Tomato variety Puzata Khata: reviews, description and characteristics, photos, yield, planting and care

History of variety development

This tomato was bred by breeders from the agricultural sector, which retained the copyright to it. This tomato was included in the Russian State Register and is recommended for cultivation in most regions of Russia in garden beds, as well as in greenhouse conditions.

This tomato was bred in 2012, and the very next year it was included in the Russian State Register and recommended for cultivation in private backyards. However, thanks to the good yield and long shelf life of the fruit, the Puzata Khata tomato is also grown on an industrial scale for further sale.

Useful video

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In the table below you will find links to tomato varieties with different ripening periods:

Early ripening	Mid-late	Mid-early
Pink fleshy	Yellow banana	Pink King F1
Ob domes	Titanium	Babushkin
King of the Early	Slot F1	Cardinal
Red Dome	gold fish	Siberian miracle
Soyuz 8	Raspberry miracle	Bear Paw
Red icicle	De Barao red	Bells of Russia
Honey cream	De Barao black	Lev Tolstoy

Description of tomato

This tomato variety belongs to the indeterminate type, so if you do not pinch the tops of the central shoots, the plant growth will be unlimited. Usually, the height of the shoots is normalized, not allowing the bushes to grow more than 2 m. But in open ground, Puzata Khata tomato bushes grow no more than 1.5-1.6 m.

The Puzata Khata tomato variety is early ripening - approximately 3.5 months pass from the moment the first shoots appear until the ripe large fruits are harvested.

The bushes of this variety are quite powerful and tall, the shoots are erect, but not too strong. Therefore, the stems of this tomato need to be tied to strong supports or trellises in several places.

The shoots have medium foliage, the formation of lateral shoots is moderate. The foliage is medium in size, typically tomato-like, elongated, with sharp tips, shiny, dark emerald.

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To get large fruits, Puzata Khata tomato bushes should be formed into a pair of stems, and to get even larger tomatoes, you need to form the tomato into one shoot. This is also done if there is not enough space in the beds, and the bushes of this tomato have to be planted too close to each other (up to 0.4 m).

If the plant is formed into a pair of shoots, then a stepson is left to form the second trunk, which appears above the first inflorescence. Racemose inflorescences are usually formed through a pair of permanent leaves, each of which bears no more than 4 fruits.

This variety got its name due to the unusual shape of ripe tomatoes: the rounded pear-shaped fruits look like a hut, and their ribs look like the corners of such a house. The weight of a ripe fruit is at least 250 g.

The color of the smooth, shiny, dense skin is deep red, the flesh is quite dense and tender, with many seed chambers. The fruits are quite sweet, with a slight sourness, the amount of seed material is moderate.

Ripe tomatoes are not prone to cracking, they can easily withstand transportation over any distance, and have good shelf life.

Features of cultivation

It is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings 60-65 days before planting the bushes in the ground. After the seedlings have 2-3 true leaves, pick them. After 7-10 days, the seedlings will need to be fed. Planting in a greenhouse is carried out from mid-May to June, when the soil has completely warmed up. Scheme - for 1 sq. m plant 3-4 bushes.

They are planted in open ground 1-2 weeks later than in a greenhouse, according to the same scheme. In the first days of planting, it is better to keep it under film.

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Application area of tomatoes

Since the fruits of this variety have a low amount of acid and a high sugar content, they are used to prepare baby food. Tomatoes cut into pieces can be canned, tomato juice and ketchup can be prepared. But more often they are used for preparing summer salads and snacks.

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Diseases and pests

The Puzata Khata tomato is highly resistant to most diseases, including late blight, rot and cladosporiosis. And if tomato bushes get sick, it is due to improper care.

But even if all agrotechnical rules for caring for these tomatoes are observed, this does not save the Puzata Khata tomato from the appearance of pests on it under unfavorable weather conditions. Most often, this tomato variety is affected by aphids or whiteflies. These pests can be controlled using insecticides such as Commander or Aktara.

Characteristics of Puzata Khata tomato

The variety is suitable for cultivation in any region. In the south it is planted outdoors. If the climate is cool, then planting in a greenhouse or greenhouse is recommended. Large fruit depends on the conditions and quality of care. Tomatoes are well transported due to the thickness of the skin.

Puzata Khata tomato productivity and fruiting

According to the description, the variety is considered early ripening. According to the originator's request, 85-95 days pass from emergence to harvest. The variety has a peculiarity - its fruiting is extended over time. Reddening of tomatoes occurs over a longer period of time, with a greater delay. This is due to the sensitivity of the Puzata Khata variety to lighting and ambient temperature.

If there is a deficiency of any indicator, the process of fruit ripening is delayed. This property also has a positive aspect. Farmers collect tomatoes in the greenhouse until frost. Another advantage of the variety is that unripe fruits ripen well at room temperature.

