All gardeners want to be rewarded for their work in the form of a bountiful harvest. Nightshade lovers are strongly recommended to pay attention to the Perchik tomato variety. It is mid-season, suitable for growing in greenhouses, greenhouses and open beds. If the owners comply with all the necessary conditions for growing these tomatoes, their beds will be decorated with powerful two-meter bushes, hung with red dense oblong fruits weighing up to 100 grams each.
What is the Perchik variety?
Traditionally, the characteristics of a variety begin with a description of its fruits. In the Perchik variety, ripe tomatoes set and ripen in a group; sometimes there can be 10 or more fruits in the ovary.
The unripe fruit of Pepper has a light green color. There is a dark spot around the stalk. During the ripening process, the fruit gradually changes color to completely red, sometimes with small yellowish streaks.
- Ripe tomatoes are equally good both fresh and canned.
- The bushes are tall, with large dark green leaves.
- The ripe fruit contains a large number of seeds inside.
- Often, Pepper bushes grow up to 2 meters in height, so they need garter and periodic pinching.
- The bush begins to bloom after the appearance of the 10th leaf. Next, inflorescences are formed after the appearance of 2-3 leaves.
Features of cultivation
To get a bountiful harvest of Dobry f1 tomatoes, it is better to grow the seedlings yourself, taking into account the following rules.
Carry out pre-sowing seed treatment:
- For disinfection, use a solution of potassium permarganate, hold for 20 minutes, then rinse.
- To improve germination, soak in growth stimulants such as Epin, Zircon for 6 hours.
The soil for tomato seedlings is prepared light and loose, from a mixture of garden soil, compost and ash. If the soil in the garden is clayey and heavy, add peat. Alternatively, you can use coconut substrate.
Garden soil for seedlings must undergo pre-treatment; for disinfection, it must be calcined in the oven or frozen.
Growing seedlings
Treated seeds are sown in moist soil at a distance of 2-3 cm, sprinkled with earth on top and lightly compacted. The seedling container is covered with newspaper or plastic film (not airtight) and placed in a place with a comfortable temperature (24-25 degrees).
The emergence of seedlings must be observed - as soon as the first loops begin to appear, they are taken to the most illuminated place.
The next stage of caring for seedlings - for two weeks - is very important, since it is necessary to maintain maximum illumination for 11-12 hours a day and temperature conditions: night - about 14 degrees, daytime - about 16 degrees.
After hardening, the temperature is increased by 5 -7 degrees
Plants are watered carefully; the soil should be only slightly moist. With the appearance of several true leaves, the tomatoes are dived into separate cups or large boxes, keeping a distance between them of at least 20 cm
During the remaining time before planting, the seedlings should be well lit, and care should consist of moderate watering and fertilizing (1-2 times during the entire period). Plants are considered ready for planting in the greenhouse after 45-55 days. The seedlings should not be allowed to overgrow or stretch.
Planting in a greenhouse usually begins with the onset of stable warmth, when the threat of night frosts has passed. The distance between plants in a row when forming 1-2 stems is 50 cm.
Holes are prepared for seedlings, compost, ash, and complex mineral fertilizers are added and watered. After planting, the plants are watered again, the roots are covered with soil, and supports are installed, since in the future the plant will stretch out and will need to be tied up.
When planting seedlings, you can only use completely rotted compost or manure.
If there is a threat of night frosts, it is advisable to provide additional arches and covering material, such as spunbond, in order to preserve the planted seedlings.
Caring for plants in a greenhouse
Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse has a number of features. Tomatoes prefer high soil moisture and low air humidity in the greenhouse. To achieve this effect, greenhouses are increasingly using mulching of the ground with grass, sawdust or other materials that protect the soil from evaporation and prevent weeds from breaking through.
To make plants feel comfortable in a greenhouse, you need to:
- Regular ventilation of the greenhouse through vents and doors (without creating drafts).
- Water the plants once a week. It is allowed to water only at the root, without moistening the leaves, in order to avoid sunburn.
- Regularly weed and loosen the soil.
- Mulching with grass clippings or weeds.
- Formation of plants into one or two stems.
- Pinching and trimming the lower yellowed leaves. This procedure is carried out in the morning so that the wounds have time to dry out during the day.
- Feed the tomatoes in the first two to three weeks with green fertilizer - a solution of infusion of mullein and fermented grass (the solution is prepared in a ratio of 1: 10).
- After the fruits appear, fertilizing with nitrogen-containing fertilizers is reduced and mineral fertilizers are added.
All types of fertilizing are carried out only after watering the plants in the greenhouse.
Plants in a greenhouse remove a much larger amount of nutrients from the soil than in open ground, so you need to very carefully monitor their development, adding the missing microelements to the fertilizing if necessary.
And then your favorite plants will thank you with a wonderful harvest.
How to store ripe tomatoes
Tomatoes of the Perchik variety can be harvested either fully ripe or not yet fully ripe. Delicious preserves are obtained from both red and green fruits. In addition, picked green tomatoes ripen well on the windowsill.
Harvested tomatoes must be sorted: fully ripened tomatoes should be processed or eaten as early as possible, greenish fruits can be stored for some time. Cracked, small or crushed tomatoes are immediately put into juice, adjika or sauces; rotten fruits are thrown away.
After this, the ripe fruits need to be calibrated in size to make it more convenient to salt or pickle. A certain amount of fruit can be stored in the refrigerator in the lower drawers for fresh consumption. It is not recommended to freeze tomatoes for future use.
