A persistent and undemanding variety with universal use - Kazachka tomato: characteristics and description

The Kazachka tomato is an interesting variety, the distinctive feature of which is the raspberry-chocolate color of the fruit. Designed for growing in greenhouses. According to the description of the variety, Kazachka belongs to the category of black tomatoes.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Kazachka tomatoes are a new product from agro. Tomatoes are not suitable for growing in open ground, as their height reaches 1.9-2 m.

The variety is medium-late, the period from germination to the beginning of fruit ripening is 120-130 days.

The stem of the plant is weak, twisted, and needs to be tied to a trellis from the moment the seedlings are planted in the ground.

The foliage is large, light green, darkening with age. The clusters are long, in the form of braids, each bearing 9-13 fruits.

Kazachka tomatoes are interesting for their color, which, depending on the growing conditions, varies from dark cherry to terracotta (see photo).

Tomatoes have thin skin and juicy, sugary pulp. The presence of white veins is noticeable on the cut. The variety is primarily used for salad purposes; when canned, the delicate skin of the fruit may burst. The culture is perfect for making tomato juice.

On a note! The Cossack tomato is not a hybrid. The collected seeds can be used for planting next year.

Features of cultivation

It is recommended to grow “Round Dance” through seedlings. For cultivation, it is necessary to prepare boxes with drainage holes, as well as a nutritious soil mixture. It is sold in any specialty store, but you can make it yourself. To do this, garden soil, humus and river sand are mixed in equal proportions (3:1:1). To get an even better effect, a little wood ash is added to this mixture.

Before you start sowing seeds, the soil must be disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate from a spray bottle.

According to experienced farmers, it is necessary to sow seed material to a depth of 1-1.5 cm. This will allow the seeds to get rid of the husk in a timely manner.

When transplanting seedlings to a permanent place, it is very important to act carefully. It is best to transplant with a small lump of earth

The most important thing is not to damage the root system.

Diving is carried out after several leaves have formed on the plant.

Sowing seeds and growing seedlings

The Cossack tomato is not particularly resistant to diseases. Soil and planting material must be disinfected. The soil for planting is spilled with a solution of Fitosporin or heated in an oven at 100˚C for half an hour.

The seeds are soaked in a solution of cherry potassium permanganate, then washed. To improve immunity, wet seeds can be placed in the refrigerator for a day.

Seeds for seedlings are planted 2 months before planting in the greenhouse. In the middle zone this is the end of February - beginning of March.

Sowing is carried out in shallow boxes to a depth of 1-1.5 cm, and the plantings are covered with film. Maintain air temperature +20-22˚С.

When the seedlings sprout, the box with seedlings is placed in the brightest but coolest place possible; young seedlings tend to stretch out. It’s a good idea to provide artificial lighting.

Seedlings dive in the phase of two true leaves into separate pots. Feed 2 times with special fertilizers for seedlings.

Two weeks before planting, the seedlings begin to harden. First, they open the window, then take it out onto the terrace or balcony. Seedlings in pots should spend the last few days in a greenhouse to make it easier to acclimatize.

Features of cultivation

Cultivation of Cossack tomatoes begins with germinating seeds for seedlings. Plant the seeds in small containers filled with nutritious soil, to which humus or peat is added. At the initial stage of growing seedlings, before planting, they are fed twice, adding liquid fertilizer for seedlings every 7 days.

After 60-65 days, the seedlings are planted in the ground. In this case, it is advisable to treat the planting site and the roots of the plant with a phytosporin solution to protect against fungal diseases. It is also necessary to feed the plants with microelements.

Seedlings are planted so that there are no more than 4 plants per square meter. Like many varieties of indeterminate type, Kazachka requires tying the trunks to a support, which can be trellises or the greenhouse body itself. Due to their high growth, Cossack bushes are planted at significant intervals, according to a 50 by 50 cm pattern. The growing season is quite long, from the appearance of the first loops to the moment when the first harvest can be harvested, it takes up to 120-125 days. Caring for plants requires regular watering, loosening the soil and feeding the bushes.

