Many gardeners prefer to choose large tomatoes. Champion weight also belongs to these varieties. In addition to its large fruit and exquisite taste, it is also distinguished by its yield and other excellent characteristics, which is indicated in the product description and has been repeatedly confirmed by reviews of those who have already grown these tomatoes on their plots.
Description variety Libra
Libra tomatoes are classified as mid-early varieties, since the period of fruit ripening is 110-115 days from the moment of sowing for seedlings. Libra is a typical indeterminate plant, whose average growth reaches 1.5-1.8 m; the top of the stem should be pinched so that the energy of the bush is not wasted on further growth of the stem and leaves. The bush is not particularly powerful, so it is recommended to grow it into one, or maximum two, stems. As they grow, the leaves are pinched, starting from the bottom of the bush towards the top.
The fruits have a characteristic rich orange color. They are large in size, reaching a weight of 300 to 700 g. The pulp is fleshy and juicy, the formation of many chambers for seeds is characteristic, but they are small and, generally, lie closer to the outer part of the fruit, and the rest of the space is occupied by pure pulp. Due to their size, they are not suitable for canning in their entirety, but are good for fresh consumption, for salads, pasta, and squeezing tomato juice. The average yield is up to 10 kg per 1 sq. m, i.e. from one bush it turns out 3.5-4 kg.
This variety is grown both in greenhouse conditions and in open ground. The variety is zoned for cultivation in almost any region of Russia, with the caveat that in cold climates it is grown only in greenhouses. At the same time, Libra is resistant to the most common diseases.
Varieties of large-fruited tomatoes
Tomato variety Orange
The variety is mid-season, semi-determinate. It can grow up to 1.5 m. It is thermophilic, so it grows better in closed soil, however, even in an open garden bed it can produce a very good harvest of large, tasty tomatoes. An orange takes approximately 110 days to ripen. It is resistant to late blight. Tomato fruits can reach up to 410-500 g. On average, an orange tomato weighs 200-350 g.
The color and shape of its large fruits resembles a real orange. The orange pulp is fleshy, dense, juicy. The taste is sweet. The dry matter content is increased. This variety will delight you most with its large orange fruits in areas with warm summer temperatures, especially in the south. Now, even in the middle zone in open ground, Orange will also give an excellent, stable harvest. Average yield: one meter can produce up to 20 kg of orange tomatoes. This variety is intended for salad purposes and cannot be stored for a long time.
Tomato variety Sugar bison
The tomato variety is indeterminate, mid-early. Salad tomato. Reaches almost a height of 180-185 cm. If you grow it correctly, you can get fruits weighing 350-400 g, or even more. It has a good yield of 20-25 kg of ripe tomatoes per season.
In all types, the pulp is dense, strong, and very sweet. It is quite resistant to characteristic diseases characteristic of tomatoes. Sugar bison belongs to the group of varieties of folk selection.
Brandy pink tomato variety
Indeterminate, early ripening, medium height 1.5-1.8 cm. The fruits ripen in 85-100 days, and are distinguished by a phased period of ripening on clusters of different levels - fruits of different degrees of ripeness. It is distinguished by potato-type leaves and pubescence. In the middle zone, it is recommended to grow Bison in closed ground; in the south, it can successfully produce crops in open beds.
The tomatoes are flat-round with slight ribbing, reaching a weight of 300-450 g. The pulp is juicy and soft. The skin is very tender and thin. Tomatoes are multi-chambered and have few seeds. The taste of this large-fruited variety is very sweet, very similar to the taste of watermelon. Its purpose is salad, and it can also be processed into ketchups, juices, pastes. Not suitable for whole canning.
Tomato variety Cosmonaut Volkov
Mid-season, indeterminate retro variety. It bears fruit for a long time until frost. It is disease resistant. It grows up to 2 m. Therefore, it is better to pinch off the top to speed up the formation and ripening of the fruit. It is better to form into 1 trunk, be sure to have stepson, which will increase the yield. One bush can produce about 7 kg of tomatoes per season. It is better to grow it in greenhouses, but it can also be grown in open ground. Tomatoes ripen up to 700 g, sometimes more. They are very fragrant, round, slightly flattened, exquisite taste, very rich in vitamins. The purpose is universal.
