Peculiarities of cultivation of tomato variety "Torbay"

If you are looking for a hybrid of tomatoes, characterized by high weather resistance and heat resistance, then this is "Torbay". Mid-season variety with good yields.The fruits are quite large and suitable for eating fresh, and for storage, preservation.

Tomato "Torbay" is a relatively young hybrid variety that appeared on the market in 2010 and quickly gained popularity among buyers. This is due to improved weathering culture. Without exaggeration, it can grow in any region of the country. However, if in the south cultivation can be carried out in the open field, then in the northern regions it is better to build a culture in a greenhouse or under film.

Belongs to the middle-ripening varieties, the harvest ripens at 110-116 days after sowing the seeds. The plant is low, about 1 m. However, in greenhouse conditions it can grow up to 2 m. In any case, it requires pasynkovaniya and garters, otherwise a lot of heavy fruits will break the bush. It is considered a hybrid, therefore seed packages are marked F1.

The description of the variety also usually mentions the high yield of Torbay tomatoes. One flower branch gives up to 10 tomatoes, and there are 6-7 such branches on each bush.

The fruits are quite large - up to 150-170 g each. Have a bright red, turning into a pinkish color. The flesh is fleshy, the dry matter content of the fruit is 7%. The fruit is sweet and sour, with dense skin. The latter prevents the cracking of tomatoes, ensures their long-term storage.

The first tomatoes are usually larger than the next ones. The fruits ripen amicably, each batch follows the other in a wave-like fashion. From 1 square. m (this is about 5-6 bushes) for the season can collect up to 25 kg of crop. Tomatoes are tasty fresh, when preserved they do not lose their shape and taste.

The variety has been vaccinated against the most common diseases for solanaceous crops and is heat resistant. The latter means that the plant can do without moisture for a long time. It is fair to note that this is reflected in its yield.

The merits.

• The advantage of this variety is the ability to endure a wide enough temperature range, which makes it versatile for cultivation.
• Equally good yield is ensured both when grown in open ground and in greenhouses, greenhouses.
• Excellent yield varieties are also a plus, as confirmed by reviews of gardeners. They also note that tomatoes ripen in waves, which is convenient for harvesting.
• The fruits are large, approximately the same shape, aesthetically attractive. Combined with resistance to storage and transportation, it allows growing tomatoes for sale.

Disadvantages.

• Among the shortcomings can be identified the need for stepsons tomatoes, otherwise the bushes quickly thicken, increase the green mass to the detriment of fruiting.
• Increases the complexity of care and the need to tie up the bushes. If this is not done, then in some cases the plant will no longer be able to bear fruit. The harvest itself will also disappear, coming into contact with the ground for a long time.
• Listing the advantages of the variety, we talked about the unpretentiousness of the hybrid. However, it is fair to note that tomatoes themselves are capricious plants, in any case they require regular procedures and maintenance.
• Among the shortcomings of the "Torbay" - the impossibility of their landing in the second year. The resulting fruits will not match the parent, the result of this experiment may be unpredictable. However, this is not an individual flaw of the variety, but a feature of all hybrid tomatoes.

It is important to know the following nuances of cultivation.

• Cultivation of tomatoes begins with sowing. This should be done 60-65 days before the estimated date of transplanting to the ground. For most regions of Russia, it is necessary to sow seeds by mid-March.
• For cultivation should use good seeds, the shelf life of which is not out. The first step is to select the seeds, immediately setting aside defective and empty ones.This can be determined not only visually, but also by placing the seeds in a container of water for 5-10 minutes. Those that float up will not be able to ascend, seeds sank to the bottom can be grown. You should first sanitize the seeds, keeping them for 20-30 minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, and then rinsing under running water. This will strengthen the immune system of plants.
• The next step is to stimulate the eruption by placing the seeds in a special stimulating solution. Seeds should be left in it for 12 hours. This procedure significantly increases and accelerates the germination of seeds.
• Sow tomatoes should be in boxes, but better - in small peat pots. Before the flowering period, it is extremely important to ensure the development of the root system of the plant, which is easiest to do when growing seedlings in separate pots.
• Plants love enriched, slightly acidified land. You can buy a special soil for tomatoes or make a nutritious soil with your own hands. To do this, mix the black soil and humus, make a small amount of sand and acidify with peat. If the soil is acidified too much, wood ash should be added to it.

