Thick boatswain is a relatively new variety of tomatoes, but has already managed to find a lot of fans among vegetable growers. It was bred by the breeders of the National Research University of the Central Siberian Botanical Garden at the beginning of the XXI century.
A full description of the variety, its detailed characteristics and characteristics of cultivation, as well as many other useful information you will find in our article.
Thick Boatswain Tomato: variety description
Determinant shtambovy bushes of the mid-ripe variety of tomatoes Thick boatswain covered with green leaves of medium size. This hybrid variety of the same F1 hybrids does not have. It can be grown both in open ground and under film shelters. It exhibits high resistance to tobacco mosaic virus.
Unripe Fat Boatswain tomatoes have a light color with green and dark green stripes, and after ripening, their main color becomes bright red, and the stripes acquire a golden-straw color.
- Fruits usually reach a weight of between one hundred and fifty to one hundred and eighty grams.
- They are characterized by a smooth round shape and medium density.
- Each fruit has at least four nests.
- The dry matter content is high.
- These tomatoes have good taste and are suitable for short-term storage.
Tomatoes Thick boatswain can be used fresh or used to prepare a variety of winter preparations.
The main advantages of tomatoes Thick boatswain can be called:
- High commodity qualities of fruits.
- Good yield.
- Disease resistance.
This type of tomato has practically no disadvantages, since breeders were able to combine all the positive qualities of other varieties in it. The main feature of this variety is increased fruit formation both when grown in open ground and when grown in a greenhouse.
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Features of growing
This variety of tomatoes was included in the State register in all regions of the Russian Federation. The best period for sowing seeds into the ground is March. Before planting seeds, soil should be lightly tamped and mulched with peat or soil layer, the thickness of which should be one centimeter.
After planting, pour the seeds with warm water using a sieve, cover with a film and place in a place where the air temperature is at the level of twenty-five degrees Celsius. As soon as the first shoots appear, the film can be removed, and the container with the seedlings should be placed in a bright place. For five to seven days, it should rise at an air temperature of plus fifteen to plus sixteen degrees, and then it is raised to twenty to twenty-two degrees of heat.
After the appearance of one or two sheets, it is necessary to dive seedlings. In protected or open ground, seedlings are planted sixty to sixty-five days after sowing the seeds. By then, there should be six or seven leaves and one flower brush on the sprouts. Bushes of tomatoes of this variety require tying and the formation of five stems.
Diseases and pests
The thick boatswain is characterized by good disease resistance, but if they still attack him, you can cope with them with the help of fungicidal preparations. And pests will be scared away by insecticide spraying. Try to grow tomatoes Thick boatswain on your site, and this variety will be included in the list of your favorite varieties.
