Tomato "Heart of Buffalo" is a relatively new variety, but in a short period of its existence, it has already managed to conquer the hearts of a huge number of gardeners. This tomato is appreciated for its unique positive qualities, which you can learn more about in our article.
Read the full description of the variety, get acquainted with its characteristics and characteristics of cultivation.
Tomatoes "Buffalo Heart": variety description
| Grade name | Buffalo Heart |
| general description | Mid-season determinant variety |
| Originator | Russia |
| Ripening | 100-117 days |
| The form | Heart-shaped |
| Colour | Red, raspberry pink |
| Average tomato mass | 500-1000 grams |
| Application | Fresh, for juice and tomato paste |
| Yield varieties | 10 kg from a bush |
| Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
| Disease resistance | Resistant to most diseases |
Tomato "Heart of Buffalo" refers to mid-season varieties, since it takes from 100 to 117 days from sprouting to harvest. This variety is not a hybrid and does not have the same F1 hybrids. The height of its determinant bushes, which are not standard, usually reaches 80 centimeters, but in greenhouse conditions it can be more than a meter.
To grow tomatoes "Heart of Buffalo" can be both in film shelters, and in unprotected soil. In the description of the variety of tomatoes "Heart of Buffalo" the most interesting is the fact that it is practically not affected.
This variety of tomatoes is distinguished by large fruits, whose weight can reach from 500 grams to one kilogram. They have a rounded heart-shaped and dense fleshy consistency. The fruits are covered with a smooth skin of raspberry-pink color.
These tomatoes have a remarkable taste and a small amount of seeds. The dry matter content in them is at an average level, and the number of chambers in these tomatoes is insignificant. Tomatoes "Heart of Buffalo" can be stored for a long time and tolerate transportation.
You can compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with other varieties in the table below:
| Grade name | Fruit weight |
| Buffalo heart | 500-1000 grams |
| Eupator | 130-170 grams |
| Dusya red | 150-300 grams |
| Novice | 85-105 grams |
| Lapwing | 50-70 grams |
| Black icicle | 80-100 grams |
| Inseparable Hearts | 600-800 grams |
| Biya rose | 500-800 grams |
| Ilya Muromets | 250-350 grams |
| Yellow giant | 400 |
Specifications
Tomatoes "Heart of Buffalo" were bred by Siberian breeders in the XXI century. These tomatoes are suitable for cultivation in all regions of the Russian Federation. Tomatoes of this variety are most often consumed fresh. In addition, they prepare tomato paste and juice. From one bush of such tomatoes you can get about 10 kilograms of fruit..
The main advantages of tomatoes "Heart of Buffalo" can be called:
- High yield.
- Alternate ripening of fruits throughout the summer.
- Large fruits combined with short stature.
- Resistance to diseases.
- Great taste.
These tomatoes have no disadvantages. And you can compare the weight of the fruits of a variety with other varieties in the table:
| Grade name | Yield |
| Buffalo heart | 10 kg from a bush |
| Sugar cream | 8 kg per square meter |
| Friend F1 | 8-10 kg per square meter |
| Siberian early | 6-7 kg per square meter |
| Golden stream | 8-10 kg per square meter |
| Pride of Siberia | 23-25 kg per square meter |
| Leana | 2-3 kg from a bush |
| Miracle lazy | 8 kg per square meter |
| President 2 | 5 kg from a bush |
| Leopold | 3-4 kg from a bush |
A photo
Visually see the variety of tomato "Heart of Buffalo" in the photo below:
Features of growing
The main feature of this type of tomato is the extended fruiting, which makes the “Heart of Buffalo” tomatoes a very good option for growing for sale. Sowing seeds for seedlings should be carried out 60-70 days before planting seedlings in a permanent place.
The depth of planting seeds should be 1 centimeter, and before planting they should be soaked. The distance between the holes for seeds should be 3 centimeters, and between the rows - 1.5 centimeters. In order for the seeds to sprout faster, they must be in a room where the air temperature is 23-25 degrees Celsius.
After the appearance of the second leaf on the seedlings, it is necessary to pick them up. When landing in the ground on one square meter of land should be placed no more than three plants. Mandatory conditions for a good harvest are regular watering and fertilizing complex fertilizers. Shrubs need moderate grazing.
Read also on our website: which tomatoes are determinant, semi-determinant and super determinant.As well as which varieties are high-yielding and resistant to diseases, and which are completely not susceptible to late blight.
Diseases and pests
This variety of tomatoes is practically not affected by diseases, and in order to protect the garden from pests, preventive treatments with insecticides should be carried out.
The unique combination of short stature with large fruit makes the variety of tomatoes "Heart of Buffalo" so popular among vegetable growers who grow it both for their own consumption and for sale.
| Early maturing | Middle late | Medium early |
| Garden Pearl | gold fish | Um Champion |
| Hurricane | Raspberry wonder | Sultan |
| Red Red | Miracle of the market | Dream lazy |
| Volgograd Pink | De barao black | New Transnistria |
| Helena | De Barao Orange | Giant Red |
| May Rose | De Barao Red | Russian soul |
| Super prize | Honey salute | Pullet |
