Tomato "One Hundred Poods" - large, juicy and salad variety

Tomato - a frequenter of suburban areas. Universal varieties of tomatoes, which can be grown both in the garden and in the greenhouse, are especially popular among amateur gardeners. One of them - "Hundred pounds."

Appearance and description of the variety

Tomato variety "One hundred pounds" - medium. It can be grown up both in the closed, and in an open ground. In the southern European climate - on the garden, and in temperate and severe - in the greenhouse or greenhouse. Tomato bushes are indeterminate, reach a height in the greenhouse - up to 2 m, and on the open ground - up to 1.5 m. There are few leaves, they are small, dark green. The variety is considered high-yielding. The period of fruiting is quite long. The plant is unpretentious, does not require special care.

Characteristics of the fruit

Description of tomatoes "One hundred pounds" includes the following characteristics of the fruit:

• the shape is round, pear-shaped, with a clear division into segments;
• especially ribbed near the stem;
• large, from 150 to 300 g;
• meaty;
• very juicy;
• the color is bright red, sometimes with pink;
• grow in fruit clusters of 4-6 pieces;
• seeds a small amount;
• the skin is thin but dense;
• excellent taste;
• universal in use;
• tends to be in time;
• carries transportation.

The grade is especially allocated with a large number of useful substances. Contains beta carotene, glucose, fructose, fiber, lycopene, etc.

Tomato "One Hundred Pounds" is considered a dietary low-calorie product that can be used by people with problem weight or full-bodied. 100 g tomatoes only about 20 kcal.

The advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Like any crop, tomatoes of this variety have a number of advantages and disadvantages. Advantages:

• with proper care it grows in any climatic zone;
• universal in cultivation (suitable outdoor and indoor ground);
• unpretentious care;
• high yield;
• long term fruiting;
• excellent taste of the fruit;
• disease resistant;
• juicy fleshy fruit;
• it is universal in application (it is used both in a raw form, and for preparations for the winter);
• tolerates transportation;
• plucked by immature, have the ability to ripen;
• contains beneficial substances;
• It is considered a dietary low-calorie product.

Among the shortcomings it can be noted only that the tomatoes "Hundred pounds" require a garter of the stem and fruit brushes, also require pasynkovaniya.

Agrotechnology

Tomato agrotechnology is simple.

Seed preparation, planting seeds and care for them

Tomatoes are grown mainly by seedlings, so the first stage of their agro-technology will be the preparation of soil and seeds for seedlings. Favorable soil for growing seedlings is either a ready-made substrate, bought in a specialty store, or a mixture prepared independently.

If you decide to cook the mixture yourself, then it’s enough to mix turf ground, humus and sand in a ratio of 2: 2: 1. This mixture is best suited for seedlings (after the finished purchase, of course).

Before planting the seeds, you need to disinfect the soil by heating in the oven for 15-20 minutes or pour it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Seeds also require preparation: they must be disinfected with a weak solution of manganese and soaked in water for 1-2 hours. After that, put in a wet gauze for 1-2 days. It is necessary to ensure that the gauze does not dry out. You can also process seeds with a growth promoter.

It is impossible to plant seeds deep into the ground; 0.5-0.8 cm. The soil must be hydrated. Seeds should be placed in rows at a distance of 4-5 cm, between rows - up to 8-10 cm. Sprinkle them on top of them. Do not clap. For germination seeds need moisture and heat. Therefore we cover the box with a film or glass, place it in a warm and very bright place. When the shoots appear on the surface, you can remove the film or glass and begin care. If the light is not enough, add artificial lighting, otherwise instead of strong seedlings we get thin weak "threads".

Water the seedlings need moderately, only letting the top layer of soil dry out a little.

When the plants begin to form the third leaf, the seedlings must necessarily dive. After that, feed complex fertilizer for tomatoes.

If in the future we plan to transplant the seedlings into the open ground, then two weeks before it is necessary to begin the process of hardening. Hardening seedlings need gradually, starting from 1-2 hours of "fresh air", reaching 10-12 hours to the time of planting. [/ Url] If decided to grow rayless, in the hole of the greenhouse or greenhouse, the whole process will be the same as with the seedlings. Just do not need hardening.

Seedlings and planting in the ground

Planted in open ground need, when the earth is warm enough and the time of spring frosts has passed. As a rule, it is the middle of May and the beginning of June, depending on the climatic zone. Two-month-old seedlings are planted in the greenhouse.

It is necessary to plant in rows, taking into account the fact that plants are tied up on supports or trellis.The planting pattern is traditional: 3 bushes per 1 m in a row, 60-70 cm - between rows. The soil when planting sprouts must be hydrated. Then the seedlings need to be watered well under the root and mulch the soil with sawdust or chopped straw. After planting it is necessary to feed the plants with phosphate or complex fertilizer.

Care and watering

Attentive care for tomatoes "One hundred pounds" will provide a high yield. Watering is provided moderate, under the root. If the soil is not mulched, then loosening the soil is necessary. As soon as the top of the tomato begins to curl, you can begin tying up, and with it, the stepsoning of plants. It is possible to tie up bushes on support, it is possible on a lane, irrespective of, on an open ground or in the greenhouse tomatoes are grown up.

With the onset of fruiting, fruit brushes must also be tied up, as they can break off under the weight of tomatoes themselves or damage the trunk, which will lead to the death of the whole plant. The butchers are removed as they appear. The second feeding is done before flowering and fruit formation.This time with nitrogen fertilizer. Weeding plants should be done as needed, but very carefully, so as not to damage the roots. When the fruits have appeared, tomatoes need to be fed again, superphosphate will do.

Pests and diseases

Tomatoes "One hundred poods" resistant to disease, but prevention is required. As mentioned above, the soil must be decontaminated. If the plant is planted in a greenhouse, then moisture can cause illness. Therefore, it is recommended to air the greenhouse more often during the warm time of the day. Prevention of diseases and pests should also be produced by means acquired in specialized stores.

Against insects, you can use folk remedies: soap solution, celandine decoction, birch tar and other means. Insects and their larvae can be harvested by hand.

Conditions for maximum fruiting

Experienced gardeners advise to increase yields after the start of fruiting remove leaves under the fruit brush. The rule is this: as soon as the first tomato ripens on the brush, remove the leaves from it. Carefully remove the leaves, 2 per day.To increase the yield, special means are also used - flowering stimulants and ovaries. For tomatoes suitable "Silk", sodium humate, "Ivin", "Dominant", etc.

Use of fruits

Tomatoes "Hundred Poods" in use are universal. They can be consumed in both fresh and processed form. Fresh tomatoes are prepared with salads, used in the preparation of various dishes. For blanks there are some limitations. Since the variety is large-fruited, tomatoes are not suitable for canning and salting in the whole form (with the exception of medium-sized fruits that ripen on the hand last). These tomatoes are good in such preparations as snacks in cans, juice, ketchup, sauces, tomato paste, etc.

Tomato "One hundred pounds" will not disappoint the gardener. The variety has many advantages, so you should try to grow this high-yielding unpretentious tomato.