Whatever tomato varieties are bred in the world, there are gardeners who are sure to be interested in them. The same thing happened with the variety "Wonder of the World", which has gained popularity and is currently widespread in many countries. Therefore, the article will consider a detailed description of the variety, especially the cultivation and care at home.

Grade description

Tomatoes of the Wonder of the World variety were bred by Russian breeders in 2002 and have sharply become popular for cultivation on farms and in small private plots due to their attractive appearance and ease of cultivation.

Did you know? For a long time, tomatoes were considered poisonous, so they were grown exclusively for decorative purposes. They began to eat only in the 20s of the 19th century.

Consider a detailed description of the variety:

• relates to indeterminate mid-season varieties;
• 100-110 days elapse from the period of transplanting seedlings to a constant place of growth until the first mature fruits appear;
• the bush is vigorous, reaches 2 m in height;
• from 4 to 5 brushes are formed on the main shoot, which hold from 15 to 25 fruits;
• the yield of the variety is 15 kg from 1 bush;
• the weight of each fetus is on average 70 g;
• fruits are oblong, regular shape, bright yellow;
• fleshy tomatoes, have a dense structure, characterized by the presence of 3-4 seed chambers;
• the variety is suitable for cultivation indoors and outdoors;
• is a universal variety;
• characterized by increased resistance to diseases and pests;
• the fruits tolerate transportation well and are stored for a long time.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

• The advantages of the variety include:
• attractive appearance of the fruit;
• high productivity;
• pleasant balanced taste of fruits;
• resistance to diseases and pests;
• undemanding to leaving;
• universality of fruits.

• Among the disadvantages of the variety are:
• excessive height of bushes, which require the construction of massive high supports;
• brittle shoots that often break from the wind.

Features of growing varieties

In order for the plant to bear fruit well, it is necessary to follow the basic recommendations for growing.

Optimal conditions

Since tomatoes are light-loving plants, they are recommended to be planted in well-lit areas, so the fruits will be sweeter and ripen faster. When growing seedlings, take care of a long daylight for plants (at least 12 hours a day), for this, purchase a fluorescent lamp that can be turned on at night.

Important! If the plant feels a lack of light, the shoots are unnaturally extended, flowering is delayed.

The optimum temperature for growing seedlings in the first week after sowing seeds is considered to be +25 ° C, then the temperature is maintained at +18 ° C. Humidity should be 60%.

Features of sowing seeds

The quality of the seedlings depends on the correctness of sowing seeds. First of all, acquired seeds are sorted out, discarding hollow, damaged and other low-quality units. You can also check using salt water.

To prepare it for 0.5 l of water, use 1 tbsp. l salt. Bad seeds will float to the surface, and good ones will sink to the bottom. Before sowing, the seeds are treated with a disinfectant and drugs to stimulate growth.

To disinfect seedlings, a 1% potassium permanganate solution is usually used. To prepare the solution, you need to mix 1 liter of water in a glass jar and a little potassium permanganate on the tip of the knife, mix thoroughly. In the prepared solution, the seeds are incubated for 20 minutes. Then it is washed under running water and dried with a paper towel.

To increase tomato productivity, seeds are recommended to be treated with stimulants. For example, you can buy "Epin" or "Immunocytophyte" and use in accordance with the instructions.

After the seeds have been treated with a stimulant, they are dried, leaving in the room at room temperature for 2 days. Flushing seeds after treatment with stimulants is not required.

For sowing seeds, you need a high-quality soil mixture, which can be purchased at a specialized store or prepared independently.

For tomato, soil based on:

• peat - 2 parts;
• sand - 1 part;
• garden land - 1 part;
• humus - 0.5 parts.

The prepared soil mixture must be sieved and disinfected. For disinfection, you can use a double boiler, which qualitatively destroys pathogenic bacteria and fungal spores. The soil mixture must be decontaminated in advance, at least a week before the planned sowing.

The ready-to-use soil mixture is quite loose, breathable and water-absorbing.

Consider a step-by-step guide to sowing seeds for seedlings:

1. Peat pots or wooden boxes are filled with prepared soil mixture.
2. Small grooves are made on the soil surface, in which 1 seed is placed with a distance of 3 cm, a distance of 5 cm is kept between the grooves (when using peat pots, 2-3 seeds are placed in 1 pot).
3. Seeds are sprinkled on top with soil 1 cm thick.
4. Carry out irrigation with water from the spray gun, at a distance of 20 cm from the surface.
5. A container with seeds is covered with a transparent plastic film for a greenhouse effect.

