Description of the Don Juan tomato, its characteristics and cultivation features

Description and characteristics of the Don Juan tomato, reviews, photos

Do you want an early, unpretentious variety, with bushes completely covered with pink tomatoes with strokes and stripes? A variety that is suitable for salads, pickling, and canning, or simply eaten with salt and bread? Then you need the Don Juan tomato, the tomato that tied every flower for me.

Its fruits are simply amazing, I don’t recommend buying it unless you stand in line for it, if you have a choice, then take others, you won’t regret it.

In descriptions, this is a determinant of early maturation. I agree that he is early, but I can’t call him short - semi-determinant - at least.

There are tall varieties and short varieties.

Now the plant is up to my neck (about 150 cm) and is not yet complete.

She shaped it into two stems, then forked one crown. I got three stems, but what kind! !!

Disease and pest control

According to the description, tomatoes are resistant to diseases, and there will be no problems with them if you plant them according to the deadline, in warm soil.

Thanks to early ripening, the fruits have time to form before late blight damages the crop.

Preventative measures help greatly against gray rot - removing shoots to prevent thickening of the bush, ventilating the greenhouse, carefully watering with warm water without overflowing. If there are aphids on the bushes, you can simply pour a soap solution over them.

Basic qualities of fruits

He gave me fruits almost twice as large as last season, when I formed it not quite successfully (I left 5 stems, like a standard child).

It was very lucky to be on such a sunny day. There was a large box of raspberries on the patio; for several years now I have been trying not to put them in a warm place for the winter, but usually just store them on the balcony. Last season there were a lot of ripened raspberries, so I tried to pick some of these by the weekend, and left some for the winter (picked in the greenhouse). On this occasion, I grabbed quite a few more raspberries and strawberries, which make excellent marinades, but I’m still working on them. I set aside some of the raspberry seeds for filling. I removed all the seeds from the pears that I grew this year. There were only one left, small ones, and I gave them to the birds. Now Eve will come to protect the pears from mice. That's basically all. It's been a very busy spring, with a lot of work. Be healthy, friends!

In addition to all these positive aspects, Don Juan's taste is excellent. Sweet, tomato-like, thin skin. The average weight of a fruit is 100 grams, but some fruits may weigh a little more - jars are the place to be! Last year I got it in my salted salad - delicious!

It’s good to salt cabbage, cucumbers, and zucchini with it. It can be perfectly used to prepare tomato sauce for fish, meat, and poultry. Its taste combines sweet and savory.

You shouldn’t leave it on the bushes too long; it will overripe because the skin is thin and can crack.

Absolutely unpretentious, not capricious and mega productive - its main advantage.

This is a natural variety of tomato. Therefore, we recommend taking seeds from a ripe fruit and using them for planting in subsequent seasons.

Try it! It is easy to grow and produce a decent harvest.

Photos of the 2022 season. The author of the description and photo is collector of rare varieties of tomatoes Elya Stahl.

If you have grown this variety, please share your opinion about it. Post a photo if possible.

Your reviews of the Don Juan tomato will help many gardeners evaluate this variety objectively and decide whether to plant it or not.

Bush formation

The formation of the bush is carried out approximately 10 days to 2 weeks after planting the seedlings. For determinate varieties, the process of bush formation comes down to the pinching and lightening described above: removing part of the lower leaves that create excessive thickening.

These actions:

• will save the plant from the need to waste energy on feeding “unnecessary” elements;
• prevent the development of fungal infections;
• will reduce the risk of infection by insect pests.

Sometimes, when forming a bush, in order to reduce the load on the main stem, side branches that are too long are cut off. Pinching is not done for low-growing varieties: they will soon stop growing anyway.

Reviews about this variety of tomatoes

Galina Filippova, Ulyanovsk, 70 years old The Don Juan variety is a super-early, low-growing, determinate tomato variety that is suitable for growing in open and closed ground and is resistant to low temperatures. The fruits weigh 70-100 g, flat-round with small ribs, bright red in color, with a very tasty tomato. It can be grown in a greenhouse and in open ground. Productivity - on average 6 kg of tomatoes per 1 sq. m. The bush is about 50 cm high. The period from germination to the beginning of ripening is 100-115 days.

Victoria Ivanova, Chelyabinsk, 43 years old Tomato The tomato variety Don Juan belongs to the group of indeterminate hybrids. This means that the bush grows without height restrictions. When fully ripe, the fruits reach a weight of 200 to 500 grams. Don Juan tomatoes have excellent taste. They are juicy, tasty, sweet, perfect for both fresh consumption and preparation for the winter. Tomato productivity is high... Read more __________________________________________

Yulia Smirnova, Arkhangelsk, 46 years old Today I want to talk about my experience of growing tomatoes in Arkhangelsk on a summer cottage. So to speak, share your experience. I have my own small summer cottage where I grow various vegetables and fruits. I would like to note that in recent years more attention has been paid to growing tomatoes. To do this, my husband and I purchased several varieties of different tomatoes. I grow them in a greenhouse and on the windowsill in my apartment. We will talk about one of these varieties - Don Juan. Tomato Don Juan.

