The tomato variety "one hundred pounds" has a very long fruiting period, suitable for open ground and film shelters. Fruits grow pear-shaped, fleshy, with a slightly ribbed skin, weighing up to 170-250 grams. The color of ripe fruits is bright red, but there are other colors. Ideal for fresh consumption, but can be preserved if desired. Tomatoes perfectly retain their presentation when transporting over long distances. Even a few hours after the harvest, the fruits will look as if they had just been picked from the bush. One hundred pounds tomato is also suitable for processing into tomato juice, because of its “airy” and slightly sweet pulp, it does not give bitterness during further processing.
Favorable soil for tomato
Tomato "one hundred pounds" loves fertile, not heavy soil. Great precursors are legumes, cucumbers, cabbage, carrots and onions. Seeds are sown in late March - early April in depth by 2-3 centimeters. Before sowing, the seeds should be treated with potassium permanganate and washed with clean running water. With proper care, the bush grows to 1.5 meters in height. Depending on the height of the bush, fruits also grow.
Watering and feeding
Ideally, plants need regular watering. For watering tomatoes, warm water is used. During growth, you can use various types of fertilizing, which will be suitable for tomatoes. For more accurate information, it is better to go to a consultant in a garden store, he will choose the right top dressing for your tomatoes. You should also make a list of diseases that affected the bushes on your soil. Thus, you can prevent a bunch of ailments and save your crop.
Useful properties of tomatoes
It is no exaggeration to say that the most popular vegetable on the table is tomato, or, in other words, tomato. Tomatoes are consumed both fresh and in salads and canned foods. But the tomato "one hundred pounds" is best used for salads, that is, fresh. Many national dishes are prepared with the addition of tomato or processed tomatoes. Eating tomatoes has become a habit of many people. Tomatoes are rich in beta-carotene, they also contain one of the most powerful antioxidants and a complex of vitamins A, C and E. Some even believe that with the help of tomatoes you can treat diseases. For example, boiled tomatoes contain more leukopin than freshly squeezed tomato juice. Fruits have a beneficial effect on blood composition, which has been scientifically confirmed. These qualities are possessed by tomatoes of the "hundred pounds" variety .
Productivity
If you look at the comments of gardeners in various forums, you will notice that this tomato is very easy to grow and gives a good harvest. "One hundred pounds" (tomato, reviews of which are always positive) to grow is very profitable. Problems can arise when growing tomatoes in a greenhouse, under a canopy of film.
Productivity - about 25 kilograms of fruit from one bush. These, of course, are inaccurate results, depending on the weather, the crop can vary from 25 to 18 kilograms, and in some cases less. You have the opportunity to choose tomatoes of this variety, but of different colors - red, yellow, citrus, cherry and black. At an early stage of tomato growth, they have an almost tasteless flesh, but as soon as the fruit begins to turn red - a honeyed taste with subtle sourness. If you are a beginner gardener, then the tomato "one hundred pounds" is ideal for you. The only thing worth paying attention to possible diseases. If you run the tomatoes and do not adhere to the recommendations, they can suffer from ailments such as anthracnose, cladosporiosis, or brown spotting, gray rot, fusarium wilt, and many others.