Tomato Melody F1: reviews, description of tomato variety with photo

Very early tomato Melody, belonging to the Dutch selection, has won the recognition of vegetable growers due to its excellent fruit quality, early ripening and high yield. Varieties such as Melodiya are in high demand in the early market.

Variety specification

Melody belongs to the hybrid forms F of the first generation, which clearly show heterotic signs - strong growth and abundant fruiting. Can be grown both in greenhouses and on beds in the open field, suitable for temporary plastic greenhouses.

Type of bush - indeterminate compact with shortened internodes. In greenhouse conditions, plant height does not exceed 1.8 - 2.0 m, in open ground - 1.5 m. 40 days. These features form the unique qualities of this strain.

Mature fruits are deep red, round, slightly flattened, the largest ones are ribbed. In general, each tomato is very even, one to one. The description of professional vegetable growers given to this hybrid by Melody F1 indicates that the mass of fruits is never lower than 250 g and averages from 260 to 280 g. The average yield per 1 m^{2 is 8 kg. Excellent quality tomato, firm, delicious flavor.}

Its purpose is universal: fresh consumption, in salads, preparation of juices, tomato paste, whole-fruit canning, transportation to remote regions.

How to grow Melody in a greenhouse

The best results of the variety in terms of yield and fruit quality are obtained in winter-spring and summer-autumn turnovers, plants can not be illuminated. This cultivation technology is very economical. In greenhouses, tomatoes are arranged in rows every 1 m, in each row - two rows at a distance of 60 cm from each other, in a row, plants are planted every 50 cm so that the bushes are staggered. The lower leaves are gradually broken off, the stepchildren are removed when they do not exceed 2 - 2.5 cm in length, processed with a tool.

In order for the fruits to be of good quality, their quantity must be rationed. Leave 6 or 7 of the strongest brushes on the bush. In the first brushes there are no more than 4 fruits, and in the upper ones - no more than 5. The originator of the variety recommends that the first two feedings be carried out with a high content of the element phosphorus - its content should be approximately 5 times higher than nitrogen and potassium.

Feeding scheme:

• 1st - 10 days after disembarkation: urea + double superphosphate + potassium chloride;
• 2nd - in 10 days;
• 3rd - after 10 days (the ratio of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium is approximately the same);
• 4 and 5th - during the flowering period 5 - 6 brushes (phosphorus is 5 times more);
• 6th - at the time of active maturation) phosphorus is reduced by half, potassium increases by 1.5 - 2 times);
• 7th - after 10 days (potassium increases 2.5 - 2.7 times).

When blossom end rot appears on ripening fruits, calcium nitrate is added to the sixth and seventh dressings.

Reviews about tomato Melodiya

During the period of presence on the Russian market, this variety has only positive reviews:

• very dense fruits that go for salads, fresh additions to hamburgers and sandwiches, in preservation;
• first among other varieties produces a crop in a greenhouse;
• does not suffer from fusarium, tobacco mosaic virus, verticillium, nematode is not affected;
• sets fruit well.

According to its characteristics, according to reviews, the Melody F1 tomato variety surpasses many other tomatoes.

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