Svetlana Petrova, Veliky Novgorod, 45 years old Tomato Don Juan is a medium-early ripening hybrid. The fruits are large, weighing up to 200 g, pink with yellow stripes and specks. The pulp is dense, fleshy. The taste is good, but not Michurinsky. The hybrid is resistant to many tomato diseases. Tomatoes are sown for seedlings in the second ten days of March. The optimal air temperature for sowing seeds is +22…+24 degrees. During early sowing periods, additional illumination must be provided. They dive after the appearance of the second true leaf.

Yarik Petrov, Stavropol, 58 years old The tomato is very early, already 105 days after planting it can be harvested. The weight of the fruit does not exceed 120 grams, and the fruits are beautiful and fit well and are transported. I bought two varieties of tomatoes: Don Juan and Zolotoy Stream. The Golden Stream variety is more productive, yielding about 200 kg per hundred square meters. These varieties are similar, but Zolotoy Stream has more fruit. They are larger and taste better. The fruits are large, approximately 250 g. But Don Juan is also tasty, they are a little more tender.

Olya Urvantseva, Kirov, 57 years old Experienced gardeners who have grown this variety write that it is very demanding on agricultural technology. Indeed, this is important for the tomato, because its bushes are very spreading and require a lot of attention. However, this is not always the case. I’ll tell you about my experience in growing this tomato variety. For several years now I have been planting seeds in two rows, 30 cm apart. In the first row I sow seeds, in the second I plant seedlings

Natasha Sabirova, Naberezhnye Chelny, 66 years old In the city of Naberezhnye Chelny there is no greenhouse where you can buy quality goods, and everything that is sold in the supermarket is not the product you need. Therefore, we are forced to grow them ourselves, and this cultivation of tomatoes does not pose any difficulty for those who are familiar with growing tomatoes and want to get a rich harvest. The main thing is that growing tomatoes is a very pleasant process that brings pleasure and beauty.

Sanya Vardanyan, Sochi, 53 years old Hello everyone. My name is Tatyana. This year, for me, was my first experience of growing tomatoes in Sochi using drip irrigation technology. This year I was able to grow my first crop of tomatoes with drip irrigation. I was very surprised and amazed by the result. I water my tomatoes using a garden hose and a drip irrigation system from the Agrovod company. I want to tell you and show you how I do it. I really liked the result.

Features of cultivation

Landing

Seeds need to be sown for seedlings in March, so that in June there will already be strong seedlings. As already mentioned, tomatoes love warmth, so they should appear in the beds no earlier than the beginning of June. In a greenhouse, of course, you can plant them earlier.

At the same time, about ten days before planting, the seedlings need to be hardened: for this, during all these days, the boxes with seedlings must be taken out to the balcony or simply into a cool room.

Care

• Tomatoes need to be loosened and watered with warm water. In a greenhouse you need to water tomatoes at least 2 times a week, and in open ground - 1-2 times;
• Bushes require pinching;
• As tomatoes grow, they need to be fertilized with organic matter. You can also apply complex mineral fertilizers, always combining this with watering;
• If, thanks to good care, a lot of fruits are formed on the plant, despite its low growth, it is better to tie it to an additional strong support.

Planting and growing Diva F1

Peculiarities of cultivation and care are determined by different conditions in the regions of Russia. This applies to soil preparation and timing of sowing seeds for seedlings and planting seedlings in open ground or a greenhouse.

Preparing seedlings

The timing of planting seeds for seedlings depends on the region. You need to focus on the fact that when planting in the ground, plants must be at least two months old. Procedure:

Soak the seeds in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate, unless there is information on the packaging that the seeds have already been disinfected or coated. To make the seeds hatch, place them between layers of damp gauze and put them in a warm place. Spill the soil with boiling water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Choose loose and fertile soil. Seeds are planted at a distance of 2 cm from each other, deepening them by 1.5–2 cm.

Using peat pots makes it easier to plant seedlings in the ground

After picking, feed the seedlings with mineral fertilizers 1–2 times. Ammonium nitrate or ready-made complexes “Azofoska”, “Plantafol”, “Ammofos” are suitable.

Before planting in the ground, seedlings need to be hardened for 14 days. If the daytime temperature outside does not drop below 15°C, the pots with seedlings are placed outside every day, first for 2 hours. Then gradually the time increases until full daylight hours.

Landing in the ground

Seedlings can be planted in the ground when night frosts stop and a stable soil temperature of at least 13–15°C is established. The planting site should be sunny and dry. It’s good if in previous years the plot was used for onions, carrots, cucumbers, cabbage or legumes. Prepare the beds in the fall and do not forget to check the acidity of the soil. Tomatoes do not like acidic soil. If necessary, neutralize it with lime (300–400 g/sq. m).

