A variety from Russian breeders that is positive in all respects is the Parodist tomato.

Tomatoes have become widespread among gardeners due to their taste and range of useful and nutritious nutrients. The variety of frost-resistant varieties allows them to be grown even in regions with harsh climates.

The Parodist tomato variety was bred by Russian breeders and received recognition outside our country. It has high yield, excellent taste, resistance to a number of diseases, and is easy to grow and care for. Let's look at the characteristics of this variety and find out why it is unique and how to get a rich harvest.

Description of the variety

Parodist is a determinate, low-growing and early-ripening variety of tomatoes. The time from the first shoots to ripening is three months. The culture is suitable for cultivation both in open ground and in greenhouses. Plant height is 40-50 cm.

High yield is the main advantage of the Parodist variety. With proper care, up to 3-3.5 kg of fruits are harvested from each bush. The tomatoes are red, with pronounced ribbing, have a flat-round shape, and reach a weight of 140-160 g.

Reference. In the Central Black Earth Region and the North Caucasus, Parodist is grown in open areas, and in central Russia it is cultivated in greenhouses.

We grow seedlings

Please note the date of collection or release seeds. If more than two years have passed since this moment, this material is unsuitable for planting.To identify “empty” seeds, dilute ½ teaspoon of salt in a glass of water and pour the seeds into it. After 30 minutes, throw away all the floating seeds: they are not suitable for germination. 5-6 days before planting, harden the seeds.

Buy soil at a specialty store for seedlings. You can add soil from the garden to it so that the bushes can more easily adapt to the soil when transplanted. To prevent infection of seedlings by fungi and viruses, it is recommended to properly calcine the “garden” soil in the oven.

The rules for growing seedlings are no different from the standard ones:

1. Plant seeds at a depth of 1-2 cm.
2. Before the first shoots appear, cover the soil with film.
3. Provide your home beds with timely watering.
4. Maintain the temperature in the room.
5. Place the boxes with seedlings in a well-lit place.
6. Use artificial lighting to increase the length of daylight hours to 16 hours.

When two true leaves appear, pick the bushes. This is necessary to accelerate plant growth and promote the development of more powerful roots. Start hardening young tomatoes 10-14 days before planting in a greenhouse or open ground. To do this, take the trays with seedlings outside for 3-4 hours every day.

Tomato care

Parodist is an unpretentious variety, not afraid of stress and resistant to disease. Plant six bushes per square meter. m. Timely watering, hilling, removing weeds and fertilizing will help achieve high yields. This is an important part of crop care.

To protect against parasites, aphids, slugs, caterpillars, spider mites and whiteflies, treat the bushes with insecticides before the flowers and ovaries appear. Feeding Apply organic fertilizers when transplanting into the soil, flowering and fruiting. Natural folk remedies are best suited for fertilizing the soil.

The most famous of them:

• infusion of eggshells;
• yeast solution;
• fertilizer from rotted grass or nettles.

Features of growing in a greenhouse and open ground

The variety is easy to care for. When grown in open ground, pinching and bush formation are not carried out, no special measures are required. Water, hill and feed your tomatoes, and they will give you a good harvest.

Important! Low-growing tomatoes do not require staking, but with abundant fruiting they place supports under the heaviest branches.

There are some subtleties when cultivating Parodist in a greenhouse:

• form the bush into three stems;
• provide regular ventilation to avoid the development of root rot and fungus;
• To prevent diseases, use special products from a gardening store (folk remedies do not always help).

Harvesting and application

Three months after sowing, the first ripe tomatoes appear. Fruiting is abundant and friendly, fruits are set even in unfavorable weather conditions. Up to six tomatoes develop on one bunch. Pick ripe tomatoes from the bush in a timely manner so that more nutrients reach the young ovaries.

The variety does not tolerate transportation well and does not have a long shelf life. If you have such an opportunity, process the harvest immediately at the dacha. Fragrant Parodist with juicy pulp and thin skin is a salad variety that is also suitable for making adjika, ketchup, and winter salads. If the size of the fruit allows, salt and marinate the tomatoes in jars.

Advantages and disadvantages

The unpretentious, high-yielding and tasty Parodist is widely used among gardeners.

It has only two disadvantages:

• does not tolerate transportation well;
• not suitable for long-term fresh storage.

The advantages of this variety include:

• small sizes;
• precocity;
• productivity;
• immunity to late blight and many other diseases;
• fruit setting in difficult weather conditions;
• resistance to cracking;
• friendly ripening of fruits.

Reviews

Parodist is a popular tomato variety for growing. There are many positive reviews about it.

Alexander: “This summer I planted a new tomato variety, Parodist. Tomatoes are distinguished by their resistance to stress and adverse weather conditions. They do not require additional care measures. An early ripening variety does not need to be tied up or supported. He loves feeding and abundant watering. Seedlings can be planted densely; the plant is very compact. The fruits turned out to be quite large, each weighing about 150 g. Suitable for salads and fresh consumption, I tried drying them. I didn’t find any cons for myself.”

Galina: “An excellent variety that has pleased me for several years. But I advise you not to partition it too much; for the first time I planted about 9-10 bushes per 1 square meter. m, so the plants had poor ventilation, they interfered with each other, some got sick, and as a result I lost part of the harvest. But then I took this mistake into account, and everything was fine.”

Nina: “That year I decided to plant this variety on my plot. The summer was quite cool, but Parodist did not disappoint - he pleased me with a bountiful and very tasty harvest. I grew it in a greenhouse and planted exactly 10 bushes per square, as described in the material.During the entire growth period, I applied fertilizing only three times – and it grew.”

Conclusion

Parodist tomatoes have received extremely positive reviews from gardeners and gardeners. The culture is unpretentious. The yield of the variety, its taste, resistance to diseases and vagaries of weather are the result of the work of Russian breeders. Parodist tomatoes are eaten fresh, straight from the garden, and they are used to make delicious vitamin salads.