Characteristics and description of the Mazarin tomato variety, its yield
The Mazarin variety was named after one of the French cardinals. Cardinal Mazarin wore a pointed beard, and the shape of these fruits is very similar to it.
Tomatoes are grown in the open field and in the greenhouse - it depends entirely on the region. In the Krasnodar Territory, tomatoes planted in open ground grow well. In the Moscow region, it is better to plant seedlings in a greenhouse.
There is also the Cardinal tomato, which is very similar in its characteristics to the Mazarin variety, but the fruits are not so clear-cut.
Description of the variety
Characteristics and description of the variety:
- The bushes are tall, indeterminate, up to 1.7 m in height, so the plant must be tied up.
- There are many leaves, they are strongly cut.
- Large yields are harvested from the bushes - 12 kg of fruits are removed from 1 m², 4 kg are harvested from the bush.
- 5 brushes can grow on one trunk, 5 brushes on each brush.
- Mazarin tomatoes are harvested from late June until frost.
Tomato Mazarin f1 is classified as mid-season. From sowing seeds to harvesting tomatoes, at least 15 weeks or 110 - 120 days pass.
Description of Mazarin tomatoes: fruits are large, with aroma. From the first brush you can pick tomatoes weighing 600 - 700 g, on the next clusters the fruits are smaller, weighing 300 - 400 g. There are fruits weighing up to 800 g. The pulp is juicy and sweet, almost without acid. Tomatoes are round-heart-shaped in shape, have a slightly pointed tip. Similar to very large strawberries. When fully ripe, reddish-crimson. The skin is quite dense, so the tomatoes do not crack. There are very few seeds in the fruit. At the point of attachment of the fruit to the peduncle, there may be characteristic yellowish spots.
Features of the use of fruits: tomatoes are eaten fresh, they are made into salads, stuffed, stewed, squeezed out. Tomatoes are poorly suited for pickling due to their too large fruits and their sweet taste.
Benefits and cons
Among the main advantages:
- fruits of dessert taste, sweet;
- high yield;
- large tomatoes;
- lie well;
- bushes are resistant to some temperature changes;
- calmly endure the heat;
- resistant to disease;
- transportable;
- you can pick tomatoes before the onset of frost;
- the bushes are easy to care for, the variety can be planted even by novice gardeners.
The disadvantages include the fact that Mazarin is not resistant to drought.
Sowing seeds
The cultivation of Mazarin tomatoes begins with sowing seeds in the house. Plant them in boxes in late winter or early spring. For planting seeds, pick up light, fertile soil with neutral characteristics. Mix garden soil with humus or peat. Add a little potassium, superphosphate and ash. Sprinkle the seeds on top of the soil, and then dust with earth. Cover the boxes with foil.
Place in a room with a temperature of 23 - 25 ° C. Remember to moisten the soil. When sprouts appear, remove the film.
On days when there is no sun, it is advised to supplement the seedlings with fluorescent lamps. Water the seedlings with a spray bottle.
If you have grown seedlings with two real leaves, then dive them, planting each sprout in a peat pot. Feed with fertilizer with phosphorus and potassium according to the instructions. Feed the second time before planting in a permanent place.
Attention! The bushes need to be hardened: take them out to the loggia first by 2 – 3 hours, and after - for the whole day.
Planting seedlings to a permanent place
Planting seedlings on the site begins in late May or early June. It is required that the threat of return frosts passes, but you can still cover the seedlings with film. Dig up the ground first.
Important! It is better to plant 3 seedlings per 1 m²: if the plantings are more thickened, then due to very tall and strongly leafy bushes, they will give much lower yields.
Pour 1 tbsp into each dug hole. spoonful of a mixture of potassium sulfate and superphosphate. After planting, be sure to tie up the bushes. Take care of Mazarin tomatoes, leaving only one trunk, cut off the rest, pluck stepsons. To prevent the fruits from becoming small, leave 4 - 5 brushes on each bush, tear off the rest of the ovaries. During the season, the bushes are fertilized 3 - 4 times with an interval of 2 - 3 weeks. When the tomatoes begin to tie, then feed the bushes with magnesium sulfate.
Water the bushes abundantly, but not very often, be sure to water during drought. Between two waterings, the top layer of the earth should dry out somewhat. Water in the morning or evening with warm, settled water. You can add mullein to the water. Pick off yellowed leaves regularly.
Pests and diseases
Observe preventive measures: you do not need to feed too often with fertilizers containing nitrogen, because of this, the ovaries may fall off the bushes.
Change the top layer of the soil every year in greenhouses. Before planting seedlings, water the ground with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate.
If pests attacked the Mazarin tomato bushes, then spray them with phytosporin. If you find aphids, wash the leaves and stems with soap and water. To eliminate naked slugs, spray the bushes with ammonia diluted with water. Use insecticides to control spider mites. This is done only in spring - until the time when the buds open and the ovaries appear.
Tomato Mazarin f1 is a very successful tomato variety for both experienced gardeners and beginners. The reviews of those who planted Mazarin tomatoes are extremely positive: tomatoes have sweet aromatic fruits, practically without acid, very large.
