Tsunami tomato belongs to the standard tomato variety, which is grown in different latitudes of the country. This species is characterized by mid-early ripening, excellent taste, fruit size, juiciness and ease of care.
Tomato varieties “Tsunami”
Tsunami tomato seeds
The Tsunami variety is characterized by mid-early ripening, fruit size and ease of care
General characteristics of the variety
The variety is medium-sized indeterminate. Technical maturation is 4 months, the height of the bush is one and a half meters. Feature - there is no need for shaping and tying. Tomato loves heat, quite leafy with a small number of branches. Therefore, it can be grown in greenhouses.
The leaf plates have a light green tone and small size, the ribbing is weak, the shape is corrugated. The bush is slightly branched, the number of stems is 1-6. The primary brush is located approximately above the 9th leaf, the remaining inflorescences are found every three leaves. One brush contains 4-5 tomatoes.
Fruit Characteristic:
- fruit color - dark pink;
- amniotic pedicle has no spot;
- shape is flat-round;
- at the site adjacent to the peduncle there is a slight ribbing;
- the weight of one tomato, which is grown in greenhouse conditions, is a maximum of 300 grams;
- the mass of tomato collected from open ground is not more than 180 grams.
The tsunami grown in different soils matures from the beginning of seedlings to the possibility of consumption from 105 to 120 days. If we talk about average productivity, then the Tsunami is able to give up to 3 and a half kilograms from one bush. This is possible if fertilizer material of mineral purpose is introduced mainly during the growing season.
Growing seedlings
Cultivation is carried out in stages:
- Substrate. When growing seedlings, specialized soil with compost in disinfected form is used. It must be fertilized with ash and minerals, so the soil should be loose with a high level of air permeability. The earth is moistened with water.
- Sowing seeds. Tomato seeds are sown in the soil every 3 cm. A layer of soil of 6-7 cm is poured on top. The boxes are covered from above not too tightly. The container is installed in the heat.
- Care. When the first shoots appear, the boxes are transferred to a lighted place. For this, a window sill or lamp is used. For 14 days, plants should be illuminated for half a day, the temperature regime - from 12 to 16 degrees. Further, the period of illumination and temperature increases by 7 degrees. Watering is carried out sparingly.
- Preliminary transplant. Seedlings are planted in the early stages, as the tomato is susceptible to infection. For this, temporary film shelters or greenhouses are equipped. The soil is fertilized with minerals, compost and vermicompost. Landing distance - at least 40 cm.
When 3 cotyledonous leaves appear, the seedlings are dived into half-liter cups. You can use boxes, but in this case you need to observe a certain distance between the plants (minimum 10-15 cm). The new substrate should not differ from the soil in which the seeds were planted, so it is moistened and slightly fertilized with nitrogen.
Landing at a permanent place
A transplant to the garden is carried out approximately 2 months after planting the seeds. But if the plants are painful, then the time is delayed.
10 days before this, it is recommended that the seedlings be hardened, which will avoid tomato disease after planting in open ground. To do this, the air temperature in the room where the tsunami grows is reduced.
Transplant Rules:
- Soil preparation. Fertilizers, compost or humus are applied. The soil must be moistened and loosened for oxygen.
- Planting scheme - 40x60 cm. This means that between the rows there should be a distance of 60 cm, and between the bushes in the same row - 40.
- Next, watering the plants and their garter is carried out, for which wooden pegs are used.
In very sunny weather conditions, tomatoes are covered with material that allows air to pass through (grass, tops, hay, etc.). This technique does not allow plants to burn and makes it possible to maintain the required level of humidity (maximum 80%, minimum 70).
Tsunami Tomato Care
The tsunami needs special care during the growing season, so you need to adhere to the following requirements:
- Watering carried out in the morning or evening. The main rule is to prevent excessive moisture. This means that the soil should remain loose. Tomatoes do not tolerate drought, so the earth should not be dry.
- Mulching held in all periods. Thanks to the mulch, watering and weeding are less often carried out, tomato rotting, drying of the substrate are prevented. To do this, you can use improvised materials - needles, hay, sawdust, straw.
- Bush formation: shoots should be a maximum of 2. Dry leaves and stepsons are removed in the morning. The main requirement is not to water the plants for 24 hours.
- Subcortmka seedlings held every 10-11 days after transplanting to a permanent place. Fertilizers must be liquid. Before ovaries, a mixture of mullein and water is used (for 10 liters of water 1 liter of solution). Next, you need to make minerals based on phosphorus and potassium. Nitrogen fertilizers are not recommended, as they reduce the level of productivity.
Features of growing in a greenhouse and in open ground
The process of Tsunami cultivation indoors and outdoors varies. The fact is that in the first case there is a risk of condensation, since the lack of free access of air increases the humidity in the greenhouse.
