The ideal choice for Siberian frosts is the La la fa tomato: characteristics and description of the variety

The magic of music in the garden bed? With the La-la-fa tomato, any area will sound new. And growing and especially harvesting will bring special joy. The hybrid remains highly productive and tasty even in cold Siberia.

Characteristic

La-La-Fa tomatoes (variety description and photos are provided for reference) belong to determinant, that is, growth-limited varieties. But its bushes can grow up to 1.5 m in height.

They consist of strong, erect shoots that are sparsely covered with dark green, wrinkled leaves. The inflorescences are simple, small, painted white. They are formed every 2 sheets, starting from the 8th.

The fruits are collected in clusters of 4-6 pieces. They have a round, slightly flattened shape, and a thin but dense peel. On average, the fruits weigh 140-160 g. Initially, they are colored in light green tones; as they ripen, they acquire a red color. They do not have a green spot near the stalk.

The tomato pulp is sleepy, fleshy, without voids. Includes up to 6 seed chambers. It has a rich taste and aroma with a characteristic sourness. The fruits are versatile and suitable for fresh consumption, making juices, sauces and canning.

The first hybrid tomatoes ripen in 110-120 days. The fruiting of the crop is extended, and you can harvest from the bushes until the end of September. And with the right agricultural technology, from every square. m of bed you can get up to 20 kg of tomatoes.

Tomatoes are heat-loving and react extremely negatively to temperature changes and sudden changes in weather. Therefore, they need to be planted in a greenhouse. And the plant can be grown in any region.

Characteristics of tomatoes of the La-La-Fa variety.
The hybrid is resistant to most diseases characteristic of the crop. But if you do not provide the plant with proper care, it may suffer from late blight. The most common pests that attack tomatoes are whiteflies, root-knot nematodes and spider mites.

Advantages and disadvantages of the hybrid La La Fa

Hybrid La La Fa can easily be classified as one of those tomatoes that are real favorites among many gardeners. Let us list the main advantages of the hybrid:

1. High yield (up to 4-.5 kg per bush).
2. Average fruit ripening time. This makes it possible for gardeners, even in regions of risky farming, to get good results.
3. Stability.
4. High taste of tomatoes. Many people note the natural taste of La La Fa fruits, which is not always typical for hybrids and greenhouse tomatoes.
5. Excellent keeping quality.
6. Suitability for transportation.
7. High commercial qualities and their preservation even during long-term storage.
8. Resistant to many tomato diseases.
9. Weather resistant.
10. The ability to grow tomatoes both in a greenhouse (the main method) and in open ground.
11. Unpretentiousness.

When grown with two stems, a tomato will produce a harvest for a long time. You can harvest fruits from the hybrid (subject to proper care and creation of comfortable conditions) from July until mid-autumn. It is very important that La La Fa tomatoes are suitable for all types of processing, are tasty fresh, and can be used for canning and pickling.

The disadvantages of the hybrid are conditional: the need for adequate plant nutrition, the formation of a bush and mandatory pinching. Without following these techniques, it is impossible to get a high harvest, although La La Fa will delight you with tasty and juicy fruits in any case.

• Author: Maria Sukhorukikh
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Preparation of planting material and propagation

La-La-Fa tomatoes (the description of the variety and photos confirm the yield of the crop) are propagated only by seed. But since the variety is a hybrid, it will not be possible to collect planting material from the harvest. So you will have to purchase new seeds every year. And it’s better to buy them from such companies as “Aelita” and “Sedek”.

Tomatoes need to be grown in seedlings. And this activity should be started 60-65 days before the intended planting of plants in open ground (approximately in the middle - end of March).

Preparatory stage

Tomato seeds should be sown in a common container, because they develop better with further picking. Special seedling containers that are sold in flower shops are suitable. You can sow tomatoes in food containers with a height of up to 10 cm. They require drainage holes to be drilled in advance.

It is necessary to purchase a universal soil mixture (marked “For seedlings”). You can make your own substrate by combining garden soil and humus in equal proportions. The mixture will need to be sterilized first so that the seedlings do not suffer from pest larvae and pathogenic bacteria.

And you can disinfect it in the following ways:

• Spread the substrate over the baking sheet in an even layer, the thickness of which does not exceed 5 cm. Pour boiling water over the soil generously and place in the oven, heated to +90 °C. Sterilize for 35-45 minutes.
• Line a sieve with a layer of gauze and pour the substrate into it. Place on a bucket of boiling water and close the lid. Sterilize the soil over low heat for 80-90 minutes, stirring it occasionally for uniform treatment.
• Dissolve 3 g of potassium permanganate in 10 liters of water. Water the soil generously with the resulting liquid.

