A large-fruited tomato is a decoration for any area. Tasty and healthy Kuum tomatoes are in demand among experienced gardeners.
What is the species
To understand what a tomato will be like, you need to study the description of the variety. It will help you correctly place tomatoes on the site and understand how best to care for them.
Plant:
- Bush: indeterminate.
- Height: 1.8–2 m.
- Number of tomatoes in a brush: 5–7 pcs.
- Ripening time: 98–105 days.
Fruit:
- Shape: flat-round
- Color: red.
- Weight: from 500 gr. up to 1 kg.
- Density: high.
- Taste: sweet.
- Number of chambers: many, but there are few seeds in them.
- Transportability: average.
- Shelf life: 2–3 weeks.
Care and planting
Growing large-fruited tomatoes has small features, unlike their smaller counterparts. They definitely need to be pinched and tied up well. Seedlings need additional lighting and fertilizing, either at the root or on the leaves.
It is important to feed young seedlings properly. Excess nutrients will have a detrimental effect on the condition of the plant.
It is best to use an elastic rope for gartering. It doesn't cut into the plant.
For seedlings, tomatoes, they are planted 2 months before planting in a permanent place. They definitely dive. Since a strong plant is the guarantee of a future harvest.
Hardening is carried out 1–2 weeks before transplanting into open ground. She is taken outside for a while.
At 1 m2 It is best to plant 3 plants. It is necessary to water and feed the adult plant abundantly. Form a tomato into one stem, leaving 3–4 ovaries on one bunch. After 5–6 brushes appear, the growth point is removed.
In a greenhouse, there is no need to limit plant growth. All ovaries manage to ripen on time.
Harvest volume and application
If you follow all the requirements for care and planting and feed the tomatoes at the right time, they will repay you with a large number of fruits. The productivity of the variety is high.
Mainly used for preparing fresh salads. Also used in the preparation of sauces, juices and tomato paste.
Positive and negative sides
The presence of positive properties in the variety makes the plant more attractive to any summer resident. This gives a great advantage to the Kuum tomato compared to other types.
Pros:
- High yield.
- Excellent taste qualities of the variety.
- Long shelf life.
- Early start of fruiting.
- The fruits do not crack.
- You can harvest tomato seeds yourself.
Minuses:
- Obligatory garter and plant formation.
The opinion of summer residents regarding “Kuum”
By reading reviews from summer residents, you can find a lot of useful information for yourself. Tips for caring for, plant formation, feeding.
- Natalia. I sat down for the first time. Just one bush. At first she formed it into two trunks, then launched it. The bush has grown powerful, there are a lot of fruits, the sizes are as in the description. I collected tomato seeds of the “Kuum” variety for next year. Will definitely grow more.
- Irina Abramova. The variety is wonderful. The description corresponds to reality.
- Galina. I've been growing it for 3 years, I'm happy with everything. He changes the rest of the varieties, but “Kuum” is the main one and mandatory for planting.
- Olesya. Amazing plant. I liked it very much. Productivity is “5++”. Tomatoes are great for fresh salads. I tried canning it in slices for the winter, it turned out very tasty. The structure was practically not damaged.
Large tomatoes They are pleasing to the eye and are often consumed straight from the bush. “Kuum”, thanks to its taste, is at the top of the lists of many gardeners.
