Tomato "Argonaut F1" is an early author's hybrid tomato, bred by breeders of the Gardens of Russia company in 2011, and it was entered into the State Register in 2015.
What is the variety
Description of the variety: tomatoes "Argonaut F1" large-fruited hybrid. The vegetative period lasts 80-90 days. The variety has high stress resistance, cold resistance, and productivity. They are grown in open ground and also in greenhouses. Gives good results when grown on a windowsill or balcony.
“Argonaut F1” is a determinate tomato, up to 70 cm high. The tomato is grown in one stem.The plant of this variety forms about 6 clusters, each of which is laid through 2 true leaves. The first brush is placed between 4-5 sheets. There are up to 6 tomato fruits on the clusters.
Reviews from gardeners are positive. The variety is quite unpretentious, but it requires tying up the bushes. The first stepsons are removed to obtain an earlier harvest. Tomatoes are characterized by friendly yield and uniform fruit sizes. The yield of the variety is 3-4 kg per plant.
Fruit characteristics: the color of ripe Argonaut F1 fruits is red, closer to coral. Tomatoes grow weighing 180 grams. The taste is excellent. The tomatoes are sweet and sour, moderately juicy, dense. The fruits are suitable for all types of preservation, pickling and processing, as well as for fresh consumption. The transportability and keeping quality of the variety are high.
Advantages of the Argonaut F1 hybrid
Reviews and product qualities of the hybrid are excellent:
- excellent taste;
- attractive appearance;
- fruits of standard size;
- The fruits are shelf-stable, do not wrinkle or crack during transportation or on the bush.
How to grow tomatoes without chemicals
The yield of the Argonaut tomato hybrid can be increased by following certain rules of agricultural technology:
- You need to fertilize the seedlings once a week with liquid fertilizers for seedlings of vegetable plants.
- During transplantation, it is necessary to use preparations to strengthen the root system, as well as ash, which is used to powder the holes.
- Before planting seedlings, they must be carefully inspected. Weakened or broken plants should be thrown away.
- Tomato bushes are planted according to the pattern of 150 cm between rows and 40-50 cm between bushes.
- It is best to water tomatoes by drip.
- After planting the bushes, it is necessary to water the tomatoes every 10-12 days.
- It is better to mulch the soil under the plant with finely chopped grass, hay or straw.
- It is necessary to timely feed and fertilize the bushes. Loosen and weed beds. To obtain tomato harvests earlier than stated by the manufacturer, you can use the new generation biostimulator “Vitazim”.
- The first fertilization with a nitrogen formula should not be skipped. It is carried out 5-7 days after planting the seedlings in the beds. Then they are fertilized with potassium fertilizers according to the scheme.
- The beds should be carefully prepared for planting seedlings. Warm beds have proven themselves well:
- cardboard is placed at the bottom of such a bed;
- then a layer of sawdust about 10 cm is loaded on top;
- lay hay or fresh grass on the sawdust and compact it with a layer of 30 cm;
- sifted humus or compost mixed with ash and soil from the site is the top layer of the bed. It should be approximately 20-30 cm, but more is possible.
Warm beds only need to be watered. They work great for 3 years without adding any additional fertilizers.
