Tomato Sugar brown: characteristics and description of the variety

Brown Sugar tomato is one of the excellent representatives of the subspecies of “sugar” tomatoes. It fully lives up to its name, as it has an amazing sweet taste, tender flesh, contains many nutrients and vitamins, and, among other things, is suitable for growing for sale.

Description of tomato variety Brown sugar

Brown Sugar tomatoes were first developed by SeDeK. This species was included in the State Register in 2009. A distinctive feature is the fact that tomatoes can be grown in any climatic conditions.

If we consider the characteristics of the variety, we can highlight:

• the growing season continues as long as weather conditions permit;
• You can grow tomatoes in open ground, in a greenhouse;
• if seedlings are grown in a greenhouse, then the height of the bush is 2 m, and with proper care it can exceed 2.5 m. That is why it is recommended to prepare the support in a timely manner and tie up the bushes;
• high yields are observed if tomatoes are grown in 2 stems, so pinching is an integral procedure;
• The color of the fruit is brown with a red tint; on the first cluster the fruit weighs 150 g.

Tomatoes of the Brown Sugar variety are characterized by increased cold resistance, as a result of which they can ripen in the garden before the onset of frost.

Attention! Brown sugar is an indeterminate variety.

Description of fruits

The sizes of all Brown Sugar tomato fruits are identical; they are round and even in shape. They grow in clusters, the weight of the tomato is 150 g, the ribbing is weakly expressed.

The peel is brown, the flesh is rich red, juicy, sweet, there are few seed chambers. Thanks to the dense peel, the tomato does not crack.

Due to its high content of macroelements, the Brown Sugar variety is used in children's diets as a dietary dish.

Important! One cluster can contain from 3 to 5 fruits.

Planting and care

Before planting, tomato seeds are checked for germination by placing them in a salt solution. Quality ones will go to the bottom. They are selected and disinfected by soaking for 20-30 minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then they are rinsed and soaked for the same period in a solution of a growth stimulator - “Epin” or honey diluted in water.

The soil is prepared from garden soil mixed with peat, sand and wood ash. Seeds are sown at the end of February if cultivation is planned in a polycarbonate greenhouse, for conventional film shelters - in March, for open ground - at the end of March or beginning of April.

The seed is buried no more than 2 cm and germinated at a temperature of +23-25. When shoots appear, the temperature is lowered to +16-18, and the containers are moved to a well-lit windowsill. If there is not enough daylight, they are illuminated with lamps.

A week after germination, the temperature is again raised to +23. Seedlings dive after two leaves appear.

Seedlings are fed two to three times during the growth period. Planted in pre-prepared soil. It should be neutral in acidity - the variety reacts poorly even to slightly acidic soils. Reduce acidity by liming, but not simultaneously with humus fertilization.

The bushes are planted according to a pattern of 50 by 50 or 40 by 50 cm. Water with warm water, loosen and mulch the soil, and feed once every two weeks.

Characteristics of the variety

Brown sugar tomatoes are classified as mid-season varieties. Harvesting takes place 120 days after planting the seedlings. Among the characteristics of this variety are:

• indeterminate variety;
• can be grown in greenhouses and open ground;
• fruits of a round, even shape with a dense peel;
• the color of the peel is brown, the pulp is red;
• tomato weight 150 g;
• universal tomatoes: consumed fresh, used for preservation;
• from every sq. m you can harvest from 6 to 7 kg of crop;
• from planting seed to planting seedlings in open ground, up to 65 days pass;
• Brown sugar perfectly tolerates most diseases.

Due to their small size, tomatoes can be preserved as a whole, and the presence of a large amount of microelements allows them to be used for feeding children.

Attention! A distinctive feature is resistance to diseases and an increased level of productivity.

Productivity and fruiting

If we take into account the reviews about the Brown Sugar tomato, we can conclude that this variety is not early ripening, as the manufacturer claims, but mid-ripening. This is due to the fact that after planting seedlings in open ground, the harvest can be harvested after 120 days. As a rule, they begin to harvest ripe tomatoes in August, but much depends on climatic conditions.

If we take the average, then from 1 sq. m you can collect about 6-7 kg of tomatoes. To increase shelf life, many gardeners prefer to pick Brown Sugar tomatoes green and leave them to ripen at home.

Area of ​​application of fruits

Due to the fact that the composition of Brown Sugar tomatoes is balanced and the pulp is well structured, this type has a wide variety of uses. For example, in cooking it is used to make tomato juice, sauce, paste, and used for preservation.

If we consider the food industry, then brown sugar is ideal for baby food. Since tomatoes have a large amount of useful substances and B vitamins, it is best to consume the fruits fresh.

