Tomato Monomakh's Cap: description, photos, reviews

Content

1 Description of the variety
- 1.1 Table
2 Secrets of growing
3 Reviews about the variety
4 Conclusion

Today there are varieties of tomatoes that will decorate both the gardener’s table and his garden. Among them is the tomato variety “Monomakh’s Hat”, it is very famous. There are gardeners who have never grown this variety, but would like to get acquainted with its characteristics. Let's figure out whether it is profitable to grow this tomato and how complicated the process itself is.

Description of the variety

What beautiful words do seed manufacturers write on packages! But sometimes it happens that you expect one result, but in reality everything turns out differently. The Monomakh Hat tomato has been known since 2003 and was bred in Russia, which is an additional positive factor. Breeders bred it with reference to our unstable climate, which is extremely important.

It is distinguished by the following qualities:

large fruit;
high productivity;
compactness of the tomato bush;
excellent taste.

The variety is quite resistant and can be grown both in greenhouses and in open ground.

Table

To make it easier to study information from manufacturers, below we present a detailed table that shows the characteristics and description of the variety.

Characteristic	Description for the variety "Monomakh's Cap"
Ripening period	Medium early, 90-110 days pass from the appearance of the first shoots to technical ripeness
Planting scheme	Standard, 50x60, it is better to plant up to 6 plants per square meter
Description of the plant	The bush is compact, not very tall, from 100 to 150 centimeters, the leaves are soft, allowing the sun to illuminate the fruit well
Description of the fruits of the variety	Very large, pink in color, reaching a weight of 500-800 grams, but some fruits can exceed one kilogram
Sustainability	To late blight and some viruses
Taste and commercial qualities	The taste is exquisite, sweet and sour, the tomatoes are beautiful, they can be stored, although not for long; have a bright aroma
Tomato yield	You can harvest up to 20 kilograms of selected tomatoes per square meter

The dry matter content is estimated at 4-6%. It is believed that lovers of large-fruited tomatoes give one of the leading places to the Monomakh Hat variety. Having grown such tomatoes once, you want to do it again. The tomato variety is unpretentious and even tolerates drought.

Secrets of growing

Tomatoes "Monomakh's Cap" are no exception; 60 days before planting in open or closed ground, it is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings. This figure is approximate, and if we talk about accuracy, the seedlings are planted in the ground after 40-45 days from the appearance of the first shoots. Then it will give a good harvest.

Advice! You should purchase seeds only in specialized stores, beware of packages from unknown agricultural companies with vaguely printed information.

The plant must be pruned. As it grows, it usually forms three trunks, two of which are best removed at the beginning so as not to injure the tomato. After planting the seedlings in the ground in a permanent place, you need to make sure that the plant is well tied up. The peculiarity of the variety is that the branches often break under the weight of the fruit. Beginners can lose treasured fruits without knowing it.

In order for the fruits to turn out large, as in advertising photos, you need to start forming a brush: remove small flowers, leaving up to two pieces and lightly shake the plant during the period of abundant flowering. When grown in greenhouses, this process must be supplemented with ventilation. After additional pollination, it is better to water the plants a little. This will allow its pollen to germinate.

Additional tips:

The first flower of the Monomakh Hat variety is always double and must be torn off;
the first cluster with flowers should not have more than two ovaries, otherwise all the energy will be spent on the formation of these fruits;
Seedlings are planted in the ground strictly before flowering begins.

Additionally, we provide reviews that will be of interest to everyone without exception. A short video about tomatoes:

Reviews about the variety

Elina S, 48 years old, Angarsk

I have been growing the tomato variety “Monomakh Hat” for three years in a row. Here's what I noticed: it bears fruit best when there is a slight difference in day and night temperatures. In a year when the summer was especially warm, we collected at least 5 kilograms of delicious tomatoes from the bush. I always use them in salads and make sauces because they are very juicy and tasty. There are no difficulties in caring for them, but removing stepchildren is a common thing.

Polina Andreeva, Volgograd

The characteristics and description of the variety “Monomakh’s Hat” have long attracted me, but we grew the familiar tomato varieties “Sugar Giant” and “Granny’s Secret”. One day, a neighbor gave seeds, and since then “Monomakh’s Hat” has always been on our table. For those who are encountering it for the first time: do not spare the stepchildren, remove them immediately while they are small! This variety also has a lot of barren flowers, I have already learned to distinguish and remove them. We collect the main harvest from below, the first cluster will be the largest.The higher you go, the fewer flowers, they are empty and do not produce truly large tomatoes. The fruits themselves are sugary and tender. The skin is thin and can burst, so ripe tomatoes, in my opinion, are not very beautiful. But is this important to us, lovers of summer salads? I weighed the tomatoes, one fruit of this variety can weigh from 360 grams to 600. There were no more, although I often hear that kilogram ones ripen. My bush in open ground reaches 120-130 centimeters consistently.

Conclusion

Large-fruited tomatoes occupy a separate niche in the seed market. They are very tasty and are especially popular in the European part of Russia, where weather conditions meet their requirements. Try growing the “Monomakh Cap” tomato variety on your own plot!