Tomato "Octopus" is capable to yield record harvest — up to 1500 kg from one plant, at the same time it has good tastes, and from the moment of emergence of shoots before formation of fruits there pass only about 120 days.
Features of grade
This long-term grade grows as tree or liana, its krone can expand up to 40 sq.m. However receiving such large plant requires the spacious and well heated greenhouse. Landing in the open ground will not allow to achieve such impressive results, but it is possible to grow up rather high and powerful bush.
"Octopus" is one of the main features of grade of tomato rapid unlimited growth with active formation of escapes. Its fruits of round shape, saturated red color, they are formed on each brush in number of 5-6 pieces. At the same time brushes are put through each 3 leaves. The harvest can be stored long enough — till January, and the plant is resistant to various diseases.
Cultivation of seedling
Tomato seeds "Octopus" sow on seedling very much early — in January. With insufficient lighting it is necessary to provide additional highlighting of shoots by means of sources of artificial light in the period. Temperature at the same time should not fall below +25os. When seedling reaches necessary growth and it will have main leaves, it is planted to the greenhouse, as well as normal tomatoes. The main back is recommended to prishchepit in June, it will help to achieve rapid development. It is necessary to leave in the greenhouse between plants long distance.
Vegetative reproduction
To multiply Octopus tomatoes vegetativno, take shanks of healthy escapes and implant in the greenhouse. In the winter they replace in pots and contain in room conditions. In the spring shanks move to the greenhouse again then follow the same rules, as at cultivation of seedling.
Leaving and fertilizing
Tomatoes it is regularly necessary to feed up organic and mineral fertilizers. Medicines have to contain copper, zinc, nitrate ammonium, plain superphosphate and also boric acid and sulfate magnesium. Fertilizing carry out once a week. For prevention of diseases use the iodated solution, with it 3 times during the season water plant. For its preparation one bottle of iodine is parted in 10 l of water. Octopus tomatoes it is necessary it is abundant and regularly to water, best of all to use at the same time hydroponic method, it will provide to plant roots continuous access to water and nutrients. In the winter temperature of solution has to be not lower +18os, and in the summer — not above +25os.