Sterilization is also detrimental to beneficial microorganisms that increase the fertility of the substrate. And in order to restore the correct microflora, after cooling, the soil should be shed with a solution of any biofungicide, for example, Fitosporin-M or Actofit. Before sowing seeds in the ground after preparation, you need to wait 2-3 weeks.

Rules for sowing seeds

To get healthy shoots, when sowing seeds you should follow these instructions:

1. Place a layer of drainage made of small pebbles, expanded clay or foam balls at the bottom of the planting container. Fill the container with disinfected soil. Leave a free space of 2-3 cm between its surface and the edge of the container.
2. Level the surface of the substrate and draw grooves in it with a depth of 1.5-2 cm and a distance of 3-4 cm.
3. Distribute the seeds along the grooves, maintaining a distance of 3-4 cm between them. Sprinkle the planting material with a layer of soil up to 1 cm thick.

4. Spray the planting with warm, settled water through a fine spray bottle.
5. Close the container with a lid, glass or transparent film, and send to a warm place with a temperature of +28...+29 °C.
6. Ventilate the greenhouse daily by opening it for 10-15 minutes. Remove condensation when it appears. Do not allow the soil to dry out by periodically sprinkling it with warm water.

As soon as the shoots appear, remove the lid (glass) from the container and move it to a bright place, but not in direct sunlight. During the day, it is advisable to maintain a temperature near the seedlings in the range of +22...+23 °C during the day. At night it is worth lowering it to +19…+20 °C.

How to care for seedlings

Tomato seedlings need regular but moderate watering, which should be done when the top layer of soil dries out. During the process, only settled and warm water should be used. And you need to pour it in so that moisture does not fall on the leaves and stems of the seedlings. And if possible, it is better to use the bottom watering method. To do this, the seedling container will need to be placed in a basin of water for 15-30 minutes.

When a pair of true leaves are formed on the sprouts, you need to dive them into individual containers with a volume of 500 ml. You can use peat pots, which will make it easier to further plant seedlings in the garden bed. Plants should be picked carefully, digging them out with a spoon along with a lump of earth. In the process, it is important not to injure the roots of the tomatoes.

Seedlings should be fed 14 days after picking. It is better to fertilize them with liquid solutions of mineral complexes (nitrophoska, azofoska, “Agricola for vegetables”, “Potassium humate”). From organic matter, a weak solution of chicken manure is suitable. It is advisable to repeat feeding after another 10-14 days.

Before planting seedlings in the garden, you will need to harden them off. You need to start the process 14-15 days before the event. To do this, take the plants outside and leave them in a shaded and windless place.

On the first day, the procedure should last no more than 15-20 minutes. Then it is necessary to increase the duration of such sessions daily by 30-45 minutes. In bad weather, it is better not to take the seedlings outside, but you need to open the windows and vents indoors to continue hardening the plants.

General description of the variety

Tomatoes of the O La La variety consistently bear fruit in open ground and greenhouse conditions. Description and features of tomatoes:

• early, maximum period of fruit ripening does not exceed 100 days;
• the height of the bush does not exceed 1 m in greenhouse conditions;
• high yield per 1 sq. meters of planting, up to 8 kg of berries are collected;
• has average resistance to major diseases;
• good fruit set;
• determinant;
• standard;
• resistant to lack of sunlight;
• cold-resistant;
• unpretentious;
• tolerate transportation well;
• can be stored for a long time and ripened at home.

Despite its positive features, the variety is not intended for cultivation in the far north.

Fruit characteristics:

• round shape;
• smooth;
• dense, not hard;
• thin skin;
• large, maximum berry weight 200 grams;
• ripe berries acquire a pink-raspberry color;
• sweet, sugary taste.

Tomatoes are suitable for preparing vegetable salads and as a base for tomato products: purees, pastes, juices. The variety has a universal purpose.

Preparing the soil and planting site

La-La-Fa tomatoes, photos of which are given in the article, need to be grown in a greenhouse. And according to the description, for the greenhouse it is worth choosing the most illuminated areas, since tomatoes do not bear fruit well in partial shade.

