- Category: grade
- Growth type: determinant
- Appointment: for whole fruit canning
- Ripening period: early
- Ripening time, days: 95-100
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Transportability: high
- Bush size: undersized
- Bush height, cm: 60-70
- Unripe fruit color: light green, rare longitudinal stripes are colored dark green
Many summer residents want to diversify their harvest with interesting crops. Tomato Don Juan, due to its unusual color and good yield, fell in love with many gardeners.
Description of the variety
Don Juan is a determinant crop. The bush has limited growth. The maximum plant height is 70 cm.
The stem is strong and thick, well developed. The crown is compact and the branches grow straight. It is necessary to pay attention to stepchildren, if necessary, remove unnecessary ones. Although the bush is not tall, it is still recommended to tie it up. Fruits form large and under their weight the stem may begin to tilt to the ground.
The leaves are large, deep green, matte. Slight pubescence is present on both sides. The plate has median sections as well as veins. Notches along the edges are not pronounced. Leaves can curl up from drought or strong sunshine.
The first inflorescence will be formed at a height of 7 leaves, the subsequent ones - every 1-2. 4-5 berries ripen on one brush.
Positive aspects of the variety:
compactness of bushes;
yield;
interesting appearance of the fruit;
taste qualities;
high portability;
long shelf life;
ease of care;
Minuses:
intolerance to temperature extremes and frost;
pinching.
The main qualities of the fruit
Rounded, plum-shaped, slightly elongated fruits, with an inconspicuous protruding nose. The weight of the tomato is 70-80 g. The color of the tomatoes is unique, in mature fruits, bright crimson color with thin yellow stripes prevails, and in unripe fruits, the color is light green with thin dark green veins.
The skin is smooth, although some fruits may have slight ribbing. The skin is firm and does not crack. The pulp is juicy, tender and fleshy. There are 1-2 seed chambers. The seeds are small in them.
By type, tomatoes are universal. They can be eaten fresh. Suitable for preservation with whole fruits, as well as for drying, sauces and juices.
Taste characteristics
Don Juan has a sweet and sour taste.
Ripening and fruiting
Don Juan is an early ripening culture. On average, the fruit ripens for 95-100 days. You can harvest in July.
Yield
The undersized variety has very good performance. From one bush is removed from 6.5 to 8 kg.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Seedling boxes are prepared for sowing. In them, holes are prepared with a depth of 2 cm and plentifully spilled with water.
All seeds are soaked in thawed settled water. Next, it is treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
After sowing, the soil is moistened again, and the box is covered with foil and removed to the windowsill. The seeds will hatch in a week. The film can then be removed.
Watering the forming bushes should be from a spray bottle as soon as the soil begins to dry out. All fertilizers are applied in liquid form at the root. You need to dive if the bush has 2 strong leaves.
The average room temperature is +20 degrees. It is worth remembering that it is necessary to protect immature seedlings from prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. Otherwise, the leaves will begin to curl, or may even get burned.
In early May, the seedlings are taken out into the open air for acclimatization for an hour, and then the time is gradually increased. It is worth planting bushes in the ground 50-55 days after sowing the seeds or in the first weeks of June. Since the variety is not resistant to frost, the soil needs to be warm and warmed up, which means that the average air temperature should be +16 degrees. Planting dates may vary by region of cultivation as well as weather conditions.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener will be able to harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
Before planting seedlings, the selected area is dug up. The day before planting, holes are formed with a depth of 15 cm, and the soil is abundantly moistened. Ammonium nitrate or nitroammophoska is placed at the bottom of the fossa to stimulate growth and for better adaptation.
The planting scheme for bushes should be 40x60 cm with a density of 2 bushes per 1 m2. This is necessary so that the branches do not intertwine with each other, there is good access for fertilizing and harvesting. This scheme is good in that the bushes will not cast a shadow on each other. This means that everyone will have enough sunshine to the fullest.
Growing and care
Tomato Don Juan is unpretentious in care, but for a good harvest and health of the bushes, some rules must be followed.
The variety does not like frost. If, after planting in the ground, the temperature drops to +10 degrees and below, the bushes must be covered. Otherwise, they will freeze and start to hurt.
The height of the pegs to which the stems will be tied should be 0.8-0.9 m.
It is worth making a watering schedule. It is best to choose the evening time, when the sun is no longer in the active phase and does not burn the leaves. The water should be warm and clean. The bushes are watered strictly at the root.
Top dressing plays an important role. During the season, tomatoes are fertilized 4 to 6 times. The main minerals are nitrogen, which is responsible for the color of the greenery. Potassium is necessary for the formation of buds and fruits. In addition, fertilized with fluorine and phosphorus, magnesium sulfate. From organic matter - iodine, milk whey, yeast-based solution, wood ash.
It is necessary to weed and loosen the bushes every 2 weeks. Removing weeds will help the bushes grow normally and get all the beneficial trace elements, and loosening will saturate the roots with oxygen.
Passionking should be carried out as needed. It is worth paying attention to the leaves. Since they are large, they can cast a shadow over the fruit. Therefore, they also need to be removed.
The ground around the bushes can be covered with sawdust or hay mulch. This will help the moisture to distribute properly and moisturize the soil on particularly hot days.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.
Disease and pest resistance
The Don Juan variety is immune to late blight, but is susceptible to gray rot if the stepsons are not removed. The disease also manifests itself with excessive watering. If gray rot appears on the bushes, then they must be immediately treated with soapy water.
Among the insects that most often attack tomatoes, the following are noted:
Colorado beetle;
aphid;
spider mite.
It is necessary to use special chemicals against pests. It is important to read the instructions carefully so that the chemicals do not affect the quality of the fruit.
