Tomato King of the Giants: reviews, photos, variety description

Tomato King of the Giants: variety description, photos, reviews

The time has come to plant seeds of various vegetable crops for seedlings. And vegetable growers go to specialized stores to buy additional seed material. The most popular vegetable crop is still the tomato. And not all summer residents prefer to grow the same varieties of this vegetable crop from season to season. Sometimes you want to plant new tomatoes with an unusual shape and color of the fruit.

Which new tomatoes to choose among the variety of varieties and hybrids offered - this is the question that arises before a summer resident near the counter with tomato seeds. This article will talk about the King of Giants tomato.

– a relatively “young” variety, about its characteristics, advantages and nuances of cultivation.

The content of the article:

1. History of creation 2. Tomato “King of Giants” description of the variety 3. Yield indicators of the variety King of Giants 4. Growing, planting and care 5. Pests and diseases 6. Advantages and disadvantages 7. Reviews of the tomato variety “King of Giants” 8. Information from the manufacturer

Advantages and disadvantages

Based on the characteristics of the tomato, we can highlight the following advantages of the King of Giants variety:

• good presentation and transportability;
• high productivity;
• early ripeness - the first fruits ripen on the 110-115th day from the moment the seedlings are planted in the garden;
• high content of useful and nutritious substances;
• large fruit;
• good shelf life - 2-3 months in cool conditions;
• versatility of application.

Disadvantages include the need for staking and shaping the bush (pinching, pinching), the requirement of seedlings for fertilizing, fertile soil and careful care.

Another important point is that tomatoes must be picked slightly unripe - this way they retain their original taste and marketability. Overripe vegetables begin to burst and quickly deteriorate. Typically, the cause of spoilage of tomatoes on the bushes is excessive moisture.

History of the variety

The King of the Giants tomato was bred by Siberian breeders at the beginning of this century. When developing a new type of tomato, experts set themselves the goal of obtaining a variety with the following qualities:

• good yield indicator;
• excellent taste;
• increased resistance to diseases characteristic of tomatoes;
• resistance to pest attacks.

All these positive qualities were combined in the King of Giants tomato they bred. After testing in 2010, this vegetable plant was included in the State Register of Russia and zoned for cultivation in most Russian regions in open and closed ground.

Photo of tomato King of the Giants

Origin of the variety, its declared and real properties

The variety appeared on the Russian market in 2010-2011. According to some sources, it was bred by Siberian breeders, but there is no official confirmation of this fact. Seed material is sold mainly by the brands “Siberian Garden”, “Plasma Seeds”, “Ural Summer Resident” and “NK Russian Vegetable Garden”, but there are also seeds from foreign companies (Ukrainian and Belarusian). At the same time, the information on the packaging is often ambiguous. Discrepancies in the descriptions relate to the ripening time of tomatoes, their shape and size. Some companies position plants as hybrid. In some photos, “King of the Giants” tomatoes look round and smooth, in others they look flat-round with distinct ribbing. In addition, there are also seeds of “related” varieties with fruits of a different color (for example, yellow). It is clear that in such a situation the probability of misgrading is very high. In fact, the buyer has no guarantee that the seeds will produce plants with the desired properties.

With proper agricultural technology, the fruits are medium and large, with a strong skin and sweet, juicy, aromatic pulp with a classic “tomato” taste. The shape of the tomatoes is round, with noticeable flatness and ribbing in the stalk area. The color is bright red.

The average fruit weight is about 350 g. Tomatoes are perfect for summer salads, making juices, sauces and lecho. They are too large for whole-fruit canning. Pieces are not suitable for marinating - the pulp “spreads” after heating. The keeping quality and transportability of the fruits are assessed as average.

According to those who planted tomatoes, the variety is medium or medium late. The bushes are indeterminate, tall (up to 200 cm in a greenhouse), spreading, actively forming lateral shoots. The optimal growing option involves the formation of 1-2 stems and normalization of the number of ovaries. The stems must be tied and pinched after the formation of 6-7 flower clusters.