Tomato variety Giant lemon
Mid-season, indeterminate. Reaches 2 m in height. It is better to form into 1 stem. Productivity is low. The fruits are bright orange, weighing up to 700 g, sometimes up to a kilogram, round, with pronounced ribbing. The taste is sweet, with lemon sourness, a harmonious fruit and vegetable aftertaste. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, even oily, and sweet. The skin is not thick, but does not crack. The lemon giant is transportable and can be stored for a long time. The fruits are used for salads and juices. These tomatoes are useful for vitamin deficiency.
Tomato variety Bull's heart
Mid-season, indeterminate, not standard. Stops growing after it forms 5 or 6 clusters with ovaries. Grows up to 1.7-1.9 cm. The bushes are spreading and powerful. The plant has few leaves and must be tied up. It can grow outdoors and in a greenhouse equally successfully. Tomatoes ripen 120-130 days after germination. Usually four to five fruits are formed on one cluster.
Interestingly, one bush can ripen fruits of different sizes and shapes. The largest tomatoes, up to 500 g, ripen in the lower part of the plant. The top fruits are much smaller, weighing 100-150 g. In the open air, it is possible to collect about five kilograms of tomatoes from one bush, and about twelve in a greenhouse. In the south it successfully produces a good harvest in the open air; in the middle zone and further north it is better to grow it in greenhouses. You can read how to grow seedlings in this article.
Tomato variety Pink giant
Mid-season, indeterminate. Grows up to 2.5 m, in a greenhouse up to 1.8-2 m. The fruit ripens 110-115 days after emergence. Of the 8 ovaries on the bush, it is better to leave 4 or 5 so that all the fruits have time to ripen. In open ground it grows successfully in the south, in heifers in the middle zone and further to the north. Resistant to tomato diseases, relatively unpretentious. Tomatoes weigh on average 300-400 g, the largest weigh more than 1 kg. It is possible to collect about 15 kg of tomatoes from each bush.
Tomatoes are pink to light raspberry in color. The shape is flat, flattened. The taste is sweet. The pulp is fleshy, aromatic, not very juicy. There are few seeds. It can be stored for a long time and is transportable. Purpose: salad, for technical processing, but not for canning and pickling.
Tomato variety Russian size
Late-ripening, indeterminate, medium-growing. Grows up to 150-180 cm. The fruits ripen 120-125 days after emergence. Form into 1 stem. Grow indoors. The productivity is very high. 4.5-5 kg of large fruits are collected from the bush. Fruiting lasts for a long time, from August to October. The variety is good for commercial production. Tomato is disease resistant. The fruits ripen up to 600-700 g, the largest up to 2 kg.
Tomato variety Oxheart
Mid-season, indeterminate. It grows successfully in the south in the open air, in the middle zone - in greenhouses. In open ground, a tomato grows up to 1.5 m, in closed ground almost 2 m. It needs to be pinched, tied, and preferably formed into two stems. The ox heart matures in about 110 days. The tomato is remarkable for its productivity. It is disease resistant, transportable, and the fruits are in excellent presentation.
One of the best varieties among large-fruited tomatoes. The fruits are heart-shaped, ripen up to a kilogram, on average their weight on a bush is 350-450 g, the tomatoes are raspberry-colored with a pinkish tint. The surface is slightly ribbed and does not crack. The pulp is very fleshy, dense, multi-chambered. The taste is sweet, with a strong tomato aroma.
Tomato variety Explosion
Early ripening, determinate, not standard. It grows in height up to 45-60 cm. The bush is spreading. The fruits ripen 100-110 days after sowing the seeds in the garden. It can be grown in open and closed ground. Very resistant to many tomato diseases and adverse weather conditions. One Explosion bush can produce about 3 kg of tomatoes, which ripen at the same time.
This variety is famous for its unpretentiousness and universal purpose: tomatoes can be used for pickling or fresh, canned, or made into semi-finished tomato products. Under favorable conditions, the fruits ripen with a weight of 250-300 g. The pulp is dense and fleshy. Tomatoes are red in color, with excellent taste, round, slightly ribbed, small-chambered, have a long shelf life, and can withstand transportation successfully.
Tomato variety Gulliver
Determinate, early ripening, medium-sized. Height from 70 cm to 1 m. Gulliver grows in open and closed ground. It is better to form a bush into 3 trunks. Remarkable for its high yield, it needs support and tying up. Easy ripening and long-term fruiting make Gulliver extremely attractive for industrial and farming; it is unpretentious to growing conditions and resistant to diseases. One bush can produce up to 7 kg of tomatoes. The fruits are very well stored and transportable. The fruits ripen in about 95-105 days.
