Tomato “Red red F1”: description of the hybrid variety, photos and reviews

Hybrid varieties have long established themselves in the seed market. Breeders assert with full confidence that all the consumer qualities of varietal tomatoes in hybrids are exceeded many times over. Although most gardeners prefer to grow varietal tomatoes.

Every year, breeders create new hybrids, constantly improving their properties. If anyone buys hybrid tomatoes, he invariably notes that the fruits are always large, and the plant itself never gets sick. And this is understandable, because the hybrid has collected all the best.

In today's article we will talk about the new hybrid red red tomato, which appeared just a year ago. This is a first generation hybrid (marked f1 on the seed packet). It will delight gardeners not only with its early ripeness, but also with excellent yield indicators.

Description of tomato

The red tomato appeared on the market only in 2022. Chelyabinsk breeders created a hybrid. According to other sources, it was created by breeders of St. Petersburg agro. The seeds themselves can be purchased through the Ural Summer Resident online store.

Tomato Red Red f1 is an early ripening hybrid.

The first fruits appear 90-105 days after germination.

Fans of early tomatoes should pay attention to the varieties Sanka, Lyana, Boni MM.

The plant is indeterminate, that is, its growth is unlimited. In a greenhouse, this hybrid grows up to 2 meters in height. The height of the bush in open ground is much less. Red red is a high-yielding hybrid for universal use, that is, ripe fruits can be used anywhere.

Description of the bushes

As already written above, this hybrid is a tall plant. The height of the bush in open ground reaches only 1.2-1.5 meters. The density of the stems is medium, the density of the leaves is extensive. Leaf type - standard tomato, rich dark green color. The inflorescence is ordinary, yellow. During fruit formation, one berry cluster contains up to 7-8 large berries.

Description of fruits

Tomato Red red f1 is considered a hybrid with a good level of taste, although some gardeners argue that the taste is still not for everyone. One way or another, the taste of the tomato is sweetish, with a slight sourness. There are few seed chambers, which is typical for almost all hybrids. A slight sugar content is visible at the break.

The skin of tomatoes is dense, which prevents them from cracking and ensures a long shelf life and good transportability. The color of the berries is bright red, round in shape, the fruits themselves are quite large, weighing up to 400 grams, with juicy and fleshy pulp.

Variety value

Gardeners like reds not only for their attractive appearance. Its most important values ​​are considered to be high immunity, the ability to self-pollinate, and the fact that this hybrid is ideal for growing in greenhouses.

Video review

In this video you will see a brief description of the hybrid itself and its main advantages:

Characteristics of the variety

Each tomato variety, be it a regular variety or a hybrid, has its own set of characteristics. Tomato red red f1 has the following characteristics in its arsenal:

1. Precocity;
2. High yield;
3. Resistance to nightshade diseases;
4. Large-fruited and marketable appearance of the fruit.

All this distinguishes this hybrid from the rest.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The advantages of the variety come from its characteristics. Among the rest, the following can be distinguished:

• The bush tolerates changing weather well;
• Fruits consistently, regardless of drought or rain;
• The fruits will form in any case;
• Good presentation and keeping quality.

Almost no disadvantages have been identified in the hybrid, with the exception of the obligatory pinching, bush formation and tying up of plants. Also, all varieties of hybrids have one significant drawback: you cannot use seeds from a ripe fruit for further cultivation. Reds are also quite picky when it comes to feeding. If they are added irregularly, the taste will deteriorate. And the taste, according to many summer residents, is inferior to varietal varieties.

Productivity

Red tomatoes are considered a high-yield hybrid. According to the manufacturer, up to 8.5 kg of fruits are harvested from one bush. But as summer residents assure, such figures are greatly overestimated.

The real value is approximately 5 kg per bush. In a greenhouse, the figures are significantly higher: up to 10-11 kg per plant.

Growing regions

Red tomatoes are recommended for growing in almost all regions except the northern ones. In the north, the hybrid ripens worse and the yield is low.

Pros and cons of tomato Red red F1

Many gardeners love to grow the Red tomato on their plots.

And this is not surprising, because the hybrid has many positive qualities:

• high and stable yield;
• long fruiting period;
• excellent taste of fruits;
• the pulp has a high content of sugars and microelements;
• large fruit;
• fruits do not crack;
• versatility of fruit use;
• storage duration;
• excellent ripening ability (in dry rooms at a temperature of 18-23C°);
• good transportability;
• resistance to dry and cool weather;
• immunity to diseases that often affect tomatoes.

