This variety is an early ripening hybrid that can be grown both in open ground and in greenhouses. The Rally tomato can be grown in the southern regions of the country, in the Volga region, in the Moscow region and in the middle zone, it is better to plant the variety in greenhouses.
Description and main characteristics
Tomato Rally F1 is a super early hybrid; only two months pass from the appearance of seedlings to the start of harvest. Therefore, the variety has become very popular among vegetable growers who strive to obtain early produce from their beds.
Rally bushes are of the indeterminate type, tall, branched, and fairly well leafy.The foliage is dark emerald. The shoots are strong, strong, and can reach a height of up to 0.6 - 0.75 m. The variety requires obligatory gartering to trellises or supports; regular removal of stepsons is necessary.
The first ovary usually forms above 4–5 permanent leaves. The ovaries are collected in racemose inflorescences (5–6 flowers in each). The description of the variety indicates what kind of fruit the hybrid grows. Ripe fruits are bright red, dense, with up to 5–6 chambers with seeds inside. The shape of a ripe tomato is round, slightly flattened. The weight of a ripe fruit can reach 250–300 g.
The first fruits begin to ripen in mid-June, but harvesting usually takes about a month to a month and a half.
The fruits should be picked as they ripen and eaten immediately. Rally is not suitable for canning because the ripe tomatoes are too large.
In open ground from 1 m2 7.5 - 8 kg of ripe tomatoes are harvested; in greenhouse conditions, Rally's yield is higher - up to 12 kg. The skin is dense, of medium thickness, not prone to cracking. Ripe tomatoes can withstand transportation over fairly long distances.
The characteristics of the variety will be incomplete without talking about the resistance of the Rally tomato to diseases. This hybrid was created with immunity to the following diseases:
- late blight;
- fusarium;
- tobacco mosaic virus;
- brown spot;
- nematodes.
The yield is quite high, but harvesting is extended over time.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The main advantages of the variety:
- early ripening of the crop;
- high productivity;
- good presentation of ripe fruits;
- high resistance to most diseases affecting vegetables of the nightshade family;
- ripe tomatoes tolerate transportation well.
These tomatoes have practically no disadvantages.One of the disadvantages is the need for pinching, and the shoots have to be tied up so that they do not break under the weight of the harvest.
The nuances of growing Rally tomatoes
This tomato has practically no special features for growing. In most regions of the country, seedlings are first grown at home, which are then planted in open ground or in greenhouses.
You should follow the rules of crop rotation when planting tomato seedlings in the garden. The best predecessors will be cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, cauliflower and greens (parsley or dill). Basic care for planted Rally tomato bushes is the same as for other tomatoes: regular watering, loosening, removing weeds, applying fertilizers.
Reviews about this variety were left by vegetable growers who have been planting Rally tomatoes for several seasons. All gardeners note excellent seed germination, rapid seedling growth, low maintenance requirements and rapid fruit ripening.
