Tomato Dubrava - how to plant and grow a good harvest with your own hands (90 photos)

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There are many reasons why the Dubrava tomato is popular both in Russia and in the territory of the former Soviet republics. And there is nothing to be surprised at, because it can be grown outdoors without any particular difficulties, and the yield indicators of this variety, also called "Dubok", rightly deserve a very high assessment. Many other qualities of these tomatoes are also noteworthy, and therefore this topic should be disclosed in more detail - which will be done below.

Characteristics of the Dubrava tomato

Description of tomato Dubrava

Many gardeners from the entire list of offered tomato varieties tend to choose those that do not require a greenhouse, pinching, tying and do not need careful maintenance. One of these representatives is the Dubrava tomato.

Dubrava is the choice of many gardeners for ease of care

Characteristics of the variety

According to the description, the tomato bush is undersized and reaches a height of 50-65 cm. Therefore, the variety needs sufficient area for growth. For one bush, an area of 30: 40 cm is needed. A compact, ornamental shrub can be grown both in the garden and on the windowsill and balcony.

With good care, the plant can produce up to 2 kg of fruit per bush. Fruits of bright red color reach a mass of 50-100 grams.

Tomatoes feel comfortable in high humidity and high temperatures. There is a significant increase in the yield if all conditions are met. The tomato has excellent taste, with an inherent sweetness and dry pulp.

The flavor of the variety has made it popular in cooking.

Fruits are hard, lend themselves well to transportation. If the fruit is plucked in an immature state, then after a couple of days it fully ripens. The variety is suitable for processing, canning, juices, fresh consumption.

Pros and cons

The main advantages varieties are:

early maturity;
ease of care;
resistance to temperature changes;
high productivity;
can be grown without tying.

Minus variety the fact that it is impossible to cultivate seeds in open ground. The plant reproduces only with the help of seedlings.

Tomato reviews

According to gardeners' reviews, it is safe to say that there is nothing difficult in growing the Dubrava variety. If you compare it with many European varieties, then the variety is very easy to care for.

Characteristics

The main characteristic feature of Dubrava tomatoes is a quick and friendly return of the harvest. According to the numerous reviews received from gardeners, there is an average resistance to damage to tomatoes by late blight, some gardeners note cases of yellowing of the leaves of seedlings after planting on ridges.

The country of origin of the variety is Russia. Rounded fruits with slightly marked ribbing. The average weight is 60-100 grams. They have a well-pronounced bright red tint.

You can compare the weight of tomatoes of this variety with others in the table below:

Variety name	Fruit weight (grams)
Dubrava	60-100
Russian size	650-2000
Andromeda	70-300
Grandma's gift	180-220
Gulliver	200-800
American ribbed	300-600
Nastenka	150-200
Yusupovsky	500-600
Grapefruit	600-1000
Golden jubilee	150-200

When planting 5-6 bushes per square meter, the average yield is about 1.8-2.0 kilograms per bush. Universal application. Tomatoes are well preserved when canned, salted with whole fruits, give salads a slight sour tint, are suitable for preparing ketchups, lecho, vegetable mixtures. Excellent presentation, good preservation during transportation, up to 1.5 months, good appearance when storing.

You can compare the yield of Altai with other varieties in the table below:

Variety name	Yield
Dubrava	2 kg per bush
De Barao the giant	20-22 kg per bush
Polbig	4 kg per square meter
Sweet bunch	2.5-3.2 kg per square meter
Red bunch	10 kg per bush
Summer resident	4 kg per bush
Fat jack	5-6 kg per bush
Pink Lady	25 kg per square meter
Countryman	18 kg per bush
Batianya	6 kg per bush
Golden jubilee	15-20 kg per square meter

The subtleties of growing tomato

Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse is allowed, but you need to plant it as early as possible. The air temperature at night should not drop below 5 degrees, otherwise the seedlings will freeze.

Planting procedure Dubrava

To plant seeds, you need to purchase a special sand mixture, which is sold in specialized stores. You can use the substrates that remained after other crops: zucchini, greenery.

Before using the soil, it should be disinfected. To do this, you can immerse in the oven and ignite.

Seeds for seedlings should be sown at the end of March. Also it is recommended to take into account the geographical location: in the southern regions - earlier, in the northern - later. For sowing seeds, you need to prepare a plastic or peat container so that each one has holes at the bottom for convenient watering of seedlings.

When preparing seeds, it is advisable to treat them with a growth stimulator and disinfect them in a 2% solution of potassium permanganate. Such preparation methods will help the seed to sprout quickly and protect against disease.