Preparing soil in a greenhouse

To prepare the greenhouse for planting tomatoes, the following activities should be carried out:

1. In late autumn, it will remove all plant residues from the previous harvest from the soil. Burn collected waste away from the site. If there were no signs of diseases or pests in the previous harvest, then you can use the tops to make compost.
2. Remove the top layer of soil with a thickness of 7 cm. Pathogenic microorganisms and fungal spores often accumulate in this layer.
3. Dig up the remaining soil and sift it to remove pest larvae. Add a new portion of soil. You can use a purchased substrate for tomatoes, or disinfect garden soil by heating it in the oven, keeping it in the cold, or treating it in a steam bath.

4. Sprinkle the soil with humus or peat, adding 5 liters per square meter. m. Lay a centimeter layer of ash and sand on top of the organic matter. Dig up the soil again, but do not break it up, but leave it in clumps. Cover them with straw, and in winter cover them with a thick layer of snow.
5. In the spring, dig up the soil, pour in a solution of copper sulfate (3 g) and quicklime (50 g), diluting them in 1 liter of water. The resulting composition is enough to process 1 square. m of soil. Wash the vertical surfaces of the greenhouse with this solution.
6. The next day after treatment, add wood ash to the soil, using 400 g per square meter. m.

You can plant tomatoes 2-3 weeks after processing the greenhouse.

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Landing algorithm

La-La-Fa tomatoes (the description of the variety and photos confirm the standard size of the fruit) can be planted in the central regions from mid-May. In the north, it is better to start this event in the last ten days of the month.

The landing itself must be carried out according to the following instructions:

1. Water the plants 2-3 hours before the event. Then it will be easier to get them out of the planting containers.
2. Dig holes in the beds with a depth of 25-30 cm. Maintain a distance of 50 cm between them. Leave a free space of 55-60 cm between the rows. Pull a trellis with a height of 1.5-2 m immediately next to the bed.
3. Remove the seedlings from the planting pots along with a lump of earth. If the plants are planted in peat pots, then plant them together with the containers.
4. Pour 2-3 liters of warm water into the recesses. After waiting 10-15 minutes, plant the plants in the holes one at a time, deepening them to the first leaves.
5. Compact the soil under the bushes and water it generously.
6. Mulch the surface of the bed with peat, straw or sawdust.

Productivity and cultivation

Productivity is at the level of 3-4 kilograms per plant. The plants are determinate and grow independently. The inflorescences are simple and strong. The first appears above the 7-8 sheet, and the subsequent ones - at intervals of 2.

According to reviews, the variety exhibits enviable resistance to the main diseases of nightshades: crown rot, cladosporiosis, tobacco mosaic virus and late blight.

La la fa F1 is propagated with branded seeds, since the material collected with one’s own hands does not subsequently produce plants with the declared qualities. On sale you can find seed material produced by such Russian agricultural companies as Aelita, Gavrish and Sedek.

Dry seeds are sown in moist soil, and to improve germination, containers are kept at a temperature of 28-29°C. When the shoots appear, they are exposed to light, and the temperature is reduced to the optimal value of 22-23°C.

Care

Tomatoes of the La-La-Fa variety are not too capricious plants. But in order to get a good harvest of vegetables, you will need to provide the tomatoes with proper care, consisting of regular watering, fertilizing, loosening and weeding. It is also necessary to tie the plant’s vines to supports and carry out formative pruning.

Spraying and watering

Tomatoes of the La-La-Fa variety are harmed by both excessive watering and prolonged drought. So the plants will need to be irrigated regularly. And this should be done when the top layer of soil dries out. On average, this procedure is required every 5-7 days. And under each bush you need to pour 4-5 liters of settled and slightly heated water.

It is better to water early in the morning. During the day, water quickly evaporates, and after irrigation in the evening, moisture falls the next day as dew, which increases the risk of developing fungal diseases.

Water should be poured only at the root, being careful not to get on the stems and leaves of the plant. Otherwise it will lead to their rotting. And it is better to arrange drip irrigation. After irrigation, you need to ventilate the greenhouse to prevent condensation.

Top dressing

Tomatoes need to be fed several times a season.

Optimal fertilizer application scheme:

1. 7-10 days after planting.
2. Repeated feeding during mass flowering and bud formation.
3. During the period of fruit ripening.

Tomatoes need to be fed with phosphorus-potassium mineral complexes. It is better to apply fertilizers in the form of solutions, pouring them under the roots. The procedure must be carried out early in the morning or on a cloudy day. It is important to water the garden bed thoroughly before applying fertilizer.

