Description of the variety of tomatoes Scarlet sails and their characteristics
In summer, you want to get the harvest as early as possible. The Scarlet Sails tomato belongs to this particular category of plants.
general description
To understand what kind of variety is to be grown on the site, you should study the description. This information will be more useful for a novice summer resident. It will help to properly care for and get the maximum yield.
Plant:
- Bush: indeterminate.
- Inflorescence: simple.
- Height: 1.6-1.7 m.
- Number of tomatoes in a brush: 3-6 pcs.
- Ripening period: 100 days.
Fetus:
- Mass: 200-300 gr.
- Color: red.
- Shape: rounded.
- Taste: excellent.
- Density: high.
- Transportability: excellent.
- Shelf life: 1 month.
Planting and leaving
You don't need to do anything special to grow tomatoes on your site. The timing of sowing seeds is calculated individually, based on the climatic characteristics of the region. Approximately 2 months before disembarking to a permanent place.
Seedling care is as follows:
- Correct lighting.
- Timely watering.
- Maintaining the temperature.
- Top dressing for the growth and strengthening of seedlings.
- It is recommended to dive in the phase of appearance of 2 true leaves.
- Tempering is carried out 10 days before planting in the ground.
Important! It should be remembered that it is best to pinch the plant, this will make it possible to grow larger fruits. Be sure to tie it up, as large fruits can break off and damage the plant.
1 m2 4 plants are planted. To increase yields, you can remove the growth point. This is done after 6 or 7 brushes have been formed.
Weeding and hilling are required, as they reduce the likelihood of pests on the bushes or the development of diseases... Watered with warm water in the evening.
Suitable for growing outdoors and in greenhouses.
Disease susceptibility
For many gardeners, disease resistance is one of the main criteria when choosing a variety. Scarlet Sails tomatoes are immune to tobacco mosaic and Alternaria. The rest of the diseases, with proper timely treatment, are not dangerous.
Harvest volume and application
Another important indicator for a tomato is its yield. You should take proper care of it, only then demand a return from them. From one plant of this variety, you can collect about 5 kg of fruit. Moreover, 1 m2 will give almost 20 kg.
They are used more for preparing fresh salads, since they are too large for pickling. But for gardeners this is not a problem, they are cut into slices and harvested in winter in this form. Indispensable in the preparation of juices, sauces, ketchups and tomato paste.
Positive and negative sides of the variety
To more accurately determine whether it is worth planting certain tomatoes on the site, the following characteristics will help, for convenience, divided into two categories.
Pros:
- Productivity.
- Disease resistance.
- The fruits tolerate transportation well. They are well kept. Do not crack.
Minuses:
- Demanding on the formation of a bush.
The views of summer residents regarding the "Scarlet Sails" tomatoes
Reading the reviews, you can get information that is not in the description. Often, gardeners, sharing their experience, advise on how to properly grow and care for the crop.
- Tatyana. I liked everything very much. The fruits are even, do not crack. A large number of tomatoes from one plant.
- Alexandra. Most of all I liked the reaction of the inner circle. The rich, scarlet color of the fruits and the number of tomatoes on the bushes amazed everyone. Shaped into one stem.
Large-fruited and early tomatoes “Scarlet Sails” quickly won the favor of many summer residents.