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Spring is ahead again and gardeners are dreaming of new varieties of tomatoes that will be grown on the site. There are a great many varieties and hybrids on the market, it is not so easy to choose. That is why descriptions and characteristics of interesting tomatoes are needed.
One of the amazing varieties is the Siberian Tiger tomato. This is a product of the selection of scientists from the United States of America. The author is Mark McCaslin. He called his brainchild the Siberian Tiger.
Description of the variety
Parents of the new tomato siberian tiger varieties were chosen Blue and King of Beauty. In the southern regions, the tomato has a good return in the open field, but in the middle lane it is recommended to grow it in greenhouses.
Features of the bush
Exotic tomato pink Siberian tiger belongs to the indeterminate varieties. The plant is mid-season, technical maturity occurs 110-120 days after germination.
Tomato bushes are high, up to 1.5 meters (in a greenhouse), it is impossible to grow without support and tying. To obtain a decent harvest, it is necessary to pinch and remove excess leaves. A bush is formed in 1-2 stems.
The leaves of the American tomato variety are rich green. They are long, average foliage. Peduncles are powerful, with a large number of ovaries (from 4 to 6). On one stem, about 6-7 brushes with tomatoes are formed.
Fruit
The shape of the tomato does not always match the description on the sachet. The thing is that this tomato is still being improved.
Therefore, gardeners write in reviews that tomatoes are semicircular or resemble a ball. On tomatoes of the American variety, ribbing is observed, regardless of the shape of the fruit.
The Siberian Tiger tomato variety has dense flesh, fleshy, but the skin is thin. Unripe fruits of light green color with outlined stripes. In technical ripeness, you cannot take your eyes off the tomato of this variety. This exotic fruit of American origin will not leave anyone indifferent.
Tomatoes of the Siberian Tiger variety stand out with a bright purple-pink color. The shoulders at the stalk become purple-blue, and there are also stripes resembling the colors of a tiger.
The weight of the fruits on the first brush is 300 grams and slightly higher. On the rest of the inflorescences, tasty, sweet, with a fruity aroma tomatoes weighing about 150 grams are formed.
The fruits of this variety are multi-chambered, sugary on the cut. The pulp is deep red. There are a lot of seeds in tomatoes, they are of medium size.
Characteristics of the variety
Based on the description of the Siberian tiger tomato, we will find out its advantages and disadvantages.
pros
- Exotic appearance.
- Excellent and unusual taste.
- Possibility of growing tomatoes in open and protected ground.
- Quite good yield, given the weight of the fruit and the number of formed inflorescences and ovaries.
- Tomatoes of the variety do not crack on the bushes if watering is not too abundant. They hold well, do not fall off, even when overripe.
- Siberian tiger tomatoes for universal use. Excellent raw material for sauces, tomato juice, cooking lecho, ketchup and salads for the winter.
- The transportability of the variety is average, due to the thin skin, the fruits require special packing in boxes.
Minuses
As you can see, there are many advantages. Let's deal with the disadvantages:
- A tall determinant plant has to be limited in growth by pinching the main stem.
- It is necessary to form tomatoes of the variety only in one or two stems, so as not to overload the plants, therefore, one cannot do without pinching. It is necessary to tie up not only stems in tomatoes, but also bunches, as shown in the photo.
- The variety is not suitable for canning with whole fruits due to its thin skin.
- In the south, all brushes ripen even in open ground. In the zone of risky farming, it is possible to grow a tomato of the Siberian Tiger variety only in a greenhouse.
As you can see, tomato has both advantages and disadvantages. But without starting to grow a plant, it is difficult to judge it. Therefore, we recommend that you try to grow an exotic plant, and then send us your feedback on the Siberian Tiger tomato variety, as well as add the description and characteristics.
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As indicated in the characteristics and description of the variety, the Siberian Tiger tomato can be grown in any soil, depending on the climatic conditions of the region.
Seedling preparation
- Seeds of tomatoes of this variety are planted in prepared soil in containers convenient for each gardener. The soil can be purchased at the store (it is completely balanced) or prepared by yourself, taking equal parts of the soil from the garden, compost or humus. A little sand is added to improve the soil structure, and wood ash is added to combat blackleg.
- The earth and the container must be disinfected. As a rule, boiling water with potassium permanganate added to it is used. Spill the earth with a pink solution and cover with a thick cloth to improve the effect of the treatment.
- Tomato seeds also need to be prepared. They are first poured into salt water in order to select puny and unripe specimens (they will float up). Then washed in warm water and put in a pink solution of potassium permanganate for 15 minutes. Washed again and dried to a free-flowing state. The seeds of the Siberian Tiger tomato variety are not recommended to be soaked and germinated.
- Dry seeds are spread in sowing containers to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm (ideally 8-9 mm) in moist soil. Cover the top of the container with a piece of cellophane to accelerate germination. Before germination, the box is placed on a warm, lighted window. Thanks to the greenhouse effect, tomato seeds emerge within 4-5 days. The film is removed and the temperature is slightly reduced so that the seedlings do not stretch. To save space on the windowsill, seeds can be grown in a snail.
And the video below will help those gardeners who are using this method of planting tomatoes for the first time to cope with the work:
- When two or three real leaves appear, a pick is carried out into separate cups with a volume of at least 500 ml. In smaller containers, the plants will feel uncomfortable, which will negatively affect the seedlings.
- Before planting in a permanent place, glasses of Siberian tiger tomatoes are taken out into the fresh air for hardening. Tomatoes that are ready for planting have a bluish tint to the stems.
Planting and care in the ground
The ground for tomatoes is prepared in the fall. It is fertilized, dug up. If for some reason the work was not completed, then you can do it in the spring.
After preparing the holes, each is spilled with a pink solution of potassium permanganate (boiling water), a handful of wood ash is added.
The distance between the plants is at least 50 cm, because only 4 tomatoes are planted per square meter. The seedlings should not be deeply buried, otherwise the vegetative period will last. The fruits will ripen two weeks later.
Immediately after planting, the seedlings are spilled and the soil is mulched. Be sure to cut off the lower leaves and stepchildren before the first fork. Form a bush in a greenhouse into one or two stems. In the open field, you can leave 2-3. In the future, they remove all the stepsons and pinch the leaves under the tied brushes. This will provide light access and facilitate air circulation.
Further care for Siberian Tiger tomatoes comes down to traditional actions:
- watering, loosening, weeding weeds;
- feeding tomatoes;
- preventive measures against diseases.
Siberian tiger tomatoes are recommended to be fed with organic fertilizers.
When the bush grows to the ceiling of the greenhouse, the stems are pinched. Such an operation allows you to redistribute nutrients that will begin to work on the formation and maturation of the crop.
