The “Funtik” tomato is a large-fruited late hybrid of red tomatoes, which has earned excellent reviews from domestic vegetable growers for its yield, marketability and taste. Below are the characteristics and description of the “Funtik F1” variety.
Characteristics and description of the variety: Developed by Russian breeders for cultivation in open ground and in greenhouses.
Description of the hybrid “Funtik F1”: indeterminate, late-ripening tomato. The growing season lasts 120-125 days. The plant is tall, but not spreading. The bush grows compactly. The height of the bushes reaches 2.3 meters.Up to 12 clusters are formed on the plants, each of which develops 4-6 large fruits.
Characteristics of the “Funtik F1” fruits: the fruits are large, bright red, even. The shape of the tomatoes is round, slightly flattened on the sides. The fruits are very tasty. They are practically not subject to cracking on the ground and during transportation. Most often they are used for fresh consumption. Suitable for salting and all types of processing.
The gardeners' description says that this variety is very resistant to dry periods, since the dense skin and foliage protect the tomatoes well.
Productivity
Characteristics and description of the tomato variety “Funtik F1”: they yield the harvest quite unanimously. Fruit weight is 260-320 grams. The yield is 10-12 kg per bush per season.
Agricultural technology
This variety of tomatoes can be grown both in open ground and in a greenhouse. A prerequisite for obtaining a good harvest is correct agricultural technology.
Description:
- To obtain an early harvest of Funtik F1 tomatoes, seeds are sown for seedlings at the end of February. The seeds of the hybrid have already been treated with antifungal drugs (see description), so they do not need to be kept in potassium permanganate for pickling. You can soak the seed material in a solution of potassium permanganate or in aloe juice for 10-12 hours.
- Correct selection of soil for seedlings is the key to friendly, healthy seedlings and good development of seedlings. It is better to use ready-made soil mixtures from the store, but you can also prepare the soil yourself.
Description of soil preparation: To do this, you need to take 2 kg of peat and sand and one kilogram of ash flour per bucket of sifted humus. Mix everything thoroughly. Be sure to warm the soil in the room where the seeds will be sown for about 3-5 days.
- Seedlings will appear 3-4 days after sowing; they should be carefully watered with warm water and potassium permanganate (weak solution). It is better to water with a flower sprayer. Watering is carried out as the top layer of soil dries.
- Compliance with the irrigation and lighting regime is as important as maintaining optimal humidity (indoor air humidity is not higher than 65%, temperature 22 degrees, and light 18 hours a day).
- Until the real leaves appear, the seedlings can be sprinkled with soil mixture.
- Seedlings need to be plucked after the appearance of 2-4 true leaves at a distance of 10x10 for better development of the stem and root system of the seedlings.
- Characteristics and description of the “Funtik F1” variety: the pick grows for about a month to 25-30 centimeters, this is the height of the seedlings that is optimal for planting in the beds.
- A week before planting the seedlings, they are treated with a solution of Bordeaux mixture.
- After planting in the beds, tomatoes should be regularly watered, ventilated (in a greenhouse) and fertilized with nitrogen and potassium fertilizers according to the scheme. The first fertilizing is nitrogen, then potassium. Fertilizers should be carried out together with watering and, first, preferably with liquid fertilizers.
- It should be remembered that tomatoes do not need to be sprayed during fruit set and ripening..
Disease resistance
The Funtik F1 tomato is characterized by high resistance to late blight, tobacco mosaic and verticillium wilt of tomatoes.