Planting in the ground and caring for tomatoes

Depending on the weather, the Cossack tomato is planted in a greenhouse from the end of April to May 10. The soil temperature should warm up to 12-15˚C. On the eve of planting, the seedlings are watered abundantly and the cotyledon leaves are cut off.

Plants are planted in prepared holes according to the 50×50 pattern. For 1 sq. m you can plant no more than four bushes.

The seedlings are watered abundantly and tied to a trellis. After planting, tomatoes are kept without watering for 7-10 days to form an extensive root system.

The Kazachka variety needs pinching and bush formation. The plant needs to be formed into 2 stems, the second shoot is made from the strongest stepson.

During flowering, the bushes are sprayed with the preparations “Ovary”, “Bud”, and a 2% solution of boric acid. This procedure increases fruit set and improves their sugar content.

The Cossack tomato is responsive to fertilization. At the beginning of the growing season, the crop is fertilized with a solution of organic fertilizers or herbal infusion.

During the fruiting period, plants need mineral phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. In August, feeding continues, reducing the dose of nutrients.

Note! The variety is demanding on air humidity, it should be 65-70%.

Covering the soil with mulch solves several problems at once: it balances the microclimate in the greenhouse, retards the growth of weeds, and prevents the development of fungal diseases. Daily ventilation of the greenhouse is useful.

Water the tomatoes rarely, but generously, avoiding the stream of liquid getting on the trunk and leaves of the plant. One bush needs 7-10 liters of warm, settled water. In August, watering is sharply reduced.

Care

The best water temperature for irrigation is from 18 to 20 degrees, but in any case it should not be lower than 15 degrees.
The best effect is achieved with drip irrigation. If such watering cannot be organized, it must be borne in mind that each bush should receive 5-10 liters of water every 8-12 days. To protect against fungal infection and ensure aeration of plant roots, it is good to loosen the soil. The greenhouse must maintain humidity between 65 and 70%. This will ensure normal pollination of tomatoes and fruit set. If the humidity is higher, it causes the flowers' pollen to clump together, preventing them from being pollinated. On the other hand, excessively dry air also does not contribute to pollination, since the pollen simply scatters and does not reach the pistil of the flower.

Fertilizers are applied throughout the entire growing period of tomatoes. It is necessary to fertilize regularly, remembering that exceeding the norm is detrimental for this variety.

A very good effect is achieved by mulching the soil. This prevents weeds from growing, protects the soil from drying out, and fertilizes it. In addition, if there is no drip irrigation, mulch breaks the water droplets into smaller ones and they are better absorbed into the soil.

Diseases and pests

The Kazachka variety has moderate resistance to tomato diseases.

Main fungal and bacterial diseases:

1. Phytophthora on tomatoes - appears at the end of summer after cold nights, leaves and fruits are affected. Often has a lightning-fast course. Without taking measures, you can lose your harvest.
2. Brown spot is a fungal disease that affects foliage and causes the ovaries to fall off. Reduces yield by a third.
3. Alternaria - pathogenic microflora is activated in cold weather and high humidity. The plant dies, losses can reach 65%.
4. Blossom rot is a physiological disease caused by negative environmental conditions. Affected fruits are not suitable for use.

For small foci of the disease, folk remedies are used. For extensive lesions, treatment with fungicides is required at least 14 days before harvest.

Preventive actions:

• thorough cleaning of plant residues from the beds in the fall;
• soil disinfection in the greenhouse;
• planting green manure after harvesting tomatoes;
• spraying young plants with a 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture at the beginning of the season.

Spraying plants with the biological preparation Fitosporin throughout the growing season will protect the crop from diseases, improve the soil structure and its fertility.

The main insect pests of nightshade crops are:

• whitefly;
• various types of aphids on tomatoes;
• Colorado beetle;
• spider mites on tomatoes.

A small number of parasites are caught using traps and sprayed with aqueous infusions of garlic, onion peels, and tobacco dust. To make the solution stick to the leaves, add diluted laundry or green soap.

In advanced cases, systemic and contact insecticides are used: Prestige, Aktara, Fufanon, Actellik.

