Tomato Shuntuksky Giant: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews of tomato yields, photos of fruits

Description and characteristics of the variety

The Shuntuk giant tomato variety is indeterminate; the bushes in greenhouse conditions reach 1.8-3 meters, which is why they need staking. The plant produces the first inflorescence above the ninth leaf, and then they appear every 1-2 leaves. One brush contains 4-6 ovaries.

In order for the tomatoes to develop to their maximum size, excess ovaries are removed, leaving 2 per bunch.

The variety is mid-season, although some gardeners classify it as late-ripening. The fruits weigh on average 500-800 grams, but can reach one and a half kilograms. The color is red, the skin is smooth and dense. One tomato has up to 10 chambers with seeds. The lower the brush, the fewer seeds it contains.

Tomatoes have a flat-round, slightly flattened, slightly ribbed shape. The pulp is sweet and fleshy. They are used mainly for salads and other dishes, as well as processing into juices and sauces.

Agrotechnics of cultivation

Before sowing seedlings, the seeds are treated with a solution of potassium permanganate. This procedure ensures additional resistance of the crop to possible diseases and the appearance of friendly shoots.

The seeds are placed in containers with prepared soil to a depth of 1.5 cm, watered with warm water using a sprinkler and covered with a film, which is removed when seedlings appear.

During the growth process, planting material requires a constant temperature, timely watering and the application of mineral fertilizers.

If you follow the rules for cultivating the variety, you can remove more than 3 kg of fruit from each bush. When planting in the ground, keep a distance between plants. The recommended number of bushes should not exceed 2 pieces per 1 m².

During the formation and ripening of large fruits, the stem may become deformed under the weight of the tomatoes, so it is recommended that the stem be tied to a support or trellis.

Growing Shuntuk giant tomato

If a gardener wants to get a good harvest, the Shuntuk giant tomato is ideal for these purposes. This is a young variety that has not yet been included in the State Register, but this does not prevent it from being popular among gardeners.

Growing Shuntuk giant tomato

Brief information about the variety

Fruits and bush : raspberry-colored tomatoes, average weight - up to 800 g. Bushes are indeterminate, up to 2.5 m high.
Productivity : from 1 m² – 10-13 kg of tomatoes.
Resistance : frost resistance; high resistance to powdery mildew, root and gray rot. The crop does not tolerate drought well.
Distribution : all regions of Russia.
Application : pickling, salting, preparing salads and sauces.
Planting : using seedlings; planted according to the 50x70 cm pattern. Planted in open ground in May, in a greenhouse in April.
Soil : nutritious, acid-base balance - up to 4%.
Care : watering, feeding, shaping and tying up bushes is a must. Mulch the soil and pinch plants - as desired and if necessary.
Ripening period : 2 months pass from the emergence of seedlings to harvesting. The fruits are suitable for long-term storage.

Characteristics of the variety

The variety is early bearing. The first harvest is harvested in early July, 2 months after emergence. Resistance to frost is noted (minus 7 ° C).

Tatyana Orlova (Vasilidchenko) (candidate of agricultural sciences):

There are no frost-resistant tomato varieties. All tomato varieties die at a temperature of -1 degree.

Water the plants frequently, because... they cannot tolerate drought. Based on the description, the Shuntuk giant tomato variety germinates early, and the fruits ripen evenly throughout the season.

Description of the bush and fruits

Indeterminate bushes grow up to 200-250 cm in height. The stem is strong, so it does not break under the influence of wind. A spreading beautiful bush protects the fruits from sunburn. The foliage is oval-shaped, dark green.

The inflorescences are small, located at the level of 7-8 ovaries. They are yellow and consist of 7 petals.

According to the description, the fruits have the following characteristics:

beautiful appearance;
oblong shape;
weight – up to 800 g;
diameter reaches 15 cm;
when fully ripe, a brown spot appears at the top of the tomato;
The skin is raspberry-colored and dense, which protects the fruit from cracking.

Prevention of diseases and pests

Like most garden crops, tomatoes, even the most disease-resistant ones, are still susceptible to some diseases and pest attacks. A few words about the most common of them.

Colorado beetle. Perhaps the most dangerous enemy of tomatoes, it feeds on foliage and ovaries. Among the herbicides used to destroy this parasite, the following can be distinguished: Bombardier, Typhoon, and other products whose active ingredients are imidacloprid and glyphosate. Use medications according to instructions.

Methods without the use of chemicals should also be mentioned: the bushes are sprayed with tincture of wormwood and wood ash. During flowering, sprinkle with sifted birch ash.

Important! "Shuntuk Giant"

»almost 100% resistant to aphids and slugs, and resists fungal diseases quite well.

Medvedka. Typically, this parasite can be found in soils with high humidity and high levels of manure. It is characteristic that both mature insects and their larvae pose a danger. By digging holes in the soil of tomato beds, parasites destroy the root system, thereby preventing the plants from developing normally.

Destroy with insecticides containing imidacloprid (Confidor) and diazinon (Medvetox). The action of Medvetokas, in addition to the toxin it contains, is based on attracting insects by smell. Read the instructions carefully and act according to them. Also, do not forget about agrotechnical methods:

minimize the use of manure;
periodically loosen the row spacing and the space between the bushes.

