Tomato Doll F1: description, agricultural technology and reviews of the variety

Tomato hybrids are created in order to make up for any shortcomings of existing varieties. Basically, this is resistance to diseases and pests, productivity. The hybrid of tomatoes Doll F1 was created relatively recently, but has already gained popularity among gardeners.

Content:

• Description and reviews of the variety
• Sowing seeds
• Seedling care
• Planting seedlings
• Tomato Care F1 Doll
• Diseases and pests

Description and reviews of the variety

The hybrid is intended for growing in open ground and greenhouses. Reviews of gardeners claim that he gives a higher yield in the greenhouse. When choosing a growing method, you need to take into account the amount of precipitation and temperature. The bush is determinate, the stem stops growing after the formation of 4-5 ovaries. But at the same time he is quite tall, reaches 70 cm, so he needs to be tied up. The bushes are compact.

Some gardeners consider determinism to be a disadvantage of the variety. But it is not so. Bushes with limited growth are much easier to care for than tall ones. When planted at a distance of 70 cm-1 m, they do not need to be tied up at all.

The fruits are large, round-flat, red-pink in color.

5 fruits are formed in one ovary. Weight reaches from 70 to 200 g, some tomatoes reach 300 g. The skin is dense, does not crack. Therefore, tomatoes have a high keeping quality, are stored for a long time, they can be transported over long distances.

Kukla tomatoes contain glucose, starch, pectins, fiber. They contain a wide range of vitamins, malic and niacin, a natural antioxidant of lycopene. User reviews indicate that the fruits have high taste. Fruits are of medium early ripening. They are formed 80-90 days after sowing. The yield of the variety is high, according to consumers' reviews, it exceeds the well-known variety "White filling". Up to 10 kg of tomatoes are harvested from 1 m2, which ripen together.

Sowing seeds

The seeds collected from the hybrid fruit are not suitable for further growing for seedlings. They do not retain the qualities of the mother plant. Therefore, the seeds must be purchased from the store every year. Sow them 45 days before they are planted in the ground. The packaging says that it is March or April, but it is more precisely determined by the climatic conditions of the region.

Typically, the seeds of hybrids are processed from disease to implementation. If they are coated with a colored granule, they do not need to be soaked. If it is not there, it is immersed in a glass of warm water. After half an hour, drain the water and hide the seeds in a cotton cloth. They wait for them to hatch and sow in prepared soil.

You can buy it at a flower shop or make your own. They do not take land from the site where nightshades were grown last year. The soil should be loose, nutritious. Mix:

• Sod land.
• Chernozem.
• Humus or compost.
• Sand.

Prepare clean dishes with holes in the bottom, pour a layer of drainage from fine gravel or expanded clay. Fill with prepared soil so that a couple of centimeters are missing to the edge. Grooves are made into which the seeds are placed. The sowing depth is 1 cm, the distance between the seeds is 2-3 cm. The grooves are closed, watered and covered with glass or foil.It will help maintain high humidity for quick seed germination.

To get rid of pathogens, disinfect the soil - spill it with boiling water or potassium permanganate solution, calcined in the oven or microwave.

You can immediately pour less soil, spread the seeds on it and sprinkle with a layer of soil. But with this method of sowing, seedlings can raise the layer of earth. Especially if they are thickened. Reviews of gardeners claim that seed germination is usually high, up to 100%.

Seedling care

Seeds can be planted immediately in separate cassettes, but dive they still have to. This procedure contributes to the formation of powerful root system... Crops are regularly ventilated so that the soil does not become moldy. This can cause the seeds to deteriorate and not sprout.

The temperature in the room should be around 25 ° C. There are no special requirements for illumination. After friendly shoots appear, transfer the dishes to a bright place and lower the temperature. During the day it should be about 18, at night up to 15 ° C. High temperature and lack of light lead to stretching of seedlings. It becomes pale, thin, the lower leaves disappear. But tomatoes will not grow in the cold either.

Water as the soil dries up.

At this time, waterlogging is as dangerous as drying out. From insufficient watering, the plants will quickly fade and may die. Overfilling often leads to black leg disease. This is a fungal disease, which is manifested by wilting of seedlings in wet soil. The roots darken at the base, the seedlings die all or a significant part of it.

