Classic medium-sized bright red tomatoes are indispensable in cooking. You can provide yourself with your favorite fruits with the help of properly selected varieties planted in greenhouses or open ground.
Ideal option for gardeners of fans - undemanding and fruitful Verliok's hybrid. It is easy to care for, not prone to disease and guarantees the excellent taste of the fruit.
In this article you will find a complete description of the variety, get acquainted with its characteristics, learn all about the diseases and features of agricultural technology.
Verlioka Tomato F1: variety description
Grade name | Verlioka |
general description | Early ripe, determinant hybrid for greenhouses and an open ground |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 95-100 days |
The form | Fruits are medium-sized, rounded flat, even |
Colour | Bright red |
Average tomato mass | 80-100 grams |
Application | Universal, suitable for canning |
Yield varieties | 4.5-5 kg per plant |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Variety is resistant to the main diseases of tomatoes |
Hybrid of Russian origin, for growing in greenhouses and greenhouses, under the film. In warm regions, landing in open ground is possible. Fruits are well stored, transportation is possible. The last tomatoes can be harvested green, they will ripen quickly at room temperature.
Verlioka is a hybrid of the first generation F1, high-humid, early ripe. The bush is determinant, of medium height, reaches a height of 1-1.5 m. Read about indeterminant varieties here. Moderate leaf mass formation. Fruits are collected in small brushes of 3-5 pieces. The yield is decent. With proper care, one bush can collect up to 4.5-5 kg of high-quality tomatoes.
You can compare the productivity of the variety Sweet Cluster with other varieties in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Verlioka | 4.5-5 kg from a bush |
Russian size | 7-8 kg per square meter |
King of Kings | 5 kg from a bush |
Long keeper | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Grandma's Gift | up to 6 kg per square meter |
Podsinskoe miracle | 5-6 kg per square meter |
Brown sugar | 6-7 kg per square meter |
American ribbed | 5.5 kg from a bush |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
De barao giant | 20-22 kg from a bush |
Specifications
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- high taste of fruits;
- good yield;
- resistance to major diseases of the nightshade;
- lack of care;
- fruits are suitable for canning and salads.
The disadvantages of the variety "Verliok" F1 include:
- the need for tying, pasynkovaniya and the formation of a bush;
- sensitivity to top dressing and nutritional value of the soil.
Fruit characteristics:
- Fruits are medium-sized, rounded flat, even, weight from 80 to 100 g.
- Tomatoes are very beautiful, the dense glossy peel protects them from cracking.
- The color of ripe fruit is bright red.
- The pulp is dense, juicy, the number of seed chambers is small.
- The taste is pleasant, full-bodied, sweetish with a slight sourness.
- Fruits have a high content of sugars, amino acids and beta-carotene.
You can compare the weight of fruits of this variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Verlioka | 80-100 grams |
Prime minister | 120-180 grams |
King of the market | 300 grams |
Polbyg | 100-130 grams |
Stolypin | 90-120 grams |
Black bunch | 50-70 grams |
Sweet bunch | 15-20 grams |
Kostroma | 85-145 grams |
Buyan | 100-180 grams |
F1 President | 250-300 |
From a culinary point of view, the variety is universal. Fruits can be consumed fresh, used for stuffing, cooking salads, a variety of snacks, hot dishes, soups, sauces and juices. Small even tomatoes with dense skin are great for pickling or pickling, they do not crack and look beautiful in a jar.
How to get a great harvest in the open field? How to prepare the soil in the greenhouse for spring planting?
A photo
You can see the images of Tomato variety “Verlioka” F1 in the photo:
Features of growing
Seeds for seedlings are sown in early March. Before planting, it is better to disinfect them in a pink solution of potassium permanganate, and then soak them for 10–12 hours in a growth stimulator. Instead of industrial composition, you can use fresh aloe juice.
For seedlings need a light and nourishing soil. You can make a mixture of garden or turf land with peat or old humus. For greater airiness, a small portion of vermiculite or washed river sand is added. Read also about the types of soil for tomatoes and the soil for planting tomatoes in greenhouses.
