The grade of tomatoes "Bull heart" allows to receive fruits of especially large size. This grade is rather whimsical therefore for receiving good harvest it is necessary to create comfortable conditions for plants and to provide them the correct care.
The grade of tomatoes "Bull heart" belongs to mid-season, that is from the moment of emergence of shoots before maturing of fruits passes up to 120-130 days. When landing this grade it is necessary to consider that bushes of tomato reach 1.5-18 m in length therefore they will need additional support. From bush it is possible to receive from 2.5 to 7 kg of fruits which weight fluctuates from 150 to 700 g.
Cultivation of seedling of tomatoes "Bull heart"
It is possible to receive qualitative seedling of tomatoes of this grade in house conditions. If saplings are grown up on windowsill, it is necessary to mix beforehand in the summer the chernozem with humus and to fill with ready mix deep landing pots.
It is necessary to sow seeds at the beginning of March. Before landing they need to be processed potassium permanganate for elimination of pathogenic microflora. After emergence of shoots it is necessary to introduce the fertilizers containing nitrogen. It is possible to use ready mixes of fertilizers for tomatoes. Watering of seedling it is necessary to spend each 3-5 days. Besides, it is regularly desirable to spray leaves of tomatoes with spray warm water.
Planting of seedling to the open ground
Change of seedling can be carried out after it reaches 20-25 cm in length. Cultivation of tomatoes can be carried out both in the open ground, and in the greenhouse. If cultivation in the greenhouse is planned, it is possible to carry out planting of seedling in the middle of April. To the open ground seedling needs to be planted in the middle or the end of May.
The place of planting of tomatoes of grade "Bull heart" should be prepared. The site is carefully dug over. At the same time not less bucket of compost or humus and 2 glasses of ashes are brought in the earth on each square meter. The distance between ranks has to make not less than 1 m, and between holes about 50-75 cm.
Before landing of seedling it is necessary to put 1 tablespoon of complex mix of fertilizers for the tomatoes which are on sale in finished form in each hole. After that holes should be filled with water and to wait so far it will be absorbed a little. After completion of preparation it is possible to start planting of seedling. It is buried approximately at 6-8 cm. The following watering can be carried out after seedling is accepted and will begin to grow.
Care for grade tomatoes "Bull heart"
Grade tomatoes "Bull heart" after the beginning of active growth demand additional support. In 7-10 days it is necessary to tie up young plants to support. After that it is possible to start forming of bush. For creation of additional support it is possible to use long poles which are driven in into the area near each bush.
Sprouts tie to pole with kapron cords in process of growth. That the stalk has not broken off it is necessary to attach it to support each 50-60 cm. When forming bush only one stepson all others is left it is necessary to tear off in process of their emergence. Bushes are formed in one stalk. After 6-8 fruit brushes grow, it is necessary to prishchepit stalk top.
Tomatoes of this grade are hygrophilous. For watering it is necessary to use the warm settled water. During active growth the watering needs to be made once a week, spending not less than 5-7 l of water for each hole. It is necessary to pour water at the roots, avoiding hit on leaves. It is especially important after at first blossoming. If weather costs hot and also during growth and maturing of fruits, it is necessary to increase watering to 12-15 l by hole.
After the beginning of blossoming it is desirable to make fertilizing of tomatoes by ready structures for fertilizer of tomatoes. Repeated fertilizing can be carried out after forming of large fruits.
Grade tomatoes "Bull heart" ripen at the end of summer therefore the probability of loss of part of harvest because of phytophthora is high. For prevention of development of this fungal disease it is necessary to carry out processing of bushes of fugitsidama. It is possible researches the following medicines:
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Means will cultivate also the land around plants. Preventive spraying needs to be carried out 2-3 times for summer season. The last has to be in 3-4 weeks prior to maturing of fruits. In the period of the beginning of maturing of fruits it is impossible to apply various chemical medicine from fungal diseases of tomatoes therefore it is necessary to watch condition of plants carefully. At emergence of yellow leaves and the turned black fruits all damaged elements should be deleted for reduction of risk of spread of infection.