Resistance to diseases and pests

Due to the fact that the Brown Sugar tomato variety has excellent immunity, it is quite resistant to diseases and pests. It should be understood that prevention will protect plants from diseases and increase productivity. Before planting in open ground, it is recommended to treat with Fitosporin. A warm solution helps prevent the appearance of aphids, and if you water the seedlings with warm water with the addition of manganese, the tomatoes will not become infected from the soil.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Brown Sugar tomatoes have a large number of advantages, but despite this, not a single variety has been able to avoid the disadvantages. Among the advantages it is worth noting:

• attractive appearance of the fruit;
• thanks to their dense peel, tomatoes can be transported over long distances without fear that they will be damaged during transportation;
• They tolerate short-term frosts well if they are in open ground;
• tomatoes are resistant to pests and most diseases;
• tomatoes are undemanding to soil;
• With proper care, high yields are ensured.

Among the disadvantages, gardeners highlight the height of the bush, which reaches 2.5 m, as a result of which it is necessary to have support and garter the tomatoes during the growth process.

A distinctive feature of the variety is its color and sweet taste. Some consumers consider this an advantage, while others, due to the unusual taste and color, consider this a significant disadvantage.

Advantages and disadvantages declared by the originator

The variety has practically no disadvantages.

The recommended orientation of the tomato is salad. The pulp contains a lot of sugar. Sweet tomatoes are great to savor freshly cut or straight from the plant. But the tomato also performs well in other roles: pastes, soup dressings, sweet juices, savory sauces, whole preserves, etc. The rich color of the fruit outside and inside adds originality to dishes.

Other advantages of the plant:

1. Increased content of nutrients. Some minerals and trace elements are found in large dosages only in such dark-fruited varieties. The fruits are used for diet.
2. Extension of fruiting. Tomatoes ripen relatively late, but they ripen before the first frost.
3. Resistance to cracking in the garden bed. Good preservation of the harvested crop at home. The tomato also tolerates the stress of transportation well.
4. Cold resistance. The plant copes not only with summer, but also with autumn and spring periods of cooling.

Disadvantages of culture:

• general low yield;
• in many regions, due to the ripening time, it is impossible to grow this tomato outside a greenhouse;
• most useful components are destroyed during heat treatment;
• Tomatoes cannot be grown without gartering and shaping.

Growing rules

Seeds of the Brown Sugar variety can be purchased at a specialty store or collected yourself. If you collect the seeds yourself, you need to take into account that the yield will be much higher, the seedlings will have excellent resistance to diseases and pests. To get a good harvest, you need not only to properly care for vegetables after planting in the ground, but also to follow the recommendations for growing seed.

Planting seedlings

Sowing of seeds begins at the end of March or at the beginning of April. The soil used for seedlings must be light and nutritious. The best option is to mix turf, peat, and sand in equal proportions.

The planting depth is 2 cm; after planting is completed, it is necessary to water the soil. As soon as 2 leaves appear on the bush, they begin to transplant into separate containers, for this they use peat pots, and pick.

Advice! To make seedlings appear faster, cover the container with future seedlings with film.

Transfer

You can transplant seedlings into open ground or a greenhouse in May or early June, depending on the climatic conditions in a particular region. Before planting tomatoes, peat and humus are poured into the bottom of the holes; some people add ash, which makes the soil more nutritious. For 1 sq. m you can plant no more than 3 tomato bushes.

Important! It is recommended to install supports immediately so that you can tie up bushes in the future.

Aftercare

Like any other variety, the Brown Sugar tomato needs proper care and attention. When the height of the bush reaches 50 cm, it is necessary to tie it up, which will prevent damage to the bush.

Vegetables must be watered once every 3 days, avoiding crusting of the soil. The watering depth should reach 30 cm; once a week it is worth loosening the soil to remove weeds.

During the season, fertilizing is carried out at least 4 times, which allows stimulating the growth of the bush and restoring the nutrients that the tomato has already taken for growth.

Tomato agricultural technology

Grow Brown Sugar seedlings. Sowing is carried out in early March. 60-65 days after the first seedlings appear, the young greens are ready to be transplanted into a permanent bed. Place on 1 square. m of land 3-4 plants.

Advice. The tomato achieves the best results when grown in 2 stems.

Summer resident Natalya grew a tomato in a greenhouse. He didn't impress her. The woman was most disappointed by the taste of the fruit - ordinary tomato. There are the same theses in other reviews from gardeners.

Irina from Barnaul’s garden harvest ripened in mid-August and was good. But due to the rains, there were cracks on the surface of the fruit. Part of the harvest fell off. The summer resident was also not pleased with the taste characteristics. Tatyana (Ivanovo) praised the taste, but noted the fragility of the collected tomatoes. They deteriorate relatively quickly.

