Characteristics and description of different varieties of giant tomatoes
The huge number of tomato varieties on the market will easily satisfy any request. One of the varieties of culture is giant tomatoes, which are in great demand. What summer resident doesn't like a good harvest? When the fruits are significantly different in their large size, this can be a special reason for pride.
Having scrolled through the thematic forums and read the reviews, it can be noted that summer residents first of all talk about large fruits and a large harvest. But because of their size, tomatoes are poorly suited for pickling; it is better to use them fresh.
One such tomato can easily feed an entire family. The description of the culture indicates a low keeping quality of ripe fruits: a plucked tomato can be stored for no more than three weeks.
General description and characteristics
Giant tomatoes are great for growing in vegetable gardens and greenhouses. There are among the giants of tomatoes both varieties with early ripening of the harvest, and mid-season. The height of an adult plant varies from 1.5 to 2.5 meters, there are determinant and indeterminate species.
The earliest varieties ripen 80-100 days after planting (Early Giant F1, Sugar Giant, Giant Sukhanova), mid-ripening massively ripen on 110-125 days (Giant Cuba black tomatoes, Pear tomato, Giant Sweater, Giant of Belgium and Ukraine). 5 - 6 brushes are formed on one plant, the weight of the fruit is 200 - 600 g. On some varieties, the fruits can grow up to 1 kg or a little more (Gigantissimo, Gigantistika, Gigant Black Sea, Belgian).
Description of agricultural technology for giant tomatoes
The characteristics and description of the variety indicated on the package must be read before purchasing seeds - there may be fundamental points. To prepare the seeds for planting - disinfect in a solution of potassium permanganate, rinse in warm water and remove for several days in a cool place. Then the seeds are soaked, and when the first shoots appear, they are planted in prepared pots. Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out from the third decade of March to the first decade of April. Sowing later may result in the fruit not reaching large sizes.
Planting of ready-made seedlings is carried out in prepared soil, the age of the shoots should reach 45 - 55 days. It is advisable that adult plants do not shade any buildings or trees, which is important when planting in open ground. 2 - 3 plants are planted on one square meter of land.
We need regular watering, or rare but abundant, loosening and hilling of the soil, weeding and pest control, timely garter and plant formation.
Top dressing with fertilizers (superphosphates, nitrogen and potash fertilizers). When choosing complex fertilizers, it is worth adding 1.5 times the specified rate. When planting, it is advisable to add humus and wood ash to each hole.
Useful Tips
Before planting in open ground, the seedlings should be hardened: in the daytime, take them out into fresh air or in a cool room, from half of April they can be left overnight in a cold room.
Do not remove the top of the bush - this leads to the completion of fruit growth and their active ripening, to the detriment of size and yield. The culture grows in two stems - for this a strong stepson is left, all other processes should not exceed half a centimeter.
Giant tomatoes do not like potatoes in the neighborhood, the risk of late blight increases. It is necessary to carry out additional pollination of flowers during periods of calm and when the bushes are covered with bags. In hot weather, the plants are shaded.
Popular varieties of giant tomatoes
General description and characteristics of the variety:
- Tomato Black giant - a variety for open ground and greenhouses, indeterminate. Fruits are large, weighing 200 - 500 g, dark red with black and brown blotches, fleshy and multi-chambered, sweet in taste. The yield is above average, the immunity is high, the ripening period is 110 - 120 days.
- Tomato Giant Rose is a mid-season variety intended for open ground. Fruits are large, weighing 350 - 400 g, raspberry-colored with orange stripes, fleshy. The pulp is juicy and sweet.
- The Cuneo tomato is a giant pear - usually planted in a greenhouse. In regions with a warm climate, it is also suitable for open ground. Indeterminate mid-season variety. Ripe red fruits of a non-standard, pear-shaped shape weigh up to 300 grams. Very sweet. The yield is high, these tomatoes are resistant to many tomato diseases.
- The Ukrainian giant tomato is a medium-ripening variety intended for open ground or planting in a greenhouse. The bush is indeterminate, it can be up to two meters high. Ripe red fruits, weighing up to 600 g, standard shape, pleasant to the taste.
- Tomato Gigant of the Moscow Region is a mid-season variety, suitable for planting both in greenhouses and just for open ground. Height reaches 1.8 m. Tomatoes weigh from 400 to 600 g, heart-shaped, the color of a ripe specimen is red. The pulp is granular, sweet. The variety is characterized by strong immunity to common diseases and high yields.
Among the most popular varieties, one can additionally note the following varieties: Sukhanova Giant, Sugar giant, Jersey giant, Khokhol giant, Pink sweater and French tomatoes. Their description is similar to the varieties described above and does not differ in agricultural technology.
Taking into account the above, we can say that there are no special difficulties in growing this crop. The gardens of Russia are perfect for them in terms of climatic conditions and fully provide everything they need. Characteristics and description of the variety of any of the listed tomatoes (Sugar giant, Giant of the Moscow Region and others) argues that it is enough to pay due attention to plants, and tomatoes will delight with their harvest.
