Bobcat tomato is a large-fruited high-yielding hybrid that can tolerate high temperatures in hot weather. Plants of this variety are considered medium early maturity, as the vegetation period in such plants is an average of sixty five days. Bobcat tomatoes are, first of all, powerful, healthy, and in addition, well-leafy plants. Bobcat tomato on average has a mass of 250-300 g, the shape of the tomato is predominantly rounded flattened. It is worth noting that this type of tomato is very attractive in appearance: the tomatoes are dense with a bright red tint of color, and without any green spots. Pleasant is the fact that a variety such as Bobcat tomato has the ability to maintain its uniform size during fruiting time.
The tomato variety Bobcat contains a large content of so-called dry matter. On average, this substance is contained in the amount of from 6.2% to 6.6%.
The benefits of this tomato variety.
This type of tomato is very competitive in comparison with its counterparts and is in demand among buyers. Bobcat tomato has several advantages: firstly, it is perfectly stored, secondly, the tomato is not afraid of cracking, and also, it is perfectly transported.
This kind of tomato, like a bobcat, is not afraid of verticillus wilting. Also, he is not afraid of the fusarious process of withering. He tolerates these negative factors very persistently. Bobcat is not threatened with alternariosis. A positive fact is that this variety is not characterized by a gray leaf spot.
Tomatoes of this variety, as a rule, are more suitable for growers in whose interests to grow large, dense tomatoes that have an attractive appearance due to their bright color.
Growing tips.
Experts recommend growing Bobcat tomatoes in well-protected film greenhouses, it is also possible to consider the option of early planting in tunnels. Another growth option is not excluded: on a support or on open ground. Of all the options considered, the most practical and optimal, undoubtedly, is an outdoor landing.
Tip: in order for you to get a high crop of tomatoes with the highest quality, you should choose a program that includes the introduction of the necessary fertilizers. In addition, it is important to take care of timely and necessary watering. Following these tips, your work will pay off with interest, and you will get a very productive result.
Agricultural technology.
Tomato seeds are not recommended to soak. Also, they should not be pickled, as they are already quite suitable for sowing. The most optimal soil for sowing for such tomatoes are highly fertile soils, not heavy. Tomato seeds for seedlings are sown in March, while the depth should vary from two to three cm in total. The pick in this case is in the phase of one or two true leaves. It is necessary to feed the seedlings two to three times with fertilizer. A week (up to 10 days) before the process of transplanting the seedlings, they zealously begin to temper it.
As for the density of planting, for determinant varieties the number of plants per 1 square. a meter is from 7 to 9 plants, for indeterminate varieties this number is less: an average of 3 to 4 plants per square meter.
As a rule, tall tomatoes such as bobcat usually produce in 1-2 stems. As for the second stem, it is formed from a stepson, which is located under the first brush. And the other stepsons require removal, in order to avoid overgrowing.
Such tall tomatoes need to be tied to trellises, which can be either horizontal or vertical. Then the plants require regular watering. It is better to water tomatoes with warm water. During the growing season , two or three dressings of tomatoes should be carried out , for this it is better to use water-soluble mineral fertilizers.