Tomato Premier - description and characteristics of the variety

Of particular interest to gardeners is the late-ripe indeterminate hybrid tomato variety bred by Russian breeders called Premier. It is intended for cultivation in greenhouse conditions and on open ground. Tomatoes of this variety have excellent taste and can be used to prepare a variety of dishes and preparations for the winter. Tomatoes contain many antioxidants that are good for your health.

They grow this vegetable crop in various regions of Russia. It tolerates temperature fluctuations well and is undemanding in care.

This type of tomato has a large number of advantages, but there are also disadvantages that you should familiarize yourself with in advance. To collect a rich harvest, you need to learn about the rules that apply to agricultural technology and strictly adhere to them.

Grade characteristics

The plant is indeterminate. The bush reaches up to 110-120 centimeters in height. The leaves are dense, bright green in color. This variety is late ripe. The period from how the sprouts sprouted to the collection of the first fruits is 115-120 days.

The plant must be tied to a support. On one square meter of soil have no more than four bushes. Inflorescence is intermediate. The first of them is formed above the eighth or ninth leaf, the next - after one or two leafs.

Brushes are formed on the bushes, on which four to six tomatoes grow. The yield of the Premier variety is high. From each bush you can collect 6-10 tomatoes.

The plant is highly resistant to the main varieties of the fungus characteristic of tomato. It tolerates short-term dry weather and temperature changes, as it has powerful roots that provide nutrition to the bushes.

Crop description

Gardeners who cultivated Prime tomatoes on their plots describe the crop as follows:

1. Tomatoes have a rounded shape.
2. The color is bright red, uniform, without any stains and splashes.
3. The surface is smooth, not ribbed.
4. The fruits are large and meaty, on average, the weight of each tomato is 200 grams.
5. Tomatoes have excellent taste characteristics - sugar fruits, have an excellent aroma, they contain very little acid.
6. The skin is shiny, easily removable from the fruit.
7. The ripening of tomatoes on the bush occurs evenly.
8. Ripe tomatoes are intended for universal use - they can be consumed fresh, cook a variety of dishes (salads, pastas, ketchups, sauces, tomato juices), pickle, canned.

Growing recommendations

Harvesting seedlings is carried out 60-65 days before it is transferred to the garden or greenhouse. Seeds are sown in peat soil. You can buy it in special stores, or cook at home, mixing the soil with sand and peat.

Plant seeds should be in loose and moist soil. Seeds need to be laid out in holes two centimeters deep and sprinkled on top of the soil. Tamping the soil is not required. The container with seeds should be covered with a film and placed in a warm room. After the first sprouts appear, the film must be removed and the containers placed in a lighter place. Watering seedlings is carried out using a spray gun to avoid soil damage and exposure of roots.

When two true leaflets form on seedlings, it should be dived into separate containers.Experienced gardeners use peat cups for these purposes, since when planting in a permanent place they will not need to get seedlings from them - they can be planted in the ground together with pots.

Seedlings are transferred to the garden when the last spring frosts recede. The plant is undemanding to the soil, however, before planting it should be treated with nitrogen, superphosphate or humus to enrich the soil.

Plant care is simple. Only regular watering, weeding and loosening of beds is required. You need to remember about fertilizing and spraying from pests for prevention.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Of the positive qualities of the Premier variety, the following should be distinguished:

• a large number of crops;
• great taste;
• resistance to the main diseases of tomatoes;
• unpretentiousness to weather;
• easy care.

Of the shortcomings, gardeners distinguish a short shelf life, as well as the fact that the fruits cannot be transported over long distances.

As evidenced by numerous reviews of the variety Premier, the number of advantages it has is much higher than the minuses. This means that the hybrid variety definitely deserves the attention of garden owners.

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