Tomato Esmira: characteristics and description of the variety with a photo

Tomato "Esmira F1" is a large-fruited early hybrid of pink tomatoes, which has earned excellent reviews from domestic vegetable growers. Bred by Dutch breeders for outdoor and greenhouse cultivation.

Descriptive characteristics of the variety

Description of the Esmira F1 hybrid: indeterminate, early tomato. The growing season lasts 90-100 days. The plant is tall but not spreading. The bush grows compactly. The height of the bushes reaches 1.8 meters. 10-11 brushes are formed on plants, each of which develops 4-6 large fruits.

Characteristics of Esmira F1 fruits: fruits are large, pale pink, even.The shape of the tomatoes is round, slightly flattened laterally. The fruits are very tasty. They are practically not subject to cracking on the ground and during transportation, however, with prolonged increases in humidity, they can burst and rot.

Reviews of gardeners say that this variety is very resistant to dry periods and is not afraid of sunburn. Since the dense skin and foliage protect tomatoes well.

Variety yield

Tomatoes "Esmira F1" give the harvest quite amicably. Fruit weight 190-210 grams, the first tomato 300 gr. The yield is 10-12 kg per bush per season.

Agricultural technology varieties

Tomatoes of this variety can be grown both outdoors and in a greenhouse. A prerequisite for obtaining a good harvest is the right agricultural technology.

• To get an early harvest of Esmira F1 tomatoes, seeds for seedlings are sown at the end of February. The seeds of the hybrid are already treated with antifungal drugs, so they do not need to be kept in potassium permanganate for dressing. You can soak the seed in a solution of potassium permanganate or aloe juice for 10-12 hours.
• Proper selection of soil for seedlings is the key to friendly he althy shoots and good development of seedlings. It is better to use ready-made soil mixtures from the store, but you can also prepare the soil yourself. To do this, you need to take 2 kg of peat and sand and one kilogram of ash flour per bucket of sifted humus. Mix everything thoroughly. Be sure to warm the soil in the room where the seeds will be sown for about 3-5 days.
• Seedlings of seedlings will appear 3-4 days after sowing, they should be carefully watered with warm water with potassium permanganate (weak solution). It is better to water with a spray bottle for flowers. Watering is carried out as the topsoil dries up.

• Compliance with watering and lighting is just as important as maintaining optimal humidity (humidity in the room is not higher than 65%, temperature is 22 degrees, and light is 18 hours a day).
• Until true leaves appear, seedlings can be sprinkled with soil mixture.
• Seedlings should be dived after the appearance of 2-4 true leaves at a distance of 10x10 for better development of the stem and seedling root system.
• The pick grows for about a month up to 25-30 centimeters, it is this seedling height that is optimal for planting in the beds.
• A week before planting seedlings, it is treated with a solution of Bordeaux mixture.
• After planting on the beds, the plants need to be regularly watered, ventilated (in the greenhouse) and fertilized with nitrogen and potassium fertilizers according to the scheme. The first feeding is nitrogen, then potassium. Fertilizers should be carried out in conjunction with watering and at first it is better to use liquid top dressings.
• It should be remembered that tomatoes do not need to be sprayed during the ovary and fruit ripening.

Disease resistance

Tomato "Esmira F1" is characterized by high resistance to late blight, gray mold and verticillium wilt of tomatoes.

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