Among the many varieties of tomatoes grown in domestic climatic conditions, the most popular are high-yielding varieties. These include the Black Elephant tomato.
- Variety description
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Growing seedlings
- Features of agricultural machinery
- Conclusion
Characteristics of the tomato Black elephant
Characteristics of this variety deserve special attention. With proper care from 1 sq. m, you can get up to 9 kg of vegetables. Weight of each fruit is capable of reach 350 g.
Variety Description
Tomato Description The black elephant has a lot of characteristic of its closest relatives: Pink, Orange and Sugar elephants. However, there are a number of features that distinguish the “black” variety. This is partly true for the fruits. They are large, ribbed, slightly flattened downwards, with a distinctly dark spot on the stalk. color of the vegetable: the fruits of the plant are green or red-brown.
The leaves of the plant are dark green, “potato”. The number of shoots is large (requires molding).
The variety is early ripening. The fruits ripen in just 110-115 days from planting. By harvest, the bush of the Black Elephant reaches about 1.6 m in height.
Advantages and disadvantages
The most significant advantages of the variety, as described, are:
- meatiness of the fruit;
- disease resistance;
- taste of vegetables;
- wide range of applications.
This annual culture has its drawbacks. So, tomatoes Black elephant, need frequent watering. Without constant replenishment, the bush dries quickly. The disadvantages of the variety also include sensitivity to climatic conditions and type of fertilizer.
The fruits of this varieties are best used fresh
Growing seedlings
When planting seeds on seedlings, it is important to go through a number of steps:
- Soak seeds in potassium permanganate. This procedure allows you to remove the “empty” seeds (they will emerge) and leave only healthy planting material that is able to germinate.
- Moisten the soil before sowing.
- Cover with polyethylene and put in a warm place small pots or cups with seeds. Such greenhouse conditions stimulate germination.
- As soon as the shoots appear, remove the film and put the containers in a cool, well-lit place for several days.
While the seeds are germinating in the greenhouse , 1 time per day, polyethylene is removed from the pot, giving the soil access to oxygen.Gardeners also recommend periodically removing condensate droplets formed on the inside of the film.
It is important to prevent the soil from drying out. Water for irrigation should not be cold. Before sprouting the sprouts, it is sprayed onto the ground.
As soon as 2-3 leaves appear on the seedlings, it is dived. It is better to do this in a container with peat. Hurry up with landing in open ground is not worth it. Young seedlings are very demanding on climatic conditions, they need gradual hardening, so after diving the seedlings are taken out to the balcony or to the street for 1-2 hours a day. Already in April, it can be planted in a greenhouse, but planting in open ground begins no earlier than the first days of June.
Features of agricultural technology
Planting seedlings in the calf is carried out in spring, in April-May. It is best to plant 2 bushes per 1 sq. Km. m, but if the formation of plants is made in 1 stalk, it is permissible to plant 3 bushes. The black elephant is characterized by high growth rates, so its stems are tied to reliable supports. When fruits appear on the bush, they are tied up.
It is best to fertilize during the flowering period. For this, nitrogen fertilizer is used. When the first ovaries appear, they make:
- organic fertilizers;
- magnesium sulfate;
- superphosphate.
Important carrying out preventive measures against diseases and pests. For these purposes, potassium permanganate and copper sulfate are best suited.