Gardeners note the high sensitivity of the variety to lack of light

The fruits ripen quite late, so it is important to carefully follow all procedures aimed at protecting plants from diseases. Like all large-fruited tomatoes, the “King of Giants” needs regular watering and fertilizing

The “King of Giants” tomato is worthy of the attention of summer residents due to the very high quality of the fruit. However, its cultivation is associated with a number of serious problems. It is enough that the seeds that are widely sold are practically not trustworthy. Their acquisition can lead to unproductive expenditure of time, effort and money. If you still want to try this variety, it is better to turn to friends or amateur tomato growers with a good reputation for seed material. It is worth noting the fact that there are many seeds of officially recognized varieties on the market that have no worse (and most importantly, repeatedly confirmed) characteristics.

Tomato King of the Giants: characteristics and description of the variety

The bushes of this tomato are of the indeterminate type, so the central shoot of such a plant has unlimited growth power. It is usually recommended to pinch the top of the stem at a height of about 2 meters to encourage the growth of side stems.

The King of Giants variety is quite heat-loving

Therefore, it is recommended to grow it in open ground only in the south of the country, and in regions with a short summer period, this tomato is grown in greenhouses or greenhouses. When grown indoors, the height of the shoots of these tomatoes can reach 2 m, but in garden beds the bushes grow only up to 1.7-1.8 m.

In order for the yield of these vegetable plants to be high, the plants should be formed into no more than 2 stems. The King of the Giants tomato has actively growing stepsons that need to be plucked off regularly. You should also tie the shoots to supports so that they do not lie down and break off under the weight of ripening fruits.

This tomato is classified as a mid-early variety - no more than 4 months pass from the moment of planting to the harvest of the first ripe tomatoes.

The stems are quite strong and powerful, well leafy, the leaves are typical tomato, rich emerald color. The first inflorescences are usually formed after 5-6 true leaves, and subsequent ovaries are formed every two leaves.

King of the Giants - video about tomato variety

The shape of ripe fruits is round, slightly flattened at the base. The skin is smooth, dense, not prone to cracking. Its color is deep scarlet. The fruits do not have a characteristic green spot on the stalk when they are fully ripe. The pulp of these fruits is fleshy and dense.

The taste of ripe products is excellent; the sugar pulp also has the sourness inherent in tomatoes. Inside tomatoes there are up to 8 seed chambers with an average number of seeds.

The average weight of harvested tomatoes can reach 500-600 g

, however, in closed ground with good care, summer residents can harvest tomatoes weighing up to 0.85 kg. But it is noted that large fruits grow on the lower clusters, and fruits that ripen later on the upper part of the shoots have more modest sizes - up to 350 g.

Although the official description of this tomato says that the King of Giants belongs to the salad type, many housewives use the ripe products of this tomato for preservation - making juice, ketchup, lecho or paste. Therefore, the ripe fruits of the King of Giants can safely be attributed to the universal type.

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Ripe King of the Giants tomatoes contain a large amount of vitamins and other useful substances, and the amount of acids is minimal.
Therefore, they are included in the diet, and are also recommended for children.

Bushes of the King of Giants are highly resistant to most diseases

, are practically not affected by pests. And the harvested crop tolerates transportation well over any distance, and has good shelf life.

Description of the royal variety fruits

The “King of the Giants” tomato is truly worthy of the honor of bearing this royal title. Proof of this is the numerous reviews from those gardeners who have already planted these tomatoes in their garden. The color of the fruit is bright red. The shape is round, slightly flattened.

The average weight of tomatoes from the “King of Giants” ranges from 450-600 grams, but when grown in a greenhouse and following the rules of agricultural technology, larger specimens weighing 800-850 grams have been noted.

The pulp of tomatoes is fleshy and juicy. This variety is also distinguished by the excellent taste of tomatoes: they taste sweet and sour. The fruits have no more than 7-8 chambers. The skin of the “King of the Giants” variety of tomatoes is dense.

During the ripening period, tomatoes of this variety practically do not crack. Gardeners noted another advantage of this variety. Typically, when ripe, large-fruited tomatoes have a fairly large spot of green or yellowish-green color near the stalk. The “King” has no such drawback. On the contrary, tomatoes ripen evenly, without any spots indicating immaturity.

