You can talk about the imagination of breeders simply endlessly. These people are rare inventors. Some of their work is simply amazing - both its beauty and practicality. Especially when it comes to tomatoes. Today, the color scheme of these vegetables is represented by ten different shades. Among the dark-fruited specimens, the Black Sea tomato stands out. The variety are classified as mid-season. It can be grown both in open ground and in the greenhouse. We bring to your attention information about the tomato Chernomor: photos, reviews, productivity and features of care.
Description
The advantages of this original variety include high yield - even with minimal care, excellent taste, long fruiting period. The fruits are quite dense and light, well tolerate transportation. Gardeners note accelerated ripening: for example, Black Sea ripens in just 110 days, but other mid-season tomatoes require 10 days more. The Black Sea has medium resistance to diseases and pests, tomatoes are well suited for winter harvesting: summer residents are advised to preserve them, make vegetable assorted salads, prepare ketchup and juices.
The variety is semi-determinant, the height of the bushes usually ranges from one and a half to two meters, which is especially good when grown in greenhouses. The ovaries are formed along the entire height of the bush, and therefore the Black Sea needs timely pinching and forming of bushes.
Fruit Description and Yield
The fruits of the Black Sea tomato (in the photo below you can see them in a section) have a dark shade, they are quite large, rounded in shape. The stalk has slightly ribbed tomatoes. The weight of one tomato is about 150-200 grams. However, experienced gardeners grew specimens and weighing five kilograms. The taste of Chernomor is high, the tomatoes are quite sweet, juicy and meaty. They have large seed chambers that contain a large number of seeds.
Harvest ripe tomatoes can be stored for more than two weeks without processing, and there is good transportability. From one bush you can collect about 3-4 kilograms of fleshy fruits. If you plan to grow Chernomor tomato in a greenhouse, observing the feeding schedule and watering the bushes in a timely manner, you can collect about seven kilograms of fruits of an unusual purple hue.
Seedling selection
If you do not have time or cannot grow seedlings on your own, and therefore plan to purchase ready-made seedlings, you need to consider several factors. So, you need to purchase seedlings from several sellers. The fact is that even experienced gardeners cannot determine the variety from the leaves, so if you are deceived at one point of sale, this will be only a small part of the acquired plants. You should always pay attention to how the seedlings look. Signs of healthy seedlings:
- the trunk is quite thick;
- no signs of insect damage;
- 7 leaflets have already been formed;
- seedlings stand firmly in containers.
Do not buy plants with a thin trunk or too elongated. Most likely, they were not tempered and did not dive, which means they will not take root. The height of the seedlings should be about 30 centimeters. Of course, lush greens look incredibly attractive, but this is best not to buy - most likely, they simply fed it with fertilizers containing nitrogen.
Growing seedlings at home
For seedlings, it is necessary to choose not only high-quality seeds, but also suitable soil. So, the best option for tomato Chernomor is a mixture of an equal amount of humus and sod land, in which a small amount of wood ash is added.
The main stage is seed preparation. Healthy have a yellow tint. The first thing to do is treat the seeds with hot water. The optimum temperature is +60 degrees. Instead, you can warm the seeds under the lamp at the same temperature. This is necessary in order to prevent the disease of seedlings of pathogenic microflora. As a disinfection, processing with a weak - one percent - solution of potassium permanganate is suitable. In it, the seeds must be held for 24 hours.
After the hardening procedure, the seeds can be sown in boxes or glasses. By the way, a week before planting, the ground must be warmed up at room temperature. The soil should be watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. When sowing seeds, consider that part of the seedlings will die after transplanting, another part - from the effects of pests after planting in the ground. Therefore, experienced gardeners are advised to grow 30% more seedlings than necessary.
In order to ensure seedlings a good growth, they must be lit at least 10 hours a day. This may require fluorescent lamps. If you use only natural light, the plants will stretch toward it. During the day, the temperature should not fall below + 20 ° C, but it is better if its level is about 23-26 degrees. The night temperature should not fall below +17. As soon as the third true leaf appears on tomato Black Sea, seedlings can be dived.
Transplant to the ground
Planting seedlings in the ground is necessary for 50-60 days, the weather should be sunny and calm. Plants from cups along with the soil must be lowered into holes or a landing trench. It is advisable to observe the depth that was at the time of growing seedlings. If the plant is very long, you can plant it at an angle, laying part of the trunk in a trench. It will sprout roots, so the bushes will be more resistant.
The distance between the bushes should be at least 30 centimeters, while between the rows should be at least half a meter.
Tomato Care
In the reviews of the tomato of the Black Sea, summer residents say: right up to the fruiting stage, they tolerate drought very well. That is why watering plants is recommended after the soil begins to dry out. If the weather is hot and sunny, watering is required at least once a week. For 6-8 plants, about 50 liters of water will be required. It is important to consider that the water temperature should not be lower than +14 degrees. Another important step in caring for tomatoes is loosening the soil. It must be done after each irrigation, if the root system is formed close to the surface of the earth, cover the soil with sawdust or mulch. Loosening will allow weed control, eliminate pest larvae and provide the root system with oxygen.
An important role in the formation of tomato bushes of the Black Sea is played by herding. Stepsons should be removed when they reach 3-4 centimeters. Break off the stepsons with your fingers. A plant that does not have lateral shoots will give larger fruits and higher yields.
Grade Reviews
Speaking about the characteristics of the Black Sea tomato, gardeners note that the plant must be tied to pegs or trellis. The fact is that the growth of Chernomor can reach two meters. It is pleasant to gardeners that from one bush you can collect about 4 kg of tomatoes if grown in open ground, and about 12 if you grow Black Sea in a greenhouse. The plant needs three top dressings: 2 weeks after transplanting into the ground, at the beginning of flowering and during fruit set. Speaking of disease resistance, gardeners note that the Black Sea is susceptible to late blight. In order for the plant to remain healthy, it is necessary to take preventive measures in time. So, as a prophylaxis, spraying with a solution of garlic is suitable: 50 grams of garlic will require a liter of water. Insist such a mixture should be 12 hours. Spraying with Bordeaux liquid also helps.