Features of growing and caring for the black Bison tomato
Tomato Bison black stands out not only for its exotic dark color, but also for its unusual, slightly fruity taste. This variety has won the hearts of many gardeners. It grows quite intensively, does not require specific care and produces many large juicy fruits. Tomatoes will decorate your table fresh, delight in salads and hot dishes.
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Characteristics and description of the variety
Fruit grow on powerful bushes with a height of 150 to 180 cm... The bush grows not only in height, but also in width due to the many strong lateral shoots. The leaves are dark green, elongated. This variety of tomatoes is of medium late ripening. If you plant seeds for seedlings in early March, you will get the harvest in late July or early August.
Sami fruits grow large, average weight - 300 grams... They have a pronounced taste and a sweet aftertaste. The color of a ripe tomato is purple-violet, the skin is thin, the tomatoes are juicy and fleshy.
In cooking, they are used to prepare various salads, pastas, sauces... Do not use black bison tomatoes for pickling, as the fruits are large and prone to cracking.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages of the variety include high yield. With good care, you can collect about 6 kilograms of tomatoes from one bush. Variety Bizon black is resistant to fungal diseases.
The main plus is the unique taste that cannot be compared with other varieties of tomatoes. This type of tomato is chosen by connoisseurs of everything unusual and original.
But the variety also has disadvantages. Since the fruits are large, with a thin skin, they burst easily. Therefore, they are difficult to store and transport. There are also difficulties with leaving. If you violate the norms of watering and fertilization, the yield will suffer, and in the worst case, the plant will die altogether.
Another minus - This is a long ripening period: 110-115 days (17-20 days longer than many other hybrid varieties).
Features of growing and care
Consider how to grow seedlings, especially caring for tomatoes in a greenhouse and in the open field... Let's talk about harvesting, give interesting facts.
Growing seedlings
Sowing seeds of Black Bison is carried out in early March.... You can use both purchased seeds and harvested yourself. In any case, you first need to weed out the material that is not suitable for planting. To do this, prepare a saline solution (1 tablespoon of salt in a glass of water) and dip the seeds into it. Use the grains that remain at the bottom.
To make the seeds sprout faster, soak them in the Epin-Extra growth stimulator solution: Dilute 1-2 drops of the substance in 100 ml of water, wrap the grains in gauze and immerse them in the solution for 18 hours.
Planting boxes are disinfected with hot steam and fill them with special tomato soil. Plant the seeds in 1.5 cm depressions, about 5 cm apart. Sprinkle with earth on top and moisten with water.
Cover the drawers with plastic wrap and store in a warm place. After about a week, the seeds will sprout. The film will need to be removed, and the seedlings should be placed in a well-lit place.
When 2-3 full-fledged leaves appear on the sprouts, the plants should be transplanted together with a lump of earth into a larger container. The first feeding is recommended to be done before transplanting seedlings, the second one - a week after thinning.
So that the seedlings grow well, provide natural or artificial lighting, avoid temperature extremes. Water the seedlings, but avoid stagnant water.
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Soil preparation
You can plant seedlings both outdoors and in a greenhouse. Let's consider both options.
When planting in a greenhouse
The soil needs to be prepared in the fall:
- the ground is cleared of leaves and weeds, the top layer of soil is removed;
- lay a layer of sawdust, straw, needles 5 cm thick. They are necessary to loosen the soil. You can also add lime to normalize acidity;
- manure is laid with a layer of 10 cm, on top - greenhouse soil;
- mustard, buckwheat or clover are sown to enrich the land with nitrogen. In the spring, the earth is dug up together with the grass;
- 2 weeks before planting seedlings, the soil must be loosened, weeds removed, fertilized.
When planted in open ground
Follow the rules of crop rotation... Plant tomatoes in the place where previously zucchini, onions, carrots or cabbage grew.
The soil, as well as the greenhouse, should be prepared in the fall:
- clear the soil of weeds and loosen it to a depth of 8–12 cm;
- if the acidity of the soil is high, add lime;
- use organic fertilizers;
- a week before planting seedlings, apply mineral fertilizers to the soil;
- 2 days before planting the seedlings, disinfect the soil, add wood ash.
Planting and watering
Tomatoes are planted in the greenhouse in early May. Seedlings should be transplanted into open ground when the night temperature reaches 10 ° C. Make seedling holes 45-50 cm apart.
The distance between the rows should be 55-60 cm. Since the Bison black variety is tall, you need to immediately install the support for the garter. It is necessary to tie up not only the main stem, but also the side shoots.
If you plan to plant tomatoes in open ground, then 2 weeks before planting start taking them out into the open air. This will harden the seedlings. It is better to plant tomatoes in the evening or in cloudy weather. Choose a sunny place. The technique of planting seedlings is the same as in a greenhouse.
As the bushes grow remove bottom leaves and stepsons.
Watering tomatoes is enough every 3-7 days, but abundantly (more often in hot weather, less often in cold weather). After watering, the soil must be loosened to provide oxygen to the roots.
For a good harvest, take care of fertilization. Organic fertilizer "Signor Tomato" is suitable at the rate of 5 tablespoons per 10 liters of water. Stir the solution thoroughly, let it brew for 3 hours. Pour 1-1.5 liters of solution under the root of each bush.
During intensive growth, it is important to produce quality weeding. and keep weeds from growing. Also take care of protection from pests, for example, greenhouse whitefly (plants are treated with Confidor or similar means). In the open field, defeat by the Colorado potato beetle and the nightshade miner is possible. To combat them, you can use the drug "Bison".
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Harvesting
The first crop is harvested in late July or early August... In late summer or early fall, when the nights get cold, it is worth picking all the green tomatoes and placing them in a dark, cool place. There they will mature within a few days.
Planting region and yield
Tomato Bison black - heat-loving plant, therefore it is planted in open ground only in regions with warm and mild climates. When planting in greenhouses, the breeding region does not play a special role.
With proper care, 4-6 kg of harvest is harvested from one bush... To increase the yield, the bush is formed into a maximum of 2 trunks.
Farmers reviews
Tomato variety Black bison is in demand among gardeners, and for the most part has positive reviews.... Here are some of them:
Vladimir (Kazan): I was interested in the characteristics and description of the Black Bison variety, I really liked its photos on the bushes and in cut form. In the spring, I planted 100 seeds, having previously disinfected and hardened them. He grew tomatoes in a greenhouse, watered and fertilized regularly. The tomatoes ripened in 3 months. The fruits are beautiful, tasty and juicy, the whole family liked it. I note that it is quite difficult to care for plants, since they are demanding on heat, watering and fertilizers. In general, I am satisfied with this variety, I will continue to grow it.
Nadezhda (Ural): I liked the taste very much, without acid, but the shoulders remain with dark green stains and firm, in the Urals they ripen in August-September.
Alena (Kostroma): A tall, powerful bush, but my yield was not very high. Delicious tomato, rich tomato flavor with an unusual aftertaste, very juicy. Prone to cracking, I really didn't like it.
Conclusion
Now you know how to grow black bison tomatoes. These large and attractive-looking tomatoes will delight you until autumn. To get a good harvest, follow the basic rules: select seeds for seedlings, plant them in fertilized soil, provide light, moisture and the right temperature.
Prepare the soil in a greenhouse or garden bed, plant seedlings no more than 4 bushes per 1 sq. m, tie up not only the stems, but also the side shoots, provide abundant watering and feeding.