Wonderful tomatoes for greenhouses and greenhouses: tomato “Doll Masha”

The hybrid tomato with the interesting name Masha Doll and high yields is popular among farmers and consumers. Early ripening allows you to enjoy tomatoes already in mid-summer.

The article describes the features of cultivating the hybrid in protected soil, its advantages and disadvantages.

Description of the hybrid

Doll Masha f1 is an early ripening hybrid created by breeders of the Russian Agrofirm SeDeK for cultivation in film-type greenhouses and hotbeds. It was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of Russia in 2010.

Determinant bushes do not require stepsons and molding.

In the photo - tomato Doll Masha f1.

Fruit characteristics

How to grow seedlings

The hybrid is grown through seedlings in the standard way: sowing seeds in the ground and then planting them into individual containers. The procedure is carried out from late March to early April.

Preparing the soil and sowing seeds

Hybrid seeds are processed in production before packaging in bags, so at home they are not manipulated to disinfect and increase germination.

Experienced farmers advise calibrating seeds. This will help identify empty and too small grains. To do this, the seed is soaked in salt water for 5-10 minutes (1 tsp per 200 ml). Anything that floats to the surface is not suitable for sowing. The seeds remaining at the bottom are carefully washed with warm water.

You can get soil for seedlings at a gardening store. Such a substrate is already enriched with nutrients. Most gardeners prefer to prepare the soil themselves from a mixture of black soil, river sand and peat in a 1:1:1 ratio. Superphosphate is suitable as a fertilizer - 40 g per bucket of soil.

Advice. Before use, the soil is heated in the oven at a temperature of 110 ° C or steamed in a double boiler. A strong solution of potassium permanganate will disinfect the soil and prevent the development of bacteria.

For growing seedlings, boxes, trays, containers, tetrapacks, and pots 5-7 cm deep are suitable. They are filled with moist soil and the grains are sown in furrows 1.5-2 cm deep with an interval of 2 cm.

The containers are covered with plastic wrap and placed in a dark place. The optimal temperature for seed germination is 23 °C. In such conditions, seedlings will appear after 4-5 days.

Seedling care

After the seeds hatch, the film is removed and the boxes are placed on the windowsill on the south side. To prevent seedlings from stretching upward, the duration of daylight should be at least 16 hours. If there is little sunlight, the seedlings are placed under fluorescent lamps.

Water as needed: 1-2 times a week.An infusion of eggshells is suitable as an additional feeding. It’s easy to prepare: shells of 10 eggs are poured into 3 liters of water and left for 6-7 days. A cloudy liquid and a characteristic odor indicate the readiness of the fertilizer. The infusion is used to water seedlings once a week.

A week before planting in the ground, the seedlings are taken out into the fresh air to harden for half an hour.

The lower leaves are torn off as they grow, and the seedlings are hilled up to strengthen the rhizome.

How to grow tomatoes

The determinate hybrid Doll Masha needs timely watering, loosening, weeding, the application of organic and mineral fertilizers, and additional lighting when there is a lack of sunlight.

Landing

The seedlings are transferred to a permanent location in a greenhouse or greenhouse from May to June. By this time, the height of the seedlings should be 30 cm, the thickness of the stem should be 1 cm.

Important! The producer of hybrid seeds, Masha Doll, recommends cultivating tomatoes indoors. The culture loves warmth and reacts painfully to sudden changes in the average daily temperature. Those who tried to plant the hybrid outdoors were disappointed with the result.

The soil is prepared before planting begins: it is dug up, the top layer of 5-10 cm is removed, and treated with a hot solution of copper sulfate (1 tbsp per 10 liters of water).

Tomatoes prefer loamy or sandy soil. Per 1 m², add 3 buckets of a mixture of peat, sawdust and humus in a ratio of 1:1:1. Then add mineral fertilizers: 3 tbsp. l. superphosphate, 1 tbsp. l. potassium sulfate, 1 tbsp. l. potassium magnesia, 1 tsp. sodium nitrate, 2 cups of ash per 1 m².

Holes 15-20 cm deep are dug in the area, poured with boiling water, and after the soil has cooled, seedlings are planted.

Planting pattern – 40x60 cm, 4-5 seedlings per 1 m².

Care

The hybrid requires constant care in the form of watering, weeding, loosening the soil and timely fertilizing with mineral compounds.

For successful cultivation, it is recommended to follow the rules of tomato care:

1. The first week after planting, tomatoes are given time to adapt to a new place - do not water or hill up.
2. First watering – after 7 days, with warm, settled or rain water, watering strictly at the root, in the afternoon.
3. At first, watering should be moderate - once a week. After the ovaries appear, the frequency is increased to 2 times, 4 liters per bush.
4. The soil is loosened to a depth of about 10 cm for better heating and oxygen saturation. The procedure is repeated after each watering, but to a depth of 5 cm.
5. To reduce the amount of watering and better nourish the root system, the soil is covered with mulch – sawdust, peat, pine needles, straw.
6. The bushes do not shoot or form. For support, wooden stakes are dug nearby for gartering clusters with heavy fruits.
7. Plants are hilled to strengthen the root system.

