Tomatoes today are welcome guests in any kitchen, because they are not only cut into salads, but canned and even baked with their favorite dishes. Fortunately, the breeders did their best, and in the modern world it is easy to find the most suitable variants of the tomato fruit for each individual case.
For example, those who planted the variety "Gigolo" talk about its versatility in terms of application, as it is ideally suited for a wide variety of purposes. Let us now pay attention to the description of this tomato and find out whether it is worth paying attention to it when choosing seeds.
Description
Of course, choosing planting material, it is more important to focus on the characteristics of future fruits declared by the manufacturer, but the parameters of the bush on which they are formed play a significant role in the selection situation.
Bushes
In the case of the "Gigolo" variety, the adult (standard) plant usually reaches a height of 40-45 cm, and the bush looks quite compact and dense. A simple brush includes 5-6 flowers, of which later form cylindrical, unusually elongated fruit.
Important! Unlike many other varieties, when growing Gigalo tomatoes, you can count on simultaneous harvesting, as the fruits on one hand ripen all together.
Fruit
The length of the tomatoes of this variety is 15-16 cm with a diameter of 3-4 cm. All of them are red and weigh 100-130 g each. Inside, they have virtually no seeds, which makes their taste much softer: sweetish, but not sugary.
Fruits are capable of ripening after the breakdown.therefore, there is nothing terrible in their gathering a little before full ripeness. The shape of the fruit, these tomatoes resemble a different variety - "Auria", but they should not be confused, since the structure and type of the bush they are completely different. Variety "Gigolo" will be a good option for housewives who love to preserve or dry tomatoes, but for fresh use such tomatoes will be a little dry.
Pay attention to the varieties of tomatoes Miracle of the Earth, Golden Heart, White filling, Sugar bison, Crimson giant, Honey drop, Black Prince, De Barao, Pink honey, Bull heart, they are better suited for fresh use.
Characteristic variety
Given the comparative miniature nature of the plant, it is easy to assume that it does not need to be formed or tied up. In most cases, no more than 5 (sometimes 6) fruits are formed on a single brush of a bush, but this is already a lot.
Differs tomato "Gigolo" and a good yield, because with one bush you can collect about two kilograms of crop. This is a mid-season variety, which means that about 100 days pass from the emergence of sown seeds to the appearance of ripened fruits.
Important! The variety is not as resistant to diseases as its hybrid forms, so for preventive purposes it is necessary to properly treat the seedlings with special fungicides, and further ensure that Colorado beetles do not get close to it.There is always the danger of late blight, but with proper care, adult plants will not hurt. Just try not to thicken the planting and to prevent the increase of humidity in the room with the cultivation of tomato seedlings.
Advantages and disadvantages
Tomato "Gigolo", about which summer residents have learned thanks to the company "Biotechnics", cannot be called an ideal culture on your garden bed, but it still has some advantages compared to other varieties.
For example, these tomatoes are great for preservation in general, with one bush you can simultaneously collect a lot of fruits, and they do not crack and have good resistance to such an unpleasant fitoftorozu.
As for the shortcomings of the described variety, then many people note not so bright taste and dense skin, because of which I want to find other tomato variants for fresh use and preparation of salads.
Did you know? The first mention of tomatoes in European history dates back to 1555, when they were described by Italians, calling the fruit “worth the distance”.
Features of growing
The cultivation of the variety "Gigolo" follows the same scenario as the cultivation of many other tomatoes, that is, by seedling. This means that, according to its characteristics and description, sowing seeds in specially prepared boxes should be carried out around March-April, two months before the intended planting of young seedlings in open (or closed) ground.
The temperature in the room with the seedlings should not fall below + 16 ° C, and as soon as they proklyulyutsya, and they will appear on three true leaves, plants need to be seated in different containers (dive). After the spring frosts have completely retreated and the soil warms up sufficiently, young seedlings can be transplanted to their permanent growing place: it does not matter, just to a plot near the house or into the greenhouse. As for the care, then it is no different from the standard procedures for growing other varieties of tomatoes. All you need is timely watering (as the topsoil dries out), soil loosening and nutrient formulations. Plants do not need stading, like a garter.
Did you know? In the old days, tomatoes were considered a poisonous plant, in connection with which many interesting stories are known today. For example, during the war, the northern English colonies for the freedom of George Washington (in 1776), the cook tried to poison him with the help of tomatoes, richly decorated with them served roast. He was so confident in the success of his plan that he even wrote about it to the commander of the Queen of England beforehand.
From an objective point of view, it is worth choosing the specified variety for cultivation on your plot, if only because it will be able to please your home with unusual fruits that are perfect for conservation.
However, at the same time, there are many other, more succulent varieties, which also do not require special growing conditions, but are ideally suited for fresh consumption.