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

In small gardens, summer residents grow tomatoes of unusual colors. Robinson F1 tomatoes decorate the beds with bright raspberry fruits. An additional advantage: the berries ripen outdoors in areas with short summers. The lack of sunny days does not affect the taste. Tomatoes grow sweet, juicy.

Unusual Robinson

Often the description of the variety promises mountains of fruit. But getting them is difficult. People are looking for a tomato that is undemanding to external factors.

Chelyabinsk breeders have created an interesting hybrid. Gardeners of the Urals plant it in open ground. Tomatoes have time to ripen and give a rich harvest. Features hybrid Robinson:

• ripens very early (90 days from germination to picking tomatoes);
• limited in height (<1,20 м);
• leaf plates resemble potato;
• to get the desired number of fruits, you need to form a bush.

Some gardeners grow Robinson in a greenhouse. One or three bushes are enough to provide a family with delicious tomatoes.

Ural summer residents actively occupy free beds with tomato Robinson: the plant requires a minimum of care, and the fruits delight in color and taste. In 2022-2023, Gardens of Russia declared the hybrid a bestseller.

What attracted summer residents

It is difficult to grow a tasty tomato in areas of unstable climate. The plant responds to a decrease in sunlight, heat. Too much rain ruins the entire crop.

Berry characteristic:

• heavy tomato (weight 200-300 g);
• berries of the first harvest are larger than subsequent ones;
• bright crimson ripe fruits;
• dense, not coarse skin;
• characteristic small specks of dark crimson color;
• juicy, grainy flesh;
• weak ribbing at the stem;
• round shape, slightly flattened;
• easy removal of a ripe tomato from a bush;
• bright sweet taste;
• seeds are small, not felt when eating.

Robinson F1 is one of the top rated tomatoes for growing in problem areas. Ripe tomatoes are tastier than those grown in a greenhouse. Resistance to adverse conditions, planting in open ground attract gardeners.

Medium-sized ripe fruits of the second harvest look great in assorted vegetables. Juice and pasta are sweet. The color of the blanks is unusual. The flesh does not spread during cooking.

Robinson Growing Secrets

To get sweet raspberry fruits in open beds, you will have to try. The advice of agronomists should be strictly observed:

• sow seedlings in the third decade of February;
• fill the soil with fertilizers for seedlings (ready-made does not need this);
• loops appeared - place on a light, cool windowsill;
• mandatory picking in separate pots;
• Robinson needs to be fed, hardened;
• plant after return frosts;
• mulch ridges;
• cover the top of the planting with non-woven white material (protection from sunburn in the early days);
• bush height 1m 20cm: garter required;
• to form a hybrid in 2-3 stems;
• tassels heavy: garter required;
• in case of prolonged rainfall, cover the ridges with a film (protection from waterlogging).

Gardeners know: excess nitrogen makes tomatoes fatten. Balanced mixtures of potassium and phosphorus strengthen the plant, accelerate the ripening of fruits.

Robinson manages to give the harvest before the August cold snap. He "escapes" from phytophthora. But garden pests fell in love with juicy sweet fruits. It is required to carry out preventive measures: collect snails, treat plantings with insecticides.

Gardens gave Robinson an “excellent”

Reviews of Robinson F1 tomato are only positive. Residents of the Moscow and Leningrad regions joined the gardeners of the Urals and Siberia. Pleased with: taste, color, texture of fruits, unpretentiousness, ripening period. Gardeners note transportability, rare for raspberry tomatoes, fruit cracking resistance. The hybrid received “excellent”!

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