Description of the tomato Cosmonaut Volkov
Tomato Cosmonaut Volkov is a new hybrid classified as amateur selection. As the legend says, the astronaut Volkov invented the tomato by a space engineer. After retirement, he took up gardening and decided to create his own tomato variety in order to combine the best qualities in it: yield, strong immunity and taste. What characteristics do Cosmonaut Volkov tomatoes have?
Description of the tomato Cosmonaut Volkov
Variety characteristic
Tomatoes Cosmonaut Volkov belong to the rapidly maturing species. In addition, they have excellent taste and large fruits resembling large New Year's toys in shape.
The fruits of the described plant are officially recognized as the best in taste. In terms of yield, the tomato variety Cosmonaut Volkov is also among the leaders.
Description of the plant
Cosmonaut Volkov is a plant that can grow both in greenhouses and film shelters, and in open ground. When the first few branches appear, they need to be tied up, since the fruits are heavy, and the plant cannot withstand such loads. It is best to form and leave only 2 branches.
In terms of ripening, the variety belongs to the mid-season, 110 days pass from the moment of planting to the moment of harvesting the first harvest. On average, from one bush, you can collect from 4 to 7 kg.
The first inflorescence of a tomato Cosmonaut Volkov appears above 9 leaves, the next - after 2-3 leaves, on average 6-9 tomatoes are formed on one inflorescence. Bushes are capable of growing over 2 m in height.
Description of the fetus
The fruits are large and round, with a dense skin. The pulp is good and juicy, one fruit contains more than 7% dry matter, 5% sugar and a little ascorbic acid. As mentioned earlier, the fruits are large and weigh about 300 g, sometimes tomatoes weighing about 650 g can be found.
According to the description, the fruits of the Cosmonaut Volkov tomatoes are orange with small red dots, the surface is slightly ribbed.
Benefits
According to the characteristics, the variety has several advantages:
- excellent yield;
- interesting taste;
- large fruits.
The bush must be constantly formed, the branches must be tied up, since the fruits are large, and the plant is not able to cope with their weight.
Growing
To increase yields, you need to properly form a bush.
After planting, seedlings can be placed in open ground after 60 days, only 2 plants should fall on 1 m, no more, since then the root system will not be able to grow well. Tomato varieties Cosmonaut Volkov must be planted according to a certain scheme, all bushes should be at a distance of 70 cm from each other on all sides: 2, 5 plants per 1 sq. m.
Correct formation of the bush
To get the maximum yield percentage, you need to properly form the bush. Tomatoes of the Cosmonaut Volkov variety must be pinched, they should also pinch the side shoots (this is a mandatory item for those who live in northern and middle latitudes).
Gardeners recommend removing the lower leaves before each new set. On average, there are only 4 top leaves on a tomato, which are enough to carry out full-fledged photosynthesis and get sufficient nutrition from the sun. In such a simple way, favorable conditions are created for obtaining a sufficient percentage of sunlight and reducing the possibility of getting fungal infections.
Care
We must not forget to form plants in time and remove unnecessary branches: we must not allow the plant to thicken. Watering and fertilizing is recommended once a week.
When pruning, only 2 branches are left on the bush and they are constantly tied up so that they do not break under the pressure of the fruits. When the bushes are ripe, watering will need to be significantly reduced: once every 2 weeks.
Possible diseases and pests
Diseases especially often affect tomatoes in the open field and in the northern part of the country.
The most common diseases:
- late blight;
- any fungal lesions;
- brown spot;
- putrid infection;
- mosaic of tobacco type.
Such diseases appear due to rain, insufficient heat and sun. If it's cold and rainy outside, this is a bad combination for bushes. To get rid of pests, special means such as Tabbu, Bison, etc. are selected.
Precautions
To avoid trouble, you should follow simple rules:
- Use seeds from the region where they will be planted and from producers who carry out prophylaxis before packaging.
- It is better to grow plants not in the open field, but in a greenhouse or greenhouse.
- All vegetables must be swapped every year.
- Tomato bushes that are sick or look sick are best removed from the site immediately and then burned.
- Tomatoes and potatoes cannot be planted next to each other.
- The beds are constantly weeded so that there are no weeds.
- Tomato pests are snails, caterpillars, beetles.