There are hybrids that can delight summer residents for decades, varieties that have absorbed all the best qualities of their ancestors. These varieties have excellent taste and yield, as well as health. Most hybrid varieties do not require special care and have high immunity to nightshade diseases. The variety that will be discussed today is known to most gardeners. It adapts perfectly to changeable weather and bears fruit well. It is one of the most popular, high-yielding, unpretentious and tasty varieties - the Semko Sinbad variety.
Tomato seeds Semko Sinbad
When purchasing seeds of a regular variety, gardeners have to pre-treat the seeds before sowing. Potassium permanganate, saline solution, biostimulants and much more are used. The advantages of hybrid varieties over conventional ones are that they are already pre-processed and packaged. No additional stimulants are required. Otherwise, the hybrid’s seedling quality will deteriorate.
Tomato Semko Sinbad from agro retains all its best qualities even after several years. However, we should not forget that hybrid seeds are not used for self-collection. You can buy hybrid seeds anywhere, but it is better to buy directly from the manufacturer. One package can contain up to 15 seeds. The price varies from 20 to 30 rubles.
Latin name Solanum lycopersicum Semko Sindbad f1
The Latin names of fruit and berry crops always sound intricate and ornate. However, the Latin name of this hybrid is translated very simply: nightshade licoperensis Semko Sinbad, where Semko Sinbad is the name of the variety, and nightshade is the variety’s belonging to the Solanaceae genus.
Differences between a variety and a hybrid
The medieval classifier of the plant world, Carl Linnaeus, said that ignorance of the name leads to a misunderstanding of things. First, let’s define what a variety and a hybrid are and how they differ.
Lat. Solanum lycopersicum
A variety is bred by a breeder with characteristics passed down from generation to generation that distinguish it from plants of a similar species. Seeds and layerings of the variety are capable of reproducing their likeness in all subsequent seasons
Hybrid is a cross obtained from controlled crossing of parent varieties. The goal is to produce plants with the desired characteristics acquired from the parents. These may include early maturity, yield, disease resistance, taste, appearance, marketability, and more.
In tomatoes, the effect of heterosis (possession of parental properties) is strongly expressed, which has led to the emergence of a huge number of hybrids. But the acquired characteristics are preserved only in the first generation. The next season, having sowed seeds from hybrid fruits, the harvest will either not be seen at all, or something will grow that is unlike its ancestors.
Caring for high-yielding tomatoes
The most important thing in such care is to feed the plant well so that it spends all its energy not on green mass, but on ripening the fruits. Also, do not forget to take into account the characteristics of each variety: after all, everyone needs one or another type of feeding. Including semko sinbad tomato:
- Young growth needs loose and breathable soil. To do this, 30% peat is added to the soil. But it is better to buy a mixture of vermicompost and perlital in the store.
- Monitor the development of bushes only if the plants are fully and comprehensively fertilized.
- As soon as the bush begins to form the first fruit cluster, limit nitrogen. Excessive amounts of nitrogen impair the taste of the fruit; the fruit will be tasteless and bland.
- Each phase of development requires its own feeding and nutrition: when the plant is actively gaining green mass, phosphorus and potassium are required; when it blooms - phosphorus. When actively forming fruits - potassium and nitrogen. But don't overdo it.
- When there is a week left before planting in the ground, fertilizing should be stopped. The next feeding is needed only a couple of weeks after planting.
- Depending on the type of growth, use different fertilizers. If growth is too active, spray the leaves with superphosphate; root feeding - phosphorus and potassium.
- It would also be a good idea to periodically fertilize with fermented weeds.
Seedling care
It is not difficult to sow seeds. The most important job is to keep the young shoots strong and strong, and the established seedlings healthy. Normal standard care consists of proper watering and maintaining optimal temperature. More specifically, in the list:
- As soon as shoots appear, the temperature must be reduced to + 18 degrees.
- Plants are watered only with warm, purified, chlorine-free water, once every 3 days.
- Periodic use of preparations for root rot.
- Plants are replanted at the second leaf stage.
- A couple of weeks before planting seedlings in the ground, they need to be hardened off. This will allow her not only to strengthen her immunity, but also to better adapt to changeable weather conditions.
Plant care
Once the seedlings are planted in the ground, they require no less care than sprouts in boxes.
The most painstaking work begins after transplanting to a permanent place: watering, removing weeds; loosening, mulching, disease and pest prevention.
In the case of other varieties of tomatoes, Semko Sinbad excludes the last two points.
- You need to take care of the plant comprehensively. Watering should be moderate, only with warm and settled water. Water that is too cold will cause the roots to rot. And too frequent watering leads to high soil moisture. This can provoke the development of late blight. Although this hybrid does not suffer from late blight, it is still not worth provoking.
