The favorite of many vegetable growers is the “Lazy Dream” tomato: description of the variety, yield and cultivation characteristics

Tomato “Lazy Dream”: variety description

The “Lazy Dream” tomato belongs to the mid-early varieties, since fruit ripening can be expected 93 days after the appearance of full shoots.
This variety is not a hybrid and does not have any F1 hybrids of the same name. The height of the standard determinate bushes of these tomatoes is about 40 centimeters. They are covered with long, light green leaves of medium width. These tomatoes exhibit resistance to diseases such as verticillium, tobacco mosaic virus, fusarium, late blight and powdery mildew. Tomatoes are intended for growing in protected soil.

The main advantages of Lazy's Dream tomatoes are::

1. Plastic.
2. Disease resistance.
3. Early ripeness.
4. Excellent fruit taste.

This variety of tomatoes has practically no , which is why it is so popular among domestic vegetable growers. Tomatoes “Lazyman's Dream” are characterized by the formation of simple inflorescences. These vegetables love the sun and highly fertile soils. From one square meter of planting, 4.8 kilograms of crop are usually harvested.

You can compare this indicator with other varieties in the table below:

Characteristics of the hybrid tomato variety Gardener's Dream and agricultural cultivation techniques

The Gardener's Dream tomato is considered one of the best, elite varieties of tomatoes. The characteristics and description of the variety indicate that tomatoes are highly productive and produce their first fruits a short time after planting. If you are going to plant this variety on your personal plot, you can get the first fruits already in mid-summer. At the same time, the description of the Gardener’s Dream tomato states that the presented variety is unpretentious in care and is resistant to a number of diseases common among tomatoes.

Description of the tomato Gardener's Dream

Let's look at the description of the variety. Gardener's Dream tomatoes are a hybrid variety obtained by Russian breeders. This variety can be grown both in open areas and in greenhouse conditions. At the same time, reviews from summer residents who plant plants indicate that the fruits turn out equally tasty regardless of the specifics of cultivation.

The description of the variety should begin with consideration of the specifics of the bushes. They are limited in growth and do not reach a height above 70 cm. The bushes begin to bear fruit quite early for the summer resident. From the moment the first shoots appear, approximately 3 months pass before the harvest appears.

The bushes have an average number of leaves, and ovaries are formed in the amount of 5 pieces on each bush. If you properly care for the bushes, you can collect about 7 kg of ripe fruits from 1 m². Ripe Gardener's Dream tomatoes can be stored for a long time in a cool, dark place without losing their taste.

Fruit characteristics:

1. The shape of the fruit is round, slightly flattened on the sides.
2. The tomato has a smooth and glossy surface, no ribbing.
3. The weight of one fruit can reach 180 g.
4. A gardener's dream has a sweet and pleasant taste; the tomato pulp is quite juicy and meaty.
5. The color of the fruit is deep red.
6. Tomatoes contain a large amount of sugar and lycopene, which is why they have such a good taste.
7. There are a large number of seed chambers inside the fruit.

The use of Gardener's Dream tomatoes is universal; they can be consumed fresh or added to salads or hot dishes. Sometimes tomatoes are also used to make juices.

Characteristics

This variety of tomatoes is characterized by flat-round, slightly ribbed fruits. When unripe, they are light green in color, and when ripe they turn red. Each tomato contains four, five or six nests. The average weight of these tomatoes is 130 grams, and their dry matter content is at an average level . Lazy Dream tomatoes have a wonderful taste and can be stored for a long time.

This type of tomato is used both for raw consumption and for whole-fruit canning.

You can compare the weight of Lazy's Dream tomatoes with others in the table below:

Pest and disease control

The Lazy Dream tomato has good immunity to major crop diseases, but the situation may change if planting and care recommendations are not followed. A shaded place or excessive watering, even with good immunity, is fraught with fungal diseases.

Often tomatoes and other plantings suffer from aphids feeding on plant juices. To combat and prevent it, the following drugs are used:

• Alioth;
• Spark;
• Confidor-Extra;
• Fufanon-Nova.

Among the folk remedies against aphids, infusions of garlic, mustard, ash, yarrow, and tobacco leaf are effective.

Another problem with tomatoes is thrips, which also feed on plant juices. The same drugs can be used against them as against aphids.

Thrips on tomatoes are brown, gray, black, and their body length is no more than 2 mm

Growing

Tomatoes “Lazyman's Dream” require the installation of supports. Sowing tomato seeds “Lazyman's Dream” should be carried out in boxes with planting soil from January to March. Seeds should be sown rarely, and then they must be covered with soil. After this, the soil must be compacted and moistened, and the box must be covered with clean glass. The optimal temperature for seed germination should be 15 degrees Celsius.

In a week or two you can expect shoots to appear. After the first shoots appear, the glass should be removed. When the height of the seedlings is 10 centimeters, they must be transplanted into pots whose diameter should be 8 centimeters. The temperature should still be maintained at 15 degrees Celsius. In April, tomatoes should be planted in a greenhouse.

The distance between bushes should be 70 centimeters, and between rows - 30 centimeters. The main measures for caring for Lazy's Dream tomatoes should be regular watering, weeding and loosening the soil. As soon as the first inflorescences appear, the plants require feeding with liquid fertilizers every two to three weeks.

The tomato variety “Lazy Dream” was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for cultivation in the Northern, Northwestern, Central, Volga-Vyatka, Central Black Earth, Middle Volga and North Caucasus regions.

Planting and care rules

For those who have decided to start growing the variety at home, it would be useful to know that it is better to plant pre-grown seedlings in open soil. To do this, it is recommended to sow the seeds in special containers in mid-January.

Subsequent planting and care are no different from similar activities with other varieties of tomatoes. So, in order to prevent seedlings from being pulled out due to lack of light, it is recommended to install a source of additional lighting above the containers - light lamps.

This will ensure rapid growth and strong shoots without lengthening and brittleness of the stems.

Other landing features include:

• When planting seeds, it is important not to sow too thickly, so that you do not need to pick the seedlings afterwards.
• The first seedlings can be seen after just seven days;
• When caring for seedlings, it is important to maintain a constant room temperature around 15? C;
• It is important not to forget about the need to apply fertilizers. Before planting, you need to feed the seedlings twice with complex fertilizers;
• Water as needed, avoid overmoistening, which can lead to rotting of young shoots;
• In mid-April, transplant the seedlings into a greenhouse. After this, care comes down to systematic watering, loosening the soil with the removal of weeds and several fertilizing.

Depending on when the seedlings were planted, the harvest time may also differ. So the fruits usually ripen from the beginning of June to the end of September.

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Diseases and pests

Tomatoes “Lazyman's Dream” are practically not susceptible to diseases, and treatment with insecticidal preparations will help protect them from pests.

During its short existence, the above-described variety of tomatoes has managed to win the sympathy of many vegetable growers who value “Lazyman’s Dream” for its positive qualities, which can be read about above.

In the table below you will find links to tomato varieties with different ripening periods:

History of appearance

Russian breeders received the Lazy Man's Dream tomato at the beginning of the millennium. In September 2006, an application for admission was submitted. The variety has successfully passed state tests. In 2008 it was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation. The originator is the Belogorka Agrofirm (Leningrad Region), specializing in the wholesale trade of seeds. The authors of the variety are Sedyakov M.V. and Kuznetsova O.A.

Planting material is sold by different companies. Often you can find seeds from the English company Johnsons Seeds, which are produced in the UK. The packaging states that the tomatoes are suitable for open ground, which contradicts the characteristics of the State Register of the Russian Federation. English and Russian varieties are different.