This sort of tomato is ideal for pickling and preserving. After all, it has not only good taste, but also suitable for this form and size.
Early ripe and fruitful, it is successfully grown throughout Russia, can be transported over long distances and is popular with gardeners and farmers.
Read in our article all about the variety Banana red: description and characteristics, especially agricultural techniques and a tendency to diseases.
Tomato Red Banana: variety description
Grade name | Banana Red |
general description | Early ripe, determinant grade of tomatoes of high productivity. |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 90-95 days |
The form | The fruits are elongated, cylindrical. |
Colour | The color of ripe fruit is red. |
Average tomato mass | 70 grams |
Application | Good for fresh use, for salting and canning. |
Yield varieties | 3 kg from 1 plant |
Features of growing | Stepchild needed |
Disease resistance | Almost not affected by pests and diseases. Medium resistant to cladosporiosis, Fusarium and TMV. |
This tomato belongs to early ripe grades. From disembarkation of seedlings to full ripeness, 90-95 days pass.
The variety has a salad destination. Also, the fruits are suitable for salting and canning. Possess excellent taste. Fruits are medium, dense, juicy. In weight reach 70 grams. Have a universal purpose. Tomatoes can be consumed fresh, added to salads, ketchups, soups. Number of cameras: 2-3.
You can compare the weight of fruits with other varieties of tomatoes in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Red banana | 70 grams |
Bobcat | 180-240 grams |
Russian size | 650 grams |
King of Kings | 300-1500 grams |
Long keeper | 125-250 grams |
Grandma's Gift | 180-220 grams |
Brown sugar | 120-150 grams |
Rocket | 50-60 grams |
Altaic | 50-300 grams |
Yusupovskiy | 500-600 grams |
De barao | 70-90 grams |
The main advantages of the variety:
- suitable for fresh consumption;
- can grow in all regions of the Russian Federation;
- 8-12 fruits form on one brush;
- medium resistant to pests and diseases.
Among conditional deficiencies can be noted:
- Not suitable for making juices.
- Requires garters to supports.
- Bushes need pasynkovanie.
A photo
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Specifications
The shape of the fruit is elongated, cylindrical. It has a blunt rounded end. In length, the Banana Red tomatoes reach 10-12 cm. Tomatoes of this subspecies contain large amounts of sugar. In cool vegetable stores, fruits can last up to 150 days, they are resistant to cracking.
It has high product performance. Can be transported over long distances. Possesses excellent commodity qualities. Almost not affected by pests and diseases. Medium resistant to cladosporiosis, Fusarium and TMV.
The variety of tomato Banana red has an average yield. From one bush collect up to 3 kg of fruit.
The yield of other varieties can be found in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Banana red | up to 3 kg from a bush |
Lazy man | 15 kg per square meter |
Summer resident | 4 kg from a bush |
Doll | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Fat jack | 5-6 kg from a bush |
Andromeda | 12-20 kg per square meter |
Honey Heart | 8.5 kg per square meter |
Pink Lady | 25 kg per square meter |
Lady shedi | 7.5 kg per square meter |
Gulliver | 7 kg per square meter |
Bella Rosa | 5-7 kg per square meter |
Features of growing
Growing takes place both in open ground and under film, in greenhouses, in glass or polycarbonate greenhouses. Cucumbers, legumes, carrots, cabbage or cauliflower are ideal precursors. The subspecies grows in the Russian Federation, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan. The shrub is determinant. About indeterminantny grades read here. In height it can reach 120 cm. It has simple inflorescences.
Planting seedlings produced in a standard way. For this, mini-greenhouses, peat pots or plastic cups are used. Growth stimulants can be used to accelerate the process.
On one brush 8-12 tomatoes are formed. The first inflorescence is laid on 8 or 9 leaf. Subsequent - every 1-2 sheets. When planting plants at a permanent place on 1 square. m. planted no more than 3-4 plants. Recommended landing scheme: 50x60 cm. Per 1 square. m. recommended to plant no more than 7-9 plants. Shrubs recommended to form in 1-2 stems. The binding of the bobbin to the support is necessary.
The variety of tomato Banana red has an average yield. From one bush collect up to 3 kg of fruit. Loves plentiful light, regular watering and top dressing by mineral fertilizers. Mulching can be used to control weeds and maintain a healthy microclimate.
As a fertilizer for tomatoes, you can also use:
- Organic.
- Iodine.
- Yeast.
- Hydrogen peroxide.
- Ammonia.
- Boric acid.
- Ash.
What land should be used for seedlings, and what is suitable for adult plants in greenhouses?
Diseases and pests
This variety has an average resistance to solanaceous diseases. About varieties with higher immunity, read here.
On our site you will find many useful articles about diseases such as Alternaria, Verticilliasis, Fusarium, Phytophlorosis, methods of protection against it and tomatoes not susceptible to it. We also bring to your attention information on diseases in greenhouses and methods of combating them, on high-yielding varieties with good immunity.
What are the agrotechnical subtleties of growing early varieties of tomatoes? What fertilizers for tomatoes should be used to get the best result?
Useful tips on how to properly form a tomato bush and tie up, see the video below:
And in the table below you will find links to articles about tomatoes of the most different ripening terms that may be useful to you:
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Moscow stars | Tsar Peter | One hundred poods |
Room surprise | Alpatieva 905 a | Orange Giant |
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F1 Severenok | A La Fa F1 | Rosalisa F1 |
Katyusha | Right size | Um Champion |
Labrador | Dimensionless | F1 Sultan |