Dark tomatoes they look very elegant, besides they are rich in sugars, amino acids and lycopene.
Most varieties have sweet rich taste and is perfect for various dishes. One of the representatives of the category is mid-season, large-fruited Paul Robson.
Tomato Paul Robson variety description
Tomat Paul Robson - mid-season high-yielding variety. 
The bush is indeterminate, tall, moderately sprawling, moderately broad, requiring tying and stitching.
The leaf is dark green, medium size. The fruits ripen with brushes of 4-5 pieces. Good yield.
Fruits are large, fleshy, weighing 250-300 g. The shape is flat-rounded, with pronounced ribbing at the stem.
In the process of maturation, the color changes from green to reddish-brown, with chocolate tint.
The thin, but dense peel protects tomatoes from cracking. The pulp is moderately juicy, with a small number of seeds, sugary at the break. The taste is pleasant, rich and sweet, not watery.
High content of sugars and lycopene allows to recommend fruits for dietary or baby food.
Origin and Application
Tomato variety Paul Robson bred by Russian breeders. It is zoned for areas with a temperate climate, suitable for cultivation in greenhouses or on beds under film.
Tomato Paul Robson refers to the salad type, it is delicious fresh, suitable for culinary processing.
Ripe tomatoes make delicious sauces, mashed potatoes, juices. The variety is suitable for people who are allergic to red fruit.
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The photo shows a variety of tomato Paul Robson
Advantages and disadvantages
To the main the merits of the variety concerns:
- excellent taste of ripe fruit;
- high content of sugars, amino acids, lycopene;
- harvested tomatoes are well kept;
- resistance to major diseases.
Among the difficulties of the variety is the need to form a shrub, requirements for dressing and irrigation graphics.
Features of growing
Seeds are sown in the second half of March. Before planting, they can be treated with a growth stimulator, providing 100% germination. The soil should be light, made up of equal parts of garden or sod land and humus.
After germination, the temperature is reduced, and the container is placed on a bright light. Watering moderate, from a watering can or spray. In the phase of the formation of the first true leaflets, a pick is carried out, followed by full feeding. complex fertilizer.
Top dressing unfolds in the wells: a mixture of potassium sulfate with superphosphate. On 1 square. m can accommodate no more than 3 plants. They need to be watered as the soil dries, with warm water. Cold can cause growth retardation and massive ovary disruption.
To maximize the harvest, it is recommended to form a bush in 2 stems, removing the side processes above the fifth brush. On a brush 3-4 flowers are left that will allow to receive larger fruits.
Increase crop fertilizing with magnesium sulfate during the formation of ovaries will help. Heavy branches need timely tie to the supports.
Diseases and pests
Sort disease resistantDuring the epidemic of phytophrosis, prophylactic treatment with copper preparations is recommended.
Moderate watering, frequent loosening of the soil, will protect from root or apical rot, airing greenhouses.
Tomatos can be threatened by a variety of pests.
In early summer, young greens are attacked by a spider mite and thrips, later slugs, aphids, and a bear appear. Detecting pests is not difficult with regular inspection of plantings.
It is possible to get rid of mites and thrips with the help of industrial insecticides, and warm soapy water effectively destroys them.
Tomatoes varieties Paul Robson - a great choice for owners of greenhouses or greenhouses. Large, sweet tomatoes spectacular colors will be a reward for the labors. You can collect the seed for subsequent plantings yourself, it will help save on the purchase of seeds.
