Tomato Volgograd 5/95: variety description, photos and reviews

Tomato Volgograd - the most popular variety among beginner gardeners. Tomatoes of this variety are undemanding in care and have excellent taste. The yield is pretty good. The variety was bred by breeders in Russia back in the 70s of the last century, but it is still planted in household plots.

Short variety description

Several types of variety Volgogradsky have been bred: Volgogradsky 323, Volgogradsky 5/95, Volgogradsky pink. All are very productive, but there are some differences in the characteristics.

Volgograd tomatoes are fairly resistant to diseases typical of tomatoes. The plant has compact bushes, about 70 cm high. Sometimes bushes can grow up to 1 meter. After the fifth or sixth leaf, the first ovary is laid.

According to the description and photo of the Volgogradsky 5/95 tomato, it can be seen that the fruit has a flat-round shape, with a slightly pronounced ribbing. When ripe, tomatoes acquire a scarlet hue. On average, the mass of fruits can be 90 - 150 g. Tomatoes are well transported. This variety is determinant. Plants are unpretentious when growing. Bushes are quite resistant to diseases that tomatoes are susceptible to.

Dignity

Gardeners are happy to grow tomato varieties Volgogradsky 5/95. Positive characteristics are as follows:

• when grown outdoors or in a greenhouse, tomatoes of this variety tolerate temperature fluctuations well;
• small leafiness of the stems allows the sun's rays to freely flow to the fruits;
• almost regardless of care, Volgogradsky 595 tomatoes have good yields and almost simultaneous fruit ripening;
• fruits are well transported;

The positive characteristic lies in the way they are used. Tomatoes are suitable for making salads from fresh vegetables, suitable for canning and other processing.

Growing

Tomatoes easily adapt in greenhouse conditions and when grown in open-air beds. The variety requires minimal maintenance at almost all stages of the growing season. The most optimal planting of a tomato bush is on the beds where such crops previously grew:

• zucchini;
• carrot;
• cauliflower;
• cucumbers;
• broccoli;
• parsley;
• dill;
• beans.

The beds have been prepared since autumn. During digging, humus is added (about 1 bucket per square meter) and mineral fertilizers. In early spring, after loosening the soil, the beds are fertilized with ammonium nitrate. Planting seedlings of tomatoes is carried out when the plant is not more than 15 - 17 cm in height, has 9 - 10 leaves.

Planting is carried out after the soil warms up to at least +14 degrees, when the threat of frost returns has passed.

Care for planted tomato seedlings is as follows:

• watering is carried out in the evening, only with warm water;
• excessive moisture is dangerous for plants, as well as its lack;
• recommended shallow loosening of topsoil between waterings to improve air permeability;
• pinching is carried out to form a bush;
• you need to feed the seedlings twice with complex fertilizers or mullein.

The soil next to the plants should be cleared of growing weeds. Preventive measures are periodically taken to prevent infection by pests.

Reviews of vegetable growers about tomatoes Volgograd 5/95 are only positive. Their unpretentiousness to growing conditions and good yields make this tomato variety the most popular among others. It is grown both for own consumption and for sale. Gardeners who have been growing this variety for many years are advised to remove stepchildren in a timely manner in order to obtain maximum yield.

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