Dubrava seeds require preparation before planting, Growth stimulator, Potassium permanganate solution

Planting and growing rules seeds:

place the seeds in the soil to a depth of 2 cm;
moisten the soil with a sprayer;
cover the box with seedlings with foil or glass and put in the sun (t 25C);
when sprouts with 4-6 leaves appear, the seedlings can be transplanted into the soil.

When the seedlings are 50-60 days old, you can start taking it outside for hardening (t 15-20С)

Step-by-step process of growing a variety in a summer cottage

Planting in the ground is carried out at a soil temperature of at least 15C. The main thing is that there are no frosts at night. Disembarkation stages:

it is good to plant Dubrava tomatoes where zucchini, legumes, greens previously grew;
terrain must be well lit;
for 1 sq. meter planted no more than 4 tomato bushes;
seedlings are buried 10 cm in the soil at an angle. The plant will rise by itself;
the first 14 days you need water the seedlings abundantly.

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The most important thing is to prevent tomato drought. Dubrava tomatoes are moisture-loving. They do not need to tie bushes and remove stepchildren.

It is important to weed the weeds in time and periodically loosen the soil. Before planting seedlings, you can treat the soil with a mixture of soap solution and nitroammofoska from a spray bottle.

Pest and disease control measures

An indicator of plant health is the color of the foliage. If seedlings begins to turn yellow, which means that the tomatoes do not feel comfortable. You need to carefully examine the bush:

if there are red streaks on the leaves, then this indicates a lack of nitrogen;
leaves turn yellow and become stained - lack of zinc;
the leaves turn yellow and have a white tint - a lack of iron.

You need to fight the pest as follows:

hang adhesive tapes in the greenhouse;
spray the greenhouse with an infusion of herbs: dandelion root, garlic, onion peel;
to carry out chemical treatment: Aktellik, Aktara, Pegasus, Akarin, Fitoverm.

Another dangerous pest - scoop... It strikes deliver, buds, flowers, fruits. As a preventive measure, it is recommended to treat plants with infusions of calendula, burdock, wormwood. Chemical treatment is also suitable: Alatar, Iskra M, Fitoverm.

Medvedka gnaws at the roots and stems on tomatoes, preventing the fruit from developing. To combat insects, drugs are used: Thunder, Force, Medvetox. They are buried directly in the ground. "Fitoverm" will help against nematodes, and "Iskra M" or "Kemifox" will save you from the postlein mineral.

Tomatoes Dubrava is a high-yielding crop, the advantage of which is excellent taste and resistance to diseases. I wish you a rich harvest!

How to grow seedlings

For growing oak tomatoes, the seedling method is used... In doing so, it is important to properly process the seeds before sowing, choose a suitable container and provide proper care for the sprouts.

Seed preparation

To select from the available seeds suitable for sowing, a saline solution is used.... Seeds are immersed in it, and then those that have surfaced (unusable) are removed. Those that have settled to the bottom are washed (these are good seeds).

Next, the seeds are disinfectedsoaking them in a 1% manganese solution for 20 minutes. Treatment with a growth stimulant is also recommended.

For the seeds to sprout, they are laid out in cheesecloth and made sure that it is always wet.

Attention! It is also recommended to harden tomato seeds. To do this, they are placed in a napkin and placed in the refrigerator for 24 hours. After the procedure, heating is required for several hours at a temperature of 23-24 degrees.

Capacity and soil

Tomatoes Oak are unpretentious to soil... Experts recommend using ready-made soil for growing their seedlings. However, some gardeners prepare the soil for seedlings on their own by mixing humus, garden soil and sand. Wood ash or superphosphate is also added to such soil.

The most favorable time for sowing seedlings of the Dubok variety the period from mid-March to early April is considered.

Important! It is best to use special seedling cups for seedlings. 1-2 seeds are placed in each. So the seedlings will not need replanting, which means they will not be stressed.

Sowing

Before sowing the seeds, the soil is watered with a manganese solution.... The seeds are deepened into the ground by half a centimeter, sprinkled with earth on top. It should not be sealed.

After sowing, the soil is moistened with a spray bottle... Seedling cups are covered with cellophane or glass and placed in a well-lit place with a temperature of 23-24 degrees. The glass is removed after the first shoots appear.

Growing and care

For optimal growth of Dubok tomato seedlings, a lot of light is needed... If there is not enough natural light, supply the room with additional lamps.

