Tomato Angela Gigant is a mid-season large-fruited variety. Brought out in the 2010s and intended for cultivation in open ground and greenhouses. It has large and attractive fruits, thanks to which it has earned the attention and positive reviews of amateur gardeners.
| Height | Landing location | Ripening time | Fruit color | Fruit size | Origin | Fruit shape |
| Tall | Greenhouse, Open ground | Mid-season | Reds | Large | Variety | Flat-round |
Description and characteristics of the variety
The variety is mid-season, the fruits ripen in 100-115 days. They are red in color and flat-round in shape. The weight of tomatoes ranges from 300 g to 1.5 kg and depends on the method of formation of the bush.
The plant is indeterminate (tall). The height can reach 250 cm, which makes it very important to place it correctly.
Tomatoes are tasty, sweet with a small amount of seeds and fleshy juicy pulp. They are successfully used in home preparations, cooking and eaten fresh.
General characteristics of the tomato Angela Gigant
The Angela Gigant tomato belongs to the indeterminate type, so its shoots are not limited in growth. It is recommended to grow it in garden beds, in film tunnels and in greenhouse conditions. The variety was bred in 2010.
Appearance of bushes
The bushes of this tomato variety are distinguished by their high growth - when grown in beds in the garden, they stretch up to 1.8-2.0 m, and in greenhouses the height of the shoots is 2.5 m, so it is important to tie their stems to strong supports as they grow, otherwise they will break or lie on the ground under the weight of ripening large fruits. Some vegetable growers, in order to stop the growth of the central stem, pinch its top at a height of 2.0-2.1 m.
The stems are medium leafy, the foliage is narrow, medium in size, elongated, with sharp tips and small sparse jagged edges. The leaf blades are smooth and shiny, rich emerald color.
Since the fruits grow too large, Angela Gigant tomato bushes should be formed into no more than two trunks.
Therefore, you should leave one stepson under the first flower cluster, from which a side shoot grows. And the remaining stepsons need to be cut off as they appear.
The first racemose inflorescence is usually formed under 6-7 true leaves, and the rest - after a couple of leaves. In each of these inflorescences 4-7 ovaries are formed.
Description of fruits
The fruits of this tomato can be large and very large. The average weight of ripe tomatoes is 300-400 g, but when growing the Angela Gigant tomato in one stem and appropriate care on the bushes, tomatoes weighing 1.3-1.4 kg can ripen.
You should also normalize the number of ovaries on the stems, if you want to get ripe fruits weighing more than a kilogram - for this, when growing a tomato in one stem, no more than 3 ovaries are left on it, and the rest are removed.
The more flowers there are on the stem, the less the resulting weight of ripe tomatoes.
The skin of the fruit is quite dense, not prone to cracking, smooth and shiny, and at the ripening stage is bright red in color. The fruit pulp is fleshy, with several seed chambers inside and a small number of seeds. The taste of ripe Angela Gigant tomatoes is pleasantly sweet with almost no sourness.
Harvested ripe tomatoes tolerate transportation well at any distance. In addition, the Angela Gigant tomato crop has a long shelf life; fresh tomatoes can be stored until the New Year.
Ripening time and yield of tomatoes Angela Gigant
The Angela Gigant tomato belongs to the mid-early varieties - about 3 months pass from the moment of germination of the seed material to the harvesting of ripe tomatoes.
The productivity of this tomato is high; in garden beds, up to 20 kg of ripe tomatoes can be harvested from one square of area, and when grown in greenhouse conditions - up to 24-26 kg.
Areas of application of fruits
The harvested crop is versatile - it is used for fresh eating, added to salads, and also prepared for the winter - juices or sauces. Large fruits weighing more than a kilogram can be used to make ketchups, sauces or tomato juice. Due to the large size of tomatoes, they cannot be used for whole-fruit canning, since they do not fit in jars.
Resistance to diseases and pests
The Angela Gigant tomato is highly resistant to most diseases, in particular late blight, which is one of the most dangerous for tomatoes, as it can destroy up to 80% of the crop.
Harmful insects on tomato bushes of this variety may include whiteflies, spider mites or aphids.
Growing regions
Since the Angela Gigant tomato grows well and bears fruit in greenhouse conditions, it can be grown not only in the south of Russia, but also in more northern regions - in the Moscow region, the middle zone, as well as in Siberia and the Urals.
