The Bear's Trace tomato stands out among large-fruited varieties with excellent parameters. The most important trump card is unpretentiousness. During cultivation, it does not require close attention and the implementation of all agrotechnical techniques.
Description of the Bear's Trail variety
The plant is classified as indeterminate, that is, tall. The variety is characterized by high immunity, thanks to which the tomato is not afraid of late blight and easily tolerates dry and cold weather.
Appearance:
- The tall bush reaches a height of more than 1 m.
- Large foliage is dark green, carved along the edges.
- The fruits are round, slightly flattened at the edges. The weight of tomatoes varies from 250 g to 500 g. A real giant!
- Deep red tomatoes have a fleshy and dense texture.
- With moderate watering, you can harvest 10 or more large, sweet tomatoes from one bush.
Characteristics of the variety
The tomato is suitable for growing both in open ground and in greenhouse conditions. In the northern regions it is better to grow in a greenhouse.
A variety of mid-late ripening tomatoes. From the moment the seeds are sowed for seedlings until the tomatoes ripen, 115 days pass. The yield is always high, even if you do not fertilize and rarely water the plants.
The bushes are tall and require timely formation. If you do not pinch, you can get specimens over 2 m in height. During formation, no more than 2 stems should be left on one plant.
Grow by tying to a support, otherwise the plants will bend under the weight of the fruit. Each of the remaining shoots will produce 5 full-sized tomatoes.
Reviews from gardeners indicate the high transportability of fruits and the possibility of their long-term storage.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
The characteristics and description of the variety will allow you to become familiar with the basic requirements for sowing seeds and caring for large-fruited specimens.
The sowing time depends on where the tomato will be grown: in a greenhouse or in open ground. Sowing seeds for indoor soil is carried out in February, for open soil - in the last ten days of March. Important! Bear's paw is a long-day tomato, so it is better to sow the seeds at the end of March.
To obtain friendly shoots, it is necessary to maintain temperature and optimal humidity.If the seedlings do not have enough natural light, it is recommended to add fluorescent lamps.
Planting tomatoes in the ground
The climatic zone plays an important role when transplanting seedlings into the ground. In the southern regions it can be planted in mid-May, in the rest - after the threat of return frosts has passed. You should not plant plants in soil that has not yet warmed up; even shelter will not help them to fully develop.
Care consists of timely watering, loosening and hilling the soil. Hilling is necessary so that additional roots form on the plant. The root system penetrates deep into the soil, is branched and strong.
Reviews of the Bear's Paw tomato
Very sweet, juicy and dense fruits. Tomatoes have more pulp and very few seeds. Tomatoes are suitable for fresh consumption, good for canning, pickling, pickling, and making tomato paste.
A complete description of the variety leaves no doubt that the tomato is characterized by high yield, disease resistance, good fruit set and resistance to adverse weather conditions.