To stimulate growth and abundant fruiting, the hybrid is treated with synthesized phytohormones:

• “Zircon”, Ecogel” – universal preparations;
• “Immunocytophyte” – strengthens the immune system, helps fight diseases, is safe for plants and people;
• "Kornevin" - stimulates root growth.

Tomato feeding scheme:

1. One and a half to two weeks after planting: 1 tbsp. l. nitrophoska, 500 ml mullein per 10 liters of water. For one bush - 1 liter of solution.
2. Subsequent feeding is carried out every 2 weeks with potassium sulfate and the drug “Fertility” (1 tsp potassium sulfate, 1 tbsp drug per 10 liters of water). The frequency of fertilizer application is 3 times during the growing season.

Features of cultivation and possible difficulties

When cultivating tomatoes in a greenhouse or greenhouse, it is important to adhere to the temperature regime:

• during the day – no higher than 26 °C;
• at night – not lower than 16 °C.

Reference. At air temperatures above 26 °C, flowering and ovary formation stop. At 32°C, pollen becomes sterile.

Air humidity indoors should be 60-70%. To normalize the microclimate, greenhouses and greenhouses are recommended to be frequently ventilated.

Hybrid Doll Masha is demanding on lighting, so choose an area on the sunny side for planting bushes. In the northern regions, it is recommended to install additional light sources in greenhouses - fluorescent or LED lamps.

Diseases and pests

The hybrid is immune to verticillium and rarely gets sick late blight (brown spots and white coating on leaves, stems, deformation of fruits) due to early ripening.

Preventative measures for “tomato” diseases allow you to maintain plant health and get a rich harvest:

• in the fall, greenhouses are treated with sulfur bombs;
• in the spring, the soil is disinfected with copper sulfate (50 g per 10 liters of water, 2 liters per 1 m²);
• the soil is covered with mulch (sawdust, peat, straw, pine needles);
• the lower leaves are removed;
• comply with watering norms;
• monitor the humidity level in the greenhouse.

The greenery of tomatoes attracts Colorado potato beetles, aphids, spider mites, and whiteflies. Insecticides come to the rescue: “Confidor”, “Borey”, “Iskra”, “Aktarra”, “Epin”, “Commander”.

Folk remedies are no less effective:

1. Wood ash. For 10 liters of water, 50 g of ash, 50 ml of liquid soap. The mixture is infused for 5-6 hours, filtered through cheesecloth and the bushes are treated every 2 weeks.
2. Tobacco. For 10 liters of boiling water, 400 g of shag.Leave for 48 hours, then use to irrigate greenery 3 times - every 3 days.
3. Onion peel. For 10 liters of water 200 g of raw materials. Leave for 6-8 hours, add 50 g of tar soap shavings. Apply for spraying once every 7 days.

Harvesting and application

The harvest begins in July and ends at the end of August.

Tomatoes are used to prepare vegetable salads, sauces, pasta, juice, adjika, lecho. Medium-sized fruits are pickled or pickled in jars for the winter.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages of a hybrid:

• early and friendly ripening of tomatoes;
• excellent taste;
• resistance to verticillium;
• ease of care;
• universal use of fruits in cooking;
• high productivity;
• there is no need to plant and form bushes;
• possibility of cultivation throughout Russia;
• keeping quality and ability to be transported.

Flaws:

• not suitable for growing in open ground;
• The plant is demanding of light; if it is deficient, it needs additional lighting.

Reviews

The impressions of large farmers and amateur gardeners from growing the domestic hybrid are positive.

Evgeniya, Tambov: “I plant Doll Masha tomatoes in a greenhouse according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. I'm satisfied with the result. The fruits are large, juicy and sweet. Can be used for preservation. Caring for the crop is simple. It is important to water moderately, avoiding waterlogging, and plant on the south side of the site. I feed with mullein and ready-made mineral fertilizers with potassium and phosphorus.”

Pavel, Tikhvin: “The hybrid Doll Masha is suitable only for closed ground. Two years ago, as an experiment, I planted several bushes in the garden. The plants could not withstand the change in air temperature: they did not bloom and dried out.I installed LED lamps in the greenhouse, since there is not enough sunlight in our area. The productivity is high, I collect up to 7 kg of tomatoes from one bush. The taste is excellent for a hybrid. The yield and other qualities correspond to the description of the variety (more precisely, the hybrid) from the manufacturer.”

Conclusion

Doll Masha f1 is one of the best low-growing domestic hybrids for cultivation in protected ground. The crop does not require special care skills, only timely watering, loosening the soil and applying organic and mineral fertilizers. The tomato is resistant to verticillium and is rarely infected with late blight due to its early ripening. The crop is popular among farmers and consumers due to its taste, shelf life and the ability to be transported over any distance.