Description of tomato variety Scarlet frigate f1, its characteristics and yield
Tomato Scarlet frigate f1 attracts attention not only by the excellent taste of the fruits, but also by their aesthetic appearance. Even beginners in the gardening industry can cope with its cultivation. Tomatoes ripen together, each cluster forms up to 8 fruits of excellent quality. They ripen together, they look beautiful on the bushes.
Description of the variety
The scarlet frigate was bred by European breeders, but gained popularity among domestic gardeners. This is an unpretentious hybrid variety with a high yield and excellent taste of tomatoes. It turned out thanks to the crossing of several varieties of plants at once. The bush is tall, indeterminate. When grown under favorable conditions, the tomato is over 2 meters tall. Mandatory installation of supports and tying is required, as well as timely shaping of the bush.
The scarlet frigate f1 is a tomato prone to the formation of a large number of stepsons. They should be promptly removed along with the lower leaves. This contributes to the correct distribution of nutrients. If you do not carry out this procedure, then the tomatoes are formed small and unpresentable in appearance.
Reviews of gardeners indicate that the Scarlet frigate forms many ovaries. Fruit ripening on the clusters occurs simultaneously, but a couple of weeks before the expected end of fruiting, the tops of the plants need to be pinched. Otherwise, the last fruits will not ripen.
The scarlet frigate differs from its competitors in its powerful root system, which can go 1 meter deep... Thanks to this, even in the heat, the plant does not experience a deficiency of moisture and nutrients, and the quality of the crop does not suffer from weather conditions.
The fruits of the Scarlet frigate are slightly elongated, at maturity they are painted in a classic red color. One tomato can reach a weight of 100-110 grams. For early varieties, this figure is significant. Tomatoes have a dense skin that provides increased resistance to cracking. When eaten, it is palpable, which not everyone likes.
The fruits of the Scarlet frigate tomato variety have a small number of seed chambers, the pulp is dense with a strong classic aroma. Tomatoes can be eaten fresh or canned. But for the preparation of juices, they are poorly suited, since they contain a lot of dry substances in their composition.
Tomatoes of this variety are suitable for long-distance transportation and long-term storage.
Advantages and disadvantages
Based on numerous reviews, the following positive qualities of the Scarlet frigate tomato can be distinguished:
- stable and high yield;
- excellent taste of tomatoes;
- aesthetic appearance of the fruit;
- tomatoes are universal;
- unpretentiousness of plants to growing conditions;
- increased resistance to major diseases.
There are also certain disadvantages inherent in the negotiated variety:
- the need for constant forming of bushes;
- inferior to salad varieties in taste;
- it is impossible to make tomato juice from fruits.
These shortcomings cannot be considered significant, because the Scarlet frigate is worthy of the attention of gardeners and deserves to take an honorable place in the garden.
Growing features
Scarlet frigate tomatoes are grown in seedlings. Sowing of seeds takes place in March, which allows for a peak harvest in July. 3-4 tomato bushes are placed on one square meter.
For planting young plants, a site where zucchini, greens, cabbage or carrots grew is better suited. The Scarlet frigate does not require special care, but it needs regular watering and the introduction of complex fertilizers. A positive result is brought by timely organic feeding. The variety requires systematic loosening of the soil and removal of weeds.
The scarlet frigate requires increased attention to itself, but even so summer residents and gardeners strive to get this hardy and productive variety on the site. Even beginners can cultivate it, thanks to which the variety is gaining great popularity.
