Before the start of the gardening season, many owners of summer cottages cannot choose a variety of tomatoes for a long time, the seeds of which could be purchased for planting. Tomato variety King of Giants is ideal for gardeners who prefer, first of all, the pronounced large size of vegetable fruits to other agronomic properties. Knowing what kind of tomato the King of Giants characteristic and description of the variety has, you can grow many healthy plantings that can give a giant harvest of wonderful tomatoes.

Agronomic characteristics of the variety

This variety of tomatoes, which quickly spread among Russian gardeners, was bred in our country by the experiments of domestic breeders 8 years ago. The plant is considered suitable for growing in open and greenhouse conditions.

Tomato King of Giants

Note! Only gardeners living in the southern regions of Russia can plant these varietal tomatoes in an open ridge.

Note. For all regions of our country, with the exception of the southern ones, only the greenhouse method of growing such tomatoes is available.

Shrubs of this vegetable crop tolerate temperature extremes well. Tomatoes King of Giants are medium-ripening varieties. Ripening of the first fruits is finally completed approximately 111 days after planting in the ground.

Useful information. Flowering brushes on the shrub are formed when the process of formation of the ninth leaf is completed, which is considered permanent.

Flowering brush on a bush

This plant is characterized by self-pollination. The shrub is of the indeterminate type. On average, the stem shoot grows up to 2 meters. Most ripe fruits weigh about 1 kilogram. The color of a tomato with a sweetish flavor is deep red. The appearance of the fruit is oval, slightly depressed. Tomatoes have a fleshy texture. The number of chambers in one vegetable is 8 pieces. The high yield of the variety is due to the appearance of green branches after germination of every 4 leaves. The color of perfectly even leaves is green. The yield of each bush is just under 10 kilograms.

How to provide the necessary conditions

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The soil for planting tomato seedlings King of Giants is usually prepared in the fall.

Note! The health of the planting material and the quality indicator of the level of fruiting will depend on the observance of the proportions when mixing and enriching the soil material.

The following organic components can be used to make the potting mix:

  • humus, the main component of which is horse, cow or pig manure, which has been overheated for several years;
  • compost created on the basis of plant residues;

Important! For the production of compost material, it is unacceptable to use the remains of nightshade plants.

  • garden soil collected under deciduous trees or in a vegetable garden;
  • coarse sand of river origin.

Fertilizing tomato bushes

Note. River sand for preparing potting soil for tomatoes must not contain clay impurities.

Potting process:

  1. Mix all ingredients except sand;
  2. Add sand at the rate of 1 kilogram = 1 bucket of organic soil.

Helpful advice. Add 2 tablespoons of superphosphate and ammonium nitrate to every 10 kilograms of mixed soil, as well as a pound of stove ash.

After the organic soil is made, it must be ripened for two weeks.

An alternative option for self-production of a soil mixture is considered to be planting in purchased universal soil.

The advantages of a finished factory product are:

  • balanced acidity level;
  • the presence of a large amount of micro- and macronutrients;
  • guaranteed absence of pathogenic and parasitic foci;
  • passing the disinfection procedure;
  • breathability;
  • water permeability.

Note. The use of ready-made universal soil, especially for growing a large number of seedlings, cannot be called a budget option.

Watering bush plantings should be regular.

Watering tomato bushes

What to look out for when leaving:

  1. So that the brush of the bush does not undergo deformation, it must be tied up;
  2. Removal of the lower tier of foliage should be carried out in a timely manner;
  3. Nettle infusion is used as a fertilizer, which can be made by pouring 300 grams of nettle with a bucket of warm water, after which the solution is infused for two days;

Note. Instead of nettle infusion, you can use superphosphate or nitroammophoska as fertilizer.

Fertilizer superphosphate

  1. The list of garden crops recommended for adjacent placement includes:
  • parsley;
  • dill;
  • cucumbers;
  • sorrel.
  1. The tomato bushes should be irrigated regularly and abundantly, however, excessive waterlogging of the soil should be avoided;
  2. A day after irrigation, loosen the soil - this will increase air permeability.

Council. Breeding the planting material of the King of Giants tomato is best done by the seedling method.

How to prepare planting seed:

  1. It is possible to purchase high-quality tomato seeds of this variety only in specialized retail outlets, the varietal characteristics of which are indicated on the back of the package. Usually they are treated with a special disinfectant against fungal infections or parasites;
  2. You can disinfect seed on your own by dissolving potassium permanganate powder in water and placing the seeds in it for one day so that they germinate;
  3. Seedlings are best placed in ready-made, purchased universal soil;
  4. All seed material is buried at the same depth level - about 4 millimeters. If this rule is followed, the seedlings will germinate at the same time;
  5. The picking of the planting material is carried out after the appearance of the third leaf;
  6. Seedlings are planted in separate containers to be placed in a greenhouse later. In open ground, tomato plantings are planted when the time of night frosts has passed. A film material is used as a protective cover. On an area of ​​one meter squared, no more than three landings can be planted.

Seedlings of tomatoes

Positive and negative characteristics

Useful information. Breeding by seedlings will have a positive effect on the yield rate, the ripening time of the fruits and the resistance to diseases.

The positive characteristics of the King of Giants varietal tomatoes are:

  • large size of ripe fruits;
  • wonderful taste;
  • immunity to disease;
  • resistance to temperature changes;
  • no deformation during long-distance transportation.

Shrubs are not susceptible to fungal infections such as tobacco mosaic or bacterial decay.

These large varietal tomatoes can be used to make the following culinary products:

  • vegetable mix;
  • salad;
  • adjika;
  • tomato juice;
  • sauce;
  • ketchup.

Note. Due to the high level of sugar and solids content, the billets made from these tomatoes have a dense consistency.

Tomato winter preparations King of Giants

Useful information. When canning tomatoes cut into pieces, their shape will be completely lost, which will make decorative serving impossible.

Since the tomato King of Giants contains a large amount of nutrients in fruits, these vegetables are suitable for inclusion in the diet.

Negative characteristics are:

  • unsuitability for conservation;
  • shedding ripe fruits on the ground if they are not picked on time;
  • the need for careful planting care;
  • the need for tying;
  • regular fertilization;
  • new seed is acquired every year.

Note. Only late harvest fruits can be harvested in jars, since their size is much smaller in comparison with tomatoes harvested at the initial stage of fruiting.

Important! Scattered tomatoes instantly crackle and begin to deteriorate, especially in conditions of high humidity and air temperature.

If a whitefly has settled on a bush planting, this can lead to the complete death of the tomato bush.

Whitefly on a tomato bush

Helpful advice. If whitefly breeding centers appear, the plant should be sprayed with a solution made on the basis of "Confidor", which is diluted in a 10-liter container in a gram concentration.

Varietal tomatoes The King of Giants is a real find for those who like to grow large vegetables in their beds. This giant variety has both many positive characteristics and a number of negative ones. However, for a very long time, he has enjoyed well-deserved recognition among a huge number of domestic summer residents, thanks to the large size of the fruits, which, in addition, are rich in vitamin C.

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