Description and characteristics of tomatoes of the Volovye Heart variety
Among the huge number of varieties of tomatoes, every gardener has one that he likes the most. Someone needs tomatoes for green salads, someone is growing them for juices or other preparations for the winter. Agrotechnology and care of tomato plants, for all varieties, are almost the same. The Volovye Heart tomato is interesting in the shape of the fruit, so it can be seen in the beds of tomato lovers. Growing it is not difficult, and the taste of the fruit is very good.
Description and characteristics of tomatoes of the Volovye Heart variety
Description of the plant
The tomato bush of the Volovye Serdt variety has a characteristic inherent in indeterminate varieties.
- Bushes can grow indefinitely in height.
- Such plants are capable, in a greenhouse, to bear fruit for more than a year.
- More than 40 clusters of fruits are located on the stems, but not at the same time.
- It is advisable to form all varieties into two stems and pinch the growing point, limiting the height of the bush.
- It is possible to grow it in a greenhouse and in open beds.
The height to which the Volovye Heart tomatoes grow fluctuates at around 120cm.
Its fruit bush has strong stems that must be tied to stable supports. The characteristics of the plants of this variety are similar to other varieties of the indeterminate type.
There are very few leaves on the stems, they have a shape typical for nightshade crops. The brushes are arranged alternately, through one or by giving a knot. In the brushes, you can see up to 10 flowers opening at the same time. After pollination, fruits are tied, which ripen at the same time. That is, each brush yields the crop immediately, leaving no green fruit.
Tomato fruit
Tomatoes, variety Volovye Serdtse, are similar in shape to the heart, pink, or red, their description can be found on the sites of tomato lovers. Each fruit weighs about 300g, in a cross-section several seed chambers are visible, in which there are seeds, in small quantities. The fruits are juicy and from a kilogram of fruits you can get up to 700g of sweet juice. Tomatoes are not stored for a long time, so you do not need to plant a lot of them for your use, if only not for processing.
The use of tomatoes
Volovye Heart tomatoes are very tasty and juicy. The pulp, because there is a lot of sugar in them, when broken, seems to be strewn with crystals. Therefore, from the fruits of the variety are obtained:
- amazing salads, with the addition of cucumbers and spicy herbs;
- juices of various concentrations;
- winter salads;
- ketchups.
For winter preparations, in general, they are not suitable because the fruits simply will not pass through the neck of the jars. Therefore, it is better to use the fruits for making salads or lecho.
The fruits of this variety are very juicy.
But it is quite possible to use them for canning. Just like fresh salads, after cutting them, they can be combined with chopped vegetables and canned with salads. Nutritious and healthy juices are obtained from overripe fruits.Various dressings for main courses and ketchups are also prepared from them. Tomatoes such as Cow's Heart can be considered universal on this basis.
Growing seedlings
The official description of caring for such a variety advises, before sowing seeds, to treat them with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. You do not need to look for how to process a Volovye Heart tomato or how to prepare a solution of potassium permanganate. Everything is extremely simple here:
- Prepare a container of warm water.
- Dampen the tip of a match with water.
- Spread a damp match in the manganese crystals.
- Next, rinse the match in the prepared liquid, it will turn pale pink.
- The solution is ready for use.
Soak the seeds of the Rose Pink Heart overnight, before preparing the soil and containers. The soil that is suitable for tomatoes, like Volovye Heart and other nightshades, should consist of garden soil. To it you can add rotted bird droppings, in very small quantities, and wood ash.
On the second morning, containers are filled with soil to the required height. Seeds washed in running water are sown evenly on a flat surface of the earth and sprinkled with soil 1 cm, then water is sprayed. Cover with transparent plastic wrap and put in a warm place, where the temperature will be at least 24 degrees. After emergence, it is necessary to check that there is no condensation on the film. If it appears, you need to ventilate the tiny seedlings.
Adult seedlings
When the second pair of leaves appears, the seedlings can be dived into other containers so that they do not grow densely. From sowing seeds to planting finished seedlings in the ground, this is about two months, it must be fertilized three times. Young plants need to get enough warmth and light. The ambient temperature should not be higher than 24g during the day and below 18g at night. If there is little light, they turn on additional lighting: incandescent lamps, plus fluorescent lamps.
