Tomato Babushkino Lukoshko: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Tomato Babushkino Lukoshko has recently been popular with summer residents for its unpretentiousness and large tasty fruits. This variety is not a hybrid, but was bred by breeders for cultivation in the northern parts of Russia. Hence, it is considered to be a resistant, hardy variety that does not get sick much, withstands frosts and temperature fluctuations. It can even be planted outdoors.

Description of the variety can be read on the bag with seeds. Plant type - indeterminate. The ripening of these tomatoes occurs as a standard at the end of summer. That is, about 100 days pass from planting a seed to the appearance of fruits. Care is quite simple.

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Tomatoes Lukoshko are usually planted as seedlings in the garden. Seedlings are germinated from seeds in the spring on the windowsill. This is a mid-season variety. It has a tall bush that can be over two meters long.

The foliage is dense, bright green. Inflorescences are simple. It is best to form a bush into one stem during growth and cut off excess foliage so that there are more fruits and they ripen faster.

The fruits are very large, sometimes reaching 800 grams with quality care. Rounded in shape, with protruding sides. They, like a basket, have a dent at the base. That's why they got that name. The color is red. They are meaty, sweet, sugary. Seeds present.

Due to their bright taste, they make amazing pastes, sauces, adjikas. But mostly they are grown for fresh food. So they have more vitamins. About 10 tomatoes can ripen on one branch.

This culture is immune to many diseases and resistant to any weather. The characteristic of tomatoes can indicate how to grow them correctly so that the yield is high and the taste properties are not lost.

How to grow

You can plant this type of tomato in any region of Russia. If it is a very cool area, then it is best to plant them in a greenhouse with seedlings. Seeds are planted already in March in special containers, covered with foil, and waiting for them to sprout. As soon as the processes have already released two or three leaves, they are seated separately from each other. So they will have more food, they will not interfere with each other.

If the sprouts do not have enough natural daylight, then you can put a lamp over them. The room temperature must be at least 18 degrees.

When the seedlings stretch and get stronger, they can be planted in the garden.Before this period, the earth must be prepared, loosened, dug up, added fertilizer and watered. If the bushes are very thick, then cut off the extra stems and leaves. You should not forget about the distance between the bushes. The distance is important so that it is convenient to approach the bushes, and so that their roots do not interfere with each other.

During the growth of tomatoes, they need constant care, otherwise they will get sick and not produce tasty vegetables.

Care basics

To make a tomato yield worthy of praise, you need to know all the requirements for caring for them: from watering to pest control.

What is included in these requirements:

• The bushes are quite tall, so it is worth tying them up with ropes or wire;
• Should cut off extra tops, leaves and shoots for normal fruiting;
• The greenhouse is constantly ventilated by opening the door. If the plant blooms in open space, then open the film;
• Tomatoes need quality watering twice a week with non-ice water. But excessive moisture is fatal for them;
• Fertilizer should always be enough, feed at least once a month. Do not forget that there should be sand and manure in the soil;
• To strengthen immunity, the culture must be hardened from April, when the first seedlings grow. They can be taken out to the balcony for a while;
• Spray plants for prevention against harmful insects: for example, from butterflies, beetles, ticks;
• The earth needs to be loosened, crushed, hilled for normal supply of nutrients to the roots. Weed removal is a must.

The care of these plants is no different from other horticultural crops. In return, summer residents receive a large number of fruits with a sweet and aromatic taste.

What summer residents say

Gardeners who have ever grown Lukoshko leave reviews about it.

Lydia: If we talk about the description of this variety, we can say that lovers of large fleshy fruits will like it. But they did not grow in the greenhouse in the same size, sometimes bigger, sometimes smaller. Very sweet, ideal in vegetable salads. In care, they are not capricious.

Andrey: Planted two years in a row. Amazing variety. A rich harvest from two bushes. They love fertilized soil and water. If there is not enough fertilizer, red spots may appear.

In order for these tomatoes to be large enough and have a rich taste, you need to provide them with the right care. This variety is suitable for sale and for use in home preparations.

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