Description of the early-ripening tomato Alice and greenhouse cultivation guidelines

The Alice tomato belongs to a group of early-ripening plants. This variety is suitable for growing in plastic greenhouses, hotbeds, and open spaces. The plant is undemanding to climate conditions, and its seeds have a good germination rate. The tomato is eaten fresh, and its fruit is used to make juice. The berries can be pickled and preserved for the winter.

Technical data of the crop

The characteristics and description of the variety are as follows:

1. From the time the seedlings appear until a full harvest is obtained, it takes from 87 to 92 days.
2. The main stem of the plant can reach a height of 0.55 to 0.8 m. The height of the bush with side shoots ranges from 140 to 160 cm. Therefore, Alisa requires staking or trellis training. Gardeners consider the need for bush training a disadvantage of this variety. The greatest number of fruits is produced when the tomato is trained into three stems.
3. Unripe berries are light shades of green. Mature fruits are red. Each bush produces 4 to 5 fruits.
4. The Alisa tomato is shaped like an egg. Fruit weight ranges from 0.15 to 0.2 kg. The skin is very smooth and dense, allowing for lossless transportation over any distance.

Gardener reviews indicate that, when all specialist requirements are met, the variety yields 4-4.2 kg of berries per square meter of garden bed. Farmers note the variety's high heat tolerance. Alisa is immune to diseases such as fusarium wilt and verticillium wilt.

In southern Russia, this variety is sown in open ground. In temperate climates, a plastic greenhouse is required for tomato cultivation. In Siberia and the Far North, it is recommended to grow this variety in heated greenhouses and hothouse complexes.

Germination of seeds to obtain seedlings

The planting material should be disinfected in a weak solution of potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide. Seedling cultivation begins in the last ten days of March. The seeds are planted in homemade or store-bought soil to a depth of 15 mm. The boxes are covered with glass. The first sprouts appear within 7-10 days. They are watered with warm water and fed with organic or nitrogen fertilizers.

When the seedlings have 1 leaf, the plants need to be pricked out.

The seedlings are planted in the garden bed when they are at least 55 days old. Before planting, it is recommended to loosen the soil and add manure, chicken manure, or peat. Commercially available mixtures can also be used. Young plants are planted in holes spaced 0.5 x 0.5 m apart. Water the plants generously. If there is a risk of sudden temperature changes, then it is necessary to take care of protecting plants with warm material.

It is recommended to tie the seedlings to supports a week after transplanting them to their permanent soil. Remove side shoots to prevent the bushes from spreading laterally. Leave two upward-facing branches.

Caring for Alice before harvest

The first time the bushes are fertilized is 10 days after the plants are transferred to their permanent location. For this purpose, nitrogen and potassium fertilizersThe next feeding is done with potassium mixtures and organic matter when the plants begin to bloom. The last time, the bushes are given phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium mixtures after the first fruits appear on the branches.

Water the bushes with warm water that has been left to stand in the sun for a day. Water sparingly. Be careful not to let water drip onto the leaves of the plants, as this will burn the tomatoes. It's recommended to water the bushes no more than once a week. Alice is a heat-resistant variety, so don't increase watering frequency during hot weather. This should only be done during a persistent drought lasting more than two weeks. In this case, water the plants twice a week.

To improve aeration of the tomato plant's root system, mulching or loosening the soil in the beds is used. These measures allow the plants to gain foliage more quickly. At the same time, loosening the soil helps eliminate some root parasites; this procedure is performed 1-2 times a week.

Mulching helps reduce the risk of fungal and bacterial infections developing on tomatoes.

Weeding your garden beds helps prevent the spread of various diseases that can spread from weeds to your crops. This preventative measure reduces the number of garden pests that initially infest weeds and then spread to tomatoes.

To prevent the risk of diseases common to nightshade crops, Alice's bushes are treated with medicinal products. The most commonly used product is Fitosporin. If a farmer notices garden pests in their plot, it is recommended to destroy them with chemical pesticides.