For the first time, vegetable growers tried the Tuz tomato from the Gavrish breeding company in 2007. Many people liked the variety for its excellent salad qualities. The general description from the manufacturer can be summarized as follows:
- mid-early variety (106–110 days);
- suitable for open ground (North Caucasus and Central Black Earth regions);
- determinate bush (60–80 cm);
- yield 3.5–4.5 kg per bush;
- tomato is slightly ribbed, flat-round, medium size (65–152 g);
- the fruits are tasty, fleshy, salad-like;
- resistant to diseases (cladosporiosis, fusarium).
In general, reviews of the Ace tomato are positive.The tomatoes grow delicious and are suitable for summer salads and marinades. Some specimens weigh up to 300 g, but on average the fruits are small, about 100–150 g.
Growing
Tomato Tuz is not a hybrid variety (there is no f1 marking), so you can try to collect the seeds yourself.
Seedling
Seedlings are sown in late March or early April. The soil is collected nutritious, rich in humus. The garden soil from the future garden bed is enriched with humus, compost, and peat.
Advice. Boxes for seedlings should have large drainage holes to prevent water stagnation.
After 2 weeks, the seedlings are transplanted into separate pots with a volume of 0.8–1.5 liters; there is no point in taking more containers. The variety is of a determinate type, the bushes have time to grow small, and planting in the ground is possible already at the age of 40–50 days.
The Tuz tomato variety was bred by breeders for cultivation mainly in open ground in the Central and North Caucasus regions. Planting in beds in these places is usually possible as early as early May, and in warm years, at the end of April. But for the first time, it is advisable to cover the planting of tomatoes with a transparent film.
Important! Before moving to a permanent place, seedlings must be hardened off.
As soon as the daytime temperature outside begins to rise above 17–18 ⁰C, the pots are exposed to fresh air, gradually increasing the time from 1 hour to a full day.
Feed the seedlings with complex fertilizer twice. After picking, 10–14 days and a week before the planned planting in the ground.
Bush formation
The Tuz tomato bush grows compact and low. The seed manufacturer recommends a 30×50 scheme, this is up to 8–9 bushes per 1 m2. Such thickening is possible only with extensive experience in forming and staking plants.It is better not to exceed 5 bushes per 1 m2 and try to grow a tomato with 2-3 stems. Although the variety is determinate and usually does not exceed 80 cm, due to the large weight of the fruit it requires gartering to a support.
To save yourself from constantly loosening the beds, it is convenient to mulch the plantings with sawdust or peat.
Advice. After the ovary has formed, the lower leaves are thinned out. This will allow air to circulate better between the plants and allow sunlight to reach the fruits.
Top dressing
Tomatoes are very responsive to the application of complex fertilizers. Even the most nutritious soil mixture is not able to provide the required amount of minerals to such a demanding crop as tomatoes.
After transplanting into the ground, within 10–14 days you need to apply root fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizer. With the appearance of the first flower clusters, it is useful to spray the tomatoes with “Bud” type preparations. The following feedings are carried out every 2-3 weeks.
Harvest
100–110 days after germination, you can expect the first ripe Tuz tomatoes. The fruits ripen fleshy, bright red, with 4–6 seed nests. Vegetable growers value the variety for its rich, sweet and sour tomato taste and are grown for daily use in salads and slices. On average, one bush yields 3.5–4.5 kg of juicy tomatoes.
Reviews
I have been growing Tuz tomatoes from Gavrish for several seasons in a row. I planted only a few of these tomatoes, 4-5 bushes each, but this was enough for delicious salads all season. The whole family likes tomatoes, they are juicy and meaty. I collected my own seeds for next year and will definitely plant them.
Alla, Taganrog
I planted Tomatoes Ace last season. I grew one bed as a test. The bushes turned out to be small, but quite a lot of tomatoes were ripe for a salad variety. I liked the taste, good sweet and sour tomatoes.I love these and will continue to plant them.
Sergey, Voronezh
