Tomato "Black Prince" differs from other varieties of burgundy tomatoes, almost black color and unusual taste. Tomato variety "Black Prince" truck farmers with the desire to bred at their sites, appreciating the speed of ripening fruit and high yield of vegetable culture.
Description of the tomato "Black Prince"
Tomato variety "Black Prince" is intended for growing in film greenhouses and refers to medium-ripening varieties - the fruit ripening period is from 110 to 120 days. The height of the bush reaches 2.5 meters, so the agrotechnicians are advised to tie it up, pinching the plant in a place that can be reached by itself. It is also desirable to tie branches with especially large tomatoes, because under their weight the shoots break. Fruits have a mass of 250-300 g, but can reach in weight and 450 g. Tomatoes "Black Prince" are flat-rounded and have a strong ribbing. The taste of the vegetable is sweet. Tomatoes are suitable for fresh consumption, including salads, and for canning for the winter. The crop yield is about 1.5 kg on average from one bush, but under good conditions and favorable weather can reach 4 - 5 kg per plant unit.
Cultivation of tomato "Black Prince"
To grow a tomato "Black Prince" should be purchased quality seed. It is possible to get hold of seeds from farmers who successfully cultivate crops for several years. Cultivated from good seeds and seasoned seedlings has excellent immunity, helping to resist fungal diseases. So, for example, when the botanas of the phytophthora are damaged, the fruits of the hardened tomato remain healthy.
Seeds are planted in early spring in pots or containers, deepening for 1 - 2 cm into the ground. The optimal composition of the soil: garden soil, humus and peat, taken in equal parts. The first week of containers with crops contain in a very warm place with a temperature of air + 25 ... + 29 degrees and regularly watered. Most often at the beginning of the second week, the first shoots appear. In some cases, the emergence of seedlings can last for 2 - 3 weeks. This occurs when there is insufficient air temperature or lack of moisture. Shoots are placed on the windowsills. When several pairs of leaves are formed, picking is carried out, transplanting the shoots into peat pots or cups with the same soil mixture into which the seed was sown. After transplanting, the seedlings are prepared for planting in the ground, gradually lowering the temperature of the air, for which the window frames are opened during the daytime.
Planting of tomato seedlings "Black Prince"
Planting seedlings in the open ground is carried out depending on the climatic zone, while weather forecast is taken into account. Usually this occurs in the second half of May, when fairly warm weather is established and nocturnal frosts are excluded. Experienced gardener advise when planting in each hole to put a small piece of fish, because the culture is demanding for the content of phosphorus. But you can use phosphorus-containing ready-made fertilizer complexes or fertilize the soil with manure (humus). Observe the distance between the bushes at least half a meter. Before planting, the extra leaves are cut off from the seedlings. Normally there are 3 to 4 tops. The well should be equal in volume to the roots of the sprout, and the planted plant
Seedlings planted in the soil are watered. To protect the roots from drying and overheating, mulching by humus leaves or sawdust is carried out. To feed tomatoes of the variety "Black Prince" you need manure about once every two weeks.
Tip: To prevent loss of characteristics inherent in the Black Prince variety, tomatoes should be grown as a monoculture. Then there will not be a dusting of the bushes, and the quality of the fruit will be excellent!