An unpretentious variety that requires minimal care - the Japanese Dwarf tomato.

Experienced gardeners try to plant several varieties of tomatoes with different ripening periods on their plot. This allows you to harvest tomatoes from late June to early October. There are usually no problems with the choice of mid-ripening and late-ripening varieties. The fruits of such crops for the most part have excellent taste. It’s more difficult with early-ripening tomatoes. Many of them have an unexpressed taste and are only suitable for growing in a greenhouse.

The Japanese dwarf tomato does not have the described disadvantages. This low-growing variety grows even in extreme weather conditions, and its berries have a wonderful, rich flavor. What are the nuances of growing this tomato - read on.

Description of the variety

Japanese dwarf is a tomato variety that got its name due to its short stature . This tomato is in no way connected with Japan, as it was bred by Kazakh breeders.

Despite the fact that this variety was bred a long time ago, it is difficult to find it on Russian markets . It is produced by . However, the advantage is that the seeds of its fruits are used for further growing tomatoes; it is not necessary to buy them every year.

Note! The Japanese dwarf tomato is often confused with the Mongolian dwarf variety. These are different varieties with different characteristics.

Distinctive features of the Japanese dwarf

The main feature of the Japanese dwarf is the short stature of its bush. The plant reaches a height of only 30-55 cm.

The fruits of this variety are the most common. They are small and round .
They are red in color and have dense but tender flesh. Read more about the appearance of the fruit in the photo. taste for early-ripening tomatoes - rich, sweet with a slight sourness.
Another positive feature of this tomato is its ease of care. It is resistant to temperature changes and is able to grow in shaded areas. Thanks to this, its cultivation is possible in summer cottages.

The Japanese dwarf yields its harvest in the first half of summer . Thanks to this, he does not have time to get late blight. This variety has average resistance to other diseases characteristic of nightshade crops.

During the fruiting period, the plants look very decorative . The bushes take on a spherical shape and are covered with a large number of bright red fruits.

Advantages and disadvantages

Pros:

• precocity;
• adaptation to weather conditions of northern latitudes;
• drought resistance;
• extended fruiting period;
• massive productivity;
• resistance to gusty winds;
• tolerance to unstable weather conditions;
• endurance to temperature changes;
• strong immunity to a range of infections;
• unpretentiousness of care.

Minuses:

• the importance of fertilizing;
• the need to fix the stems.

Growing seedlings

Seedlings of early ripening tomatoes begin to be grown 50-60 days before they are planted in a permanent place. Japanese dwarf is grown mainly in open ground.

The timing of sowing seeds for seedlings will differ for different regions.:

• southern - early March;
• central – second half of March;
• northern - early April.

When growing tomatoes at home in pots, the timing of sowing seeds does not matter.

Seed preparation

Most gardeners purchase Japanese dwarf seeds from their fellow hobbyists. Such planting material must be checked for germination .
To do this, soak it for half an hour in a glass of water with the addition of 1 teaspoon of salt. Floated specimens are collected and thrown away. The seeds that have sunk to the bottom are washed and used for planting. Planting material must be disinfected. To do this, it is soaked for 20 minutes in hydrogen peroxide or a light pink solution of potassium permanganate.

Another option is soaking in a growth stimulant . Use “Sodium Humate”, “Epin” or “Zircon”. As folk remedies that accelerate the germination of planting material, use water with honey, soda solution or aloe juice.

Preparation of soil mixture and selection of containers

For tomato seedlings, choose light but nutritious soil . Suitable compositions are sold in specialized stores, but most gardeners prefer to prepare the soil themselves.

There are many ways to prepare soil for tomatoes. The list contains several good options :

1. Equal parts of black soil and peat are mixed. Add 0.5 parts of humus and 1 part of river sand to the resulting composition. Take 10 g of ammonium nitrate and potassium chloride per bucket of the resulting mixture.
2. For 3 kg of peat, take 1 kg of sawdust, 0.5 kg of mullein and 1.5 kg of river sand. For this amount of soil mixture, take 5 g of ammonium nitrate and potassium chloride, as well as 10 g of superphosphate.
3. Peat, humus, garden soil and sawdust are mixed in equal proportions. For a bucket of mixture take 1.5 tbsp of ash, 1 tbsp. l potassium sulfate, 3 tbsp. l superphosphate and 1 tsp urea.

The soil for tomatoes needs to be disinfected. To do this, it is calcined in the oven or poured with a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate.

