Tomato Divo: variety description, reviews, photos

The Divo tomato is another undisputed success for Russian breeders, a relatively recent creation from the renowned Ilyinichna agricultural firm, which produces and distributes seed material and has long been known to domestic gardeners.

The Divo tomato, according to many growers, is truly a marvel. It's a tall, proprietary hybrid from an agricultural firm that has quickly earned an excellent professional reputation thanks to the successful qualities and yields of its hybrids.

Characteristics and description of the variety

The Divo tomato, developed by Russian breeders, is a varietal hybrid. It is an early-ripening variety. Harvesting begins 100 days after the first shoots emerge. It is indeterminate, spreading, and has a medium-thick foliage crown, growing well when trained into two stems. Under optimal conditions, it reaches 170–190 cm in height. The variety's leaves are medium green, the stem and root system are strong and robust, and the fruits are round, slightly ribbed, a rich, intense red color, and weigh an average of 150–200 g.

With proper cultivation, it can yield up to 250–300 g. The variety's primary uses are fresh consumption, various culinary uses, and canning salads, sauces, and dressings for first courses. It's not ideal for whole canning due to its large fruits, but it's perfectly suitable for pickling and fermenting for the winter.

The characteristics and description of the variety will be of interest to both specialists and amateurs. The variety boasts excellent yields (approximately 10.5 kg per square meter with poor agricultural practices). Reviews from vegetable growers who have already grown the Divo tomato, as well as photos posted on specialized forums and gardening websites, all indicate that this is truly an excellent hybrid. Despite the relative youth of this varietal hybrid, it has already been entered into the State Register and is on the list of tomatoes recommended for growing under plastic cover.

This early-ripening hybrid variety offers numerous advantages, from its high yield and early ripening time to its excellent resistance to virtually all diseases of nightshade crops. The photo of this tomato variety shows fairly large fruits (120–150 g), which the manufacturer recommends for fresh consumption. Many farmers report that Divo tomatoes grown outdoors have an excellent taste and aroma, which is no less delicious than those grown in a greenhouse. This variety can be used for making juices, tomato sauce, lecho, and other vegetable preserves for the winter.

This variety is recommended for growing in greenhouses and under plastic covers in any region with challenging agricultural conditions. It is stress-resistant, easily tolerates the lack of conditions required for other varieties, is resistant to diseases common to tomatoes (fusarium, viruses, and fungi), and boasts high yields and the ability to bear fruit throughout the growing season.

Reviews from farmers cultivating this variety for sale indicate a high marketable yield with minimal cultivation costs. The average yield is 10.5–10.6 kg per plant. This isn't the highest yield for a hybrid, but its low maintenance and lack of special growing conditions make it a preferred choice for greenhouse cultivation.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The variety's main drawback is its tendency to grow tall, which isn't always ideal for greenhouse conditions. However, long-time greenhouse tomato growers say that with pinching and proper support, its growth can be limited, and with proper cultivation techniques, it can even be used to advantage during harvesting.

Let's consider some of the advantages of the variety:

• This is a proprietary hybrid variety from a proven domestic producer, an originator with a high professional reputation;
• a tall and strong plant with a powerful root system and a strong stem;
• the yield is much higher than that of many popular varieties launched into industrial production;
• the fruits are large, fleshy and juicy, with excellent taste qualities for a hybrid variety and an excellent and attractive appearance;
• resistance to many diseases typical for fruit-bearing nightshades and the ability to bypass some of them due to early ripening;
• the ability to retain its taste for a month if stored under proper conditions;
• good tolerance to long-term transportation and preservation of marketable appearance;
• the possibility of making a profit from commercial breeding due to the high commercial yield of the product and the high market value of early varieties;
• Suitable for fresh consumption, for any culinary needs, including canning vegetables, preparing sauces, tomato and dressings for first courses, salting and pickling for the winter in barrels;
• the pleasant property of producing a harvest throughout the entire growing season, with the constant maintenance of high yields and large fruit size with proper agricultural technology;
• early ripening rate: 100 days after the first shoots appear.

Features of growing and caring for the variety

No special conditions are required for growing the hybrid in a greenhouse, or, in any case, they are no different from the conditions created for standard red-fruited varieties with tall bushes.

When planting seeds in a common container, it is necessary to pick out the seedlings at the level of 2-3 leaves; if planting in individual pots, this labor-intensive process can be avoided.

Divo is an optimal and high-yielding hybrid that can be confidently recommended for industrial cultivation.