It is better to form two or three stems. On average, tomatoes reach 200-250 g, the largest can be 800 g. The variety is resistant to diseases and sudden temperature changes. You can harvest from July to mid-September in the middle zone.
Mazarin tomato variety
Mid-season, indeterminate. Grows up to 170 cm. It is better to form into 2 stems. Tomatoes ripen approximately 4 months after germination. In the south it grows well in open ground, in the middle zone and further north it is better in a greenhouse. Productivity is high. Tolerant to drought.
The fruits are of an unusual shape: they resemble the beard of Cardinal Mazarin, a little like the Bull's Heart variety. The largest tomatoes can reach up to 800 g, on average 300-400 g. The tomatoes are bright crimson. The skin is smooth. The pulp is dense, sugary, aromatic, juicy. There are few seeds. The taste is rich and pronounced.
Tomato variety Raspberry elephant
Mid-season, indeterminate. It grows up to 1.5 m, in closed ground up to 2 m. In the middle zone and further north it is better to grow in greenhouses. This variety of large-fruited tomatoes has great immunity. Tomatoes ripen at 112-116 days. From one bush, 4-5 kg of large tomatoes weighing about 250-300 g are harvested. If you try, you can grow giants up to 700 g or more. It should be formed into two stems, pinched, you can also remove excess ovaries, then the tomatoes will be larger. Keeping quality is short.
The fruits are raspberry-colored, with a pink tint, round, slightly flattened. The pulp is juicy, sweet, tasty. The skin is loose, even thin and shiny. The fruits are used in lards and for making juice.
Tomato variety Miracle of the Earth
The plant is a not too spreading bush up to a meter high. Its leaves are medium-sized, dissected, dark green in color. The fruits are round, slightly flattened, and may be slightly ribbed. Ripe tomatoes acquire a rich crimson color, and the weight of the fruit varies from 380 to 700 g. Some gardeners manage to get the first fruits weighing up to a kilogram. As a rule, the largest tomatoes ripen on the lower shoots, and in the upper part of the bush the fruits are noticeably smaller in size.
In the conditions of the Central zone and most of the northwestern regions, the yield of the variety is 12-15 kg per square meter. In the south of the country, the yield increases to 20 kg/m2, with appropriate care. During fruit harvest, the mass fraction of marketable tomatoes is approximately 83%, which is considered a very good indicator for large-fruited varieties. Tomatoes are stored for a long time and tolerate transportation well. The variety is adapted to unfavorable conditions, is resistant to most diseases to which nightshades are susceptible, but can be affected by brown spot and tobacco mosaic.
Tomato variety Alsou
The Alsou variety, bred by Siberian breeders, was included in the State Register in 2008. This is a determinate tomato, with a bush height of about 80 cm. It is an early ripening tomato, and therefore can be grown in areas with cold climates. For example, in Western Siberia in open ground the yield of this tomato is 7-9 kg/m2 even under not the most favorable conditions. Tomatoes of this variety are valued for their excellent taste and meatiness. They are kidney-shaped, bright red in color, with glossy thin skin. On average, the weight of one fruit is 300 g, but often the first tomatoes grow up to 700-800 g.
The ovaries on the bush are formed every 1-2 leaves, so fruiting is very abundant. On the upper clusters the tomatoes are slightly smaller in size. Compared to other varieties, the bush has rather thin stems, so it requires garter. There is no need to do much pinching; it is enough to remove excess shoots up to the first cluster and form a bush of two or three stems. There are few leaves on the plants, so even with dense planting, the bushes develop well and form a harvest.
Tomato variety De Barao Giant
Medium late, indeterminate. Successful only in greenhouses. The first tomatoes ripen 125 days after germination. It is grown in open ground only in the southern regions of Russia. It grows up to 2 m, support is required, a trellis is better, it is better to form into two stems (the second from the first stepson). Step-sonning is a must.
The variety is remarkable because tomato ripening is possible even under not very favorable conditions. It is shade-tolerant and cold-resistant. There are few leaves, the yield is high, up to 25 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from one bush. The average weight of each tomato reaches 300-350 g. The fruits of these large tomatoes are similar to a large plum, cube-shaped, very juicy, red, with a small greenish spot on the stalk. The tip has an elongated spout.
