Tomatoes are certainly one of the most popular crops among Russian gardeners. Every year at the beginning of the season, domestic summer residents look for the best - the most unpretentious and productive tomato varieties. And of course, breeders pay maximum attention to this culture. Accordingly, there are many good varieties of tomatoes today. For example, in the garden you can plant a very tasty and unpretentious tomato “Sugar pudovichok” tomato.
Where and by whom
This wonderful crop variety was registered in the 90s of the last century. It was brought out by specialists of the Siberian Garden company, well-known in our country. This agricultural company is located in the Novosibirsk region and is currently the largest supplier of planting material for garden crops in Russia.
General description of tomato "Sugar pudovichok"
This variety is intended for growing both in open ground and in a greenhouse. According to the manufacturer, on the street “Sugar Pudovich” does not grow above 80 cm. In the greenhouse, the length of the stem of this tomato can reach 1.2 m. The yield of this tomato, subject to proper care, is usually 8-10 kg from the bush.
The growing season of the “Sugar Pudovich”, like that of other tomatoes, is long. That is, it needs to be grown by the seedling method. When planting both in open ground and in a greenhouse, this variety requires garters to support.
Fruit Description
Sugar pudovichok belongs to the salad group of varieties. The fruits on the bushes of this tomato grow very large. Their average weight reaches 600 grams. But many tomatoes on the bushes grow up to 800-900 and more grams.
Color Tomatoes "Sugar Pudovichok" have raspberry saturated. Their distinctive feature is the low content of seeds in the pulp. The taste of these tomatoes, judging by the reviews of summer residents, is simply excellent. According to this parameter, “Sugar Pudovichok” currently occupies almost the first place in the rating of salad varieties. The pulp at its break begins to sugar in some time. The taste she has is rich and very sweet. For the preparation of summer vegetable salads, according to summer residents, these tomatoes are just perfect.
Photos of tomatoes "Sugar pudovichok" are presented in the review. As you can see, the fruits of this variety have a rounded shape, slightly flattened. They ripen for 100-110 days from the moment seedlings emerge. That is, this variety belongs to the group of mid-season.
Is it possible to preserve
The fruits of the Sugar Pufferberry grow, thus very large. But many summer residents are still advised to use them, including for canning. Bushes of this variety are characterized by high productivity. And to collect from them not too large fruits for pickling in general, the form of labor will not be. Also, these tomatoes are just great for pickling according to the recipe for dessert slices. Thus, it is possible to harvest large fruits of this variety, cutting them into parts. In canned form, judging by the reviews, the Sugar Pudovichok tomatoes are also very tasty.
Variety disadvantages
Buying seeds of the “Sugar Pudovichka" for their site recommends, therefore, the majority of summer residents. This unpretentious variety has many advantages. But these tomatoes have some disadvantages. First of all, this is not a very high resistance to diseases. In the open ground, the Sugar Pudovich tomato can infect late blight. In the greenhouse, such tomatoes often suffer from brown spotting.
Growing seedlings
As with most other tomato varieties, the Sugar Poodovich has a planting time of 60-90 days before being transferred to the open ground. That is, these tomatoes need to be sown in March-April. They grow seedlings of these tomatoes using standard technology.
Young bushes of the “Sugar Pudovichka” grow already large enough on the windowsill. Therefore, it is not worth rushing too far with planting seeds of this variety. The ground in the boxes a day before sowing must be disinfected by spilling hot water. Unfortunately, this variety is not very resistant to diseases.
The seeds of the “Sugar pudovichka” are buried in the ground into grooves of 1.5 cm. After emergence, the seedlings are transferred to a bright place and then periodically watered. If desired, in the phase of two true leaves, you can make a picking of seedlings of this variety.
These tomatoes are transferred to the open ground at the end of May. Place them on the bed (as in the greenhouse) in the amount of 3-5 pcs. on 1 m 2 .
Features of summer care
In the warm season, the technology for growing tomatoes "Sugar pudovichok" is also used standard. That is, tomatoes fertilize three times per season and try to water them not too often, but abundantly.
Tomatoes of this variety do not form a stem. Summer residents grow them both in greenhouses and in open ground using the two-shoot method. This method allows you to get the best result in terms of yield.
The manufacturer, as already mentioned, notes in the instructions for this tomato that in open ground they do not grow above 80 cm. However, many summer residents in their reviews on the Internet refute this. And in the open ground and in the greenhouse, these tomatoes, with good care, as gardeners note, are able to grow up to 2 m in height.
On one brush, this variety can develop several fruits. The weight of the ripe Sugar Puffer tomatoes is large. Therefore, experienced gardeners are advised to tie brushes with fruits. Otherwise, they can simply break off.
Spraying from late blight and brown spotting
The fact that this variety is unstable to the most common nightshade diseases has already been mentioned above in the description of the tomato “Sugar pudovichok”. According to truckers, these tomatoes really, unfortunately, often become infected with late blight and brown spotting. To prevent the development of these diseases on the plantings of the “Sugar puffer”, therefore, preventive spraying should be carried out. You can use for this purpose both fungicides, for example, Bordeaux liquid, and folk remedies - serum, garlic infusion, etc.
To prevent the development of such diseases, watering tomatoes in the summer should be exclusively at the root. A greenhouse with such tomatoes should also be periodically ventilated. Tomatoes "Sugar puff" get sick usually due to high humidity in the environment.