Tomato varieties Silver Spruce is a representative of the determinant group, has a high yield, unpretentious care, disease resistance. The culture is versatile in cultivation, suitable for cultivation in open ground and greenhouse conditions. Plants need to ensure regular watering, top dressing.
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Characteristics of tomato varieties
Tomatoes of the Silver Spruce variety are early maturing. The fruits ripen after planting in the ground in 90 days. However, in cool climates, the ripening period of the first crop is extended to 100 days.
Tomato bushes reach 0.9 m in height. The scourge needs to be tied up, and wooden supports are installed for the seedlings. The leaves of tomatoes are elongated, have a green tone with a silvery sheen. Culture Silver Spruce is suitable for cultivation in greenhouses, greenhouses or open soil. The yield is consistently high.
Medium-sized fruits, weight 1 pc. is about 200-220 g. The shape of the tomatoes is oval or round, slightly flattened. The pulp is juicy, sweetish, without sour taste. The skin is red with a slight pubescence. Tomatoes are used for canning, making juices, tomato paste, sauces, etc. In summer, the harvest is suitable for fresh consumption in salads, soups, snacks.
The advantages of the fruits of this variety are resistance to changes in temperature conditions, changing weather conditions, precipitation. The bushes are not damaged by diseases, insect pests when regularly sprinkled with special preparations. Tomatoes can be cultivated in different regions of the country. From 1 bush harvested up to 5-5.5 kg of harvest.
Growing rules and care requirements
Watering a vegetable crop is carried out in the ground, preventing moisture from entering the stems and leaves to prevent fungal diseases. When growing a tomato variety in a greenhouse, it is important to regularly air the room. For the stable growth of the bushes, an inflow of fresh air is required.
To improve the yield, it is required to form seedlings of 2-3 stems. A vegetable crop is grown on fertile soil for stable and good harvesting of fruits. Fertilizing helps to improve the taste characteristics of tomatoes.
Seeds for seedlings are planted 60-65 days before the transfer of seedlings to open soil. Typically, this is the end of March - the first half of April. Tomato seeds are placed in peat glasses filled with soil mixture. To strengthen the root system and stems, you can pre-soak the seeds in a biostimulating agent (Kornevin, etc.).
Seedlings need to be watered regularly. After 2 months, the finished seedlings are transferred to a permanent place - in the soil or in a greenhouse. Seedlings are placed at the rate of 3-4 plants per 1 m². The earth is pre-treated with a solution of potassium permanganate to prevent disease.
For each seedling, fertilizing mineral compositions are introduced into the grooves before planting (1 tbsp. l.). There should be 40-50 cm between the plants. After 15-20 days after planting, you can fertilize the bushes with manure or organic means. You will need to regularly loosen the soil, remove weeds, cut off unnecessary stepsons.
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