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There is a wide variety of cucumber varieties with different planting and harvesting dates. Varieties of cucumbers starting with the letter X can be early-ripening, mid-ripening, and divided into hybrid and simple types. Let's take a closer look at the best varieties in the article.
Description of cucumber varieties starting with the letter X
Description of the variety
Hospitable tomatoes are successfully grown in gardens and greenhouses. Gardeners have different opinions. Some have higher yields in open ground. Others believe that greenhouse tomatoes are tastier and larger.
Based on the type of growth, the variety belongs to the group of determinate plants. In the ground, the Khlebosolny tomato grows up to 80 cm, in a greenhouse - up to 1 m and higher. Support is needed because the bushes are spreading. The fruits are large and heavy.
Classic tomato leaves. The size of the plates is average, the number of leaves on the bushes is moderate. The Khlebosolny tomato variety is declared as mid-early. It takes 110-120 days from germination to fruit harvest. The tomatoes are ripe on the vine. They ripen well if they are collected in the milky ripeness phase.
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Fruit characteristics
In the description, the variety is stated as large-fruited, and this characteristic is confirmed by gardeners who grew the Khlebosolny tomato. The fruits of summer residents reach sizes of 600-1000 g, although the manufacturer reports an average weight of 120-300 g.
The largest tomatoes come first. They form in the lower hands. The fruits have thin skin, so they are not stored for a long time. When ripe it is bright red. The pulp is sweet, very aromatic and juicy. The tomatoes are flat-round, slightly ribbed in the stalk area. If there is excess moisture in the soil, they may crack.
Productivity of the variety and purpose of use
The main use of the Khlebosolny tomato is summer salads. The productivity of the variety is very high. With good care, remove a bucket of large tomatoes from 1 bush. The description states a yield of 4-9 kg/m². It is not always possible to eat all the fruits fresh, so housewives prepare juice, sauces, and tomato paste from them.
Description and characteristics of the variety
Mid-early hybrid. Produces fruits for salad purposes: flat, with strongly pronounced ribs dividing each tomato into large slices. The tomatoes are large, average weight 140 g. Red color, good taste. The fruits are multilocular, with more than 6 seed chambers.
The bushes are of indeterminate type and grow until they pinch off the top. The leaves are medium-sized, green, the inflorescences are simple.
Advantages and differences of the variety
The Khlebosolny variety adapts well to weather conditions. It tolerates slight drops in temperature and even short-term night frosts without consequences. Productivity does not decrease due to heat, rain and short breaks in watering.
The advantages of the Khlebosolny tomato include the following characteristics:
- resistance to infections;
- high quality seedlings;
- shade tolerance;
- fruit size;
- long-term fruiting.
The disadvantages include the dependence of the yield on the level of agricultural technology, the composition and fertility of the soil. Not everyone is delighted with the taste of the fruit. Some gardeners consider it average, although the majority like it.
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How to grow tomato seedlings Hospitable
The variety is propagated by seedlings. Seedlings 50-55 days old are transplanted into the ground. For a greenhouse, seedlings are sown in March (first ten days), for soil - in the last ten days of March or early April. Use different types of soil mixture.
Seedlings of the Khlebosolny variety do not grow if the planting soil is prepared in the following proportions:
- turf soil - 1 part;
- rotted sawdust – 1 part;
- humus – 1 part;
- peat – 1 part;
- ash – 1.5 tbsp;
- superphosphate – 3 tbsp. l.;
- urea - 1 tbsp. l;
- potassium sulfate – 1 tbsp. l.
Fertilizers are given per 1 bucket of ready-made soil mixture. 5 days before planting, the soil should be shed with a fungicide solution. You can use Baktofit, Fitosporin, Trichodermin. If there are no drugs, prepare a pink solution of potassium permanganate.
Tomato seeds may contain pathogens. They need to be treated so as not to lose the harvest due to late blight, powdery mildew, and rot. The following tools are suitable for this purpose:
- mustard powder – a pinch per 100 ml of water, soak the seeds for 6 hours, do not rinse;
- hydrogen peroxide – 2 ml per 100 ml of warm (40 °C) water, hold for 7 minutes, rinse;
- potassium permanganate – 1 g per 1 liter of water, hold for 20 minutes, rinse.
Seeds are sown in a common container. Sprinkle with humus. Layer thickness 1 cm. Cover with film until shoots appear. At a temperature of 24-26 °C, sprouts appear in 5-10 days. In the phase of 2 true leaves, they are picked into separate 500 ml glasses.
How to grow tomatoes
The crop is planted in a sunny and windless area with moderately moist soil. The soil should be light and turfy, with low acidity. The bed is prepared in the fall.
Crop rotation and good predecessors are also important:
- cabbage;
- cucumbers;
- onion;
- garlic;
- radish;
- carrot;
- legumes.
