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How to protect tomatoes from late blight: the most effective method was named to gardeners
12.01.2024 10:47
One of the most insidious diseases that haunts gardeners year after year is late blight.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to cope with the disease, as the developers of folk remedies promise. Only a set of measures that allow the pathogen to be eradicated helps, but it takes a lot of time.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to protect the tomato crop from late blight.
The easiest way is to plant varieties that are resistant to infection. Here are the most resistant varietal crops and hybrids.
"Resonance"
It is a hybrid and is considered a mid-season crop. It shows excellent results in hot summers.
Gardeners praise the taste of tomatoes; the weight of the fruits reaches 300 grams.
"Soyuz 8"
This is a tall hybrid that produces a bountiful harvest. The fruits reach 125 grams in weight, are sweet, aromatic and especially good when fresh.
"Academician Sakharov"
A varietal crop that is mid-season. The fruits are tasty, but their shelf life is short because the tomatoes grow very juicy. Suitable for consumption and winter preparations.
"De barao rosy"
Suitable for growing in greenhouses. It has good shelf life, bears fruit abundantly and for a long time, and is used for fresh consumption and winter preparations.
"Dubrava"
An early variety with good yield. The fruits ripen 80 days after emergence, the taste of the fruits is called excellent.
Previously, we talked about how to prevent the appearance of late blight in a greenhouse.
