Characteristics and description of the Voyage tomato variety, its yield
In today's variety of tomato varieties, it is very easy to get lost. Each seed pack features very colorful tomatoes and it is not always easy to choose the right plant. Consider one of the popular varieties - the Voyage F1 tomato.
General information
The Voyage variety is an early ripe tomato that starts bearing fruit in 85 - 90 days. The height of the bush reaches two meters. The fruits are pink in color and taste good.
The characteristics of the vegetable crop are perfectly presented in the table:
Name | Characteristic |
Fruit ripening period | Early ripe (85 - 90 days) |
Variety | Hybrid |
Fruit use | Salad, tomato products |
Fruit taste | Pleasant |
Planting | 70x60 cm |
Growing | Open and closed ground |
Growing features | Weeding, watering, loosening, feeding |
Fruit color | Pink |
Fruit weight | 120 - 150 grams |
Yield | 14 - 18 kg / m2 |
The description of the variety includes the following criteria to the advantages of a vegetable crop:
- high tying rate;
- high immunity;
- high level of seed germination;
- high productivity.
Reviews of experienced gardeners indicate the resistance of the variety to various diseases.
Growing tomato
Planting tomatoes should be carried out according to where the plant will be planted in the future. As a rule, seeds for seedlings begin to be planted in late winter - early spring.
The seeds must be prepared for planting. To do this, they are immersed in a weak manganese solution for several minutes (10-15). Thus, they are disinfected, after which you can plant seeds in the ground. Cover the container with plastic wrap and put it in a room with room temperature. Seedlings of the first plants can be observed after 4 to 9 days.
It is necessary to air the mini-greenhouse once a day, and as soon as shoots appear, the film can be removed. Watering is carried out as needed. Tomato seedlings can begin to dive into separate containers when 2 - 3 leaves appear on them.
Tomato care
Voyage tomatoes, like any vegetable crop, require certain care:
- Hilling is carried out when tubercles appear on the stem of the plant.
- Top dressing is needed in moderation. At the beginning, nitrophoska is used (1 liter per 1 plant). In the future, mineral and organic fertilizers are used.
- Watering is an important part of the growing process. The water temperature should be around 22 - 24 ° C. For irrigation 1 m2 you will need about 5 liters of water. Note that you need to moisturize the tomatoes as needed.
- Tying the bushes is one of the essential points for caring for plants. Since tomatoes have a tall stem, they need extra support.As a rule, this is carried out in the form of a garter of bushes using special pegs.
Reviews of summer residents
Yuri, 53 years old. “I have planted the Voyage tomato several times already. I like tomatoes very much for their taste and abundant harvest. "
Lyudmila, 61 years old. “I learned about the Voyage variety from a work colleague. Accidentally talked about summer cottages and, accordingly, about plantings. At that time, I planted other varieties for seedlings, but I decided to try this one too. Not in vain! The tomatoes turned out to be very large and tasty. "