There are also a lot of positive reviews. People manage to get a good and sweet harvest. Brown Sugar tomato has been grown for more than 10 years. The variety did not become popular, but it received its share of demand among ordinary gardeners.

Brown Sugar tomato seeds can be bought in almost any store, but collected from plants grown in your garden, they will already be adapted to certain growing conditions, the main one of which is the composition and structure of the soil. Plants grown from their own seeds will develop better and produce a consistently high yield, they resist diseases well, and finally, the germination rate of such seeds, unlike store-bought ones, is much higher.

The tomato is a facultatively pollinated plant, that is, only nearby flowers are pollinated by pollen. But in hot weather the situation changes; neighboring plants may also be pollinated. Often gardeners grow different varieties of tomatoes in close proximity, so as not to collect seeds from a tomato that has been cross-pollinated with another variety, that is, a hybrid, you must adhere to the following rules:

• choose a strong Brown Sugar tomato plant that fully meets the varietal characteristics in advance and take good care of it;
• select for seeds the fruit from the lower cluster that most closely matches the varietal description; the flowers on the remaining flower clusters have a high probability of cross-pollination, since they bloom at the time when bees and bumblebees are most active, and no one will prevent them from flying into the greenhouse;
• the fruit is picked at full ripeness or slightly unripe, but in no case overripe - the strongest seeds in it can germinate, but the result will be weak offspring.

The isolated and dried seeds need to be sown for seedlings. For tomato variety Sugar brown, seedlings should be 60 days old at the time of planting. For planting in greenhouses under polycarbonate, seeds should be sown at the end of February, in film greenhouses - at the beginning of March, and for open ground - closer to the end of March.

For tall varieties of tomatoes, including brown sugar, it is very important that the seedlings do not stretch out, otherwise this will affect the yield. To prevent this from happening, you must strictly adhere to the following rules:

• carry out complete processing and germination of seeds - dressing, soaking in a biostimulant solution;
• sow seeds in fertile, loose soil, similar in composition to the soil in your garden;
• Reduce the temperature for emerging seedlings for several days; it should not be above 16 degrees during the day;
• provide the maximum amount of light for the entire growing time of tomatoes;

• a week after germination, increase the temperature and maintain it within 23 degrees during the day and slightly cooler at night;
• do not water too often, but also do not let the soil dry out completely;
• pick up the sprouts when they are just about to produce the third leaf;

• do not let brown sugar tomato plants go hungry and provide 2 or 3 feedings using a weak solution of complete mineral fertilizer;
• keep not only the “head” but also the “legs” of the tomatoes warm; to do this, insulate the window sill so that the soil temperature is not below room temperature;
• maintain some distance between the pots of tomatoes. Competing for light, the seedlings will inevitably stretch out.
• Accustom the plants to the open air gradually so that by the time of planting they are acclimatized.

Care after disembarkation

The soil in the beds and in the greenhouse is prepared in the fall. Organic matter is added, but not fresh manure, which fattens the tomatoes and grows tops instead of fruits. Phosphorus fertilizers should also be applied in the fall; they are poorly soluble; they will be converted into a form convenient for plants by melt water. But nitrogen and potassium fertilizers are applied during spring loosening of the soil.

Acidic soils require liming. This is done in the fall, but not at the same time as adding organic matter, otherwise it will lose a lot of nitrogen.

Planting scheme for tomato plants Brown sugar - from 40 to 50 cm between plants and about 50 cm between rows. The soil under tomatoes planted in a greenhouse must be immediately mulched to ensure their comfortable existence.

Further care includes the following:

• moderate watering until the fruits are full - once a week, but with complete moistening of the entire root layer; when the fruits begin to fill, the frequency of watering increases to 2 times a week. To ensure that the dry matter content in brown sugar tomato fruits remains high, you cannot overdo it with watering, otherwise they will become watery and greatly lose their taste.
• fertilizing with a complete complex fertilizer intended for tomatoes; their frequency depends on the fertility of the soil in the greenhouse; plants are usually fed once every 10–14 days;
• formation of plants into 2 stems; To do this, remove all the stepsons, except one, located under the first flower brush - from it the second shoot is formed;
• preventive treatments against late blight.

Pest and disease control

The most common disease is a fungus, which most often affects seedlings in a greenhouse. To get rid of a fungal disease, you need to water the seedlings with a warm solution of manganese.

If aphids appear on the site, then you can only remove them with a soap solution, but you can get rid of spider mites only with the help of insecticides. Slugs disappear quickly enough if you spray vegetables with water containing ammonia.

The Brown Sugar variety is ideal for both beginner and more experienced gardeners. This is due to its unpretentiousness to the soil and resistance to diseases and pests.

