Summer residents often argue about the types of tomatoes that are best grown in their garden. For example, the description of tomatoes "Lyubasha" allows you to think about the choice of ultra early varieties for cultivation. So let's take a closer look at this hybrid.
Description
Tomato "Lyubasha" is a hybrid, and in the description of a variety, determinantism stands out as the main characteristic. This means that a tomato has limited growth. But deterministic tomatoes are divided into two groups: mid-season and standard. "Lyubasha" refers to the second.
Among the early and ultra early tomatoes, the following are distinguished: "Explosion", "Gina", "Aelita Sanka", "Prima Donna", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Riddle", "Doll Masha F1", "Afrodite f1", "Bokele", " Alsou. "
This means that fruiting begins 75-80 days after sowing the seeds. It is thanks to such a short vegetative period that a tomato is classified as ultra early variety.
Did you know? Tomatoes are biological relatives of tobacco.
Bushes
Bushes reach 1 m in height. The color of the leaves is dark green. Stems are strong and withstand a lot of weight during the ripening of the crop. On the bush an average of 4-5 brushes.
Fruit
The fruits of tomato are medium in size. Their mass is 120-130 g. If you want to take them for pickles, then "Lyubasha" will fit perfectly in both a liter and a three-liter jar.
The color of the fruit is deep red. Seed chambers are quite large compared to other hybrid forms. But for early tomatoes it is a good indicator. The fruit itself is juicy, the flesh is firm, has a soft red color.
Characteristic variety
A distinctive feature of "Lyubasha" are internodes, which initially can form two inflorescences, and then - two seedlings. The fruits in such cases do not differ in quality and ripening from others. The advantage of tomato "Lyubasha" will be its yield. In the open ground with Q1 m (that is, with 3-4 bushes), you can collect 8.5-10 kgwhile the greenhouse yields are much higher and sometimes can reach 15 kg per square meter. m
Advantages and disadvantages
The merits of the variety:
- early germination;
- universal hybrid, which can be grown both in open ground and in the greenhouse;
- can be used in salads, and for salting;
- fruits on bushes ripen at the same time;
- resistance to the main bacterial and fungal diseases of tomatoes;
- due to the fact that Lyubasha is a stem variety of tomato, it does not require a garter or pasynkovaniya.
- regular feeding and loosening the soil make it necessary to be constantly on the site, so “Lyubasha” is not suitable for those who rarely go to the country;
- tomato does not tolerate low temperatures;
- Since all the fruits on the bushes ripen at the same time, then you will not be able to use it for food throughout the season.
Growing seedlings
Tomato seeds "Lyubasha" can be bought at any specialty store, but pay attention to the packaging, where there should be an inscription "F1". It will mean that the package contains the seeds of a hybrid, and not a pure variety.
Due to the fact that tomatoes are standard, they can be grown in any container and in any place. The seedling is not whimsical in terms of lighting, as well as humidity and temperature. It can even be grown in the apartment.
Important! If you grow tomatoes in an apartment on the balcony, then place the containers with seedlings on the south side.
Planting dates and soil requirements
Peat mixes are recommended for seedlings, as well as soil with humus or sod land. You can combine all the options. Capacity for the soil can also be any. The main condition for the selection is the ability to distribute the seeds in a row. The classic version is wooden boxes.
Terms of sowing seedlings depend on your climatic conditions. In some regions, it has been held since mid-February, and in others - only in early March. You can also calculate the time of sowing of seeds from the fact that transplantation into open ground is carried out after 40-45 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The main condition for transplantation will be the absence of night frosts.
Preparation and seed planting scheme
Seed preparation is as follows: Prepare a weak solution of potassium permanganate and put the seeds in it for two or three minutes. Then rinse with warm, clean water. This will protect the bushes from possible viral infections.
Planting tomato seeds produced in a row. The distance between the future bushes should remain about 3-4 cm. The depth of the holes for sowing is 1 cm. After the seedlings are planted, cover it with cling film and leave in a place with good air circulation.
For growing seedlings, you can use cassettes, peat tablets, plastic bags and toilet paper.
Seedling care
Caring for seedlings of this hybrid does not differ from the standard. The light period should be at least 12 hours per day. That is why many install fluorescent lamps, which will be an addition to natural lighting.
In the first week of cultivation, the temperature in the room should be no more than + 23 ... +25 ° C. For the second week, the plants can be transferred to a cooler place, where the temperature will be kept around +20 ° C.
Watering seedlings is in the first stages every 6-7 days (as the soil dries), after the third week - every 4-5 days (also as the soil dries out). Make sure that the soil is not flooded with water. Otherwise, tomatoes may die at such an early stage.
Tomato "Lyubasha" is notable for the fact that during the seedlings it can not feed. But if you doubt the quality of your chosen soil, then in the first week make phosphate-potassium fertilizer, or a complex fertilizer containing magnesium, potassium and phosphorus immediately.
Important! In the first few days, when the seedlings sprout, the light should fall on it around the clock.Second feeding it is produced when three leaflets have already formed on the stalk. During this period, it is recommended to apply fertilizers containing abundant amounts of nitrogen and potassium.
Open field maintenance
After you transplant the seedlings in the open ground or greenhouse, it is important to continue the quality care for it.
So, an important element of care is the correct number of bushes per 1 square. m. In the case of this variety, their number should not exceed 4. In all other things, tomato does not differ from other varieties in terms of its care in the open ground.
Watering
Watering should be regular and abundant, especially in arid summer weather. This is what will help to avoid rapid drying of the bushes and save the harvest. Watering is done in the evening so that the water soaks overnight and saturates the earth. Water is poured under the root.
Fertilizer
If your soil is poor in basic micro-and macro-elements, it is recommended to conduct dressing once every three months. As a fertilizer, manure diluted with water (1:10) will be an excellent option. On one bush you need about 200-300 ml of fertilizer. Particularly successful fertilizer will be during the formation of the ovary.
Did you know? When planting seedlings in open ground, add biohumus to the soil. This will allow you not to fertilize tomatoes throughout the season..
Forming a bush
Any determinate tomato form in two or three stalks. For this, it is recommended to leave a few stepsons. One of them is under the flower brush, the other is the strongest of the others. Other stepsons are removed when they reach 7 cm in height. At the same time, it is necessary to remove it by breaking, it is impossible to cut or pull out.
Harvesting
Harvesting begins in June. Also, the harvest of tomatoes will depend on your climatic conditions, care (in terms of feeding). Tomatoes on the bush ripen at the same time, so you can collect all the fruits from one bush at once.
So, Lyubasha tomato is an excellent hybrid for your vegetable garden. After all, it does not require much effort to care, but it will give a good harvest. This type is also significant in that it is used in all directions: both for salads and for pickling.
