Tomato variety "one hundred pounds" has a very long fruiting period, suitable for open ground and film shelters. The fruits grow pear-shaped, fleshy, with slightly ribbed skin, weighing up to 170-250 grams. The color of ripe fruits is bright red, but there are other colors. Ideal for fresh consumption, but can also be preserved if desired. Tomatoes perfectly retain their presentation when transported over long distances. Even a few hours after harvest, the fruits will look like they were just picked from the bush. Also, the "one hundred pounds" tomato is suitable for processing into tomato juice, because of its "airy" and slightly sweet pulp, it does not give bitterness during further processing.
Favorable soil for a tomato
Tomato "one hundred pounds" loves highly fertile, not heavy soil. Excellent predecessors are legumes, cucumbers, cabbage, carrots and onions. Seeds are sown in late March - early April deep into 2-3 centimeters. Before sowing, the seeds should be treated with potassium permanganate and washed with clean running water. With proper care, the bush grows up to 1.5meters in height. Depending on the height of the bush, fruits also grow.
Water and fertilize
Ideally, plants need regular watering. For watering tomatoes use warm water. During growth, you can use various types of top dressing that will be suitable for tomatoes. For more accurate information, it is better to approach a consultant in a garden store, he will select the right top dressing for your tomatoes. You should also make a list of the diseases that the bushes on your soil suffered from. In this way, you can prevent a bunch of ailments and save your crop.
Useful properties of tomatoes
It's no exaggeration to say that the most popular vegetable on the table is the tomato, or, in other words, the tomato. Tomatoes are consumed both fresh and in salads and preserves. But tomato "one hundred pounds" is best used for salads, that is, fresh. Many national dishes are prepared with the addition of tomato or processed tomatoes. Eating tomatoes has become a habit for many people. Tomatoes are rich in beta-carotene, they also contain one of the most powerful antioxidants and a complex of vitamins A, C and E. Some even believe that diseases can be treated with the help of tomatoes. For example, boiled tomatoes contain more leukopene than freshly squeezed tomato juice. Fruits have a positive effect on the composition of the blood, which has been scientifically confirmed. It is these qualities that tomatoes of the "hundred pood" variety possess.
Yields
If you look at gardeners' comments on various forums, thennote that this tomato is very easy to grow and gives a good harvest. "One hundred pounds" (a tomato, reviews of which are positive everywhere) is very profitable to grow. Problems can arise when growing tomatoes in a greenhouse, under a film canopy.
Productivity - about 25 kilograms of fruit from one bush. These are, of course, inaccurate results, depending on the weather, the harvest can vary from 25 to 18 kilograms, in some cases even less. You have the opportunity to choose tomatoes of this variety, but in different colors - red, yellow, citrus, cherry and black. At an early stage of tomato growth, they have an almost tasteless pulp, but as soon as the fruit begins to turn red, they have a honey taste with a subtle sourness. If you are a beginner gardener, then a hundred pounds tomato is ideal for you. The only thing worth paying attention to is possible diseases. If you run tomatoes and do not follow the recommendations, they can suffer from diseases such as fruit anthracnose, cladosporiosis, or brown spot, gray rot, fusarium wilt, and many others.
