With the onset of spring, gardeners are puzzled by what garden crops to plant, how to choose a high-quality look of a particular crop to get the desired crop. The choice of tomatoes is no less important, because the type of vegetable determines the effectiveness of the crop and its taste. In the article below we will talk about the key characteristics of the Pudovik tomato variety.

Grade description

Variety Pudovik (another name Sevryuga) refers to tasty, productive and relatively young (bred by breeders in 2005). Variety characteristic:

• the bushes reach a height of 130-150 cm, so they will need support;
• refers to mid-season tomatoes: from the time of sowing to ripening of the first fruits, an average of 110 days passes;
• can be grown in greenhouse and garden conditions;
• refers to the hybrid type;
• yield and quality of fruits depend on the formation of the bush (the most effective plants that grow in 1 and 2 stems);
• the bushes grow powerful, sprawling, with large leaves, the tops resemble potato;
• inflorescences in the form of a simple brush with a peduncle and articulation are formed on the bushes;
• the fruits have a heart-shaped, ribbed shape, their mass ranges from 200-500 g, but giant tomatoes grow, whose weight reaches 1 kg;
• tomatoes have a pronounced taste with excellent sugar-acid balance and delicate pulp;
• the color of ripe fruits is pink-raspberry with green spots at the stalk;
• in one fruit there are at least 4 seed nests;
• tomatoes have medium density and do not belong to long-term stored;

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Advantages and disadvantages

• Pudovik to the liking of many gardeners, since it has such advantages:
• high yields - the variety bears fruit well;
• excellent taste;
• resistance of fruits to transportation;
• large size of tomatoes;
• resistance to tomato diseases;
• fruits are tied in any environment;
• tomatoes do not require special care and are unpretentious to growing conditions;
• universality of use: fresh, for cooking, preservation.

• The disadvantages of the variety include:
• the need for pinching and tying bushes;
• if tomatoes grow in environments with high humidity, their fruits may crack.

Did you know? From Italian, the word " tomato " is translated as "golden apple." In addition to Italians, other people compared the tomato with this fruit: for example, in France it was called the "apple of love", and in Germany - the "paradise apple".

Self-growing seedlings

It is not difficult to grow seedlings at home, since Pudovik has no features in cultivation that differ from caring for other varieties of tomatoes.

Sowing dates

Determining the timing of sowing depends on when you want to harvest: if in June-July, then you need to plant seeds for seedlings in February-March. Fruit bearing of the crop will begin in 80–110 days.

The soil

Before sowing Pudovik seeds, care must be taken to prepare the soil. It must be universal and nutritious. You can buy soil in a specialized store where it was disinfected. But you can prepare the soil yourself by mixing black soil and river sand in equal proportions. You can prepare the soil using turf land (20%), lowland peat (75%), rotted manure (5%) or turf land (50%), rotted compost (45%) and rotted manure (5%).

Self-prepared soil mixture must be decontaminated. For this, the procedure of calcination in the oven is suitable, which saves the substrate from pests: insects, larvae, bacteria. The duration of the procedure is 10-15 minutes at a temperature of +180 ... + 200 ° С. It is possible to calcine the substrate in the microwave for about 2 minutes, provided that the microwave power is 850.

The primary methods of soil disinfection include:

• treatment with boiling water (soil is placed in a tank with good drainage and watered with boiling water);
• watering with a strong solution of manganese.

Tanks for growing

Sow seeds in special boxes, containers, disposable glasses, other suitable containers or peat tablets.

It is better to take glasses with an inserted bottom (plastic or paper). This feature is convenient when transplanting seedlings: if you need to take out a seedling, just slightly press on the bottom. Due to the fact that the top of the glass is expanded, the soil with the seedling is easily pushed up.

Boxes and containers are convenient for transporting seedlings. Plastic containers are easy to clean and disinfect with liquid products.

Peat tablets or pots are better to take large (10x11 cm), because in small seedlings it grows worse. But it is worth remembering that in such a capacity the soil dries quickly, and with frequent watering it can become moldy.

Important! Despite the type of capacity chosen, do not forget about good drainage, since the root system of seedlings after sprouting is still weak, and excessive moisture is fraught with rotting of the roots.

