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Varietal tomatoes Brown sugar are distinguished by an unusual dark color of fruits and excellent gastronomic properties. This hybrid belongs to the dark-fruited segment. The color of sweet and aromatic tomatoes Brown sugar - rich chocolate. Ripe fruits can be canned, used for making juices, or consumed fresh. Tomatoes of the Brown Sugar variety have certain requirements for care during cultivation, as well as a tendency to some diseases.
Description of varietal features
Tomato Brown sugar is a high-yielding late-ripening variety tomato. Begins to bear fruit almost 4 months after the first shoots appear. The bush in greenhouses reaches a height of 2 m, belongs to the type of indeterminate. On an open ridge, the bush grows smaller.
On one hand, an average of 4 fruits ripen.
The fruits are smooth, burgundy-brownish, round in shape. One fruit weighs about 130 g. The pulp is juicy and contains few seeds. The taste is distinguished by its pronounced sweetness. The glossy surface of the peel prevents cracking. The high content of sugars and nutrients makes brown sugar tomatoes suitable for dietary nutrition.
Tomato of the Black Sugar variety is a type of domestic selection, it is recommended for growing in glass or polycarbonate greenhouses, under a film or on open beds. The keeping quality of fruits is good, fruits are suitable for transportation. In addition to the previously listed culinary uses, these varietal tomatoes can be used to make tomato sauces and purees.
Black sugar is also a type of sugar tomato that gardeners love for its unique look. Another similar hybrid is Tomato Burnt Sugar, the characteristics and description of this variety are also similar to the Brown in question.
How to Grow Tomatoes Brown Sugar
It is recommended to plant seed in early April. Dive to a permanent place - in early summer.
For seeding, a 2 cm depression must be created. After planting, spray the soil with water just above room temperature. Before the first shoots appear, it is advisable to cover the container with a film and raise it daily for airing.
When seedlings appear, the temperature is reduced by 2 ° C. Good lighting is required for young shoots. After the first leaves appear, a pick is carried out into separate pots. After that, a complex fertilizer is applied in liquid form.
Watering is carried out every 5 days with soft water of warm temperature. It is recommended to harden the seedlings for the entire last week before transplanting into the ground.
When planting on 1m2, it is permissible to mark 3 bushes. Before planting, 1 tablespoon of wood ash or dry mineral fertilizer is introduced into the recess. During the season, the bushes are fertilized 4 times. The planted plants must be fixed to the trellis.
How to deal with pests and diseases
The variety is resistant to viruses and fungal infections.However, the necessary prevention of diseases should be periodically carried out: spray with solutions from insect pests that live in a specific climatic zone.
With proper care, the harvest will not keep you waiting.