Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Babushkino Lukoshko, its yield
Tomato Babushkino Lukoshko has recently been popular with summer residents for its unpretentiousness and large tasty fruits. This variety is not a hybrid, but bred by breeders for cultivation in the northern parts of Russia. Hence, it is considered to be a persistent, hardy variety that is a little sick, withstands frost and temperature fluctuations. It can even be planted outdoors.
The description of the variety can be found on the seed bag. The plant type is indeterminate. Ripening of these tomatoes takes place as standard at the end of summer. That is, it takes about 100 days from planting the seed to the appearance of fruits. The care is pretty simple.
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Bast tomatoes are usually planted in seedlings in the garden. Seedlings are germinated from seeds in the spring on a windowsill. This is a mid-season variety. It has a tall bush that can be more than two meters long.
The foliage is dense, bright green. The inflorescences are simple. It is best to form a bush during growth into one stem and tear off excess foliage so that there are more fruits and they ripen faster.
The fruits are very large, sometimes reaching 800 grams with good care. Rounded in shape, with protruding sides. They, like a basket, have a dent at the base. Therefore, they got this name. The color is red. They are fleshy, sweet, and sugary. The seeds are present.
Thanks to their bright taste, they make amazing pastes, sauces, adjikas. But mostly they are grown for fresh food. So they have more vitamins. About 10 tomatoes can ripen on one branch.
This culture has immunity to many diseases and resistance to any weather. The characteristics of tomatoes can indicate how to properly grow them so that the yield is high and the flavor is not lost.
How to grow properly
You can plant this type of tomato in any region of Russia. If it is a very cool area, then it is best to plant them in a greenhouse with seedlings. Seeds are planted in March in special containers, covered with foil, and wait until they sprout. As soon as the processes have already released two or three leaves, they are seated separately from each other. So they will have more food, they will not interfere with each other.
If the sprouts do not have enough daylight natural light, then you can put a lamp over them. The temperature in the room should be at least 18 degrees.
When the seedlings stretch out and get stronger, they can be planted in the garden. Before this period, the land must be prepared, loosened, dug up, fertilized and watered. If the bushes are very dense, then cut off the excess stems and leaves. Do not forget about the distance between the bushes.The distance is important to make it convenient to approach the bushes, and so that their roots do not interfere with each other.
During the growth of tomatoes, they need constant care, otherwise they will get sick and not produce tasty vegetables.
Care basics
In order for the yield of tomatoes to be praiseworthy, you need to know all the requirements for caring for them: from watering to fighting harmful insects.
What are these requirements:
- The bushes are quite tall, so it is worth tying them up with ropes or wire;
- Excess tops, leaves and shoots should be cut off for normal fruiting;
- The greenhouse is constantly ventilated by opening the door. If the plant blooms in an open space, then open the film;
- Tomatoes need high-quality watering twice a week with non-ice water. But excess moisture is destructive for them;
- Fertilizers should always be sufficient, feed at least once a month. Do not forget that there must be sand and manure in the soil;
- To strengthen immunity, the culture must be hardened already from April, when the first seedlings grow. They can be taken out onto the balcony for a while;
- Spray plants to prevent harmful insects: for example, from butterflies, beetles, ticks;
- The earth needs to be loosened, crushed, hilled for the normal supply of nutrients to the roots. Weed removal is mandatory.
Caring for these plants is no different from other horticultural crops. In return, summer residents receive a large number of fruits with a sweet and aromatic taste.
What summer residents say
Gardeners who have ever grown a basket leave reviews about it.
Lydia: If we talk about the description of this variety, then we can say that lovers of large fleshy fruits will like it. But they did not grow in a greenhouse of the same size, sometimes larger, sometimes smaller. Very sweet, ideal in vegetable salads. They are not capricious in leaving.
Andrey: I planted it for two years in a row. An amazing variety. The harvest is rich from two bushes. They are very fond of fertilized soil and water. If there is not enough fertilizer, then red spots may appear.
In order for these tomatoes to be large enough and have a rich taste, you need to provide them with proper care. This variety is suitable for sale and for home use.