Advantages and disadvantages of the Angela Giant variety
The main advantages of the Angela Gigant tomato include:
- good resistance to major tomato diseases, including late blight;
- unpretentiousness to growing conditions;
- large fruits grow on the bushes, which are usually used for preparing salads, sauces, ketchups and other tomato preparations;
- the pulp of the fruit is juicy, fleshy and has a pleasant sweetish taste;
- large-fruited variety;
- since this tomato is a variety, its seed material can be collected and used for further planting;
- The skin of the fruit is compacted, but thin and is practically not felt when eating.
There are practically no disadvantages to this tomato variety, except for the need for regular pinching and tying the bushes to strong supports.
II. Indeterminate varieties (unlimited growth)
These are tomatoes that will grow until they turn blue until the owner or the onset of the cold season stops them. They have great yield potential, which is more successfully realized in high greenhouses. We place approximately three bushes on 1 square. With supports such as strong trellises, open ground is not prohibited, which will be especially welcome in the southern regions.
Tomato Scarlet candles
Good for pickling, sweet. This is a patented mid-early variety (Siberian breeders distinguished themselves!). In the state register since 2007. They are characterized by a high ability to form ovaries in any conditions. From 1 sq.m you can actually get a bucket and a half. The clusters are arranged in tiers, the weight of the fruit on the lower branches reaches 120 g, on the top ones - half as much.
Very lightweight. A mid-early Siberian variety for canning whole vegetables. The fruits are elongated, reaching (maximum in our conditions) 13-14 cm in length, weighing about 120 g, and have a beautiful crimson hue. They have few seeds, are very fleshy, strong, and easy to keep. If they are picked green, they do not spoil and ripen perfectly.
The longest
A new product of Siberian selection. It begins to ripen already on the 110th (you can add a couple more) days from the sprouts appearing on the surface of the soil. Fruits have a unique length - 20 cm (specific size)! They are very elongated, with a small pear-shaped constriction in the upper part, uniformly slightly expanding downwards, with a spout. Vegetable clusters bear up to seven red fruits weighing up to 180-190 g. The product is successful in transportation, long-term storage, and pickling. Collection - at least a bucket from three plants.
High yield
The variety is productive and unpretentious. Tolerates slight shading. It ties well. Neither high nor low temperatures are scary. It succeeds in protected soil, but outdoor cultivation is not prohibited. Tomatoes begin to ripen in 106-113 days; at the same time, the plant successfully continues to grow and form clusters - up to 10 pieces per bush.
Each bears up to eight graceful fruits - cylindrical and pointed, in full ripeness - iridescent pink in color. The weight of each vegetable is 100-120 g. They contain a high percentage of sugars and dry matter. They do not burst when pickled, are good for drying, obtaining thick juice and, oddly enough in your opinion, for making tomato jam. With diligent care, the bush can bear up to a bucket of quality fruit.
Tomato Niagara
Weighty brushes
This mid-early vegetable variety has been on the state register since 2010. The bush is tall, but compact in width. It has a highly branched root system, responsive to increased nutrition and good water supply. A valuable feature of this Siberian variety is its multiple clusters, each of which bears up to 14 fruits weighing 85-115 g.
Meaty and sweet
This is one of the sweetest and meatiest products of Siberian breeders. It has been registered in the state register since 2007. The tomato is mid-season (116-118 days from the appearance of sprouts), with large foliage. The fruits resemble long, sharp peppers - they grow up to 15 cm. They are an elegant red color, the weight ranges from 120-185 g. The pulp of vegetables contains very little water and seeds. In the best case, there are up to a dozen fruits in one cluster. One bush gives 2-3 kg.
Tomato Koenigsberg
Excellent ovary
Included in the state register in 2005. The variety rightfully takes its place among the most productive Siberian varieties (up to 20 kg per square meter of land in a greenhouse). It sets perfectly even in the hot atmosphere of closed ground. Plants with a powerful bush with large leaves require increased nutrition and careful pinching.
The first ovary is formed after the growth of the 12th leaf, then inflorescences are formed every 3 leaves. Refers to varieties of medium ripening; in Siberian conditions, approximately half of the crop ripens; the rest of the fruits turn red quite well when ripened. Tomatoes in the lower clusters of vegetables weigh 300 g, and in those above - no less than 150 g. The shape is elongated, heart-shaped, smooth, and beautiful.
