Tomato Kuum: variety description, plant care

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Today, most likely, not a single summer cottage or household plot can do without planting beds with tomatoes. And if the area is not very large and it does not work out to plant many varieties at the same time, then gardeners often face a dilemma, which variety to give preference to. We suggest considering the Kuum tomato variety, which will be presented in the article.

Variety description

This amazing tomato variety appeared thanks to the efforts of Ukrainian breeders at the beginning of the 21st century. The hybrid has not yet been entered into the State Register of Russia, remaining a famous "folk" variety.

Tomato Kuum is considered indeterminate. In addition to the fact that he has unlimited growth, many breeders are surprised by the strength and power of the bush. The height of the plant can reach two meters or more, and even when planting tomatoes in open areas without fertilizer, Kuum can grow up to 180 cm. The leaves are characterized by large sizes, as well as a standard indented shape.

This variety is boldly called by many gardenersgreenhouse, since it is under film or other dense shelters that he is able to show himself in all his glory. It is planted in open areas in the southern regions of our country. This is due to the fact that with a lack of heat and sunlight, the Kuum tomato has low yields.

Despite this feature, the hybrid plant was not created in a warm climate. With the standard planting of tomato seedlings in a greenhouse in mid-spring (mainly in May), the first crop is harvested from mid-summer.

Kuum tomato characteristics

This hybrid variety compares favorably with the following properties:

• Ripe vegetables have the most traditional flat-round shape. The largest fruits have many folds in the junction with the stalk.
• The fruits of the Kuum tomato, no doubt, are classified as large-fruited and beef tomatoes. And this phenomenon is quite rare for early ripening varieties. After all, the weight of even small-sized tomatoes of this variety is 300-400 grams, and the largest tomatoes can weigh 1000 grams.
• The surface of the skin is smooth, of a uniform rich red hue, without green and white spots.
• The pulp of vegetables is fleshy, dense, juicy.
• From the photo of the Kuum tomato, it can be seen that the fruit has many seed chambers, in which there is a minimum number of seeds that are small in size. In the very first fruits, they may not be at all. If you want to propagate a hybrid variety using seeds, uselate fruits, from which the grains are well extracted.

• The taste of Kuum tomatoes is rated by many gardeners as excellent. Fruits of the early ripe variety have a slight sugar content and sweetness.
• This variety has a pleasant tomato flavor.
• Tomatoes for salad purposes, perfectly crushed and do not turn into porridge during heat treatment. Thanks to this, they can be dried in the oven, cooked in a double boiler and subjected to other culinary treatments. But vegetables are not intended for canning at all, as they are large.
• Tomatoes are stored well, especially considering their gigantic size. When stored in cool rooms, vegetables may not lose their marketable appearance for up to 2-3 weeks.
• Transportability of the hybrid variety is average.

Care and landing

Despite the characteristics of this variety, growing tomato seedlings is practically no different from cultivating other hybrids. In addition, due to its early ripeness, it is possible to sow seeds for the formation of seedlings during the whole of March.

Based on this, gardeners are advised to start feeding as early as 6-7 days after picking, as soon as the plants begin to grow. Tomatoes need to be fed a maximum of 1-2 times a week. For this, special complex nutrient mixtures are used.

On beds in greenhouse structures, gardeners advise planting no more than three bushes per square meter. Desirableinitially tie up young seedlings to props. The main procedures in caring for a plant are the formation of a bush and its garter. When forming branches with large fruits, it is also important to strengthen them.

Crop volume

If you follow all the tips for caring for and planting a plant, regularly feed the hybrid at the right time, then it will repay with a big harvest. From one square meter you can get from 4 to 9 kg of ripe fruits.

Good and bad sides

It can be concluded from the reviews that the Kuum tomato enjoys popular love. This is because the variety has many advantages, in particular such as:

• Early ripening.
• Great tasting.
• There is an opportunity to get large fruits as a result.
• High yield.
• Excellent preservation of ripe fruits for a long time.
• Good resistance to weather and other adverse conditions.

Among the shortcomings, one can single out only the laboriousness in growing the plant, since the hybrid variety needs constant bush formation and strengthening (gartering) of not only powerful stems, but also fruits.

Opinions on Kuum

According to reviews and photos, the Kuum tomato is considered a successful hybrid, which is actively used by many gardeners in order to get a rich harvest. Those amateur vegetable growers who had experience in growing tomatoes on their plots speak of himextremely positive. Many farmers have included it in their lists of permanent varieties for a long time. Despite the positive picture, there may also be negative reviews about the Kuum tomato, which appear mainly due to the use of low-quality seeds.