Selecting tomatoes for the garden, you need to combine varieties with different ripening terms.
The role of the earliest is claimed by the high-yielding hybrid "Solerosso", distinguished by good taste and elegant appearance.
In our article you will find not only a complete description of this variety, but also get acquainted with its main characteristics and characteristics of cultivation.
Tomato "Solerosso F1": description of the variety
Bred by Dutch breeders, registered in 2006. The variety is ultra early, from sowing seeds to the appearance of the first fruits, 90-95 days pass. Solerosso F1 is a promising early ripe high-yielding hybrid of the first generation.
The bush is determinant, moderately sprawling, the formation of green mass is average. The leaf is simple, dark green, medium size. Tomatoes ripen with brushes of 5-6 pieces. Productivity is good, from 1 square. m planting can be collected up to 8 kg of selected tomatoes. The hybrid is suitable for regions with a temperate and warm climate. Recommended cultivation in open ground or under film.
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- excellent taste of ripe fruit;
- early maturation;
- tomatoes are well kept;
- high yield;
- compact bushes save space in the garden;
- resistance to major diseases.
Defects in the hybrid is not noticed.
Specifications
- Fruits are medium-sized, flat-rounded, with a slight ribbing at the stem.
- The color of ripe tomatoes is bright red, solid.
- The flesh is juicy, moderately dense, the number of seed chambers is about 6.
- The skin is thin, but dense, protecting the fruit from cracking.
- Taste is pleasant, sweet, not watery.
Small, even fruits with a dense skin are ideal for canning. They are salted, pickled, included in vegetable mixes, used to make pastes and mashed potatoes. Tomatoes are tasty and fresh, they make delicious salads, side dishes, hot dishes.
A photo
You can see the photographs of the hybrid tomato variety “Solerosso” below:
Features of growing
Tomatoes of a grade of Solerosso grow up in the rassadny way. In industrial greenhouses and farms, cultivations are practiced without picking; this method can also be used for home gardens.
For germination using peat tablets or pots with a nutrient substrate based on humus or peat. The tablets are soaked, a seed is placed in each, pretreated with a growth stimulator. Disinfect the seed is not necessary, all the necessary procedures, he passes before the sale. After the emergence of seedlings sprouts exposed to a bright light. On cloudy days, it should be filled up with fluorescent lamps.
Qualitative sprouts must be strong, bright, not drooping. Watering moderate, warm water from the spray. In the greenhouse or open ground plants are planted at the age of 60 days. If it is cold outside, you can allow the plants to bloom, not rushing to the garden. Unlike other varieties, Solerosso will not dump flowers, successfully continuing to set fruit after transplanting.
Planted plants in the ground is better to cover the film, until the threat of frost blowjob. For the season, the plants are fed 3-4 times with a full complex fertilizer.
Diseases and pests
The Solomraso variety of tomato is resistant to the main diseases of the nightshade: fusarium wilt, verticide, cladosporia. Early ripening protects fruits from late blight. However, young plants need to be protected from fungal diseases. With improper watering plants face gray, basal or apical rot. Frequent soil loosening or mulching with straw, peat, and humus will help protect the planting.
Watering need tomatoes after drying the top layer of soil. Preventive spraying with phytosporin or pale pink manganese solution helps.
In the open beds, tomatoes are often attacked by aphids, thrips, bare slugs, and Medvedka. Finding the first signs of pests, you need to take urgent measures. From aphids helps warm solution of soap, slugs are killed with ammonia, diluted in water. Destroy thrips and other volatile pests by industrial insecticides or decoction of celandine.
Hybrid "Solerso" actively used for industrial cultivation. Fruits ripen quickly, well stored, to be transported. These qualities are valuable for amateur gardeners. Several compact bushes will provide seven early vitamins and will not require excessive care.