A whole palette in the garden in one variety - De Barao tomato and the secrets of its cultivation
To choose varieties for planting in the garden, such features of tomatoes as resistance to the climate in which they will grow, soil tolerance, particularities of plant care, and the taste of the variety affect. Every gardener has a favorite variety. The De Barao variety has become one of the most popular.
Consider the characteristics and description of the De Barao tomato variety.
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Description of the variety
Varieties of varieties
De Barao is a Dutch tomato variety that combines a number of subspecies that differ in color, shape and fruit taste. Common features of the varieties of the variety: plants are tall, reach 3 m in height, resistant to low temperatures, shade-tolerant, have good immunity to diseases and give a rich harvest.
The photo below shows the varieties of the variety:
- Pink... Fruits are oval, elongated with a tail at the end. Fruit color is red-pink.
- The black... This subspecies differs from others only in the color of the fruits. They are dark purple-red in color, and the tail is usually absent at the end.
- Red... The variety has bright red elongated fruits, classic tomato pulp taste.
- Tsarsky... The most productive variety of the variety - usually 15-20 kg are harvested from one bush. The color of the fruit is red, the shape is oval, with a ledge at the end.
- Giant... The fruits are the largest, weighing 150 g. The color and shape are classic for this variety.
- Gold... Tomatoes have a wonderful taste and are golden in color
- Orange... The fruits are oval in shape and orange.
- Striped... Striped red-brown oval fruits, perfect for conservation.
Distinctive features of the variety
Bushes of the De Barao variety are tall, reaching a height of 3 m, sometimes 4-5 m. Tomatoes are grown both in the greenhouse and in the open field. The variety is medium late, the fruits ripen only 115-120 days after sowing the seeds into the soil.
Since the variety is tall, pinching and tying are required. Side shoots form constantly, so watch for their appearance and cut them off in time. Support the stem or tie it to the greenhouse structures.
Leaves are dark green, velvety, medium in size. Flowers are small, yellow. Inflorescences form after 9-11 leaves appear.
reference... The distinctive features of the De Barao variety are called frost resistance and shade-loving gardeners.
Fruit characteristics and yield
Tomatoes grow delicious, sweet with a slight sourness. Fruit weight reaches 40-90 g, depending on the variety. The yield is 8-12 kg per 1 sq. m, depending on the variety and the care taken.
The dense pulp allows the fruit to retain its shape and presentation during storage and transportation. This variety is excellent for industrial cultivation.
How to grow seedlings
Well-grown seedlings are the basis for future yields. Therefore, we will consider this process in more detail.
Seed preparation
We recommend buying ready-made seed for planting, since preparing them yourself is a laborious process. Some seeds are disinfected in advance and treated with growth enhancers (such seeds are distinguished by their colored coat).
Attention! If the seeds have not been trained, do it yourself.
Take a bandage, cut it into strips (up to 20 cm).Put the seeds in the middle and twist the bandage into a tube. Fill the prepared packages with solution potassium permanganate for 15 minutes. Then remove the bundles, rinse under running water and place in the growth stimulating solution. Then follow the directions for the growth promoter.
After removing from the stimulator, place the seed bandages in plain water and place in a warm place for 48 hours. Make sure the bandages do not dry out. Then place the seeds in a refrigerator with a temperature of + 3-5 ° C for 12 hours. This is necessary to harden them.
After the preparatory steps, proceed to sowing.
Capacity and soil
To plant seeds, first prepare the seedling box and soil. The soil is sold in the store. To cook it yourself, mix equal parts earth and humus, add 30 g of superphosphate and a glass of ash.
Put a film on the bottom of the box, make holes in the film so that excess water can drain through them. Place river sand and gravel on the plastic as drainage. Pour soil on top so that at least 2 cm remains to the top edge of the container.
Before placing the soil in the box, pour it with a potassium permanganate solution and leave it indoors for 2 days. The sowing soil must be moist and loose.
Sowing
Sowing the De Barao variety is recommended in early March. Plant the seeds in boxes with soil at a distance of 1-3 cm from each other. After sowing, cover them with soil and cover with foil, transfer the boxes to a warm place.
After the seeds germinate, remove the film. If the sprouts have sprouted close to each other, make a pick, that is, transplant the sprouts into separate containers, for example, cups. Do this when the first 2-3 main leaves appear. If the planting is not dense, you can plant it when 5-6 leaves appear.
The soil should be moist, but not waterlogged. Water grown seedlings under the root from a spray bottle.
How to grow tomatoes
Seedling
Maintain the temperature in the room with boxes at 20-25 ° C until the seeds germinate. When the seeds germinate, it is recommended to lower the temperature to 15 ° C, and at night to 10 ° C.
Important! Ventilate the seedlings regularly and be careful not to freeze the seedlings.
Water the sprouted seedlings with warm, settled water. Use a spray bottle to water. As soon as the first 5-6 leaves appear, water every 3-4 days. Keep boxes with seedlings in a sunny place.
If the sun is not enough, feed the seedlings with a weak solution of potash fertilizers. Also every two weeks fertilize with a superphosphate solution (20 g per 10 L of water).
Landing
If you sowed seeds in early March, you can plant seedlings in early June. By this time, the bushes have reached a height of about 50 cm. From May to June, sometimes take the seedlings out of the room and place them in partial shade so that the plant gets used to the environment.
Prepare the soil for planting in advance, preferably in the fall. Add humus, wood ash to the soil and dig up. The exact time of planting depends on the climate of the region, but the temperature at night should not drop below 10 ° C, otherwise the plant will freeze and die. In case of sudden frosts, prepare additional shelters, such as plastic.
