Tomato Bear’s blood: characteristics and description of the variety

Tomato Bear’s blood was created on the basis of the Aelita agricultural company. The breeding variety went on sale recently. After hybridization, it was grown on the experimental field of the copyright holder company in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The variety showed good yield results, adapted to the weather conditions of a temperate climate. General characteristics of the bear blood tomato, reviews of vegetable growers and photos will help you make the right choice in favor of the new product.

Characteristics and description of tomato Bear blood

Tomato variety Bear’s blood is zoned in Central Our Country, was created for cultivation in the open field of the European part, tomatoes are cultivated in greenhouses in Siberia, the Urals and the Far East. The culture is frost-resistant, gives a stable harvest, well resists drought. Photosynthesis does not depend on ultraviolet light, the plant bears fruit in an area open to the sun and in the shade. It is characterized by early ripening, fruits reach biological ripeness in 95 days after planting seedlings in the ground.

The tomato is medium tall, reaches a height of 1 m, the determinant type stops growing after flowering. A bush of a standard type, gives a small amount of lateral processes, they are not used to form a bush and crown. They form a variety with one central shoot, stepchildren are removed. To obtain large fruits, the tomato is unloaded by removing part of the ovaries.

Bush Description:

1. The central stem is thick, strong, dark green with a brown tint, lateral shoots of light green color are poorly developed.
2. The crown is sparse, the culture is open, the foliage is average. The leaf plate is dark green with serrated edges. The surface is corrugated, intensely pubescent, the lower part is a tone lighter than the upper.
3. The root system is fibrous, superficial, widely overgrown, the root circle is within 55 cm.
4. The culture is self-pollinating, blooms with bright yellow flowers, the formation of the ovary occurs in 98%.
5. The brushes are long, the density is more than 7 ovaries, they are formed through 1 leaf. No more than 4 fruit brushes are left on the plant, each with 5 fruits. The variety is large-fruited, it is irrational to leave all the ovaries.

Tomatoes ripen unevenly, the first harvest is carried out at the end of August, the last fruits are removed before frost. In the greenhouse, ripening dates are 14 days earlier.

Description of fruits

Tomatoes belong to the large-fruited type of beef tomato, the hallmark of the variety is the taste and shape:

Description of the fruit of the tomato Bear’s blood, presented in the photo:

• the shape is rounded with high shoulders and a surface divided into unequal shares, the average weight is up to 350 g, when the density of the bunch is normalized, the tomatoes weigh 500-600 g each;
• painted evenly in a rich crimson color, the surface is glossy;
• the peel is elastic, dense, thin, tomatoes do not crack, well resist mechanical stress during transportation;
• the pulp is juicy, the structure is loose, fleshy, multi-chamber, without light fragments and voids;
• seeds of medium size, beige, insignificant quantity;
• the taste is sweet without acid with a pronounced aroma.

After harvesting, the bear’s blood tomato retains its presentation for more than 10 days. The variety is suitable for commercial cultivation and for the food industry. Fruits of universal application, used for making tomato paste, ketchup, juice. They are consumed fresh, processed into home-made preparations.

Characteristics of the bear blood tomato

Tomatoes Bear’s blood is a frost-resistant variety. Vegetation is not affected by lower temperatures at night. In heated greenhouses, it is suitable for cultivation in risky farming areas. Does not require additional lighting in greenhouses. The drying of the topsoil perceives much better than waterlogging of the root system.

It is characterized by stable yields, fruiting does not depend on negative environmental factors. The fruiting rate during cultivation in open ground and in greenhouse conditions is the same. In an open area, Bear’s Blood tomato can be planted on the north side. The best option is behind the wall of the building, because tomatoes do not tolerate drafts. In a garden bed open to ultraviolet light, the variety feels quite comfortable, the fruits in the sun do not crack, do not bake.

For a medium-sized tomato variety, it gives good yields. Up to 3 kg of fruits are harvested from each crop. Planting density per 1m² – 5 pieces, yield within 15 kg. The variety is undemanding to care, the fruiting rate is always stable.

