Tomato Taras Bulba

"Taras Bulba" – mid-ripening tomato variety. Popular with gardeners – lovers of large tomatoes.

Characteristics of the variety

Plant low, up to 80-90 cm, compact, easy to care for. You should not refuse to tie bushes to supports, because. fruits are heavy. No brush formed 3-4 tomatoes. Leafiness of bushes – weak.

Fruits heart-shaped, large. Average weight 200-300 gr., Maximum 0.5 kg. Color – pink-scarlet.  Pulp – dense, fleshy, juicy. Taste – sweet with a pleasant sourness.

Tomatoes "Taras Bulba" they are consumed fresh, salads and other vegetable dishes, tomato paste, juice, ketchup, lecho are prepared from them. The fruits are not suitable for salting as a whole due to their large size.

Productivity – 9-10 kg/m². The ripening period is 114-120 days from the moment of germination.

Growing conditions

Tomato "Taras Bulba" bred for growing in the Siberian climate, therefore it is unpretentious to weather conditions. It successfully takes root and bears fruit in almost all regions of Russia. Gives a good harvest even in open ground.

• For planting tomatoes, choose sunny, draft-protected areas with well-drained fertile soil.
• The seedlings are transferred to the greenhouse in the first days of May, in the open ground – as soon as the average daily temperature reaches +15-18°C and above.
• Planting scheme 40x50 cm, 3-5 seedlings per 1 m².
• Irrigation is plentiful – 6-7 l. settled warm water under a bush. Frequency – once every 7-14 days, depending on the weather and rainfall.
• Loosening, weeding and mulching – after each watering.
• Feeding with organic matter and potassium-phosphorus compounds is carried out during the periods of flowering and fruit ripening.
• In the greenhouse: maintain the temperature no higher than + 25 ° C, organize regular ventilation, with a lack of sunlight – include phytolamps.

Seedling selection

Before you buy seedlings of "Taras Bulba" tomatoes, inspect them carefully.

A quality healthy seedling:

• Shrubs – no more than 30 cm high, branched. The stem is strong, but not thick (the diameter of a regular pencil).
• Leaves – few (7-12 pcs.), whole, elastic, raised up. No wrinkling, yellowing, brown or black spots.
• Roots – shaped, moist, undamaged.
• The color of the seedlings is rich green. Pale, weak stems and leaves indicate a lack of light when growing seedlings.
• Age for landing in a permanent place is 60-65 days.

Beware of fakes and diseased planting material! Buy tomato seedlings "Taras Bulba" in nurseries and specialized stores.

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