Characteristics and description of the Spasskaya Tower tomato variety, its yield

Almost all gardeners grow tomatoes in their garden plots, so it is very important to choose the right variety that will produce a rich harvest and have good taste. The Spasskaya Tower F1 tomato has all the necessary characteristics to become an ideal tomato variety.

Description of the variety Spasskaya Tower F1

The homeland of the variety is Russia, the city of Chelyabinsk. The hybrid was bred in 2015, its originator was the Ural Dachnik tomatoes. The official registration of the hybrid was carried out quite recently, in 2015.

The hybrid is perfect for growing both in open ground and in greenhouses and greenhouses. It is advisable to plant tomatoes on the south side of the site, where there will be no strong winds. The main characteristics of the variety are high yield even with a limited amount of sunlight during the summer season, unpretentiousness to climate change and resistance to night frosts.

Despite the fact that the hybrid is very young, the reviews from those who grew it are extremely positive.

The tomato variety Spasskaya Tower F1 belongs to the mid-early variety; from the period of appearance of the first shoots to harvest, as a rule, it takes from 95 to 115 days. The hybrid belongs to determinant varieties (characterized by tall bushes). The height of the plant stems can reach from 125 cm when grown in open ground and from 145 cm in a greenhouse. The hybrid is standard.

Mature bushes must be tied to trellises. Since the stems are very tall and thin, and the rhizome of this variety is very weak and does not hold well in the soil, they can break under the weight of the fruit.

After the ovaries are fully formed, the plant stops growing. This is in contrast to indeterminate varieties of nightshade crops, which grow throughout their life.

Due to their good taste characteristics, ripe tomatoes are perfect for fresh consumption and summer salads. They are also suitable for canning, preparing tomato juices, sauces, lecho and snacks.

Main characteristics of the Spasskaya Tower tomato

Before growing any variety on your site, you must carefully study its full description and characteristics of the fruit. What are the features of the Spasskaya Tower F1 hybrid?

Characteristics and description of the hybrid:

• High yield;
• During the season, you can harvest up to 8 kg of vegetables from one bush;
• Resistance to sudden temperature changes;
• Refers to determinants;
• Weak root system, plants need to be tied to a support;
• Requires stepsoning;
• The leaves are dark green, large;
• Early fruit ripening;
• High resistance to various diseases, especially tobacco mosaic, root-knot nematodes, fusarium, and cladosporiosis;
• It is advisable to sow seeds for seedlings 55-60 days before planting them in open ground;
• Unripe tomatoes are light green in color;
• As tomatoes ripen, they acquire a red-pink hue;
• The fruits are oval or round in shape;
• As a rule, 5-7 tomatoes are formed on one brush;
• The weight of one fruit can reach from 400 to 600 grams;
• The surface of the tomato is smooth, not ridged;
• Characterized by excellent taste;
• The pulp is juicy, sweet;
• The skin is dense and does not crack;
• Amenable to long-term transportation;
• Due to the fact that Spasskaya Tower tomatoes are hybrids, you will have to buy seeds for seedlings every year. Planting material collected from parent plants is quite difficult to grow on your own.

Advantages and disadvantages

Like any variety of nightshade crops, the Spasskaya Tower F1 tomato has both undeniable advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages of a hybrid:

• You can reap a good harvest even from a small plot;
• Good taste of ripe fruits, universal use in cooking;
• High resistance to various diseases that most often affect nightshade crops;
• The hybrid does not depend on the amount of sunlight, since the plant was bred in Chelyabinsk, where there is a small number of sunny days;
• Precocity;
• The duration of the fruiting period can be up to 5 months in open ground and up to a year in greenhouses.

In general, the plant has practically no shortcomings, and those that exist are fully compensated by its advantages.

Flaws:

• Weak root system of the hybrid;
• The need for tying to trellises.

Features of growing in open ground

If everything is clear about the characteristics of the variety, then there is another important question that every gardener should study. How to grow a rich harvest? After all, it is not enough to simply plant seedlings in open ground and wait for the vegetables to appear.

Before you sow the seeds, you need to germinate them. This will increase the percentage of germination of planting material.

How to germinate seeds:

1. The seeds must be soaked in clean boiled water before they swell;
2. Dry slightly and place damp natural fabric between the layers of seeds;
3. The container with the fabric should be placed in a warm room for 2-3 days, until the first sprouts appear;
4. Then the planting material will need to be dried a little until it flows and planted in the ground.

It is recommended to sow seeds in mid-March - early April. It is advisable to plant seedlings in the ground at the end of May or beginning of June. And the first harvest can be harvested in July.

How to grow seedlings in open ground?

I plant Spasskaya Tower tomato seedlings in open ground as follows:

• Dig up the soil and remove all weeds from the beds;
• It is also important to prepare the soil in advance. It is best to use a mixture of peat, compost and humus;
• Form small holes with a depression;
• Seedlings must be carefully removed from the container without damaging the root system;
• Place in the hole and dig in with soil, lightly compact;
• Water generously.

If the soil on the site is clayey, then before planting the seedlings, you need to add manure mixed with river sand. This will make the soil looser and more fertile.

While the seedlings are not yet strong, it is recommended to cover them with a warm cloth at night. During the season, plants need to be fed. This is especially important during active growth. In the spring you need to apply nitrogen-containing fertilizers. In the fall, you can apply potassium and phosphorus fertilizers.

The nuances of planting tomatoes:

• It is recommended to plant seedlings in places where zucchini, dill, eggplant, carrots, parsley or legumes previously grew;
• Before sowing seeds into the soil, they must be soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for one hour, and then rinsed thoroughly in clean warm water;
• 1-2 weeks before planting seedlings in open ground, they must be hardened off. To do this, boxes with seedlings need to be taken outside for 2-3 hours. Time constantly needs to be increased;
• In those areas where you plan to plant tomato seedlings, you can first plant green manure plants. For these purposes, you can use rye or mustard. After the first shoots appear, you need to dig up the soil, and then start planting tomato seedlings.