The reviews of those who planted the Mazarini tomato (photo) will help determine the main pros and cons of this tomato. Do the characteristics and description of the varieties of producers correspond to what grows in practice?
Variety Name History
Tomato "Mazarin" has such a name for a reason. Tomatoes were named in honor of Cardinal Giulio Mazarini, whose success could not be envied, because it was he who brought France to the civil war. It would seem that as you call a ship, it will sail. But, the tomato was named after the cardinal not because of his merits, but because he wore a small cone-shaped beard with a sharp tip, the shape of which is repeated by the fruits that grow on the bushes of the tomato "Mazarin". The described tomatoes can also be found under the name Cardinal.
Characteristics and description of the variety
Tomato "Mazarin" is a determinant medium early variety. As for the height of the bushes of the plant, they can reach 180 centimeters in height. From the time of planting seeds to the appearance of the first ripe fruit, it takes from 110 to 115 days. The first brush with fruits is formed after 8 or 9 leaves. On one brush grows up to 6 tomatoes, the maximum weight of which can be 800 grams. On the upper brushes are smaller tomatoes - up to 400 grams. But, in the official register of varieties, other numbers of fruit weight are indicated: from 150 to 190 grams. Therefore, the fact that in many descriptions higher figures are indicated is more an advertising move than the truth.
As for the taste, the reviews (photos) of those who planted indicate a very good taste, the tomatoes are fleshy, slightly sugary. But the tomatoes do not tolerate transportation very well.
A few words about the cultivation of tomatoes "Mazarin"
Mazarini tomatoes can be grown in open ground, provided that the gardener is located in the southern region. The probability that tomatoes will sprout in the open ground in the Moscow region comes down to Russian roulette, the odds are 50/50. But in the Leningrad region you should not even take the risk, you can immediately forget about growing tomato "Mazarin" in the open ground, and use only the conditions of the greenhouse.
Tomatoes "Mazarin" is formed into a single stem, all stepsons are removed, and the brushes are nipped after the fifth. The result is a long stem with 4-5 brushes on which large tomatoes grow. When the fruits enter the phase of active growth, they need to provide abundant watering.
Attention! According to numerous reviews, only Biotechnika company sells good seeds of tomato "Mazarin". Seeds of other producers give fruits that are visually similar to the Mazarini tomato, but have no taste and their color is pale pink.
Reviews of gardeners
As already mentioned, the tomato "Mazarini" got not a small number of reviews of those who planted it. This is due to the fact that the described tomato is among the top five, along with such a famous variety as Tomato "Sanka".
Elena, 44 years old: “I have been growing Mazarini tomato since 2013. The variety is similar to “Bull’s heart”, but gives more yield and longer fruiting, so I give it my preference. "I never even tried to plant it in open ground, I don’t want to take risks, it grows very well in my polycarbonate greenhouse."
Larisa: “Planted Mazarin this year. I was satisfied with the result. Given that the summer is short enough in my region, I had to remove the green fruits from the bush, but they ripened on my windowsill. ”
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