Tomato Rio Fuego: characteristics and description of the variety with a photo

Tomato variety "Rio Fuego" - medium early, fruitful, determinant tomato. Bred in the Netherlands and recommended for growing outdoors and in various types of film shelters.

The characteristic and description of the Rio Fuego tomato variety says that the period from sowing seeds into the soil until the first fruits ripen is 110-115 days. The stem of the bush "Rio Fuego" is powerful, stable, the leaves are dark green in color, of a regular shape.

This variety does not require mandatory tying to the support and pinching, but it is recommended to make props to avoid fruit contact with the soil. The first ovary appears after 4 leaves.

A season can bring about 10 bunches of tomatoes. On each brush there are 4-6 fruits of the same size and shape.

Fruit characteristics

Rio Fuego tomato fruits are plum-shaped, round, bright red, without greenery at the stalk, very dense, sugary. Inside contains 2-3 chambers with a small amount of small seeds. Easily torn from a bush without a stalk, which allows them to be collected by machine. The weight of one fruit of these tomatoes, depending on the growing conditions and care, ranges from 100 to 140 grams. The length of one fruit is on average 5-7 cm.

Taste and specifications

Variety "Rio Fuego" has good taste and aroma. Dense fleshy consistency allows you to get high-quality tomato paste during factory processing. The dense skin retains a pleasant taste and holds the shape of the tomato firmly in brine and marinades, in sliced \u200b\u200band homemade salads.

Standard tomatoes look very nice in jars. The Rio Fuego tomato earned rave reviews from housewives also for its sugary pulp.

Delicious and beautiful sauces, mashed potatoes and ketchups are obtained from these tomatoes. "Rio Fuego" is perfectly transported and stored. Once removed from the root, unripe tomatoes will last up to 1 month in a cool place or refrigerator.

Features of cultivation

Tomatoes "Rio Fuego" were specially adapted by the developers of this variety for growing outdoors. Unpretentious, cold-resistant tomato, suitable for industrial cultivation in vegetable farms. The yield of this variety of tomato is about 10 kg per 1m^{2 .}

Direct sowing of tomatoes of this variety is also recommended, however, the growing season of the plant is lengthened and under such conditions it is impossible to get an early harvest.Sow the seeds of "Rio Fuego", 6-8 weeks from the last expected frost date in the region. Sowing is carried out in lighted warm rooms, heated greenhouses or greenhouses. Optimum germination of sprouts occurs after 7 days at constant humidity and soil temperature of 60-70%.

An important point for obtaining he althy and prolific tomato seedlings is precisely the optimal combination of humidity and temperature. Watering is done every 10-12 days, but more often. The soil temperature during irrigation should be no higher than 24 degrees, and the optimum water temperature is 20 degrees.

Planting of finished seedlings of tomatoes is carried out according to the scheme 50 x 40 cm, 3-4 plant bushes per 1 m2². It is possible to plant up to 6 bushes per 1m^2.

To obtain abundant harvests, the correct selection of the site for planting is also necessary. It must be remembered that the Rio Fuego tomato variety is inefficiently planted in the ground after such vegetable crops as onions, potatoes, cabbage, eggplants.

Proper and timely fertilization, mulching and loosening of the soil on the plot of land selected for planting is an integral part and a guarantee of the farm's profit.

Disease resistance

Bacterial fruit spot

	Type of disease	Stability
1	Verticillium wilt (V-1)	high
2	Fusarial wilt (races 1,2)	high
3	Alternaria stem cancer	high
4	(BSK-0 (IR)	high
5	Tomato nematode	high

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