It is convenient and profitable to grow a Volovye Heart tomato using the seedling method.
We get our own plants that we can plant at any favorable moment. Before planting on the beds, it is necessary to harden them for a week, gradually accustoming them to the sun. It can be planted in greenhouses immediately, without hardening.
Bedding
You need to plant ready-made seedlings correctly.
- Prepare a flat area of a field or soil in a greenhouse.
- The marking of the holes is done.
- The wells are spilled with a solution of ash, plus a weak potassium permanganate.
- When planting, the seedling deepens to the first pair of leaves.
- A solid support is placed near the future bush or a trellis net is stretched.
The plot selected for planting seedlings is leveled and future planting rows are determined at a distance of up to 70 cm. In a row, holes are filled with a hoe at a distance of up to 50 cm, one from the other.
The bush must be tied up
You can add rotted old mullein to each hole or spill them with a very weak solution of bird droppings. If the seedlings have grown large, they can be placed in the holes at an angle and sprinkled with soil. On the stems that are deepened, additional roots will sprout, which will deliver food to the plant.
The planted tomatoes, our Volovye Heart, even they are small, need to be tied to supports and give them a direction of growth. After the second node, from the stepson, a second stem is formed, which we leave. Anything that will come later must be deleted. Sometimes it is advised to cut off all the lower leaves for better air access. But the plant already creates few leaves, which means that they do not need to be removed for this variety.
Tomato planting care
Caring for planted plants include:
- watering, on demand;
- weeding if weeds appear;
- loosening the soil;
- fertilizer;
- destruction of pests.
It is necessary to loosen the soil so that weeds do not grow and the soil receives air. Fertilize with mullein solutions, specially prepared bird droppings, or chemical preparations.
Chemicals include potassium permanganate, boric acid and complete mineral fertilizers. Cow's Heart is a tomato that requires foliar feeding with boric acid. The first time you need to process the plant before the flower brushes appear. The solution can be sprayed again after 10 days. Boric acid not only feeds the Volovye Heart seedlings, but also protects them from late blight and small pests.
Features of processing and watering
Treat with chemicals, like watering, preferably in calm weather and in the evening. This must be done so that the soil does not dry out immediately, and fertilizer drops do not create a lens effect on the leaves. After watering, the soil must be loosened to remove the crust and access air. As the plant grows, its subsequent garter is carried out. And fertilize, as needed, controlling the appearance of the tomatoes.
Usually the second feeding is carried out with potassium permanganate or iodine solution. If yellowing of the leaves is suddenly found, they curl and fall off, which means that there is not enough boron in the soil. Then you can carry out secondary feeding with boric acid. When working with chemical solutions, you must wear:
- respirators, gauze or special - industrial;
- rubber gloves;
- aprons made of tarpaulin, polyethylene or rubber;
- goggles are required to protect the eyes.
By fulfilling all safety requirements, you can be sure that feeding will be beneficial without harming you yourself.
Harvesting
Tomatoes of our variety Volovye Serdtse can survive on a bush and in a plucked form for not very long. If they are left ripe on the bush, they crack and, if moisture gets into the cracks, they begin to rot. When there are a lot of cracks, then the skin may seem to us like a striped heart, covered with fluff of late blight spores. Therefore, the cultivation of domestic Volovye Heart tomatoes is preferable to their production for sale.
When we have Volovye Heart tomatoes, descriptions of recipes for processing can be found in conservation books and on websites. Cow's Heart Tomatoes are not suitable for transport. They can be squeezed because the skin of the fruit is thin and tender. You can sell surplus products in local markets or share with friends.
Conclusion
From all of the above, we can understand that the Wolf's Heart is a tomato that is worth growing. And the description of its features and characteristics allows us to see that beloved by many people, this vegetable is useful both for green salads and for a simple snack with tomato, salt and bread. Delicious juices will bring a blush to the cheeks, and ketchups will be essential seasonings for main courses, casseroles and for making pizza. Eat a cow's heart, so similar to a heart and take care of your health.