Probably none of the gardeners will not argue that obtaining a crop of tomatoes from their site depends largely on the proper selection of seeds of the planted tomato.
On one of these varieties, namely, the variety of tomatoes "Boni MM" I want to tell you a little more.
Read on in the article: full description of the variety, cultivation features, basic characteristics.
Boney MM Tomatoes: variety description
The most important difference of this variety is its height. The bush rarely grows above 55 centimeters, almost does not branch and has a powerful, sturdy stem. These features allow plants to grow without tying up to a support. Shrubs varieties Boni-M determinant type. This means that the growth of the bush is limited. Also, the variety is undemanding to conduct pasynkovaniya and the formation of lateral shoots. Many gardeners write that they grew bushes of the Boney-M variety in containers on loggias.
When landing on ridges requires high fertility of the soil, which is advised to prepare in advance, preferably from last year's season. A low shrub with an average number of small leaves of dark green color is very light-requiring. Planting plants on the north side of buildings, in the shade of trees and higher tomato bushes is not recommended. According to different catalogs, seeds can be called Boni-M and Boni-MM. But in fact this is one variety.
Another distinction of the Boni MM tomatoes is the very early ripening time. They make it possible, when planting a seedling method, to harvest a crop before the onset of tomato disease by late blight. The same terms of ripening (85-88 days) allow to carry out seedless planting of seeds immediately to the ridges, after it is warmed up, and to get a harvest in the first decade of August.
Gardeners among features of a grade note high resistance to diseases of a fitoftoroz and daily temperature drops. When planting in the greenhouse also marked the depression of plants and a fairly frequent defeat slugs.
Specifications
| Tomato Form | Flat-round, with mild ribbing |
| Colour | Unripe green with dark spot at the stem, matured well-marked red |
| Average weight | According to the descriptions, the mass of fruits is about 100 grams, according to reviews of gardeners, the weight of fruits is 70-85 grams |
| Application | Good taste in salads, cuts, excellent preservation when canning whole fruits |
| Yield | The average yield of about 2.0 kilograms from a bush, 14.0-16.0 kilograms per square meter when planting 7-8 bushes |
| Marketable condition | Good presentation, good safety during transportation |
Advantages and disadvantages
Merits:
- Low, strong bush.
- Super early maturity.
- Fast, friendly return of the crop.
- The universality of the use of fruits.
- Good preservation during transport.
- Undemanding to garter bush and removing stepchildren.
- Resistance to late blight diseases.
- The ability to form brushes in adverse weather.
- A high percentage of seed germination.
disadvantages:
- Poor tolerance of cultivation in the greenhouse.
- High demands on the composition of the soil.
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Features of growing
Terms of seeding of seeds of tomato "Boni MM" Gavrish in the ground vary depending on the expected time and place of transplanting. The picking is carried out during the period of the first true leaves and stimulates a rapid increase in root mass, which subsequently facilitates survival when putting on ridges. After landing on the ridges, gardeners advise to maintain soil moisture for the first 5-7 days.
In the future, go to watering in 1-2 days. Once every 2-3 weeks watering combine with fertilizing complex fertilizer. After the formation of brushes of tomato gardeners advise to mulch the ground in the holes. This will allow plants to be watered less often, and will save tomatoes from disease when sinking to the ground.
To improve the airing of the soil in the holes, gardeners recommend removing the leaves below the first brush of the fruit, while increasing the supply of fruit due to a more rational distribution of nutrients. If you choose the plant variety “Boni MM” for planting, you will be able to grow tomatoes without any particular problems, farmers will be interested in the early maturing periods, and the possibility of supplying fresh tomatoes to the markets.