But, in addition to so many positive qualities, the hybrid also has some disadvantages.

• The tomato bush must be properly formed, and when it grows it needs to be tied up.
• It is also necessary to constantly remove stepchildren.
• Tomato is sensitive to fertilizing. If there are not enough nutrients in the soil, the yield will decrease.

Features of growing seedlings

There are no special nuances in growing. Like many orta tomato hybrids, it is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings 2-2.5 months before planting them in the ground. The optimal time for this is the beginning of March. This period is due to the fact that most gardeners begin sowing in February, but since there is little light in winter, young seedlings stretch out and reach for the sun, and their stems become fragile. And in spring there is already enough light, so the beginning of March is considered the most normal time for sowing seeds.

The soil

In order for tomatoes to produce a normal harvest, they must grow in good soil. The soil should be loose, providing young seedlings with constant access to air; and also enriched with beneficial microelements. Those who don’t want to bother buy soil in a specialized store. Some people make it themselves, from the top layer, humus, peat and washed river sand. The proportions are equal.

Selection of seed material

Despite the fact that there are very few seeds in purchased packages (no more than 6-8), a preliminary selection should still be carried out. This will save you from unnecessary worry: will it sprout, won’t it sprout? To do this, you need to carry out several procedures:

1. Soaking in salt solution;
2. Settling in potassium permanganate;
3. Treatment with growth stimulants.

For more details about the stages, see below.

Seed preparation

These procedures accelerate seed germination by removing the top layer and making them swollen, and also prevent disease infection:

1. Soaking in a salt solution: This preparatory procedure removes the air film from the seeds, preparing them for germination. Time - 15-20 minutes;
2. Settling in potassium permanganate: this procedure is necessary to disinfect seeds to protect them from infection. Time - 30-40 minutes;
3. Treatment with growth stimulants, such as Epin;
4. Settling in water at room temperature. This procedure is optional. The seeds are soaked for a day in warm water, changing it every 3-4 hours. After settling, the seeds need to be dried.

Sowing seeds

Before the sowing procedure, the planting containers must be treated. Next, pour in the seed soil, not reaching the edges a few centimeters. Then they begin the sowing procedure, carefully laying the seeds on the surface of the ground to a centimeter depth. The distance between rows of seeds should be no more than 2 cm so that future sprouts have enough space.

After the seeds are sown, the soil is moistened with a spray bottle. The seed containers themselves are covered with film or glass and placed in a warm and dark place. Before emergence, the film is periodically opened for 5 minutes to allow the seedlings to breathe.

Seedling care

After the first shoots appear, the boxes are moved closer to the light. You only need to water when the soil is dry. This must be done very carefully, preferably using a syringe, injecting water into the spaces between the rows. As soon as the shoots appear, you need to treat them with Zircon solution. And regularly inspect for mold, moss or rot.

Picking seedlings

There comes a time when the sprouts begin to gain strength, their stems and roots are actively growing. The distance between seedlings is reduced and soon the plants will not have enough space. When the plant forms a pair of true leaves, begin picking. Picking - planting plants in separate containers. Not all gardeners follow this procedure, but nevertheless, it is very important.

If the plants continue to grow all together in a box, the stems may become tangled and the seedlings will not breathe well. Height may even decrease. Picking into separate pots helps the root system to develop better and the plant to receive all the nutrients at once, without sharing them with its fellow plants.

True leaves will form on the 7th day after the first sprouts peck. After you have transplanted the plants separately, feed them with a solution of nitroammophoska (1 tsp per bucket of water). Repeat the procedure when hardening begins.

Planting seedlings in the ground

Before planting plants in an open bed, it is important to remember a few rules. This will ensure good growth and harvest for the bushes and protect them from diseases:

1. Preliminary autumn and spring digging of the soil to remove the remains of old plants and remove sleeping insects;
2. Do not plant tomatoes where other nightshades grew last year;
3. Planting according to the scheme and maintaining thickening : that is, red hybrid bushes are planted with no more than 3 plants per 1 square meter. m. More is not possible, because the variety grows strongly. In the greenhouse you can plant a little more - 4 bushes;
4. Compliance with deadlines : planting too early is fraught with freezing of seedlings, because Frosts are still possible in early May. The optimal time for planting in open ground is the end of May or the beginning of June, in cloudy times;
5. The planting pattern is square-cluster. The distance between plants should be no more than 70 cm, between rows - no more than a meter. Planting depth is 3-4 cm for plants and 25 cm for the holes themselves.

