Variety with honey taste - Sweet Truffle tomato: description of tomatoes and growing features

The Red Truffle tomato was created in Russia and has been pleasing gardeners for almost twenty years. There are many positive reviews about its taste, as well as about the versatility of the fruit. They are suitable for fresh salads and for pickling, and in addition, they begin to ripen early.

Tomato “Red Truffle”: description of the variety

Tomatoes of this variety are the result of the work of Russian scientists.
It received registration as a variety for cultivation in open ground and greenhouses in 2002. Since then it has been popular with gardeners and farmers due to its high varietal qualities. “Truffle Red” is an indeterminate variety, a standard bush. It is a mid-season species; 100-110 days pass from planting seedlings to the ripening of the first fruits. It has good resistance to major diseases and can also resist harmful insects. This variety is recommended for cultivation both in open ground and in greenhouse shelters. This type of tomato has good yield. With proper care and optimal conditions, you can get up to 6-8 kg of excellent fruits from one bush . With a planting scheme of 2 bushes per square meter. m comes out to 12-16 kg.

Among the undoubted advantages of these tomatoes are:

• resistance to diseases and harmful insects;
• high taste qualities;
• keeping quality of fruits;
• good yield.

Among the shortcomings noted:

• capriciousness to the watering regime;
• weak branches require mandatory garter;
• demand for fertilizers.

The main feature of the Truffle Red tomato is the shape of its fruit. Another feature is considered to be its resistance to temperature changes.

You can compare the yield of this variety with others in the table below:

Features of care

In order for the Truffle tomato to please you with an excellent harvest, it is necessary to care for it in compliance with the basic rules of agricultural technology. We will find out what these rules are further.

Watering

• The plants do not require daily watering: it is enough to carry out the procedure once a week or twice. If you thoroughly moisten the soil, the bush will last a week.
• Overmoistening is unacceptable, as it leads to the development of fungal pathologies and mold.

Mulching

When growing this variety of tomatoes, it is recommended to mulch the soil after watering. This procedure allows you to:

• neglect loosening the soil;
• retain moisture at the roots longer;
• reduce the humidity level in the greenhouse.

Trimming

The bushes are formed into one or two stems, sometimes gardeners leave three shoots. Although these tomatoes are not tall, it is better to tie them up: otherwise, the shoots are likely to droop from the weight of the fruit.

Top dressing

• It is recommended to feed the Truffle tomato throughout the growing season.
• Application frequency: once every 10-12 days.
• It is best to use complex fertilizers that contain all the microelements necessary for the fruit crop.

Prevention

This variety has a genetically programmed high resistance to the most common pathologies characteristic of nightshades. The plant's immunity is strong, especially if the seedlings were grown according to all the rules.

However, sometimes bushes suffer from:

• dry spotting;
• phomosa.

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Characteristics

Description of fruits:

• Once the fruits are fully ripe, they are bright red in color.
• Tomatoes are not very large and sometimes reach 200 grams in weight, but more often 120-150 grams.
• They are pear-shaped in shape.
• Dry matter content is about 6%.
• Number of cameras 5-6.
• The collected fruits can be stored for a long time and ripen well if they are picked slightly green.

These fruits taste great and are very good to eat fresh. They can also be used for canning; they are ideal for this due to their size. They are almost never used for making juices and pastes, since the pulp is dense due to the high content of dry substances.

You can compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with other varieties in the table:

Recommendations for cultivation

“Truffle Red” belongs to the Siberian collection of varieties and therefore it can be successfully grown in open ground not only in the south, but also in the central regions of Russia. But still, in order to avoid the risk of loss of yield, it is better to grow it under a film cover. In the northern regions it is grown only in greenhouses.

The bush should be formed into 2 stems. “Red truffle” responds very well to fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium. The branches of this variety often break due to the weight of the fruits, so they need to be tied up.

On our website you will find a lot of useful information about growing tomatoes. Read all about indeterminate and determinate varieties. And also about the intricacies of caring for early ripening varieties and varieties characterized by high productivity and disease resistance.

