Tomatoes have long won a rightful place on our tables and beds. Virtually every housewife has her favorite tomato variety, which is especially good in salting and salads. For those who have not yet decided on their tomato preferences, we suggest that you pay attention to the tomato de Barao variety.
Tomato de Barao: description
Tomatoes de Barao belong to the indeterminate varieties, that is, tall tomatoes, which, as they grow, constantly form new brushes with fruits, due to which the fruiting period is prolonged. Tomatoes de Barao easily tolerate the vagaries of nature, do not fear short-term frosts and drought. Varieties of tomatoes de Barao set: red, pink, royal, giant, striped and even black. Regardless of the variety, tomato varieties de Barao are excellent for canning whole and for eating in raw form. Another important advantage of tomatoes de Barao - shade-endurance. Therefore, they are suitable for growing in the most seemingly unsuitable places: under the fences, along the paths, under the trees - the main thing is that there was support. In addition to unpretentiousness, this variety is also popular because its fruits have the property of ripening after being removed from the bush. The tomatoes of de-Barao differ and are more resistant to diseases and pests.
Tomato de Barao king
The height of the bush of the royal de Barao reaches about 2-2.5 meters. The stems are powerful, medium-leafy. The fruits of the royal de Barao are elongated, with a small spout, and their mass exceeds 150 grams. On one bush can be formed about 10 brushes, on each of which grows not less than 7 fruits. Thus, each shrub of the royal de Barao yields about 12 kg of fruit of excellent taste.
Tomato de Barao - growing
Agrotechnics of cultivation of tomatoes of a grade de-Barao differs a little from cultivation of other grades.
- As in the cultivation of other varieties, in early spring the seeds of de-Barao are sown for seedlings. After the two real leaves appear on the bushes, the de-Barao seedlings must be dived .
- In early May, when the earth warms up enough and passes the danger of nocturnal frosts, the seedlings are planted in the open ground. The day for transplanting the seedlings is better to choose a gloomy, cloudy, or, in extreme cases, do this in the afternoon.
- Since tomatoes de Barao grow very high, the gaps between the bushes should be left large (at least 90 cm), and the aisles wide enough (at least 120 cm).
- The process of rooting the seedlings takes about 12-15 days, after which the plant enters a phase of rapid growth. It was during this period that tomatoes de Barao need to be fed with organic fertilizers with the addition of superphosphate .
- Species of de-Barao tend to strongly branch, so they must necessarily dive, leaving only the two strongest stems.
- De-Barao is one of the tallest tomato varieties, so he definitely needs a garter. Garterbands needed
drive in at the same time as planting seedlings, because after doing this later, the gardener risks damaging the roots. - The roots of this sort of tomato grow very well, forming a developed system, as a result of which abundant watering is simply necessary. This should also be provided in advance, because every bush will need to pour at least 2-3 buckets of water.
- Periodically, it is necessary to break off the lower leaves of de-Barao tomatoes to improve their ventilation. It is also necessary to remove the leaves yellowed, or damaged by pests.