Description of tomato Giant Lemon
Most often, red tomatoes are found. You can also find pink vegetables. But, yellow fruits are considered the brightest representatives of the tomato world. They attract not only with their unusual appearance, but also with their taste. The brightest representative of the yellow tomato family is the lemon giant tomato. Why is the characteristic of this variety attractive?
Description of tomato Giant Lemon
Tomato characteristic
The lemon giant was bred by breeders in Russia. It can be grown not only in greenhouses or other warm rooms. It ripens well outdoors. Moreover, if you bring green fruits into the house, they will soon ripen themselves at room temperature.
It can grow under any climatic conditions. The main thing is to have proper full care. The description of the Lemon Giant tomatoes suggests that they belong to the family of large fruits, and are mid-season.
Description of the bush
The bush belongs to indeterminate crops, and has an average number of leaves. If the climate and care conditions for the bush are good, then its height will reach 2-3 m. Fruits are formed on the clusters, the number of which is 5 per 1 bush.
Bushes do not spread much over the soil. Therefore, it will be convenient to harvest, and carry out all the care procedures.
Description of fruits
Each fruit is large in size, and has several sections. Its shape is slightly rounded and slightly flat. At the base of the stalk, the tomato may have a ribbed surface. On average, the weight of an individual fruit can be about 600 g.
Its color can be bright red or slightly muted. Although the inside is quite juicy, there is little water in it. The taste is sweet, but there is a small amount of acidity. The skin of a tomato is quite dense, which helps it maintain its appearance and not crack. Due to the fact that lemon giant tomatoes contain a large amount of vitamins and amino acids, they can be consumed with an insufficient amount of vitamins in the body.
Such tomatoes can be used to make not only delicious salads or soups. They are great for making vegetable purees or freshly squeezed juices. Quite often they are consumed fresh or preserved for the winter.
Positive and negative sides
The giant lemon tomatoes have a fairly large number of positive qualities. The main advantages are considered to be:
- fruits have high taste;
- high level of productivity;
- giant Lemon tolerates transportation well, and can be stored for a long time at home;
- high content of vitamins and amino acids;
- are not subject to disease.
The variety has a high yield
It is customary to attribute the main disadvantages of the variety to the fact that this type of plant requires regular feeding and high-quality watering. If you do not comply with all these requirements, then the fruit will become filled with water and yield will decrease.
Growing rules
The seeds should be planted in greenhouses in early spring. Before that, all seeds should be soaked with special growth enhancers. If you are using seeds from your own tomatoes, then you need to immerse them in potassium permanganate for a while to kill all signs of infection.
Care should be taken that there is not a lot of water in the ground. The soil needs to be loose. You can finish off a small amount of sand in each hole to reduce the amount of water. Seeds must be planted to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm. In order for the seeds to germinate, the temperature must be around 23 ° C. As soon as the first leaves on the stems begin to show, you need to plant each seedling in a separate pot.
If you are going to plant seedlings in open ground, then you need to follow the correct order. There should be no more than 15 bushes per 5 m2. As soon as the height of the bush begins to rise sharply, they need to be tied to special supports. This will reduce the risk of fetal injury. Do not forget to remove the shoots so that there are no more than 2 stems in the bush.
Exposure to diseases and parasites
It is believed that the Giant Lemon tomato variety is not affected by parasites or diseases. Neither mites, nor mosaic, nor fungus can affect it. But, one should not forget about prevention, so as not to jeopardize future yields.
For preventive purposes, several important manipulations can be carried out. Firstly, do not forget that before planting seedlings or seeds in the soil, you need to loosen it a little. For this, special tools are used that can pierce the soil. Secondly, all the soil in greenhouses is treated with a special solution of manganese or copper sulfate. This will kill all negative bacteria that were stored in the soil and all insect eggs. In addition, it will increase the immune system of the tomato.
Also, special preparations for spraying the bush can come to the rescue. You can also use home remedies. You can make a special weak solution of potassium permanganate or use biological preparations that do not contain any toxins.
Also insecticides will come to the rescue in the fight against insects. They should be used only when the plant is just beginning to bloom. After that, already flowering plants can be sprayed with special tinctures of celandine or chamomile.