Tomato Prince Silver: description and characteristics of the variety, opinion of summer residents with photos

Varietal characteristics

The bush is indeterminate, has unlimited growth, so it is often grown in greenhouses. It reaches a height of 2 meters. The leaves are dark green, medium. Early ripening in greenhouses, medium in open areas. The first cluster forms from 8 to 10 fruits, the next clusters - 5–7 fruits. When growing, it requires a garter.

The tomatoes are large - on average 300 grams, some fruits reach 500 grams. The shape of the fruit is round, when unripe the color is green-brown, when ripe it is red. The flesh is fleshy and dense. The taste is tomato, sweet, with sourness. Has from 4 to 6 seed nests. Intended for fresh consumption. But you can make juices, sauces, pastes and many other products from it. It has excellent commercial qualities: it can be stored for a long time and can be easily transported.

How to plant it correctly

Pepper has a long growing season - from three months to 120 days. You can’t even grow it in our south if you plant seeds in open ground. So here, in the Urals, we plant it with seedlings.

If you don’t have a greenhouse, in principle you can grow it in an open garden bed, but then build arcs and cover it with agrofibre or polyethylene. In June, the seedlings need to be covered at night, then the edges of the film can be raised, but do not remove it completely. Personally, I plant seedlings in a greenhouse. I haven’t taken any risks with open ground yet.

Immediately plant the seeds in separate containers - pepper is never a collectivist

You will transfer it into the ground carefully, all in a lump - you will have to cut the glass. After planting, you don’t need to water it for five days, you just need to loosen the soil frequently

We feed three times a season, water only with warm, settled water. And we do this carefully, spraying water all over the bush from a watering can - this is before the pepper has bloomed. And then we water closer to the root, when the fruits already appear.

Positive traits

The characteristics of the variety indicate many positive qualities that were noted in reviews from gardeners:

high productivity;
large fruit size;
excellent taste characteristics;
disease resistance;
transportable qualities;
excellent presentation.

How to grow tomatoes

The Princess is unpretentious in care; even a novice gardener can reap a good harvest.

Landing

The morning or evening of a cloudy and windless day is perfect for planting. Plant the bushes at a distance of 50 cm from each other. Immediately near each bush, place a wooden peg for the future garter. Place the seedlings in the ground carefully, without harming the still fragile stem. After all the seedlings are in the beds, water them generously with warm water.

Care

Caring for the Princess variety is as follows:

Watering mode. Water the bushes every 7-10 days. If the summer is rainy, reduce the amount of water; if it is hot and dry, on the contrary, increase it. It is better to water the tomatoes in the morning or evening, when the sun is not very hot - this will prevent sunburn. Plus, it is recommended to avoid getting moisture on the bushes, since bacteria and microbes develop especially actively in conditions of high humidity.

Loosening the earth. Loosen the soil every 10-12 days, this rule is especially important when applying fertilizers. The procedure saturates the soil with oxygen and makes it more airy.

Removing weeds. Extraneous grass especially likes to appear after rains. Weeds feed on tomatoes, which is why the latter lack the strength to develop. Remove weeds with bare hands or gloves as they grow. Gartering of bushes is required when the first tomatoes form on the clusters. For the garter, in addition to wooden stakes, you will need twine. When tying up bushes, be sure that the twine does not injure the stem. Also, never tie the twine around the stem more than once.

Plant tomatoes every 7 days. Plants form additional shoots (stepchildren), which take some of the nutrients from the tomatoes.

When removing them, it is important not to damage the stem. If the shoots are still small, use scissors. Fertilizers for tomatoes

Wood ash, milk, eggshells, liquid mullein, and aloe juice are suitable organic fertilizers. Among the chemicals – “Fundazol”, “Kornevin”, “Rival”. To achieve the best effect, gardeners recommend alternating fertilizing.

Features of cultivation and possible difficulties

Before planting a crop, pay special attention to disinfecting the soil. In the fall, collect all the garbage and plants and burn them

Dig up the beds and place a “blanket” of hay on them. In the spring, 2 weeks before planting, water the soil with a manganese solution. If you plan to plant tomatoes in a greenhouse, treat the structure with the solution: walls, doors, windows, and so on.