“King of the Giants” tomatoes are distinguished by their high content of nutrients and vitamins, as well as their low acid content. For this reason, it is recommended by nutritionists for children's and dietary nutrition.

Advice! If you regulate the number of ovaries in each cluster, leaving no more than 2-3, you can grow tomatoes weighing up to 1 kg.

The yield of “King of Giants” tomatoes reaches 8-9 kg per 1 m². Subject to the rules of planting and cultivation, as well as in the southern regions, this figure can be significantly higher. Tomatoes of this variety are distinguished by good keeping quality, while maintaining taste and marketable appearance. Suitable for long distance transportation.

Productivity of King of Giants tomatoes

Typically, gardeners regulate the number of ovaries formed in racemes, leaving no more than 3 pieces in each raceme. As a result, each tomato can reach a weight of 0.9-1.0 kg. And the average yield from one square can reach 9 kg.

If all the rules for caring for these plants are followed, the yield may be higher.

King of the Giants - photo of large tomatoes

Prevention of diseases and pests

The King of Giants tomato variety is extremely rarely susceptible to disease; this can only happen due to improper care - overwatering, thickening, neglect of plantings, lack of fertilizing.

In case of powdery mildew, late blight and other types of fungal infections, it is necessary to treat the plants with fungicides - Bordeaux mixture or copper sulfate. Spraying is advisable a month before the planned harvest. There is no point in treating bushes affected during the fruiting phase, since the fruits can absorb toxic substances and become hazardous to health. Such copies must be removed and disposed of.

For prevention, you need to follow the rules of crop rotation - you can plant tomatoes in the old place only after 3 years. Also, you should not plant seedlings in the place where crops of the Solanaceae family previously grew, since they are affected by the same sores. The best predecessors are cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage, onions, garlic and potatoes.

Among the pests, whiteflies, spider mites, and aphids often settle. You can destroy parasites with the help of insecticides - Fundazol, Actellik, Aktara or Karate.

In order to prevent harmful insects, the garden beds are sprayed with an infusion of garlic, onions, tobacco, and an ash-soap solution. You can also plant plants between the bushes that repel insects - marigolds, onions, garlic, mint or tansy.

When picked green, tomato fruits affected by phytosporosis do not ripen, but rot. If tomato bushes are slightly damaged by this disease, then before storing the fruits, place them in hot water at 60 degrees for a few seconds. After this, they are wiped dry and laid out in one layer in a cool place.

Tomato king of the giants: cultivation and care

In the southern regions of Russia, seeds of this variety can be sown directly in open ground, and the sowing rate is no more than 3 plants per square.

In other regions, it is recommended to first grow seedlings at home, which are then transplanted into greenhouses or greenhouses.

The main thing this vegetable plant requires at all stages of growth and development is good lighting.

Also, to obtain a large number of large fruits, it is recommended to feed the bushes regularly, since this vegetable plant requires an increased amount of nutrients to form fruits.

And so that the plants do not interfere with each other during the process of growth and fruit formation, it is necessary to comply with planting standards - no more than 2-3 plants per square.

Important!

Many vegetable growers regularly collect their seeding material from this variety, but we must remember that it is better to update the planting material once every 3-4 seasons by buying seeds in specialized stores.

You need to form a tomato into 2 stems (no more!)

, you also need to constantly remove stepsons so as not to overload the plant with extra shoots. A garter is also necessary for bushes during the period of active fruit ripening.

Other measures for caring for these tomatoes are following the watering regime, loosening and removing weeds.

Growing rules

To achieve high yields, it is necessary to grow the King of Giants tomato in seedlings. To do this, you need to prepare wide, shallow containers with drainage holes and a nutritious soil mixture. You can purchase ready-made soil in the store marked “For seedlings” or make it yourself. You need to prepare:

• turf soil (2 hours);
• humus (1 tsp);
• river sand (1 hour);
• peat (1 tsp).

