Tomato Black Eyes

Black tomatoes are represented by a wide variety of varieties, each of which has a number of specific features. Vegetable crops with a dark color of fruit have gained their popularity due to their special taste and non-standard appearance.

Harvest varieties Black eyes are recommended to be eaten fresh. So you can fully enjoy the juiciness and pronounced taste. Tomatoes are also suitable for processing. According to the manufacturers, it is recommended to grow the plant in plastic greenhouses or in the open air. Growth type is indeterminate.

Shoots are covered with leaves of medium size, dark green in color. The first brush is formed over 6 or 7 leaves, and after every 1-2 leaves, subsequent inflorescences are formed.

As long as the fruits remain immature, they retain their green color, dark stripes and a spot where the stalk is attached. Ripe tomatoes turn brownish purple. It is thanks to the specific appearance that the Black Eyes variety stands out noticeably against the background of the rest. The average weight is 280 grams, the dimensions are robust. The surface of the fruit is covered with small ribs, the shape is flat-round.

The skin is thin and tender, invisible when eaten. The pulp inside is juicy and fleshy, medium density. Ripe vegetables make delicious salads and snacks. It is also a tasty and healthy ingredient for stews, soup and other hot dishes. Due to its unusual appearance, the tomato will decorate vegetable slices.

The taste is excellent, rich and bright.

Tomato Black Eyes is considered mid-season. From the day the first shoots appear until the first ripe tomatoes are harvested, it takes from 105 to 115 days. The harvest period falls in July-September.

The yield is noted as high. Up to 8 kilograms of vegetables are obtained from one square meter of land.

Sowing seeds for seedlings begins from the first to mid-March, but in order to get the first harvest a little earlier than the standard time, some planting material can be planted in advance. If the seedlings will be grown in a greenhouse with heating, sowing can be done in the last month of February.

In specialized stores, already prepared seeds are sold. They are taken and disinfected. Thus, gardeners do not need to spend time preparing planting material. If the seeds were harvested on their own, they are soaked in a manganese solution and left for about 15 minutes.

Before planting grains in the ground, it is advisable to germinate them in gauze or bandage. The material is moistened with warm water. After that, it is treated with a growth stimulant. The seeds should be kept in a warm room. It is also important to keep the bandage moist. Such procedures will help to grow hardy and powerful bushes.

After germination in tissue, the seeds are transplanted into a container with a nutritious and light soil that allows oxygen to pass through. Buy or prepare suitable soil on your own. The seeds are deepened into small grooves, leaving a gap of 5-7 centimeters between them. The grains are sprinkled with earth and irrigated with a spray bottle.They should remain in a warm room until the first shoots form.

At the stage of appearance of 2-3 leaves, the seedlings are picked in separate containers. Their diameter should be about 6 centimeters. After 3 weeks, the seedlings dive again. Now they use larger containers (about 10 centimeters in diameter). During the repeated procedure, it is necessary to pinch off the tip of the root. This will help the root system to form stronger and more developed.

Young bushes are transferred to indoor ground in the first half of May, when transplanted into open ground, work is carried out from mid-May to June 5. By this time, the earth will warm up to the desired temperature, and the possibility of repeated frosts completely recedes.

The optimal planting scheme for the Black Eyes variety is 60x50 centimeters. Some gardeners make the planting more dense, leaving a gap of 40-50 centimeters between the plants.

Tomatoes prefer well-lit areas. Maximum fruiting can be achieved only when grown in fertile soil rich in trace elements and other useful components. Before planting, one teaspoon of nitrophosphate is sent to each landing hole. This drug is mixed with earth and poured over with water. Seedlings are transplanted together with a whole earthy clod so as not to damage the roots. The free space is filled with humus, sand and peat.

The formation of bushes in 1-2 stems is mandatory. The lateral shoots are regularly removed, as are the old leaves at the bottom of the plant. Almost all varieties of black tomatoes need constant pruning of their stepchildren. And also the energy of plants will be directed to the formation of the crop, and not the green mass. When cutting off stepchildren, you need to leave a small stump about one and a half centimeters long. The scissors used in the work are disinfected before each use.