Also, do not forget about foliar feeding. We are talking about spraying bushes for preventive purposes. For example, Bordeaux solution, consisting of water, lime and copper sulfate, is recognized as an effective remedy against pests. Spraying with the product is carried out three times per season. The strong effect of the drug normalizes metabolism and helps avoid infections. Before working with the solution, be sure to prepare gloves, protective clothing and goggles.

Diseases and pests

Princess tomatoes may develop blackleg or root rot. The infection penetrates deep underground and destroys the roots, slowly “eating” them. As a result, the bushes do not receive nutrition from the soil and die. For prevention purposes, use a solution based on milk or whey. Such sprays are safe for both plants and humans.

Other enemies of roots are wireworms and mole crickets. Pests also penetrate deep underground and destroy roots. The leaves fade, turn yellow or white, and the development of tomatoes slows down. For prevention purposes, use eggshells. Just scatter it on the garden bed, and the tomatoes will be under reliable protection.

Agricultural technology

We'll look at how to grow these tomatoes below. To do this, carry out the usual manipulations of growing seedlings, picking and transplanting seedlings into the ground.

These manipulations should be carried out from mid-March to the end of May - beginning of June. But you should monitor the weather conditions in each region separately. So, seedlings are planted in the ground at an air temperature of 22 degrees during the day and 16 degrees at night. Planting of seeds is carried out 2 months before transplanting plants into the ground.

Growing

For beginning gardeners, there is simply no better variety of tomatoes. The bushes develop well and bear fruit in dense or loose soil. At the same time, they can be planted densely. When planting six bushes on one square meter, the harvest is very generous. With proper and very easy care, you will get at least 16 kg of wonderful tomatoes from one m2.

It is noteworthy that in the southern regions Aurora seeds can be planted directly into the soil. In this case, the fruits will ripen a week earlier. The main thing is that the warm weather lasts at least 4 months.

In central Russia and to the north, seedlings have to be grown, which are transferred to the beds after the threat of May frosts has disappeared. In Central Russia and the Moscow region, this is best done with the onset of calendar summer.

For seedlings, take only purchased seeds from a trusted manufacturer. Reputable sellers have already treated them and you do not need to disinfect them. In mid-April, feel free to sow them for seedlings, not forgetting that in 90 days, according to the characteristics of the variety, you will taste the first Aurora-F1 tomatoes.

If you purchased untreated seeds, be sure to soak them in a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. Twenty minutes of soaking is enough to destroy all microorganisms and harmful bacteria that were present on the seeds. In addition, this simple procedure promotes faster seed germination and increases the immunity of future sprouts.

After processing, rinse the seeds with clean water and dry at room temperature. After this, you can plant them as seedlings.

Seeds germinate at ambient temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 degrees. The room should be bright and the soil moderately moist. Under these conditions, in a week you will see the first shoots. It is not necessary to cover the crops with film.

The next point is very important. When all the seeds in the container have sprouted, transfer the sowing to another bright place where the air temperature is 15-16 degrees. The container should remain there for three, or better yet, four days. Then it should be returned to its original place. This relocation is done for the purpose of hardening the sprouts.
The second important point is that the room where the seedlings are located must be well lit 12 hours a day, no less.

When the sprouts have two leaves, transplant them into separate cups or a larger container. Seedlings can be planted in the soil 30 - 45 days after sowing the seeds.

Plant bushes every 40 cm from each other, and the distance between rows should be at least 60 cm. By July, be ready to harvest.

The Aurora-F1 hybrid is not capricious. Gardeners like this feature. Water the bushes only as needed, when the top layer of soil dries to a depth of 2-3 cm.

Due to the density of planting, weeds do not grow actively in the area under these tomatoes. Usually you have to weed the beds no more than twice a season. The first time this is done is when the stems of neighboring bushes begin to touch.

The variety is unpretentious to feeding. Experienced gardeners fertilize the soil under these tomatoes only twice a summer. To do this, they use complex mineral fertilizers, which they apply under the bush along with watering. The first time this is done when the seedlings have begun to actively grow, and the second time when fruit set has begun.

Pests and diseases

According to reviews from vegetable growers, largely due to the early ripening of fruits, the Aurora-F1 hybrid is not susceptible to late blight. It is also avoided by such diseases as Alternaria, Fusarium and tobacco mosaic. This is simply wonderful, because the beds with these tomatoes do not have to be treated with chemical protection agents.

As for harmful insects and fungi, they may appear on the bushes, but they simply do not have time to cause real harm, since their eggs, larvae and spores begin their active life only after harvesting.