To sow seeds, take large shallow containers . They use both special trays, cassettes and boxes, as well as improvised means.

For picking plants, use any deep containers with a volume of at least 300 ml. Drainage holes are made at the bottom of homemade pots.

All dishes for sowing seeds are disinfected - soaked in a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate.

Sowing seeds

Japanese dwarf is an inexpensive and unpretentious variety .
More often it is grown by sowing seeds in one large container and then planting them in individual pots. Soil is poured into the seedling box . The soil is watered abundantly and leveled. Make grooves 1 cm deep at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other. Seeds are placed in them at intervals of 2 cm.

The seeds are covered with soil. The containers are covered with film and placed in a warm place with a temperature of 24-26 ºC.

Rules for caring for seedlings

Growing tomato seedlings is not difficult . You just need to follow the basic rules for caring for it:

1. When the first shoots appear, the film is removed from the boxes. They are moved to a well-lit place. Experienced gardeners recommend that after seed germination, place the seedlings in a room with a temperature of 17 ºC for a week. The plants are then placed in a warm place. This will prevent the tomatoes from pulling out prematurely.
2. Water the tomatoes with warm water. Water should not fall on the above-ground part of the plant. The frequency of watering depends on the rate of drying of the soil.
3. When real (not cotyledon) leaves appear, the tomatoes are dived into separate pots. A layer of drainage is placed at the bottom of the containers. There is no need to pinch the roots of the plants.
4. It is fed 3 times during the period of growing seedlings. The first time 2 weeks after picking into individual containers, the second time 14 days after the previous feeding, the last time 5 days before planting tomatoes in open ground. Use complex fertilizers or vermicompost.
5. Hardening off tomatoes will allow them to quickly adapt to open ground conditions. To do this, the seedlings are taken outside every day for several hours. The procedure begins 2 weeks before planting the tomatoes in a permanent place.

Landing

Tomatoes are grown in seedlings or sown directly into the ground.

Sowing of seedlings is done in early March. The seeds are dipped in a manganese solution for 20 minutes and then treated with a growth stimulator. They are planted in fertilized soil to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. After sowing, it should be moistened with a spray bottle.

The seedlings are ready for planting in two months

The tray with seeds is covered with film and the temperature is set to 25-27°C until the first shoots.

After the sprouts hatch, they are carefully watered and the film is removed. For the first 5-7 days, the temperature is lowered to 16°C. When 2 true leaves appear on the seedlings, they are planted in separate containers.

Transfer

When grown indoors, seedlings can be immediately planted into large flower pots.

In the greenhouse and in the beds, 20-25 cm are spaced between the bushes. Thus, 6-8 plants are placed per m². After transplanting, the tomatoes are watered with warm, settled water at the root.

Agricultural technology of the Japanese dwarf

Japanese dwarf is planted in open ground when the soil temperature at a depth of 15 cm reaches 16 ºC. In the northern regions this happens in early June, in the central regions - in mid-May, in the southern regions - at the end of April.

It is possible to grow Japanese dwarf by seed in the southern regions . In this case, the fruits will ripen much later. Planting material is sown in open ground in early May. After sowing the seeds, the beds are covered with film.

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Planting seedlings in a permanent place

In the fall you need to prepare tomato beds . They are dug up and cleared of cultivated plants and weeds. The soil is fertilized with mullein or humus. If the soil is highly acidic, dry lime is added to it.

In the spring, the tomato beds are dug up again . All formed plant roots are removed. The soil is treated with copper sulfate.

All tomatoes are light-loving plants. For them, it is better to choose the most illuminated place in the garden. The Japanese dwarf tomato can also grow in shaded areas.

Holes for the Japanese dwarf are dug in rows in a checkerboard pattern . The optimal planting pattern is 50x50. In this case, per 1 sq. m fits 5 plants. For this variety, thickened planting is also possible. For 1 sq. m, some gardeners place up to 9 plants. The yield in this case will be lower.

Pour 1 tbsp into the holes. l ash or long-acting granular fertilizers. A tomato is immersed there along with a lump of earth. The depression is filled with earth, which is compacted.

Each tomato is watered with 1 liter of water . The next watering will be possible in two weeks.

Tomato care

The Japanese dwarf tomato is small in size . It doesn't need to be tied up.

The instructions say that there is no need to form bushes of this variety . Experienced gardeners advise removing excess shoots. Otherwise, the yield of Japanese dwarf will decrease and the fruits will be small.