The temperature at which seedlings grow well is from 18 to 20 degrees... It is important that the sprouts are provided with sufficient moisture. For this, the soil is watered as it dries.

Reference! Seedlings are planted in the ground 60 days after germination. Before that, it is hardened, lowering the daytime temperature to 17 degrees, and the nighttime temperature to 12.

Characteristics and description of the tomato "Dubrava", reviews, photos, yield

Tomato Dubrava or as it is also called "tomato Dubok", the characteristic and description of the variety is well known among seasoned gardeners, has long ago patented itself in Russia and has been in great demand for several decades. Perhaps this is one of the oldest species that our ancestors fell in love with for its good yield and resistance to cold times.

To this day, many people grow this variety in their summer cottages, and the reviews of those who planted this product only praise the tomato crop and cannot get enough of the harvest.We, in turn, want to tell newcomers to summer cottages, everything about this famous variety of oak-grove tomato.

Pros and cons of the variety

pros

the bush is compact, there is no need for pinching;
early ripening variety - ripening of the first fruits after 3 months;
Dubrava tomatoes tolerate temperature fluctuations well;
the fruits are delicious;
the appearance of tomatoes is excellent;
fruits tolerate transportation well.

Minuses

the fruits are not too juicy;
sourness is noticeable in the aftertaste;
resistance to late blight is average.

Dubrava tomatoes retain their presentation for 1.5 months, which is especially important for sale through retail chains

Features of the variety

Tomato Dubrava is a compact, low-growing plant, the stem can reach a height of no more than 70 cm. Thanks to this data, tomatoes take up little space, which means that it can be grown in front gardens, in gardens with a small square area and even on a balcony or windowsill. The bushes are weakly branched, but, despite this, the leaves completely cover the trunks, and the harvest seems to make its way through the green thickets. The plant is not afraid of cold weather, so it bears fruit until late autumn. From this we can conclude that oak grove tomatoes will grow well in the southern and northern regions of the country. Bushes are not afraid of late blight and other viral diseases.

The oak grove variety ripens early, in the south of Russia the first harvest can be harvested on 85 days, and in cities with a changeable and cool climate, ripening will come only on 110 days. The high fertility of low bushes allows, with timely collection, to gain up to 5 kg of vegetables per square meter. Tomatoes like warm, rainy weather, with a rare sun effect, but even in severe drought, the bushes will not die, but the productivity of the plant will slightly decrease.

Diseases and pests

If the foliage begins to turn yellow, this is a signal that the plant is sick or needs additional feeding. Here are some signs that your bushes need extra care:

If the leaves are curled inward and yellowed, this means the plant is lacking in zinc. In this case, feeding with zinc sulfate (10 g per 10 l of water) should help.

If the leaves turn pale and become dull, and purple streaks appear on them, then the bush lacks nitrogen. We need top dressing with liquid nitrogen fertilizer "Arteko N-15" (150 ml per 10 liters of water).

If the plant is under stress due to transplanting or pinching of the root, it is worth spraying the bush with a solution of Epin (1 ampoule per 5 liters of water).

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If the leaves turn yellow and stains appear on them, then there is a lack of iron. It is necessary to fertilize with the preparation "Ferropol" (2.5 ml per 10 l of water).

Description of Dubrava tomatoes

Early ripening fleshy fruits, weighing up to 110 g, have a rounded, slightly ribbed shape. The peel is red in color, compacted, due to which the tomato variety can be stored for a long time and is subject to long-distance transportation. Can ripen when plucked. The number of seed chambers reaches 5 pieces, there are very few seeds in them. Their taste is sour, so the variety is more an amateur. Initially, this species was grown only for salting (due to its acidity), but soon other uses were found for it. Tomatoes are suitable for canning as a whole, for winter salads and vegetable slices for a summer table.

Growing tomato Dubok

Growing a Dubrava tomato is not difficult. There are no special requirements for the soil, of course, it is better to plant tomatoes in the place where vegetables such as onions, zucchini, carrots or cucumbers grew last year.You can not grow tomatoes twice in the same place, this will lead to loss of yield.

Planting seeds for seedlings and subsequent actions in growing are no different from other tomatoes:

Treat the seeds with a disinfectant.
Prepare a container with noble soil, sow the specified product into it.
Cover with foil until the first shoots appear.
After 4-6 leaves are formed on the stem, you should start hardening the seedlings, taking them outside for a few minutes, each time increasing the time.
Transplant the hardened seedlings into open ground or a greenhouse, plant 3-4 bushes per square meter.
Loosening, weeding and hilling bushes every two weeks.
Harvest in time before it has time to crack.

