Tomato Sultan F1 is a good option for amateur gardeners. Large fruits ripen throughout the summer. The main care requirement when growing this variety is regular dosed watering and periodic feeding.
general information
The tomato variety Sultan F1 was bred by Dutch breeders. Grown in the Central Black Earth region, the Lower Volga and North Caucasus. The description of the hybrid recommends growing it both in open beds and in greenhouse conditions.
Tomatoes have quite high yields. From 1 sq. m you can collect up to 15 kg, and from a bush - up to 4.5 kg of tomatoes.The fruits have excellent keeping quality. They can be transported over long distances.
Tomatoes of this hybrid are used for raw consumption and in cooking. Tomatoes can be preserved in the form of sauces, paste or juice.
This tomato variety is characterized by high yield and mid-early ripening. This is a first generation hybrid. The bushes are low, with medium foliage. The leaf color is dark green. Although the green mass is small, the size of an individual leaf is relatively large.
5–7 ovaries are formed in the brushes. Maturation occurs gradually. The last ovaries can form until the end of summer. The fruits have pronounced ribbing near the stalk. The tomatoes are medium size. Tomatoes weigh from 100 to 200 g. When ripe, the color of the fruit changes from light green to dark red.
Characteristics of the fruit note that the pulp has a moderately dense consistency. The seed chambers are small. The outer skin is quite dense.
Does not crack under unfavorable growing conditions. The taste of tomatoes is sweetish, with barely noticeable sourness. The total amount of sugars is about 2.8%, and the presence of dry matter is no more than 5.
Positive characteristics of the Sultan and disadvantages
The fruits of this variety have earned popularity due to their sweetish taste, high content of amino acids, vitamins and sugars. Impressed by high productivity.
Anyone who planted these tomatoes in his garden notes that the small size of the bush allows for economical use of the space in the garden plot. An important fact in growing the Sultan hybrid is its unpretentiousness to growing conditions and relatively high resistance to diseases. There is no information about the disadvantages of this variety.
Growing Requirements
The tomato hybrid Sultan F1 is grown only by seedlings. Seeds do not require disinfection before planting in containers, since this procedure is completed before going on sale.
It will not be possible to obtain hybrid seeds on your own plot from planted tomatoes, since the plants will not have varietal characteristics.
When planting seeds, use soil consisting of turf soil and compost. The seeds are placed in grooves 1.5–2 cm deep, sprinkled with soil on top and placed in a warm room. The container with sprouted seeds can be placed in a cooler room with a temperature 2 - 3 degrees lower, but sunlight should be provided. It is necessary that the room is illuminated for 12 to 14 hours. If natural lighting is not enough when growing seedlings, additional lighting is provided using fluorescent lamps.
When the first two true leaves appear on the plants, diving is carried out. Plants are planted in separate pots. You can use peat pots, which are then placed in holes in the garden bed along with the plant. Tomatoes are planted in a greenhouse from mid-May, and in open ground only in June. They practice moderate irrigation and fertilizing of plants with a break of 2 weeks.
Although plants of this variety are resistant to diseases, preventive methods are used in the form of loosening the soil and treating with preparations containing copper. Insecticides or folk remedies are used to control pests.
Reviews
Mikhail S., Voronezh region: “For 3 years I have been growing Sultan F1 tomatoes in the garden. I'm pleased with the result. Harvesting continues throughout the summer, almost until frost.”
