Description and characteristics of the variety
The Siberian Troika tomato variety was bred by Siberian breeders in 2004. The new variety quickly gained popularity among gardeners and spread throughout all corners of the country. The main feature of the Siberian Troika is the high yield among varieties with large fruits.
- Variety, not hybrid.
- Large-fruited.
- Determinate, stops growing on its own. The plant grows up to 50 cm in height.
- Standard bush.
- A plant with a powerful stem has leaves reminiscent of potatoes and the same lush green color.
- The bushes have a neat shape and a well-developed root system.
- The Siberian Troika tomato is a mid-season variety. After emergence, the fruits begin to ripen in 110–115 days.
Advice! When the tomatoes are in the filling stage, it is better to tie up the bushes.
- During the growing season, inflorescences are formed: the first - above the 9th leaf, the rest - after every 2nd leaf. About 10-12 such inflorescences are formed per season. After this, the bush stops growing. There can be up to 5-10 fruits on a fruiting cluster.
- They are formed mainly into one stem. But under favorable conditions, you can grow one of the side shoots, which will give an additional harvest of fruit. This is done 30 days before the main shoot is completed. You need to leave one high-quality fruit-bearing shoot. In this case, about 10 more fruiting clusters can form on it.
- The Siberian Troika tomato variety is resistant to many diseases and pests.
- Tolerates any climate and various adverse weather conditions. The variety is grown even in regions where summer temperatures may be too high.
- Caring for the plant is not difficult. Sometimes it is necessary to remove weak shoots and lower leaves.
- Productivity is high. With proper care, you can harvest 4.5 kg or more of tomatoes from 1 bush. From 1 sq. per meter of plot, this variety produces from 15 to 20 kg of tomatoes.
Important! You can prepare the seeds of the Siberian Troika yourself from fully ripened tomatoes. As practice has shown, they have excellent germination.
Description of the Siberian early ripening tomato
The plant type is determinant, that is, at a certain point in the growing season, stem growth stops.
The average height of the bushes reaches 40–90 cm. Low growth allows this variety to be grown in low greenhouses. Attention! Reviews from gardeners about the characteristics of the Siberian early ripening tomato grown in different soils do not coincide with the description of the variety. The height of an adult specimen growing in greenhouses reaches 55–95 cm, and in open ground – 35–50 cm. Just from the name alone it becomes clear that the vegetable crop has early ripening periods
From the moment of seed germination to the appearance of fruits, 110–130 days pass
Just by the name alone, it becomes clear that the vegetable crop has early ripening periods. From the moment of seed germination to the appearance of fruits, 110–130 days pass.
The bush has a powerful, strong stem. The foliage is average. Does not require pinching. A garter is desirable, since the weight of the fruit may cause the bush to collapse. The leaves are dark green. Size is medium. The foliage shape is typical of a tomato. The inflorescence is simple, sometimes intermediate, compact. The first inflorescence appears on approximately 6–8 leaves, and the next ones appear every 2 leaves. In greenhouse plants, the inflorescence is formed after 9–10 leaves.
Important! The tomato variety is suitable for growing in the cold and fleeting summer of Siberia.
Description of fruits
The fruits have the following characteristics:
- Tomatoes are round, flat-round, slightly ribbed.
- During the ripening process, the color of the fruit changes from light green to bright red.
- Fully ripe vegetables have a smooth, glossy surface.
- On average, the weight of a tomato is 60–120 g.
- The number of nests on a bush is 5–12. Simultaneous harvesting.
- Dry matter content up to 7%.
- The pulp is fleshy, with a pronounced tomato flavor and a high content of juice.
- The number of seeds is insignificant.
Fruit characteristics
- During the growing season, the color of tomatoes changes: from brown to bright red.
- The shape of the fruit is in the form of a cylinder or pepper, slightly elongated, with a sharp nose at the end.
- The skin of a tomato is dense but tender, which is important when preparing various dishes.
- The fruit has good fleshiness and has 3-4 seed chambers inside which there are many seeds.
- Dry substances - average amount.
- Ripe fruits grow up to 12 cm in length, while their weight ranges from 150 g to 300 g.
- Ripe tomatoes can be stored for a long time.
- Do not crack.
Photo
Photos of the Siberian Troika tomato variety are presented below.
Care
Proper care will provide you with a rich harvest
Siberian Troika tomatoes do not need special formation - as the bushes grow, they themselves form 3-4 stems.
- It is necessary to remove the stepsons that grow from the root.
- Although the variety is determinate, it is better to tie it up, since the stems can droop from the weight of the fruit.
- Mandatory measures include watering with warm water (once a week), loosening, weeding, and ventilating the greenhouse.
- To retain moisture in the soil and make maintenance easier, the beds can be mulched with straw or peat.
Feeding
It is better to feed tomatoes immediately during watering, alternating or combining mineral fertilizers with organic matter.
On average, fertilize once every two weeks. After a long cloudy period, plants need additional potassium and nitrogen, and with high humidity, calcium and magnesium.
If a purple tint appears on the leaves, they need phosphorus, and if they curl, they lack potassium.
If the bush grows poorly (thin stems and pale leaves), it is useful to do foliar feeding using urea.
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A good fertilizer for tomatoes in the early stages of growth are fast-acting organic fertilizers - infusions of mullein or bird droppings. But feeding with these fertilizers is stopped when the tomatoes enter the flowering and ovary formation phase.