The plant does not need to be pinned, this makes it easier to care for the bush. By the way, the stems do not need tying, but if you see that there is a lot of harvest and the branches begin to bend, it is better not to risk the health of the plant and support the trunks a little by tying. It is recommended to water the tomato crop at the root and as needed, that is, if you see that the ground is dry, water it. At the first time after transplanting the plant to a permanent place, it is recommended to protect it from sunlight by covering the seedlings with large burdock leaves.

If you watch any video or photo of undersized tomatoes, compare them with this variety, you can immediately identify how they differ from the oak grove tomato. The variety that we looked at today is very fertile and can be compared with ordinary bushes in terms of yield. This type does not apply to hybrids, which means that seeds can be obtained from overripe tomatoes and used for planting seedlings. Once having planted this variety, and having harvested, you will never be able to refuse it, because it is this plant that will fall in love with you the first time.

Tomato care rules

When caring for Dubrava bushes, it is required to give the plant enough moisture, since the fleshy part of the tomato is formed precisely due to the high liquid content in the fruits. Due to their small growth, the bushes do not need to be tied up and get rid of stepchildren. However, it is important to periodically remove weeds from the beds and weed the soil in time.

Watering and fertilizing

The mode of irrigation of Dubrava tomatoes depends on soil moisture, on average, it is 1-2 times a week. It is not recommended to water the plant under the scorching sun, it is better to wait until it sets. Periodically, to improve the quality of the fruit, it is also required to feed the plant. For this you will need:

wood ash (glass);
superphosphate (50 grams);
organic fertilizers (1: 5).

Formation of bushes

In terms of the formation of bushes, the Dubrava tomato is a completely independent plant, only occasionally requiring special attention.

Tying

Due to their small growth, the Dubrava bushes do not require special tying. However, in exceptional cases, you can pay attention to one or three bushes.

Stepping

The peculiarity of the variety is that there is no need for pinching. However, some gardeners recommend resorting to this method of care.

Reviews of gardeners

Gennady

The seedlings were grown and transplanted outdoors at the end of May. As luck would have it, the summer turned out to be rainy, my wife and I thought that the entire harvest would die, but two weeks later we arrived at the dacha and saw that our seedlings took root well and began to grow slowly. The first sample was taken in mid-August. I didn't like the tomatoes, they were too sour, but my wife, on the contrary, liked the sourness. But in the seaming, the vegetables acquired an amazing taste. We will plant this species again, but only for salting.

Alexandra

Tomatoes Dubrava, the description of which was made above, my mother has grown since the days of the USSR and never complained about the low yield.The fruits have always been large, juicy, fleshy. Now I plant this miracle in my garden. What varieties I have not tried, some do not give good fertility, others need special care. Tired of spending the whole summer at the dacha. And now, I visit the summer cottage once a week to water and sprinkle tomatoes, they don't need careful supervision, the “oak grove” grows so well without my intervention. I am satisfied with the fruits, the taste is unusual, sour. Thank you mom for talking about the fabulous tomato.

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Elisha

Every year I love to try new varieties of tomatoes that have just appeared on sale. I give preference to those species whose seeds can be left for next year. Hybrids are not suitable for this business, how many I tried to leave them for seedlings - everything is useless, the taste of tomatoes changes and worsens every time. Whether it is "Dubok", it is true that it has been on the free sale for a long time, but I never cease to be amazed at it. All the time I think about how such small bushes bring a good harvest, which cannot be compared with other undersized plants. It is truly a miracle of nature. The wife even managed to grow tomatoes in the winter, on the windowsill, creating all the necessary conditions for them to grow comfortably. Closer to the new year, the vegetables ripened, so it was a miracle when the guests saw a red tomato on the window ... Now we eat the oak grove all year round and are satisfied with the results.

Description and characteristics of the tomato variety Dubrava, reviews, photos

The second name of this tomato is Oak.

Early maturing, determinant, productive variety of tomato for open ground. The period from germination to the beginning of fruit ripening is 85-105 days.

The bush is weakly branched, medium leafy, up to 70 cm high, does not require pinching. The leaf is of the usual tomato type. The first inflorescence is laid above the 6-7th leaf, the subsequent ones every 1-2 leaves.

The main qualities of the fruit

Fruits are round, smooth, red at the stage of ripeness, weighing up to 110 grams, good tomato flavor. These tomatoes are suitable for early fresh salads, pickling, processing into tomato products.