Transplanting

Planting seedlings in open ground is carried out at a time when the soil warmed up well to +15 ° C, and at night the air temperature does not drop below +10 ° C, approximately at the beginning of June.

Since this tomato variety is characterized by the presence of a powerful root system, it is better to plant seedlings at a distance of 1 m from each other. For planting in the soil, dig holes 50 cm in diameter and 40 cm in depth. Humus and the top layer of dug up soil are poured at the bottom of the pit, 2 handfuls of ash and 1 tbsp are added. complex fertilizer.

When the seedling planting is completed, the soil around each plant must be sprinkled with a thick layer of mulch:

• straw;
• sawdust;
• withered grass.

Tomato Care

High-quality care allows you to get a big crop, so you should not neglect the recommendations.

Feeding and watering

Top dressing for this tomato variety is necessary, so they are done every 2 weeks. The first top dressing consists of a mullein infusion, it is applied to the soil under each bush of 0.5 l, 2 weeks after planting in open ground.

Then, after 2 weeks, the tomatoes are fed with fertilizers with a high potassium content, for this they use complex mineral fertilizers designed for tomatoes. During the flowering period, repeated feeding is carried out in the form of a solution of boric acid, spraying flowering brushes.

Important! Boric acid can increase productivity by 20%.

Despite the resistance of the variety to drought and the long absence of watering, it is recommended to water the plant every week to stimulate a good ovary. If it rains during the period of growing tomatoes, then watering can be reduced to 1 time in 2-3 weeks.

It is better to water the plant early in the morning or late in the evening, at room temperature. Watering is carried out under the root, trying not to fall on the leaves and stems.

Pasynkovka and formation of a bush

It is necessary to pinch tomato bushes of the Wonder of the World cultivar, which will increase yield and reduce the load on long stems. In the southern region of cultivation, you can leave 2 main shoots, on which the entire ovary has time to ripen before the cold.In the northern region, in connection with a shorter warm period, you need to leave only one stem, as excess stems will serve as an additional place for the formation of the ovary, which does not have time to ripen before the cold.

All extra stepchildren must be broken off in time, leaving small “stumps” that will prevent the emergence of new stepsons. Removing stepchildren is best done on a sunny day, so that the slices dry quickly in a day.

Soil cultivation and weeding

A prerequisite for the normal development of tomato bushes is quality soil care. Around each bush, the soil is regularly loosened, it is necessary to do this after watering the tomato. Loosening the soil allows oxygen to penetrate the roots, which the plant needs.

Loosening the soil is most effective using a cultivator or forks, so that the penetration depth is at least 20 cm.

In addition to loosening, it is necessary to weed the soil from weeds, which are removed completely with the root. If the roots of the weeds are deeply buried, it is better to pick them first with your hands, and then weed the soil around the bush.

Disease resistance

The Wonders of the World tomatoes have good resistance to disease and are rarely affected by pests. Despite good immunity, plants can get late blight, so they are subjected to prophylactic treatment with systemic-contact preparations.

Popular drugs include Quadris 250 and Infinito 61, which are used once per 20 days according to the instructions. Also, preventive treatment helps prevent the development of gray rot, for this use "Fundazole" according to the instructions. Diseases from which preventive treatment does not protect:

• tobacco mosaic - the disease can be treated by removing all affected leaves and treating the sections with a solution of potassium permanent;
• brown spotting - it is treated with the drug "Barrier", in parallel, watering is reduced.

The pests that infect this variety include:

• the little bear, which is eliminated with a pepper aqueous solution, pouring the product into insect nests.
• spider mite, which is eliminated by spraying the leaves with a soap solution.

Harvest Dates

Active harvesting begins 3 months after seed germination. This time usually falls on August - September. Fruit collection must be carried out regularly so as not to create excessive burden for the shoots of the plant.

Did you know? The largest tomato in the world, registered in the Guinness Book of Records, is a fruit weighing 2.9 kg, grown in the United States (Wisconsin).

It is very simple to determine whether it is time to pluck a fetus: outwardly it will seem already completely ripe, but at the same time maintain density. If there is a risk of frost, then the tomatoes are plucked still immature and left at room temperature for full ripening.

Eating tips

The Tomato Wonder of the World variety is universal and is used by housewives for:

• preparation of hot, main dishes, salads;
• making juice and tomato;
• canning, salting;
• fresh consumption.

Thus, the tomato miracle Wonder of the World can be grown at home without much hassle. If you follow the recommendations for caring for the plant and create comfortable conditions, you can get a large crop of quality tomatoes.