- Loosening the soil saturates the soil with oxygen, which is so necessary for the plant itself and the roots. The frequency of loosening is immediately after watering.
- Weed removal. An excessive amount of weeds deprives tomatoes of the necessary light and prevents them from breathing and functioning normally. Try to go over the hole or bed with a hoe, and then remove the weed from the roots. It will be difficult to tear it out without loosening: there is a risk of the main root remaining in the soil. Then everything will have to start again.
- Mulching. A useful thing when growing tomatoes or potatoes. You cover the soil with dry hay, rotted leaves or non-woven dark material. The mulch layer protects the crop from pest invasion and moisture evaporation.
- Prevention of diseases and pests. Although the Semko Sinbad tomato practically does not suffer from either of these, preventive procedures are needed in order to protect other crops. Treat diseases with chemicals. For pests (aphids, Colorado potato beetles, slugs and others) - the drug “Taboo”, soap solution, toothpaste solution, crushed eggshells.
What else does care include:
- Planting pattern: 50*60 cm.
- Before planting the plants, add a tablespoon of calcium nitrate into the hole.
- The seating area should not be too brightly lit. Also, do not choose places with a lot of ventilation.
- If the bushes grow too much, tie them with a trellis thrown over a wire.
- Tie up tomatoes with large fruits.
- Periodically remove stepsons.
- When ripe, fruits are best picked when they are brown in color. It is not worth keeping them until they are fully ripe, as this can take away excess strength from the plant. Semko Sinbad fruits have a good stalk, which makes it easy to separate the fruit from it and remove it for ripening.
Yellow and orange varieties of tomatoes for greenhouse cultivation ↑
Yellow-fruited tomatoes are distinguished by their appetizing color, contain an increased amount of vitamins, and are also particularly sweet.
“Honey Saved” ↑
A popular mid-season variety from breeders from Novosibirsk, distinguished by large tomatoes with a honey-yellow color and weighing up to 600 g. The pulp of the fruit is sweet and has practically no sourness. The bushes grow up to 120-160 cm, they are formed into one or two shoots. From one plant, provided good fertilizer is used, four to five kilograms of tomatoes are harvested.
“Orange miracle”, agricultural company “Siberian Garden” ↑
A universal mid-season variety that produces multi-chambered fleshy fruits of bright colors and a sweetish taste. The cluster usually bears up to five fruits (weighing up to 400 g) with soft skin. Bushes of indeterminate type. It is recommended to grow plants in two stems, pinched and tied.
“Yantarny”, agricultural company “SeDeK” ↑
Early ripening, giving the first harvest on 85-100 days. The bushes are determinate, low (up to 46-50 cm), standard type, they do not require pinching. The fruits are dense, 4-6 cm in diameter (weight 50-60 g). The brushes are laid through two leaves. The “Yantarny” variety is resistant to late blight and macrosporosis and tolerates slight cold snaps well. The harvest ripens smoothly; four to six kg of tomatoes are harvested per square meter.
“Amana Orange”, from private collectors (Gusev family, Redko V.V.)
A rare but very tasty variety, bred in the USA. The plants are tall (up to 2 m), the amount of foliage is average. The fruits are round in shape, fleshy, delicious and large (300-500 g, sometimes up to 700 g). Tomatoes do not crack and store well.
Variety “Amana Orange”
Storage Features
Freshly picked tomatoes are often stored: either for further sale and transportation, or for further use. Features of storing tomato berries include the following:
- Sorted by size and maturity.
- Select only undamaged and uncracked fruits.
- To keep tomatoes as long as possible, remove them before the first frost, along with the stem.
- Before placing tomatoes in boxes, they must be dried and treated with potassium permanganate or boric acid.
- Rotten tomatoes should be trimmed and used immediately; any excess should be frozen.
Let's decide on the deadlines
Early ripening tomatoes are divided into early, mid and late ripening.
From the moment the seedlings are planted in the greenhouse until the first fruits are collected, the number of days required is:
- Early ripening 90 - 95
- Mid-season 100 – 110
- Late ripening from 115
In the case of sowing seeds directly into the ground, these periods are reduced by 5-10 days.
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Indeterminate hybrids
One of the tomato varieties
Without new products, the list of which is replenished every year through the efforts of seed companies, working in the garden is not interesting. But don’t get carried away by the tempting novelty too much. An old trusted friend, as the saying goes, is better than several new ones. Let's take a good look at some hybrids.
Typhoon F1, Hurricane F1, Semko-Sinbad F1 have long proven themselves by early ripening with a decent yield (up to 10 kg/sq. m), appetizing appearance, and excellent taste. They have the first inflorescence for fruits of up to 6-8 pieces, each weighing at least 70 g, placed behind 6-7 leaves. Next, fruit clusters are formed after 1-2 leaves. The tomatoes are round, smooth-skinned, bright red.
