Many gardeners who plant tomatoes, are interested in how to grow tomato "Bull Heart" in the open field.
We will consider together with you the peculiarities of growing this interesting variety.
Did you know? In the middle of the XVI century, the tomato came to Europe. For a long time, tomatoes were considered inedible and even poisonous. European gardeners bred them as an exotic ornamental plant.
Advantages and features of the variety
The variety has its own characteristics and strengths, which you can read about below.
Variety loved gardeners for several reasons:
- Huge fruits that reach a mass of 150-200 g (variety of variety with black tomatoes is a record holder, its fruits reach a mass of 500-600 g).
- High yield of tomatoes. You will receive at least 4 kg of fruits from a bush (in greenhouses, 10-12 kg of tomatoes are harvested from one plant).
- Sweet to the taste. A feature of the variety is the presence of a smaller amount of liquid in the fruit, because of what they seem to be very sweet to the taste.
- Tall bushes. The height of the bush can reach human growth (160-170 cm).
- The presence of subspecies with different colors. We derive several subspecies of "Bull Heart", the fruits of which have a yellow, pink, white and black color.
Thus, a tomato “smoothie” is a variety that has a tall, elevated body, huge tasty fruits of various colors and gives an excellent harvest even in open ground.
Important! In this variety, the largest fruits ripen on the lower brushes of the bush, near the ground. Therefore, you need to make sure that the tomatoes do not touch the ground, in order to avoid rotting.
How to plant seedlings in open ground
Correct and timely planted seedlings - the key to a good harvest. Therefore, we describe the main points that need to be taken into account when planting young tomatoes in open ground.
We recommend very carefully choose seedlings, as beautiful, at first glance, young plants can eventually give a meager harvest. This is due to the huge amount of chemistry, which the seedling "fed" its owner.
Terms of planting seedlings in open ground
To seedlings are not frozen, you need to know exactly when to plant a tomato "Bull's heart."
Seedlings begin to plant in late May - early June. Previously (the day before landing) it needs to be treated with Fitosporin-M. The instruction needs to be verified with real weather conditions.
If it is cold or torrential rains, it is better to wait a little with the landing. Planting immediately after the rain is not recommended, as the roots of the plant may rot.
Did you know? The earliest recipe for a tomato dish was published in a cookbook in Naples in 1692, and the author referred to the fact that this recipe was originally from Spain.
Soil fertilizer before planting
Immediately, we note that the Bull Heart Tomato loves soils with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction (at a level of 6.0 - 6.5 pH).
Since tomatoes love to grow on a substrate that is rich in organic matter, fertilizer is a must. Before landing on 1 square. m. make 8-10 kg of humus or compost and 10 g of nitrogen fertilizers. During the landing, ½ tsp is put into each well. fertilizer "Urgas".
If you applied fertilizer to this area in the fall, the amount of preplant supplementation may be less than described.
Scheme and depth of landing
Since the variety has a magnificent and high above-ground body, it is worth adhering to a certain planting scheme so that the bushes do not overwhelm each other.
Planted in 4 plants per 1 square. m., adhering to the scheme of 40x50 cm. With this arrangement, you will save the bushes from many diseases that appear during an excessively dense planting.
When landing in open ground, the bushes are buried to the cotyledon leaves, burying about 1/3 of its height.
This is done so that additional roots appear on the stem and the plant grows faster.
Planting is carried out so that the plant grew at an angle to the south.
Caring for tomatoes in the process of growing
After you have made the correct landing, it is worth taking care of watering and aeration of the soil. Also in time to build support for the bushes of tomato.
What should be watering
Drink plenty of tomatoes need during the formation of the fetus. At the same time you need to water so that moisture does not fall on the leaves. From this they are affected by fungal diseases (excessive humidity of the air also leads to disease). For irrigation only warm water is used!
The following points must be read carefully, otherwise you can destroy the plants, both at the beginning and during the ripening period of the fruit.
If you pour tomato seedlings, it will begin to stretch and deform. In this case, the trunk will not have time to condense, and the plant may break due to its own weight.
Important! With excessive humidity and lack of heat, shoots begin to grow vigorously to the detriment of fruiting.
The lack or excess of moisture can be determined by the color of the leaves of the tomato: dark green hairy leaves - lack of moisture; the leaves are overgrown with pale green - excess of moisture.
Thus, improper watering can negate all the feeding and courtship of the plant.
Mulching and top dressing
Many gardeners are interested in what you need to feed the tomato "Bull Heart" and how to bring mulch to get the best harvest.
Tomato "Bull Heart" for the season fed 2 times. The first subcortex is carried out in 19-20 days after planting the seedlings. The second - 19-20 days after the first, during the period of fruit formation.
