Description and yield varieties of tomatoes "Polbig F1"
To sell and canning excellent tomatoes "Polbig F1".Vegetable culture ripens one of the first and has several advantages. In the review we will consider features and quality of this product.
Hybrid Features
Breeders around the world are engaged in breeding new varieties of vegetable crops. This is done in order to achieve high yields. At the same time, vegetables should have resistance to different types of diseases and an excellent presentation. Experts are trying to bring such varieties to less used chemicals. The advantage of many vegetable hybrids is that they are unpretentious and better tolerate various climatic conditions.
Tomatoes "Polbig F1" were bred by Dutch breeders. One of the main features is early ripening, early ripening. Vegetable culture gives a good harvest. At the same time, the grown fruits have a uniform color and shape. In Russia, the popularity of the variety is that it grows and bears fruit at a relatively low temperature.
If the climatic conditions of the region are warm, the seeds of plants can be planted directly in open ground. Tomatoes of this variety do not crack.
Grow plants from seeds. The best indicator of the harvest of this hybrid in the formation on the bushes two or three stems. Vegetable culture develops well in a short time, and practically there are no barren flowers. After harvesting, the Dutch hybrid is well transported, because the fruits are quite strong. In the future, tomatoes for a long time retain their natural appearance without losing shape. In this regard, they are an excellent food product for sale and competitive.
The Dutch variety shows resistance to various diseases: fungal verticillus, causative agents of Alternaria, fusarium wilt and other things.
Application
Everyone knows about the usefulness of tomatoes. They contain many trace elements, vitamins, sugar and other components. This product is very useful for human health. The Dutch hybrid is used in food in various types and dishes. Although the taste of this variety is not the best.
Due to the fact that the fruits of this variety are standard, they are well preserved in the whole form. But also prepared tomatoes are cooked, steamed and fried. They are added to soups, side dishes, salads and other foods. Vegetables are made from vegetables, ketchup, tomato sauces and juices.
Characteristics of vegetable culture
The plant of this variety is determinant. Bushes grow continuously and reach quite high sizes. The hand-fruiting plant leads to the fact that on each branch grows up to eight tomatoes. The inflorescence is simple.
Fruits tied, even in cool weather. However, they do not crack and have a good shape. Fruit ripening occurs within three months from the time of sowing the seeds, and therefore two months after planting the seedlings.
Dutch hybrid gives a good yield. Four to five kilograms of product is collected from one square meter.
Bushes
Vegetable plants reach a height of almost a meter, and in greenhouses and larger. At the same time the bushes have quite powerful roots and stems. After all, several medium-sized fruits grow on one hand at once.
Hybrid bushes have compact and moderate foliage. The leaves are quite large and standard for tomato configuration.
Fruit
Characterized by the fruits of the following indicators.
- Tomatoes of this variety have a round shape, slightly flattened.
- The fruits have a slight ribbing. Tomatoes are dense and beautiful, medium size.
- Unripe tomatoes are light green in color. As they form, they take on a red color. Ripe tomatoes of uniform scarlet color without any greens.
- The peel of Dutch hybrids is strong. It does not crack when growing and transporting the product to its destination.
- The flesh of the tomatoes is saturated and dense. According to the taste parameters of average dignity.But for tomatoes, which appear on the market at an early date, this is quite a tolerable fact.
- The fruits of the Dutch hybrid usually weigh from one hundred to one hundred and thirty grams. But certain heroes-tomatoes reach two hundred grams.
Sowing seeds
Tomatoes of this variety are grown by the seedling method, like ordinary tomatoes.
The optimal time for this is from late winter to early spring. Before planting the seeds, they must be soaked. Water should be clean and warm. After a day you can be taken to the landing.
In the pre-prepared plastic or wooden boxes fall asleep soil. You must first make drainage holes in the container. The land should be with peat mixture. If the seeds are planted at home, special peat tablets can be used.
In the soil you need to make grooves every five centimeters. Their depth should be one centimeter. After this, it is necessary to evenly distribute the seeds on the ground surface. Then they are slightly moistened and covered with soil.
