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Lovers of big, meaty, sugary tomatoes, this article is for you! Here are the characteristics and description of the tomato variety Bull’s forehead – one name is worth it, speaks for itself. Siberian breeders bred the tomato variety Bull forehead, adjusting its properties to the climatic conditions of this region. Therefore, the main characteristic of the tomato Bull’s forehead is a high yield, despite any weather anomalies. It tolerates both heat and low temperatures very well, undemanding to frequent watering.
Description
Tomato Bull’s forehead is mid-early (100-115 days), not a hybrid, but a variety, so you can take seeds from it for future plantings. The tomato variety Bull’s forehead was bred in 1995 by , or rather, Siberian breeders.
It belongs to indeterminate varieties of tomatoes, which indicates its tall stature (110-170 cm), so a garter to a support is required not only for stems, but also for branches that can break under the weight of fruits. The fruits grow large, the weight of one tomato Bull’s forehead can reach up to 0,6 kg, the largest are the very first. Rounded in shape, slightly flattened, bright red, sweet, with a slight sourness, fleshy, there are few seed chambers – only 4-5, in which there are not very many seeds, this can be seen in the photo below:
Recommended for growing in greenhouses and outdoors, weather permitting. Best of all in an open garden, according to the reviews of those who have already planted it, Bull’s forehead tomatoes grow in the southern regions. Closer to the North, greenhouse cultivation is recommended to ensure a good harvest. And the yield of the tomato variety Bull’s forehead is very high: if the care is good enough, then from one bush you can get about nine kilograms of juicy, delicious fruits. And if we take into account that the recommended planting density is two seedlings per 1 m2, then 17-18 kg of tomatoes are obtained from one square meter.
Advantages
- there is no equal in taste;
- well tolerates temperature changes;
- unpretentious in care;
- guaranteed high yield;
- tolerates lack of water;
- resistant to major diseases.
Disadvantages
- with an excess of moisture, cracking of the fruit occurs;
- does not tolerate transportation;
- shelf life is not long enough.
Another description of the shortcomings of the tomato variety Bull’s forehead can be attributed to the fact that due to the high popularity of tomatoes Bull’s forehead, scammers sell fake seeds that have nothing to do with this variety.
Due to the fact that these tomatoes do not withstand long-term storage, it is best to eat them directly from the bush or, having collected them, immediately process them. Smaller tomatoes can be pickled in jars, larger ones in oak barrels. And you can cook delicious tomato juice or thick tomato paste. Any hostess will find a use for these wonderful sweet and sour, fleshy fruits.
Features of care
In principle, Bull’s forehead tomatoes do not require any special care. But still there are necessary conditions for proper care:
- It is very important to tie the trunk in time, and supports should be placed under the branches with heavy fruit brushes.
- When forming a bush, it is necessary to carry out pinching, in order to avoid thickening, leaving two or three main stems.
- It is advisable to fertilize three times a season with the use of complex fertilizers.
- When the bush reaches the desired height, pinch the top to stop further growth.
According to its characteristics, Bull’s forehead belongs to varieties resistant to fungal diseases. Therefore, it just needs prevention, which is expressed in compliance with the irrigation regime, good lighting and timely ventilation of the greenhouse.
Types of the most common pests and how to deal with them
- codling moth, white butterfly, sawfly – the use of the drug “Lepidocid” gives a good effect;
- “Zubr” will help in the fight against the nightshade miner;
- against the main enemy of all tomatoes – the greenhouse whitefly, the drug “Confidor” is used.
All of these preparations can be found in any gardening store.
When growing large-fruited tomatoes in the northern regions of our country, not all fruits have time to ripen on a bush. You can speed up maturation if you know one secret.
What to do to speed up the ripening of tomatoes on the vine
The secret is to use an infusion of young pine shoots. First you need to go to the forest and collect them. Put in a dark cool place for a week. After that, grind, pour water in the proportion: 1 part of the shoots to 2 parts of water, bring to a boil and, reducing the heat to a minimum, then simmer for 10-15 minutes. After removing from heat, cool, filter, dilute with water 1 to 3. Spray tomato bushes with this infusion when buds have just begun to appear. This will make it possible to get ripe tomatoes much earlier.
Even an inexperienced gardener can handle growing tomatoes Bull’s forehead.
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