Advantages of the variety: high yield combined with early maturity, good resistance to late blight, excellent fruit quality.

Tomato variety Dubrava is included in the State Register for the Central and Volga-Vyatka regions for growing in open ground.

Tomato yield Dubrava: up to 2.5 kg of fruits per plant (subject to agricultural technology). To obtain such a yield, it is necessary to provide tomatoes with regular watering and feeding with complex mineral fertilizers during the growing season.

Advantages and disadvantages

Tomatoes "Dubok" have the following advantages:

disease resistance;
unpretentiousness;
frost resistance;
simultaneous ripening of fruits;
excellent transportability and keeping quality of tomatoes;
excellent fruit taste and versatility in their use.

Tomatoes "Dubok" practically have no drawbacks, for which they are appreciated by vegetable growers.

Features of growing, planting and care

We recommend sowing the seeds of this tomato for seedlings 55-60 days before the intended planting in the ground. Seedlings dive - at the stage of two true leaves. When planting seedlings to a permanent place of 1 sq. m of the site is recommended to place 6-8 plants. Landing scheme: 70 x 30-40 cm.

Further care for tomatoes consists of timely watering, removing weeds, pinching, feeding with complex mineral fertilizers and preventive measures to protect the crop from diseases and pests.

How to grow tomatoes

Growing tomatoes Dubok is simple due to the unpretentiousness of the variety... Even beginners in the field of gardening get a rich harvest when growing such tomatoes.However, it is necessary to follow the rules for planting and leaving them.

Landing

Seedlings are planted in open ground if each bush has 3-4 leaves... This time falls on the end of May.

Important! Tomato Dubok grows best in an area where legumes, cucumbers, onions or carrots previously grew.

Bushes are planted at a distance of 60-70 cm from each other... The optimal distance between the rows is 40-50 cm. It is important to arrange the bushes from north to south. So the sun will hit the plants all day.

Fertilizer is applied to each hole during planting... It is recommended to use one glass of ash, as well as 1 tsp each. superphosphate and urea.

Tomato bushes with one or two stems grow best.... Grasshopping is not necessary for this variety.

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Care

Oak tomatoes need regular watering... It is important to take into account natural precipitation and weather conditions. It is recommended to water abundantly every 5-6 days. This is better than watering the plants in question often, but little by little. Tomatoes are irrigated in the early morning or late evening.

Important! Watering for each bush with 4-5 liters of water is considered optimal.

To protect the roots from overheating, the soil is spud and mulched with grass... So the moisture evaporates less, and the topsoil is fertilized with organic matter and remains loose.

Every 2-3 weeks, Dubok tomatoes must be fed... 50 g of superphosphate, 250 g of ash and 2 kg of manure are added to a bucket of water. The resulting mixture is poured over the bushes in the evening. So that moisture does not stagnate, and the roots receive a sufficient amount of air, the earth is loosened after watering.

Weeding tomato beds is an important procedure to prevent weeds from shading and losing nutrients.

Tying up the Dubok tomatoes is required only in cases where the bushes are overloaded with fruits. For example, if tomatoes grow in heavy bunches, and the lower fruits are closed at the same time (which slows down their ripening).

Features of cultivation and possible difficulties

Suitable soil composition, favorable climatic conditions and proper care - three components that are necessary for the growth of Dubok tomatoes. If all these conditions are created for a plant, it will give a rich harvest.

The only difficulty that gardeners sometimes facewho decided to grow the vegetable variety in question - poor seed germination.

Reasons why Dubok tomato seeds do not sprout:

lack of disinfection before sowing;
the use of low-quality soil contaminated with infection;
the presence of toxic substances in the soil;
oversaturation of the soil with salts;
excessive soil density;
sowing seeds too deep;
low temperature, which can lead to rotting of seedlings in the ground;
excess moisture;
increased acidity of the soil;
long-term storage of seeds at low temperatures.

If we exclude these factors, then there will be no problems with the germination of seedlings.

Diseases and pests

Oak tomatoes are good at resisting well-known tomato diseases.... However, in order to protect them from harmful external influences, it is recommended to carry out treatment with phytosporin.

Pests dangerous for the variety:

aphid;
Colorado beetle;
naked slug;
white scoop.

The plant can be protected from them with the help of insecticidal preparations.... Aphids are afraid of ash. If you treat the bushes with an ash solution or a soap solution, it will recede. The agent for repelling other pests is copper sulfate.