The boxes must be covered with glass or film, then placed in a warm place. The optimum temperature is + 24 * C. This is to speed up the process of ripening seeds.
Picking seedlings
When the seedlings appeared (two - three leaves on the plants), they must be transplanted into separate boxes. Then move the container to a well-lit place. Seedlings should be sprayed with warm clean water.
For the development of roots in vegetable plants, it is desirable to produce pinching the tops (removing the upper part of the young shoots). This ensures a good development of the root system.
When the seedlings sprouted, then for a few days the temperature in the room is lowered to + 13 * С. This is a necessary process for tempering a vegetable plant. The main task during this period is to provide good light, which should be fourteen hours a day. If it is not enough, then apply additional artificial lighting.
Planting of a vegetable plant is made when two months have passed after sprouting.
Planting in open ground
For growing tomatoes choose a place and prepare the soil in the autumn period. They dig up the earth and apply fertilizer. It is desirable that it was wood ash and compost.
Do not plant on those beds where eggplants, potatoes or tomatoes have already grown. It is better that there were previously other vegetables: beans, onions, pumpkin.
On May days, tomatoes are planted in open ground. The soil is slightly loosened and watered. At this time there may be still cold weather. Therefore, to obtain a high yield, it is necessary to cover the plants with a protective film. The soil at the same time will warm up. This all will have a positive impact on the harvest.
For planting selected strong shoots, which on the stems already have about eight leaves. The best option for planting tomatoes is six - eight bushes per square meter. There must be forty centimeters between sprouts, fifty between rows. Add superphosphate (one spoon) and a little humus to the wells.
Care
In the process of ripening vegetable culture does not require special attention. Agrotechnika standard, as well as for other determinant tomatoes. It is constantly necessary to weed the beds, get rid of weeds, inspect the plants. Periodically fertilize, water the bushes. More on this is described below.
As the wrist grows, the plants become heavy. They need to be tied up carefully, so as not to pass the stems. One needs to graze two or three stalks. Tomatoes to improve the sugar content is treated with boric acid.
Watering
Irrigation of vegetables requires warm and distilled water. Water the plants under the roots once or twice a week. It is advisable to do this in the evening or in the afternoon, when there is no direct sunlight. For each bush, three liters of water are required first. When flowering rate increased to five liters.
Fertilizers
For the development of strong and healthy plants need to apply fertilizer. They accelerate the ripening of fruits.
Fertilization is divided into three stages:
- before flowering plants;
- after the appearance of inflorescences;
- during fruiting.
At the first stage, nitrogen-containing components are required. Vegetable culture is fertilized with a special herbal extract or mullein. This will supply the tomatoes with nitrogen. When inflorescences appear on the plants, these fertilizers are not applied, in order not to accelerate the development of the shoots. After all, it will slow down the formation of fruits.
At the second stage, superphosphate is added to the soil. Phosphorus helps shape the roots. At the last stage, vegetable culture is fertilized with potassium sulphide. This is a useful trace element for tomatoes. Potassium improves the taste of fruits, and also boosts the immune system of the plant.
Advantages and disadvantages
Consider the pros and cons of this hybrid. The advantages of vegetable culture:
- early maturation;
- fruits form at rather low temperatures;
- strong tomatoes, do not crack;
- standard size of tomatoes;
- good yield;
- the plant is resistant to diseases;
- the product does not deteriorate during transportation and maintains its presentation.
Vegetables deficiencies:
- compulsory formation of bushes by staving by two - three stems for yield;
- tying stalks is required, otherwise they break under the weight of the fruit;
- Tomatoes have an average taste.
Reviews
According to the responses of vegetable growers, this hybrid received positive marks for its unpretentiousness and early ripening. It is noted that the tomatoes are strong and have the correct form. They are resistant to many diseases.
At the same time, there are problems in growing this variety. Side shoots must be tied up so that they do not break off. Tastes average level.
For personal cultivation and consumption, the characteristics of the Polbig F1 variety are not very appreciated. But for sale, they are a good product. After all, tomatoes ripen early, are well transported and have an attractive regular shape.
You can learn more about this variety of tomatoes from the following video.