Weeds and vegetation residues are removed . For 1 sq. m add 10 kg of leaf compost or rotted manure, 3-4 kg of wood ash, 80 g of potassium salt and 100 g of superphosphate. To reduce acidity, add 300 g of chalk or slaked lime to the soil.
Next, the soil is dug up well, leveled and watered abundantly . 14 days before the intended planting, the soil is disinfected. To do this, use the following means:
- urea solution - 1 tbsp. l. substances per 10 liters of water;
- concentrated solution of potassium permanganate.
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Landing
The optimal time for planting tomatoes in a greenhouse is the first half of May, in open ground - the last ten days of the month.
Plants are planted according to a 50x50 cm pattern . For 1 sq. m place no more than 4-5 bushes. The holes are watered before planting. A support about 1 m high is installed near each hole. The root system of plants is placed in the holes, sprinkled with soil and hilled up.
Important! For the first 3-4 days, the plants are protected from the scorching sun with burlap or agrofibre material, and to protect them from possible night frosts they are covered with film.
Care
The Hospitable tomato is unpretentious in care , but to increase the yield, remove the stepsons from the leaf axils until the first formed clusters.
Plants are watered once every 5-7 days as the soil dries out or every day with a small amount of water until the fruits form. Then the moisture is reduced. Watering is carried out with settled water at room temperature.
For rapid growth of stems, the crop is moistened once every 10 days with ammonium nitrate . To prepare the mixture, a matchbox of saltpeter is stirred in a bucket of water. When watering, do not allow splashes to come into contact with the stems, foliage and flowers.
During the formation of the first cluster with flowers, the soil is mulched with hay, sawdust, weeds or organic fertilizers.
After watering, rain or when the soil cracks, loosen the soil. This allows oxygen to penetrate to the root system. Weeds are removed as the bed becomes overgrown.
Features of cultivation and possible difficulties
The agricultural technology of the Khlebosolny tomato variety is no different from growing other tomatoes. To obtain a bountiful harvest, the crop is provided with timely watering and regular fertilizers.
Diseases and pests
The Khlebosolny variety has good resistance to fusarium, late blight, tobacco mosaic and other typical diseases of nightshades. Crops growing in greenhouse conditions are susceptible to white, gray, apical and root rot. To prevent diseases, buildings are regularly ventilated, lower leaves and weeds are removed, and the soil is mulched with humus or straw. Plantings are also sprayed with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or phytosporin.
When growing tomatoes in open ground, the crop is often affected by spider mites, whiteflies and aphids. Aphids are gotten rid of by washing the affected areas with a mixture of water and laundry soap. The tick is destroyed with the drugs “Taran”, “Medilis-tsiper” or “Sipaz super”. Do not use toxic agents before fruiting.
Transplantation into the ground
Seedlings begin to be transplanted into the ground at the end of May or early June. The Khlebosalny tomato is planted in the greenhouse earlier - at the end of April or beginning of May. 3-4 holes are placed per 1 m². After transplantation, seedlings are watered and the soil is mulched. The stake support is placed immediately.
The variety is large-fruited, so it needs regular feeding. During the season, the Khlebosolny tomato needs to be fed at the root at least 5 times. During flowering, treat the leaves with a solution of boric acid (water - 1 l, powder - 1 g).
Comment! Hospitable tomato seeds retain their varietal characteristics and can be used for propagation.
Bushes in the ground produce 1-2 stems. In a greenhouse, it is recommended to grow a Khlebosalny tomato with 3 stems. All unnecessary stepsons are broken out. The procedure is repeated every 5-7 days. Leaves are removed only at the bottom of the stem. They are picked after the first fruits appear. In August, the buds are picked off so that all the fruits have time to ripen.
Water the Khlebosalny tomato once every 5-7 days. Surface watering weakens the root system, so the soil is soaked to a depth of 40 cm. To reduce moisture evaporation, the bed is covered with a layer of mulch. Organic materials are used (straw, dried lawn grass).
Tomato variety Gold medal, video
If you grew Gold Medal tomatoes, please write whether you liked them or not. What was the yield and taste of the fruit under your conditions? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of this tomato in your opinion. If possible, attach to the comment a photo of the entire bush as a whole or individual fruits that you grew. Thank you!
Your reviews of the Gold Medal tomato and additions to the description will help many gardeners evaluate this variety more objectively and decide whether it is worth growing or not.
This is a natural variety of tomato. Therefore, we recommend taking seeds from a ripe fruit and using them for planting in subsequent seasons.
Protection from diseases and pests
If you follow crop rotation, rules for growing seedlings, and regular fertilizing, the Khlebosolny tomato does not get sick. However, monitoring the condition of the bushes is necessary. When insects appear, plants are treated with an infusion of ash with soap, a solution of Fitosporin or potassium permanganate.
To prevent diseases, simple measures are taken:
- loosen the soil after watering;
- tear off the lower leaves;
- remove weeds regularly;
- use mulch.
