Mammoth tomato: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Every year there are more and more varieties of tomatoes, and it is especially difficult for beginners to navigate them. Mammoth tomato is ideal for those farmers who prefer to grow large-fruited tomatoes in their backyard.

Description of tomato Mammoth Giant

Description of the variety is an important step in choosing planting material. In order not to make a mistake when buying, it is important to study all the characteristics of the tomato variety of interest.

Currently, a huge number of tomatoes of various shades have been created. Skin and flesh color can be red, yellow, pink or even black.

The birthplace of this variety is Germany. Tomato is suitable for growing in open and closed ground. In the central zone of Russia, it is recommended to grow in greenhouses and hotbeds.

Tomato variety Mammoth Giant is indeterminate, the growth of the main stem is unlimited and can reach up to 2 meters when grown in open ground. Requires tying to trellises. The shape of the leaves is the usual like most tomatoes. To get the maximum yield, the bush needs to be formed into two stems.

Tomato variety Mammoth German Golden refers to early ripening. The period from the appearance of the first shoots to harvest is about 95 - 110 days. Under ideal growing conditions, up to 10 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from a bush.

Not susceptible to the development of various diseases, especially viral ones. Tolerates hot, dry weather well.

Description of fruits

The main characteristic of the hybrid is large-fruited, ripe vegetables can reach a mass of up to 1 kg. On average, the weight of fruits is from 650 to 800 gr. Yields are high.

Tomato varieties Mammoth Giant oval, ribbed. The skin is quite dense, red in color, there may be golden stripes. The pulp is sweet, juicy.

Vegetables are great to eat fresh whole. You can also cook delicious juices, lecho and salads from them. Not suitable for pickling whole as vegetables are too large to fit in jars.

The main drawback is that the fruits are not suitable for long-term storage. After a few weeks, the skin cracks and turns black.

Advantages and disadvantages

Each hybrid has its advantages and disadvantages.

Benefits:

• This tomato owes a positive response from many farmers to abundant yields throughout the growing season;
• Large fruit;
• Drought resistant;
• High palatability;
• Versatile use in cooking.

Flaws:

• The harvested crop cannot be stored for a long time.

In general, no particular flaws were found in the plant.

Features of outdoor cultivation

Despite the fact that Mammoth-Giant tomatoes are distinguished by their unpretentiousness of cultivation, in order to increase the yield, it is recommended to follow simple rules of agricultural technology.

Planting material should be sown in the second half of February - the first half of March. After the first pair of cotyledons and a pair of true leaves appear on the seedlings, it must be dived. To do this, it is better to give preference to peat cups.

1-2 weeks before planting seedlings in open ground, it must be hardened off. Containers with bushes are taken outside every day for 2-3 hours, constantly increasing the time.

The distance between seedlings in the open field should be at least 50 cm so that the plants do not interfere with each other.

Once a week, the bushes need to be watered, before that the soil can be loosened and all weeds removed. It is important to monitor the appearance of the plant. If the bushes are weak, very few ovaries are formed, which means that they need mineral and organic supplements.

Manure, chicken manure, humus or compost can be used as organic fertilizer. Fertilizer must be diluted with water and watered with bushes.

Mineral fertilizers are nitrogen, potassium, magnesium or phosphorus. Mineral top dressing has a good effect on the growth of bushes and on the duration of the growing season.

You need to feed the bushes every 2 weeks. It is important to ensure that there is less nitrogen in fertilizers than phosphorus and potassium.

Slugs may appear on tomato bushes if watered incorrectly. Especially if cabbage grows in the neighborhood. In order to get rid of them in the beds, you can spread pieces of cloth soaked in beer.

Most insects lay their larvae in the ground. To prevent the appearance of larvae on the bushes, in the fall, the soil on the site must be dug up and all weeds removed.

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