Tomato Mom's Love is a large-fruited tomato variety bred by Bulgarian breeders. Thanks to its high yield and good taste, the species quickly gained popularity among beginners and experienced gardeners.
Description of the variety
Characteristics of the tomato Mom's Love:
- Mid-season semi-determinate variety.
- From the moment of seed germination to the beginning of fruiting, 110–120 days pass.
- The medium-sized leaves have a shape familiar to most tomatoes.
- The average height of bushes is 1.5–1.6 m. Moreover, in a greenhouse, the height of a bush is, as a rule, slightly greater than that of a plant growing in a garden bed.
Due to such growth and a large number of fruits, the tomato is tied up and pinched. To prevent the wind from damaging the stems, they are attached to the support with special twines or nylon strips.
Stepping involves cutting off excess shoots that do not play any role and only take away nutrients from the bush. The best option for growing plants of this variety is considered to be the formation of a bush with 2 stems. Thanks to formation and proper care, it is possible to increase productivity to the highest possible level.
The bushes are distinguished not only by their productivity, but also by their excellent disease resistance, which allows you to collect all the fruits that have set. The tomato variety Mom's Love is suitable for growing in open and closed ground.
Fruit characteristics
Tomatoes are flat-round and colored in a rich red color. The skin is smooth and shiny. The weight of one fruit varies from 300 to 500 g. Under the right conditions, the bush is covered with tomatoes very thickly. The juicy pulp has a sweet taste and a pronounced tomato smell. There are practically no seed chambers in the fruits. Tomatoes ripen evenly, which frees the gardener from worrying about processing vegetables.
From one bush you can harvest 3.5 kg of tomatoes. With careful care, the yield may be slightly higher than the specified value. Tomatoes are used for fresh consumption and for making pastes and juices. Due to their impressive size, they are not suitable for whole fruit canning.
Features of cultivation
To obtain seedlings, seeds are sown 60–65 days before planting on a plot or in a greenhouse. Provided that the air temperature stays within +24-+26C, sprouts appear on the surface 5-6 days after sowing. As soon as 2–3 true leaves are formed on the young plants, the seedlings are transplanted into separate containers. Seedlings are planted in a permanent location at the age of 50–55 days. As a result of double transplantation, the root system grows and the survival rate of the plant increases. For 1 sq. m. beds are planted with 4 bushes.
Like all varieties without exception, Mom's Love is demanding of warmth and nutrition. Fertilizers are applied to the plant according to the generally accepted scheme, alternating mineral mixtures and fertilizers of organic origin. Watering is done as needed.
Reviews about the Mom's Love tomato posted on gardening forums confirm the declared yield. The only difference between the opinions of vegetable growers is the taste of the tomato. Some claim that the taste of the fruit is ordinary, while others praise the sweetish taste that the juicy pulp is endowed with. What is your opinion about this variety?
