Low-growing, early-ripening tomatoes are versatile; they can be grown outdoors and as a dense planting in various types of greenhouses. The Flash tomato is a typical representative of determinate varieties, with a small bush height and the ability to easily tolerate extreme weather conditions. With proper care, it manages to ripen in a fairly short time. Has good consumer performance.
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Main characteristics
The variety is early ripening, with characteristics selected in such a way as to ensure early formation and ripening of fruits:
- determinate plant, with growth limited after the formation of 4-5 clusters;
- bush of standard type, stocky, reaches a height of 40-50 cm;
- a variety with a growing season of 95 days, which allows it to be classified as an early tomato;
- the plant is well leafy, with medium-sized leaves, dark green in color;
- the first fruit cluster is laid above the level of 5-6 permanent leaves;
- in a cluster there are 5-6 fruits, equal in size and shape, the weight of tomatoes ranges from 80 to 120 g;
- “Flash” tomatoes have a round shape, with slight ribbing at the base, the color of the tomato is red;
- the fruit is four-chambered, dense, with juicy pulp and a small number of seeds;
- the taste of the fruit is sweet, with sourness, rated as excellent;
- the fruits are suitable for all types of preparations and preparation of fresh salads;
- To the positive characteristics of the variety, you can add resistance to temperature changes;
- due to early ripening, it is not afraid of late blight.
The product characteristics are good, taking into account the high and consistent yield, beautiful fruit shape, early ripeness, and taste characteristics.
In determinate varieties, excess shoots are removed so as not to end up with a plant overloaded with fruits with delayed ripening periods.
Features of agricultural technology and care
Seed producers recommend the “Flash” tomato variety as a universal one. It can be grown in a greenhouse and outdoors, by sowing seeds directly into the ground or by seedlings. The variety has earned positive reviews, because even novice gardeners can grow it. It can be cultivated in risky farming areas, with short summer periods and extreme weather conditions.
This is the description of the basic techniques for caring for the Flash.
- The date of sowing seeds is calculated taking into account the fact that the seedlings must be at least 50-55 days old at the time of transplantation into open ground.To this should be added approximately 5-7 days for germination and 4-5 days for adaptation when picking.
- Traditionally, the process of growing seedlings begins at the end of March, early April. For prevention, seeds are soaked for 10 hours in a 1% manganese solution.
- Caring for seedlings consists of timely watering, loosening the soil, and fertilizing. 10 days before transplanting into open ground, plants begin to get used to full sunlight and lower temperatures, taking them outside for several hours.
- Seedlings are transplanted into the ground in the last ten days of May, early June, depending on the weather conditions of the region. Plants are placed in a bed according to a 40 x 60 cm pattern. Caring for plants in open ground consists of watering, weeding and loosening the soil. During the growing season, fertilizing is carried out once every three weeks, taking into account the condition of the plants.
- Despite the independent growth restriction, even such low plants require the removal of stepsons. Otherwise, a plant overloaded with fruits will delay the harvest ripening time. But early ripeness is its main feature.
Agricultural techniques that seem simple at first glance can significantly affect the timing of ripening. Early ripening, as a main characteristic, depends not only on the timing of planting and weather conditions. It is influenced by methods of preparing seeds, caring for seedlings, methods of forming a bush, and feeding regime.
