Tomato-kid for summer residents and city dwellers - description: variety of tomatoes "Nevsky"

Many city dwellers want to always have fresh tomatoes on the table. For them, there is a suitable variety, it can be grown not only on the beds under the film, but also on the balcony, since the height of the plant is only 50 cm. This type of tomato is called "Nevsky".

This tomato was bred long ago, back in the USSR and received registration as a greenhouse variety in 1978. For many years, has been popular among summer residents and city dwellers, as it can be grown on the balcony. About this time-tested baby and will be discussed in our article.

Tomato Nevsky: variety description

This is a standard determinant plant. (About indeterminantny grades read in this article). The variety is early ripening, 95–105 days pass from transplanting to ripening of the first fruits. It is recommended for cultivation under film shelters, in greenhouses and greenhouses, but it is also possible in open ground. Plant growth is very small, only 35-50 cm, which makes it possible to grow it in urban environments.

Nevsky has fairly good disease resistance. With very good care from one bush you can get up to 1.5 kg of fruits, usually 3-5 shrubs are planted per square meter. m. Thus, it goes up to 7.5 kg. Productivity is not the highest even for such a baby.

In the table below you can see the yield of other varieties of tomatoes:

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the main advantages of tomato "Nevsky" note:

• early ripeness;
• the ability to grow in urban environments;
• good resistance to major diseases;
• versatility of crop use;
• tolerance of moisture deficiency.

Among the disadvantages are low yields and increased demands on fertilizers, especially at the stage of plant formation. The main features are its short stature and early ripeness. Also distinguish resistance to moisture deficiency and a number of diseases. Also among the nice features we can say that it can be grown on the balcony.

Read also on our website: How to grow tasty tomatoes all year round in a greenhouse? How to get a good harvest in the open field?

What varieties of tomatoes have high immunity and good yield? How to grow early varieties of tomatoes?

Specifications

Ripened fruits have a red-pink color and rounded shape. In size, they are small 45-60 grams. The number of chambers in the fruit is 2, the dry matter content is about 5%. Harvested fruits tolerate long-term storage..

You can compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with others in the table below:

Tomatoes of this type have a very high taste and very good fresh. Perfectly suited for whole canning and barrel pickling. They also make a very tasty and healthy juice, taste is achieved thanks to the perfect combination of sugars and acids, as well as a low percentage of dry substances.

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Features of growing

If you still grow a variety of tomatoes "Nevsky" in the open field, then the southern regions are more suitable for this, in order to eliminate the risk of spring temperature fluctuations. For planting in greenhouses shelters suitable areas of the middle zone. In heated greenhouses, you can get a good harvest even in the northern regions.

This type of tomato does not require props and garters, as its fruits are small and few. The bush is formed in 3-4 stalks, but more often in 4. At the development stage of the bush, "Nevsky" is very picky about the top dressing regime. It is advisable to make complex fertilizers.

Read more about all fertilizers for tomatoes.:

• Organic, mineral, phosphoric, ready, TOP best.
• Yeast, iodine, ash, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid.
• For seedlings, when picking, foliar.

Read also on our website: What types of soil for tomatoes exist? How to independently make a mixture of soil? What land is suitable for seedlings, and what for adult plants.

And also, how to apply growth promoters and fungicides?

After planting tomatoes in a permanent place, do not forget about the mode of irrigation, mulching between rows. These simple procedures will help to get a good result.

Diseases and pests

Nevsky has good resistance to the main diseases of tomatoes in greenhouses, but it is still subject to black bacterial blotch. To get rid of this disease, use the drug "Fitolavin". It may also be affected by the apical rot of the fruit. In this disease, the plant is treated with a solution of calcium nitrate and reduce watering. Against diseases such as Alternaria, Fusarium and Verticillias, there are other methods of control.

Many varieties of tomatoes are prone to such misfortunes as late blight. Read about the measures of protection against it and about the varieties that do not have phytophthora.

As for pests, Colorado beetles and their larvae, aphids, thrips, spider mites and slugs usually threaten tomatoes. How to deal with them can be found in special articles on our site:

• Measures to combat the Colorado potato beetle.
• How to get rid of aphids and thrips.
• What to do if a spider mite is found on landings.
• Effective ways to get rid of slugs.

When growing on the balcony, there are no serious damages caused by diseases and pests.. Under the "balcony conditions" it is enough to observe the mode of lighting and watering, as well as regularly wipe the plants with a mild soap solution for prevention, and then all the troubles will pass you by. As follows from a brief review, a variety of tomatoes "Nevsky" can grow even novice tomato lovers. Good luck and good harvest.

In the table below you will find useful links about tomato varieties with different ripening periods:

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