Features of cultivation and care

In fact, growing tomatoes is not at all difficult if you follow agrotechnical rules and nuances for indeterminate tomatoes. Hybrid tall varieties require obligatory support and pinching. Feeding is also important, but the main thing is not to overdo it, because the hybrid is already growing a lot. There is no need for extra greenery; it is better to direct all your efforts to the formation of fruits.

If you grow tomatoes in open ground, the following rules:

• Water properly;
• Loosen and mulch the soil;
• Remove weeds;
• Fight diseases and pests, or better yet, prevent them.

When growing in a greenhouse, the same rules are followed, plus the greenhouses must be ventilated several times a day. Naturally, without drafts.

Formation of bushes

Since this hybrid is tall and high-yielding, it is formed into only 1 stem, maximum two. In the second case, the second stem is left as a stepson growing under the first flower cluster. The rest are deleted.

How and when to pinch the top of a tomato

When the last month of summer begins, interruptions in the weather begin: sometimes it’s hot like early summer, sometimes it’s rainy and cold like autumn. This happens especially often in the middle zone. And in the northern regions, the fruits may not have time to ripen if pinching is not done in time.

This procedure will allow already formed tomatoes to ripen. The time for pinching (trimming the top) is early August. If you grow a tomato in a garden, leave 5 bunches, if in a greenhouse - then 7.

Watering and fertilizing red tomatoes

Tomato red red has mostly positive reviews. They are mainly associated with ease of care. Despite the frequent need for feeding, the rest of the plant does not require special care.

The hybrid is watered infrequently, only a couple of times a week. There is one nuance that gardeners often forget about, and which leads to poor root growth: watering the seedlings after planting. This is mistake. As soon as the seedlings are planted in the ground, they need to gain a foothold in the soil and adapt. And therefore it is not recommended to water them for 3-4 days, but better - a week.

Tomatoes are watered during the period of bush growth and berry formation. When they begin to ripen, the watering is removed, otherwise the fruits will crack. Hybrid red red f1 is distinguished by high yields. It does not require too frequent fertilizing: this is what gardeners say.

It is better to feed the plant with nitroammophoska, twice a season. The first time is when the plants have been in the garden for 7 days, the second time is when the bush begins to grow and set fruit. How to fertilize: dissolve 1 tbsp. l. fertilizers in a bucket of water. Apply 100 grams of solution to each bush.

Mulching the soil

Not all summer residents protect the soil and then suffer from the invasion of pests and diseases. So isn't it better to do prevention right away?

Mulching the soil is covering its top layer with a special composition or material. Anything can serve as mulch: straw, dry soil, sawdust or shavings, non-woven material.

Mulch not only protects the soil by preventing pests from entering, but also retains moisture in the soil, preventing it from evaporating. Therefore, as soon as you planted seedlings in open ground, immediately cover them with mulch. An additional advantage of mulch is that it does not require loosening. But don’t forget to inspect the layer once a week: pests may be hiding there. Change it every two weeks.

Picking and hardening

Picking and hardening are integral and very important stages when growing seedlings. Picking is needed to strengthen growth and the root system; hardening prepares plants for external conditions. The picking was written above. The procedure for hardening seedlings is carried out a couple of weeks before planting in a permanent place. To do this, the seedlings are taken out into the fresh air every day, gradually increasing the amount of time.

Weed control and pinching

The Red Red tomato produces very dense foliage, and therefore many shoots. Extra shoots reduce yield and fruit size. That's why they break them out. Only 1 stepson is left in the process of forming the bush. The rest are removed, but not completely, so as not to damage the stem. The length of the stump should be at least 1 cm.

Weeds are everywhere. Some of them are beneficial for animals, while others cause irreparable harm, taking many useful substances from the soil and making it difficult for plants to grow. One of the effective ways to control weeds is to mulch the soil. Covering with humus will save you from weeds. For late blight - dry straw.

Measures to increase yield

Every gardener has his own secrets to ensure that the plant produces a bountiful and rich harvest. The most standard of them is the formation of a bush and ovaries. To get large fruits, leave a maximum of 3-4 fruit clusters on the bush. Sequence: bush formation - 10 days after planting. And:

1. Hill up the bush during each weeding;
2. Remove lower leaves;
3. Do the pinching;
4. Regularly remove excess shoots;
5. During fruiting and harvesting, leave one ripe tomato on one of the plants to speed up the ripening of the rest.

Reproduction

You can do it by cutting seedlings. Plant the seeds two weeks ahead of schedule. When the seedlings grow 6 true leaves, you need to cut off the top, leaving two lower leaves on the stem. Sprinkle the cut of the cutting with a growth stimulant and place it in water to grow roots.