Features:
- Greenhouse conditions must correspond to the temperature regime during the day from + 18 degrees to + 24, at night - from +15 to +18. The decrease and increase in temperature should be smooth (gradual). Be sure to install a ventilation system, and after each watering, thorough loosening is carried out.
- On open air Tomatoes are planted under favorable weather conditions (lack of cold weather). Tsunami is lowered into the soil deeper than in the greenhouse. For this, the lower leaves break off. About growing tomatoes in the open, read this article.
In both cases, it is necessary to timely remove the foliage that dies, as well as to hilt the stems from below. This speeds up the gas exchange process.
Diseases and Pests
This tomato variety is unstable to the following diseases:
- Late blight. Refers to a fungal type of disease, the causative agent of which loves high humidity. Easily transmitted from one nightshade plant to another, can live in the soil. Distinctive features - drying and blackening of stems, leaves, shoots. In the absence of treatment, the fruits are also affected (first, black ulcers form on the surface, after which the tomato rots).
- Cladosporiosis also applies to fungal pathology, which is manifested by the formation of spots on the leaves, which leads to their death.
To avoid infection and pest damage, as well as to conduct adequate treatment, the following must be done:
- As a preventive measure, it is not recommended to plant tomatoes and other nightshade every year on the same site.
- Before disembarkation and any manipulations, all tools must be treated with antiseptic agents.
- Seeds before sowing are kept in a solution of manganese.
- Since phytophthora fungus appears in the fall, the Tsunami landing should be carried out in the early stages, which will allow to harvest before increasing air humidity.
- Periodically, the plants are treated with Fitosporin. You can replace it with copper chloroxide or Bordeaux mixture.
- It is also necessary to disinfect the greenhouse - walls, frame.
- Greenhouse land is cultivated by Radiance-1.
- The soil should not have high acidity, so it is sprinkled with ash, lime or dolomite flour.
- It is advisable to plant tsunamis in the soil after growing pumpkins, cucumbers, as these plants are not exposed to nightshade diseases.
- To deter pests, you can use solutions of household brown soap and ash, wormwood. The use of garlic tincture is recommended. The soil and the plant itself are cultivated.
Harvesting and storage
The primary collection of the Tsunami begins in late July. During this period, the fruits acquire a reddish tint. This is necessary to increase productivity. Harvested unripe tomatoes are laid out in the sun, where they ripen successfully in a couple of weeks.
Store the crop as follows:
- For long-term storage, only dry, hard and unspoiled fruits are selected.
- They put the tsunami in boxes of wood, the rows are tight, the container is carefully dried.
- The room is equipped with ventilation.
- Shelf life - 2 months. To increase this period, it is recommended to collect tomatoes in a brown state and wrap each fruit with dry breathable paper. Instead of paper, you can use polyurethane foam balls, which are poured into the box.
- At the bottom of the container you can lay straw to maintain a normal level of humidity.
- Before use, it is necessary to bring the tsunami into heat for a couple of days, so that ripening processes are activated.
Pros and Cons of Tsunami Tomatoes
Tsunami Benefits:
- fairly large fruits;
- excellent taste indices;
- storage duration;
- pink color;
- a relatively small number of diseases;
- high level of productivity;
- ease of storage and maintenance.
Disadvantages:
- fruits are undesirable to preserve;
- due to too delicate skin, it is not recommended to transport the Tsunami.
Reviews
Maxim, 46 years old.Engaged in the cultivation of Tsunami varieties for about 3 years. In the first year, it rained all summer, so I had to keep tomatoes in the greenhouse (as recommended). In principle, there is no particular difference in yield between open ground and greenhouse conditions. Like the taste and juiciness. And it’s not at all difficult to store.
Natalia, 32 years old.I have been growing Tsunamis for a long time and am very happy with the variety. It is unpretentious in care and storage, rather meaty and juicy, therefore I make juices, dressings for borscht from it. It is a pity that they do not fit entirely in jars, the fruits are very large. But in the season you get delicious salads with an amazing aroma. All households love this variety.
Taslima, 29 years old.I grow many varieties in the garden, but I like the tsunami the most. Summer salads are especially tasty. I want to focus on the fact that some varieties can be planted immediately in the ground. And this is desirable initially in the greenhouse. But I, in order not to engage in transplantation once again, immediately land in a large container and transfer it under the film from the house. Another feature - if you build a heated greenhouse, then the Tsunami can be grown year-round. Personally, I have repeatedly done this.
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Tomato Tsunami is loved by many gardeners, as it belongs to the universal variety, which easily adapts to greenhouse and open ground conditions. If you adhere to all planting and care technologies, you can avoid infection with fungi, increase productivity and improve fruit quality.
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