Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Mammoth, its yield
Every year there are more and more varieties of tomatoes, and it is especially difficult for beginners to navigate them. Tomato Mammoth is ideal for those farmers who prefer to grow large-fruited tomatoes in their personal plot.
Description of the tomato Mammoth Giant
Variety description is an important step when choosing a planting material. In order not to make a mistake when buying, it is important to study all the characteristics of the tomato variety of interest.
Currently, a huge number of tomatoes of various shades have been created. The color of the skin and flesh can be red, yellow, pink, or even black.
The homeland of this variety is Germany. The tomato is suitable for indoor and outdoor cultivation... In the central zone of Russia, it is recommended to grow in greenhouses and greenhouses.
The tomato variety Mammoth Gigant belongs to indeterminate, the growth of the main stem is unlimited and can reach up to 2 meters when grown in open ground. Tying to the trellis is necessary. The shape of the leaves is the same as in most tomatoes. To get the maximum yield, the bush must be formed into two stems.
Tomato varieties Mammoth German Golden refers to early ripening. The period from the appearance of the first shoots to harvest is about 95 - 110 days. Under ideal growing conditions, up to 10 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from a bush.
They are 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 large-fruited, ripe vegetables can reach a mass of up to 1 kg. The average weight of fruits is from 650 to 800 grams. The yield is high.
Tomatoes of the Mammoth Giant variety are oval-shaped, ribbed. The skin is quite dense, red in color, there may be golden stripes. The pulp is sweet, juicy.
Vegetables are great for fresh consumption. You can also cook delicious juices, lecho and salads from them. Not suitable for whole pickling as the vegetables are too large to fit in jars.
The main disadvantage is that the fruits are not suitable for long-term storage. After a few weeks, the skin will crack and become black.
Advantages and disadvantages
Each hybrid has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Benefits:
- This tomato owes a positive response from many farmers to its abundant yields throughout the growing season;
- Large-fruited;
- Drought resistance;
- High palatability;
- Universal use in cooking.
Disadvantages:
- The harvested crop cannot be stored for a long time.
In general, no particular flaws were found in the plant.
Features of growing in the open field
Despite the fact that Mammoth-Gigant 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 dived. For this, it is better to give your preference to peat cups.
1-2 weeks before planting seedlings in open ground, it must be hardened. Containers with bushes are taken out into the street every day for 2-3 hours, constantly increasing the time.
The distance between seedlings in the open field should be at least 50 cm so that the plants do not interfere with each other.
Once a week, the bushes need to be watered, 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 fertilizing.
Organic fertilizers can be manure, chicken droppings, humus, or compost. The fertilizer must be diluted with water and poured over the bushes.
Mineral fertilizers are nitrogen, potassium, magnesium or phosphorus. Mineral dressing 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 there is cabbage growing in the neighborhood. To get rid of them in the beds, you can spread the 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 on the site must be dug up and all weeds must be removed.
