Dark-fruit tomato "Paul Robson" - cultivation secrets, variety description

Dark-fruited tomatoes look very elegant, besides they are rich in sugars, amino acids and lycopene.

Most varieties have a sweet rich flavor and are perfect for various dishes. One of the representatives of the category is mid-season, large-fruited Paul Robson.

Tomato Paul Robson: variety description

Tomato Paul Robson - mid-season high-yielding variety.

Indeterminate shrub, high, moderately sprawling, medium-rich, requiring tying and pinching.

The leaf is dark green, medium size. The fruits ripen with brushes of 4-5 pieces. Productivity is good. Fruits are large, fleshy, weighing 250-300 g. The shape is flat-rounded, with pronounced ribbing at the stem.

In the process of maturation, the color changes from green to reddish-brown, with chocolate tint. The thin, but dense thin skin protects tomatoes from cracking. The pulp is moderately juicy, with a small number of seeds, sugary at the break. Taste is pleasant, rich and sweet, not watery.

The high content of sugars and lycopene allows us to recommend fruits for dietary or baby food.

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Origin and Application

Tomato variety Paul Robson bred by Russian breeders. It is zoned for areas with a temperate climate, suitable for growing in greenhouses or on beds under film.

Harvested fruits are well kept. It is possible to harvest tomatoes in the technical ripeness phase, they ripen quickly at room temperature. Tomato Paul Robson refers to the salad type, it is delicious fresh, suitable for culinary processing.

Ripe tomatoes make delicious sauces, mashed potatoes, juices. The variety is suitable for people who are allergic to red fruit.

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Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of the variety include:

• excellent taste of ripe fruit;
• high content of sugars, amino acids, lycopene;
• harvested tomatoes are well kept;
• resistance to major diseases.

Among the difficulties of the variety is the need to form a bush, the demands on dressing and the irrigation schedule.

Features of growing

Seeds are sown in the second half of March. Before planting, they can be treated with a growth stimulator, providing 100% germination. Soil for seedlings should be light, made up of equal parts of garden or sod land and humus.

Washed river sand mixed with wood ash can be added to the substrate. Sowing is carried out in containers, the depth of about 2 cm. For germination requires a temperature of 23 to 25 degrees.

After germination, the temperature is reduced, and the container is placed on a bright light. Watering moderate, from a watering can or spray. In the phase of the formation of the first true leaflets, a pick is carried out, followed by fertilizing with a complete complex fertilizer.

Seedlings move to the greenhouse in the second half of May. The soil is thoroughly loosened and mixed with humus.

Top dressing unfolds in the wells: a mixture of potassium sulfate with superphosphate. On 1 square. m can accommodate no more than 3 plants. They need to be watered as the soil dries, with warm water. Cold can cause growth retardation and massive ovary disruption.

To maximize the harvest, it is recommended to form a bush in 2 stems, removing the side processes above the fifth brush. On a brush 3-4 flowers are left that will allow to receive larger fruits.

Increase the harvest will help feeding magnesium sulfate during the formation of ovaries. Heavy branches need to be tied up in time to the supports.

The yield of other varieties of tomatoes, you can in the table below:

Diseases and pests

The variety is resistant to diseases, during the epidemic of phytophthrosis, prophylactic treatment with copper preparations is recommended.

Moderate watering, frequent loosening of the soil, and airing of the greenhouse will protect from root or summit rot. Tomatos can be threatened by a variety of insect pests.

In early summer, young greens are attacked by a spider mite and thrips, later slugs, aphids, and a bear appear. Detecting pests is not difficult with regular inspection of plantings.

It is possible to get rid of mites and thrips with the help of industrial insecticides, the warm, soapy water effectively destroys them.

Remove slugs will help regular spraying an aqueous solution of ammonia. Adult insects and large larvae are harvested by hand and immediately destroyed.

Tomatoes varieties Paul Robson - a great choice for greenhouse owners or greenhouses. Large, sweet tomatoes spectacular color will be a reward for the labors. You can collect the seed for subsequent plantings on your own, this will help save on the purchase of seeds.

We also suggest that you familiarize yourself with other tomato varieties that have different ripening terms:

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