Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Flash
Low-growing early-ripening tomatoes are versatile, they can be grown outdoors and as a compacted planting in various types of greenhouses. Tomato Outbreak is a typical determinant variety, with a small bush height and the ability to easily tolerate extreme weather conditions. With proper care, it manages to ripen in a fairly short time. Has good consumer performance.
Main characteristics
The variety belongs to early ripening, with characteristics selected in such a way as to ensure early formation and ripening of fruits:
- determinant plant, with limited growth after the formation of 4-5 brushes;
- bush of the standard type, stocky, reaches a height of 40-50 cm;
- a variety with a growing season of 95 days, which allows it to be classified as an early tomato;
- well leafy plant, with medium-sized leaves, dark green;
- above the level of 5-6 permanent leaves, the first fruit cluster is laid;
- in a bunch of 5-6 fruits, aligned in size and shape, the weight of tomatoes ranges from 80 to 120 g;
- Tomatoes "Flash" have a rounded shape, with slight ribbing at the base, the color of the tomato is red;
- the fruit is four-chambered, dense, with juicy pulp and few seeds;
- the taste of the fruit is sweet, with sourness, and is assessed as excellent;
- fruits are suitable for any kind of preparation and preparation of fresh salads;
- resistance to temperature extremes can be added to the positive characteristics of the variety;
- due to early ripening, it is not afraid of late blight.
Product characteristics are good, given the high and friendly yield, beautiful fruit shape, early maturity, taste indicators.
In determinant varieties, extra stepsons are removed so as not to get a plant overloaded with fruits with prolonged ripening periods.
Features of agricultural technology and care
Seed producers recommend the "Flash" tomato variety as universal. It can be grown in a greenhouse and outdoors, by sowing seeds directly into the ground or by seedlings. The variety has earned positive reviews, because even novice gardeners can grow it. It can be cultivated in risky farming areas with short summers and extreme weather conditions.
This is how the description of the basic techniques for caring for the Flash looks like.
- The date of sowing seeds is calculated taking into account that the age of the seedlings should be at least 50-55 days at the time of transplantation into open ground. To this should be added about 5-7 days for shoots and 4-5 days for adaptation when picking.
- Traditionally, the process of growing seedlings begins in late March, early April. For prevention, the seeds are soaked for 10 hours in a 1% manganese solution.
- Seedling care consists of timely watering, loosening the soil, dressing. 10 days before transplanting into open ground, plants begin to accustom them to full sunlight and lower temperatures, taking them outside for several hours.
- Seedlings are transplanted into the ground in the last decade of May, early June, depending on the weather characteristics of the region. Plants are placed on a garden bed according to a 40 x 60 cm scheme. Plant care in the open field consists of watering, weeding and loosening the soil. During the growing season, fertilizing is carried out once every three weeks, taking into account the state of the plants.
- Despite the independent limitation in growth, even such short plants require the removal of stepsons. Otherwise, in a plant overloaded with fruits, the ripening time of the crop will be postponed. But early maturity is its main feature.
At first glance, simple agricultural techniques can significantly affect the ripening time. Early maturity, as the main characteristic, depends not only on the timing of planting and weather conditions. It is influenced by the methods of preparing seeds, caring for seedlings, methods of forming a bush, and a feeding regime.
