In the spring at the site a lot of trouble, you need to put the beds in order, prepare the tools and choose seedlings for planting this season. For owners of greenhouses I want to tell you about a special variety of tomatoes.
This is a guest in our country, he is called "De Barao Red". Its fruits will delight you with its beauty and wonderful taste. Read more about these tomatoes in our article.
Tomato "De Barao Red": description of the variety
"De Barao Red" was launched in Brazil. In Russia, he gained fame since the 90s. Received state registration as a greenhouse variety in 1998. Since then, it has gained popularity among amateur gardeners and tomato growers for sale. "De Barao Red" is a mid-late, very tall, up to 2-3 meters variety of tomatoes, from planting seedlings to ripening first fruits is like 120-130 days. Indeterminate bush, not stem. It is resistant to most diseases.
Because of its very high growth, it is still better to grow it in high greenhouses, as there is the likelihood of damage to the plant by gusts of wind on the open ground. View "De Barao Red" is known for its good yield. With proper care from one plant usually collect up to 6 kg, but most often it is 4-5 kg. When planting scheme 3 bush per square. m, comes out about 15 kg, which is quite a good indicator.
The main advantages of these tomatoes include:
- beautiful appearance;
- shade tolerance of the plant;
- resistance to temperature changes;
- resistance to diseases and pests;
- good yield.
Among the shortcomings are:
- in open ground in areas with cold summer matures only in the greenhouse;
- does not fit well with other varieties of tomatoes;
- requires careful pruning of the branches;
- suitable only for high greenhouses.
Specifications
Mature fruits have a bright red color, elongated in shape, in the form of cream. Tomatoes of medium and small size 80-120 gr. The number of chambers 2-3, the dry matter content of about 5-6%. Collected fruits can be stored for a long time and tolerate transportation. These tomatoes have excellent taste and very good fresh. Fruits "De Barao Red" are great for whole-canning and pickling. Juices and pastes from these tomatoes are rarely made.
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Features of growing
Southern regions, such as the Astrakhan region, the Krasnodar Territory or the Crimea, are suitable for cultivation in the open field of this variety; in cooler places it will not have time to mature, as it is a late variety. In areas of the middle band is grown in greenhouse shelters.
Due to the very high growth, “De Barao Red” bushes should be tied up, and supports should be made under its branches, otherwise they may break off. The bush is usually formed in 2 stalks, but it happens that in one, this issue must be approached very carefully. Tomatoes of this variety respond very well complex feedings.
The features include high growth of the bush, it can reach 300 cm. Also among the features we can note the resistance of this species to diseases, but the main feature is that it does not tolerate proximity to other types of tomatoes. This feature is often considered its main drawback.
Diseases and pests
This type of tomato has a very good resistance to diseases, but it can still be subject to black bacterial blotch. To get rid of this disease, use the drug "Fitolavin". It may also be affected by the apical rot of the fruit. In this disease, the plant is sprayed with a solution of calcium nitrate and reduce watering.
Of the most likely pests of this giant are the Colorado potato beetle and slugs. They fight with the Colorado potato beetle collecting it manually, then the plant is treated with Prestige. You can fight slugs with a special solution that you can make yourself. To do this, take a spoonful of hot pepper or dry mustard in 10 liters of water, water the soil around the plant with this solution.
This is a rather difficult to maintain variety, so it is more suitable for gardeners with experience. But do not worry, you can ask for advice from more experienced neighbors, they will help to cope with the problem. Good luck and rich harvests!
