Tomato Dubrava has been known to gardeners for many years in a row as one of the most proven "old-timers". The variety has been cultivated in Russia since the times of the USSR. Dubrava tomatoes have many advantages: high yield, disease resistance. Characteristics of the variety, pros and cons, methods of care in the article.
Description of tomato Dubrava
Many gardeners from the entire list of offered tomato varieties tend to choose those that do not require a greenhouse, pinning, tying and do not need careful maintenance. One of these representatives is the Dubrava tomato.
Characteristics of the variety
According to the description, the tomato bush is undersized and reaches a height of 50-65 cm. Therefore, the variety needs sufficient area for growth. For one bush, an area of 30: 40cm is needed. A compact, ornamental bush can be grown both in the garden and on the windowsill and balcony.
With good care, the plant can produce up to 2 kg of fruit per bush. Fruits of bright red color reach a mass of 50-100 grams.
Dubrava considered a medium-ripening tomato... Tomatoes appear from the first shoots to full maturity within 80-95 days. The variety has poorly expressed branching, a good indicator of productivity is bushes with 3-4 stems. The shape of the leaves is small, light green.
Tomatoes feel comfortable in high humidity and high temperatures. There is a significant increase in the yield if all conditions are met. The tomato has excellent taste, with an inherent sweetness and dry pulp.
Fruits are hard, lend themselves well to transportation. If the fruit is plucked in an immature state, then after a couple of days it fully ripens. The variety is suitable for processing, canning, juices, fresh consumption.
Pros and cons
The main advantages varieties are:
- early maturity;
- ease of care;
- resistance to temperature changes;
- high productivity;
- can be grown without tying.
Minus variety the fact that you cannot cultivate seeds in open ground. The plant reproduces only with the help of seedlings.
Tomato reviews
According to gardeners' reviews, it is safe to say that there is nothing difficult in growing the Dubrava variety. If you compare it with many European varieties, the variety is very easy to care for.
Tomato Dubrava copes well with diseases such as late blight and bactericidal cancer. There are complaints that tomato leaves turn yellow and there is a possibility of insect attack on tomatoes in the greenhouse.
The subtleties of growing tomato
Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse is allowed, but you need to plant it as early as possible. The air temperature at night should not drop below 5 degrees, otherwise the seedlings will freeze.
Planting procedure Dubrava
To plant seeds, you need to purchase a special sand mixture, which is sold in specialized stores. You can use the substrates that remained after other crops: zucchini, greens.
The soil should be disinfected before using it. To do this, you can immerse in the oven and ignite.
Seeds for seedlings should be sown at the end of March. Also it is recommended to take into account the geographical location: in the southern regions - earlier, in the northern regions - later. For sowing seeds, you need to prepare a plastic or peat container, so that each one has holes at the bottom for convenient watering of seedlings.
When preparing seeds, it is advisable to treat them with a growth stimulant and disinfect them in a 2% solution of potassium permanganate. Such preparation methods will help the seed to sprout quickly and protect against disease.
Method for correct selection of seeds: you need to dip them in saline solution (1 spoon per glass of water). Those seeds that have sunk to the bottom are suitable for seedlings.
Planting and growing rules seeds:
- place the seeds in the soil to a depth of 2 cm;
- moisten the soil with a sprayer;
- cover the box with seedlings with foil or glass and put in the sun (t 25C);
- when sprouts with 4-6 leaves appear, the seedlings can be transplanted into the soil.
When the seedlings are 50-60 days old, you can start taking it outside for hardening (t 15-20С)
Step-by-step process of growing a variety in a summer cottage
Planting in the ground is carried out at a soil temperature of at least 15C. The main thing is that there are no frosts at night. Disembarkation stages:
- it is good to plant Dubrava tomatoes where zucchini, legumes, greens previously grew;
- terrain must be well lit;
- for 1 sq. no more than 4 tomato bushes are planted per meter;
- seedlings are buried 10 cm in the soil at an angle. The plant will rise by itself;
- the first 14 days you need water the seedlings abundantly.
Care
The most important thing is to prevent tomato drought. Dubrava tomatoes are moisture-loving. They do not need to tie up bushes and remove stepchildren.
It is important to weed the weeds in time and periodically loosen the soil. Before planting seedlings, you can treat the soil with a mixture of soap solution and nitroammofoska from a spray bottle.
Pest and disease control measures
An indicator of plant health is the color of the foliage. If seedlings begins to turn yellow, which means that the tomatoes do not feel comfortable. You need to carefully examine the bush:
- if there are red streaks on the leaves, then this indicates a lack of nitrogen;
- leaves turn yellow and become stained - lack of zinc;
- the leaves turn yellow and have a white tint - a lack of iron.
The most common pests of tomatoes in a greenhouse are whiteflies. They look like white flies, settle on the lower part of the leaf, feed on plant sap, weakening it. What's more, whitefly is a carrier of viruses.
You need to fight the pest as follows:
- hang adhesive tapes in the greenhouse;
- spray the greenhouse with an infusion of herbs: dandelion root, garlic, onion peel;
- to carry out chemical treatment: Aktellik, Aktara, Pegasus, Akarin, Fitoverm.
Another dangerous pest - scoop... It strikes deliver, buds, flowers, fruits. As a preventive measure, it is recommended to treat plants with infusions of calendula, burdock, wormwood. Chemical treatment is also suitable: Alatar, Iskra M, Fitoverm.
Medvedka on tomatoes, gnaws at roots and stems, preventing the fruit from developing. To combat insects, drugs are used: Thunder, Force, Medvetox. They are buried directly in the ground. "Fitoverm" will help against nematodes, and "Iskra M" or "Kemifox" will save you from the postlein mineral.
Tomatoes Dubrava is a high-yielding crop, the advantage of which is excellent taste and resistance to diseases. I wish you a rich harvest!