Tomato variety Black Elephant
The tomato is indeterminate, with large, potato-type leaves. Its fruits are strongly ribbed, round, slightly flattened. Ripe tomatoes acquire a dark brown color with lighter spots in the central part. Among beef tomatoes, the Black Elephant fruits are considered not too large - their weight usually does not exceed 300 g. The pulp is dense, juicy, and has a slight sourness.
The ovaries are formed every three leaves, the brushes are large, so you can’t do without gartering the stems. It is also necessary to prun the plant; extra shoots only reduce the yield. The variety is adapted to cold and drought and can grow normally and bear fruit for a long time in such conditions. But in the heat, the fruiting period quickly shortens, and after the harvest is released, the bushes dry out.
Delicious tomato variety
The Delicious variety was developed in the USA. It can rightfully be called one of the best large-fruited tomatoes, not only for the size of the fruit, but also for its excellent taste. The pulp of tomatoes is juicy, sugary, with a characteristic rich aroma, without voids or a hard core. The standard fruit weight is 500-600 g, but with good care, tomatoes weighing 1 kg or more often appear. Some craftsmen grow two-kilogram tomatoes of excellent quality.
The variety is indeterminate, mid-season in terms of ripening, the bush forms two or three stems. The fruits are red, round, with smooth, durable skin. The plant tolerates cold weather and dry periods well and is rarely affected by disease. Needs staking of stems and removal of stepsons. Due to its hardiness, the variety can be grown in the northern regions, but produces maximum yields in the Central Black Earth region.
Tomato variety King of Siberia
The plant is powerful, thick stems have few leaves, ovaries are formed after 3-4 leaves. Requires pinching and removal of excess peduncles to obtain large fruits. A garter is also required, because even strong stems will not withstand such a load. The fruits have a heart shape and pronounced ribbing, the average weight of tomatoes is 300-400 g. In the south, the first tomatoes often grow to a kilogram or more. The color of ripe fruits is deep orange with dark spots near the stalk.
The variety is undemanding to soil composition and easily tolerates drought and cold. In the heat, the formation of ovaries is somewhat reduced, and the fruiting period is reduced. Plants are rarely affected by diseases, and with good care they produce a stable harvest regardless of weather conditions. Tomatoes are distinguished by their shelf life, do not lose their presentation during transportation, and retain their good taste for a long time.
Tomato variety Koenigsberg
Tall bushes with very strong stems are literally covered with fruit clusters. The tomatoes are large (250-300 g), elongated, red, with very dense, smooth skin. The pulp inside is juicy, dense, excellent taste, with a light, barely noticeable sourness. With good care, you can collect from 10 to 17 kg of fruit per square meter, and in the most favorable conditions even more - up to 20 kg. True, in the northern regions the marketable yield of ripe tomatoes is only 56%; the rest of the tomatoes need ripening. The variety is quite heat-resistant, is not afraid of drought and cold weather, and is weakly affected by diseases. The fruits have good shelf life and transportability; they are highly valued on the market.
Tomato variety Tsar Bell
The plant is determinant, so the growth of the bush does not exceed 1 meter. The shoots are powerful, densely leafy, the ovaries are formed after 1-2 leaves. The tomatoes are heart-shaped and have a very rich dark red color. The average weight is 300 g, the first fruits usually weigh at least 600 g. The pulp is sweet, pleasant to the taste, without a hard core or voids. From 10 to 18 kg of marketable tomatoes can be harvested per meter of area. The bush needs gartering of stems, pinching, and removing excess ovaries. Plants tolerate lower temperatures normally, as well as short-term drought, but they are less resistant to heat.
Tomato variety Velmozha
The “Velmozha” variety is ideally suited for growing in unprotected soil under unfavorable conditions. It bears fruit well in the Urals, in most Siberian regions, and in the Far East, for which it is valued by amateur gardeners. It is mid-season, the height of the bushes does not exceed 70 cm, the stems are quite powerful. Heart-shaped fruits have weak ribbing, weight varies between 150-200 g. Tomatoes from the lower clusters usually weigh 300-500 g.
To get large tomatoes, you need to regularly remove the shoots from the plant and pinch out the flower stalks, leaving no more than 4 on one branch. In addition, the variety is very demanding when it comes to watering and fertilizing. With proper care, the yield reaches 30 kg/m2, and sometimes more. The fruits are well stored, suitable for transportation, and do not lose their presentation for a long time.
