Description of Mango Django tomato
The creators of Mango Django promise an almost tropical taste of tomatoes. They do not have a characteristic sourness. The dense fleshy pulp is very juicy. The fruits can be eaten by people with allergies to tomatoes or gastrointestinal acidity problems. The variety is not included in the State Register, but this does not prevent it from occupying its niche in the market.
Attention! The seeds are produced only by the breeder - Biotekhnika.
The tomato germinates well and develops quickly. The stem has medium foliage. The leaves are large, oblong, drooping. That very special shape of the fruit is an oblong oval with a spout as in the photo. The skin and pulp of a ripe tomato are yellow-orange. Tomatoes are tied in tassels of 5-7 pieces.
Brief information about the variety
- Fruits and bush: tomatoes with yellow skin, weighing up to 200 g. Bushes are indeterminate, average height is 200 cm.
- Productivity: per 1 m² – 15-18 kg.
- Resistance: cold-resistant. Resistant to most pests and diseases.
- Distribution: Volga region, central regions of Russia and Siberia.
- Application: universal (for salads, sauces and marinating).
- Planting: Tomatoes are planted using seedlings in May according to the 50x60 pattern.
- Soil: fertile, not overloaded with fertilizers.
- Care: soil irrigation, pinching, shaping, fertilizing. Mulching the root part and trimming excess shoots - at the request of the gardener.
- Ripening period: 100 days from the moment of emergence.
Features of the variety
Mid-season, tall tomato variety from Biotechnika. The fruits begin to ripen 110-120 days after full germination. In the middle zone, we recommend growing it in a greenhouse.
The plant is of an indeterminate type, up to 1.8 meters high by the end of the season. Requires tying to the trellis and pinching. The best results were obtained when forming a bush with 2 stems. The leaf is long and drooping. Simple brushes with 5-7 ovaries.
Description of the bush and fruits
During the entire growing season, the bushes are not limited in growth (they are classified as indeterminate crops). The maximum plant height reaches 220 cm. Large leaves are located on a powerful stem. The leaf blade is oblong in shape and has a rich green hue. The inflorescences are small and yellow.
The following characteristics of the fruit are noted:
- large size of tomatoes - the diameter of individual specimens reaches 10 cm;
- average weight – 200 g;
- the shape is oblong, the tomatoes have a small “spout”;
- peel yellow, smooth;
- the taste is pleasant, sweet;
- seed chambers – 4 pcs;
- small number of seeds.
Basic qualities
The shape of this variety of tomatoes resembles the Sindri mango, hence the name. They are elongated oval with a small nose and lush shoulders, yellow-orange at maturity, weighing about 250 grams. As the fetus gains weight, the nose may flatten slightly. The pulp is practically seedless, tender, with a pleasant tomato taste and sweetness.
Productivity of the Mango Django variety: up to 4 kg of fruits from 1 plant (subject to agricultural practices).
Application area
Due to their rich sweet taste, Mango Django tomatoes are consumed fresh. Because They are acid-free and can be eaten by people with gastrointestinal diseases. The pleasant aroma and taste of tomatoes add piquancy and exoticism to dishes.
Characteristics of the variety
The peculiarity of the Mango Django tomato is the dissemination of seeds. This is what the company that created it does. The variety ripens 100 days after the formation of the first shoots.
Based on the description, tomatoes have high resistance to frost and drought, so plants are planted in open and protected ground throughout Russia. The taste is pleasant, similar to tropical fruits. The acid is not felt.
Tomato is a tropical crop. There are NO frost-resistant tomato varieties. Tomato plants die within a few hours when the temperature drops to -1 degree. Even at temperatures below +8 degrees, if this cold snap lasts more than 7-10 days, the tomatoes die.
Disease resistance
Based on the description, the Mango Django variety is resistant to many diseases of tomato crops (for example, late blight and downy mildew). Among the pests that do not affect bushes are slugs and the Colorado potato beetle. The variety rarely suffers from root rot, anthracnose and fusarium.
- It is impossible to get rid of root rot - you will have to destroy the entire bush.
- The fight against anthracnose is to use “Topaz” (5 ml per 2 liters of water) or “Skor” (2 ml per 5 liters of water).
- “Oxychom” (30 g per 5 liters of water) is used against fusarium.
Pest control, which includes aphids and wireworms, involves weekly spraying with chemicals. Bordeaux mixture is used against aphids (200 g per 10 liters of water). Copper sulfate (20 g per 9 liters of water) helps drive away wireworms.
Bordeaux mixture and copper sulfate are fungicides. They are used against fungal and bacterial diseases. You can use Aktara, Alatar, and Confidor against aphids. There are special preparations against wireworms such as Bazudin.
Productivity
If the gardener follows all the recommendations for caring for the plant, at the end of the season he will be able to collect up to 5 kg of fruit from each bush. Considering that 3-4 tomatoes are placed per 1 m², up to 20 kg of harvest is obtained from this area.
If crop care is not as thorough as required, the yield will decrease.
List of advantages and disadvantages
Advantages of tomato:
- unusual decorative shape and beautiful color of the fruit;
- high quality taste characteristic of yellow-fruited tomatoes;
- strong aroma;
- good rates of seedling germination and development;
- high yield.
There are also negative characteristics:
- Thermophilia. Because of this, tomatoes are usually grown in a greenhouse. Although there is no direct ban on cultivating the plant in the garden, this method is only appropriate in the southern regions.
- Culinary specialization. The fruits realize their taste qualities fresh, as part of salads or desserts. They are not suitable for clogging and processing into traditional tomato sauces.
