Tomato Esmira F1: reviews and description of the variety, photos of tomatoes, seed characteristics

The Esmira F1 tomato is one of the high-quality, high-yielding hybrids with early ripening that entrepreneurs like. But they can be grown under film for ordinary gardeners to get delicious salad vegetables or to make winter preparations.

Height	Landing location	Ripening time	Fruit color	Fruit size	Origin	Fruit shape
Tall	Greenhouse	Early ripening	Pink	Average	Hybrid	Round

Description and characteristics of the variety

The Esmira F1 tomato was created by specialists from the Dutch company Rijkz Zwaan. This is an indeterminate hybrid with very short internodes, allowing the bush to set more clusters - up to 10-11 pieces. The height reaches 1.8 m. It branches slightly, the leaves are small, the inflorescences are intermediate. One brush produces 4-6 tomatoes. They ripen 90-100 days after the seeds sprout.

The fruits are large on the lower clusters (300-350 g each), on the middle and upper clusters - 190-220 g each. There is slight ribbing, a ripe tomato is pink in color, round, slightly flattened. The pulp is dense and fleshy, there are few seeds in it.

There is no point in collecting seeds; in hybrids they do not retain varietal properties, so you need to buy them from the manufacturer.

The hybrid is considered a salad variety, but smaller fruits can be canned, the rest can be used to prepare various dishes, salted, and processed into pastes.

Agricultural technology varieties

Tomatoes of this variety can be grown both in open ground and in a greenhouse. A prerequisite for obtaining a good harvest is correct agricultural technology.

To obtain an early harvest of Esmira F1 tomatoes, seeds are sown for seedlings at the end of February. The seeds of the hybrid have already been treated with antifungal drugs, so they do not need to be kept in potassium permanganate for dressing. You can soak the seed material in a solution of potassium permanganate or in aloe juice for 10-12 hours.
Correct selection of soil for seedlings is the key to friendly, healthy seedlings and good development of seedlings. It is better to use ready-made soil mixtures from the store, but you can also prepare the soil yourself. To do this, you need to take 2 kg of peat and sand and one kilogram of ash flour per bucket of sifted humus. Mix everything thoroughly. Be sure to warm the soil in the room where the seeds will be sown for about 3-5 days.
Seedlings will appear 3-4 days after sowing; they should be carefully watered with warm water and potassium permanganate (weak solution). It is better to water with a flower sprayer. Watering is carried out as the top layer of soil dries.

Agricultural technology: features and recommendations

This crop is grown by seedlings. To get a good harvest, you need to follow the specifics of agricultural technology:

Seeds are sown in the last month of winter or early spring.
After the emergence of shoots, picking is carried out.
Seedlings are planted in a permanent greenhouse in a permanent place after the frosts have subsided.
For tomatoes, choose soil with neutral acidity.
In a garden without shelter, tomatoes are grown only in warm areas with minimal temperature fluctuations.
Planting is carried out maintaining a distance of 40 cm between bushes (2 - 3 units per 1 m²).
Tomato bushes are pinched and formed into 1 stem.
Plants are watered every day with small portions of warm water.

Advice. Picking should be done after 2–4 leaves appear. Tomatoes are transplanted to the main place when they reach a height of 20–30 cm.

Esmira F1 tomato seeds indet. ultra-early 105 days env. 190-220g roses. (Rijk Zwaan)

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Reviews

Due to its low prevalence, the variety has few reviews. But they are all positive. Below are the opinions of gardeners about Esmira.

Nikolay from the Samara region writes: “Esmira for me is the most delicious variety of tomatoes. This is not the first year I have been planting these tomatoes. They have sweet juicy flesh. Great for slicing into a salad. You can add them to vegetable stews, preparations, and make tomato juice out of them.”