Tomatoes dive after they have 2-3 pairs of real leaves. The distance between the plants should be at least 5 cm. But it is better to plant them in a separate bowl. After diving, watered and installed in a shaded place. After the leaves restore turgor, they are taken out in the sun.

Tomato seedlings need to be prepared for transplanting by tempering in the fresh air. The time for air procedures is gradually increased, and before planting in the garden, tomatoes should remain outside at night.

Planting seedlings

 

The area for growing tomatoes is chosen light, well-ventilated. The soil should be light, nutritious, neutral. Their predecessors may be cucumbers, cabbage, garlic, onion, parsley... Tomatoes are not planted after nightshades: potatoes, eggplant... They share diseases and pests, so they can easily be transmitted to newly planted plants.

The air temperature for planting in the greenhouse must be at least 12 ° C. It is necessary to plant on the street only after the threat of return frosts has passed. Plants are transplanted, the height of which has reached 20 cm.

Water before planting so that the roots are less damaged during transplantation.

Pits are prepared at a distance of 70 cm from each other. The minimum is 50 cm, but in this case, care will be complicated, possibly affecting by diseases due to thickening. The depth of the pits depends on the size of the plant root system. If you have to plant overgrown seedlings, they dig longitudinal holes, water and lay the plants at an angle with leaves to the north. Water is poured into the hole 0.5 liters or a little more.

Tomato Care F1 Doll

Reviews of gardeners claim that tomatoes tolerate transplantation well. They look faded for a day or two, but soon regain their turgor.

How to properly care for tomatoes:

• The moisture introduced during watering is sufficient for further plant growth. If the soil dries up, watered with water heated in the sun. They do this in the evening, and after the moisture is absorbed, they loosen the soil.
• Gardeners' reviews indicate that tomatoes respond well to nitrogen fertilization, including organic... Fertilizers are applied only after watering. It can be a solution of infusion mullein or chicken droppings... 1 kg of fertilizer is mixed with a bucket of water and left to ferment in a warm place, loosely covered with a lid. Dilute 1 liter of slurry in a bucket of water.Top dressing is carried out up to 3 times.
• You can mulch the plot sawdust, peat or mown grass. This will reduce moisture evaporation.
• When grown in a greenhouse, be sure to ventilate it. This will help prevent infection with fungal diseases.
• The first brush is formed after 5-7 leaves. This time the Tomatoes F1 Doll stepchild. The main stem is left, and the lateral processes are torn off. This will improve air circulation inside the bush, save energy for the formation of fruits and accelerate their ripening. The stepsons cut off several times a season.
• At the same time, the bushes are tied to the supports. As the tomato grows, repeat the procedure. Tying will help keep the fruit from touching the ground. This will accelerate their ripening, protect against diseases, including top rot.
• The site is kept clean from weeds. Loosen the soil carefully so as not to damage the roots.

Diseases and pests

The Doll hybrid is resistant to verticillium and tobacco mosaic. At high humidity and temperature (frequent thunderstorms followed by heat), the tomato can be affected by fungal diseases:

• Late blight manifests itself as brown spots on stems, leaves and fruits.
• Powdery mildew more often affects tomatoes in a greenhouse. Leaves are covered with white bloom or yellow spots.
• Alternaria causes the formation of black spots on mature and green fruits.
• Anthracnose leafy and fruiting leads to the formation of small dark depressed spots on the fruits, wilting of the upper leaves.
• Septoria blight primarily affects old leaves that touch the ground. Small spots with a black border form on them, then they dry out. There is no cure for the disease. Some hybrids have a disease resistance gene.
• Fruit gray rot affects the fruit and stem. A gray-white bloom appears on the fruits at the place of decay. The disease can be spread from cucumbers. For prevention and protection, they are treated with Euparen, Bayleton.

Fungal diseases are prevented from spraying bushes with Strobi, Quadris, Topaz preparations. Treatments are carried out 3 times after 2 weeks.

The main pest of the Doll tomato is the Colorado potato beetle.

He can eat completely newly planted plants in a day. For protection, sprayed with insecticides. Protects for a long time by soaking tomato roots in Aktara's solution (1 bag per 2 liters of water). Withstand 2 hours, then planted. Pests attack plants, but quickly die.

Adult tomatoes are much less afraid of the Colorado potato beetle. They damage individual fruits, but it is no longer possible to spray at this time. It is better to regularly pick tomatoes at the stage of milk ripeness and put them in boxes for ripening.

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