In regions with short, hot summers, fast-ripening tomatoes are popular. Tomato Plyushkin F1 gives hardworking gardeners early, tasty produce. The fruits of the hybrid are good in salads, slices, and canned food.
Appearance of the hybrid
The plant has:
- compact bush about 70 cm;
- The leaf blades are medium-sized, light green in color.
Tomato Plyushkin pleases gardeners with a yield of up to 4 kg/m². It performs well in open ground, under film, lutrasil, and in unheated greenhouses.
What berries grow
The hybrid bears fruit:
- round, smooth, ribbed at the stalk;
- sweet and sour taste;
- at the stage of technical maturity, rich red color;
- medium size (100 – 125 g);
- dense consistency;
- with hard skin.
Plyushkin tomatoes retain their commercial quality during transportation. They ripen well in the warmth. The harvested crop is stored at room temperature for up to 1.5 months.
Why is Plyushkin being imprisoned?
Breeders are constantly introducing new types of tomatoes. They are fighting to shorten the growing season, increase productivity, improve taste, and marketability. The hybrid won the hearts of gardeners with its characteristics:
- early ripening (from germination to first harvest 98 days);
- friendly return of fruits;
- resistance to TMV, fusarium;
- excellent taste of berries;
- formation of ovaries in cool weather and heat.
Rapid ripening avoids late blight. The hybrid was entered into the State Register of Vegetable Crops of the Russian Federation. The creators recommend planting it in dachas, home gardens, and private household plots.
How to Grow Healthy Plants
The characteristics and description of the variety determine the cultivation technique. Plyushkin is sensitive to excess nitrogen. The beds should not be filled with organic matter in the year of planting. Responsive to mineral supplements. Gardeners need to take this into account.
Care rules are common for tomato hybrids:
- sow for seedlings after March 15;
- planting in a permanent place after late spring frosts;
- fertilizing during planting (2 tablespoons of double superphosphate in each hole);
- timely watering only after the surface of the earth has completely dried;
- formation into 2 stems;
- stepsoning;
- lightening of the ovaries;
- obligatory garter of stems and brushes;
- removal of leaves before the ovary fills;
- Feed with mineral complexes 3 times during the growing season.
Healthy bushes of the Plyushkin hybrid can only be grown if the rules of crop rotation are observed. Ideal predecessors: cabbage, radishes, onions, beans, peas. If the planting area is limited, the soil should be greened: after harvesting the tomatoes, sow mustard, oats, and rye, then dig up the beds and plant the seedlings.
How to protect plants from diseases and pests
Hybrid Plyushkin is resistant to major tomato diseases. Early ripening will save you from late blight. To preserve the harvest you should:
- follow the rules of irrigation (ideally organize drip irrigation);
- cover plantings with film during prolonged rains;
- minimize nitrogen application;
- add mineral complexes in a timely manner;
- ventilate the greenhouse (when growing indoors);
- mulch the soil (rotted sawdust, dried grass, black non-woven material are suitable);
- spray with ovary formation stimulants.
In dry summers, whiteflies and spider mites become more active. Plyushkin tomato plantings should be treated with industrially produced insecticides or those prepared independently.
Gardener assessment
Gardeners give good reviews about the Plyushkin F1 tomato. They like productivity, sweet and sour taste, and transportability. We are pleased with its resistance to diseases, keeping quality, and ability to ripen. The dense skin of the hybrid is unpleasant. It is recommended to remove it before use.