Vitamin and sweet
Ripe tomatoes have a golden-orange color and contain a record amount of carotene vitamins. The pulp is sweet and aromatic, like berries and fruits. The ripening period is average. The lower fruits are capable of filling up to a mass of 400-450 g, higher up the bush - 200-300 g. They are oval, often with a spout. The plants grow clusters through the leaves, each containing on average, as stated, up to 5 fruits. Productivity is high. The keeping quality is excellent. It is especially tasty when salted with gelatin.
Harvest hearts
Close internodes and a powerful trunk with dense foliage are like standard varieties, only the height is two meters. The Siberian breeding novelty produces half a bucket of fruit from one such “tree”. Ripening begins on the 115th day. Forms up to 6 beautiful clusters with 5-7 red tomatoes weighing 200-250 grams, shaped like strawberries.
Tomato Budenovka
Resistant to cracking
The variety is an improved version of Ox Heart, with a higher yield (about 9.4 kg per square), early ripening, good resistance to diseases (even to late blight) and cracking of the apical tissue of the fruit for a fleshy variety. Heart-shaped, ribbed tomatoes with excellent taste.
Record weight
The variety is a new product from a team of breeding scientists under the leadership of V.F. Gavrisha. Registered in the state register in 2015. Due to the unrealistically large fruits of vegetables, it is included in the “Russian Hero” series. The variety is not very fast in terms of ripening time (from 120 days), therefore it requires early planting of seedlings, especially careful pinching and decent feeding.
In Siberia and Central Russia it works well only in closed ground conditions, including a greenhouse. The average return from a bush is 3.6 (plus or minus) kg, the record is 7 kg. The tomatoes are flat-round, slightly ribbed, have an excellent smell and are very juicy, each weighing 400-600 g, not uncommon - 800 g. There are 2-3 tomatoes in one cluster of plants; if you leave only one tomato in it, it can pull more than 1 kg. Such “bogatyrs” are better suited for salads and distillation for juice.
Bowl of salad from one fruit
One of the best salad novelties, the yield is high. The plant bears 5-6 racemes. The fruits look very attractive due to their raspberry-pink color, large up to 500-800 g. The tomatoes are flat-round, ribbed, sweet. There is high resistance to cracking; The pulp density is average. A rare quality for large-fruited varieties: the fruits do not tend to quickly soften and spoil during storage.
According to the ripening period, the variety is classified as mid-early and mid-ripe. Perfect for preparing preparations: tomato paste, juice. This tomato variety is characterized by high yield. You can remove up to 5-6 kilograms of tomatoes from one bush.
Giant orange sweet
It has plasticity, rare for a large-fruited variety, and relative unpretentiousness. Delicate sweet pulp combines with excellent keeping quality. The tomatoes are round-flat (their “ribs” stand out a little), sunny orange in color. The average weight of a tomato is 0.5 kg, but in reality there are 1 kg of fruit on the bush.
Tomato Honey Drop
Sweet babes
Tomatoes from the “cherry” group, original in shape and color. Golden-yellow “pears” weight 30 g. Potato-type foliage, the bush of the plant is incredibly branched: stepsons strive to grow even at the ends of the flower racemes. But in the greenhouse you still need to remove the branches (at least partially), otherwise you will end up with a jungle. Vegetable clusters are multi-fruited clusters and the overall yield is very good. The fruits on the clusters below ripen 105 days after germination.
Plum sweets
A modern variety of breeders under the leadership of V.F. Gavrisha, a new product in the group of cherry tomatoes - the Monisto series. The year of entry into the state register is 2015. First harvest on the 115th day. The tomatoes are oval, weighing 25-40 g, collected in clusters of 30 pieces. The variety is the most unusual in color among tomatoes. It has fruits of a brown-burgundy hue, with a specific set of vitamins and an original taste.
Diseases and pests
The variety exhibits resistance to late blight and other tomato diseases, subject to proper care and favorable weather conditions. With insufficient attention, tomatoes can be affected by fungal diseases.
When grown in a greenhouse, they must be ventilated regularly. A humid and warm environment is favorable for the development of infections. Obligatory disease prevention is compliance with the rules of crop rotation of plants on the site.
