From the name of the Sugar Giant tomato, you can see what kind of fruit this tomato variety produces. It was bred by breeders a little over fifteen years ago, but its unusual qualities have gained fame among vegetable lovers.
Characteristics of the variety
Tall tomatoes include the Sugar Giant variety. The height of the bush in a greenhouse reaches up to 120 centimeters, in open ground - 180. The central stem is rather weak, so the bush must be tied up. There are few leaves per plant, they are dark green and drooping.
Since the vegetable crop is an indeterminate species, it is formed into two stems.Four to five flower clusters appear on the plant at once. As soon as the first one begins to bear fruit, tomatoes begin to set on the upper stems. If the main stem stops growing, the remaining strong stepson begins to bear fruit.
The fruit description includes the following:
- The shape of the tomato is round, slightly elongated.
- The number of seed chambers reaches six to seven pieces.
- The percentage of dry matter is minimal, reaching five.
- The color of the pulp and thin skin is red.
- The variety has a predominantly sweet taste.
- The pulp is tender and juicy.
- The weight of the fruit reaches six hundred grams and more.
The productivity of tomatoes is high - from one square meter to fifteen to twenty kilograms of tomatoes.
Agrotechnical techniques for growing tomatoes
Sugar giant tomatoes require seedling cultivation. Strong seedlings are prepared for two months indoors. Plant the seeds in prepared containers no later than the last days of March. Before planting, they are disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate. They are hardened first in warm water, then in a cold place. The process of seedling development will be accelerated by placing the seeds in a nutrient solution of a growth stimulator such as Epin.
There are special requirements for soil for seedlings. For tomatoes, it is important that the soil is nutritious, loose, and well-permeable to water and air.
Anyone who has planted tall varieties of vegetables knows that sprouted seeds are buried one and a half to two centimeters into the ground with a distance of two centimeters between them.
When the first two leaves appear, the seedlings are picked, placing two seedlings in one pot.
As soon as two weeks remain before planting in open ground or a greenhouse, they begin to take the seedlings out into the air so that they become strong and hardened.
Rules for planting in open ground
Depending on the climatic characteristics of the area, Sugar Giant tomatoes are planted in beds in early or mid-May. If there are still morning frosts in the air, the seedlings can be planted in an inclined manner and covered with earth. Shelters made of paper and cardboard will save you from low temperatures.
The tape planting method in two lines is used for the variety. Then the distance between the ribbons should be up to eighty centimeters, and between the lines - fifty. This planting method will create ease of care for tomato bushes.
Five hundred grams of humus and fifty grams of wood ash are added to the prepared holes in advance. Then water with mullein solution diluted in a ratio of 1:5. For one well - a liter of nutrient liquid.
Tomato seedlings are immersed up to the first true leaf inside the soil. If the seedlings are very elongated, then they try to bury the stem as much as possible.
Young bushes are watered with warm water, two to three liters per plant.
The best period for transferring seedlings to open ground is considered to be evening. In this case, the plant will be three to five days ahead in development of those planted in the morning.
Since the variety has a long stem, they immediately drive a peg next to the bush to which the tomatoes will be tied.
How to properly care for vegetables
If vegetables are grown in warm regions, then a bush is formed, leaving two to three stems. With moist, fertile soils, the development of sweet fruits is delayed, so one or two stems are left.Unnecessary stepsons are removed as soon as they are three or five centimeters long.
Pinching the tops of the shoots will speed up the ripening of the crop, leaving two leaves above the first flower cluster.
Care features include:
- Fertilizing first in the form of a solution of mullein, then with ammonium nitrate (30 grams) diluted in water, superphosphate (40 grams), and potassium salt (15 grams). Continue to apply mineral fertilizers every two to three weeks.
- Water the plant moderately, reducing the amount of moisture before flowering begins.
- The sugar content in the fruits of the variety increases if the leaves that shade the tomatoes are removed in time.
With proper care, the Sugar Giant will produce a large number of sugar fruits and increase their yield.
What vegetable growers say about the variety
Anyone who reads reviews about tomato giants will want to enjoy delicious tomatoes. Their pulp is so sweet that it is happily used to make tomato juice and sauces. After eating large fruits, everyone will conclude that we grow only this variety of red tomatoes. They are useful, they contain a lot of the substance lycopene, which serves to prevent cancer and strengthen the immune system.
The plant is resistant to temperature changes, resists tomato diseases well, and is easy to care for.