Transferring the plant to a permanent location

This variety can be planted in the soil as early as mid-May; it is undesirable to place more than three bushes per 1 m2.
It is desirable that the plant is approximately 60 days old. The soil needs to be prepared in the fall; for this purpose, organic substances are added to it, but not fresh manure, which affects the growth of green mass and not the formation of fruits. Also, closer to winter, poorly soluble phosphorus fertilizers are applied. Potassium fertilizers and those containing nitrogen are added to the soil in the spring, during loosening. Before planting, you can spread complex fertilizers or wood ash into the holes, making sure to follow the prescribed rate. Important! The soil for “Brown Sugar” should be neutral; other varieties can be grown in soil with slightly higher acidity. But the fruits of this variety may not acquire the proper color

Therefore, acidic soils are limed in the fall.

Bushes like moderate watering, about once a week, depending on weather conditions. When the tomatoes begin to fill up, the frequency of watering can be increased up to two times. But you should not pour a lot of water, otherwise the tomatoes will become watery and their taste will deteriorate.

Plants also require garters to a support; you can use stakes, a net, or make a trellis. The “Brown Sugar” variety requires pinching; usually the bushes are formed into two stems. Complex fertilizers are applied approximately once every two weeks.

Since the variety is late-ripening, it will bear fruit until autumn, it is important to collect the last tomatoes before frost appears; they can ripen at home, for example, on a windowsill. Then the tomatoes can be placed in boxes with a layer of wood shavings on the bottom and placed in a cool, well-ventilated area, and you can enjoy juicy tomatoes before winter sets in

Natalya Dryzhakova, collector from Yaroslavl

It's no secret that tomatoes of the same variety in different years of cultivation may differ in taste. And this is due to a number of factors, primarily the growing technology used, nutrition level, soil type, and degree of solar exposure. And yet, to a greater extent, the taste of tomatoes directly depends on the variety they belong to!

I have been growing the varieties that I want to talk about for a very long time.

For several decades now, my legendary old Soviet variety, Bull's Heart, has remained the unsurpassed leader. Popular during the Soviet era and loved by all gardeners, this variety remains a favorite to this day.

This tomato has been in my collection since 1983, and no matter what years I grew it, the variety invariably pleases with its productivity and the unique sweet taste of large, heart-shaped fruits.

Plants of this variety are tall, densely leafy, with large fruits weighing 400-600 g. Tomatoes with dense juicy pulp, rich sweet taste. Good both in salads and for making aromatic juices.

It is preferable to grow in closed ground with the formation of plants with 1-2 stems. It is necessary to tie each fruit cluster to avoid breaking them.

The Monomakh Cap variety is also from a series of classic Soviet varieties - reliable, time-tested and in any weather conditions.

The variety is tall, very productive, with large crimson-colored fruits. The pulp of the fruit is thick, dense texture, rich sweet taste. The fruits are always large - up to 500-600 g, in other years they can reach up to 800-900 g.

In our area (Yaroslavl region), I always grow it in closed ground (nearby greenhouse) with the formation of plants of 1-2 stems. The variety is very responsive to good care, balanced nutrition and fertilizing throughout the growing season.

All the brightness of taste and rich sweetness can only be felt in fruits that are fully ripened on the plant itself, and not in fruits ripened at home on the windowsill.

Among the orange-fruited varieties, one of the leaders in sweetness is the Hawaiian Pineapple. This is a long-time favorite of my collection, I appreciate it for the unusual peach color of the fruit, for its delicate, sweet, aromatic pulp with a predominance of fruity notes.

The variety is tall, I always grow it in closed ground with the formation of plants into 2 stems. Forms clusters with 4-5 large fruits, weighing up to 300-400 g. The pulp inside is two-colored, juicy, with the most delicate sweet taste. I pick the fruits from the plant only when they are fully ripe, then you can fully enjoy the unique taste of these exotic tomatoes.

And how unusually beautiful these plants look in the greenhouse, when at the end of the season, fully loaded brushes with large fruits of a delicate peach color hang on each of them!

I can’t help but name another orange-fruited variety from this series – the Nizami variety. This is an old heirloom variety from Georgia, given to me at the autumn exhibition in 2013.

The variety is tall, mid-season, with an elegant bush structure. The stems of the plants are thin, but strong enough to support large, heart-shaped fruits weighing up to 250-350 g each. The pulp of the fruit is from the “buttery” series, dense, cuts like butter, sweet, with a bright, rich taste.

The variety works better when grown indoors (in our climate zone) and when plants are formed into 2-3 stems. It will thank you for good care, proper agricultural technology and balanced nutrition throughout the growing season with large, sweet, bright orange fruits.

The variety is included in the TOP 10 best sweet varieties every year and has received a permanent residence in my collection.