Tomato variety King of Kings
The largest varieties of tomatoes include this type of tomato. This is a giant tomato. It has a high yield; the weight of a tomato can reach 1.5 kg. The pulp is strong and fleshy. The taste is sweet and sour. It is considered a representative of late ripeness. Suitable for growing in unprotected soil in the southern regions, and in closed soil in mid-latitudes. The height of the bush can be up to 2 m. Suitable for preparing salads, purees, juices, sauces. The plant must be tied up and stepsoned.
Tomato variety Titanic
The fruits weigh on average only 380 grams, but powerful ovaries and clusters are formed on the bush, which ripen alternately for quite a long time.
From germination to the first harvest, only 110 days pass. Practically does not require pinching and is disease-resistant. The main advantages include the ability of a tomato to accumulate, even in a greenhouse, 6% sugar in its pulp. Smooth, as if matched to one another, red tomatoes enchant upon closer inspection with a slight pink tint. In contact with
Variety value
Large farmers appreciated the variety for its large size, original color and juicy pulp, thanks to which it is popular with owners of restaurants and other food establishments. In addition, it is productive, disease resistant and tolerates transportation well. In addition to these qualities, summer residents appreciate it for its unpretentiousness and ease of care, which makes it possible to grow Libra tomatoes in home garden beds
The main advantages and disadvantages of Libra tomatoes
The main positive properties of the variety are:
- the original color and large size give the tomatoes a competitive presentation;
- productive, which makes it suitable for commercial cultivation;
- suitable for transportation;
- mid-early ripening;
- resistant to diseases.
The variety has no significant drawbacks, although some complain about lower yields than declared. However, this is due to insufficient compliance with agricultural technology.
The nutritional value
Considering the characteristics of the Black Smile tomato, we can safely call it beneficial for human health and an excellent option for dietary dishes. One hundred grams of this fruit provides 28% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A. These tomatoes are good for vision, increase its sharpness and protect the retina from free radical damage from sunlight. Vitamin A is also necessary for the health of mucous membranes and stimulates the immune system.
The fruits additionally provide vitamin C, which has anti-inflammatory effects and is a powerful natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. Not only does it reduce inflammation in the body (which is the cause of many debilitating diseases), but it can enhance the immune system's response to infections and diseases.
Interesting. Black Smile tomatoes, considering their characteristics and nutritional value, are a good food for treating arthritis due to their anti-inflammatory effects.
In addition, the fruit provides the body with manganese and potassium. Manganese is an antioxidant mineral. While potassium regulates blood pressure and prevents water retention and leg swelling. The fruit is also a source of thiamine, niacin, pyridoxine and folic acid, as well as carbohydrates and natural sugars, providing benefits for energy metabolism. Small amounts of iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc contribute to the tonic effect.
Preparing the land for the next season
The very first stage of agricultural technology begins at the end of the last season, when the desired area is selected and prepared for the next season. The key criterion is the correct choice of predecessor. Agronomists have long known that tomatoes should be planted after carrots, beets, cucumbers, cabbage, peas, and beans. At the same time, it is highly not recommended to plant tomatoes after potatoes, eggplant, and peppers.
Important! Most fertilizers are applied to the soil in the fall, since by spring enough time has passed for them to be absorbed.
One of the fertilizer options is sowing green manure, fodder beets or carrots in August. By October-November they will gain mass, but there is no need to remove them. The green mass or root crops are plowed together with the soil, and over the winter and spring the worms and beneficial bacteria will finish processing them and they will become an excellent feed for the future harvest.
In addition, you can add organic matter to the soil - humus, compost, evenly distributing it over the area in a layer 4-5 cm thick. After this, the area is plowed or dug up. Organic matter can be combined with mineral fertilizers. So, for 1 sq. m add 25 g of superphosphates, 40 g of ammonium nitrate and 40 g of potassium nitrate.
Seed treatment
If the seeds are purchased in branded packaging, then they do not require additional processing, since the manufacturer did this before packaging. If the seeds are collected at home, a number of special measures should be taken.
First of all, the seeds are treated with fungicides and growth stimulants, which disinfect the seeds, feed them with nutrients that accelerate growth and build powerful immunity for future seedlings. An example of a universal drug that is suitable in both cases is the drug Agat. It has both disinfecting and stimulating properties. At the same time, a small amount of the drug allows you to produce a large amount of solution, because its concentration should be only 7:100. The seeds are collected in a piece of gauze and soaked in Agate working solution for 3 hours.
