Tomato Shuttle: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Tomato Shuttle was bred in 1997 in VNIISSOK. This is a determinate and standard variety. That is, when the ovaries appear, the bushes stop growing. Variety Shuttle is suitable for both greenhouses and open ground. The bushes are compact, they can be grown on the loggia and on the windowsill.

Characteristics of bushes and fruits

Description of the variety: Shuttle belongs to the early varieties, 110 days pass from the appearance of sprouts to fruit harvest, and only 95 days in the greenhouse.

Characteristics and description of fruits: they have a sweetish dessert taste. The fruits are harvested from June 10 to October. The first inflorescence grows near the bush above the 6th - 7th leaf.

Description of tomatoes Shuttle - the fruits are somewhat elongated, have a sharp tip, similar in shape to pepper. Tomato weight - 50 - 60 g. Tomatoes can be eaten fresh, put in salads, canned, squeezed juices, make sauces.

Description of bushes: 40 - 50 cm high, few leaves, 7 - 10 ovaries are formed on one brush. Stepchildren are not cut off at the bush, because of this, up to 40 tomatoes can be tied on it. They collect 5 - 8 kg of fruits from 1 m², and from a bush - 1.25 - 2 kg of tomatoes.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The positive features of the variety include the following:

1. Tomato Shuttle is very frost-resistant. It can be planted even in Siberia.
2. The bushes are small, compact, because of this they do not need to be tied up, stepchildren, cut off extra trunks.
3. The skin of the fruit is dense, so tomatoes are easily transported over long distances. Tomatoes keep for a long time.
4. Tomatoes contain a lot of sugar and nutrients, the fruits are suitable for children.
5. The variety has an excellent yield.
6. The fruits are delicious, fleshy, very sweet.
7. Since the bushes are compact, they do not take up much space.
8. Quite a long fruiting time.
9. The variety is unpretentious in care.

There are also disadvantages: The shuttle is not resistant to diseases, and if the weather is cool, there are much fewer ovaries.

Sowing seeds

In the variety Shuttle, cultivation begins with sowing seeds in the house. Tomato seeds are sown from February 20 to early March. Before planting, the seeds are pickled in a solution of potassium permanganate, then dried and placed in growth stimulants.

You can sow the seeds in peat pots or in a box, spacing 6 cm between the seeds. The seeds are planted in the ground to a depth of 1 cm.

Growing seedlings at home

When the first sprouts appear, the film is removed. Remember to keep the soil moist, water the seedlings with a spray bottle. The room temperature should be 23 - 25 degrees.

2 weeks after the sprouts appear, the seedlings are fed with a special fertilizer for tomatoes. The second time they are fed after another 3 weeks. On cloudy days, illuminate the seedlings with fluorescent lamps.

Permanent Landing

In autumn, sprinkle on 1 m² of plot area 1 tbsp. a spoonful of complex fertilizer, then dig the ground. Seedlings are planted in the greenhouse in early May, and in open ground - in late May, early June. The crop is watered immediately.

Tomatoes Shuttle is planted in open ground, placing 4 bushes per 1 m². First, the seedlings are covered with a film from the wind and low temperatures.

Pull the weeds in time, water the bushes.Take measures to prevent pests from attacking tomatoes. During the season, fertilize the bushes 3-4 times, alternating chemical fertilizers and organic matter: manure, bird droppings. Fertilize bushes after watering. For 1 m², pour a solution of 30 g of complex fertilizer and water. So you can fertilize tomatoes every 2 weeks.

Don't water your tomatoes too often. If there is no drought, then water the bushes once every 2 weeks. Water with warm, settled water in the evening, when the sun has already set.

If the weather is hot, then water more often. Tomatoes do not like stagnant soil, so between watering, wait for the topsoil to dry out.

Disease and pest control

Since the Shuttle tomato is resistant to diseases, renew the top layer of the earth every year. Water the soil with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate, eliminating fungi.

For the prevention of late blight, it is advised to spray the plants with compositions containing copper. You can treat the bushes with Bordeaux liquid from mid-June (this is a combination of solutions of lime and copper sulfate).

Diseased leaves and fruits pick and burn. If tomatoes grow in a greenhouse, then be sure to ventilate the room so that there is no too humid air.

To grow he althy bushes that would not suffer from viral diseases, observe crop rotation. Do not plant seedlings in the area where the nightshade grew before. Plant bushes in the place where there were legumes, herbs, cabbage, carrots.

To prevent pest attacks, mulch the soil with peat, mowed grass, humus with a layer of 10 cm. Pull out weeds in a timely manner.

Constantly inspect the bushes, especially the undersides of the leaves. If you see the larvae, then collect them and burn them, you can wash the bushes with warm water and soap dissolved in it.

If you notice slugs, then collect them, make a solution of ammonia. Spray them on bushes. If you plant parsley, celery, mint in the aisle, it will scare away harmful insects.

In case of a very strong damage to the Shuttle tomato variety by pests, treat the bushes with insecticides. Reviews strongly recommend processing before the first ovaries appear.

Conclusion

Reviews about the tomato Shuttle are extremely positive. The one who planted tomatoes fell in love with the variety for its ease of care: the bushes do not need to be formed, tied up and stepsoned.

Svetlana, who lives in the Moscow region, writes: “I like the tomato variety Chelnok, as the tomato is great for preservation, the fruit has a dense skin that does not crack from boiling water. I grow them in my backyard. Very easy to care for.”

With a little effort, you can harvest a large crop of tomatoes that have excellent taste. By planting a Shuttle, you will eat delicious and sweet fruits all summer long.

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