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A true tomato lover is constantly looking for new varieties. I would like to start a crop that bears fruit well indoors and outdoors. One of the worthy representatives is the Major tomato, characterized by high productivity. The mid-early ripening variety was liked by summer residents. The fruits captivate with the beauty of their even shapes and the excellent taste of the juicy pulp.
Origin and main characteristics of culture
Considering the characteristics and description of the Major tomato variety, first we will get acquainted with the origin of the culture. The hybrid was bred by domestic breeders. Registration date: 2009. The tomato was bred for greenhouse cultivation at home. In a short time, the Major F1 tomato has become popular not only among summer residents, but also among owners of farms engaged in commercial activities.
Based on the timing of fruit ripening, the hybrid is characterized as a mid-early crop. On the bush, tomatoes begin to turn red 110 days after sowing the seeds. In warm regions, the tomato was moved from greenhouse conditions to the garden, where the plant successfully bears fruit until frost sets in.For the middle zone, the optimal option is to grow Major under a film cover.
It is optimal to grow seedlings in a greenhouse. For warm regions, it is allowed to plant young plants directly in an open garden bed. An adult tomato bush, when grown in greenhouses, stretches up to 1.8 m in height. In the open air the plant limits its growth. The yield is high – up to 7 kg/m2 plot.
The bush throws out simple inflorescences. A characteristic feature of Major tomatoes is the wide potato leaf. If you crush it with your fingers, a tart, pleasant aroma emanates. The bush throws out many stepsons. Starting from an early age, the plant is pruned. If you grow Major with one stem, then all the appearing pagons are removed. To form a tomato with two trunks, one stepson is left, growing under the first inflorescence. All other pagons are removed. The abandoned stepson quickly grows, forming a full-fledged second trunk.
Description of fruits
The high yield of the Major tomato, reviews, photos allow you to fully appreciate all the advantages of the fruit. The tomato captivates with its delicate color. The skin of a mature Major acquires a pink color, shining with gloss in the sun. The fruit is round with perfectly smooth walls without flaws. The pulp contains up to 6% dry matter and 6 seed chambers.
Ripe Major tomatoes taste sweet with a slight hint of acid, which is typical for most tomatoes. Fruits collected at the stage of technical maturity can be transported and stored. Large and small tomatoes weighing 150–300 g grow on the bush.The optimal average for Major is considered to be a weight of 200 to 220 g. The fruits are universal. The tomato is used for fresh salads, canning, pickles, preparing vegetable dishes, and processing into juice or ketchup. Due to its good characteristics, the Major tomato variety is grown on an industrial scale.
Positive and negative traits
According to summer residents, the hybrid has more positive aspects:
- Major is resistant to common tomato diseases. The list includes crown and root rot, as well as powdery mildew.
- Stable and high yield with proper care.
- Good taste of ripe tomatoes. The aroma and characteristic sweet and sour taste are preserved during conservation or processing.
- The presentation is preserved for a long time even during storage or transportation.
- Hybrid Major is considered a heat-loving crop, but small temperature changes are not harmful to the plant.
- The ability to form a bush with one or two trunks allows the vegetable grower to regulate the amount of harvest, as well as the size of the fruit.
- The hybrid gives good results when grown even under a primitive film cover or in the garden.
- Despite the declared mid-early ripening period, summer residents note the early ripening of fruits in a favorable summer.
- A strong stalk holds the tomatoes until harvest begins, even if the brushes have an impressive weight.
- Smooth, rounded fruits are popular with housewives who prepare winter preserves.
When planting seedlings early in a warm region in the second ten days of July, summer residents enjoy the first delicious tomatoes with watermelon pulp.
There are many positive aspects, however, it is worth considering which tomato variety Major has disadvantages:
- The hybrid is demanding in terms of maintaining a care regimen. Watering, fertilizing, loosening the soil, and planting must be done in a timely manner. Violation of the regime threatens to reduce yields.
- A tall bush requires a garter. If a wooden peg supports a plant in a garden, then trellises will have to be installed inside the greenhouse.
- There are reviews from summer residents about the Major tomato variety that talk about the lack of seedlings. Trouble arises when the technology for growing seedlings is violated at the initial stage.
- Despite the hybrid’s resistance to diseases, Major is afraid of cladosparia. During an epidemic, the probability of defeat is high.
Every variety of tomato has disadvantages. Because of them, you should not refuse to try to grow delicious tomatoes on your plot.
Optimal growing regions
The hybrid is considered a greenhouse crop, which makes it possible to grow tomatoes in almost all regions. Major will bear fruit even in northern regions if there is a heated greenhouse. Optimal weather conditions for the open growing method are observed in the Crimea and Astrakhan region. Vegetable growers in Kuban and the North Caucasus are getting good results.
Methods of eating fruits
By purpose, Majora fruits are considered universal. However, the main direction of tomatoes is salad. The vegetable is delicious fresh in any dish. The saturation of the pulp with vitamins and microelements allows you to obtain healthy, tasty juice from tomatoes.
Only small fruits are suitable for preservation. Large tomatoes are salted in a barrel. The thin but strong skin does not wrinkle and protects the flesh from cracking. Canned fruits retain their shape, remaining elastic when served.
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Features of cultivation
According to reviews from summer residents, the process of growing Major tomatoes is no different from the actions applicable to other varieties of tomatoes. Let's consider the main nuances:
- Seeds for seedlings are sown approximately two months before planting. Experienced vegetable growers determine the timing individually, taking into account the climatic conditions of the region. With the open method of cultivation, Majora seedlings are planted in the beds after the soil has been warmed to +15OC. The night temperature should be warm. If there is a danger of the return of night frosts, the tomatoes are covered with agrofibre or placed in arcs, and a film is pulled on top.
- The optimal pattern for planting tomatoes is 30x40 cm. It is advisable to follow a checkerboard pattern. If the area allows, the distance between the bushes is increased. The plant grows tall and could use some free space for better development. Thickened planting accelerates the defeat of tomatoes by late blight.
- The main requirements for caring for a tomato are: fertilizing with organic matter and mineral fertilizers, maintaining soil moisture, pinching, tying the stems to a support, and preventive treatment with pest control drugs. The beds are weeded to the maximum from weed. The soil is loosened after each watering. Mulching the soil gives good results.
In order to obtain the yield promised by the hybrid manufacturer, Majora is created with the growing conditions recommended by the breeders.
Disease and pest control
Major is resistant to many diseases, but this is not worth speculating on. When the fruits reach the stage of technical maturity, there is a danger of cracking of the skin. There are two reasons: an abundance of moisture or the vegetable grower overdid it with fertilizing. Reducing watering and stopping the application of fertilizer containing saltpeter will solve the problem of fruit cracking.
Spraying with preventive medications, as well as following the rules of care, will help prevent the development of other diseases.
From adversity pests tomatoes not insured. Cutworms cause great damage even in a greenhouse. The effective drug “Strela” is used to combat it. The whitefly is destroyed using Confidor.
Reviews
Hybrid Major is not difficult to grow. Even novice vegetable growers can get their first harvest, albeit small. As proof, let's read reviews from summer residents about the Major tomato.
