Swat tomatoes are among the most delicious tomatoes. They are distinguished by a stately, powerful bush, on which beautiful fruits of an even, round shape hang solidly. The variety is universal, undemanding in care, stress-resistant, suitable for growing in any conditions.
Description of the variety
The plants are characterized by pink, smooth, fleshy and very juicy fruits, the weight of which sometimes reaches 800 g.
Characteristic:
- seed class: 1 class;
- variety type: early, interdeterminate;
- purpose: universal;
- height: 0.7 m in open ground, up to 1.2 m in a greenhouse;
- fruits: round, red-scarlet in color;
- weight: 90–160 g.
The plants have a good balanced taste.The description of the variety states that tomatoes can be grown for salads and canning.
Planting
When planting, it is necessary to adhere to hygiene rules, since the description of the Swat f1 tomato indicates that infection can reach the seeds through insufficiently carefully treated containers. It is also preferable to perform all work with gloves or wash your hands periodically.
Seeds for seedlings are planted between March 15–20 and March 30. No more than 60 days should pass before planting and before planting in the ground. Charcoal drainage and well-mixed seedling soil are poured into the container. Then the soil is moistened and holes 1 cm deep are made in it, at a distance of 3 cm from each other.
After the seeds are planted, they are covered with dry soil on top and removed to a warm place. The room temperature should be 28–30 °C.
Maintaining the temperature regime is extremely important, otherwise the seeds will rot or take a long time to germinate.
When the first shoots appear, the temperature drops to 15–18 °C during the day and 10–12 °C at night. After a week, the temperature rises again to 20–25 °C during the day, and 12–15 °C at night.
Rules of care
Tomatoes Swat f1 require mineral fertilizer of the soil before planting in open ground. Tomatoes are planted if the air temperature is above 13–14 °C.
If plants are grown using the greenhouse method, good ventilation is important, which will help save them from various diseases, even without the use of treatment.
Tomatoes need to be tied up 10 days after planting in the garden. In order to achieve a large harvest, one stem is formed from the plant, the rest are pinched.
As they ripen, you need to pick off the lower leaves, and partially the middle ones. For a good harvest, timely feeding is required.
To prevent the development of fungal diseases, plants are treated 2-3 times per season using Bordeaux mixture and copper oxychloride.
Reviews from gardeners
The descriptions of many gardeners indicate that the tomatoes of the presented variety have excellent yields, the fruits are large in size and very tasty. The tomatoes are beautiful and even, just like the selection.
Tomatoes have a good harvest; you can collect up to 1 bucket of fruit from one bush. Resistant to late blight. They are all-weather, and regardless of dry or rainy weather, they will please even beginning gardeners.