All components must be mixed and additionally added for every 10 kg of soil mixture 500 g of wood ash and 50 g of ammonium nitrate and superphosphate.

Important! Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out 60-65 days before transplanting to a permanent place.

Fill the containers with the prepared soil, compact the surface and water generously. Place the seeds evenly on top at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other. Sprinkle with a layer of earth 0.5 cm thick and moisten with a spray bottle. Cover the containers with film or glass and place in a warm place (+23-+25 degrees) for germination.

As soon as friendly shoots appear, the containers need to be moved to the windowsill to ensure maximum illumination. It is important at this stage to lower the temperature to +18-+19 degrees so that the sprouts do not stretch. Water the seedlings sparingly as needed.

When the sprouts begin to sprout real leaves, it is necessary to remove the cover daily for ventilation. Initially for 15-20 minutes, but every day increase this period by 30 minutes. After a week, the seedlings can be completely opened. It is necessary to plant seedlings in separate containers when two pairs of true leaves appear.

After picking, the growth of seedlings slows down and this is considered normal

It is necessary to replant to a permanent place when the ground has completely warmed up. Therefore, the King of Giants should be planted in a greenhouse at the beginning of May, and in open ground at the end of May or beginning of June, depending on the region. Place seedlings on 1 square. m need no more than 2-3 pcs.

Since the tomato variety King of the Giants is large-fruited and tall, when transplanting you need to deepen the main stem into the ground by 5-7 cm, which will allow you to build a strong root system. Also, when planting, you should water the holes generously and hill up the bushes.

The King of the Giants needs supports 170-180 cm high, which must be prepared in advance

As the main stem grows, it needs to be tied every 15-30 cm with special garden twine.

For full development, tomatoes should be regularly and abundantly watered at the root so that moisture does not fall on the leaves. It is best to use drip installations for this. To prevent excessive evaporation, the soil at the base of the bushes should be mulched with straw or humus. It is also important to promptly remove all stepsons so that they do not consume the plant’s nutrients.

The King of Giants needs regular feeding, as its productivity depends on it. The first should be carried out two weeks after planting. To do this, you need to use ammonium nitrate at the rate of 10 g per bucket of water. It is better to introduce subsequent feedings at intervals of 15-20 days. The second time, it is recommended to fertilize the tomato with organic matter, and then use superphosphate (30 g) and potassium sulfide (20 g) per bucket of water. Under each seedling you need to pour 500 g of nutrient solution.

Advice! When growing the King of Giants tomato variety in open ground at the end of July, the main stem must be pinched so that all the fruits that have set have time to ripen on time.

Advantages

The main advantages of the King of Giants tomato include:

1. high yield;
2. good taste of ripe fruits;
3. ripe tomatoes are not prone to cracking and tolerate transportation well at any distance without losing their taste and presentation;
4. this vegetable plant is resistant to most diseases and is also not affected by insect pests;
5. The harvested crop can be stored for a long time in a cellar or barn.

The King of Giants has no disadvantages, but you need to remember that the bushes of this vegetable crop require shaping, pinching and tying up.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The King of Giants variety has strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, so that every gardener can make a choice, they should be studied first.

pros

• high taste of tomatoes;
• large fruit;
• excellent presentation;
• the variety does not suffer from short-term temperature changes;
• self-pollinating species;
• good yield;
• high immunity to common cultural diseases.

Minuses

• weak main stem needs garter;
• grows a large number of side shoots;
• needs regular feeding;
• susceptible to whitefly;
• With high humidity, ripe tomatoes may crack.

Important! The advantages of the King of Giants tomato variety also include the fact that it is not a hybrid, so seeds from collected tomatoes can be used for planting the next season.

All the disadvantages of the King of Giants variety can be considered not so serious as to refuse to grow this tomato. Even a novice gardener can handle them. The main thing is to comply with the basic requirements of agricultural technology.

