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

Mazarin variety was named after one of the French cardinals. Cardinal Mazarin wore a beard pointed down, and the shape of these fruits is very similar to it.

Tomatoes are grown in the open field and in the greenhouse - it depends entirely on the region. In the Krasnodar Territory, tomatoes planted in open ground grow well. In the Moscow region, it is better to plant seedlings in a greenhouse.

There is also a Cardinal tomato, which in its characteristics is very similar to the Mazarin variety, but the fruits do not have such a clear shape.

Variety description

Characteristics and description of the variety:

1. The bushes are tall, indeterminate, up to 1.7 m high, so the plant must be tied up.
2. There are many leaves, they are strongly cut.
3. High yields are harvested from bushes - 12 kg of fruits are harvested from 1 m², 4 kg are harvested from a bush.
4. One trunk can grow 5 brushes, each brush can grow 5 pieces.
5. Mazarin tomatoes are harvested from the end of June until frost.

Tomato Mazarin f1 is mid-season. It takes at least 15 weeks or 110 - 120 days from sowing seeds to harvesting tomatoes.

Description of Mazarin tomatoes: fruits are large, with aroma. From the first brush you can collect tomatoes weighing 600 - 700 g, on the next brushes the fruits are smaller, weighing 300 - 400 g. There are fruits weighing up to 800 g. The pulp is juicy and sweet, almost without acid. The shape of the tomatoes is round-heart-shaped, have a slightly pointed tip.Similar to very large strawberries. Reddish crimson when fully ripe. The skin is quite dense, so the tomatoes do not crack. There are very few seeds in the fruit. There may be characteristic yellowish spots at the point of attachment of the fruit to the stalk.

Features of eating fruits: tomatoes are eaten fresh, they are made into salads, stuffed, stewed, juiced. Tomatoes are not well suited for pickling due to their large fruits and their sweet taste.

Advantages and cons

Among the main advantages:

• dessert flavor fruits, sweet;
• high yield;
• large tomatoes;
• lie well;
• bushes are resistant to some changes in temperature;
• tolerate the heat;
• disease resistant;
• transportable;
• you can pick tomatoes before frost;
• bushes are easy to care for, the variety can be planted even by beginner gardeners.

The disadvantages include the fact that Mazarin is unstable to drought.

Sowing seeds

Growing Mazarin tomatoes begins with sowing seeds in the house. Sow them in boxes in late winter or early spring. For planting seeds, select light, fertile soil with neutral characteristics. Mix garden soil with humus or peat. Pour a little potassium, superphosphate and ash. Pour the seeds on top of the soil, and then powder with earth. Cover the boxes with foil.

Place in a room with a temperature of 23 - 25 °C. Don't forget to keep the soil moist. When sprouts appear, remove the film.

On days when there is no sun, it is advised to illuminate the seedlings with fluorescent lamps. Water the seedlings with a spray bottle.

If you have grown seedlings with two real leaves, then dive them, planting each sprout in a peat pot. Feed fertilizer with phosphorus and potassium according to the instructions. Feed a second time just before planting in a permanent place.

Attention! The bushes need to be hardened: take them out to the loggia, first for 2 - 3 hours, and then for the whole day.

Planting seedlings in a permanent place

Planting seedlings on the site begins in late May or early June. It is required that the threat of return frosts has passed, but you can still cover the seedlings with a film. Dig up the ground first.

Important! It is better to plant 3 seedlings per 1 m²: if the plantings are more dense, then due to very tall and heavily leafy bushes they will give much smaller yields.

Pour 1 tbsp into each dug hole. a spoonful of a mixture of potassium sulfate and superphosphate.After planting, be sure to tie up the bushes. Take care of Mazarin tomatoes, leaving only one trunk, cut off the rest, pick off the stepchildren. So that the fruits do not become small, leave 4-5 brushes on each bush, cut off the rest of the ovaries. During the season, the bushes are fertilized 3-4 times with an interval of 2-3 weeks. When the tomatoes begin to tie, then feed the bushes with magnesium sulfate.

Water the bushes abundantly, but not very often, be sure to water when there is a drought. Between two waterings, the top layer of the earth should dry out somewhat. Water in the morning or evening with warm, settled water. You can add mullein to the water. Always pick off yellowing leaves.

Pests and diseases

Follow preventive measures: do not fertilize too often with fertilizers containing nitrogen, because of this, the bushes may fall off the ovary.

In greenhouses, change the top layer of soil every year. Before planting seedlings, water the ground with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate.

If pests attacked Mazarin tomato bushes, then spray them with phytosporin. If aphids are found, wash the leaves and stems with soap and water. To eliminate naked slugs, spray the bushes with ammonia diluted with water. Use insecticides to control spider mites. This is done only in the spring - before the buds open and the ovaries appear.

Tomato Mazarin f1 is a very successful variety of tomato for both experienced gardeners and beginners. The reviews of those who planted Mazarin tomatoes are extremely positive: tomatoes have sweet fragrant fruits, practically without acid, very large.

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