Tomato Black Bison

Tomatoes are a favorite vegetable crop. Tomato Black Bison is a tasty and fleshy variety that is commonly grown indoors.

Characteristics and features of the variety

Why does this variety have such an exotic name? Its fruits differ from the rest in color. Sometimes you can even find black tomatoes on the beds. Gardeners love this dark-fruited variety, because its bushes are strong, powerful, and do not require special care. They grow quickly, besides, they give a large harvest.

Tomato Black bison has a characteristic and description of the variety that differs from other varieties. It should be noted that it does not belong to the finicky varieties. The plant has a tall bush type. The tomato is distinguished by a thick and dense stem, which has strong lateral shoots. The latter reach a height of almost two meters. If you properly process the bush and create ideal agrotechnical conditions, then the yield will be excellent, and the bush will grow to a height of about two and a half meters. What are the specific features of the Black Bison variety:

1. The leaves of tomatoes are elongated.
2. Seedlings have small, light green leaves.
3. The growing bush has a dark green leaf blade.
4. This variety is medium late when taking into account the ripening period.
5. The color of the fruit is not pure black, but brownish-purple, and a dark purple hue is also found.
6. The fruit is flat-rounded, large, even, weighing from two hundred to three hundred and fifty grams.
7. The tomato pulp with sweetness, soft and juicy, has a rich taste and aftertaste.
8. One berry consists of ten chambers with seeds, there is little water in the fruit, as well as seeds.
9. The skin of the tomato is tender and thin.

For example, the Orange Bison tomato resembles the variety in question in its characteristics. It is also mid-late. Orange bison are tomatoes that were bred specifically for growing in greenhouse conditions. They bear fruit well and take root well. Outwardly they resemble a small pumpkin.

Black bison (variety appearance)

All tomatoes are thermophilic plants, do not withstand frost, therefore they grow and ripen in closed ground, as protected as possible from adverse external conditions. The growing season lasts approximately one hundred and seventy-five days. From one bush, you can collect from four to six kilograms of fruit.

How to grow a Black Bison tomato

Tomatoes can be planted in film greenhouses, so this variety is grown in any region of Russia. Usually tomatoes ripen in August-September, it all depends on the sowing time and the conditions for growth. It is customary to sow seeds for seedlings in the first half of March.

There are certain rules, following which, you can get an excellent harvest of Black Bison tomatoes:

1. To obtain quick shoots, the seeds must be soaked in the Epin-Extra solution for eighteen hours, after placing them in gauze. This remedy is safe and consists of useful trace elements.
2. In order for the seedlings to be strong and fertile, the seeds are sown in prepared light soil, it is advisable to use purchased soil for tomatoes.
3. After the seeds have been sown, they should be covered with plastic.
4. The yield of tomatoes depends on the care of seedlings. When two or three leaves appear on the plant, it, along with a small lump of soil, must be transferred to a volumetric bowl for further growth.
5. Tomatoes are planted in a greenhouse in mid-May, watered every three to seven days, after watering it is imperative to loosen the soil.

The abundance of the crop depends on the correct fertilization. Gardeners and summer residents are advised to do this with a special mineral and organic substance "Signor Tomato" in a ratio of 1:10, where 1 is fertilizer and 10 is water.

Before planting seedlings in a greenhouse, the ground must be prepared. It is cleared of weeds, the bottom layer is taken, and the top layer is removed. Then a layer of straw, pine needles and sawdust is laid, about five centimeters thick. This is followed by a ten-centimeter layer of manure, which ensures the preservation of heat and nutrition for the plant. After that, the greenhouse renovated land is laid out.

Tomatoes are provided with moderate watering during growth, and when the ripening process begins, watering should be abundant. During the growth of the bush, the lower leaves are necessarily removed, the brushes with the fruits are tied up so as not to break. The most productive fertilizers are phosphorus, nitrogen and potash. Tomatoes are harvested in July, August, September. The collection depends more on the region where the tomatoes are grown.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The variety of tomatoes in question has pros and cons. The main advantages of the variety include:

• large fruits with a shiny skin;
• bright tomato flavor;
• beautiful colour;
• fruits are easy to transport without fear of damage;
• resistant to many plant diseases.

Unfortunately, the variety is not without flaws. These include:

• not stored for long;
• the skin cracks easily;
• not suitable for conservation;
• must be grown in greenhouses.

Many summer residents and gardeners note that it is easy to care for a tomato. The bush is really powerful and strong, the yield is high. Tomatoes Black bison have a bright and rich taste with an unusual fruity aftertaste, without unpleasant acid.