Storage

Due to the density of the skin and pulp, Aurora-F1 tomatoes can be stored for a long time without any refrigeration. In this case, it is better to lay them out in one layer. If tomatoes are stored at a temperature of 1-3 degrees Celsius, then you can pour them into boxes; under such conditions, the fruits will not lose their freshness for two or more months.

This is truly a wonderful hybrid, and its fruits are equally good fresh or canned. The rich taste and pleasant aroma mean that these tomatoes can be used to make wonderful seasonings, pastes, sauces and ketchups.

Bush care Prince Silver

When growing tomatoes, the following manipulations are constantly carried out:

Water the plants as the soil dries out.
Weeding the beds is necessary so that weeds do not absorb fertilizers.
Loosening the soil is carried out to preserve moisture and ventilate the root system.
The bush is tied up so that the bunches with tomatoes do not break off under the weight.
Fertilizers for the supply of microelements to fruits and better growth.
If necessary, plants and soil are treated with fungicides. This procedure is needed to disinfect bushes in the presence of diseases.

If you carry out these procedures constantly, you will end up with an excellent harvest of large and ripe Prince Silver f1 tomatoes.

Growing in open ground

Indeterminate tomato varieties are best grown in greenhouses, but can also be grown outdoors in warm climates.

Preparing seedlings

The King of Large variety should be planted for seedlings at the end of March. This method of cultivation makes it possible to obtain high-quality harvests, and for plants to be more resistant to diseases and pests.

Planting tomato seeds follows a specific plan:

They start by preparing the seeds. They are selected, rejecting low-quality ones. Place it in gauze and immerse it in a solution of potassium permanganate for fifteen to twenty minutes. Soaking in a growth stimulator for a day or two will enhance the germination of the material.
The soil prepared for the King of large tomatoes is nutritious. It should allow moisture to pass through well, breathe, and consist of useful elements. The best option would be a special soil mixture for tomatoes, purchased in a store.
The soil should be disinfected. To do this, water containers with soil with boiling water. Some gardeners place the nutrient soil in the oven, warming it up slowly.
Tomatoes are planted ten days after disinfection of the soil. During this time, the soil will be saturated with beneficial microorganisms.
The depth of seed placement is up to one centimeter, no more.
Boxes of tomatoes are placed on well-lit windowsills. Caring for seedlings includes timely watering.
Seedlings should be picked when the first two true leaves appear.

Review of reviews about the variety

Thanks to its high yield and massive fruits, the variety received positive reviews from grateful gardeners.

Marina from Voronezh: I planted Knyaz last season to try, I really liked the tomatoes. Large, juicy, one bush yielded about 20 tomatoes weighing 300–500 grams. We squeezed the juice out of them and made paste. The products turned out very tasty. But I didn’t dare to preserve it. Size too big.
Gennady from Belarus: I plant tomato bushes every summer, once I came across Prince Silver seeds. I liked the description, the bush is tall, up to 10 clusters ripen on one bush as it grows. The tomatoes are large; one fruit is enough for a bowl of salad for the whole family. Tasty, sweet, fruitful. I didn't find any negative characteristics. Now I recommend it to my friends and relatives.

Judging by the reviews, tomatoes have many positive qualities and, with the right agricultural technology, will surprise any gardener, even a beginner, with their beautiful fruits.

Tomato growing technology

Our technology for growing tomatoes of different varieties is as follows. On our plot we allocate 6 long rows for tomatoes (including closed soil). On three of them, representatives of the best varieties of tomatoes, proven over the years, are grown (there are also tomatoes to choose from), guaranteeing a harvest according to the declared characteristics (regardless of the “delights” of the weather), and the other three are planted with new varieties, which are “considered” this way and that in during the above time. That seems to be it.

PS To make life easier for readers and reduce the time it takes to absorb the article, instead of determining the yield of vegetables in kg per 1 square meter, it will be written below - kg “per square”.

And now I am announcing the number of tomatoes tested in growing, presented below for your viewing, which can still be called the best - 60 varieties.

PS The results were recorded in an area that: with a good warm season, corresponds to the Central Black Earth region (region), and with a bad warm season, corresponds to the North-Western region. Naturally, this range of latitudes in which the above regions are located definitely includes Siberia, the Moscow region, the Middle Zone, the Urals, the Far East, and then figure out for yourself where exactly the paths lead to your site.