Description of the Argonaut tomato variety and its characteristics
Tomato "Argonaut F1" is an early author's hybrid tomato, bred by breeders of the Sady Rossii company in 2011, and it was included in the State Register in 2015.
What is the variety
Description of a variety: tomatoes "Argonaut F1" large-fruited hybrid. The vegetative period lasts 80-90 days. The variety has high stress resistance, cold resistance, and productivity. Grown in the open field, as well as in greenhouses. Gives good results when grown on a windowsill or balcony.
"Argonaut F1" determinant tomato, up to 70 cm high. Tomatoes are led in one stem. A plant of this variety forms about 6 brushes, each of which is laid through 2 true leaves. The first brush is laid between 4-5 leaves. On clusters up to 6 fruits of tomatoes.
Reviews of gardeners are positive. The variety is quite unpretentious, but tying the bushes is necessary. The first stepchildren are removed for an earlier harvest. Tomatoes are characterized by a friendly response and the same fruit size. The yield of the variety is 3-4 kg from 1 plant.
Characteristics of the fruits: the color of ripe fruits "Argonaut F1" is red closer to coral. Tomatoes grow up to 180 grams. The taste is excellent. Tomatoes are sweet and sour, moderately juicy, dense. The fruits are suitable for all types of preservation, pickling and processing, as well as for fresh consumption. Transportability and keeping quality of the variety are high.
Advantages of the Argonaut F1 hybrid
The reviews and commercial qualities of the hybrid are excellent:
- excellent taste;
- attractive appearance;
- fruits of standard size;
- fruits are stable, do not wrinkle and do not crack during transportation and on the bush.
How to grow tomatoes without chemicals
The yield of the Argonaut tomato hybrid can be increased subject to certain rules of agricultural technology:
- Fertilize seedling sprouts once a week with liquid fertilizing for seedlings of vegetable plants.
- During transplantation, it is necessary to use preparations to strengthen the root system, as well as ash, which is used to powder the holes.
- Before planting seedlings, it must be carefully examined. Weakened and broken plants should be discarded.
- The planting of tomato bushes is carried out according to a scheme of 150 cm between rows and 40-50 cm between bushes.
- Tomatoes are best watered drip.
- After planting the bushes, you need to water the tomatoes every 10-12 days.
- Mulching the soil under the plant is better with finely chopped grass, hay or straw.
- It is necessary to timely feed, as well as fertilize the bushes. Loosen and weed the beds. To get tomato harvests earlier than stated by the manufacturer, you can use a new generation biostimulator "Vitazim".
- The first fertilization with a nitrogen formula should not be missed. It is carried out 5-7 days after planting seedlings in the beds. Then fertilized with potash fertilizers according to the scheme.
- The beds should be carefully prepared for planting seedlings. Warm beds have proven themselves well:
- cardboard is laid at the bottom of such a bed;
- then a layer of sawdust about 10 cm is loaded from above;
- hay or fresh grass is laid on sawdust, compacted with a layer of 30 cm;
- sifted humus or compost mixed with ash and soil from the site is the top layer of the bed. It should be about 20-30 cm, but more is possible.
Warm beds only need to be watered. They work great for 3 years without adding any additional fertilizers.