Tomato "King of Giants" reviews and photos of those who planted

Many gardeners who have already grown King of Giants tomatoes have left their reviews about it on the tomato forum. Some of them are given below:

Yana, 45 years old:

I constantly grow tomatoes in my greenhouse. A couple of seasons ago I was recommended to plant a King of the Giants tomato. And the truly ripe fruits of this variety are amazing in their size - having formed the plants into 2 stems and reducing the number of ovaries in the emerging inflorescences, I collected tomatoes weighing 800-900 g. They are so large that half the fruit was enough to prepare a salad.

Inna, 39 years old:

We use the collected fruits of the King of Giants both fresh and for making ketchup and lecho. The taste of canned products is simply excellent. I would also like to add that in the process of caring for the bushes there was no need to fight pests and diseases.

Olga, 50 years old:

I would like to note some of the positive qualities of the King of Giants tomato - good yield, a fairly long shelf life of the harvest, excellent taste of ripe fruits, and fairly easy care of plants. I will plant this variety in the future.

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Maria, 44 years old:
We live in the south of Russia and grow the King tomato in open ground. The shoots grow up to 2 meters, side stems are well formed, as a result, the yield is off the charts. And although we use the harvested crop for food and make twists, some of the fruit remains for sale. In a word - truly the king among tomatoes.

This recently bred variety is already popular among summer residents in different regions of our country. And its main advantage is the ability to grow in greenhouse conditions in the harsh conditions of Siberia, the Urals, and the Leningrad region.

Pest and disease control

The biggest pest of this variety when planted in a greenhouse is the whitefly. To prevent its occurrence, you need to regularly carry out preventive treatment with folk remedies.

The most effective of them:

1. Grind 150 g of garlic and leave it in 1 liter of water for 24 hours. Clean the resulting solution and use it to spray foliage.
2. Finely chop dandelion leaves and stems (100 g). Pour the resulting mass with water (1 liter), leave for seven days, shaking the container periodically. After the waiting period, spray the bushes evenly.

In case of mass reproduction of the pest, it is necessary to use the systemic insecticide “Confidor maxi” - 1 g per bucket of water.

Tomatoes should be harvested after treatment after 30 days.

The king of giants has increased immunity to major crop diseases, and therefore does not require treatment with systemic fungicides.

Tomato “King of Giants”: description and characteristics from the manufacturer

Mid-season, large-fruited variety. It can rightfully be considered the king among tomatoes in all the main parameters: large fruit, productivity, taste. The fruits are round, red, weighing up to 1000g, long-lasting, sweet. Good for both salads and winter preparations. The plant is indeterminate, 1-1.7 m high, depending on growing conditions. The harvest from one bush reaches 7-8 kg. The variety is grown in open ground and in greenhouses.

Manufacturer: Siberian Garden, Ural Summer Resident, GL Seeds, and others.

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Brief information about the variety

• Fruits and bush: tomatoes are red-raspberry in color, heart-shaped, weighing from 200 to 600 g; indeterminate bush, 100-200 cm high.
• Productivity: high (from 6 to 10 kg of fruits per bush).
• Resistance: high to most diseases.
• Distribution: in the south it can be grown in open ground, in the middle zone and in the north - in greenhouses.
• Application: salads, slices, main courses, processing.
• Planting: seedling method; sowing seedlings - in mid-March, transplanting into a greenhouse - in mid-May; planting pattern – 50×60 cm.
• Soil: light, loose, fertilized with organic matter.
• Care: watering - once every 7-10 days, fertilizing - 2 times a month, forming - 1-2 stems, tying - required.
• Ripening period: mid-early - fruits are harvested 105-110 days after seed germination. Ripe tomatoes last about a month, slightly unripe ones - a month and a half.

Features of growing the variety

Apparently, the “King of Giants” tomato is tall and large-fruited, therefore, it must be grown in accordance with the requirements of its genetic potential.

Growing seedlings

A medium-ripening variety, in order to get the harvest a little earlier, the seeds can be sown at the end of February or beginning of March, but in this case the seedlings need to be supplemented with light. If the deadlines are pushed back a little, to the end of March, then you can do without additional “sun rays”.

Seed preparation

To speed up seed germination, it needs to be heated with high humidity. To do this, we do this:

• pour some warm water into a flat bowl;
• lay down toilet or filter paper;
• spread out the seeds;
• cover with paper (everything should be moistened, but without the appearance of water);
• wrap in a plastic bag;
• send to a warm place.

