Description of the tomato variety Funtik, its characteristics and productivity
Tomato "Funtik" is a large-fruited late hybrid of red tomatoes, which has earned excellent reviews from domestic vegetable growers for its yield, marketability and taste. Below is the characteristic and description of the variety "Funtik F1".
Characteristics and description of the variety: Bred by Russian breeders for growing in open ground and in greenhouses.
Description of the hybrid "Funtik F1": indeterminate, late ripening tomato. The growing season lasts 120-125 days. The plant is tall, but not spreading. The bush grows compactly. The height of the bushes reaches 2.3 meters. On plants, up to 12 brushes are formed, each of which develops 4-6 large fruits.
Characteristics of "Funtik F1" fruits: fruits are large, bright red, even. The shape of the tomatoes is round, slightly flattened from the sides. The fruits are delicious. They are practically not subject to cracking on the ground and during transportation. Most often they are used for fresh consumption. Suitable for salting and all types of processing.
The gardener's description says that this variety is very resistant to dry periods, since the dense skin and foliage protects the tomatoes well.
Yield
Characteristics and description of the tomato variety "Funtik F1": they yield the harvest quite amicably. Fruit weight 260-320 grams. The yield is 10-12 kg per bush per season.
Agrotechnics
Growing tomatoes of this variety is possible both in the open field and in a greenhouse. A prerequisite for obtaining a good harvest is proper agricultural technology.
Description:
- To obtain an early harvest of "Funtik F1" tomatoes, sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out at the end of February. The seeds of the hybrid have already been treated with antifungal drugs (see description), so they do not need to be kept in potassium permanganate for pickling. You can soak the seed in a solution of potassium permanganate or in aloe juice for 10-12 hours.
- The correct selection of soil for seedlings is a guarantee of friendly healthy seedlings and good development of seedlings. It is better to use ready-made soil mixes from the store, but you can also prepare the soil yourself.
Description of soil preparation: To do this, take 2 kg of peat and sand and one kilogram of ash flour on a bucket of sifted humus. Mix everything thoroughly. It is imperative to warm up the soil in the room where the seeds will be sown for about 3-5 days.
- Seedling seedlings will appear 3-4 days after sowing, they must be carefully watered with warm water with potassium permanganate (weak solution). Better to water with a flower spray bottle. Watering is carried out as the topsoil dries up.
- Compliance with the irrigation and lighting regime is also important, as well as maintaining optimal humidity (air humidity in the room is not higher than 65%, temperature is 22 degrees, and light is 18 hours a day).
- While the real leaves appear, the seedlings can be sprinkled with soil mixture.
- Seedlings should be dived after the appearance of 2-4 true leaves at a distance of 10x10 for better development of the stem and root system of the seedlings.
- Characteristics and description of the variety "Funtik F1": the pick grows for about a month to 25-30 centimeters, it is this height of seedlings that is optimal for planting on the beds.
- A week before planting the seedlings, it is treated with a solution of Bordeaux liquid.
- After planting on the beds, the tomatoes should be regularly watered, ventilated (in the greenhouse) and fertilized with nitrogen and potash fertilizers according to the scheme. The first fertilizing is nitrogen, then potash. Fertilizers should be carried out in conjunction with watering and at first it is better with liquid fertilizing.
- It should be remembered that tomatoes do not need to be sprayed during ovary and fruit ripening..
Disease resistance
Tomato "Funtik F1" is characterized by high resistance to late blight diseases, tobacco mosaic and verticillary wilting of tomatoes.