Water the plants as the soil dries out . Use 1.5-2 liters of water per bush. On average, 2 waterings are done per week. This variety also tolerates short droughts.

Foliar fertilizing is applied 2-3 times per season . Alternate organic and mineral compositions. Use products containing boron. They accelerate the formation of ovaries.

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The nuances of growing a Japanese dwarf

To get the maximum yield of Japanese dwarf tomato, you need to know several nuances of caring for it :

1. It is necessary to adopt a Japanese dwarf. To do this, once during the entire period of its cultivation (when the first cluster blooms), all the stepsons located below the upper flower cluster are removed. You also need to remove all unnecessary growth. The shoots above the first brush are not removed.
2. If the fruits of this variety lie on the ground, then to reduce the likelihood of diseases, place cardboard or plywood under them.
3. To speed up the formation of ovaries, periodically shake the tomato bushes.
4. Japanese dwarf beds need to be regularly cleared of weeds. The presence of weeds in the garden will negatively affect the condition of the tomato roots.

Diseases and pests

Japanese dwarf has moderate resistance to tomato diseases .
It must be protected from fungal and viral pathogens. Methods for preventing tomato diseases :

1. Disinfect not only the soil, containers and planting material, but also garden tools.
2. Regular weeding of the beds and removal of plant debris will prevent infection of tomatoes - weeds carry spores of viruses and fungi.
3. Regular but moderate watering and loosening the soil. It is waterlogged soil with poor air exchange that creates ideal conditions for the development and spread of infections.
4. Spraying tomato bushes with a solution of potassium permanganate. This remedy, harmless to humans, will protect tomato bushes from fungal infection.
5. Protecting bushes from insects. Plants are sprayed with a soap solution or dandelion decoction. Large insects are collected from bushes by hand.

Tomato Alsou

Mid-early, determinate, productive tomato variety. Recommended for growing in open ground and in greenhouses. When grown in a greenhouse, the height of the bush is about 80 cm, in a greenhouse - slightly higher than 1 meter.

The bush is frail, like most heart-shaped tomatoes, the trunk is thin, the leaves droop. It requires tying the plant to a support and pinching. It is best to form it into 2-3 stems.

Basic qualities of fruits

Alsou tomatoes are large, pink-red at maturity, fleshy, sugary, tasty, weighing 300-400 grams (up to 500 g). These tomatoes are good for fresh consumption and making juice and sauces.

Productivity: up to 7 kg of fruits per 1 sq.m of planting (subject to agricultural practices).

Advantages of the variety: friendly and early ripening of fruits, excellent taste, good yield.

In 2008, the Alsu tomato variety was included in the State Register of the Russian Federation for cultivation in open ground and under film covers on private farms.

Seed producer: Siberian Garden.

Features of cultivation, planting and care

We recommend sowing the seeds of this tomato variety for seedlings 60-65 days before the intended planting in the ground.

Seedlings dive at the stage of 2 true leaves. When transplanting seedlings to a permanent place, 1 sq.

We recommend placing no more than 4 plants per meter of prepared area.

Further care for tomatoes consists of timely watering, weed removal, pinching, fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizer and preventive measures to protect the crop from diseases and pests.

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Reviews from those who planted this tomato are unanimous that it has a good combination of large fruit and short stature.

The variety shows excellent yield if agricultural cultivation techniques are followed (timely watering, weeding, fertilizing).

According to numerous opinions of gardeners from the “dacha” forum, this is an ideal variety for growing in open ground in the Urals and Siberia.

If you grew Alsou tomatoes, please write what you liked about this variety, and why, perhaps, it disappointed you.

What was the yield and taste of the fruits like under your climatic conditions? How do you rate the disease resistance of this variety? 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!