The temperature should be between 25-26 degrees. After 2-3 days, the living seeds will show signs of life (they will push out the root shoot), and these are the ones we will sow.

General information

An early-ripening tomato is suitable for those gardeners who would like to harvest large and tasty fruits, but live in regions far from the southern border. However, most of the early varieties offered do not satisfy breeders either because of the weight and dimensions of the fruit, or because of their sour taste, which not everyone will like.

And in this case, you should pay attention to the tomato variety King of the Early

Description of the bush

Among the general information you can find the following information:

1. This crop is classified as semi-derminant. The bush reaches a height of 70-80 cm. The appearance of the bushes is spreading. Experienced gardeners recommend pinching bushes and tying them to a trellis or special stakes.
2. In most cases, these tomatoes are grown with two stems. However, if you need to get the harvest earlier, you can leave one stem.
3. The leaves of the bush are of an ordinary appearance, and the level of foliage is average.

This plant grows well in open soil when planted in southern regions. In other regions, greenhouse conditions do not become an obstacle to the rich harvest that King of the Early tomatoes bring. Those who have tried to grow this tomato on their plots or in greenhouses unanimously say that the breeders did an excellent job and developed one of the best varieties.

Description of fruits

The use of good agricultural technology and proper care give the gardener the opportunity to harvest a harvest reaching a weight of 8-9 kg from one square meter of tomatoes of the King Early variety. Those tomatoes that ripen earlier can reach up to 400-500 grams of weight. Subsequent tomatoes will not be so massive, but with the same excellent taste characteristics.

When getting acquainted with the varietal characteristics of a crop, the gardener will first of all find a description of what the fruit looks like. It includes the following parameters:

1. Round shape of tomatoes
2. At the beginning of ripening, the tomatoes are light green in color. When fully ripe, their color turns bright red.
3. The tomato is distinguished by its fleshy and juicy pulp.

Each fruit contains from 4% to 6% dry matter. Another distinctive feature that extols the King of the Early tomatoes is the versatility of using the harvested fruits. This early-ripening tomato variety is used for preparing a variety of snacks, salads, and also for making juice with good taste.

The later part of the harvest, which the tomato plot brings, is used as material for pickling and canning. The small size of the late part of the tomatoes allows them to be placed in jars and other containers, while the thick skin prevents the tomatoes from cracking.

What is the advantage of the variety

The Early King tomato has many advantages

Every gardener pays attention not only to what the general characteristics show

Everything that is important to him is why the tomato offered to him is better than the rest. Tomatoes belonging to this variety have a number of strengths

First of all, gardeners appreciate its phenomenally high yield and fairly rapid fruit ripening time. However, this is not all that representatives of this variety can boast of.

Tomatoes belonging to this variety have a number of strengths. First of all, gardeners appreciate its phenomenally high yield and fairly rapid fruit ripening time. However, this is not all that representatives of this variety can boast of.

At the current time, gardeners and breeders highlight the following advantages of the King of Early variety:

1. Obtaining large-sized fruits at the beginning of fruiting.
2. The highest level of taste.
3. One of the best indicators of versatility in application.
4. High keeping quality.
5. Attractive external characteristics of the fruit.

In the Krasnodar Territory, Astrakhan and other southern regions, the crop is planted in open soil. At the same time, residents of risky farming regions can safely plant and grow the Early King tomato in greenhouse conditions, or using special shelters.

Disadvantages of the variety

Looking through reviews of the Early King tomato, people try to pay attention not only to the positive aspects, but also to the negative ones. After all, sometimes one drawback can cancel out all the advantages

And in this case, the entire process of nurturing becomes unprofitable and a waste of time and effort.

All those who planted this variety of crop say that the resistance of this varietal variety to tomato diseases is not so high. However, timely prevention of the appearance of pests and diseases makes it possible to consistently obtain good volumes of fruit harvest, because a healthy plant has one of the highest yields among early ripening varieties.