Tomato Danko Heart-shaped. This the variety is known and loved by many gardeners. Its large fruits have good taste.
It is possible to grow bushes of this tomato on open ridges, and also in film shelters and greenhouses. For farmers, it is not enough due to its thin skin.
Tomato Danko variety description and characteristics
Bush plants determinant type, on open ridges grows to 45-55 centimeters.
When planting in a greenhouse can reach 1.2-1.5 meters in height. A variety with medium early ripening.
Fresh fruits after the emergence of shoots can be collected in 106-112 days.
Bush medium branchingThe best yield results are shown when forming 3-4 stems.
The number of leaves is small, medium in size, green in color, with a low degree of corrugation.
Bottom leaves as the bush grows advised to remove, to increase ground ventilation.
The plant does not require pinching when transplanting in a greenhouse Tie stalks to support.
Gardeners like not only good taste, but also the resistance of the variety to dry conditions.
Although the number of formed tomatoes is slightly reduced in drought.
In the brush the largest fruits grow first fruits, and those that are on the edge of the brush are much smaller.
Fruit Description
| Country of breeding | Russia |
| Fruit Form | Heart-shaped, with an average degree of ribbing |
| Colour | Unripe light - green, ripe red - orange with a spot of dark - green hue at the stem |
| Average weight | 150-300, when grown in the greenhouse and good care 450-500 grams |
| Application | Salad, good taste in salads, sauces, lecho |
| Average yield | About 3.0-3.5 kilograms from a bush, 10.0-12.0 kilograms when planting no more than 4 bushes per square meter |
| Marketable condition | Good presentation, poor preservation during transportation, due to the thin skin of the fruit is prone to cracking |
A photo
See below: Danko's tomatoes photos
Advantages and disadvantages
The main advantages varieties:
- determinant, relatively compact bush;
- excellent taste of ripe tomato;
- dense, fleshy fruit pulp;
- quick ripening of shot green tomatoes;
- lack of regular irrigation;
- original appearance of tomatoes.
disadvantages:
- poor preservation during transportation;
- the need for tying when grown in a greenhouse;
- weak ability to form fruit in adverse weather conditions.
Features of growing
Seeds for seedlings are planted in late March. In the period of 2-4 true leaves, picking and feeding seedlings with mineral fertilizer is carried out.
On the ridge, tomatoes are transferred to Danko with 7-8 leaves, possibly flowering plants.
Optimum landing pattern no more than four plants per square meter.
During the growth and formation of fruits 2-3 fertilizers are needed with complex fertilizer.
Do not forget about the removal of weeds and loosening of the soil in the hole, after which watering is obligatory.
Gardeners who love to grow large tomatoes must plant a variety of Danko Tomato on their plot.
Fleshy, tasty tomatoes with the fruits of the original form not too demanding to care and suitable for cultivation, even novice gardeners.
