All gardeners have different preferences, someone likes tomatoes more sweetly, while others are looking for varieties with sourness. Those who love large pink tomatoes will definitely be interested in the Giant Novikov variety.
This variety is high in yield and its fruits have a very high taste, the plant is well tolerated by various diseases and insect invasions.
Tomato Giant Novikova: description of the variety
Grade name | Giant Novikova |
general description | Mid-season indeterminantny grade |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 105-110 days |
The form | Rounded, slightly flattened |
Colour | Maltnovy |
Average tomato mass | 500-900 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | 15-20 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Looking for props and tying |
Disease resistance | Resistant to major diseases |
This is a mid-season variety, from the moment you planted the seedlings until the fruits are fully ripe, 110-120 days will pass.
Indeterminate plant, stem type. It grows equally well in unprotected soil and in greenhouses. The plant grows to a large size of more than 2 meters. It has a complex disease resistance.
Tomatoes, after fully ripened, become bright crimson. The shape is round, slightly flattened, with a green base at the stem, with deep ribbing. Very large 500-700 grams, the fruits of the first harvest can reach 700-900 grams. The fruit is multi-chamber, the dry matter content is about 5%.
The taste is wonderful, sugary, sweet, juicy. The collected fruits are stored poorly, it is better not to keep them for a long time, but to let them in for processing or use fresh.
You can compare the weight of tomatoes with others in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Giant Novikova | 500-900 grams |
Diva | 120 grams |
Yamal | 110-115 grams |
The Golden Fleece | 85-100 grams |
Golden heart | 100-200 grams |
Stolypin | 90-120 grams |
Raspberry jingle | 150 grams |
Caspar | 80-120 grams |
Explosion | 120-260 grams |
Verlioka | 80-100 grams |
Fatima | 300-400 grams |
Specifications
"Giant Novikova" was bred long ago in the USSR through amateur breeding, it was registered as a variety for greenhouses and open ground in 1990. Since then, it has been very popular among gardeners due to its huge tasty fruits and excellent yield. With such properties, he will remain in the lead for a long time.
Tomatoes of this variety are best grown in the southern regions, if done in the open field. Under the film gives good results in the middle lane.
This does not significantly affect the yield and incidence of the plant. In more northern regions, these tomatoes are cultivated only in heated greenhouses.
For wholegrain canning, these tomatoes are not suitable because of the large size of the fruit, but you can make barrel-pickled. "Giant Novikova" is very good fresh, optimally combined with other vegetables. Juices, purees and pastes are very good due to the high content of sugars and vitamins.
This variety is a giant and its yield is very high. Under good conditions, 6-9 kg can be collected from each bush. With a recommended planting density of 3 plants per square. m goes up to 15-20 kg. This is an excellent indicator, especially for such a tall bush.
You can compare this indicator with other varieties in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Giant Novikova | 15-20 kg per square meter |
Grandma's Gift | up to 6 kg per square meter |
American ribbed | 5.5 kg from a bush |
De Barao the Giant | 20-22 kg from a bush |
King of the Market | 10-12 kg per square meter |
Kostroma | up to 5 kg from a bush |
The president | 7-9 kg per square meter |
Summer resident | 4 kg from a bush |
Nastya | 10-12 kg per square meter |
Dubrava | 2 kg from a bush |
Batyana | 6 kg from a bush |
A photo
See below: Giant Novikova tomato photo
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Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main positive qualities of the variety "Giant Novikova" note:
- high taste qualities;
- large fruits;
- immunity to diseases;
- tolerance for lack of moisture.
Among the shortcomings should be highlighted not the highest yields, rapid damage to the crop and capriciousness to the composition of the soil.
Features of growing
The main feature of the species "Giant Novikov" is its large-fruited. Many also note a high resistance to diseases, large plant sizes and a great fruit taste.
The trunk of the bush must be tied up, and the branches strengthened with the help of props, this will save the plant from breaking off the branches. It is necessary to form in two or three stems, in the open ground, usually in three. Novikov's tomato necessarily needs feeding 5-6 times per season.
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Diseases and pests
Tomato Giant Novikova has a complex resistance to fungal diseases. The only thing to fear is diseases associated with improper care.
To avoid such difficulties in growing, you should regularly ventilate the room where your tomatoes grow, and observe the mode of watering and lighting.
The plant also often suffers root rot, struggling against this by loosening and reducing watering. The soil around the plant is scooped up, and a mixture of peat, sand and small sawdust is added instead.
Of the harmful insects can be exposed to a potato scoop, they are fought against loosening, removing and destroying the affected fruits and plants.
In the southern regions, the Colorado potato beetle can harm this species, especially in the southern regions, and the Prestige method is successfully used against it.
Of the pests that are most likely to harm in greenhouses, this is a melon aphid and spider mite, the drug "Bison" is also used against them.
Like many other types of tomatoes can be exposed to the invasion of slugs, they are harvested by hand, and around the plant the ground is sprinkled with coarse sand and lime.
As follows from our review, this is a variety for gardeners with a certain experience; beginners should choose a simpler tomato. But you should not abandon its cultivation on your site, with experience everything will turn out. Good luck and the most delicious harvest.
In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes with different ripening terms:
Early maturing | Middle late | Medium early |
Pink meaty | Yellow banana | Pink king F1 |
Ob domes | Titanium | Grandma's |
King early | F1 slot | Cardinal |
Red dome | gold fish | Siberian miracle |
Union 8 | Raspberry wonder | Bear Paw |
Red icicle | De barao red | Bells of Russia |
Honey Cream | De barao black | Lev Tolstoy |