Tomato Verlioka has small, tasty red fruits. With proper cultivation, the variety pleases with a large crop of fruits leveled in shape and size.
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Characteristics and description of the variety
The Verlioka variety is not intended for planting in open ground, it is cultivated only indoors.
The height of the bush is on average 2 m. And therefore he requires top removal, as it is a semi-determinant variety.
Bushes require constant pinching with the transfer of the growth point to the side shoot. This is done in this way:
- After the formation of 6 inflorescences, the main conductor is clamped, removing the top.
- Subsequent growth continues from the side stepson.
It is important to follow this rule of formation of the bush.
Tomatoes of this variety ripen simultaneously in one brush and therefore they are clearly visible and convenient to harvest.
Bush high - up to 2 m. Leaf plates of tomato type, green. Inflorescences racemes.
Productivity 5 kg. from one plant, the average weight of berries 80 gr. The shape of the fruit is round, the color is red with glitter. The skin is dense. Storage is short.
A special feature is that he is absolutely unpretentious and it will be able to cultivate an aspiring gardener.
Grows on any soil and does not require chemical treatments from various tomato diseases.
Pros and cons of tomato
Benefits:
- precocity;
- high yield;
- excellent appearance of tomatoes;
- resistance to bad weather conditions.
Flaw one - fruits are watery and poorly stored.
Despite this drawback, the variety is often found, as it grows without problems and does not require significant costs.
Reviews gardeners, gardeners
Galina Petrovna: “I have planted this variety for many years, and in order to get rid of the wateriness of fruits, I stop watering during their ripening. Then fruits become more sugar. ”
Oleg Nikolaevich: “I have grown this tomato for a long time and need to be careful with watering, because on cloudy or cool days with large waterings, the leaf mass on the bush grows, and the amount of tomato does not grow. Therefore, it is necessary to regulate watering depending on weather conditions. ”
Olga Alexandrovna: “I myself grow seedlings of this sort of tomato and are always happy with the result. Still never left without a crop. "
Is it true that Verlioka is ideal for a vegetable garden? Verlioka - the perfect choice for the gardener, since with a minimum of costs a large harvest of commodity tomatoes is obtained.
Growing tips
In order for a tomato to give consistently good yields, it needs proper care.
A feature of Werloki is that it is grown only in greenhouses. In greenhouses, in addition to generally accepted rules of care, it is also necessary to regularly tie up tomato bushes. They grow quite quickly and gain vegetative mass.
That is, 1-2 sheet plates break off daily., freeing ripening fruit. It will also be an excellent prevention from phytophthora disease.
It is important when growing this variety to properly form a tomato bush.
Shrub formation
When forming a bush, leave one or two stalks. The remaining side stepsons are removed by unscrewing or cutting the shears.
All tools with which the gardener works should be processed after each bush to avoid infection with various diseases, such as virus mosaics.
Masking
Requires continuous removal of stepsonswhich is carried out on sunny days in the morning. This will help the wounds to tighten in the evening and rotting places will not appear at the cut sites on the bush.
Stepynka better unscrew, leaving a small stump, it will not stimulate the appearance of the second stepchild in this place. If it does appear, then its growth will be slow and it will not develop.
Tomato care: watering, feeding, lighting
Watering should be done regularly once a week. 5 liters are poured under each bush. warm water. After each such irrigation, loosening and weeding from weeds is required.
After transplanting, 15 days later fed with nitrogen fertilizersto stimulate the growth of the vegetative mass of the plant.
During flowering and fruit formation feed phosphate-potash fertilizers.
Light does not matter, but with a large amount of sugar content increases.
Hybrid varieties
Based on the Verlioka variety, bred two hybrids: tomato Verlioka plus and Verlioka F1.
They have their advantages and disadvantages.
Verlioka plus
The main distinguishing feature is its determinism.. The growth of the hybrid stops at a height of 150 cm.
Fruits grow up to 125 gr. The hybrid is quite hardy and has good disease resistance.
Advantages of a hybrid:
- endurance;
- yield;
- early ripeness;
- disease resistance.
Disadvantages of a hybrid: correctly form a bush in one stem.
This hybrid gives a large crop even in rainy summer, when the illumination falls at times due to the constantly overcast weather.
Verlioka F1
This hybrid is derived by Russian breeders and is designed for greenhouse conditions.Tomatoes of this variety have good transportability, long shelf life. Perhaps ripening in room conditions.
Hybrid Benefits:
- high flavoring properties;
- high yield;
- disease resistance;
- undemanding to care.
Disadvantages of a hybrid: the need to form a tomato bush.
This variety of tomato will delight with the presence of any lover of growing tomatoes.