Classic variety of tomato English breeding - "Black Russian": description and recommendations for growing

Dark tomato tomatoes are always of interest. They look unusual, have a delicate pleasant taste, suitable for cooking salads, juices, decorating dishes.

Several bushes of the popular variety Black Russian, planted in a greenhouse or open ground, diversify the collection of tomatoes and enjoy a good harvest.

Read in our material all about tomatoes Black Russian: description of the variety, its cultivation features, characteristics and tendency or resistance to diseases.

Tomato "Black Russian": description of the variety

The variety belongs to the old classic, bred by English breeders. Recommended for cultivation in glazed greenhouses and film greenhouses, in warm regions of the tomatoes can be planted in open ground. Harvested fruits are well stored, they can be plucked in the technical ripeness phase for ripening at room temperature.

Black Russian - mid-season high-yielding variety. The bush is indeterminate, tall and spreading, with abundant formation of green mass. In the greenhouse, the plants reach a height of 1.8 m, in the open beds the bushes are more compact, up to 1.2 m high. Pasynkovanie and fastening to a strong support is required. The leaf is dark green, medium-sized. Fruits ripen in clusters of 3-5 pieces. Productivity depends on growing conditions, can reach 4-5 kg ​​from a bush.

Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of the variety:

• very tasty delicious fruits;
• good yield;
• lack of care;
• Tomatoes are well kept, transportation is possible.

Among the shortcomings can be noted the need to form a bush.

You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table:

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Specifications

• Fruits are large, weighing from 300 to 400g.
• The shape is flat-rounded or heart-shaped, with a slight ribbing at the stem.
• During ripening, the fruit changes color from light green to beautiful maroon-chocolate.
• Tomatoes have a large number of seed chambers, the flesh is juicy, fleshy, pleasant sweet taste.
• High content of sugars, amino acids and vitamins.

Juicy fleshy fruits are ideal for fresh consumption, of which they prepare salads, mashed potatoes, sauces. From ripe fruits sweet thick juice of an unusual shade turns out.

Compare the weight of fruit varieties with others can be in the table:

A photo

Below are a few photos of a Black Russian variety tomato:

Features of growing

Seeds are sown in the second half of March. Before planting, they can be treated with a growth stimulator for better germination. The soil is composed of a mixture of garden soil with humus.

Seeds are sown with a slight deepening, planting is sprayed with water, covered with foil and placed in heat. After the emergence of shoots, tomatoes need bright sunlight or artificial light, moderate watering with warm water and a temperature of 20 to 22 degrees. When the first true leaflets appear on the seedlings, they swoop down and feed them with liquid complex fertilizer.

The transplant begins in the second half of May and early June. The soil is mixed with humus, wood ash is spread out over the holes (1 tbsp per plant). On 1 square. m can accommodate 3 plants. Watering them should be moderate, only with warm settled water. Tomatoes are sensitive to fertilizing. Before the start of flowering, nitrogen-containing complexes are preferred, after the formation of ovaries, the bushes are fed with magnesium sulfate or sprayed with an aqueous solution of superphosphate.

To improve the quality of the fruit, tomatoes are formed in 2-3 stems, removing the lateral stepsons above the third brush. To speed up the formation of ovaries will help pinch off extra flowers on the hands, as well as remove the lower leaves. Be sure to be tied to stakes or trellis.

On our site you will find a lot of useful information on how to grow tomato seedlings. Read all about planting seedlings at home, how long after planting the seeds emerge and how to water them properly.

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Diseases and pests

Old tomato varieties are susceptible to viral and fungal diseases. Preventive measures will help protect them. Land before planting is shed with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulphate.

In the intervals between watering the soil is loosened, for the prevention of root rot it can be mulched with humus or peat. During the period of late blight epidemics, plantings are treated with copper-containing preparations.

Insect pests can be controlled with industrial insecticides, as well as household products: infusion of celandine or onion peel, liquid ammonia solution or laundry soap.

Large-fruited, easy-care tomatoes of the Black Russian variety are excellent for home gardens. Seeds for subsequent planting can be harvested on their own, from ripe fruits.

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