Diseases and pests

Although “Red Truffle” is resistant to major diseases, it can still be affected by Phoma. To get rid of this disease, affected fruits should be removed. And treat the branches of the plant with the preparation “Hom” and reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizers, as well as reduce watering, ventilating the greenhouse if the plant is in a shelter. Dry spot is another disease that can affect this variety. The drugs Antrakol, Consento and Tattu are used against it.

In open ground, especially in the south, these tomatoes are often affected by spider mites. The drug “Zubr” is used against them. In greenhouse conditions, this plant can infect melon aphids and thrips; the drug “Zubr” is used against them. Just like many other varieties of tomatoes, they can be attacked by the greenhouse whitefly; they fight it with the help of the drug “Confidor”.

The Red Truffle tomato variety, although not difficult to care for, requires constant attention to the watering and fertilizing regime. By following these simple rules, he will delight you with his harvest. Good luck to you!

Basic care

It is not difficult to achieve good productivity from this variety if you provide it with timely and competent care.

Watering

For quick adaptation after transplantation and intensive growth, the bushes are watered every day - 1 liter per plant for 10 days.

Further, watering is regulated taking into account seasonal precipitation. If the soil has dried to a depth of 3-4 cm, it’s time to moisten the bed. During the period of formation of inflorescences and filling of fruits, tomatoes are moistened after three days.

The next day, the soil is loosened and weeded between the rows, this helps maintain its moisture and breathability. To prevent parasites and various diseases from appearing in your garden, you need to remove weeds on time.

Feeding

The culture responds positively to balanced nutrition with good growth and high productivity. You can feed several times a season.

Garter and shaping

Tall Truffle tomatoes with a very fragile stem need support immediately after planting in the garden. Wooden stakes are used. The central shoot is tied up as it grows.

Formation is also needed:

1. In open ground, formation into 1 stem is preferable. After the first flower cluster appears, all the stepsons formed in the lower part are cut off. Foliage is also removed. To prevent new shoots from appearing in their place in the future, pluck them out, leaving small stumps.
2. In a greenhouse you can form a bush with 2 stems. The principle is the same as in the first case, only in addition, on the central shoot, another strong side branch with a flower brush is selected. The remaining sprouts are pinched off.

Peeling is carried out early in the morning so that by evening all the wounds are healed. This procedure gives two advantages - you get a beautiful, compact bush with fruit clusters, as well as a tasty and abundant harvest.

Protection from diseases and pests

The description of the variety includes good resistance against viral diseases, but often suffers from late blight. Signs: brown spots on the surface of the leaves; a gray coating appears on the underside of the leaf blade. Later, the infection spreads to the tomatoes, they become covered with brown spots and rot.

The second dangerous disease is fomoz. Symptoms: The fruits rot from the inside. First, the stalk area rots, then the rot spreads over the entire surface of the tomatoes.

For prevention, double treatment with Fundazol, Oksikhom or Bordeaux mixture of 1% concentration is carried out two weeks after transplanting the plants into the garden and 10 days before flowering. These same drugs are used in treatment. Severely affected bushes are dug up and burned to avoid the spread of infection to healthy plantings. The place where they grow is sprayed with fungicide.

Among the pests of the Truffle tomato, the whitefly annoys, and Phosbicide is used to combat it. Aktara, dusting with wood ash, cement, and corn flour helps to get rid of the Colorado potato beetle. Additionally, between the rows you can plant spicy plants - marigolds, mint, onions, garlic, wormwood. Young seedlings die en masse during a mole cricket invasion. For prevention, crushed eggshells are poured into planting holes, and the drug Grom is used to combat the pest.

Additional protection measures:

• regular loosening, weeding, cleaning the garden from weeds;
• compliance with the rules of crop rotation and seedling planting schemes;
• timely removal of heavily infected bushes and treatment of partially infected plants with appropriate preparations.