Thanks to its shape, the Havana Cigar tomato lives up to its name. Gardeners love it for its yield volumes and excellent taste.
Basic ideas about the variety
A detailed description of tomatoes will help a young and inexperienced summer resident not to make mistakes that most often occur on the way to growing new varieties.
Plant:
- Bush: liana-like.
- Height: 2 m.
- Number of fruits in a brush: 5–7 pcs.
- Ripens within: 105–115 days.
Fruit:
- Color: red.
- Shape: cigar-shaped.
- Weight: 150–200 g.
- Density: high.
- Skin: durable.
- Transportability: excellent.
- Shelf life 1–1.5 months.
Planting and care
You don't have to do anything special to grow plants. It is important to carry out all standard agricultural techniques in a timely manner. And the plant will thank you with a high yield.
Suitable for greenhouses and open ground.
They use the seedling growing method. Tomatoes are planted 60 days before planting in a permanent place. The period is calculated individually; the later it becomes warm in the region, the later the seedlings are planted.
Required techniques:
- Picking into individual containers.
- Hardening before planting in the ground, getting used to the sun and other natural phenomena.
- Feeding with growth-stimulating drugs.
If all requirements are met, strong seedlings grow, which experience less stress after being transferred to the ground.
At 1 m2 have up to 5 plants. Water them in the evening, the water should be warm. Hilling and weeding is necessary to prevent various diseases.
Harvest volume and application
The criteria for choosing a variety are not only external signs and characteristics, but also the yield of the species. From 1 m2 you can get up to 12 kg of fruit. One plant produces about 2 kg.
The scope of application is wide, since the fruits are universal. They are used for:
- Whole fruit canning.
- Preparation of juices, sauces, ketchups, tomato paste.
- Fresh salads and table decorations.
"Hawaiian Cigar" is a champion in terms of positive reviews regarding the taste of pickled fruits.
Disease susceptibility
There is no immunity to diseases. Therefore, timely prevention against various viruses, fungi, and pests is required.
Chemical treatment can only be done before tomatoes bloom.Afterwards, it is best to use folk remedies, soap solution, husk decoction and other methods.
Positive and negative characteristics
For the convenience of the gardener, the description of the properties of tomatoes is divided into positive and negative. Having studied this information, he decides whether to plant the plant on his site.
Pros:
- Productivity.
- Excellent taste of pickled fruits.
- Tomatoes do not crack, are stored for a long time, and retain their excellent appearance during long-term transportation.
Minuses:
- Treatment for diseases is required.
What summer residents say about Havana cigar tomatoes
To get more complete information about the tomato variety, it is better to look for reviews from gardeners. They share their impressions and give advice.
- Nina Alekseevna. I planted tomatoes for the first time. Mainly to see if they really taste as good when marinated as others say. Next year will tell. Then a decision will be made about whether to grow them.
Cigar-shaped tomatoes attract not only their shape, but also the excellent taste of pickled fruits.
