Tomato "Barefoot Bear": everything you need to know about planting and care

All gardeners love varieties with large, fleshy fruits - like new Tomato "Bruin Bear". Its heart-shaped fruits not only look beautiful, but also have great taste and high content of healthy substances.

Varieties of tomato varieties "Bear-toed"

Mostly in specialty stores offer red tomatoes, but the fruits of the variety "Bearded-toed" are raspberry, orange, pink or yellow.

Tomatoes "Bruin Bear": characteristics

Why tomato is so popular "Bruin Bear", it becomes clear immediately after the description of the variety.

Description of the bush

This variety belongs to the middle ripening. Bushes - indeterminate (with unlimited growth) and rather high. Dark green leaves have a small, normal size for many tomatoes. On the bush, the fruits grow tassels. On each brush may be 3-5 tomatoes

The bushes of this variety are not powerful and need to be tied to a support and cradle.

Important! Shrubs fruit better when forming in 1-2 stems.

Fruit Description

The fruits of the "Teddy Bear" are heart-shaped or round, rather large, weight - 500-900 g. Tomato peel dense, but thin. The flesh is soft, juicy, fleshy with a lot of seeds. In terms of taste, Tomato Bear Club is getting only positive reviews and many give it a solid top five.

For planting in open ground, the following varieties of tomatoes are well suited: Batyana, Maryina Roshcha, Novichok, Shuttle, Honey drop, cherry tomatoes.
When ripe, the fruit changes color from green to bright orange, red or yellow. Ripe tomatoes are distinguished by rich sweetness.

Important! This type of tomato can be grown in any soil and climatic conditions both on unprotected and in closed ground.

Yield

With the right farming techniques, from one bush of tomato "Bearded clumsy" of red, orange and other varieties, 5-6 kg of tomatoes can be collected.

Disease and pest resistance

This variety is highly resistant to various diseases. For example, he is not afraid:

  • Alternaria;
  • Fusarium;
  • late blight;
  • tobacco mosaic virus.

Application

Tomato "Kosolapy Bear" is quite a positive characteristic also because it can be used not only fresh, but also used to make juice, ketchup, sauces and various winter preparations. Actually, the fruits of this variety are well transported and stored. You can still tear them green - they ripen quickly at room temperature.

Pros and cons varieties

The main advantages of "kosolapogo Bears" include:

  • great taste;
  • high filling with amino acids and sugar;
  • storage time;
  • excellent transportability;
  • good yield;
  • resistance to many diseases.
The disadvantages include some difficulties in the care of these tomatoes in the open field - the demands on the soil and the compulsory formation of the bush.

Cultivation of tomato seedlings "Bruin Bear"

The beauty of this variety is not only in taste, but also in the ease of cultivation.

Important! All varieties of these tomatoes are recommended to grow only seedlings.

Terms for sowing seedlings

To get a quality seedling of tomato "Teddy Bear" of both raspberry and other varieties of this variety, the seeds must be sown in mid-March or early April (60-65 days before planting in the ground).

Soil for seedlings

The soil for seedlings can be prepared from garden soil by adding humus and peat to it. To increase the nutritional value of the soil, you can add wood resin and superphosphate.

Preparation and sowing of seeds for seedlings

Sow seeds about 1.5-2 cm in depth. Before planting, they can be treated with any growth stimulant (it is not necessary to decontaminate). Planted seeds are sprayed with warm water, covered with foil and cleaned in a warm place.

Conditions and care for crops

Sprouted sprouts put on the windowsill or under the lamp. In order for the seedling of tomato "Bare yellow bear" to develop successfully, it needs a bright light, medium-frequency watering (the water must be warm) and the temperature + 20-22 ° C.

Did you know? Flowering seedlings can be transplanted into the open ground - this will not affect the further development of tomatoes.

Care of seedlings of tomatoes "Bear-toed"

Everyone understands that healthy seedlings will give sweat healthy. That is why the seedlings need to care.

Picks

Dive seedlings should be immediately after the shoots appeared two full leaves.

Watering

Water the seedlings need to be regular, but to avoid stagnant moisture.

Top dressing

The first fertilizing with a liquid nitrogen-based fertilizer is made immediately after the pick. Fertilizers should be added before transplanting to a permanent place. 1-2 times.

Boric acid, humate and yeast can be used as a top dressing for tomatoes, which will reduce the risk of late blight infection.

Hardening

To grow tomatoes in the open field brought the desired result, 1-2 weeks before transplanting seedlings into open soil, it begins to harden.

To do this, seedlings are carried out to the open air, gradually increasing the residence time.

Planting tomato seedlings on the beds

To the open place the tomatoes are planted in late May. At the same time, there should be 6-7 full leaves and at least one flower brush on the seedlings.

The gap between the beds must be at least 50 cm. The ideal distance between the bushes of tomatoes - 30-40 cm.

Did you know? It is better to plant the seedlings of tomatoes in the late evening or early morning and water only with warm water.

How to care for tomatoes "Teddy bear"

This variety is famous for its fruits and high resistance to certain diseases. However, all this is possible only with proper care.

Watering and weeding

Watering must be given special attention - tomatoes love moisture. Young tomatoes are watered after sunset with warm, settled water.

The top layer of soil should not be dry. However, excess moisture can be devastating.

Tomato "Barefoot pink bear" may be affected by white rot. To prevent its occurrence, it is necessary to remove weeds, cut off the lower leaves and mulch the soil.

Soil mulching

To reduce the number of waterings and get rid of the appearance of weeds, it is necessary to mulch the tomatoes. It is best to use organic materials - straw, sawdust, humus, compost. In addition to its main function, such mulch will enrich the soil with nutrients and cool it in the heat.

Inorganic mulch can be used, but it will not enrich the soil and will not dissolve in it with time.

Did you know? Mulching will increase yields and reduce the period of cultivation of tomatoes for several weeks.

Top dressing bushes

Due to the fact that this variety is demanding on the nutritional value of the soil, fertilizing will have to be made throughout the season. Organic fertilizer is better to alternate with mineral.

Masking and garter

For the best development of tomato "Bearded-toed" and increase yields, experienced gardeners advise to pinch the growth point of the bush and get rid of deformed flowers and leaves.

Masking is done as the bush grows by forming it into two stems. Improper removal of extra stepsons can lead to loss of yield.

"Bear Bruin" - a universal variety that can be cultivated both in a greenhouse and under a film covering, and in open ground. With the right care, you will receive magnificent fragrant fruit with a sweetish aftertaste.

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