Today's selection of tomatoes can please anyone, even the most demanding gardener. The number of varieties is growing like mushrooms after rain. Among them is the Shaggy Bumblebee tomato.
Description of the plant
This new variety was included in the State Register of Russia; it is grown both in open ground and in greenhouses of private farms. Bred by breeders of the Seeds of Altai Agrofirm.
The tomato bush Shaggy bumblebee is a medium-early ripening crop. This variety is determinate; it grows in the form of a trunk. The height of the plant reaches up to 60 cm.
The timing of obtaining earlier fruits is regulated by pinching to the lower flower-fruit cluster. The plant has fluffy, medium-sized leaves, dark green in color and a simple inflorescence.
Fruit characteristics
The culture produces tomatoes in the form of cream, the lower part of the fruit has a “spout” and differs from other tomatoes in its pubescence. Description of ripened fruits:
- color - red-orange;
- weight up to 135 grams;
- fleshy pulp;
- taste - sweet and sour;
- high transportability;
- keeping quality - excellent;
- crack resistance.
Tomatoes weigh up to 135 g, when ripe they are red in color, smooth skin, and good density. There is pubescence on the surface of the fruit. Average yield of tomatoes Shaggy bumblebee 5 kg/m2.
Growing seedlings
The process of sowing tomatoes begins by preparing the substrate. It should be loose and nutritious. It is optimal when it is made from a mixture of turf and humus soil in equal proportions, and peat is added to make it crumbly. You can also use commercial substrate.
This vegetable crop is sown in containers two months before the planned planting in the ground. To do this, pour soil into a prepared container with drainage holes, moisten it, level it and make 1 cm indentations. The distance between them is up to 4 cm. Then the seed material is laid out and sprinkled.
On average, the appearance of Shaggy Bumblebee tomato seedlings is possible in a week. After the appearance of young plants, it is recommended to lower the air temperature in the room and carefully analyze the length of daylight hours. It must be at least 12 hours, and if the lighting is not enough, additional lighting is needed. Pick up tomato seedlings when a pair of true leaves appear on them.
Plant care
14 days before planting in a permanent place, the seedlings are hardened by taking them out to the balcony or terrace for a certain time. Every day the procedure is lengthened. Plants are planted when it is warm outside and the threat of night frosts has passed.
It is recommended to plant tomato bushes at a density of up to 5 plants per 1 m2. Caring for plants consists of watering, getting rid of weeds and earthen crust (loosening). It is also necessary to apply sufficient amounts of fertilizer.
At the beginning of the growing season, the soil is enriched mainly with nitrogen fertilizers, and starting from the flowering period, potassium and phosphorus are added to the soil.
An integral procedure is spraying tomatoes against late blight, pests and other diseases.
It is advisable to cover the soil in the bed where the Hairy Bumblebee tomato bushes grow with a layer of organic mulch. It will help keep the root system from overheating and prevent active evaporation of moisture. An additional advantage of mulch is its ability to rot, enriching the soil with useful substances for plants.
Shaggy bumblebee tomato bushes do not need shaping or staking. In order for air flows to circulate freely along the tomato beds, the lower leaves on each bush are torn off. Perform the procedure on a sunny day when air humidity is low.
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