Description of the variety of tomato Bison black and its characteristics
Varietal tomato "Bison" was bred by domestic breeders and has received good reviews from gardeners, lovers of tomato varieties of unusual colors. Its varieties are "Bison yellow", "Bison pink", "Bison orange", "Bison black".
Characteristics and description of the variety: medium early, indeterminate, large-fruited, resistant to many diseases of tomatoes. Created specifically for greenhouse cultivation, but in regions with a stable warm climate, the black Bison tomato is cultivated, as well as in the open field.
Can be grown all year round in heated greenhouses. A bush of this variety grows up to 1.8 m high, therefore, it necessarily requires a garter to a vertical or horizontal support. The leaves of the seedlings are light, and when the plant is gaining growth, they turn dark green. The shape of the leaves is elongated.
The plant is tall, so the planting of black Bison tomatoes is carried out using the technology of 50 x 50 cm. The growing season is 110-115 days.
Tomato seedlings aged 50-60 days can be planted in a greenhouse.
It is very important to remove the lower leaves of the plant and stepsons in time to improve fruit set and accelerate ripening.
To obtain a good harvest, the stem is formed into 1-2 trunks. If you want to get larger fruits, after 6 ovary pinch the stem.
Fruit characteristics
Description of the fruits of the Black Bison variety: large, juicy, slightly flattened with uneven ribbed sides. The color of a ripe tomato is dark, purple-violet. The skin is delicate, thin.
Black Bison tomatoes have a good taste and unusual aroma with fruity notes. Use them fresh, salads. In preparations, these tomatoes are usually used in the form of juice, which turns out to be dark, rich and tasty. These tomatoes are not suitable for whole fruit preservation and barrel pickling.
The reviews for this variety are positive. Black tomatoes have an attractive appearance and good commercial characteristics. The size of the fruit, depending on the care is 250-350 grams (individual fruits up to 500 grams) and the yield is about 5-6 kg from 1 bush. The variety can be transported, but not stored for a long time.
How to fertilize correctly
Also, an important condition for obtaining a bountiful harvest is the correct fertilization of tomatoes and the irrigation regime. For fertilization, the following activities are carried out:
- Mineral dressing should be carried out at least three times during the entire growing time of the plant.
- Organic fertilization can be done alternating with watering or while watering the tomato. Tomatoes "Black Bison" are fertilized throughout the entire growing period, after the next harvest.
It is important that the feeding of tomatoes is carried out in a timely manner and does not exceed the norm, otherwise the tomatoes can be ruined.
- During the formation of seedlings, even before picking the Black Bison tomatoes, they are fertilized twice with liquid fertilizers for plant growth, with an interval of 7-10 days.
- When transplanting to a permanent place, the tomato root system is watered or dipped in a solution of "Fitosporin", which prevents infection with fungal infections, and also feeds the plant with microelements.
- Then, after the top layer of the soil has dried (after about 7-8 days), watering is carried out with organic fertilizing, and the next, with potash and nitrogen fertilizers.
- After the first crop has been taken, some potassium fertilizer needs to be applied to replace the loss of potassium in the soil.