Trimming

In order for the La-La-Fa hybrid to bring maximum yield, it is worth forming it into 3 stems. You will need to start planting the plants 1-2 weeks after planting them in the greenhouse. During the procedure, you should remove all side shoots whose length exceeds 5 cm. It is better to skip shorter branches for now, since they are indistinguishable from fruiting clusters.

The event must be repeated every 1-1.5 weeks, adhering to the following algorithm:

1. On the main stem, select the stepsons located under and above the first flower cluster.
2. Remove the remaining shoots that have reached the desired length with a sharp and sterilized knife.
3. When cutting off shoots, leave stumps up to 3 cm long.

It is better to carry out pinching in the early morning so that the cut areas heal faster and do not rot. You can sprinkle crushed activated carbon or sifted ash on wounds to speed up their healing.

Tying up

The plant has strong shoots, but they will not support the weight of their own harvest. So the plant needs to be tied to supports using garden twine or pieces of natural fabric.

Optimal conditions

La-La-Fa tomatoes (variety description and photos are presented in the article) are heat-loving crops. And hybrids form fruits at a temperature of +20…+25 °C. They can easily withstand even more intense heat, but only with frequent watering. But their frost resistance is low, and when the temperature drops to +10 °C, tomatoes can shed buds and fruits.

Plants are contraindicated in high air humidity. And during cultivation, sprinkling and spraying should not be carried out. It is important not to get water on the leaves and stems of plants when watering. And it is also necessary to regularly ventilate the greenhouse to provide fresh air to the tomatoes.

La-La-Fa tomatoes are light-loving plants, and they need to be planted in the most illuminated area. It is better to lay out beds with bushes in the direction from south to north. Then all plants will receive enough light and will not shade each other.

Possible diseases and pests, ways to get rid of them

Like most hybrids, La-La-Fa tomatoes have strong immunity. And they can resist most crop-specific diseases.

But if there are errors in agricultural technology, plants can be affected by the following diseases and pests:

To avoid damage to tomatoes by diseases and pests, you will need to adhere to the following instructions:

• Before planting plants, disinfect the soil and surfaces of the greenhouse.
• In cool weather, reduce watering of the beds to a minimum.
• Water tomatoes strictly at the roots so that moisture does not reach the above-ground part of the crop.
• Ventilate the greenhouse regularly, avoiding high humidity and sudden temperature changes.
• Spray plants for prevention with a 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture, Quadris, Baktofit (0.5-1%). Instead of store-bought drugs, you can use folk remedies, for example, tincture of garlic or tobacco.

Peculiarities

The tomato hybrid is deservedly in demand among gardeners, because it has the following advantages:

• high productivity;
• pleasant taste and rich aroma of tomatoes;
• fruit resistance to cracking;
• good presentation, shelf life and transportability;
• strong immunity;
• unpretentious character.

The disadvantages of the La-La-Fa variety include the tomatoes’ demanding soil fertility and the need for regular fertilizing.

And according to the description, these tomatoes need to be grown only in greenhouse conditions. Also considered a disadvantage is the high growth of plants, which is confirmed by the photo, which is why they need to be pinched and tied to supports.

Reviews about growing tomatoes La La Fa

I’ve been planting the La La Fa hybrid for five years now, and it hasn’t let me down even once. There was one year when the tomatoes were smaller, possibly due to bad weather. But there were a lot of brushes on the bush, so the overall yield was still at the level. Last year, due to an oversight, cladosporiosis appeared in my greenhouse, all varieties became sick, but La La Fa’s bushes were healthy. We recommend this tomato to anyone who wants to get stable yields.

A friend gave me several bushes of this hybrid as seedlings; she still has some. I’m happy, the set is good, and the tomatoes were on all tiers and the same size. Juicy, fleshy, they ripened right on the bush from the end of July. The taste is pleasant, sweet and sour. I bought the seeds myself for the new season, I will definitely grow them.

I always plant a couple of bushes of the hybrid La la fa, since this tomato is problem-free. It yields the harvest well and amicably, ripens early right on the bushes, and is stored for a long time. The taste, in my opinion, is slightly bland, but suitable for first salads. I grow it in two stems, it bears fruit almost until autumn. I pick the very last fruits, ripen them at home and go for storage. Until the beginning of November they remain very well, do not soften, and taste good. So this tomato is quite suitable for both early and late salads. And so we mostly roll it into jars.