The Fighter tomato variety: its advantages and disadvantages

Tomatoes

Among tomatoes, the Buyan variety stands out for its productivity and versatility. These tomatoes combine excellent flavor, ease of care, and high yields. However, certain growing conditions are still required.

General characteristics

Besides the name "Buyan," the variety is also known as "Boets." Both have taken root and are common. The tomato plants are determinate, short-growing, and bear fruit early. The seedlings mature in about 100 days.

Note!

Two varieties are available: Yellow Buyan and Red Buyan. They differ in the color of the fruit when ripe, but are otherwise identical.

A bit of history

In 2012, breeders at the Siberian Research Institute developed a universal variety that grows in cold climates, produces a good harvest, and is resistant to drought and other natural disasters.

Features of the bushes

As already noted, the Buyan tomato bushes are low, reaching a height of no more than 50 cm. The advantage of this determinate plant is that it requires no side shoots or staking.

The leaves on the bushes are dark green, heavily textured, and medium-sized. A certain number of simple inflorescences form on the bushes. The first appears under the 6th or 7th leaf. The next appears 1 or 2 leaves later.

The Boyets tomato copes well with various weather conditions: it tolerates drought and cold snaps well.

Fruit characteristics

With proper care, the fruits grow to be medium-sized and perfectly cylindrical. When ripe, they are red or yellow, depending on the variety. The average weight of each tomato is about 70 grams, but the first tomatoes can be larger. The round, plum-shaped fruits have four chambers containing seeds. They have a sweet, slightly tart flavor.

Note!

Boets tomatoes are a versatile variety that can be eaten fresh, preserved, dried, and pickled.

Productivity

With proper cultivation of Buyan (Fighter) tomatoes, you can get a large and bountiful harvest. The approximate yield per square meter is about 25 kg. Each bush can yield up to 8 kg.

The first tomatoes to appear on the vines are larger. Each vine can produce up to three harvests. When unripe, the fruits are green, and when ripe, they turn a deep red.

Advantages and disadvantages

The Buyan tomato variety has the following advantages:

ease of growing and care;
high yield rates;
high resistance to drought, frost and temperature changes;
low standard bushes that do not require tying or pinching;
uniform and early ripening;
resistance to many diseases, including tobacco mosaic.

The only drawback of this tomato variety is that the vegetables don't keep for long. However, this isn't a major issue, as there are modern methods that can help preserve delicious vegetables, even with a large harvest.

Pollination features

Buyan tomatoes are naturally pollinated, requiring insect pollinators. If bumblebees and honeybees aren't available, it's recommended to encourage the plants to set fruit. To do this, gently shake the flowering bushes or treat them with "Ovary."

Note!

It is especially important to support pollination processes if the bushes are grown in greenhouses and the weather outside is cloudy or insects simply cannot fly inside.

Diseases and pests

Overall, Buyan tomatoes are highly disease-resistant. However, growing them can still present challenges.

Blossom-end rot. The disease is indicated by the formation of a spot on the top of a still-green fruit. Two to three treatments with a calcium nitrate solution are sufficient to combat the problem.
Late blight. This problem can be combated by treating the fruit with a special solution made from lime and copper sulfate. This solution is very aggressive, so be careful when preparing it. If the proportions are incorrect, the fruit can burn.

Note!

Many gardeners mistake simple fruit cracking for disease. In reality, it's the result of improper care (overwatering or overfertilizing). Cracks in the skin are dangerous because they can harbor bacteria, which are dangerous to humans if consumed.

Agrotechnical work

A description of this variety would be incomplete without considering its cultivation. The Boyets variety of tomato is grown using seedlings. Care is very simple, as the plant adapts easily to virtually any weather conditions. Cultivation techniques for this variety are not much different from those for other standard determinate tomato varieties.

Growing seedlings

The best time to sow seeds for seedlings is March. Transplant the seedlings into the garden beds when they are 50-55 days old. To ensure healthy seedlings, pre-soak the seeds first in a salt solution and then in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. For growing, it is best to use soil containing the following components:

compost;
leafy turf soil;
sand;
peat;
ash.

Note!

To remove microbes and bacteria from the soil, you should water the soil with a solution of potassium permanganate, boiling water, or heat it in the oven for about 20 minutes.

When sowing, maintain a distance of about 2 cm between the seeds and plant them to a depth of 1.5-2 cm.

Before germination, cover the containers with glass or plastic and move them to a warm location. The seedlings are pricked out after two true leaves appear. Peat pots are especially convenient, as they are easy to move to their permanent location. Two weeks before transplanting, harden off the seedlings by regularly moving them outdoors. Plant them in beds at a density of 6-7 plants per square meter.

Care Features

Like any plant, Buyan tomatoes require careful and attentive care. To grow a bountiful harvest, follow these simple rules:

weeding and loosening of the soil is carried out regularly;
It is important to combine periods of watering, loosening and drying the soil;
After transplanting the seedlings, abundant daily watering is important, and should not be stopped until the foliage becomes bright green;
Tomatoes love sunlight;
To obtain a rich harvest, regular fertilizing is important (4-5 times per season);
watering is carried out in such a way that the entire root system is washed, and the soil is not washed away (for this, neat holes are made near the trunk);
Antibacterial and antiparasitic drugs are used taking into account the time it takes for them to be absorbed - the drug should not be present in the leaves and trunk when vegetables begin to form;
For better fruit set, the bushes should be shaken off during the flowering period;
When harvesting, experienced gardeners recommend leaving one ripe fruit, which will help the rest ripen more quickly.

Note!

Although tomatoes don't require staking, it's best to stake the most productive vines. If they produce a large number of fruits, the plants may fall to the ground, reducing the amount of light reaching the tomatoes.

Reviews

Natalia, Tyumen

"I bought and planted these in open ground for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised by the large number of beautiful, uniform fruits. Even though the bushes were lying directly on the ground, they didn't develop late blight, unlike other varieties. Besides the good yield, I also liked the sweet taste, if you enjoy it."

Svetlana, Krasnoyarsk

"I've been growing my garden outdoors for many years now. I sow the seeds in early March, then transplant them into the beds without staking or removing any side shoots. By the end of June, we're already enjoying delicious, sweet tomatoes. I harvest them three times until September. In the summer, I let them ripen on the vine, and then, closer to fall, I pick them while they're still green and wait for them to ripen indoors."

Elena, Kurgan

"A wonderful variety. I'm planting it in large quantities after an interesting situation. After transplanting the seedlings into open ground, I survived a mid-June frost. It not only survived, but also produced a wonderful harvest. Moreover, after the frost, just as the bushes were recovering, there was intense heat and drought. This didn't stop me from harvesting an excellent crop."