• Seeds are placed in a moistened soil. On one pot 2 seeds are sown. If we are talking about common boxes, then it is necessary to make vertical grooves on the surface with a distance of 3-4 cm between them. 2 cm is left between the seeds. The depth of sowing is 1-1.5 cm
• You can sow seeds already germinated. To do this, they are wrapped in a damp cloth and placed for 2-3 days near warm batteries. Rag as needed moistened. After a specified time, embryos are shown from the seeds. After that they can be lowered into the ground.
• Plant seeds should be in slightly moist soil.After planting, you should also slightly moisten the surface of the earth. It is more convenient to use a spray. After this, the boxes or pots are closed with film or glass until the first green shoots appear. The temperature for this period should be 23-25 ​​° C. As soon as the first shoots appear, the film or glass is removed, and the thermal parameters are reduced by 1-2 ° C.
• After 7-10 days after emergence of shoots, they are thinned, leaving stronger seedlings, and hardened. Hardening lasts 7-10 days, at this time the temperature for seedlings is maintained within 15-18 ° C. Then seedlings are returned to heat (temperature is 20-25 ° C).

• Every 2 weeks during the growth period it is recommended to feed them with mineral fertilizers. It should not be abused with nitrogenous supplements, because they contribute to the buildup of green mass of the bush, but not rhizomes. Tomatoes need a long, 14-18 day light day, so they are recommended to highlight in the dark predawn hours, as well as after sunset. In cloudy weather, you can also turn on the lamp during the day.
• Watering tomatoes should be moderate, about once a week. It is better to use water at room temperature, settled for at least 2-3 days. Pour the liquid as close to the root as possible, avoiding wetting of the leaves.
• 10-15 days before planting in the ground or the greenhouse, tomatoes are re-hardened, bringing them first for 20-30 minutes, and then for 2-3 hours on the street during the week. The transplanting time should be determined primarily by indicators of air and soil temperature. Tomatoes can be transplanted into the ground only if there is no frost at night, and the ground temperature is at least 8 ° C.
• In a well-equipped greenhouse with additional heating, seedlings can be “relocated” in late April-early May. Under the greenhouse - at the end of May, in the open ground - not earlier than the first half of June. Tomatoes should be transplanted in dry, overcast, windless weather.The land needs to be plowed in the autumn and put humus on the site. In the spring, the soil is once again dug up.

• Requirements for the soil remain the same - enriched, slightly acidified. Do not plant tomatoes on the spot where peppers or potatoes were grown last year. Wells are also recommended to disinfect the wells with a hot solution of potassium permanganate.
• Together with humus, superphosphate, ammonium nitrate or potassium chloride can be added to the wells. The depth of the holes is 30–40 cm, the distance between them is at least 40–50 cm. The bushes from pots and boxes should be carried along with a clod of earth, trying to disturb the roots as little as possible.
• Tomatoes deepen in the hole so that the lower leaves of the bush are high above the ground. Next, the soil around them is moistened, pressed around the plant and put dry land. Immediately after disembarking, bushes must be tied up using metal or wooden stakes and synthetic materials. Natural should not be used, they cause rotting of the stem. In the subsequent time, spend a few more garters as the plant grows, it may be necessary and large floral brushes.
• Watering remains the same - abundant, about once every 5-7 days. After watering, it is desirable to loosen the soil to ensure moisture access to the roots and breathability. Lack of regular loosening can lead to plant disease. Every 2 weeks should be loosened and the aisle.

• “Torbay” is characterized by compulsory pasynkovaniem. It is necessary to form one, as a last resort two stalks. This is the only way to avoid the formation of side shoots, which take away the strength of the plant, and get a rich harvest. Pasynki have to be removed on average every 3-4 days. It is important to prevent the regrowth of shoots longer than 5 cm and not to tear off at once all stepchildren at a time. This is too traumatic for the bush and can lead to its death. Together with the stepsons, the lower yellowed and faded leaves are removed. After the fruits are formed, you can pinch the top of the tomatoes a little. This will stop their growth point up and direct the plant's strength to the ripening of already formed tomatoes.
• This variety responds well to top dressing. After planting the bushes in the ground, after a week or two, they can be fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizers, repeating the procedure every 2 weeks until the set color period. During the formation of ovaries and fruiting should be applied fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium.
• Peeled tomatoes in the period of milk maturitythey ripen well at home, and in their place a new crop is formed. If frost is coming, and the last harvest does not have time to ripen on the bush, you can collect the bushes themselves and put them in a warm room for several days. Tomatoes ripen.

Variety "Torbay" is famous not only for its high yield, but also for its increased resistance to late blight, top rot and a number of other diseases. The only defeat that threatens the tomatoes is the black leg. To cure it is almost impossible. In order to protect the remaining bushes, the affected plant is completely removed, and the place of its growth and healthy tomatoes are treated with special means.

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