Every year with the onset of the planting season, gardeners are lost in choosing a variety of seeds and many types of tomatoes. Each owner certainly has his proven tomatoes, which pleases the family and customers. But you see, sometimes you want to try something exotic.
Therefore, if you are looking for an unusual variety with excellent taste, then you can be sure that Mavr tomatoes will not disappoint you. In this article, the cultivation process will be described in detail, as well as the description of the variety of tomato "Black Moor".
Tomato "Black Moor": characteristics, description of the variety and photos
Tomatoes "Mavr" are a semi-determinant type with medium ripening period, it is suitable for cultivation in both open and protected ground (film greenhouses). Fruits appear 115 - 125 days after the first shoots.
Bushes grow up to a meter in height, in greenhouses even higher (up to one and a half meters). The first brush is formed approximately at the level of 8 - 9 leaves, and all subsequent every 3. On one brush of a bush 7–10 fruits usually appear., although in some cases this number can increase right up to 18. The total yield from 1 square meter. meters about 5 - 5.5 kg.
The fruits themselves are small, weighing up to 50 g each. They have a characteristic dark red color, an oblong shape and a rather thick skin. However, the real distinctive feature of this variety is deservedly considered its taste. Fleshy, juicy and sweetish fruits are great for both fresh use and for adding to salads.
And the natural sugar present in the “Mavra” fruit, when canned, gives tomatoes an even more unique taste. You can also not worry about cracking the fruit under the influence of boiling water, thick skin will serve here a good service.
However, if you are still going to conserve them, then prepare more seedlings, because of their taste all the tomatoes of this variety are eaten fairly quickly.
Below we offer to see a photo of a tomato "Black Moor".
Planting and care
Before planting seeds, they should be slightly processed and hardened. To do this, first hold them for several days in the cold, and then treat with a weak solution of potassium permanganate (do not forget to wash it off before immersion in the soil).
For seedlings, you should prepare small containers and keep them at temperatures from + 20 ° to + 25 ° C. Depth of seeding is 2 - 2.5 cm. Finished pots can be covered with a film, which is removed after the first shoots. Then the pots are recommended to put on a well-lit place with low humidity.
If you are going to do a picking, then it should be carried out after the appearance of the first two leaves. AT open ground young bushes are planted strictly after the disappearance of the threat of frost in the already warmed soil (40 - 50 days after preparation of seedlings).
As for the temperature conditions, the already-established bushes of the Black Moor variety of tomato normally tolerate cooling and drought, so they are also suitable for the southern ones,and for moderately northern regions.
For the subsequent care of growing plants can be divided into several main points.
- Shrubs have a fairly high growth, so it is highly recommended to make garters especially loaded with brushes. Below are photos of a tomato "Black Moor" planted in a greenhouse.
- Do not forget about loosening the soil around the bushes and weeding from weeds. These old and "primitive" care measures have tremendous effectiveness.
- Shrubs require abundant watering during flowering and fruit laying. All the rest of the time, periodic watering is done once a week.
- Even if you have planted your tomatoes in good fertile soil, you should at least a few times to top dressing with mineral fertilizers. Phosphoric and potassium based substances are best suited for this.
Protection against diseases and pests
In general, Black Moor variety tomatoes have moderate disease resistance. Most of all they are subject to the harmful effects of fungal diseases.
As a consequence, it is recommended to carry out such preventive security measures.
- To protect against fungal diseases (fusarium wilt and gray mold) it is recommended to follow the rules of crop rotation (hilling bushes) and treat the plants with Hom and feed them with Barrier.
- To protect against the most common infection of tomatoes - phytophtoras, it is necessary to feed phosphorus-potassium fertilizers and spray them with a solution of Bordeaux liquid.
- If you notice signs of spider mites (white dots appear on the bushes, and small punctures on the sheets), then immediately begin spraying all the bushes with Malophos. You can also make a garlic brew with the addition of dandelion leaves and liquid soap.
- When caterpillars appear, it is recommended to destroy them manually, make a deep digging of the soil in the fall and use Strela.
- If your tomatoes have become home to such a nasty pest, like the whitefly, from which the leaves turn yellow, become covered with fungus and wither, proceed to the immediate spraying of your bushes with the preparation Confidor.
In the end, we can conclude that the tomato "Mavr Cherny" has two minuses: it does not tolerate transportation and is poorly protected from fungal diseases.
However, the advantages of this variety are objectively more, so with proper care they will surely delight you with their impressive taste and makings for canning.