Seed preparation

Having prepared the soil and containers, it is necessary to prepare the seeds - they also need to be disinfected. If you purchased seeds in a specialized store, they have already passed this stage in the manufacturer's production. Self-collected seeds need such a procedure. There are several ways to do this:

1. Manganese solution (1%). 1 g of manganese is dissolved in 100 ml of water, the seeds wrapped in gauze or other tissue are lowered into the prepared liquid and kept for about 15 minutes.
2. Soda solution (0.5%). Dilute 0.5 g of soda in 100 ml of water and stand the seeds in solution for a day. This will not only disinfect the seed, but also accelerate the fruiting process.
3. Aloe juice. Diluted in water in a ratio of 1: 1. Seeds are kept in solution for 12-24 hours. Such a natural disinfectant kills pests, improves the yield, quality of tomato fruits, as well as improves the immunity of plants. Aloe juice can be bought at the pharmacy or made with your own hands. To do this, you need to collect the leaves of the plant, whose age is not less than three years, hold them in the refrigerator for 5-6 days and only after that squeeze the juice.
4. The solution of "Fitosporin." If the preparation is in the form of a liquid, then 1 drop is diluted in 100 ml of water. The powder is diluted in a dosage: 0.5 tsp. / 100 ml of water. Seeds are kept in solution for 1-2 hours.

To ensure good seedlings, the seed can be soaked in growth stimulants. For this purpose, purchased and self-made stimulants are used. So, the seeds are soaked in a solution of humates, "Epina", "Zircon", "Energene", "Bud" and others. These funds contribute to the fact that the seeds quickly adapt to soil conditions, the root system of the sprouts is strengthened, and resistance to diseases and pests is increased.

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From folk remedies, potato juice is also used, in which it is recommended to soak the seed material before sowing. To obtain juice, you need to freeze several potatoes, then thaw and squeeze the juice.

You can prepare a stimulant from a decoction of dried mushrooms. And also dilute one dessert spoon of honey in a glass of water. Soak the seeds in such products for 6 hours.

Sowing seeds

After the preparatory procedures, you can start sowing seeds. For this, containers (with good drainage) are filled with a substrate and compacted a little. The day before sowing, the soil is abundantly moistened, then the liquid that has accumulated over 24 hours is drained. Seeds can be sown both dry and previously soaked, and, accordingly, sprouted.

It is necessary to observe some sowing rules:

1. In the ground, make grooves about 1 cm deep.
2. Between each furrow should be 3-4 cm of free space.
3. Seeds should be placed in finished grooves. Properly spread the seed will help tweezers. The distance between the seeds should be 1-2 cm. If the seeds are sown densely, then the seedlings will need to dive early. In addition, crowded crops can lead to diseases of the root system of seedlings.
4. Cover seeds correctly spaced with 1 cm thick substrate.
5. To close containers from above with glass jars or a film (depends on the size of containers).
6. Transfer the container with crops to the room, the air humidity in which is 80–90%, and the temperature ranges from +25 ... + 30 ° С.

Important! The seedling rate depends on the temperature conditions in the room: if the air temperature is +25 ... + 30 ° C, sprouts will appear after 3 - 4 days, at a temperature of +20 ... + 25 ° C - after 5 - 6 days. At low temperature conditions (+10 ... + 12 ° С), from 12 to 15 days will pass before the first shoots appear.

Seedling Care

It is impossible to grow healthy and high-quality seedlings of tomatoes without taking care of creating favorable conditions for it. This includes not only maintaining the required temperature in the room where the containers with seedlings will be placed, but also the temperature of the soil - it should be +25 ... + 28 ° С. This temperature must be maintained until germination.

After the shoots appeared, you can lower the temperature, and instead improve the lighting: the containers are placed in a well-lit place, the daily air temperature in which is +17 ... + 18 ° C, and the night one - +14 ... + 15 ° C. Under such conditions, the seedlings are kept for one week, after which they are again transferred to warmer conditions (+20 ... + 22 ° C), where it will be until the first leaves appear. If there is not enough daylight, then you can use artificial light to highlight seedlings.

Watering seedlings should be moderate so that the seedlings do not grow actively up: the soil is only sprayed with water.

Important! Watering seedlings is necessary only with warm water (+25 ... + 28 ° С ). Low temperature of water for irrigation can provoke diseases of seedling roots, for example, black leg. After the appearance of three leaves on seedlings, they carry out its first top dressing. Effectively fertilize seedlings with nitrogen preparations, for example, "Agricola - Forward".

After the seedlings have reached 7–10 days of age, it is recommended to dive: the plants are transplanted into glasses (200 ml). After 12 days from the moment of the dive, a second feeding with nitroammophos is carried out: half a tablespoon of the drug is diluted with 5 liters of water. After another two weeks, the seedlings are fertilized a third time with the same preparations as for the first time.

2-month-old seedlings are fertilized with potassium and phosphorus products. For feeding use a mixture of superphosphate (half a glass) and wood ash (1 tbsp. L.), Diluted in 5 liters of water.

Seedling hardening

Before planting tomato seedlings in open ground, they must first be hardened so that they are accustomed to new temperature conditions and direct sunlight. It is recommended to start the procedure two weeks before disembarkation.

First, containers with seedlings are exposed to fresh air for 30 minutes and gradually increase the time spent in new conditions until full daylight hours. The minimum temperature for hardening is +8 ° С.

