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The Sugar Bison tomato variety is relatively new, but already popular. The variety was bred in 2004 and combines a lot of advantages that gardeners appreciate. Designed for indoor cultivation, and its characteristics attract even beginners in gardening. Although many with good results grow tomatoes in the open field.
Benefits of a greenhouse variety
Before buying seeds, vegetable growers carefully study the varietal characteristics of new species. Tomatoes “Sugar bison” are able to win attention from the first minutes of acquaintance. The description has all the desired qualities:
- stable yield;
- excellent taste qualities;
- attractive appearance;
- disease and weather resistance.
For a closer acquaintance with the Sugar Buffalo tomato, we will focus not only on the description and photo, but also on the reviews of those gardeners who planted the variety on their site.
The main characteristics with which it is better to start describing the Sugar Bison variety of tomatoes are the ripening period and type of growth. Why are they important? The fruit ripening period will tell you when to wait for the harvest, start sowing seeds, which pests and diseases are active during the tomato growth period. The type of growth allows you to determine the nuances of care and the dignity of the variety.
“Sugar bison” refers to indeterminate tomato varieties of medium early ripening. An experienced vegetable grower will immediately note that the bush grows without restrictions, which means that supports, garters, shaping, pinching are needed. But these varieties have more resistance to viruses, pathogenic fungi and many pests. Of course, a big plus. Medium-early tomatoes can be eaten as early as 3,5 months after spitting seeds. Thus, summer residents are already planning their workload for the summer period in advance.
Detailed description of characteristics
If you add feedback from vegetable growers to the description of the Sugar Bison tomato from manufacturers, you get a real picture of the advantages and disadvantages of the variety.
Appearance is attractive and decorative. An important parameter for summer residents. When the beds on the site look beautiful, this is a big plus. The bushes of the variety are tall and powerful. With proper formation and garter, they look not only beautiful, but also appetizing. The leaves correspond to the size of an adult tomato – they are also large and juicy green.
The fruits are round, red-pink in color, the surface is ribbed. The weight of one varies from 250 g to 350 g. “Sugar bison” is a large-fruited tomato, and, according to gardeners, it is also unusually tasty.
The advantage of the variety is considered to be good keeping quality. Keeping the tomato crop longer is the dream of every summer resident and those who are engaged in farming. In addition to fresh consumption, the fruits are used to make juice, tomato paste, sauces, pickles and canned salads. If you choose tomatoes of the same size, then in glass containers they look very impressive.
Productivity. It entirely depends on the degree of attention given to tomatoes during the growing season. Subject to the requirements of agricultural technology, up to 25 kilograms of juicy, fragrant tomatoes are obtained from one adult plant.
The description of the Sugar Bison tomato variety indicates a stable yield, and this characteristic is fully confirmed by the reviews of vegetable growers. The fruits taken from bushes are well stored. Some note a decrease in yield when grown outdoors. This is natural, because the variety belongs to the greenhouse and requires strict adherence to the regime of humidity and temperature. If a tomato is planted in open ground, then the fruits will be smaller, their number will decrease, the “Sugar Buffalo” will be more exposed to pests and diseases. But in the southern regions, the variety bears fruit well even without shelter.
Disease resistance. The high ability of a tomato to resist phytophthora is very much appreciated by gardeners. After all, this disease delivers a lot of trouble on the site and brings tangible damage. In addition, the variety is resistant to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
You can briefly characterize the Sugar Bison tomato with the help of its advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages:
- high percentage of seed germination;
- stable yield;
- subject to the agrotechnical requirements of the variety, fruit set, their growth and ripening of tomatoes occurs intensively and evenly;
- tomato resistance to common diseases;
- long fruiting period;
- drought resistance varieties;
- good transportability of tomatoes and keeping quality;
- the versatility of using tomatoes.
Disadvantages should also be noted so that the variety does not bring surprises:
- exactingness to exact observance of the requirements of agricultural technology;
- decrease in indicators when grown in open ground.
The nuances of growing sugar bison tomatoes will be outlined in the next section.
