With the arrival of the next season, gardeners are wondering what to plant this year.
There is a variety with many virtues. This variety will be of interest primarily to lovers of large-fruited tomatoes. It is called "Monomakh's Cap".
Read in our article all about these amazing tomatoes - a description of the variety, subtleties and peculiarities of cultivation, the main characteristics.
Tomato "Monomakh's Cap": description of the variety
This tomato is the result of many years of work by Russian breeders, received state registration as a variety in 2003. Almost immediately became popular among fans of large-fruited tomatoes, received special respect for the yield and resistance to disease.
The variety of tomatoes "Monomakh's Cap" is an indeterminate, standard type of plants. It belongs to medium-early types of tomatoes, it takes 90-110 days from transplanting to fruiting. Good for growing in greenhouses and in the open field. It has good resistance to the most frequent diseases of tomatoes.
These tomatoes are famous for their yield. With the right approach to business and good conditions, this variety in the open field can yield up to 6-8 kg from a bush or 18-20 kg from a square. meter In greenhouse conditions, the yield does not significantly fall and is 16-18 pounds per square meter. meter
Among the main advantages of this type of tomato noted:
- resistance to most diseases;
- large and tasty fruits;
- resistance to lack of moisture;
- amiability of the ripening of the harvest.
Among the disadvantages of gardeners noted that because of the large fruits of the branches often break, they must be well tied up.
Specifications
- Fruits that have reached varietal maturity have a bright red color.
- Round shape, slightly flattened on the sides.
- Large enough, 400-550 grams, individual copies can reach 700-900 grams, sometimes more, but this is an exception.
- The number of cameras from 6-8.
- dry matter content up to 4-6%.
Fruits are large, have high taste. Harvest can be stored for a long time and tolerates transportation, it is especially important for those who grow tomatoes for sale. You can make wonderful juice or tomato paste from the fruits of this type, this is achieved thanks to the perfect combination of sugars and acids. Also, these tomatoes are perfect for consumption and fresh.
It’s not suitable for canning, and the matter is not in taste, they are too large and may not crawl into the jar.
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Recommendations for growing
When grown in greenhouses, this variety is suitable for cultivation in almost all regions of Russia, with the exception of the far north and the yield will not be affected. It is recommended to grow in open ground in the southern regions, as the variety is particularly thermophilic.
This type of tomato does not tolerate acidic soils, can wither and give poor yields. Therefore, in order not to be disappointed you should take care of this in advance. For the correct formation of tomatoes, pruning of branches is done, forming 2-3 ovaries, this increases the yield and affects the size of the fruit. Particular attention should be paid to the acidity of the soil.
Because of the size and weight of the tomato, the branches of the bush need a garter or other attachment.
Diseases and pests
Of the possible diseases, the “Monomakh Hat” may be subject to cracking of fruits, especially at the stage of fruit ripening. You can get rid of this by reducing watering and by applying fertilizer based on nitrate.
Of the pests should fear wireworms, it is the larvae of click beetles. They can be assembled by hand, but there is a more efficient way. It is suitable for those who do not want to once again apply chemicals in their area.
It is necessary to take a piece of any vegetable, chop it on a wooden knitting needle and bury it in the ground to a depth of 10-15 centimeters, while the end of the knitting needle should remain on the surface. After 3-4 days of dragging, the wireworms running into the bait are burned. You can apply chemicals such as baduzin. Against the rusty mite of tomatoes, and this is also their frequent enemy, especially in the southern regions, use the drug "Bison".
Conclusion
As can be seen, the “Monomakh's Hat” variety is not particularly troublesome; both an experienced gardener and a novice can cope with it. Good luck and great harvests.