Opinion of gardeners and consumers
The tomato is quite popular among gardeners and summer residents. On the Internet in specialized forums you can also find numerous positive reviews about this variety. Opinions range from enthusiastic to reserved. Some call the Perchik variety almost the ideal tomato, unpretentious, tasty, aromatic, juicy - you couldn’t ask for anything better. Others state that although the variety is not bad, they expected more from it. There are also frankly disappointed gardeners who complain about low yields and poor taste. At the same time, pickled tomatoes are often praised.
Tips for getting a good harvest of the Pepper variety are standard: you need to do everything according to the recommendations for growing tomatoes: remove weeds in a timely manner and loosen the soil around the bushes, pinching the bushes, and apply fertilizing.
Growing seedlings
Since the variety is early ripening, propagation occurs using seedlings. However, there is a main drawback that the Batyanya tomato has; reviews indicate incomplete germination. In order not to be disappointed and get a lot of sprouts, it is necessary to determine the productivity of the seeds in advance. To do this, add 10 grams of table salt to a bowl of warm water and mix thoroughly. Seeds are added to the resulting solution and observed. After three minutes, the floating seeds are removed as non-viable. The remaining ones are washed with running water to remove traces of salt and used in planting.
Planting seeds
Tomatoes are sown in late February - early March, exactly two months before the planned movement of seedlings into the ground. Selected seeds are placed for 10 minutes in a weakly concentrated solution of potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate). The procedure is carried out to destroy bacterial microorganisms and saturate with potassium and manganese. Products purchased in a store may already be pickled and do not require additional disinfection. Therefore, you should read the instructions.
Since the Batyanya tomato is not a hybrid, seeds taken from overripe tomatoes from the previous harvest are suitable for germination.
Sowing is carried out in a dry, spacious box filled with calcined and moistened soil. Soil can be purchased at a flower shop; experienced gardeners make their own from peat, sand, humus and humus. Planting is done to a depth of 1 cm, after which the soil is compacted, covered with film and put away in a dark place.
You can notice the first borings in a week. As soon as the shoots appear, the film is removed and the tomatoes are moved to a warm, bright place.
Watering
Watering is carried out with settled room water so that the root system does not suffer from temperature changes. It should not be excessive; excess moisture leads to rapid rotting.
Seedlings are sprayed from a spray bottle, adult plants are watered at the root. After placing the seedlings in open ground, daily irrigation is practiced for the first week, then the frequency is reduced to once every seven days, and in dry weather once every five days.
Watering is carried out in the morning
It is important to monitor the condition of the soil and not allow it to dry out.
Picking
The seedlings are distributed into separate containers after the formation of two true leaves. The tomato can be planted immediately in a greenhouse or greenhouse, the main thing is to pinch the roots a little. Picking is required for better development of the root system and active growth of the stem and foliage.
Reviews about the variety
- Irina, 50 years old:
I fell in love with this variety for its pleasant taste. They are small in size and great for canning. I also tried drying peppers. It turns out quite tasty. I recommend to all! - Pavel, 36 years old:
I grow peppers in a greenhouse. A good variety, bears fruit consistently. There are a few problems with care - the bushes need to be pruned and they really love warmth and good nutrition. But the zealous owner will definitely be rewarded with a magnificent harvest! I recommend! - Yaroslava, 20 years old:
Personally, I do not share the enthusiastic reviews about Perchik. Personally, the variety did not suit me - the bushes grow too tall, they need to be tied up several times, the plants need to be pinched and fertilized often. I don’t have enough time to “babysit” tomatoes; this season I will choose a more unpretentious variety.
Agrotechnics of cultivation
Sowing seeds can begin in the third decade of February - early March. It depends on the region. Seeds can be planted immediately to avoid the picking stage. To do this, you can use peat pots right away or sow seeds in one container, but 6 cm apart from each other to a depth of about 1 cm.
After sowing, containers or pots, which are easier to put in one container, are covered with film. But first, the seeds are moistened from a spray bottle with warm water without lime.
Yes, before planting, the seed material can be pickled in a solution of potassium permanganate, then dried and a growth stimulant applied. This is done about a couple of weeks before the intended planting.
When the seedlings appear, in the first days they only need watering. Again, use a spray bottle and settled water so as not to wash away the fragile sprouts. Two weeks after the first shoots, the seedlings are watered with complex fertilizer for tomatoes. Feeding is repeated after another 2-3 weeks, if up to this point the seedlings have not yet been transferred to open ground or a greenhouse. And this happens in May or June, depending on the region.
Conditions for growing seedlings:
- room temperature is at least 23-25 degrees;
- good humidity;
- good lighting;
- additional illumination in cloudy weather.
During transfer to open ground or a greenhouse, the soil is dug up in advance, leveled, and a spoonful of complex fertilizer is added. During the season you will need to feed the crop 3-4 more times. You can use chemical fertilizers, or organic matter in the form of urea, manure, litter. 4 bushes are planted per square meter. In the first days after planting, it is better to protect the seedlings from the wind and night coolness.
There is no need to form bushes, and there is no need to tie up or remove stepchildren. It is necessary to monitor pests and ensure that the bushes are evenly moistened in dry weather. If signs of disease begin, the bushes must be treated with medications. But you cannot use chemicals when the fruits have already formed. There are many biological and environmentally friendly products available for pest and disease control.
We hope that this variety is of interest to you, because its advantages outweigh one single disadvantage. All characteristics make it clear that “Shuttle” is a worthy variety.
