What is interesting hybrid tomato crystal f1 for an ordinary gardener?
First of all, it is, of course, early ripening. As well as a good yield, good taste of fruits and resistance to many common diseases of the nightshade.
In this article we will bring to your attention a complete description of the Crystal F1 variety, its characteristics and cultivation features.
Tomato Crystal f1: variety description
Grade name | Crystal f1 |
general description | Early, indeterminantny hybrid for an open ground and greenhouses |
Originator | France |
Ripening | 89-96 days |
The form | Fruit shape is round, smooth or with a weak degree of ribbing |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 130-160 grams |
Application | Versatile, good for canning |
Yield varieties | 9.5-12 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to solanaceous diseases |
Hybrid of tomato Crystal F1 is introduced into the State Register of Russia for the Central Black Earth Region, recommended for cultivation in greenhouses, greenhouses and under film. Sort Crystal F1 bred breeders French agricultural firm Clause.
The bush is a plant of indeterminate type, reaches a height of 145-155 centimeters. Read about determinant varieties here. Treats early ripe grades of tomatoes. The plant must be tied to a vertical support, and it is recommended to hold a pinching.
The hybrid yields the best yields when forming a bush with two stems. Fruiting begins at 89-96 days after planting tomato seeds on seedlings. A shrub with an average amount of light green, thin, feathery leaves. The active formation of brushes of tomatoes begins after the fourth sheet.
Country breeding hybrid - France. The shape of the fruit is round, smooth or with a weak degree of ribbing. Unripe fruits are light green, ripe juicy, classic for tomato red. The average weight of tomatoes is 130-140 grams, with good care and dressing up to 160 grams.
You can compare the weight of fruits with other varieties in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Crystal f1 | 130-160 grams |
Doll | 250-400 grams |
Summer resident | 55-110 grams |
Lazy man | 300-400 grams |
The president | 250-300 grams |
Buyan | 100-180 grams |
Kostroma | 85-145 grams |
Sweet bunch | 15-20 grams |
Black bunch | 50-70 grams |
Stolypin | 90-120 grams |
The application is universal, the fruits are well suited for canning, good taste in salads and winter preparations. The average yield of 9.5-12.0 kilograms per square meter. Excellent marketable appearance, due to thick (6-8 mm) fruit walls, good preservation during transportation.
You can compare the yield of this variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Crystal f1 | 9.5-12 kg per square meter |
Nastya | 10-12 kg per square meter |
Bella Rosa | 5-7 kg per square meter |
Banana red | 3 kg from a bush |
Gulliver | 7 kg from a bush |
Lady shedi | 7.5 kg per square meter |
Pink Lady | 25 kg per square meter |
Honey heart | 8.5 kg from a bush |
Fat jack | 5-6 kg from a bush |
Broody | 10-11 kg per square meter |
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A photo
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Advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages of the variety worth noting:
- good taste, as well as commercial quality;
- high resistance to diseases of tomatoes;
- uniform size and versatility of the use of fruits;
- good yield of planted bushes.
Lack of variety:
- for growing need a greenhouse;
- the need for tying bushes.
Features of growing
For planting hybrid seedlings are ideal soil with a slightly acid or neutral reaction. The best precursors for planting tomatoes will be legumes, dill, cauliflower, squash. Seeds are planted, taking into account the time of ripening and weather conditions in the region of cultivation of the variety. With the appearance of 2-3 leaves, you need to pick the seedlings with additional fertilizing with full mineral fertilizer.
In the phase of 5-6 leaves, transfer of seedlings to the ridges prepared in the greenhouse is possible. When planting seedlings in a permanent place, do not forget about watering, mulching and fertilizing with complex fertilizers.
Read more about all fertilizers for tomatoes.:
- Organic, for seedlings and foliar.
- Yeast, iodine, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid, ash.
- Top of the best fertilizers.
Further care is to irrigate with warm water, weeding, as well as loosening the soil. As the bush grows, the stalk to the vertical support is needed..
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Diseases and pests
As mentioned above, the variety is resistant to diseases of the nightshade. However, information on major diseases and measures to combat them may be useful. Read about alternaria and late blight of tomatoes, about protection against late blight and varieties resistant to this scourge.
Tomatoes can be threatened by slugs and insect pests - Colorado beetles, thrips, aphids, spider mites. Insecticides will help to get rid of them.
The gardeners who grew F1 Crystal tomatoes are almost unanimous in their comments about him. High-yielding, well preserved during transportation, universal use, with an even size and great taste of fruits hybrid. For these qualities, gardeners include a variety in the number of permanent plantings in their greenhouse.
In the table below you will find links to tomato varieties with different ripening periods:
Early maturity | Mid-season | Middle late |
White filling | Ilya Muromets | Black truffle |
Alenka | Wonder of the world | Timofey F1 |
Debut | Biya rose | Ivanovich F1 |
Bony m | Bendrick cream | Pullet |
Room surprise | Perseus | Russian soul |
Annie F1 | Yellow giant | Giant red |
Solerosso F1 | Blizzard | New Transnistria |