The self-explanatory name of this tomato is highly justified. "Sugar giant" is a tomato, reviews of which testify: a new variety, already loved by many gardeners, is quite promising and in demand. This meaty fruit was conquered by both experienced and novice gardeners. All of them noted the excellent yield of the variety and the excellent taste of the fruits. They say of him: "That's really true: both sugar and the giant." Get to know him better.
Tomato variety - "sugar giant"
The indeterminate standard mid-early tomato variety - the "sugar giant" - is equally successfully grown both in open ground and under greenhouse protection. The characteristic features of the variety are large-fruited, versatile, unpretentious in care and high resistance to traditional nightshade diseases. Of course, the main advantage of the plant is its ability to produce large fruits with an average weight of up to 500 grams, which have excellent taste properties. But it is the considerable weight of the fruits that can play a bad joke: the shoots do not always withstand the weight of ripening tomatoes, they can break. Therefore, the plant requires special attention precisely during the period of fruit loading.
Reaching a height of 1.2–1.5 m, the culture forms a strong bush with a powerful stem and an average number of leaves. "Sugar giant" - tomato with an enviable yield. With 1 sq. m experienced gardeners remove 15-18 kg of fruit.
Fruit
Tomatoes of this variety are rounded, sometimes slightly elongated. The color of ripened tomatoes is pink-red. The taste of the fruits is remarkable - sweet, without sourness, due to the high content of sugars and lycopene.
"Sugar giant" - lettuce tomato, excellent for fresh consumption, various salads and snacks, but also suitable for processing. High sugar content and low percentage of dry matter in fruits - the basis for high-quality juices and sauces.
Cultivation: basic rules
"Sugar giant" is a tomato that does not differ in any special requirements, but, cultivating it in greenhouse conditions, it is necessary to remember some of the rules of agricultural technology:
- At elevated temperatures (more than 32–35 ° ), pollen is sterilized and fruit production stops. Therefore, it is necessary to control the air temperature in the greenhouses, arrange regular ventilation.
- Plants are planted with a planting density of not more than 3 bushes per 1 sq. Km. m
- The bush is formed in one or two lashes.
- A prerequisite is the presence of supports and garters.
- Tomato is watered exclusively at the root, the plant does not accept sprinkling at all. An increase in humidity in the greenhouse over 70% can provoke the occurrence of diseases that are very dangerous for tomato.
- High-quality fruit production and a good harvest will require periodic top dressing.
Let us consider in more detail each aspect of the listed conditions of agricultural technology.
How to plant?
Seeds are sown for seedlings in the middle or end of March, focusing on the climatic characteristics of the region. With the appearance of 2-3 true leaves in seedlings, they are dived into separate containers. After a week, the seedlings are fed with complex fertilizers with a high content of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, while reducing the dosage of the solution against the recommended 2 times. Water the seedlings sparingly. To prevent stretching of the stems, control the light mode. 55-60 days - the maximum period of the seedling period.
The sugar giant is planted in a permanent place at the end of May. Placing on 1 sq. meter no more than 3 plants, the gardener creates optimal conditions for development: young tomatoes will not be constrained, free access to air stimulates fruit set and reduces the possibility of disease.
How to care?
Proper care of tomatoes is not burdensome and consists in maintaining the optimal temperature regime, proper watering, regular feeding and timely planting. The most comfortable for tomatoes recognized daytime temperatures in the range of 25-29 ° C, night - 18-20 ° C. The "sugar giant" is a tomato that is not afraid of drafts, so regular airing only benefits it.
Water for irrigation should not be lower than 20-22 ° C, and plants should be watered in the morning or after sunset. It should be remembered that the intensity of irrigation is increased during fruit loading.
Good tomato development is also affected by regular fertilizer application. The first dressing after planting is introduced to the plant in 10-15 days: 30 grams of nitrophoska and 0.5 liters of infused mullein are dissolved in a bucket of water. After 10 days, the tomatoes are fertilized again: on a bucket of warm water - 30 grams of potassium sulfate and fertilizer “Fertility”. A similar procedure must be repeated every two weeks.
Garter and stepson
“Sugar Giant” - a tomato, the photo of which is posted in the publication, is a powerful bush with impressively large fruits. Therefore, the presence of support for the culture is necessary: it helps to withstand the severity of ripening fruits. The plant is tied up for the first time already on the 5-7th day after planting in a permanent place, and as it grows, the garter is repeated. Various supports can act as supports. This trellis, and cords, and linear structures. It is only important that the supports and garters help the plant to develop, and not hinder or injure.
Another important procedure in tomato cultivation is pinching, that is, the removal of shoots formed in the axils of the leaves. Initially, having identified one or two stems that will form a bush, you should carefully monitor the formation of stepsons and remove them with a frequency of 1-2 days, since they draw significant cultural forces onto themselves, and their uncontrolled formation will thicken the plantings and reduce productivity. Remove the stepsons by carefully carving or breaking out. It is better to carry out such work in the morning hours.
Tips are prepared taking into account the feedback of consumers growing the variety for several years. Having planted this tomato once, it is already impossible to refuse it.