Grow an “Idol” tomato on your plot and enjoy an early, abundant harvest

Every gardener who grows tomatoes dreams of finding a fruitful variety that does not require complex care, and at the same time is tasty. It’s not easy to find one, but the Kumir tomato meets these characteristics. In the article you will learn about all the advantages of this variety, the rules for caring for it and its cultivation.

Tomato Idol: description of the variety

The Kumir tomato variety is distinguished, first of all, by its high yield, as well as a long fruiting period. On average, from 1 sq. m you can get about 14-18 kg of fruit. You can enjoy tomatoes from the garden until late autumn.

Fruit characteristics, yield

This is a standard variety, that is, the plant has no branches. Reaches 1.8-2 m in height. The fruits are large - weighing on average 400 g, bright red, round. The tomato is divided into 4-6 chambers. It has 5% dry matter, which makes the variety very juicy.

It is recommended to plant 3 plants per 1 square meter. m. One plant, with proper care, produces 4-6 kg of tomatoes. Thus, the yield per 1 sq. m can be up to 18 kg.

How to grow seedlings

Let's consider the main stages of growing Kumir tomato seedlings.

Seed preparation

First of all, you need to soak the seeds in the solution potassium permanganate for 15 minutes to disinfect them. Then rinse and place in a solution of 1 liter of water and 10 g of natrophoska for a day. This will stimulate better growth and development of seedlings. Before planting, the seeds should lie in moisture for 1-2 days. This promotes their germination.

Container and soil

Typically, wooden boxes or plastic containers are used for planting seedlings. The prepared soil is placed in the container. It should have neutral acidity. A good material would be soil mixed with peat or humus.

Sowing

Sowing takes place in the second half of March. In the prepared soil, make depressions of at least 1 cm at a distance of 1 cm from each other. Seeds are placed there and sprinkled with earth.

Next, the seedlings need to be watered, cover the container with film or glass and place in a warm (at least 23 degrees) and bright place.

Growing and care

The seedlings are watered as they dry out. 10 days after planting, the first shoots can be seen. This means it's time to move the seedlings to a cooler, but also well-lit place. The film or glass is removed for literally 2 hours, and then the seedlings are covered with them again.

It is recommended to take her out into the fresh air (balcony, veranda) so that she gets used to outdoor conditions. As soon as 3-4 developed leaves appear on the sprouts, the seedlings can be transplanted into open ground or a greenhouse.

How to grow tomatoes

Let's take a closer look at the stages of growing Kumir tomatoes.

Landing

At the end of May - beginning of June, when the temperature is consistently high, the seedlings are planted in open ground. You can transfer them to the greenhouse a little earlier - in mid-May. The land for planting should be prepared in the fall: the soil should be fertilized with compost and ash. Plant no more than three bushes per 1 square. m.

Care

Proper care is the key to a large and tasty harvest. A photo of ripe tomatoes is shown below.

During disembarkation, it is important not to forget to put supports.During the formation of the stems, it is necessary to tie up the tomatoes, otherwise the plant will bend and die under the weight of the fruit.

Another important component of caring for Kumir tomatoes is pinching - the process of removing stepsons, which take all the nutrients and prevent the fruit from forming.

We must not forget about regular watering: on hot days it must be done every evening, and in cold weather – once every 2-3 days is enough. It is necessary to ventilate the greenhouse if tomatoes are growing in it, so that increased humidity does not provoke the appearance of fungus. Timely weeding and loosening also help prevent the appearance of pathogenic bacteria.

Reference. Remember about feeding: the Kumir tomato variety responds well to mineral fertilizers.

Features of cultivation and possible difficulties

The Idol variety is quite unpretentious and does not require special care. Therefore, compliance with the usual rules of care is rewarded with a bountiful harvest.
However, like any tomatoes, Idol is susceptible to certain diseases and pests.

Diseases and pests

The most common tomato disease is late blight. It appears as brown leaves, black stems and black spots on tomatoes. It can be removed using fungicides. If prevention and treatment with drugs did not help get rid of late blight, then the diseased plant must be disposed of as quickly as possible so as not to infect others with it.

Also, all gardeners who grow potatoes and tomatoes are aware of such a pest as the Colorado potato beetle.. Usually it burrows into the soil for the winter, and in the spring it comes out and eats plants. Therefore, it is important to thoroughly prepare the soil before planting, which helps with loosening.You can also plant garlic or calendula next to the tomatoes.

These plants have a pungent odor that repels beetles. If the Colorado pest does attack the plant, it is better to remove the insects manually, since chemical treatment, although effective, is not environmentally friendly and can also harm humans.

The nuances of growing in open ground and greenhouses

When choosing what soil to plant seedlings in, you need to keep in mind that future care of the plants depends on this. In a greenhouse, for example, the temperature is higher than in open ground. It must be ventilated and carefully monitor soil moisture. Also, if you treat tomatoes with chemical solutions, then in the greenhouse you need to do this especially carefully so as not to breathe in harmful fumes.

Be careful when pruning tomatoes: in a hot room, too much pruning of leaves causes the plant to overheat and subsequently dry out. However, despite such nuances, for northern latitudes, a greenhouse is the only suitable option for growing tomatoes. This will keep them warm.

Important! Even in southern latitudes, tomatoes are not protected from precipitation and cold when they grow in open ground. This can greatly facilitate the work of watering tomatoes, but, on the other hand, excess moisture provokes the appearance of pathogenic fungi.

Harvesting and application

The Idol tomato ripens 100-110 days after the first shoots appear and bears fruit until late autumn. The fruits can be consumed in any form: canned, prepared salads from fresh vegetables, made tomato juice, prepared sauces.

The good thing about the idol is that it is not damaged during transportation and long storage, and also does not lose its taste during heat treatment.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Thus, the idol tomato has many advantages:

• high productivity;
• long fruiting period;
• large fruits with good taste;
• lack of special rules for care.

However, there are some disadvantages:

• cannot grow without supports due to heavy fruits and relatively weak stems;
• Large fruits do not allow them to be preserved entirely.

Farmer reviews

Gardening forums on the Internet are full of different opinions from gardeners regarding this variety - we will give you some of them.

Margarita: “Incredible view! I decided to grow the Kumir tomato in my greenhouse as soon as I saw the characteristics and photographs of the variety from a company that sells seedlings. Gardeners I know highly praised this type of tomato - and for good reason. Vegetables grow quite large. The fruits are beautiful in appearance and have a good round shape. I grow tomatoes for sale. Vegetables of this variety sell out faster than other types, and customers like them.”

Olga: “In my opinion, this is an excellent tomato variety. As for its vagaries, when growing, you need to spray the bushes with phytosporin in time, as well as water and fertilize correctly. I don’t know how tomatoes ripen until late autumn, because in order for them to turn red, they need heat and light. We usually have a lot of tomatoes in September, but they ripen very slowly.”

Valeria: “For the first time I planted 3 sprouts of this variety, they grew up to two meters in height. Very large and tasty tomatoes. The fruits are large in size; in order to compact them into a half-liter jar, you have to cut them into slices.I did not observe any diseases or insect pest attacks on the crop. My family really liked this variety, I will plant even more bushes next year.”

Conclusion

It is difficult to find the ideal variety of tomatoes that would satisfy all the requirements of the most demanding gardeners. However, the Kumir tomato is confidently winning the hearts of summer residents throughout Russia. Unpretentious, tasty, high-yielding - with proper care and sufficient attention, this variety produces wonderful fruits.