Tomato Raspberry sunset: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews with photos

Tomato Raspberry Sunset cannot be called a supernova, but it was put into operation relatively recently. The variety was entered into the State Register in 2008. In the southern regions, tomato is grown in open ground - Crimea, Krasnodar Territory. In the center of Russia, in Siberia and the Urals - in greenhouse conditions.

Details about the Raspberry Sunset tomato variety

A detailed description and description of the plant will help summer residents when choosing seeds for the next sowing season. It should be noted right away that the Raspberry Miracle series in terms of the composition of varieties can satisfy any fastidious summer resident.

Each tomato in this series is of interest, they are all F1 hybrids (first reproduction):

• Berry-raspberry;
• Raspberry Paradise;
• Bright Robin;
• Raspberry wine.

Some names are worth something, and what can we say about the characteristics of the fruits of these hybrids. Their description is worth a lot. Each hybrid from the Raspberry Miracle series has fruits weighing 400 g or more. The best specimens of the Raspberry Sunset are pulled out by 700 g, for other hybrids the declared weight is slightly less - 600 g.

Description

Description of the variety, let's start with the characteristics of the bush. Raspberry sunset F1 - powerful, tall plants of determinate type. According to amateurs, bushes grow up to 2 meters in the greenhouse. Leaves are medium in size and dark green in color. Fruit ripening occurs early (from 90 to 110 days from germination).

Vegetables can be grown under temporary film-type shelters and in greenhouses. The fruits are rounded, large in size, covered with a smooth, strong raspberry skin in a ripe tomato, in unripe fruits of a light green color. There is no dark green spot in the stalk area. The pulp has an average density, contains up to 6% dry matter. The number of slots is six. The average weight of the fruit is from 400 g. The taste of the fruit is excellent. Greenhouse yield 13 kg/m².

A hybrid of salad destination, large raspberry tomatoes are usually consumed fresh, you can make juice, sauces from it and use tomatoes for cooking first and second courses. The fruits are not suitable for canning due to their large size.

The new variety shows good resistance to major tomato diseases. With good agricultural technology and timely preventive measures, it does not suffer from phytophthora. Tomatoes can retain commercial properties after removal, and do not suffer from mechanical damage during transportation.

Summer Residents about Raspberry Sunset

It's always interesting to read the reviews of summer residents about the past season. Buying a variety tested by others is always interesting. I want with the help of good care to achieve better results than others. Reviews provide new information about the characteristics of a particular variety and motivate tomato lovers to new "garden" exploits.

Galina

I want to share my impressions of growing Raspberry Sunset tomatoes. At first, I was attracted by the name of the seed series - Raspberry Miracle from the Gardens of Russia company. I chose Raspberry Sunset and did not regret it. Tomatoes are really wonderful, all my neighbors went to admire them. Red, large, beautiful fruits were pleasing to the eye. The hot, dry summer did not affect the yield. The bushes grew up to the very ceiling of the greenhouse. Fruit weight ranged from 300 to 600 g. Feed once every two weeks, watered weekly, sometimes twice a week.Tomatoes did not ripen together, sang right on the bushes, some were removed and ripened in boxes.

Antonina

Succumbed to advertising, bought a bag of Raspberry Sunset. She carefully looked after the tomatoes, fed them with fertilizers, and formed them into one stem. The bushes turned out strong, neat, the largest tomato weighed about a kilogram. I liked the variety, I will plant it.

Features of planting and care

Raspberry sunset can be grown without diving. Sow quite often, in the course of growing seedlings, pluck out weak plants. As a result, before transplanting seedlings into the ground, there are few plants left, but they are all strong, well developed. Water seedlings once a week. Before planting in a permanent place, harden off the plants by lowering the night temperature to 8 ° C.

Prepare the land for seedlings in the fall. Take in equal shares:

• garden land;
• compost;
• sand.

Treat the seeds before sowing with a preparation popular with gardeners - Baikal EM1, treat the soil with a solution of manganese.

Care for a hybrid planted in a greenhouse in the spring is standard. It comes down to watering, weeding, loosening row spacings, forming a bush, fertilizing. In summer, a large number of fruits leads to an excessive load on the bushes, so only timely tying the bush to the support can prevent mechanical damage to the branches.

Diseases and pests

Tomato fruits Raspberry sunset in damp, cool weather may suffer from blossom end rot. Fertilizers that are unbalanced in terms of nitrogen-potassium ratio can provoke rot. At the first signs of illness, you need to feed the plants with potassium nitrate.

In addition, this hybrid can sometimes suffer from brown spotting. Control measures are simple: reduce watering, control the air temperature in the greenhouse. Possible pests of tomato bushes: slugs, Colorado potato beetle. Slugs are collected and destroyed. Insecticides are used against the Colorado potato beetle.

Raspberry sunset has been popular with summer residents for several years, it has good prospects for the future. With quality care, summer residents who grow this hybrid are guaranteed a high yield.

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