For pests, bushes are treated with insecticides before flowering or folk remedies based on infusions or decoctions of herbs. Tilling the soil before planting helps increase the resistance of tomatoes.
Disinfection helps fight insect larvae and infections in the soil. To do this, the top layer of earth 15-20 cm thick is removed. The rest is watered with copper sulfate or a hot solution of potassium permanganate. Digging up the area also helps control pests.
Tomato growing technology
Our technology for growing tomatoes of different varieties is as follows. On our plot we allocate 6 long rows for tomatoes (including closed soil). On three of them, representatives of the best varieties of tomatoes, proven over the years, are grown (there are also tomatoes to choose from), guaranteeing a harvest according to the declared characteristics (regardless of the “delights” of the weather), and the other three are planted with new varieties, which are “considered” this way and that in during the above time. That seems to be it.
PS To make life easier for readers and reduce the time it takes to absorb the article, instead of determining the yield of vegetables in kg per 1 square meter, it will be written below - kg “per square”.
And now I am announcing the number of tomatoes tested in growing, presented below for your viewing, which can still be called the best - 60 varieties.
PS The results were recorded in an area that: with a good warm season, corresponds to the Central Black Earth region (region), and with a bad warm season, corresponds to the North-Western region. Naturally, this range of latitudes in which the above regions are located definitely includes Siberia, the Moscow region, the Middle Zone, the Urals, the Far East, and then figure out for yourself where exactly the paths lead to your site.
Plant characteristics
The bush grows on average up to 1.4 m in height, but individuals twice as tall can be found. Therefore, to prevent the bush from breaking, it requires tying to a support, as well as careful pinching. The garter to the support is probably the only drawback of this crop. Usually two stems are left for harvesting. In this case, the plant receives normal load and a decent harvest can be obtained.
In order to get a good harvest, you do not need to leave many branches. Even at the beginning of growth, it is necessary to monitor the crop and remove excess shoots that usually appear between the stem and leaf. Their removal is necessary, as the plant will waste extra energy and you will get less yield.
Features of planting and growing
The Angela Gigant tomato does not require much effort from vegetable growers when growing seedlings, when transplanting to a permanent place, as well as when further growing adult bushes of this tomato. However, there are some nuances that need to be taken into account when carrying out these procedures. And they will be described below.
Planting seedlings
The Angela Giant tomato should only be grown in seedlings. Seed material is planted approximately a couple of months before the intended transplantation of seedlings into garden beds or greenhouse conditions.
The seeds are planted in containers with a nutrient substrate, watered and covered with glass on top. The containers are placed in a warm, bright place before germination. After all the seeds have sprouted, the glass should be removed and the containers should be placed on windowsills for better growth.
Further care of the seedlings consists of regular watering, 2-3 fertilizing with nitrogen-containing preparations and diving at the stage of a pair of true leaves.
Transplantation into a greenhouse and open ground
Strong seedlings of this variety are transplanted into open ground at the end of May, when the threat of returning spring frosts has passed. You can transfer seedlings to the greenhouse earlier - by mid-May.
No more than 4 seedlings can be planted on each square of area.
Further care
In the future, you should regularly water the growing tomato bushes, preventing the soil from drying out. Water for irrigation should be settled and warm; it is better to carry out this procedure early in the morning or in the evening, strictly at the root, avoiding drops of moisture getting on the leaf plates.
Feeding these vegetable plants is carried out according to the following scheme:
- a couple of weeks after transplanting the seedlings, apply a urea solution or other nitrogen-containing fertilizer under it, which will stimulate the growth of green mass in tomatoes;
- From the beginning of flowering, fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus are applied to the tomato bushes - these preparations will stimulate the formation of buds and ovaries, active formation and ripening of fruits. Also, ripening tomatoes will improve their appearance and taste.
After watering and rain, the soil around the tomato bushes is loosened so that air and moisture can better penetrate the tomato bushes. At the same time, all weeds are removed along with the roots.
After watering and loosening the soil, you should mulch the soil with a layer of grass or straw so that the moisture evaporates more slowly.
It is important to grow this tomato bushes with one or two stems, then their fruits will be large and tasty. You also need to regularly remove the stepsons, and, if necessary, part of the ovaries.
Harvest and storage
Harvest the crop as it ripens, then the green fruits will ripen more actively. Angela Gigant tomato fruits have good shelf life if stored in a cool place.