Since the De Barao tomato grows high, leave 80-100 cm between the bushes, and up to 120 cm between the rows. It is better to plant seedlings in a permanent place in the evening. Dig holes at the planting site, carefully loosen the ground around the hole.
Fill the hole with water, let it soak and place the seedling there along with the soil in which it grew. Dig up the plant with soil to the first leaves.
Care
De Barao requires a lot of water - about 1 bucket for each bush. Water the first time a week after planting using sun-heated water. Thereafter, water every 2-4 days. For root breathing, remember to loosen the soil around the stems after each watering.
Note... When pouring the fruit, feed the De Barao variety with an aqueous solution of mullein or chicken droppings. To prepare a solution, dilute manure or droppings to a liquid state and leave for 3 days. Then dilute the resulting slurry with water: the slurry is diluted in a ratio of 1:10, the infusion of droppings is 1:20. During the season, carry out 3 dressings with an interval of 10-12 days.
De Barao bushes form 2-3 stems. This means that 2-3 main stems are left, and the rest are cut off. This process is called pinning. Stepping for this variety is a mandatory procedure, it is carried out every 4-5 days, otherwise all the nutrients and energy will go to the growth of the stepsons, and not the fruits.
Remove the shoots when they reach a length of 5 cm, while leaving a stump with a length of 1 cm. It is better to spawn in the morning so that the cut dries up during the day.
The bushes of the plant require support or tying to the ceiling of the greenhouse.
Diseases and pests
The most dangerous disease for tomatoes is late blight.
The De Barao variety is resistant to this disease, but in adverse weather conditions, for prevention, it is still required to spray the bushes with a solution of garlic or purchased preparations.
Tomatoes suffer from fungal diseases such as white spot, gray mold. If affected by these diseases, cut off the affected parts immediately and burn. Then treat the plant with disease-fighting chemicals.
Of pests on tomatoes there are whiteflies, slugs, spider mites, bear, wireworm. From the bear and the wireworm, they lay a special poisonous bait in the aisles. In other cases, if the fruits have not yet set, the plants are treated with special pest control agents.
Attention! If the fruits are already on the way and it is impossible to spray with poisonous substances, it is recommended to use ash. It is sprayed onto the plant itself or under the root.
The nuances of growing in open ground and in a greenhouse
The De Barao variety is grown both in the greenhouse and in the open field. In the greenhouse, you will get a richer crop, but the height of the greenhouse should be more than 3 meters, since the tomatoes are very tall.
Before planting in open ground, make 20 cm high fences around the beds. It is more correct to plant seedlings on open ground in a checkerboard pattern on an area of 50x50 cm.
Add humus and 1 spoon of superphosphate to each well. Insert a pole with a diameter of 30-40 mm into each hole. For stability in windy weather, it is recommended to tie the poles together with twine.
Important! So that the first ovaries do not fall off on the planted tomatoes, spray them with a boric solution 4-5 days before planting in the ground (1 g of boric acid per 1 liter of water).
Harvesting and application of the crop
The De Barao variety is mid-ripening in terms of fruit ripening. In our climate, these tomatoes do not have time to ripen until the end of summer, so they are harvested green and left to ripen. These green and white tomatoes are stored for a long time, and when ripe, they are used for canning and pickling.
If the tomatoes have ripened on the bush, they are eaten fresh, added to salads, juices or pastas are prepared. Gardeners often grow several varieties of different colors. The salad made from multi-colored tomatoes looks spectacular, multi-colored tomatoes in jars also look beautiful.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The main advantages of the De Barao variety are:
- fruits are universal and suitable for all types of culinary processing;
- a bountiful harvest;
- disease resistance, frost resistance;
- attractive fruit appearance, excellent taste.
Disadvantages of the variety:
- to get a big harvest, it is better to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse or greenhouse;
- not all varieties of the variety are suitable for conservation;
- does not get along well next to other varieties of tomatoes;
- requires a lot of space for planting;
- the variety needs careful care.
Farmers reviews
Astra, Pyatigorsk: “De Barao - excellent tomatoes, did not have to be treated for late blight.To get a good harvest, you need to sow early and plant in the greenhouse. Personally, I sowed in February, but by the time of planting the tomatoes had outgrown me, I had to cut off 15 cm from the crown. I put these cut shoots in the water, when they took root, I planted them again in pots. If they are planted, the brushes are laid almost from the very ground. I plant these surpluses on the street, and everything else in the greenhouse. It is also important to fertilize the soil well before planting. "
Olga, Saransk: «I have been growing for many years in a greenhouse, I have never failed. An old, proven variety. In some years he only gets sick. You can canned, you can just eat. Early is enough. In terms of stability, of course, they are inferior to hybrids. But I don't need giant harvests on the site. We have enough. "
Marina, Yaroslavl region: «I have grown De Barao black and De Barao giant this year. I liked the first one very much, I will plant it in the new season. A productive variety, fruits are even, dense, good for canning. Stored well too - we still eat. The taste, however, is somewhat different from red - less "tomato". But in the greenhouse, these tomatoes continued to grow right up to mid-October.
But the Giant did not inspire. The fruits are large, of course, fleshy, of good taste. But he turned out to be "slow-witted". The fruits are tied for a long time, grow slowly. There are few of them on the plant. In general, I tried it, I won't. But I decided to plant a simple De Barao and De Barao gold«.
Conclusion
De Barao variety for those gardeners who are not afraid of work and like to experiment.
The variety has many varieties. Having planted everything, you will get a varied harvest in both taste and color. None of the subspecies will leave you indifferent and will not disappoint. If you follow the rules of planting and growing, the result will be excellent, but it should be noted that it is better to grow this variety in a greenhouse.