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A successful march to the shelves of a tomato with a sonorous and justifying name - the King of the Market - began after 2009, when, after successful hybrid experiments, Russian breeders got this tasty and fruitful variety.
Description of Tomatoes
King of the Market - the variety is absolutely unpretentious during the growing period, has excellent resistance against many diseases that affect cultivated plants, fruit ripening occurs quickly, and it gives an excellent harvest. Therefore, many entrepreneurs in order to obtain good profits have recently begun to use only this variety. Its only small minus is its high heat lovingness, therefore, in those regions where the sun does not indulge in its heat, it is necessary to use greenhouse conditions.
The plant belongs to the determinant, standard. The bush itself during the growth period is massive, large, its thickness is quite large, there are small stepchildren. The height of the bush is small, but professional gardeners warn: all the same, it is necessary to tie up the plant due to the fact that there are so many fruits that they can violate the integrity of the bush and lead to its fall.
The stalk is formed quickly enough, a flower brush is determined soon. The first tomatoes ripen in July. The fruits are large, on average one weighs about 300 grams. Their shape is round, only slightly flattened. The skin is smooth and dense, without cracks. These advantages make it possible to transport the crop without violating the integrity of the tomatoes and preserving the flesh even during prolonged transport and longer storage. Ripe tomatoes are rich in attractive red color.
The pulp is tasty, fleshy. Very often this variety is used fresh, in vegetable dishes and in salads. They are great for making juices, fruit drinks and sauces. In canned form, it is recommended to first cut them into pieces due to the large size. But, if the farm has wooden barrels of large capacities, salted tomatoes in them will be an excellent family help in the long cold winter season.
Growing the King of the Market
An excellent crop of these tomatoes in open ground can also be grown successfully in the Crimea and Krasnodar, where the climate is warm and gentle, and also in the Astrakhan region, with more variable weather. If there is little heat in the region, the King of the Market will be comfortable in the greenhouses. The main thing is to provide him with a sufficient amount of heat.
Although the variety is unpretentious, it is necessary to provide tomatoes with protection against frosts, which during ripening at night pose a significant threat to many cultivated plants. And they happen even in May. It is important to consider that in spring the weather is quite unpredictable, and the King of the Market tomatoes cannot always tolerate temperature changes in the air without serious consequences.
Important! If the weather in the region is constantly unstable, it will be problematic to grow this variety.
Seedlings are the best way to grow a variety. From the experience of many professionals, it can be judged that the King of the Market grows better if planted seedlings. To make it strong and healthy, then turning into an excellent crop, the seeds should be sown to a depth of at least 2 - 3 cm. But before they are prepared:
- Priming. It must be light as well as nutritious.
- Pots. It can be either individual containers or peat pots. The advantage of peat containers is that they can be placed immediately in the soil when the time comes, which means the stem part of the plant, its root system will remain intact.
The time for transplanting into the soil is the end of May, when significant spring frosts have already passed. It is advisable to choose an open place for planting, since this variety loves open space, and the distance between the bushes should not be less than 40 by 70 cm.
Almost all of the care consists in the fact that it is required to harvest weeds on time, loosen the soil, irrigate, and feed the plants. After the formation of the 1st flowering brush, pruning should be performed. This method will allow you to get two instead of one bush.
Disease is a battle!
The King of the Market has resistance to diseases, especially to gray rot and late blight, but he also needs prevention. First of all, pests should be destroyed in a timely manner, using from:
- Bears means "Gnome";
- slugs solution with hot pepper or mustard;
- Colorado potato beetles drug "Prestige".
- alternariosis means "Tattu" and "Antracol".
Destruction of the affected plants will help get rid of bacterial spotting. The rest should be treated with a Bordeaux mixture.
For prevention, bait is needed - these are fertilizers in which there are nitrogen and copper.
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