On a note! The biological preparation Fitoverm is much less toxic; the condition for its effectiveness is treatment at a temperature of at least +18˚C.

Features of cultivation

In order to get a high and high-quality harvest of tomatoes, you need to grow seedlings yourself. Before sowing, do not forget to add organic fertilizers to the soil.

Sowing seeds

The most favorable time for sowing seeds is the end of February or the beginning of March. First, the planting material should be kept in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. After this, prepare the soil. If the soil is taken from a personal plot, it must first be disinfected from parasites and fungi. To do this, the soil is calcined in the oven at high temperature for 2-3 hours. Then soil is placed in the prepared container, shallow grooves are made on the surface and seeds are sown. The top of the container is covered with glass or cling film.

About once a week the soil should be sprayed with warm water. The boxes should be in a warm and sunny place. The glass should be removed after the first shoots appear. If the seedlings are sown densely, then diving can be done. To do this, you need to take separate glasses and plant the seedlings there.

Planting seedlings

Before planting seedlings in a permanent place, they need to be hardened off. To do this, the boxes are taken outside for several days and accustomed to the climate. Humus or complex fertilizer is first added to the ground where it is planned to make holes for tomatoes.

Similar varieties

The Cossack tomato is a tomato containing the pigment anthocyanin and a high amount of lycopene. These organic substances have antioxidant properties, antitumor effects, and slow down the aging of the body. Unfortunately, black-fruited tomatoes rarely have high yields. The Cossack tomato is one of the pleasant exceptions.

Similar varieties according to characteristics and descriptions:

• Black truffle is a mid-early cultivar, plant height 1.5-2 m, pear-shaped fruits 120-150 g;
• De Barao black - medium late tomato, height 2.4-3 m, round fruits 40-70 g;
• Kumato is a mid-late variety, 2 m tall, fruits 60-80 g.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The Cossack tomato combines the taste of red fruits and the beneficial properties of black-fruited varieties.

Positive qualities of tomatoes:

• pleasant taste and aroma, thin skin;
• increased content of valuable vitamins and microelements;
• attractive color of ripe fruit;
• good set, high yield;
• extended fruiting.

Flaws:

• long ripening;
• when harvested in the technical ripeness phase, sugar content is lost;
• the variety does not tolerate changes in temperature and humidity;
• short shelf life of tomatoes.

The variety is considered one of the best for growing in greenhouse conditions in central Russia.

Fruit characteristics

Those who planted Cossack tomatoes publish reviews and photos on websites on the Internet. According to reviews from summer residents, the Kazachka variety grows well in different regions of the country. But only in the south is it recommended to plant plants safely in open soil, without fear that the bushes will die from sudden temperature changes.

Next, a description of the variety and characteristics of the fruit will be presented. This tomato variety is mid-late, so the harvest can be obtained in mid-to-late July. Each bush must be tied horizontally and vertically so that the plant does not break during growth. And this can happen because tomatoes can grow up to 1.9 m in height.

The stem of the variety is curly and flexible, so the gardener must carefully monitor the moment when the plant begins to sway from side to side. If you tie them to supports, it will be easier to pick the fruits when they are ripe. And it’s easier to form the stem when the bush is already tied. This should be done every 2-3 trunks. It is allowed to plant no more than 4 plants per 1 m², which will allow you to get a large harvest.

Summer residents who have already planted Kazachka tomatoes note the following positive qualities of tomatoes of this variety:

1. It is necessary to plant according to the 50x50 cm pattern, which directly affects the quality of the yield.
2. The first tomatoes can be harvested 120-125 days after planting the seeds in the ground.
3. The fruits are round or barrel-shaped and small in size.
4. The color of tomatoes is red, red-brown or dark.
5. The fruits have a pleasant, delicate taste.
6. Tomatoes are covered with thin skin.
7. They smell nice.
8. The structure is juicy and sugary.
9. You shouldn't pick the tomatoes ahead of time because they won't be as sweet. They will not be able to ripen normally on the windowsill.
10. The weight of 1 Cossack tomato is 35-50 g.
11. From 1 bush you can harvest up to 2 kg of tomatoes.