It is impossible to expose seedlings in the sun on the first day, since direct exposure to its rays can lead to burns of the leaves of young plants.

Planting seedlings in a permanent place

Pudovik seedlings are planted in open ground on the 55–65th day from seed planting. The site should be sunny and protected from drafts, the soil should be light, moisture and breathable. Initially, holes are prepared in the soil, the depth of which should be sufficient so that the root system of seedlings is freely located in them, and the stem itself deepens into the ground to the level of the first leaves. There should be a distance of 60 cm between the wells.

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The distance between the seedlings should not be less than 40 cm: the bushes grow sprawling, and the small distance between them can lead to crowding and the appearance of pests.

Landing process:

1. Humidify not only the hole, but also the seedlings in the tank.
2. Carefully remove the plant from the container along with the substrate.
3. Placed in a prepared hole.
4. Sprinkle the roots of the plant with earth, lightly tamp the soil around it.
5. Abundantly watered.

Features of outdoor care

After transplanting seedlings in open ground, to obtain a crop, it is necessary to ensure proper care: water the plant, fertilize, crop and plant, as well as remove weeds, loosen the soil. More details about these processes are given below.

Watering

Watering Pudovik should be regular, but not excessive. It is necessary to ensure that the soil is not waterlogged, because waterlogging will damage the roots of the plant.

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So, you need to water tomato bushes once every seven days, and if the weather is hot and dry - 2 times.

Water the crop under the stem. For one bush you will need 5 liters of water. Water for irrigation can be insisted on compost, weeds, manure. Rainwater is good for watering tomatoes.

Watering the crop is better in the evening. At the same time, make sure that water does not fall on the leaves, as this can be fraught with plant diseases.

Important! The fact that Pudovik gets enough water can be explained by his appearance: if the tomato needs moisture, then the leaves acquire a dark color and begin to fade. Both in greenhouses and in the open ground, you can organize the watering of tomatoes in beds. For example, tomatoes are planted in 2 rows. In parallel to the rows, you need to make grooves for water (two on the side of each row and one in the center). A hose runs through these grooves and water at the right time. Watering is considered sufficient if each ditch is filled with water.

Top dressing

Fertilize tomatoes planted in open ground, you need often - every fourteen days. Plants need phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium. Top dressing needs to be done in a comprehensive manner. The fact that you overdid with top dressing, the culture will “tell” you the cracked fruits.

Shaping and tying a bush

Pudovik is considered a tall variety. The main stem can grow in height without restrictions and does not end with an inflorescence (as in low-growing species). This feature also dictates the rules for forming a bush - Pudovik must be stepson, that is, remove the side shoots that develop in the deciduous sinuses.

The procedure helps to regulate the load on the bush and accompanies the correct and high-quality ripening of fruits.

Important! Pudovik stalks can complete their growth at any stage, so the stepsoning is carried out carefully and accurately. Experienced gardeners recommend leaving a powerful stepson, who, if necessary, will take over the functions of developing the bush and " responsibility " for the crop. As for the height of the bush, in open ground the average indicators vary within 80 cm, in greenhouse conditions they are 120–140 cm, although giant bushes grow up to a height of 240 cm.

The plant needs a garter, because its thin stems bend under the weight of foliage and fruits, and can die from an overweight. To do this, next to each bush, a peg is driven into the ground, to which the plant is tied with kapron thread or twine, while making sure that the stem at the garter is not transmitted.

Soil care

A mandatory element is the care of the soil, which must be weeded regularly, cleaned of weeds, because they can become a source of pest reproduction. Weeds also “pull all the juices” from the soil, leaving Pudovik without nutrients and moisture. The soil must be loosened regularly so that it is soft and crumbly. Do not allow the appearance of dry crust or mold on the surface of the soil.

Mulching and hilling tomatoes is recommended when transplanting seedlings in open ground. Their main stem sinks into the ground, to the level of the first leaves. This contributes to the fact that after a few days, new small roots will appear on the shrouded earth stalk, which will help the plant to take root more quickly in the new conditions.

Mulching is also useful in hot weather, as it prevents the rapid evaporation of moisture from the soil, as well as the clogging of tomato plantations. As mulch use straw, nettle, mowed weeds, bark of deciduous trees. Make sure that healthy mulch is used. If along with it pests got on the plantation, then they will reproduce in conditions of high humidity instantly.

Did you know? The red, pink and yellow color of ripe tomatoes is familiar to us. But there are still purple, brown and even black tomatoes. Tomato Pudovik belongs to one of the popular varieties due to its productive characteristics: large fruits, high yield, resistance to pest attacks. But to evaluate its benefits is possible only when the plant receives the necessary care.

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