Tomato Tiger cub: variety description, growing features with photo

Tomato Tiger Cub - this variety of tomatoes was bred by Russian breeders for open ground and film greenhouses. And although this vegetable crop appeared on the market relatively recently, there are more and more people who want to plant tomatoes of original color with each season.

Vegetable growers are attracted by the exotic color of ripe fruits, reminiscent of the skin of a tiger cub (no wonder the variety got such a name), a fairly high yield of bushes, excellent commercial and taste qualities of the harvested crop.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Tiger cub belongs to the indeterminate type, the bushes are tall, well branched, the shoots are moderately leafy, erect, up to 1.4-1.6 m high, the foliage is simple, medium size, typically tomato, emerald color.

Shoots should be pinched at the top to stop the growth of the vegetative part of the bushes. Despite the average size of ripe tomatoes, tall stems require garters to trellises (or supports). In order for the crop to fully mature, the bushes should be formed into no more than 3 stems. Be sure to regularly remove side shoots and stepchildren.

Tomatoes Tiger are mid-season varieties - more than 3.5 months pass from the moment of amicable germination to harvest. The first ovaries are formed at the level of 4-5 permanent leaves, the next inflorescences are formed after 2-3 leaves.Inflorescences - racemose, in each of the brushes ripens from 8 to 12 fruits.

The shape of ripe tomatoes is round, similar to typical apples, weighing 40-80 g. The flesh is fleshy, juicy. The skin is dense, not prone to cracking. Coloring - red with orange stripes, reminiscent of the skin of a tiger. Taste qualities are high, the fruits are sweet with a slight sourness. In rainy cold seasons, the fruits grow more acidic.

This variety is characterized by high yield - more than 10 kg of ripe tomatoes are harvested from 1 m². The harvested crop tolerates transportation well, ripe tomatoes are distinguished by high keeping quality, and neither marketable nor taste qualities deteriorate during the storage period. Harvested tomatoes are universal: due to their unusual appearance and excellent taste, they will decorate any table, they look good with whole canning, you can also prepare delicious tomato juice and tomato puree.

Tigrenok tomato variety is highly resistant to most fungal diseases, in particular, to late blight and gray rot.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Vegetable growers every season leave their feedback on the forum of this variety - those who planted tiger cub tomatoes give advice on growing seedlings and transplanting them into open ground, and also talk about the pros and cons of this vegetable crop.

The obvious advantages of this vegetable include:

• high yield variety;
• beautiful appearance of ripe tomatoes;high commercial and palatability;

• good transportability and long shelf life;
• versatility of harvested fruits.

There are practically no drawbacks to this vegetable crop, only shoots should be tied up and pinched regularly. In general, the variety showed itself well both when grown in beds and in film greenhouses.

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