Preparing soil for seedlings
It is best to prepare the soil for seedlings yourself. There are many options for combinations of soil components, here is one of them:
- In equal parts: peat, humus, turf soil, rotted sawdust.
- Additives per bucket of mixture: 3 tablespoons of superphosphate, 1 tablespoon of potassium sulfate, 1.5 cups of ash and a teaspoon of urea.
The main requirements for the mixture: nutritional value, looseness, breathability, absence of contamination with heavy metals (soil cannot be taken from roadsides) and pathogens.
The finished mixture must be calcined in the oven at a temperature of 100 ºС for 40 minutes. This disinfects the soil from harmful microorganisms and fungi.
Important! Tilling the soil at higher temperatures is fraught with loss of nutrients, which will make such a mixture useless.
Seedlings: sowing and care
The main rule when planting seedlings is to correctly calculate the timing for sowing. Seeds are sown approximately two months before planting seedlings in open ground or a greenhouse. For example, if the timing of planting seedlings is planned for the first half of June, then the seeds are sown for seedlings in the first half of April.
The finished soil is distributed into seedling boxes and watered with warm water. To sow seeds, dig grooves up to 2 cm deep with a distance of 3-4 cm from each other. After sowing, the seeds are added dropwise. To create the optimal temperature for seedlings, the boxes are covered with film. After seed germination, the film is removed so as not to rush the extraction of seeds, which in this case can become very thin and therefore unusable.
In 1-2 weeks the first shoots will appear. Periodically, the soil needs to be watered with warm water, and when it dries out a little, loosen it. For more powerful growth, fluorescent lamps are installed around the boxes, thus extending the daylight hours. At the age of two true leaves, the seedlings are plucked. Seedlings are divided into different pots, planting the stems slightly deeper. Periodically, as they grow, the stems of the seedlings are laid in a spiral to the surface of the earth, after which they dig in a little. The procedure is repeated until the pot is completely filled with soil. Due to the laid and sprinkled stem, additional roots are formed.
Characteristics of the variety
| Options | Characteristics |
| Variety | Sugar Nastasya tomatoes, indeterminate variety. |
| Description of fruits | Seed chambers are medium-sized, small, with a small number of grains. The pulp is dense and juicy. The peel is thin. |
| Tomato weight | The average fruit weight varies from 250 to 350 grams; on the lower clusters the weight of tomatoes can reach 400 grams. |
| Color | At the stage of technical maturity, tomatoes are light green in color, after which the fruits begin to ripen - red, with yellow spots in the area of the stalk; ripe tomatoes are raspberry. |
| Form | The fruits are large, heart-shaped. |
| Taste of the fruit | The taste is rich - tomato taste, honey sweetness is felt, sourness is present, but it is almost invisible. |
| Productivity | The productivity is quite high, regardless of the place of growth. From one square to 15 kg of fruit. |
| Maturation speed | The ripening period is sufficient and is 130 days from the moment of sprout germination to harvest. |
| Bush height | The height of the bushes depends on the conditions in which the crop grows: in a greenhouse - up to 170 cm, in open ground - up to 150 cm. |
| Type of pollination (self-pollinating or not) | This variety does not require special pollination. |
| Transportability and keeping quality | Fresh tomatoes can be stored for up to 2-3 months without losing their appearance or taste, and they can also be transported over long distances. |
| Resistance to adverse conditions | Average. This variety is not suitable for growing in regions with short summers. |
| Resistance to diseases and pests | High level of resistance to many types of diseases, including fungal infections. |
| Should I dive? | Picking is necessary, since during this process the strongest and largest seedlings are selected. |
| Recommended growing regions | This variety is recommended for cultivation in all regions in greenhouse conditions (polycarbonate, glazed, film), in open ground conditions - in the southern regions. |
| Year of inclusion in the State Register of the Russian Federation | 2015 |
| Originator | Selection and seed production. |
Planting seedlings and caring for bushes
When the seedlings reach the age of 60-65 days, they are planted on the site. The optimal air temperature is from +20ºС to +25 ºС. The earth should warm up by at least +10ºС or +15ºС.
