Description of the tomato variety Scarlet Sails and their characteristics

In the summer, you want to get the harvest as early as possible. The “Scarlet Sails” tomato belongs specifically to this category of plants.

general description

To understand what kind of variety is to be grown on the site, you should study the description. This information will be more useful to a novice summer resident. Will help you properly care and get maximum yield.

Plant:

• Bush: indeterminate.
• Inflorescence: simple.
• Height: 1.6–1.7 m.
• Number of tomatoes in a brush: 3–6 pcs.
• Ripening period: 100 days.

Fetus:

• Weight: 200–300 g.
• Color: red.
• Shape: round.
• Taste: excellent.
• Density: high.
• Transportability: excellent.
• Shelf life: 1 month.

Planting and care

To grow tomatoes on your plot, you don’t need to do anything special. The timing of sowing seeds is calculated individually, based on the climatic characteristics of the region. Approximately 2 months before landing at a permanent place.

Caring for seedlings is as follows:

• Correct lighting.
• Timely watering.
• Temperature maintenance.
• Feeding for the growth and strengthening of seedlings.
• At the stage of appearance of 2 true leaves, it is recommended to dive.
• Hardening is carried out 10 days before planting in the ground.

Important! It should be remembered that it is best to plant the plant with stepson, this will make it possible to grow larger fruits. Be sure to tie it up, as large fruits can break off and damage the plant.

At 1 m² 4 plants are planted. To increase yield, you can remove the growing point. This is done after the formation of 6 or 7 brushes.

Weeding and hilling are mandatory, as they reduce the likelihood of pests appearing on the bushes or the development of diseases. Water with warm water in the evening.

Suitable for growing in open ground and in greenhouses.

Disease susceptibility

For many gardeners, disease resistance is one of the main criteria when choosing a variety. “Scarlet Sails” tomatoes are immune to tobacco mosaic and Alternaria blight. Other diseases do not pose a danger if properly treated in a timely manner.

Harvest volume and application

Another important indicator for tomatoes is yield. You should take proper care of them, only then demand a return from them. From one plant of this variety you can collect about 5 kg of fruit. At the same time 1 m² will give almost 20 kg.

They are used more for preparing fresh salads, as they are too large for pickling. But this is not a problem for gardeners; they are cut into slices and stored in this form for the winter. Indispensable for making juices, sauces, ketchups and tomato paste.

Positive and negative aspects of the variety

To more accurately determine whether it is worth planting certain tomatoes on a plot, the following characteristics will help, for convenience, divided into two categories.

Pros:

• Productivity.
• Disease resistance.
• The fruits tolerate transportation well. Well stored. Do not crack.

Minuses:

• Demanding about bush formation.

Opinions of summer residents regarding Scarlet Sails tomatoes

By reading reviews you can get information that is not in the description. Often, gardeners, sharing their experience, advise how to properly grow and care for crops.

• Tatiana. I liked everything very much. The fruits are smooth and do not crack. A large number of tomatoes from one plant.
• Alexandra. What I liked most was the reaction of those closest to me. The rich, scarlet color of the fruit and the number of tomatoes on the bushes amazed everyone. Formed into one stem.

Large-fruited and early tomatoes “Scarlet Sails” quickly won the favor of many summer residents.