Agrotechnical requirements of the variety
Description of the rules for growing a tomato “Sugar bison” is an important aspect for gardeners. Knowledge of the intricacies of the agricultural technology of the variety is half the success. The second is the accuracy of their implementation.
You can grow a variety of productive tomatoes in seedling and seedless way.
Sowing seeds should begin in the first decade of March. Preliminary preparations must be made:
- Soil preparation. In order for tomato seedlings to be strong and healthy, they need nutritious soil. Use ready-made or personally prepared soil mixtures. It is important that the earth be loose, pass moisture and air well, contain a set of nutrients for the development of tomato seedlings. The soil mixture is disinfected, warmed up and slightly moistened before sowing.
- Container for seedlings. Be sure to wash, disinfect and dry well. These two actions alone will protect tomato seedlings from many problems.
- Seeds. You need to buy from trusted manufacturers. Otherwise, you can get a re-sort, which will lead to undeserved disappointment in the Sugar Bison tomatoes. Pre-sowing preparation includes standard actions – sorting, disinfection, hardening. It is good to check the change in saline for germination. Only those that do not emerge are suitable for sowing.
Fill the container with soil, make shallow grooves and place the seeds in them at an equal distance from each other.
Cover with soil, moisten with a spray bottle and cover with a film until shoots appear. As soon as the seedlings hatch, move the containers closer to the light and remove the film.
As soon as two true leaves form on the seedlings, the plants swoop down. Seedlings of tall varieties of tomatoes, which include Sugar Bison, are not grown without diving. Plants need a strong root system that develops after transplantation. In addition, the seedlings do not stretch.
During the growth period of tomato seedlings, two top dressings are made (if necessary). Strong and healthy bushes can not be fed.
Transplantation to a permanent place is carried out when the seedlings reach the age of 60 days.
This period allows the seedlings to get stronger and easier to adapt to new conditions. Two weeks before transplanting, hardening of seedlings begins. First, the containers are taken out in the warm time of the day for 15 minutes, then the time is extended. And in recent days, even left overnight in a greenhouse or open field, depending on where the tomatoes will grow. Planted bushes are tied to a support to prevent injury. For 1 sq. m area planted no more than 3 plants. The planting scheme of the variety is chosen one-line or two-line. In the first case, the dimensions are 60 x 50 cm, in the second – 60 x 40 cm with a line spacing of 80 cm.
Caring for tomatoes at a permanent place of cultivation
In order for young tomatoes to adapt more easily to a new place, they need to ensure proper watering. Also, during the formation of ovaries, much attention is paid to watering. The variety responds well to a lack of moisture, so waterlogging is more harmful for a tomato than a slight underfill.
Pink-red tomatoes are fed, depending on the fertility of the soil and the phase of development of the bush. Sugar bison needs nitrogen when the bush grows, and phosphorus and potassium when it sets and grows fruits. A good reception is the alternation of mineral compositions and organics. It is important to monitor the condition of the plants so as not to overdose on nutrition.
An important point of care for a tall tomato is the formation of a bush and pinching. The formation of the plant is carried out in one or two stems.
Stepping is done carefully, trying not to injure the main stem.
All these procedures are very important for tomatoes of this variety. The productivity directly depends on the quality of their implementation. A different way of planting, shaping and pinching leads to different results. The duration of the warm period in the growing region also affects the yield of the variety. Therefore, it is necessary to select the optimal landing and formation scheme based on the conditions of the site.
The resistance of the variety to diseases does not save vegetable growers from regular preventive measures. In addition, there are always pests on the site. Therefore, inspection of the bushes and timely action will save the harvest. When affected by brown rot, infected fruits are removed, nitrogenous top dressing and watering are reduced. Of the drugs used “Oxis” and “Hom”. If a whitefly has settled in the greenhouse, then “Confidor” is used.
Loosening, weeding, airing the greenhouse and timely eating of ripe fruits is a list of mandatory care items for the Sugar Buffalo variety.
A video will help you get to know the tomatoes of this variety better:
