Tomato Diabolik: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Tomato Diabolic F1 - mid-season variety. Bred by Sakata agronomists. Included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of Russia in 2008. Bushes are medium in height, determinant, that is, they stop growing when flowering. Suitable for planting on the site and in the greenhouse.

Description of bushes

Characteristics of bushes: powerful, many leaves, 1.2 - 1.6 m high. Plants must be tied to pegs and stepchildren are cut off. In one brush 8 - 12 fruits. It is better to leave 2-3 stems in the variety, cut off the rest. Greenish leaves of medium size. The inflorescence is complex. The fruits of this variety are eaten fresh, canned, pickled.

Description of fruits

Description of tomatoes of the Diabolic variety: they have the form of slightly elongated cream, weighing 100 - 160 g. Unripe tomatoes are light green, and ripe ones are scarlet, the shade of the pulp is dark pink. Tomatoes have 3-4 seed chambers. The fruits are quite light.

Tomatoes are s alted and marinated, put in salads. Fruit composition: dry matter in juice 5.0 - 7.2%, sugars (glucose, fructose, sucrose) - 3.0 - 3.9%. Tomatoes can not be called too sweet, but also fresh too. Seeds are sold by Gavrish, Agros, Prestige.

Pros and cons

Tomato Diabolic F1 has a number of advantages:

1. Tomatoes do not crack, lie well, they are easy to transport. They have firm flesh.
2. A lot of fruits are harvested from the bushes: regardless of weather conditions, the yield is from 1 m² to 20 kg, they are harvested at 256 - 296 centners per hectare.
3. Features of the variety - immunity to verticillium and fusarium, phomopsis and bacterial spotting.
4. Tomato Diabolik F1 is not attacked by the root nematode.

Of the shortcomings, it is worth noting that it is advised to choose the most well-lit place for planting seedlings. Even a little shading leads to a decrease in the yield.

Sowing seeds

Cultivation of Diabolic tomatoes begins with sowing seeds. Seeds of the variety are sown in mid-March. Place the seeds in a cheesecloth bag and then leave for 20 minutes. in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, then rinse. After that, you can soak the seeds in a growth stimulator. Agave juice produces a wonderful effect on tomato seedlings: place the seeds in a cloth bag and dip them in a solution of aloe juice with water for 1.5 hours, then dry. Agave juice increases seed germination by 25 %, they germinate faster.

Pour into the boxes special soil for tomatoes, which is sold in the store. Compact the soil and water generously. Make grooves every 4 - 5 cm and to a depth of 1 cm. After a day, scatter the seeds on the ground so that there is a distance of 2 cm between them. Powder with soil, cover with a film, place in heat. When you see sprouts, remove the film, expose the plantings to the light.

When 2 true leaves appear, dive the seedlings. Pour a little superphosphate into each cup before placing the seedling. Pinch the root a little.

Soil preparation

Do not plant seedlings in the place where potatoes, eggplants, peppers grew before. Plant Diabolic F1 tomatoes in the area where cabbage, onions, and cucumbers grew last year.

In autumn, sprinkle 5 kg of humus, 50 g of superphosphate, 25 g of potassium s alt per 1 m² of soil, dig the ground onto a shovel bayonet, remove roots, weeds.In the spring, sprinkle 1 kg of rotted bird droppings, 1 kg of ash and 25 g of ammonium sulfate per 1 m², dig again. Drive stakes near the beds, tie up the wire to make trellises.

So that the tomatoes do not get sick, spill the soil a few days before planting the seedlings with the following composition: pour 30 g of 90% copper oxychloride into a 10-liter bucket of water, pour the composition onto the plot.

Landing on site

Tomato Diabolic F1 does not tolerate return frosts, because of this, plant seedlings from May 15th. Dig holes with a diameter of 15 cm and a depth of 20 cm, indenting between them 40 cm, and between rows - 60 cm. Water the seedlings abundantly the day before transplanting. Pull out the seedling with a clod of soil, place in a hole. Cover with earth, water, shade from the sun. Mulch the ground with straw, peat.

Care

Tomatoes do not like drought and stagnant moisture.Water the bushes in the morning under the root, trying not to get on the leaves, otherwise the seedlings may get late blight. Water is used warm, which stood for at least a day. At first watered moderately, and in the summer - plentifully. Water stagnation must not be allowed. The next day, the earth is loosened, weeds are pulled out. Water next time when the soil is dry.

First feed after planting seedlings, then a second time when buds begin to appear. The third time is fed when the flowers wither and the ovaries appear, the fourth - when fruiting. The fourth dressing is done 2 weeks before the harvest.

The one who planted the variety advises for the first time to feed the seedlings with a solution of bird droppings: first, pour 25 g of droppings into 0.5 liters of water, then add 5 g of potassium sulfate and 20 g of superphosphate, then pour the composition into a ten-liter a bucket of water. Pour this top dressing under the root (1 l per bush).

When buds appear, repeat feeding. You can replace this top dressing by pouring 1 tbsp. a spoonful of nitrophoska in a ten-liter bucket of water and pouring 1 liter of the mixture under each seedling.

So that the bushes do not develop vertex rot, make a solution of 1 tbsp. spoons of calcium nitrate and a ten-liter bucket of clean water. Spray the culture with this solution when it blooms. Pour 1 liter of solution onto each bush.

When the first ovaries begin to appear, make a solution with wood ash. Pour 2 liters of ash, 10 g of boric acid into a ten-liter bucket of clean water. Leave for a day for the elements to dissolve. Water under the root, pouring 1 liter per bush.

Do the fourth dressing when the fruits are pouring, Pour 2 tbsp. spoons of superphosphate, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of potassium humate in a ten-liter bucket of water. Pour 1 liter under the bush. Form a bush, leaving 2 - 3 stems, cut off the rest.

The hybrid is easy to care for. Reviews are good. So, Tatyana from Moscow writes: “I really like the Diabolik tomato variety. I have been planting bushes for 3 years now. The taste is harmonious, it has sweetness with some sourness, the variety is very fruitful. Late blight did not hurt. ”

Those who have planted the Diabolic F1 tomato find this tomato variety to be quite hardy and high-yielding, suitable for both experienced gardeners and beginners.

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