In the form of fertilizer make a liquid feed. To do this, for 10 liters of water take 15 g of potash fertilizer, 25 g of nitrogen and 40 g of phosphate. At the first fertilizer consumption is as follows: 10 liters per 15 bushes. With the second feeding - 10 liters per 7 bushes.
To prevent the development of vertex rot, plants are sprayed with a solution of calcium nitrate once a week. Spraying is carried out during the growth of the fruit.
You can also use dry fertilizers that are applied to the aisle (5 g of nitrogen and 10 g of phosphate per 1 sq. M.).
Important! Excess nitrogen fertilizers lead to plant disease and the dropping of ovaries.
Consider how a lack of fertilizer affects the color of the leaves. With a lack of potassium leaves curl, a drying border appears on them. Lack of nitrogen - leaves become dull with a grayish tinge.
If a tomato lacks phosphorus, then the reverse side of the leaves becomes purple. They are pressed to the trunk and rise up. With a lack of magnesium leaves are painted in marble color.
Fertilizers have been applied - now you can do soil mulching.
Mulch tomatoes need for some reason:
- to keep moisture in the ground;
- to get rid of weeds;
- to protect the roots from overheating or hypothermia;
- Tomatoes do not come into contact with the ground.
Thus, the mulch performs several useful actions at once, therefore it needs to be laid under the bushes of tomatoes.
In the form of mulch, you can use a huge amount of materials: black / white / transparent film, cardboard, peat, sawdust, straw and agrofibre.
Mulch the ground immediately after planting seedlings, stacking the material so that it does not come into contact with the stem. Before laying the ground need to moisten (but not much) and loosen.
Important! When soil is mulched with sawdust and bark of coniferous trees, nitrogen fertilizers must be applied to the layer to be covered with mulch, since these materials take nitrogen from the soil during decomposition.At the end of the season, organic mulch is put in a garden; it will serve as fertilizer for the following crops.
Proper formation of bushes
To form bushes "Bull Heart" can be in 1 or 2 stalks. In order to form 2 stems, in addition to the main one, they leave one more - from the first stepchild.
All other stepchildren and lower leaves are to be removed, since the more shoots - the lower the yield (more precisely, there will be many fruits, but they will be small).
You also need to limit the number of brushes with fruits on one plant to 8 pieces. So you get the biggest and tasty tomatoes.
Tomato bushes garter
Garter bushes are mandatory, as tall bushes can simply not withstand the weight of the lower fruits and break (or "lie down"), after which the whole plant will suddenly rot.
Garter bushes do after flowering, as soon as they begin to tie fruit. Pegs 180-190 cm in height and 3-4 cm thick are used as a support (the support may be lower, depending on the height of the bush).
The plant is tied to a support with a rope. If the wire lattice acts as a support, then take care that the fruit freely passes through its holes.
Terms of ripening and harvesting
"Bull's heart" is a medium-late-ripening tomato variety, since 70-80 days pass from planting seedlings to harvest. Harvesting is carried out as the ripening of tomatoes (as overripe fruits quickly become useless).
Important! All tomatoes (even immature) must be harvested until the night temperature drops below 8 ° C.Fruit harvesting is carried out in warm, dry weather. In this case, the collected fruits must be dry, otherwise after a while they will begin to rot.
If you have picked unripe tomatoes, you can fruit ripening. To do this, green fruits are laid in one layer in a room with a temperature of + 10-12˚С and humidity around 80%.
At the same time, you need to constantly check and remove rotten tomatoes. For quick dosing, the temperature rises to 21-24˚С. Under these conditions, the fruits ripen in a week.
If the ripening takes place in a bright room, the fruits will have a brighter shade.
Important! During maturation room needs to be aired.
Application of tomato fruits "Bull's heart"
Since the fruit has an impressive size, it is almost impossible to start it for preservation. Therefore, salads, juices and ketchups are made from it. Thanks to its sweetish taste, juices from these tomatoes are similar to berries.
Tomatoes of this variety are not only tasty, but also healthy. "Bull's heart" contains potassium, iodine, phosphorus, vitamins B1, B2, B6. It also contains a sufficient amount of vitamin A and C. Tomatoes contain serotonin - the hormone of happiness. Thanks to this, tomatoes improve mood.
Tomato juice is prescribed in the form of dietary nutrition in metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, as well as in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Tomatoes "Bull's heart" are suitable for those who follow a diet. This vegetable is low-calorie, and chromium is part of it gives a feeling of saturation.
Thus, you get not only a huge tasty vegetable, but also a storehouse of vitamins and minerals that are necessary for the functioning of the body.
Important! Tomatoes should not be abused for arthritis, gout, kidney diseases because of the content of oxalic acid in them, which negatively affects the water-salt metabolism.Tomatoes "Bull's heart" fell in love with gardeners not only because of their yield, but also because they are very tasty and healthy. By adhering to the instructions, you can easily grow healthy and productive tomato bushes, which will give you delicious fruits.