Tomato yield is 9-11 kg per 1 sq. m of planting area. To prevent the indicator from decreasing, it is necessary to form bushes with 1 stem, or, permissibly, with 2 stems. You should also adhere to the recommended planting density. For 1 sq. m you can place no more than 3 bushes.

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Area of application of fruits

Juicy, fleshy tomatoes with tender pulp are very good for making salads, juices, sauces and ketchups. The large weight does not prevent cooks from canning the fruits by cutting them into pieces. Puzata Khata is a leader among varieties for baby and dietary nutrition. Heat treatment does not affect the taste characteristics of tomatoes at all. Vegetable growers note that the richest taste of the fruits of the variety comes from freshly squeezed juices and preparations from crushed tomatoes.

Resistance to diseases and pests

Farmers note the good resistance of the variety to late blight and other crop diseases. A decrease in immunity may occur due to an unbalanced soil composition, to which the variety is very sensitive.

Main pros and cons

The main advantages of the Puzata Khata tomato include:

Usually the yield of this variety is up to 11 kg, which is an excellent indicator, but vegetable growers say that if you provide the plants with good care and constantly apply fertilizers, you can get more fruits from this variety;
ripe fruits contain a large amount of vitamins and minerals, as well as too low acid content;
The harvested crop has good keeping quality. And if the fruits are picked unripe, they ripen well in a dark room. Therefore, they are grown on an industrial scale;
large-fruited and original shape of ripe tomatoes;
high resistance to most diseases.

However, the Puzata Khata tomato also has a number of disadvantages , the most significant of which are:

Mandatory formation of bushes is required, as well as tying tall shoots to strong supports;
demands on the soil and its composition.

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Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Puzata Khata, like any type of tomato, has positive characteristics and some disadvantages. The main ones are contained in the description of the variety; the rest are determined experimentally by farmers during cultivation.

Even the appearance of the variety’s bushes attracts attention and creates a desire to grow it again

pros

high yield;
resistance to temperature fluctuations;
good taste characteristics;
nutritional composition of tomatoes;
ability to carry transportation over long distances;
ripening of fruits harvested at the stage of technical ripeness;
resistance to nightshade diseases;
large fruit;
keeping quality.

Minuses

the need to form and tie up plants;
obligatory stepsoning;
Tomato demands on soil composition and fertilizing schedule.

The Pot-bellied Hut has much more advantages. Therefore, lovers of unusual tomatoes are happy to grow the variety on their plots.

Nuances of planting and care

This tomato variety is grown in seedlings. In this case, seed material is planted for seedlings approximately 55-60 days before the intended transplantation of seedlings to a permanent place.

You can use both purchased seeds and those collected from garden beds for planting. In the latter case, before planting, the seeds should be kept in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for half an hour for pickling.

For planting tomatoes, it is better to use containers with a side height of about 20 cm. The soil mixture can be purchased at a gardening store or prepared yourself. To do this, take humus, sand and leaf soil in equal parts.

After planting the seed, the containers are covered with polyethylene and placed in a warm, dark place. Usually seeds germinate within 4-6 days after sowing.

Then the polyethylene is removed and the containers are transferred to well-lit window sills. Approximately 1.5 weeks after the sprouts appear, they should be fed with complex mineral fertilizer or humate solution.

When the first true leaves appear on the seedlings, they should be transplanted into separate containers. Transplanted plants should be removed for a week in partial shade so that the seedlings are not exposed to direct sunlight. After the picked seedlings have acclimatized, they are again fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizers such as urea or humate.

By the time the seedlings are transplanted into garden beds, the plants should have at least 4 true leaves and ovaries of flower clusters. At the same time, the seedlings must be hardened - they had to be taken out into fresh air for 10-12 days, first for half an hour, and then the time the plants spent outside was gradually increased.

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After the plants are transplanted to a permanent place, they should be shaped. This tomato variety is usually grown with a single stem. In this case, all stepsons on the central stem are removed. If Puzata Khata tomato bushes are formed into two stems, then the first stepson is left, from which the second shoot will grow. The remaining stepsons on such bushes must also be removed.

Important ! If pinching is not carried out, then a large number of lateral stems grow on the bushes of this variety. Therefore, too many fruits are formed on the bushes, which will be smaller and take longer to ripen.

This tomato should be watered regularly and moderately. It is especially important to water the bushes in a timely manner at the time of flowering and the appearance of ovaries. If there is too little watering at this time, the flowers and ovaries may fall off.

Therefore, the regularity of watering should be approximately once every 6-8 days, with 5 liters of water added to each bush.

To ensure that moisture evaporates more slowly, after each watering you should mulch the root zone of tomato bushes with straw or peat.

After tomatoes of this variety begin to actively ripen, the amount of watering should be sharply reduced, since excess moisture will lead to cracking.

As tomatoes of this variety grow, they should be fed several times with fertilizers containing potassium and phosphorus. They should be applied before flowering, at the time of ovary formation and at the time of active fruit ripening.

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