Tomatoes varieties "South tan": characteristics, yield and cultivation

Tomatoes varieties "South tan" are very popular among vegetable growers and very highly valued. Tasty and juicy fruits have an orange color that is a little strange for tomatoes, but this does not prevent them from enjoying the benefits and adding a little piquancy to the dishes. Bushes can be grown as it is in the garden, and in the greenhouse. If you properly care for the plants, ultimately you get a rich harvest, which can be used at your discretion. In this article we will look at the pros and cons of the variety, its characteristics, and also describe how to properly care for the plant.

The South Tan variety belongs to the indeterminant type of vegetables. The height of the bushes of mid-ripened tomatoes "South Tan" with proper care and regular watering can reach more than one and a half meters, and in some gardeners they grow to 1.7 meters. The dropping foliage of plants of rich green color and in combination with orange fruits has an aesthetically pleasing appearance.

Such bushes will be the pride of any vegetable grower. The yield of each bush can be up to eight kilograms.

"South Tan" has a large number of undeniable advantages:

• large fruits have juicy pulp and can reach a weight of 350 grams;
• the sweet aftertaste of tomatoes will be an excellent addition to any dish; tomatoes can be added to salads, soups, cold snacks and hot dishes;
• the grade is suitable for preservation and receiving tomato juice;
• A huge advantage of these tomatoes is their high content of healthy vitamins and low acid levels.

The planting and care of the Southern Tan is carried out in practically the same way as for other types of tomatoes that are grown in seedlings.

First you need to plant seeds at home in special containers. After the appearance of the first shoots, you can replant them in open ground or greenhouse.

Immediately before planting, it is necessary to prepare the soil composition of the earth and compost. Some add there and some sand. The soil should be prepared in the autumn, but you can purchase ready-made mixture in a gardening shop or on the market. Ready substrate should be placed in the oven for twenty minutes and proizenfetsirovat. To do this, the soil is filled with boiling water with crystals of potassium permanganate or a professional solution, which is sold in stores.

For planting this variety will require containers with a minimum depth of ten centimeters. If planting occurs in the boxes, it is recommended to dive them immediately after germination. Each seed should be at a distance of two centimeters from each other.

To obtain healthy seedlings it is recommended to observe the following conditions:

• heat (daily temperature norm for sprouts varies in the range of 20-25 degrees);
• at night the temperature should be no lower than eight degrees;
• seeds must have access to oxygen;
• in no case should be allowed drafts, as they can destroy the plants;
• water the soil should be regularly as needed;
• for twelve hours, the seeds should be under sunlight or artificial lighting.

About a week later, the first shoots will begin to appear. For their watering should use a spray with water at room temperature. To start watering should be carried out once a week, after the appearance of the first five sheets, you can water them more often, every four days. If the grown bushes will have strong stems and healthy green leaves, then it is not necessary to fertilize them. In the case, if the plants are weak, they should be fed with special fertilizers. Some gardeners buy them in the store, others use extractor wood ash or a solution of potassium permanganate.

Tomatoes that have reached a height of thirty centimeters with seven leaves can already be planted in open ground or in a greenhouse. Greenhouse plants will bring greater yield, as they are sheltered from adverse weather conditions. Shrubs planted in small depressions. On one square meter of land should be no more than three plants. To simplify further care, some gardeners have them staggered.

“Southern tan” is not picky, but with regular and competent care it gives a rich and good harvest from large fruits. It should be well water the bushes, fertilize them and feed them.

After a week after the planting of tomatoes in the ground watering begins. Each plant is watered with three liters of water once a week, and after the start of flowering, the effect should be increased to two times. It is recommended to use warm water, it is poured directly into the root of the bushes, preferably in the early morning. After this, the soil should be very carefully loosened without damaging the still young roots.

This variety of tomatoes should be fed three times a season. The first time the fertilizer is carried out two and a half weeks after planting in open ground. To do this, exchange ashes, bird droppings or manure. You can buy ready-made fertilizers. The second time fertilizer occurs during the flowering period. At this time, solutions of potassium permanganate or boric acid are considered the best, with plants sprayed with a spray bottle.

The following feeding is carried out during the fruiting period. Fertilizers are put in the ground after watering. Some gardeners replace fertilizer with an extract of wood ash, which contains a large amount of vitamins and has a beneficial effect on the bushes.

The tall bushes of the "South Tan" have very voluminous foliage. To avoid neglect on the area of ​​cultivation, spend pasynkovanie. Thus, the energy of plants is directed to the formation of fruits. These actions should be carried out once a week. Shoots that are less than five centimeters can be removed.

As practice shows, this variety of tomatoes often suffers from vertex rot, which develops with a lack of certain vitamins and increased acidity of moist soil. This disease damages the fruit and is expressed in the appearance of soft brown spots on tomatoes. After that, the whole fruit gradually hardens and dries from the inside. To combat the vertex rot tomatoes need to be sprayed with special formulations with boric acid or calcium. The affected fruit should be eliminated immediately.

The "Southern Tan" is also subject to attacks by various pests, for example, the May beetle, Medvedka, moths and others, which spoil the fruit, thereby reducing the yield. To combat them notice insecticides. It is advisable to take care of the prevention of the appearance of diseases in advance, because any illness is easier to prevent than to get rid of it. To do this, experienced vegetable growers and gardeners add a couple of potassium permanganate crystals to the spray gun or before the onset of the disease they spray the bushes with a solution of boric acid.

Feedback on this variety is mostly positive. Gardeners satisfied with a rich and stable crop. Large fruits are heavy, they can be transported and used to prepare a large number of dishes, including for preservation. The sweet, juicy taste of tomato varieties "South Tan" leaves no one indifferent. Perhaps the only disadvantage of these tomatoes is their susceptibility to disease and insect attack.

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