Tomato Stresa: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo
Tomato "Stresa F1" is a hybrid bred by Russian breeders. The variety has a number of advantages, and has received rave reviews for its yield.
Tomato hybrid "Stresa F1" medium-early, indeterminate, large-fruited, resistant to many tomato diseases. Created specifically for greenhouse cultivation, but in regions with a stable warm climate, Stresa F1 tomatoes are also grown outdoors. Tomatoes of this variety can be grown all year round in heated greenhouses.
Characteristics and description of the variety: a bush of this hybrid grows up to 1.8-2 m high, therefore it definitely requires a garter to a vertical or horizontal support.The stem is liana-shaped and flexible. It is necessary to form a stem as the plant grows in 1-2 stems, which will increase the yield of the bush.
Since the fruits are quite large, be sure to tie the trunk to the support.
The leaves of the seedlings are light, and when the plant is gaining growth, they become dark green, slightly elongated.
The plant is tall, sprawling, so the Stresa tomato bush is planted using the 50 x 40 cm technology. m planted up to 4 plants. The period from seed germination to plant fruiting is 110-115 days.
Resistance of Stresa tomato variety to diseases:
| Type of disease | Degree of resistance | |
| 1 | Verticillium wilt (Va, Vd) | high |
| 2 | Fusariose wilt (Fol 1- 2) | high |
| 3 | Cladosporium (Ff) | high|
| ToMV | high | |
| tomato nematode (Mi, Ma) | high |
Fruit characteristics
Description of Stresa F1 tomato fruits: large, round shape, slightly ribbed barrels, fleshy, sugary at the break. The color of a ripe tomato is bright red. The skin of these tomatoes is tender, but dense. Tomatoes of this hybrid variety do not crack.
The grade has good gentle taste and pleasant aroma. Eat fresh, in soups, salads. Preserve medium-sized fruits as a whole, and large slices or in the form of juice, puree, sauce. Reviews of this variety are positive, they note its good presentation, as well as taste.
Brushes of this hybrid form an average of 6 fruits. Their sizes on the bush are the same 200-250 grams. The yield of Stresa F1 tomato is high: over 25 kg per 1 sq. m. The variety of these hybrids is transportable.
How to properly water tomatoes
Proper watering, loosening, fertilizing the bushes contributes to the cultivation of abundant tomato crops.
- Tomatoes should be watered with warm water at about 18-20 degrees, at least 15 degrees.
- Better if watering drip. If watering is not drip, then the water consumption depends on the age of the plant: from 5 to 10 liters under the root every 8-12 days.
- Watering should be alternated with loosening the soil under the plant bushes. So the planting will be protected from the development of fungal diseases and optimal aeration of the bushes will be ensured.
- Tomatoes "Stresa F1" require moisture in the range of 65-70% for normal pollination and fruit set. Increased air humidity, in addition to the development of the fungus, leads to gluing of pollen and pollination of flowers does not occur. Reduced humidity leads to the fact that pollen scatters and does not fall on the pistil, in which case pollination also does not occur and the yield of bushes decreases.
Fertilizer and top dressing of tomato seedlings "Streza F1"
The Stresa F1 hybrid is fertilized throughout the entire growing period. It is important that the feeding of tomatoes is carried out in a timely manner and does not exceed the norm, otherwise you can ruin the tomatoes.
- During the formation of seedlings, before picking, fertilize twice with liquid fertilizers for plant growth, with an interval of 7-10 days.
- When transplanting to a permanent place, water or dip the root system in the Fitosporin-M solution, which prevents infection with fungal infections and feeds the plant with microelements.
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