Prevention and control of diseases
According to the characteristics, the Siberian Troika tomato has high disease resistance, but the crop still needs prevention.
To avoid late blight, you must adhere to the rules of crop rotation - do not plant tomatoes after nightshades and in dangerous proximity to potatoes. In addition, plantings should not be overly thickened in pursuit of high yields.
When transplanting, the bushes are treated with Bordeaux mixture (repeat after two weeks). If signs of brown spot appear, spray with copper oxychloride, water with potassium permanganate or ash solution.
Calcium nitrate is used against blossom end rot (once a week for a month).
To prevent gray rot, it is recommended to ventilate the greenhouse more often, and at its first manifestations, cut off diseased areas and treat the cuts with manganese.
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Advantages and disadvantages
- High yield.
- The tomatoes are large, meaty and tasty.
- They are stored for a long time.
- The bushes are compact.
- Resistant to diseases.
This description and characteristics of the Siberian Troika variety is a strong argument in favor of choosing tomatoes.
Important! However, it is worth knowing that to obtain a good harvest, determinate varieties are grown in open ground. And tall (indeterminate) varieties of tomatoes bear fruit better in a greenhouse.
Reviews
Most reviews about the Siberian Troika are positive, but some gardeners complain about weak harvests. To increase productivity, it is recommended to carry out pinching and additional fertilizing.
The fruits are very tasty and fully correspond to the description; they are perfectly stored and ripen when picked.
The plant is not afraid of climate change. The exception is prolonged rain and prolonged cloudy weather, which causes tomatoes to lose their sweetness and become watery.
This variety is sometimes affected by blossom end rot, although in general it is rarely affected. For prevention, it is recommended to pour a mixture of ash and crushed eggshells into the planting holes.
Features of cultivation
Breeders developed the Siberian Troika variety for the northern regions (Siberia, Urals). However, these tomatoes are grown with success in the south of the country. Here you can plant the seeds directly in open ground. In cold climates, it is better to grow this variety using seedlings.
For seedlings, it is necessary to sow the seeds 2 months before transferring them to the ground, approximately at the end of March. In regions with harsh climates, seedlings are recommended to be planted in early June. In greenhouse conditions, this procedure can be carried out at the end of May. In the south, seedlings are planted 15-20 days earlier.
Before you start sowing seeds, they should be disinfected by holding them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. You need to sow the planting material into the substrate, deepening them 1 cm. If the seeds are sown in a large container, leave a distance of 1.5 cm between them. After 2 good leaves appear, pick them into separate cups.
Seedlings are planted in open ground when up to 10 strong leaves have formed on them. At the same time, the height of the plant should be about 20-25 cm. They are planted in rows, between which a distance of 50 cm is left. The distance between seedlings is 40 cm. Throughout the entire season, tomatoes must be watered and the soil loosened.
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Diseases and pests
The Siberian Troika tomato variety has amazing immunity to most diseases and insect pests.
However, experienced vegetable growers recommend not to neglect preventive measures in order to prevent the possible occurrence of the disease. As a preventive measure, special biological preparations are used or folk remedies are used. Chemicals can be used only during active spread of the disease.
When these tomatoes are bred by breeders at the genetic level, strong immunity to the main diseases characteristic of these vegetable plants is established. But still, several times a season, preventive treatments of Siberian Troika tomato bushes should be carried out against diseases and pest attacks.
To do this, it is better to use biological products or use traditional recipes. Chemical fungicides and insecticides are best used when the disease is quite advanced and cannot be controlled with more gentle means.
Application
You can prepare any dish from the Sibirskaya Troika tomato. They are consumed raw, added to salads, on sandwiches, etc. Ripe fruits are rich in vitamin C, lycopene, and other beneficial elements.
An important quality of this crop is that all the beneficial properties of the tomato are preserved even after heat treatment. The fruits have a dense skin and do not crack, which makes it possible to preserve, salt and pickle them. Tomatoes are also used to make juices and pastes.
Watch the video! Tomato Siberian Troika
Features of the “Siberian Troika” variety
Among other determinate type tomatoes, it stands out for its large fruits and ease of care. No disadvantages have been identified in tomatoes of Siberian selection, so the tomato is suitable for those who do not yet have all the knowledge of agricultural technology and the skills to grow this heat-loving crop.
Gardeners value the “Siberian troika” for:
- high yield: if you follow the basic rules of agricultural technology, you get 5-6 kg per bush;
- unpretentiousness: fulfilling the basic requirements (weeding, loosening, watering, fertilizing) will allow you to reap a rich harvest;
- immunity to major tomato diseases;
- beautiful fruits with excellent taste.
The sweetness of the fruit is a calling card, a real highlight that distinguishes and sets it apart from the large list of mid-season tomatoes of the agricultural company.
Excellent fruit set at low and high temperatures. “Siberian Troika” does not reduce productivity even in hot weather.
Since the plants are compact and low-growing, dense planting is possible. This will appeal to summer residents who are content with small areas on their plots.
“Troika” bears fruit well in different regions, the main thing is to correctly calculate the timing of sowing seeds for seedlings.
The “Siberian Troika” tomato is not a hybrid; collect seeds for subsequent planting so as not to buy for the next season.
