At feeding tomatoes You should not use chemical fertilizers, as they can worsen yields. Instead, they use organic fertilizers that will not harm tomato bushes. To increase productivity, it is recommended to add manure infused with warm water to the soil. To create such fertilizing, add three tablespoons of manure to a liter of water. The site is also fertilized with chicken droppings and ash.
Protection from diseases and pests
To prevent the death of bushes, it is imperative to prevent pests and diseases. To do this, in the second half of summer, young seedlings are treated with Bordeaux mixture or a solution made from copper. Spraying with a mixture made from young garlic will also help protect the bushes. To create it, three heads of garlic are crushed in a meat grinder and filled with 5-8 liters of water.
Harvest and storage
The Garden Sorcerer has a high yield and therefore collects fruits several times. The first harvesting is carried out at the end of July, when red tomatoes appear on the bushes. The next time the ripe harvest is harvested after 2-3 weeks. Many vegetable growers harvest tomatoes before the first frost.
The collected tomatoes are stored in the cellar for further storage or canned for the winter.
Conclusion
The tomato variety Garden Sorcerer is popular among gardeners. To enjoy the delicious fruits of such a tomato, you should familiarize yourself with the features of its planting and cultivation.