The planting rate for Libra tomato seedlings is 3 plants per 1 sq. m. The holes for seedlings are fertilized with 1.5 cups of wood ash or humus and watered generously with warm water. Then the seedling is buried in the ground and dug in. After planting, it is advisable to mulch the beds with straw or sawdust.
Libra tomato bushes must be formed; it is preferable that they grow in one stem. If the extra shoots are 3-5 cm in length, they need to be carefully plucked off with your hands; if they are longer, it is better to cut them off with garden shears, leaving stubs of 1 cm. The lower leaves of the bushes are also pruned, leaving leaves at the top or near the ovaries themselves, so that As they counted, the fruits grew and ripened.
Tomatoes are watered 1-2 times a week, abundantly, but not overdoing it. If you suddenly stop watering after excessive watering, the tomatoes will crack. Consistently overwatering leads to the same result.
In addition, the beds should be regularly weeded, and the soil between the bushes should be loosened. It is recommended to carry out two feedings during the entire growth period. Libra responds to organic feeding. Solutions of chicken droppings or cow manure, diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 10, work well. One bucket of solution is consumed per 1 square meter. m, that is, for three Libra tomato bushes.
Tips for growing the tomato variety Sugar Nastasya
To obtain a good harvest, it is necessary to follow agricultural cultivation techniques. If we take into account the characteristics and reviews, this crop responds well to fertilizers, so it is recommended to fertilize once every 30 days. Otherwise, care is not much different from caring for other crops - watering, loosening, removing weeds. One of the advantages of Sugar Nastasya tomatoes is that they do not require processing, since the crop is highly resistant to many diseases and pests.
When to sow tomatoes for seedlings Sugar Nastasya
It is recommended to sow seeds for seedlings in the second half of February and until the end of March. The seeds need to be spread over the soil surface at intervals of 2.5 cm. Covered with a thin layer of earth on top. In order for seedlings to germinate faster, the container should be covered with glass, which will create a greenhouse effect.
Attention! The choice of planting time depends on where exactly the tomatoes will grow - in a greenhouse or in open ground.
How many days do tomato seeds take to sprout? Sugar Nastasya
In order for the seeds to germinate as quickly as possible, it is recommended to create a greenhouse effect. To do this, cover the container with glass or plastic wrap and place it in a warm place. After 1-1.5 weeks, the first shoots will begin to appear.
When and at what distance to plant tomatoes in the ground Sugar Nastasya - distance between bushes
When the seedlings are 55 days old, they begin to transplant them to a permanent place of growth - in a greenhouse or open ground. Planting is possible even if there is a flower brush. As a rule, its formation begins at a height of 10 leaf blades. It is important to adhere to a certain planting pattern, which is 40*60 cm.
Attention! By the time of transplantation, the soil should warm up to +10 degrees.
Ripening period
According to the characteristics, description and reviews, Sugar Nastasya belongs to the late varieties. From the moment the first shoots appear until harvest, on average, up to 130 days pass, which is quite a long time. The culture is transplanted to a permanent place at the age of 50-55 days. It is not recommended to plant later, as the survival rate is significantly reduced.
Watering
Watering is also important. According to the description of the variety, characteristics and reviews, there will be no harvest without proper care. It is recommended to water the bushes of this tomato variety up to 3 times a week. In this case, the soil should be moistened to a depth of 40 cm.
Advice! To slow the evaporation of moisture, the ground under the bushes is mulched.
What and when to feed
In order for the fruits to be large and ripen more actively, the crop requires a large amount of nutritional components. That is why it is so important to apply fertilizers and fertilizing. To do this, it is necessary to apply complex mineral fertilizers to the root zone once a month.
Is it necessary to pick tomatoes Sugar Nastasya - to form a bush
Since tomatoes are grown in one container, picking must be done. During this procedure, gardeners not only transplant seedlings into separate containers, but also select the largest and strongest bushes for further planting.
Diseases and pests
Libra tomatoes are characterized by high resistance to tomato diseases. Despite these characteristics, preventative treatments with fungicides and insecticides are still recommended. At the same time, it is very effective to use universal drugs that have a multifunctional purpose.
An example of such a drug is Rescuer, which is packaged with 3 ampoules at once: an insecticide (for the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, mole crickets, etc.), a fungicide (for late blight, powdery mildew, etc.) and a growth stimulator. Moreover, such packaging has a low price. Also good preparations are fungicides Quadris, Ridomil, insecticides Confidor, Vofatox.
