Tomato Date red F1 (yellow, orange, Siberian): characteristics and description of the variety with a photo

Date tomatoes are bred by crossing Cherry tomatoes. There are several different types: Yellow Date F1, Orange Date F1, Siberian Date F1.

Hybrid Date red F1, variety description: mid-late, refers to semi-determinant. This means that the main stem stops growing after 8 - 12 inflorescences have formed. The first inflorescence grows on the main stem above the 7th - 9th leaf. Such plants have short internodes, that is, the distance between the brushes is 12 - 18 cm, while indeterminate varieties - 25 - 30 cm.

Bushes up to 1.5 m high, but can also grow more compact, up to 90 cm. Bushes are moderately leafy, 6-8 fruits ripen in a brush.

The variety has a long fruiting period, the fruits are harvested from July to the end of September. The tomato is intended for planting in a greenhouse, in the southern regions it can be planted under a film.

Elongated oval-shaped fruits have a pointed tip. Fully ripe tomatoes are scarlet. The skin is dense, does not crack, because of this they are easy to transport, tomatoes are perfectly stored. The mass of a medium-sized fruit is up to 20 g. The fruit is sweet in taste, has a delicate aroma. Tomatoes are put in salads, canned, dried, used in diets and in baby food.

Pros and cons

The advantages of this hybrid:

• excellent yield;
• fruits are very sweet and delicious;
• the variety is frost-resistant;
• transportable;
• tomatoes lie about 2 months and do not lose their excellent taste;
• is immune to diseases;
• just care;
• quite a long tomato season.

From small minuses:

• tomatoes ripen quite late - they begin to be harvested from July 25;
• when the weather is cool, the number of ovaries formed drops sharply.

Planting seeds

The boxes are filled with sand, peat, garden soil with the addition of superphosphate, potassium and ash. If you prepared the mixture yourself, then fry it for an hour in the oven at a temperature of 200 ° C to eliminate pathogenic fungi and bacteria.

Seeds are sown in boxes in early March. First put in a gauze bag and lowered for 20 minutes. in a solution of 1 teaspoon of potassium permanganate and 1 liter of pure water. Seeds are buried in the soil to a depth of 1 cm.

Water plantings from a spray bottle, cover with a film. Before the first sprouts, it is required to place the boxes in a room with an air temperature of about +23 ° C. When sprouts appear, the film is removed.

When 1 - 2 true leaves grow, dive the seedlings into separate peat cups. Be sure to lengthen their daylight hours by illuminating the tomatoes with lamps.

First time top dressing 10 days after germination. Pour 100 g of bird droppings or 300 g of manure into a ten-liter bucket of water. Leave for a day. After a day, water the seedlings under the root, trying not to get on the leaves, as this can cause burns.

After 60 - 65 days after sowing the seedlings, seedlings should be grown outdoors or in a greenhouse.

Planting seedlings in the ground

Prepare the soil in the fall. For 1 m² of clay or loam, scatter 3 buckets of soil mixed from the same parts of peat, humus and sawdust.If you have peat, then pour 3 buckets of a composition of 2 parts of humus, 2 parts of turf, 2 parts of sawdust and 1 part of sand, a teaspoon of double superphosphate and 2 tbsp for 1 m². spoons of ash. Dig up the ground, pulling out weeds and digging up roots.

In late May or early June, plant seedlings in a permanent place. Dig holes so that when planting seedlings, place 3 plants per 1 m². Pour the holes with hot water, then drive in the pegs, then put the seedlings, cover with soil. Next, tie up the bushes. Seedlings need an air temperature of +20 - 22 °C during the day, and at least 18 °C at night.

The variety loves moisture, water it with warm, settled water in the evening. Watering is especially important before the buds bloom, during flowering and fruit filling. Loosen the soil after watering very carefully so as not to damage the root system.

Water at least 2 times every 14 days, adding diluted mullein or bird droppings to the water. Instead of organics, you can add complex mineral fertilizers.

After the formation of ovaries, stop feeding with nitrogen. Stepson bushes. You can leave 1 - 2 stepchildren from the bottom of the bush, ovaries will appear on them. Start collecting fruits from July 15, when the tomatoes become technically ripe, as the tomatoes ripen calmly during storage.

Pests and diseases

Observe crop rotation, plant seedlings in open ground in a new place every 2 - 3 years. Plant tomatoes in the area where lettuce, parsley, leaf mustard, beans grew.

Tomato is resistant to major diseases, but for prevention it is advised to change the top layer of earth in a greenhouse 10 cm thick every year. Spill the remaining soil with a solution of copper sulphate. To prevent pest attacks, mulch the ground under the bushes with peat and straw. After watering, carefully loosen the soil. Spray plants with warm water. Ventilate the greenhouse every day.If you still find pests, then it is better to spray the tomatoes with safe biological products.

Varieties of the Date variety and reviews

Reviews about red date tomato are extremely positive. Here is what Tatyana from the Moscow region writes about tomatoes: “I bought seeds from the Russian Garden company. I plant this variety every year. The fruits are small, sweet, lie for a long time due to the excellent separation from the stalk and the high density of the skin, the dessert taste remains during storage. ”

The tomato of the Date orange variety has been bred, the fruits of which are orange in color. The shape of the tomatoes is similar to the Red Date variety, oval-oblong with a sharp tip.

There is also a tomato variety Date yellow F1, it can be planted at home on the windowsill. The fruits are lemon in color. The taste of the sweetness of tomatoes of the Date yellow variety is slightly less than that of the tomatoes of the Date red variety. But the pulp tastes like raisins, ripe plums and a honey aftertaste.

Tomato Date Siberian F1 differs from other varieties in that its fruits ripen 10 days earlier. Characteristics of tomatoes: contains about 10% sugars. These tomatoes can be planted in pots, where the height of the bush reaches 50 cm. They are planted in Siberia in greenhouses. Planting seeds, transplanting seedlings and caring for bushes in these varieties of tomatoes are identical.

The small-sized date tomatoes are very popular with children, who love them for their sweet dessert taste and similarity to date fruits. Date tomatoes are easy to care for.

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