Among the folk remedies, we should mention planting marigold flowers around the beds; the smell of the natural repellents they contain repels not only the mole cricket, but also other parasites. Armyworm on tomatoes. The caterpillar, and subsequently the butterfly, destroys the ovaries of plants. Some tips for eliminating the parasite:

spraying with Lepidocid every 7 days;
Decis is quite effective in the fight against the gnawing cutworm.
regular weeding of weeds around the bushes;
every 10 days it is recommended to spray tomatoes with tincture of garlic arrows;
spraying with tincture of tobacco and wormwood.

Of the tomato diseases, it is worth saying a few words about the following: White spot. This disease can be recognized by red spots on the leaves, which subsequently dry out and fall off. At the first signs, you should spray the bushes with a 0.1% solution of Bordeaux mixture.

Important! Ascomycete fungi, the causative agents of ramularia (white spot), overwinter on fallen leaves affected by them. So, in order to avoid relapse of the disease next season, all foliage must be carefully collected and burned. Brown spot (Phyllosticosis)

Red spots appear on the top of the lower leaves, and the spots are greenish in color on the reverse side.

If the disease is not treated, the foliage falls off after wilting. For treatment, spraying with copper sulfate (1% solution) is used.

Red spots appear on the top of the lower leaves, and greenish spots appear on the back side. If the disease is not treated, the foliage falls off after wilting. For treatment, spraying with copper sulfate (1% solution) is used.

Selection of seedlings

This procedure should be approached very responsibly, having the necessary knowledge for the correct selection of seedling material. The most acceptable option is to purchase seedlings from a trusted supplier.

If there is no such person among your friends, you will have to visit the market. There is always a risk of purchasing low-quality seedlings on the market, but by following some simple recommendations, you can reduce this risk to a minimum:

First, ask the seller about his seedlings and the variety of tomatoes. A truly enthusiastic person will immediately start telling you about tomatoes and answer all your questions meaningfully. You can trust such gardeners, they usually sell high-quality material, for them the main thing is not money (although, of course, money will not be superfluous either), but recognition of their “own brand”. Such people will not pass off poor seedlings (or another variety) as high-quality ones; reputation is more valuable to them.
The age of seedlings should not exceed 45–50 days. All bushes should be approximately the same height, in which case fruiting will occur at approximately the same time.
The recommended height of the seedling is 35–40 cm; there should be 9–12 developed leaves on the stem.
There should be no traces of dryness, spots, or pigmentation on the stem and roots.
The leaves should be of the correct shape, look healthy, and have no signs of lethargy.
If the foliage hangs and the color of the seedlings has an unnatural emerald intensity, growth stimulants were probably used in excessively large doses.
The seedlings should be in containers with substrate, and the lump of substrate should be moistened in the root zone.

Sowing seeds

Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out 55-60 days before planting the seedlings in the ground.

Before sowing, the seeds are treated (you can buy them ready for sowing, in which case no additional procedure is required). Disinfect the seeds for 20 minutes in a solution of potassium permanganate (1 gram per 100 ml of water) or in a solution of baking soda for 1 day (the same concentration). After this, you can treat them in a growth stimulator (as indicated in the instructions).

You also need to prepare the soil for sowing in advance. You can buy a ready-made mixture in the store or make it yourself: mix turf, peat and sand in equal quantities, mix well. Place the prepared mixture in containers with drainage holes and water well with fertilizer (excess moisture will go away). Fertilizers should be prepared as follows: 1 tbsp. l. superphosphate, 2 tsp. potassium sulfate, 1 tbsp. l. Dissolve urea in 1 bucket of water.

Once the seeds and soil have been prepared, you can sow. It is best to grow seedlings in peat cups, but you can also grow them in plastic cups. Two days before sowing, you need to pour soil into the glasses; it should “settle” a little.

After two days, if the soil is dry, you should water it a little, plant the seeds, sprinkle them with 1.5-2 cm of soil, and cover the glasses with film. At this time, you need to monitor the temperature and humidity.

When the first shoots appear, they will need a lot of light. It is better to place them on a well-lit windowsill, where there are no drafts. The film will need to be removed from the glasses.

Advantages and disadvantages

The variety has several impressive advantages. Among them are the pleasant taste and aroma, frost resistance, and versatility of fruit use.

Shuntuk giant tomatoes are resistant to most diseases and parasites, which makes caring for them much easier.

Among the disadvantages of this crop, they note the need to tie and form a bush into 2 stems. By following these rules, the gardener will be able to increase the yield characteristics.

Aftercare

Under favorable conditions, seedlings grow quickly and become stronger. Caring for seedlings involves timely watering and loosening the soil. Two weeks before planting in the ground, seedlings need to be hardened: take them out onto the balcony or veranda.

Before planting seedlings in the ground, you need to prepare the beds in advance. It’s better to do this in the fall: dig up the soil, remove weeds and fertilize. Fertilize with humus (4 tbsp per 1 sq. m), superphosphate (2 tbsp. per 1 sq. m) and potassium salt (1 tbsp. per 1 sq. m).