Before planting, superphosphate and wood ash are added to the soil mixture. The soil is compacted into containers, the seeds are planted with a depth of 2 cm. If desired, the seeds can be planted in individual peat pots, excluding the subsequent pick, or use special mini-greenhouses. For successful germination, the container is covered with a film and placed in heat. The optimum temperature is 23-25 degrees.
The picking of young plants is carried out after the unfolding of 2-3 true leaves. Immediately after transplantation, the tomatoes are fed with a liquid complex fertilizer. Another additional feeding is needed before transferring to a permanent place of residence. Plants need to be watered with warm settled water from a watering can no more than 1 time in 5-6 days. Tomatoes do not like stagnant moisture in the soil, in between watering the top layer of the soil should dry out slightly.
When the seedlings grow, it is hardened, bringing it to the open air. The first walks last no more than an hour, gradually increasing the time. In the onset of heat plants spend on the street all day. The procedure is especially important for plants that will be planted in open ground.
Planting in film greenhouses is possible in the first half of May; plants are planted in the open ground closer to the beginning of June. On 1 square. m can accommodate no more than 3 bushes, thickening leads to lower yields.
It is advisable not to plant tomatoes on the beds that were occupied by other nightshade: potatoes, peppers, eggplants. The best precursors of tomatoes are legumes, cabbage, carrots. Before planting, the wells are spilled with hot water, 1 st. a spoonful of complex mineral fertilizers or wood ash.
The plants transplanted to the greenhouse or the ground need abundant, but not too frequent watering.
Tip: Only soft, warm water is used, cold water causes shock, and tomatoes stop growing.
In season, the plants are fed every 2 weeks. In the first phase, before flowering, nitrogenous fertilizers are useful, after the formation of ovaries, it is better to focus on potassium and phosphorus. Mineral dressings can be alternated with organic matter: an aqueous solution of mullein or bird droppings.
- Ready-made complexes.
- Yeast.
- Iodine.
- Hydrogen peroxide.
- Ammonia.
- Boric acid.
- Foliar feedings.
- For seedlings.
Low plants can be tied to stakes or other supports. Heavy branches deserve special attention, they can break under the weight of ripening fruits. For better insolation and air access, it is better to remove the lower leaves and excess lateral processes, forming a shrub in 1 stem.
Pests and diseases
The hybrid is resistant to the main diseases: blight, verticillosis, Alternaria, Fusarium, mosaics. For prevention, it is recommended to treat the soil before planting. It is shed with an aqueous solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate. Prevent illness helps frequent loosening of the soil and timely removal of weeds. Landings are inspected regularly. Read also about how to protect plants from phytophtoras and which varieties of tomatoes are resistant to this scourge.
Finding spots on the leaves or fruits, you need to take action immediately. For example, soft spots on the stem can signal a lack of calcium. The problem will be solved by timely fertilization. Airing of greenhouses, thinning of leaves, attentive watering without stagnation of moisture in the soil will protect from rotting. The soil can be ground with peat or straw.
Insect pests - Colorado beetles, aphids, thrips, spider mites, are destroyed with the help of insecticides or folk remedies: infusions of celandine, chamomile, onion peel.
Verlioka is a great choice for beginner gardeners. Having mastered the subtleties of the formation of the bush and ensuring timely feeding, you can not worry about the yield. Experimenting with the landing site and planting dates, it is easy to get your own universal scheme of growing these promising tomatoes.
In the table below you will find links to informative articles about tomato varieties with different ripening terms:
Superearly | Early maturing | Medium early |
Big Mama | Samara | Torbay |
Ultra early f1 | Early love | Golden king |
Riddle | Apples in the snow | King london |
White filling | Apparently invisible | Pink Bush |
Alenka | Earthly love | Flamingo |
Moscow stars f1 | My love f1 | Mystery of nature |
Debut | Raspberry giant | New königsberg |