Samara F1 is an early ripening semi-child with cluster fruit formation. Each cluster contains 5-7 round, smooth and dense fruits weighing 80 g.
Determinate hybrids
Verlioka F1 pleases with a harvest of 5 kg per bush, shoot formation is reduced.
Tornado F1 is known for its versatility of use and suitability for low greenhouses (it stops growing when it reaches 1.5 m).
Nevsky Prospekt F1 – early ripening, cold-hardy, large-fruited. Resistant to late blight. It is not tall - only 60 cm. It reaches great heights due to the development of apical stepsons. Tomatoes without greenery around the stalk, red, flat-round, weighing on average 200 g, fleshy and dense, high sugar content.
Lamp F1 – salad purpose. Bright red without a green spot on the top, round with a spout at the tip, dense fruits under a thick skin weighing 0.2 kg each. Valued for its abundant, long-lasting fruiting, heat tolerance, disease resistance to late blight, and tobacco mosaic virus.
Large-fruited hybrids
Gondola F1 – early maturity combined with high yield. The fruits are of excellent marketability and taste, keep quality, and are transportable.
Semko-99 F1 – mid-early child. The fruits are smooth with slight ribbing, red, large (170 g each). Suitable for transportation. Productivity up to 15 kg per square meter. m.
Stresa F1 is a mid-early indete with a yield of up to 25 kg per square meter. m. Characterized by complex disease resistance. The inflorescence bears 6 fruits.
Castalia F1 - the first fruits weighing 230 g ripen in 110 days. Possibility to get from 1 sq. m of greenhouse 20 kg of fruit.
New products from the last 5 years
Rich harvest of tomatoes
Barberry F1 is famous among early-ripening cherry-shaped hybrids for the number of small (10-12 g) fruits - there are more than 100 of them on the brush. Plant height up to 2 m.
Sapporo F1 – cherry fruits, 20-25 pieces in one cluster. You can harvest with brushes - tomatoes weighing 20 g ripen at the same time. The weight of one brush reaches 0.5 kg. Cherries do not crack and are transportable. The hybrid is disease resistant.
Origami F1 – medium early, plum-shaped. The fruits are without greenery at the stalk, bright red, strong and smooth, with excellent taste. The hybrid does not crack, is resistant to blossom end rot, fusarium, tobacco mosaic virus, and nematode.
Reviews
Tamara, Kaliningrad
Where it was grown: greenhouse.
“I have known the Gavrish company for many years. I have also been growing tomatoes for many years. I often make homemade preparations; my relatives love them very much. And for this we need only high-yielding varieties. Semko Sinbad was recommended to me by a neighbor who once gave me a jar of pickled tomatoes to try. I liked them so much, so strong and juicy, that I couldn’t resist asking about the variety. Now I’ve been growing it for the fifth year in a row. What else I like about him is that he is short and doesn’t suffer from anything. And I’m generally silent about productivity. I fed it well a couple of times during the season, and I collected almost 8 kg from the bush!”
Dmitry, Stavropol.
Where grown: glass greenhouse
“I always grow all hybrids only for greenhouses, despite the fact that they can also be suitable for open ground. I believe that in greenhouses the yield is always higher and the greenhouse effect is better. I grew Semko Sinbad for only a year, then switched to Sanka, but returned to it again. This is a very unpretentious variety. With other varieties, sometimes you suffer so much, you constantly treat them for diseases. And about Semko Sinbad we can say: I planted it and forgot. Not a single pest has overcome it, apparently it is tasteless. The fruits are neat, stay on the bush perfectly, look beautiful, not a single incomprehensible spot.”
Kristina, Novorossiysk
Where it was grown: film greenhouse.
“I really love sun-dried tomatoes. And I don’t like messing around with tomatoes that need to be constantly cut off from something. That's why I chose the Semko Sinbad tomato: the fruits are neat, juicy, easy to cut, and the skin can be easily separated from the pulp if something happens. The pulp, by the way, is also very tasty. Great hybrid!”
Hybrids vs varieties
In order to fully utilize not only the area, but also the volume of closed space, it is rational to grow not early varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses, but tall greenhouse hybrids. They need to be tied to stakes, trellises, or twisted with the trunk around twine tied to the ceiling of the greenhouse. It is necessary to form a fruiting stem, remove the lower leaves (for better ventilation), break off the stepsons, and pick off excess flowers.
F1 hybrid tomatoes are most characterized by general positive qualities:
- Friendly germination
- High knotting
- Fruit evenness
- Disease resistance
- Tolerance to temperature fluctuations
- Gradual maturation
- Long (5-7 years) seed germination
A common negative property of all hybrids is the inability to preserve the varietal characteristics of the parent plants in the seeds.
The negative quality of the varieties is insufficient genetic resistance to tomato diseases.
