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The Eagle Heart tomato will appeal to connoisseurs of large pink-fruit varieties. The fruits of the culture are juicy, fleshy vegetables that have a delicate taste, unusual for a tomato. Also, the Eagle Heart is saturated with natural amino acids and sugar, which allows you to use the fruits for cooking baby food and other dishes.
Description of tomatoes and purpose
The Eagle Heart variety is one of the crops bred by domestic breeders and is considered a leader among gardeners. This variety is preferred by both amateurs who value tomatoes for their bright, rich taste, and by individuals who grow exclusively varieties that bear large fruits.
The tomato got its name because of its large fruits, which have the shape of a heart. It is generally accepted that the Eagle Heart is intended for planting in greenhouse conditions. Moreover, in the southern regions, tomatoes are also grown in open soil.
The amount of harvest that gardeners can collect always depends on how well the seed is selected. On average, one bush gives at least 500 g of tomatoes. Fertility, suitability and nutritional value of the soil play a significant role. The Eagle Heart tomato belongs to the fruitful varieties that ripen in the middle of the season.
The main, but not the only feature of the variety, is its unusually high yield. Another surprise is the infinitely tall bush that grows throughout the entire fruiting, and the especially strong stem that can support the large weight of the giant tomato. Today, there are very few varieties that can compete with the Eagle Heart in taste, unpretentiousness in content and yield.
Tomato Eagle Heart
Delicious and healthy fruits are often used in the summer season for preparing light vegetable dishes. Tomatoes are ideal for tomato juice, which is rolled up for the winter and consumed fresh, as a base for various sauces. To understand the characteristics of the Eagle Heart tomatoes, the characteristics and description of the variety are presented.
By origin, the culture is mid-season, with no special requirements for cultivation and further care. Immunity to most diseases of the Solanaceae family is noted. The eagle heart easily tolerates bad weather, temperature drops go unnoticed for it. The more effort is made to care for seedlings and soil, the higher the crop yield. Especially high fertility is noted when grown in greenhouses. On average, up to 15 kg of giant tomato can be grown from one meter.
Fruit
In a greater mass, the fruits of tomatoes of this variety are large, individual units can weigh up to a kilogram, in shape they are round, elongated at the end, heart-shaped. The pink, bright scarlet-colored tomatoes have small seed chambers. The middle is fleshy, juicy, outside the tomatoes are covered with a dense, but not rough skin.
The fruit tastes sweet, rich, but a slight sourness is felt. The large size does not affect storage, the skin is not thin enough does not allow the tomatoes to crack, which significantly increases the ability to transport them.
In the greater mass, the fruits of tomatoes of this variety are large, individual units can weigh up to a kilogram
In the bulk, the pink tomato is used for making fresh salads. Although the juicy and fleshy inside makes it possible to squeeze out tasty, rich tomato juice, which can be preserved, consumed freshly and taken as a basis for ketchup and other sauces.
About growing and keeping
When deciding whether to grow tomatoes on your own, you should understand that this process is quite long and difficult. There are features and certain nuances on which the further result depends.
Planting an Eagle Heart for seedlings begins around the beginning of March. Like any other seed, the seeds need to be processed, disinfected and insisted in a stimulant. An important parameter for planting is a light, nutritious peat-based soil mixed with ordinary soil from the garden. Seeds are planted in small pots, the height of which is not more than 7 cm. You can sow the seed in the usual way, slightly moisten the soil and cover the containers with a film, creating the effect of a greenhouse.
When placing seedlings, you need to take care of the high temperature required for germination. Then the temperature can be gradually reduced. Sunlight is a must. Watering the soil and seedlings is necessary by spraying with settled water. You can not fill the seedlings, it is better to moisten the soil more often, but with a small amount of water, by spraying.
Seedlings of tomatoes
Seedlings, like any plant, need nutrients, especially phosphorus, although they are very difficult to assimilate. After the emergence of several true leaves on the seedlings, you can start picking and gradually feeding with minerals. The next introduction of nutrients into the soil is carried out a week before planting in the greenhouse.
Neglecting the introduction of fertilizers into the soil, one can observe a slowdown in the development of seedlings, a change in the usual color of foliage and other unpleasant changes. It is worth considering that the transfer to a permanent place is carried out no later than May.
When transplanting, each bush is fixed to a support; over time, branches need to be tied up to reduce their load. Throughout the entire fertile season, plants need to be fed several times with fertilizers and minerals. Water the seedlings with warm water, in moderation.
Eagle Heart - tomatoes that are resistant to major diseases, although preventive measures will be useful. Before planting seeds, the soil must be sprayed with a solution of potassium permanganate. The same actions are carried out when transplanting seedlings to a permanent place. To prevent late blight and other diseases, it is necessary to periodically spray the plants with potassium permanganate, phytosporin, or any preparations containing copper.
To prevent late blight and other diseases, you need to periodically spray the plants
The merits and demerits of culture
Thanks to the reviews and characteristics that gardeners give, it is possible to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the variety. In particular, such positive aspects:
- Eagle Heart is a mid-season and long-term fruiting variety, due to which it is possible not only to eat this vegetable, but also to make preparations for the winter period;
- High productivity. The variety gives up to 15 kg per sq.m. The average weight of fruits harvested from one bush is about a kilogram of large and juicy tomatoes. Properly caring and following the planting rules, the yield can be higher;
- After harvesting, fruits retain their presentation for a long time, easily tolerate transportation. Popular with buyers. For many growers, the sale of these tomatoes is an opportunity to make a significant profit;
- Tomatoes are juicy, sweet, versatile in terms of use. The pulp is rich, with an interesting bright pink color;
- The root system is well developed, due to which the seedlings are immune to diseases typical of Solanaceae. Plants tolerate temperature changes easily. Short-term lack of moisture does not cause stress in tomatoes;
- The tomato does not belong to hybrid, which allows you to collect seed from the fruit.
Tomatoes are juicy, sweet, versatile in terms of use. The pulp is rich, with an interesting bright pink color
Despite all the advantages, the disadvantages of the variety are also distinguished:
- Unlimited stem and branch growth. This makes care and garter much more difficult. Suitable for growing in the plots of experienced gardeners;
- High demands on soil nutrient content.
The eagle heart is an ideal solution for those who like to grow tomatoes on their site, bearing large fruits. Connoisseurs of pink tomatoes convince of the unusual taste. Besides, one tomato is enough for making a fresh vitamin salad.
The tomato is one of the interesting varieties. Plants are not capricious in their content, they resist diseases, and the change in temperature for them remains unnoticed. Although tomatoes in general have more than just advantages, minor disadvantages do not affect the choice of gardeners throughout the country.
