Description of the tomato variety King Penguin, its characteristics and productivity
Vegetable names should not only give out certain characteristics, but also be memorable. Tomato King Penguin differs from competitors in large fruits, which are found to have an increased content of vitamins. Breeders from several countries worked on the breeding of the variety.
Description of the variety
The King Penguin bush reaches a height of 1.2 meters. The plant is determinate, standard. Forms about 12 clusters with fruits. The leaves are dark green in color, medium size. Inflorescences are formed through each pair of leaves. Increased resistance to major diseases.
The f1 king penguin is suitable for outdoor rearing, but is suited to an exceptionally warm climate. Provides high yields of good quality when properly cared for. The tomatoes ripen at the same time.
The King Penguin variety has large fruits, slightly elongated in shape, each weighing about 200 grams. The pulp is firm and fleshy. The tomato is resistant to cracking. Unripe tomatoes have a green color, which darkens at the stalk. At maturity, the color changes to a rich red. The king penguin has 3 to 4 seed chambers, few seeds. Due to its high dry matter content, the variety is suitable for long-term storage.
The flavor characteristics of the King Penguin fruit are excellent. The pulp has a light honey flavor, almost no sourness is felt, tender and sweet. Tomatoes can be used for fresh consumption, canned and processed whole. But this variety is not suitable for making juices.
Advantages and disadvantages
The king penguin has many advantages and minor disadvantages. The description of the variety indicates the presence of such advantages:
- mid-early ripening (120 days from the moment of emergence);
- large tomatoes that are resistant to cracking;
- high productivity;
- increased resistance to diseases and pests.
The king penguin is the real king of the garden, devoid of flaws. Is that the fact that these tomatoes cannot be used to make juice. But this can be easily compensated by planting on the site, if necessary, another variety intended for the production of juice.
Growing features
Seedlings are planted in March-April. But into the open ground, the King Penguin is relocated when 7 leaves are formed on the plants. It is recommended to leave the distance between the bushes at 40 cm. The soil should warm up to 26 ° C. Watering tomato plantings should be infrequent, but abundant.The frequency of irrigation is increased only during the period when the plants are blooming and fruit formation occurs.
Complex fertilizers and tillage should be carried out once every 10 days. With proper care, the royal harvest is harvested in mid-July. It is not necessary to tie the tomatoes, but if a lot of fruits have formed, then it is better to install additional supports for the stem. In order not to damage the stem of the tomatoes, they must be tied up with exceptionally wide ribbons.
Diseases and pests
The King Penguin hybrid is resistant to the main types of diseases of nightshade crops. However, reviews of experienced summer residents and gardeners indicate that tomatoes can infect late blight. In order to prevent the first treatment, the plants are subjected to the drug "Oxyhom" or its analogues before flowering begins. As soon as the flowering is over, they are re-treated with the Acrobat remedy.
One should not neglect preventive measures, since late blight is a dangerous disease and destructive for the entire crop.
During the ripening period of the fruits of the King Penguin, you should not treat the plants with chemicals. If signs of disease appear, then they use exclusively organic means. To avoid the appearance of fungal diseases on the site, you can spray the tomatoes with a Bordeaux mixture before the start of fruit formation.
In general, the King Penguin is an unpretentious variety that does not require special care. With minimal costs and efforts, an excellent harvest of fruits is obtained, which tolerate transportation and long-term storage, without losing marketability. Due to the latter property, the variety is actively used for growing on an industrial scale by farmers.