Rooted cuttings are planted after 7 days. Then on April 15-25 they are transferred to the greenhouse.

On the mother stems, shoots will appear from the axils of the remaining two leaves after 14 days. As they grow, they will become full-fledged seedlings with a pair

trunks that are planted in the ground. Then they continue to grow with two stems, caring for them using the usual methods.

Tomatoes are also propagated by stepsons, which are picked off to form a bush. If you root such a shoot, it will grow within a season and give a magnificent harvest.

Important! Bushes obtained by cuttings produce fruits that fully retain the properties of the variety. The only caveat: for this method of increasing the number of seedlings, you need to calculate the timing of sowing the seeds correctly.

Diseases and pests

The Red Red tomato practically does not suffer from any diseases, even late blight. And pests almost never attack it. It is much more important to carry out preventive treatment.

Disease and pest control

If it so happens that the plant is sick, remove and destroy the affected parts of the bush. If the entire bush is affected, tear it out by the roots and burn it. This will help avoid infecting other plants.

Colorado beetles (the main pests of nightshades) and their larvae are collected by hand. Leaves with eggs laid are pulled out and burned. The plant is sprayed with insecticides, such as “Taboo”.

Preventative treatment

Preventative measures for outdoor cultivation include the following:

• Compliance with crop rotation;
• Regular soil inspection;
• Mulching the soil and loosening after each watering;
• Treatment with special preparations and planting of “stinky” plants;
• Overseeding mustard between the rows: this will disinfect the soil.

Disease prevention in a greenhouse is not much different:

• Maintaining cleanliness in the premises;
• Autumn and spring digging of soil;
• Disinfect the soil before planting with boiling water or a strong solution of manganese;
• Ventilate, but do not allow through wind;
• Use sulfur checkers.

Landing

The process of planting a first-generation hybrid is no different from the standard procedure for any tomatoes. The difference in cultivation is manifested in the technology of caring for adult plants.

Growing seedlings

Cultivating tomatoes in seedlings is especially important for regions with short and cool summers. To carry out the procedure, planting containers, seed material, drainage, loose and fertile soil are prepared.

Reference! Growing tomato seedlings using this method allows you to get a harvest a couple of weeks earlier than usual.

Sowing time

The time for sowing tomatoes for seedlings depends on the region of your residence. For temperate climates, this event is held in late February - early March . To avoid mistakes, you need to count 60-70 days before the expected planting date.

Soil preparation

For growing seedlings, universal soil purchased at a flower (gardening) store is quite suitable. You can create a light, nutritious soil mixture yourself. To do this, it is enough to combine turf soil with humus and coarse sand (vermiculite) in equal proportions.

Important! The soil must be fertile and easily permeable to moisture and oxygen.

Selection and preparation of seed material

Red Red tomato seeds should be purchased from trusted producers - this will guarantee successful cultivation. Before planting, they are subjected to protective treatment (against infections) with any fungicides or Fitoverm.

Reviews

You can read reviews from gardeners about the new hybrid. Reviews from summer residents are based on personal experience and are advisory in nature:

Alexander, Stavropol

Where grown: open ground

“I tried a new hybrid from a Ural summer resident. It’s hard to try a variety that has just appeared. But this one did not disappoint me: it produces a lot of fruit and requires virtually no care. I will plant next year!”

Galina, Rubtsovsk

Where grown: open ground

“My mother recommended this variety to me. We recently purchased a dacha and are slowly planting it with vegetables and herbs. The bush is growing by leaps and bounds and is already blooming. So far I’m happy!”

Lyubov, Surgut

Where grown: greenhouse

“In a greenhouse, any variety always produces a richer harvest than in the garden beds. That year I decided to try planting a new hybrid, red red. Everyone was waiting for a catch, because the manufacturer praised it so much. But I didn’t see anything like that: the variety grew well, diseases did not affect it. The only thing is that it needs to be tied up, since the grade is high. And so there are only advantages.”

Advantages and disadvantages

Pros:

• stable significant productivity;
• immunity to many infections;
• fruit set in any weather;
• good shelf life (3-4 weeks);
• transportability;
• tolerance to stressful weather conditions;
• use in cooking in a variety of recipes;
• valuable composition of the pulp (vitamin and mineral substances, antioxidants, lycopenes);
• precocity;
• ease of care;
• germination rate 98%.

Minuses:

• the need for planting in fertile soil.