In cold regions, it is advisable to make high beds lined with a layer of organic matter inside. It will generate heat and feed the plants.

In the prepared bed, make holes according to the pattern 40 x 50 cm. The best yield is obtained when per 1 sq. m grows no more than 5 bushes. When forming beds, consider the need for subsequent tying up of bushes.

Tomatoes Primadonna F1 do not require special attention. Main actions during the growing season:

• regular watering at the roots - daily for the first week with warm water, then as needed so that the soil does not dry out;
• to preserve moisture - mulching, which will reduce your labor costs in caring for the plant and speed up ripening, use organic matter - pine needles, sawdust, a mixture of hay with manure or humus;
• weeding and loosening - as necessary;
• fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers - the first is done 10 days after planting, the subsequent ones - once every 2-3 weeks before fruiting begins;
• removal of overgrown leaves and stepsons;
• tying the bushes after the first fruits appear with a synthetic cord or fabric (natural material can cause rotting).

To increase productivity, the bush is formed into one stem. Ripe tomatoes should be picked at least once a week, then new ones will ripen faster.

Diva tomatoes and pests

The resistance of the hybrid to the main enemies of tomatoes greatly facilitates the care of the crop.

To protect plants from nematodes, plant marigolds or calendula next to the tomatoes; their roots produce the substance theophene, which kills pests.

Two weeks before harvesting, it is advisable to carry out preventive treatment of tomatoes against pests.

And yet, experienced gardeners recommend spraying the bushes with Bordeaux mixture no later than two weeks before the first harvest of tomatoes. For prevention, it is enough to use a 1% solution at the rate of 2 liters per 10 square meters. m.

Advantages and disadvantages

According to the characteristics, this variety has a lot of advantages:

• neat compact bushes that do not need to be tied up;
• high productivity;
• very beautiful small-sized fruits that are suitable for absolutely any purpose;
• excellent taste of tomatoes with juicy pulp;
• unpretentiousness and resistance to diseases, including those typical for the culture;
• Suitable for both greenhouses and open ground cultivation. In the southern regions, tomatoes grow well in the open air, and where summers are short and cold, it is better to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse.

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But as for the minuses, there is, perhaps, only one - Don Juan really does not like frost and prefers exclusively warm soils.

• great taste;
• interesting appearance;
• unpretentiousness;
• high productivity;
• resistance to diseases.

Detailed characteristics

The Don Juan variety is most successfully grown in the southern regions (in the Middle Zone). When cultivated in northern regions, it requires planting in closed greenhouses.

Average yields are 6-8/1 bush, or up to 12-16 kg/1 m² when planting up to 5-6 plants.

External description

The bush is moderately leafy, determinate type, compact. The height when planted in open ground is up to 70 cm; when grown in closed greenhouse conditions, it can grow a little higher.

Vegetables on a fruit cluster - 5-7.

The weight of tomatoes is 100-120 g, sometimes reaching 250-350 g. The shape is round, slightly elongated in length. The peel is dense, without cracking. The color at the stage of consumer maturity is orange-red with yellow or green stripes. In the area where the stalk is attached there is ribbing, the number of seed chambers is from 6 to 8;

The structure of the pulp is fleshy.

Aftercare

Watering

Tomatoes are watered at the root, avoiding water getting on the foliage and stems. Consumption - 10 l/1 bush. Frequency: once every 14 days, depending on weather conditions. Watering is stopped 2-3 weeks before harvest.

Loosening

The root area is loosened. Loosening depth - up to 5 cm.

Feeding

Formation

The Don Juan tomato is not formed. With the appearance of fruits, low-growing bushes are tied to supports.

Does not require mandatory stepsoning. It is carried out as needed. To ensure free passage of air flow and access to sunlight under the fruit clusters, all leaves are cut off.

Transplanting seedlings

The seedlings are transplanted 60-65 days after seed germination, after the appearance of 5-6 or more leaves:

• in the southern regions - at the end of April-beginning of May (in a greenhouse) or in the last third of spring (in open ground);
• in the northern regions - at the end of May - beginning of June.

The soil for planting should be nutritious and loose, with a high proportion of turf content, good moisture absorption and breathability, and neutral acidity.

The bed is prepared in advance: a mixture of humus (10 kg), superphosphate (30 g), wood ash (500 g) is added to each m².

Scheme:

• 8-10 days before transplanting, seedlings begin to harden, taking them to a cool place;
• holes are dug about 15 cm deep;
• the optimal distance between plants is 0.4-0.5 m, between rows - 0.5-0.7 m with an average quantity of up to 4 per 1 m².
• For 10-14 days from the moment of open planting, the sprouts are covered with a plastic cover to protect them from return frosts.

The transplanted seedlings are watered 1 liter under each bush and sprinkled with soil after the final absorption of water, the root zone is mulched.