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Tomato "Bull's forehead" refers to the indeterminate type of growth, with the formation of bushes, for growing in the open field and in the greenhouse. Among the many varieties of tomatoes, it stands out for its excellent taste, high yield, unpretentiousness and easy cultivation. The bovine forehead is not a hybrid - it is a varietal tomato that was bred in 1995 in Siberia, therefore it is resistant to weather conditions.
Tomato Bull forehead has the following fruit characteristics and variety description.
Fruit characteristics
Tomatoes Bull's forehead are suitable for "fasting" days if you want to lose weight, since they contain a large percentage of water, as well as useful vitamins, micro, - and macronutrients.
Tomatoes
| Description of fruits | Bright red, rounded, smooth, slightly ribbed |
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| Fruit weight | Minimum - from 200 grams, maximum - 600 grams |
| Taste qualities | Sweet taste with slight sourness |
| Energy composition | 100 grams contains 18 kcal |
| Nutritional value, gr. | 100 grams contains: |
| * * Water - 94.52; | |
| * * Carbohydrates - 6.52 (including monosaccharides and disaccharides); | |
| * Proteins - 0.88; | |
| * Fats - 0.2; | |
| * * Ash - 0.4; | |
| · * Dietary fiber - 1.1; | |
| * Acids - 0.6 (amber, oxalic, malic, tartaric and citric); | |
| * Lycopene - 2,573 (antioxidant, prevents the growth of cancer cells and prevents DNA mutation); | |
| * Lutein - 0.123 (pigment in tomato skin that helps neutralize free radicals and oxidants) | |
| Chemical composition, mlg | The composition of 100 grams of fruit contains vitamins, macroelements and trace elements. |
| Vitamins of groups: | |
| C (ascorbic acid) - 13.7; | |
| B1 (thiamine) - 0.037; | |
| B2 (riboflavin) - 0.019; | |
| B3 (niacin) - 0.594; | |
| B4 (choline) - 6.7; | |
| B5 (pantothenic acid) - 0.089; | |
| B6 (pyridoxine) - 0.078; | |
| B9 (folic acid) - 0.015; | |
| A (beta-carotene) - 0.449; | |
| E (tocopherol) - 0.54; | |
| K (phylloquinone) - 0.0079; | |
| Betvin - 0.1; | |
| Macronutrients: | |
| Potassium - 237; | |
| Chlorine - 56; | |
| Phosphorus - 25; | |
| Sulfur - 11; | |
| Magnesium - 10; | |
| Calcium - 9; | |
| Sodium - 6; | |
| Trace elements: iron, copper, fluorine, manganese, zinc, selenium, cobalt, boron and iodine | |
| Using | Due to the short shelf life, use for food (salads, juices, purees) or for processing (canning) |
If there are no contraindications, the "Bull's forehead" tomato must be included in the diet in an amount of at least 5 pieces per day.
Features of cultivation
Varietal tomato Bull's forehead is characterized by a medium early ripening period - from the day of planting seedlings to ripening, it takes up to 110 days in the open field and up to 100 days in a greenhouse. The growth of a tomato bush reaches 160 cm in height, so it is necessary to tie up not only the stems, but also the branches because of the very large fruits. The yield of this variety is very high - 8 kg of fruits are harvested from one bush, and if we consider that planting seedlings is necessary no more than two pieces per 1 sq. m, then by simple arithmetic the result of picking tomatoes from 1 sq. m up to 16 kg.
To obtain a large harvest of tomato Bull forehead, you must:
- Buy quality seeds, and in the future use your own from the grown crop. There are 3-4 seed chambers in a tomato, there are few seeds, but it is enough to get your own seed supply;
Seed chambers of tomato Bovine forehead
- Prepare seedlings. To obtain high-quality seedlings of tomato Bull's forehead, it is necessary to sow seeds in March to a depth of one and a half cm. If this is a separate pot, then it is better to sow two seeds. When sprouts appear, select the strongest of the two and leave it, and put the second in a glass of water to form roots and then use this sprout for sowing in a greenhouse. The soil with the sown seeds is well moistened and covered with foil. Before sprouts appear, containers with future seedlings must be installed in a well-lit place. After the sprouts appear, remove the film and make light feeding with ash;
- Plant seedlings in the ground in May - these will be small bushes 30-40 cm high. Observe the following rule: per 1 sq. m plant no more than three shoots, and preferably 2 seedlings. After planting, apply a pinch of ash to the root system and spill it thoroughly with water;
- Form a bush. During the growth of the seedling, it is necessary to tie the stem to the support, and when fruits appear and the bush reaches a height of 150-170 cm, pinch the top to stop further growth. It is also necessary to monitor the branches of the bush and, if necessary, tie them up so that the branches do not break under the weight of the tomatoes;
Formed bush
- Weed, feed and protect from pests. During the formation of bushes and ripening of fruits, it is necessary to carry out weeding from weeds and loosen the ground at each watering.
Bull's forehead belongs to those tomato varieties that are well resistant to various diseases and pests, such as nightshade miner, whitefly, whitefly. But to prevent the appearance of these pests, it will not hurt to carry out protection using drugs such as "Confidor", "Lepidocyte" and "Bison". You can buy them at any gardening store.
To accelerate the ripening of Bull's forehead tomatoes, it is recommended to spray the bushes (leaves, inflorescences and stems) during flowering with a special solution from pine shoots.
Recipe. Collect young pine shoots. Place in a dark and cool place for 10 days. Grind the dried shoots in a coffee grinder and add water in a 1: 2 ratio (100 grams of crushed shoots per 200 ml of water). Stir and put on fire, bring to a boil, and then simmer on minimal heat under a closed lid in a container for 15 minutes. Cool and squeeze through cheesecloth. Before spraying, dilute the concentrate of a solution of pine shoots with settled water at room temperature in a 1: 3 ratio.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Compared to other varieties of tomatoes, we can state the pluses and minuses of the Bull's forehead tomato.
Pros and cons of tomato varieties Bull's forehead
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| * an unusually tasty and healthy product in terms of the composition of vitamins and microelements | * at high humidity, the fruits lose the quality of taste and crack |
| * frost resistant | * short shelf life |
| * easy maintenance during cultivation | * not transportable |
| * getting a big harvest | |
| * not susceptible to fungal diseases |
Taking into account all the peculiarities of growing tomatoes of the "Bychiy lob" variety, you can get a rich harvest of tasty and healthy tomatoes, which gardeners lovingly call a berry because of its rich sweetish taste.