The first round of tomatoes ripens in the greenhouse in mid-August, the last fruits are harvested at the end of September. Tomatoes taken at the stage of conditional ripeness ripen well in a dark room; artificial ripening does not affect the taste. Harvesting in an unprotected area occurs at the end of August, continues until frost.

Tomato variety Bear’s blood has a high immunity. In the process of experimental cultivation, the resistance of tomato to the main infections of nightshade crops was corrected: fusarium, late blight, cladosporiosis.

In greenhouses at high humidity and low temperature, macrosporiosis is possible, the fungus infects stems, less often fruits. To get rid of the pathogen, the greenhouse is ventilated, watering is reduced, nitrogen is introduced into the soil, and treated with copper-containing preparations.

In greenhouses, tomato pests are not affected. In open ground, the larvae of the Colorado potato beetle pose a threat. The plant is treated with “Chlorophos”.

Advantages and disadvantages

The tomato variety Bear’s Blood appeared relatively recently on the seed market, the culture did not have time to win a sufficient number of fans and opponents. According to this originator characteristic, the tomato has a number of advantages:

1. The yield is high, fruiting is not affected by: lack of light and moisture, a sharp change in temperature.
2. Tomato Bear’s blood does not stop growing at +16⁰ C, for a nightshade culture, this is a good indicator.
3. The fruits of the table variety are tasty, large, long-term storage, versatile in use.
4. Medium-sized variety does not take up much space on the site.
5. Undemanding to lighting, watering.
6. Good resistance to infection and pests.
7. Can be grown indoors and outdoors.
8. Suitable for planting in a private courtyard and large areas of agricultural complexes.

Conditional disadvantages of the variety include:

• the need to install trellis. The fruits are large, heavy, therefore, without fixation, the stem cannot withstand their weight;
• uneven ripening of fruits, uneven size of tomatoes.

Rules of landing and care

Tomato variety Bear’s blood, regardless of the method of cultivation, is bred only by seedlings. The laying of seeds is carried out at the end of March, seedlings are planted on a permanent bed at the age of 45 days.

Seeding for seedlings

Before growing planting material, containers are prepared, wooden or plastic containers are suitable. Seeds are sown in fertile soil, it can be purchased or mixed independently. The soil consists of peat, sand, sod layer. 10 g of nitrogen are added per 100 kg of the mixture.

Sequence of work:

1. Soil is poured into the boxes, watered.
2. Seeds are placed in furrows 1,5 cm deep, with an interval of 1 cm.
3. Fall asleep, water.
4. Top covered with glass, film or polycarbonate.
5. Cleaned in a room with a temperature of +22 ° C.

After the appearance of the overgrowth, the covering material is removed. Water no more than 2 times a week. When the fourth leaf appears, they are fed with complex fertilizers. A day after fertilization, seedlings dive into plastic or peat cups. In this state, it is in the light and warm for 8 days, then the planting material is determined for a permanent place.

Seedling transplant

The tomato is transplanted into the greenhouse in mid-May, if the seedlings are in peat glasses, they are placed on the garden bed along with the container, the plastic container is carefully cut, the tomato is planted along with a clod of soil. Landing on an unprotected area is carried out after the soil warms up to +16⁰ C, are guided by regional climate features. Plant a tomato with an interval of 35 cm, 1 m² place 5 plants.

Care of tomatoes

Agrotechnics of tomato variety Bear’s blood includes:

• the formation of a bush with one shoot, the removal of stepchildren;
• loosening as the crust forms, necessary for the supply of oxygen to the root, removal of weeds from the bed;
• tying a bush is carried out when the tomato fades, the top is not broken off;
• moderate watering, waterlogging of the soil should not be allowed:
• mulching with straw immediately after planting.

Top dressing of tomato Bear blood is given 1 time in 25 days, organic matter, complex fertilizers and trace elements are used.

Conclusion

Tomato Bear’s Blood is an early ripe variety created for growing in temperate climates. Cultivated tomato in open ground and in greenhouse structures. The culture is frost-resistant, tolerates high temperatures well, does not slow down growth in the shade. Fruiting is high, stable. The fruits are large with a high gastronomic rating. Determinate variety with limited growth, does not take up much space.

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