3 days before planting, holes are made in the beds, with 1 sq. m there should be no more than 3 bushes. The distance between bushes should be at least 40 cm, between rows - at least 50 cm.

The hole should be of such a size that a peat cup or root along with a lump of earth can easily fit there. They need to be poured with boiling water with potassium permanganate, and then with clean hot water, covered with film. The day before planting the plants, the film must be removed. The landing procedure itself is quite simple and does not cause any difficulties.

Further care consists of regular watering, loosening, removing weeds, tying and pinching.

Tomatoes are moisture-loving plants, but they do not need to be watered often. The Shuntuk giant tomato loves abundant watering, but only as needed. You can navigate by the condition of the soil and the presence of precipitation.

After watering, the soil needs to be loosened so that it can constantly breathe. In order not to touch the root system of plants, the loosening depth should be no more than 6-7 cm. You can loosen deeper between rows.

Plants of this variety grow tall and grow strongly, this can be seen in the photo of the “Shuntuk giant” tomato. That’s why it’s so important to trim the bushes in time and form them correctly. Thus, plant productivity increases.

Pinching is the removal of side shoots that do not bear fruit, and the plant spends nutrients on them. When pinching, you should also remove the lower leaves, so the plants will be better illuminated and ventilated.

At the end of August, the tops can be pinched so that the bushes do not grow anymore.

Before sowing seeds for seedlings, they are disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate. Then they are planted in boxes or pots to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm, watered with warm water from a spray bottle and wrapped in film or covered with glass. When sprouts appear, the protection is removed.

Seedlings need high-quality fertilizing, compliance with temperature conditions and frequency of watering.

Around mid-May or when the threat of frost has passed, the seedlings are transferred to a permanent location. It is recommended to put a little organic fertilizer in the planting holes. Watering is indicated only with warm water, preferably in the evening. To prevent the leaves from shading the fruits, you can tear off the excess ones.

How to care?

Shuntuksky Giant tomatoes need to be looked after. The rules of agricultural technology are followed for them. The plants are watered, the soil is loosened for them, fertilizing is carried out, and preventive measures are taken against infections and insects.

Watering for tomatoes is carried out every other month. It is recommended to hill up greenhouse seedlings 2 times in the third and fourth weeks. It is not necessary to hill tomatoes in open ground. The bushes do not grow as voluminous as under the film.

Warm water is used for irrigation. Young seedlings do not require much water. A large amount of liquid will dissolve a lot of salts in the soil, which plants cannot cope with.

Intensive watering at this time will lead to acidification of the soil. The Shuntuk Giant survives this normally, but it develops better in soil with neutral acidity:

№	Helpful information
1	in a greenhouse, young seedlings need 1.5-2 liters of water/bush. Plants in an open garden bed – up to 3 liters
2	By the flowering period, more water is required. For tomatoes under film - up to 3-4 liters. In the garden plot - up to 6 l
3	When a tomato begins to form and gain weight, it needs more moisture. In a greenhouse, up to 6 liters are calculated per plant. Watering frequency is 1 time per week. Seedlings in an open area - 8-10 liters. The number of approaches depends on weather conditions
4	The soil is loosened between waterings. Before loosening, add sapropel to the bed; for 1 bush 20 g

Tomatoes need to be constantly monitored. If yellow streaks appear on the leaf blades of young seedlings, then the soil is irrigated with an ash solution. The bushes must be treated with Multiflor Aqua fertilizer. It contains a lot of potassium.

Yellow stains on the leaves indicate a deficiency of potassium and phosphates. These microelements are necessary for the development of the root system.

If the leaves and stems do not develop actively enough and do not gain juiciness, then these are signs of nitrogen deficiency. Tomatoes are fertilized with calcium nitrate. The solution is injected under the root.

Some gardeners scatter fertilizer in the garden bed, 20 g/m2, and water it. It is better not to use living organic matter, mullein or bird droppings.

Shuntuksky Giant tomatoes require warmth and sun. The first fruits begin to set successfully at a temperature of 25-28 C. Adult plants can bear fruit at temperatures from 18 C to 35 C. The number of flowers is limited in order to obtain large berries.

If the summer is rainy and cloudy, it is recommended to carry out foliar feeding with magnesium sulfate or Borogum-M fertilizer. They strengthen the buds, normalize the pollination of inflorescences, and promote the formation of the ovary.

During the fruiting period, fertilizers are used to increase productivity. They contain potassium, phosphates, sulfates, iron, magnesium, boron. Such complex mixtures include “Humates +”, “Plantafol”, “Agricola-3”. Carry out foliar feeding.

Fitolavin is used to prevent infections. Plants are treated once a month. Agronomists recommend the biological product “Fitoverm” for insects. Herbs with a spicy aroma are planted along the tomato bed.

Gardeners who grew the Shuntuksky Giant tomato variety on their plots were satisfied with the result. The bushes did not produce small fruits. The smallest tomato weighed 300 g. The variety is not intended for long-term storage. It is better to use the fruits in a short time.