- Need for formation. Without this procedure, you will not get a full harvest.
- Difficulties with reproduction due to the small number of seeds.
Advantages and disadvantages
The description of this tomato variety includes the following advantages:
- rich color and unusual shape;
- pleasant taste;
- marketable condition;
- rapid development of seedlings;
- friendly shoots;
- almost simultaneous ripening of fruits;
- good yield indicators.
This variety has few disadvantages. The main one is the need to form a bush. If you don’t do this, there will be fewer fruits on the bushes at the end of the season. Another disadvantage is problems with reproduction. This is due to the small number of seeds in the fruits.
Reviews about the variety
Svetlana from Sverdlovsk region. I had a negative experience growing tomatoes. He froze in her greenhouse. Then the plant regenerated from a shoot 1 cm high. Despite serious violations in agricultural technology and the lack of formation, the woman positively assessed the yield of the only bush.
For some time, the manufacturer produced a re-grade of seeds. Several gardeners complained about this in their reviews: Natalya Sidorenko (place of residence unknown), Vera (Barnaul). There are complaints about the form on thematic forums. Galina from Tula grew pepper-shaped, tasteless tomatoes. From Svetlana from Kemerovo region. - in the form of an elongated plum.
Not everyone speaks positively about this variety. But many gardeners are satisfied with the taste. The young tomato is worthy of the attention of yellow tomato lovers.
Features of cultivation
Considering that planting is carried out using seedlings, they need to be grown at home. After purchasing seeds or obtaining them from last year's harvest (you will have to first soak them in a 2% solution of potassium permanganate), they are treated with Epin (5-6 drops per 1 liter of water).
This drug helps speed up seed germination and seedlings appear faster. Select separate containers for sowing, because Plants develop quickly, and you may not have time to transplant them. Use 200 ml plastic glasses for this. A little garden soil is poured inside, which must first be disinfected.
Make holes in the soil (1.5 cm). Seeds are placed in the holes and covered with soil. Water with warm water from a spray bottle and cover with several layers of plastic film. This retains moisture in the soil for seed germination.
The containers are placed in a well-lit place. When the seeds germinate, the film is removed. Seedlings need light for further development. After 15-18 days, the seedlings will have 2 pairs of true leaves, after which they will be ready for picking.
Recommendations for agricultural technology
- Sowing seeds should be carried out 60-65 days before the intended planting in the ground
- Picking at the stage of two true leaves
- Planting in the ground according to the 50*40 cm pattern
- When planting in a permanent place, add 2 tablespoons of superphosphate and 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate to the hole.
- Formation of a bush into 2 trunks. Leave the stepson under the first flower cluster as the second stem.
- During flowering, at high ambient temperatures, spray the plants with a solution of boric acid diluted at the rate of 1 gram per 1 liter of water. Boric acid can be purchased at a pharmacy.
- To increase the sweetness in the fruits during the ripening period, reduce watering to a minimum.
This is a natural variety of tomato. Therefore, we recommend taking seeds from a ripe fruit and using them for planting in subsequent seasons.
Features of agricultural technology in detail
Seeds for tomato seedlings are planted at the end of February. 60-65 days after germination, the seedlings will be ready for transplanting into greenhouse soil. Plant 3 bushes per 1 square. m. Immediately start forming a bush:
- leave 1 or 2 trunks;
- Only 4-5 fruiting clusters should remain on each stem;
- remove all subsequent shoots
, as well as old leaves under the ripening fruits.
Attention! Tomatoes need abundant fertilizing with mineral fertilizer. In particular, after setting the crop, apply magnesium sulfate by the root method.
Planting a Mango Django tomato
The optimal time for planting seedlings in a permanent place is the end of May. At this time, air and soil temperatures are safe for plants. The site is prepared in advance by removing weeds and foreign objects. After this, holes are dug according to a 50x60 cm pattern. This distance will be sufficient for the normal development of the bushes.
The depth of the hole should be 20 cm. A little humus or rotted manure (200-300 g and 15-20 g of superphosphate) can be locally placed into the hole.
The seedlings are placed in the holes. The roots are tightly covered with earth so that there are no voids. Water each bush with 1 liter of warm water.
The holes are spilled with water before planting seedlings in them. When the water is absorbed, seedlings are planted in the hole and the roots are covered with soil. After this, watering will not be required for another 5-7 days.
Mango Django tomato care
After planting, you need to provide the crop with proper care, which consists of several necessary procedures.
- Watering. The irrigation interval for beds should be 7 days. 5-7 liters of warm water are poured under each bush (depending on the climatic conditions of your region).
- Pinching is performed in July to stop the growth of green mass and direct the plant’s energy to fruit development.
- Forming a bush with 2 stems is necessary so that the tomatoes are larger.
- Removing excess shoots.
- Loosening the soil and weeding.
Feeding is the most important stage of caring for Mango Django tomatoes. There should be at least 3 of them for the entire season. A few weeks after planting in a permanent place, use the Epin solution (1-2 drops per 1 liter of water).
Errors during cultivation
A common mistake is using untreated soil. Before selling the seeds, it disinfects them, so the gardener only needs to calcine the soil and water it with a solution of potassium permanganate (20 g per 10 liters of water) a few hours before sowing the seeds.
The second common mistake is failure to follow the care rules. Many people forget about the need for pruning and pinching bushes. If this is not done, all nutrients will be directed to the growth of green mass, and not the formation of fruits. As a result, productivity indicators decrease.