Galina writes: “I bought these tomato seedlings at the exhibition for the first time and planted them in a greenhouse. All plants took root and were not sick. They quickly recovered after the transplant and began to grow rapidly. Although the summer this year did not spoil the sun, the tomatoes turned out to be sweet and tasty. There was a lot of harvest. I recommend Esmira tomatoes for planting.”

Technical data of the described crop

The characteristics and description of the Esmira variety are as follows:

From sowing seedlings to obtaining a full harvest, it takes from 90 to 100 days.
Despite the fact that the bushes of this tomato have a height of up to 180 cm, they grow quite compactly.
Each plant produces 10 to 11 clusters. Each of them most often develops from 4 to 6 fruits.
The berries of the described variety are colored pink. They ripen almost simultaneously.
The weight of the fruits of the first harvest can reach 0.3 kg. Tomatoes of subsequent harvests weigh from 0.19 to 0.21 kg. The shape of the berries is spherical, slightly flattened on the sides.
This variety is resistant to diseases such as late blight, gray rot, and verticillium.

Reviews from farmers growing this variety show that Esmira tomatoes are quite resistant to drought and resist sunburn well. Thick skin and a large number of leaves allow the plant not to be afraid of direct sunlight. The yield of this crop ranges from 10 to 12 kg per bush for the entire growing season.

The berries of this variety do not crack, so they can be transported over fairly long distances. But it must be said that transportation and storage of fruits at high humidity leads to their cracking and rotting.

In Russian conditions, Esmira grows well in open ground in the southern regions of the country. In central Russia, this variety is best grown under film coverings. In the northern regions, these tomatoes are grown in greenhouse complexes.

Planting and care

Tomato Zephyr F1 is grown in seedlings. Since the seedlings are supposed to be planted in open ridges, there is no need to rush into sowing seeds for seedlings. It is better to do this at the end of March or beginning of April.

Attention!

Tomato Zephyr F1 – hybrid. You won't be able to prepare the seeds yourself.

They do not retain varietal characteristics. But they do not need to be treated with antifungal drugs before sowing.

Sowing is carried out in containers filled with moist soil. You can buy it at a gardening store or prepare it yourself by mixing garden soil, humus and peat in equal proportions.

Seeds are sown on the surface. Mulch the top with a layer of soil about 1 cm high. Moisten it with a spray bottle, cover it with glass or film and leave it in a warm place until shoots appear. Subsequently, the seedlings are watered in a timely manner, fed with mineral fertilizers, and hardened off. At the stage of 2-4 true leaves, they are picked into separate containers.

Zephyr F1 tomatoes are planted in the ground in the last ten days of May, when the threat of return frosts has passed. The site is prepared in the fall - they dig it up and add compost or humus. In spring the soil is loosened. Prepare holes, at the bottom of which humus and potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are poured. On acidified soils, add wood ash or dolomite flour. The holes are pre-watered. The tomatoes are planted, the holes are closed and watered abundantly again. You can mulch the root circle with sawdust or straw.

During the summer, tomatoes Zephyr F1:

water with warm, settled water no more than 2 times a week when dry weather sets in;
weed and loosen the soil;
fed with organic and complex fertilizers;
form bushes of 2-3 stems and remove the shoots;
If necessary, arrange supports or tie up shoots.

In general, planting and caring for Zephyr F1 tomatoes is simple. The compactness of the plants and the ability to harvest at one time greatly simplifies care.

Snezhana

The recently bred variety has already won the hearts of vegetable growers due to its high resistance to harsh climates and versatility in use. The fruits are excellent both fresh and prepared for the winter.

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Among the characteristics of the variety are:

compactness – the length of the stems does not exceed 50 cm, which eliminates the need for pinching and tying;
the fruits are one-dimensional, have a round shape and by the time of full ripening gain weight up to 150 grams;
tomatoes are well transported thanks to their elastic red skin;
The variety is unpretentious in caring for itself.

In order to increase shelf life, it is recommended to collect unripe fruits, then place them in a cool, dark room.