Business Lady Tomato: Characteristics and Description of the Variety with Photos

The Business Lady tomato can be grown in open fields, plastic greenhouses, and even in greenhouse blocks. These tomatoes tolerate long-distance transportation well. They have a shelf life of 60-65 days after harvest. This variety is included in the State Register of Vegetable Crops of Russia.

Characteristics and description of the variety

The characteristics and description of the Business Lady variety are as follows:

From sowing seeds to receiving the first fruits it takes 110-120 days.
The Business Lady variety grows to a height of 160-180 cm, but greenhouse gardeners claim that it reaches up to 200 cm. Therefore, the plant requires training into 1-2 stems (a bush can be formed from 3-4 plants), and removing excess side shoots. To prevent the branches from breaking under the weight of the fruit, it is recommended to tie them to a trellis or tie the branches to crossbars.
The leaves on the bushes are large and colored in dark shades of green.
The first inflorescence appears above the 8th or 9th leaf.
Each brush produces 5 to 6 fruits.
The tomato is spherical in shape, slightly flattened at the top. The average fruit weight ranges from 0.14 to 0.15 kg. Ripe tomatoes are red in color and fairly firm. This tomato has a sweet, yet slightly tart flavor. The fruits do not crack under mechanical pressure.

Reviews from farmers who propagate the Business Lady tomato show that its yield can reach 4.0-4.5 kg per bush. This variety was developed by Siberian breeders. It is suitable for fresh consumption and salads. Some farmers preserve the tomato for the winter. Sauces, ketchups, and tomato paste are made from this tomato variety.

Growing tomatoes. Business lady in her garden.

To propagate this plant, use seedlings. Seeds should be sown two months before transplanting the seedlings into permanent soil. The exact timing depends on the climate of the gardener's region.

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Before planting seeds in containers with soil (it should be mixed with peat and sand), they are treated with potassium permanganate.

When the seedlings emerge after 10-12 days, they are pricked out after 1-2 leaves appear. Before planting in the greenhouse, the seedlings are hardened off for 10 days. To do this, they are brought outside, increasing the hardening period each day. On the first day, the young plants should be exposed to the fresh air for 20 minutes, and in the last days, the seedlings should be exposed to the fresh air for 7-8 hours.

The plants are transplanted into the greenhouse after adding nitrogen fertilizer to the soil. No more than three plants can be planted per square meter. To ensure large fruits, remove side shoots promptly.

Water tomato plants with warm water after sunset. Hilling the bushes twice a week is recommended. Weeds must be removed promptly, otherwise up to 25% of the harvest can be lost. Loosening the soil under the bushes helps prevent some tomato diseases and kills insect larvae that parasitize the plant roots.

To prevent various diseases, it is recommended to treat the leaves of the bushes with a chemical that kills fungi and bacteria. Gardeners most often use Fitosporin for this purpose.

If slugs have appeared in your garden, you can repel them from your tomato plants by adding ground ash to the soil beneath them. To kill dangerous insects, such as the Colorado potato beetle or aphids, treat the bushes with chemical pesticides that kill both larvae and adults.

Tomatoes should be fertilized twice during the entire season. The first time nitrogen and potassium mixtures are used is during the development of ovaries, and when fruits appear, the plants are fed with potassium nitrate and superphosphate.