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Yellow tomatoes are no longer surprising, but tomatoes do not leave anyone indifferent. After all, the fruits have not only excellent taste.
According to the description of breeders, this mid-ripening variety Bull Heart Golden (100-117 days) is suitable for growing both in open ground and in film greenhouses or greenhouses.
The plant is indeterminate, it grows up to 1.5 m in height. 3-4 fruits are formed on the hand. Tomatoes grow large, have a conical shape (seen in the photo) and a golden yellow color. The fruit weighing 400-600 grams has a smooth skin. According to summer residents, the fruits have a pleasant taste and fleshy pulp.
The main advantages of this tomato variety: excellent taste characteristics, optimal sugar and carotene content. Tomatoes Bovine heart f1 are great for fresh consumption or for processing.
Tall tomatoes have several benefits:
- When fixed on a trellis or a support, a tall tomato gets good air access and is evenly illuminated. These factors increase the plant's resistance to fungal diseases.
- The extended ripening period of tomato fruits allows harvesting from mid-July to autumn frosts. This is very convenient, as you can stretch the pleasure and feast on a fresh tomato for a long time.
- The peculiarities of plant growth make it possible to increase the number of fruit clusters, which leads to an increase in yield. With proper care, it is possible to collect about 13 kg from an area of one square meter.
Growing features
For a high-quality harvest, it is important to properly care for tomatoes at all stages of growth - from planting seeds to harvesting.
Seedling preparation
When planting seeds of tomatoes Bull Heart Golden follow the same procedures that are done with ordinary tomatoes. X
Tomato seedlings are laid out in rows on specially prepared and moistened soil. Then they are covered with a thin layer of soil - about half a centimeter. To preserve the moisture content of the soil, the box is covered with a polyethylene film.
Until the tomato seeds germinate, the air temperature of approximately one parameter should be maintained on the soil surface - 21-23 3С. As soon as the seeds germinate, you can remove the protective film. The appearance of the first leaf must be expected on the fifth or sixth day. Then the seedlings are immediately dived - they are seated in separate cups (seen in the photo).
After about 25 days, you can lower the temperature by one to two degrees. It is this mode of slowly lowering the temperature that will contribute to the correct development of the initial three brushes on the tomato.
To strengthen the seedlings, lower the temperature again. This is done two weeks before planting seedlings in open ground. The daytime temperature should be about 18-19 ˚С, and at night it is recommended to lower the temperature to 17 ˚С. If the temperature is gradually and slightly reduced in this way, it will be possible to prevent the low tying of the first flower cluster.
If such recommendations are not adhered to, then a decrease in the future tomato harvest is possible.Excessive lighting can also affect the position of the first brush (too low).
Planting tomato seedlings in open ground
When transporting seedlings, it is advisable to minimize all negative factors (drafts, sudden temperature changes). To prevent their influence, it is better to cover the box with seedlings with polyethylene. It is not recommended to water the tomato seedlings before transportation. It is also necessary to exclude the transportation of tomato seedlings in a lying position.
A seedling with a clod of earth is lowered into the prepared holes. Seedlings are added dropwise and gently watered.
It is recommended to adhere to the following scheme for planting tomatoes in the open field: the distance between the bushes is 51-53 cm, and the row spacing should be laid with a width of 65-70 cm.If the tomatoes are staggered at the same time, then it will be easier to use the trellis.
Garter tomatoes
For the construction of a simple trellis, support pillars are dug in at the edges of the row. A wire is stretched between the tops of the supports.
Each tomato is tied with a rope to a trellis. As the tall tomato develops, the stem is tied to a rope. During the growth period, the tomatoes must be carefully tied up (as in the photo) so that the stems develop correctly and do not fall.
It must be borne in mind that this indeterminate variety, planted in open ground, begins to bloom after 9-12 true leaves, and flower clusters are laid every 3 leaves.
Top dressing and watering
To get a plentiful and high-quality crop, you need to provide the tomatoes with proper care. For the entire period of tomato growth, three dressings must be carried out:
- the first - in 10-15 days. This is necessary for better adaptation of the plant to the soil and for the plant to build up a powerful root system. Organic fertilizer solutions are used;
- the second feeding of the tomato is carried out during flowering. This is necessary for the formation of a larger number of ovaries. It is necessary to give preference to mineral compositions containing potassium and phosphorus elements;
- the third feeding is carried out after setting the fruits - to increase their taste and increase yields. To speed up the ripening of tomatoes, you can add nitrophosphate or superphosphate to the soil.
Also, regular fertilization of the earth with an organic solution does not hurt - about every two weeks.
Watering the tomatoes alternates with loosening the soil every three days. The volume of water is regulated depending on the growth of the seedlings:
- at first, moderate watering is enough for each seedling. Literally with spoons until the plant is well fixed;
- as soon as the tomato seedlings are hardened and the need for shading disappears, you can pour about two liters of water under each tomato. Watering is best done in the morning, before the heat of the day. If the soil dries up during the day, then in the evening you can additionally water the plant.
According to the reviews of summer residents and, given the peculiarities of the development and the ripening period of tomatoes, such a variety in the southern regions can be grown in open ground, in a greenhouse. In the middle lane, this bovine heart tomato variety can be looked after only for greenhouses. In the northern regions, where the summer is very short, these tomatoes should not be grown at all due to the late ripening period.