• Kafiya I have been planting this tomato for the second year. I really like it, large-fruited, meaty!!!! And besides, it’s not very tall and the fruits set earlier than everyone else!!!!
• NadezhdaThe variety is excellent, I will plant it for the third season. The harvest is stable. The variety was not sick with anything
• Marina One of my favorite varieties. I have been planting it for 6 years and will continue to plant it. The variety behaves well both in open ground and in a greenhouse. In the rainy year of 2011, in open ground, the fruits did not have time to ripen, but they weighed up to 700g, 6 pieces per cluster. I preserved them in large pieces, straight green. One tomato per jar! And the taste... Incomparable! Now I grow it only to preserve it in green or brown form. By the way, it begins to ripen from the inside, so my large pieces in the jar look like watermelon slices, green on the outside and pink on the inside. An excellent, unpretentious assistant, I recommend him to everyone.
• Valery Planted for 3 years - 14, 15 and 16. I will continue to plant. In 17 - all from our own seeds. In the years 15 and 16 - part of our own, part of purchased ones. There is almost no difference. Very productive. I picked all the fruits ripe from the bushes for salads and juice. The fruits are even, almost identical, although the first ones are better. Almost no cracking. The taste is excellent, the juice has a lot of pulp, which is what you need. The last ones - in early September: the bushes already have significant late blight, the fruits are few. Among my annual 20 or even more “tested” varieties, Alsou is in the top three. The only drawback, which I think can be avoided with more care, is the white veins inside some fruits.
• Natalya V A wonderful salad variety. The fruits are heart-shaped and beautiful. The pulp is dense, sugary, there are few seeds, very tasty. The fruits are quite large, mine reached more than 400 grams. The only variety fell ill early and out of 4 bushes only two bore fruit. I will definitely continue to plant. But with mandatory seed treatment. This year there simply wasn’t enough time to do disinfection.
• Galina grew this variety in 2015, she really liked it for its yield, despite the fact that the summer last year was rainy and cold, this was reflected in the fact that late blight appeared during storage. It was a pity to destroy the fruits; they were large, smooth, fleshy and a lot of them, and my favorite shape - kidney-shaped

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Features of cultivating Japanese dwarf at home and in the garden

Japanese dwarf is rarely planted in greenhouses . They are resistant to temperature changes and are able to grow in open ground even in northern regions.

When growing tomatoes in open ground , for the first 2 weeks after picking, they are covered with film in the evening so that they do not die during night frosts.

In pots on the balcony, the method of growing tomatoes is no different from cultivating them in open ground. The lack of lighting must be compensated with fluorescent lamps.

Hybrid technical data

The characteristics and description of the Japanese tomato variety are as follows:

1. The growing season of the hybrid from the time of sowing seedlings to harvest lasts for 110-115 days.
2. The height of the plant bush ranges from 170 to 190 cm when the hybrid is grown in an open area. If a tomato grows in a greenhouse, then the bush stretches to a height of 2-2.2 m. The stems have an average number of leaves, colored in dark tones of green. The bush itself is quite slender; it grows little to the sides.
3. The hybrid has a simple brush. It produces 4-5 fruits when the hybrid is grown in open ground. In greenhouses, 7-9 fruits are formed per cluster.
4. The shape of the Japanese berry resembles a heart with a pointed nose. The average weight of the fetus ranges from 0.3 to 0.5 kg. Ripe berries are colored red with a crimson tint. They taste sweet due to their high sucrose content.
5. Tomatoes have thin but dense skin.

Reviews from farmers growing the described hybrid show that the yield of the variety ranges from 3 to 5 kg of berries from each bush. Gardeners note that the plant is immune to most diseases of nightshade crops. From the resulting fruits it is possible to obtain seeds for the next harvest, but only if the farmer complies with all agrotechnical standards for growing tomatoes.

The disadvantages of the hybrid are the high cost and low availability of seeds, because seed farms do not propagate seed material. Seeds can only be purchased from collectors.

When growing a hybrid, its bushes form 1-2 stems. Due to the high height of the bush and the formation of large fruits on the branches of the plant, tomato branches may break. To eliminate this phenomenon, the stems are tied to trellises or supports. Another disadvantage of the hybrid is the need to eliminate stepchildren.

Japanese is grown in open ground only in the southern part of Russia. In the vast expanses of the middle zone and in the northern regions, the hybrid is bred in greenhouses and greenhouses. The plant is quite unpretentious, so even a novice gardener can get a large harvest.

Farmer reviews

Reviews about the Japanese Dwarf are good. This variety is loved by both beginners and experienced gardeners .

Galina, Yekaterinburg: “I have been growing Japanese dwarf in open ground for 5 years now. This is my favorite early ripening variety. Its small red fruits are very tasty. I plant one bed, so we eat all the tomatoes fresh. Very easy to grow. You only need to touch it once. I water it once a week.”

Irina, Kursk: “I took the Japanese dwarf from a friend. I really wanted to try growing an early ripening variety that requires minimal care. The tomato lived up to expectations. I felt great at the dacha, which I visited once a week. The first tomatoes ripened at the end of June. I liked the taste. I will plant more!”