The tomato variety "Explosion" appeared relatively recently due to the efforts of Russian breeders and quickly gained popular respect. The reason for its popularity was that the plant turned out unpretentious and perfectly adapted to growth in any climatic zones. What is still remarkable culture, we will tell further.
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Grade description
Tomato "Explosion" has the following features:
- the variety was early, the crop can be harvested 100-110 days after emergence;
- bush determinant, grows no more than 65 cm;
- the plant is not covered abundantly with greenery, the leaves are medium-sized, light green in color;
- inflorescence is simple: peduncle with articulation;
- medium-sized fruits, weighing up to 250 g, color red;
- the shape of the tomato is round, slightly ribbed;
- 3–6 fruits ripen on one flower brush;
- from one bush you can get up to 3-4 kg of crop.
Advantages and disadvantages
- The advantages of the variety are:
- simultaneous ripening of fruits;
- tomatoes tolerate transportation well;
- the taste of the tomato is excellent, which makes it universal in use;
- compact bush;
- plants give fruit in all climatic conditions;
- the variety is unpretentious, resistant to drought and low temperatures;
- In front of most diseases and pests, the “Explosion” bush is stable.
- Disadvantages:
- low productivity;
- the plant practically does not produce viable seeds;
- although the bush is not tall, but needs a garter.
Self-growing seedlings
Producers of tomato seeds "Explosion" note that it can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses. But those agronomists who have already encountered this variety, note that in the greenhouses "Explosion" grows poorly.
In such conditions, it can be grown only in cold regions. But in the southern regions, you can immediately plant seeds in open ground.
Sowing dates
Sowing of seeds is carried out from March 20 to the first of April.
The soil
The soil is selected acidic, saturated and light. It can be obtained by mixing garden soil, peat and sand. Before landing, the ground is slightly warmed up. You can also pre-disinfect it by holding it for a week in the cold or heating it in the microwave (average power, duration 10–20 minutes).
Capacity for growing
For sowing seedlings, it is recommended to use plastic containers with a depth of not more than 15 cm. But when the pick is done, it is better to give preference to peat tablets, which can be placed in glasses. Together with them, the seedling will be planted in open soil.
Seed preparation
Before planting, the seeds are soaked for six hours in melt water or aloe juice. Then they are dried and planted in prepared soil.
Sowing seeds
On the surface of the soil grooves are made with a depth of 1 centimeter. In them, with an interval of 2-3 cm, seeds are laid out and slightly sprinkled with soil. Then slightly irrigated from the spray gun and covered with a film.
Seedling Care
Before seedlings appear, the container with seedlings should be in a warm, dark place. It usually takes 5-6 days.
Important! The higher the temperature, the sooner it will rise seedlings.
With the advent of the first seedlings, the container is transferred to the windowsill so that the seedlings bask under the sunlight for 10-12 hours. Indoors, the temperature is maintained at around 18-23 ° C, there is moderate humidity and there are no drafts. At night it is advisable to lower the temperature to 15 ° C.
Watering is carried out when the topsoil is dry. The approximate frequency of watering is once a week. One seedling needs 100 ml of water. With the advent of foliage, the volume doubles.
For the entire period of seedling growth, it must be fed 4 times. You can use special fertilizers, as well as a mixture of ash with litter or manure.
Seedling hardening
Hardening seedlings should begin 15–20 days before the planned planting in open ground. To do this, it is enough to take it out every day for 30–40 minutes to the balcony with an open window.
Planting seedlings in a permanent place
At a permanent place, seedlings are planted in early June. At this point, the seedlings should be 50-60 days and 5-7 true leaflets have formed on it.
Landing is made according to the scheme 40 * 60 cm or 45 * 50 cm in a checkerboard pattern.
Features of outdoor care
For the tomato "Explosion", it is better to form a bed on the sunny side of the plot and on the hill. Then, subject to all the rules for care, it will grow well and bear fruit.
Watering
Plants need abundant and regular watering. Before the ovary appears, the bushes are watered once a week. In dry times, it is necessary to irrigate plants twice a week.
One bush needs five liters of water. When the fruits appear, you need to pour three liters of water under the bush, but do it with an interval of three days.
Important! Watering should be carried out under the root or in the hole, using for this purpose, standing, naturally heated water.
Fertilizer application
Explosion is undemanding for fertilizers. Bushes can be fed with infusion of nettle, which is fermented, wood ash is added to it. You can use compost two to three times per season. Synthetic fertilizers are not necessary, since the plant rarely suffers from diseases and is attacked by pests.
Shaping and tying a bush
Pasynkovanie is necessary for the normal fruiting of the bush; this removes extra shoots and lower foliage. You can leave one of the strongest stepson on which a flower brush has already formed.You need to tie the bush only if you notice that the branches with fruits are strongly bent down or even lie on the ground.
Soil care
Each time, irrigating the beds, it is necessary to loosen the earth around the bushes - so you will not allow the formation of a crust, which disrupts gas exchange. Timely cultivation will allow you to get rid of weeds. Removed weeds can be dried outside the garden and used as mulch.
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"Explosion" does not apply to those varieties that produce a plentiful harvest. Nevertheless, this plant is a welcome guest in many garden plots, as it is unpretentious in care and gives fruits of universal purpose.