Every year there are more and more varieties of tomatoes, and it is especially difficult for beginners to navigate them. The Mammoth tomato is ideal for those farmers who prefer to grow large-fruited tomatoes in their garden.
Description of the Mammoth Giant tomato
Description of the variety is an important stage when choosing planting material. In order not to make a mistake when purchasing, it is important to study all the characteristics of the tomato variety you are interested in.
Currently, a huge number of tomatoes of various shades have been created. The color of the skin and pulp can be red, yellow, pink or even black.
The birthplace of this variety is Germany. The tomato is suitable for growing in open and closed ground. In central Russia, it is recommended to grow it in greenhouses and greenhouses.
The Mammoth Giant tomato variety is indeterminate; the growth of the main stem is unlimited and can reach up to 2 meters when grown in open ground. It is necessary to tie it to trellises. The leaf shape is the same as most tomatoes. To get maximum yield, the bush needs to be formed into two stems.
The tomato variety Mammoth German Golden is an early ripening tomato. The period from the appearance of the first shoots to harvest is about 95 - 110 days. Under ideal growing conditions, you can harvest up to 10 kg of tomatoes from a bush.
Not susceptible to the development of various diseases, especially viral ones. They tolerate hot, dry weather well.
Description of fruits
The main characteristic of the hybrid is its large fruit; ripe vegetables can weigh up to 1 kg. On average, the weight of the fruit is from 650 to 800 grams. Productivity is high.
Tomatoes of the Mammoth Giant variety are oval-shaped, ribbed. The skin is quite dense, red in color, and may have golden stripes. The pulp is sweet and juicy.
Vegetables are great for eating whole fresh. You can also make delicious juices, lecho and salads from them. They are not suitable for pickling whole, since the vegetables are too large and do not fit in jars.
The main disadvantage is that the fruits are not suitable for long-term storage. After a few weeks, the skin cracks and turns black.
Advantages and disadvantages
Each hybrid has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages:
- This tomato owes positive feedback from many farmers to its abundant yield throughout the growing season;
- Large fruit;
- Drought resistance;
- High taste qualities;
- Universal use in cooking.
Flaws:
- The harvested crop cannot be stored for a long time.
In general, no particular deficiencies were found in the plant.
Features of growing in open ground
Despite the fact that Mammoth-Giant tomatoes are distinguished by their unpretentious cultivation, in order to increase the yield it is recommended to follow simple rules of agricultural technology.
Planting material should be sown in the second half of February - the first half of March. After the first pair of cotyledons and a pair of true leaves appear on the seedlings, it must be picked. To do this, it is better to give your preference to peat cups.
1-2 weeks before planting seedlings in open ground, they must be hardened off. Containers with bushes are taken outside every day for 2-3 hours, constantly increasing the time.
The distance between seedlings in open ground should be at least 50 cm so that the plants do not interfere with each other.
The bushes need to be watered once a week; before that, the soil can be loosened and all weeds removed. It is important to monitor the appearance of the plant. If the bushes are weak, very few ovaries are formed, this means that they need mineral and organic fertilizers.
Manure, chicken droppings, humus or compost can be used as organic fertilizers. The fertilizer must be diluted with water and watered on the bushes.
Mineral fertilizers are nitrogen, potassium, magnesium or phosphorus. Mineral fertilizing has a good effect on the growth of bushes and the duration of the growing season.
You need to feed the bushes every 2 weeks. It is important to ensure that there is less nitrogen in fertilizers than phosphorus and potassium.
If watering is improper, slugs may appear on tomato bushes.Especially if cabbage grows next door. In order to get rid of them in the beds, you can spread pieces of cloth soaked in beer.
Most insects lay their larvae in the ground. To prevent the appearance of larvae on the bushes, in the fall the soil in the area must be dug up and all weeds removed.
