A high-quality hybrid that has delighted many gardeners - Hurricane F1 tomato: description of the variety

What to consider when growing the hybrid Hurricane F1

An early hybrid is grown through seedlings, so nutrient soil, boxes or pots for tomatoes are prepared in advance.

Seedlings: subtleties of growing

Hurricane F1 is characterized by early ripening, so there is no need to rush sowing seedlings. The usual time is March, and more specific dates are determined by the calendar of lunar phases, as well as taking into account the climate of the region.

The optimal age of tomato seedlings that are ready for planting is 60 days. Using this indicator as a basis, you can easily determine when to sow the seeds.

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Do I need to prepare seeds for sowing? If there is no processing information on the package, then it is necessary to disinfect the seed material and germinate it in a damp cloth.

If there is time and opportunity, the seeds are also soaked in a growth stimulant using Epin, sodium humate, aloe leaf juice.

Some gardeners pour tomatoes in the refrigerator and use bubbling to ensure good seed germination and get the best results.

They are sown in boxes and then picked; seeds are also sown in cups and pots. Here, summer residents have a huge selection of options, but they just need to remember that it is better to sow the seeds in small containers first, and then pick them up or transfer them into larger separate pots or glasses.

The temperature should be within +23ºC...+25ºC - this is for the period of seed germination. After the emergence of shoots - green “loops” - the temperature is reduced to +18ºC (for about 4-5 days), and then raised again to +23ºC. Why are such manipulations needed? They protect tomato seedlings from being pulled, the seedlings feel more comfortable and gain strength.

Water the seedlings moderately, only on the soil, without affecting the leaves of the plant. Diving is carried out when the tomatoes have 2-3 true leaves.

Twice during the period of growing tomato seedlings, they are fed (complex fertilizers, and Kemira and Agricola formulations are also suitable).

They are planted in a greenhouse, having previously hardened the seedlings, in May, after checking the soil temperature before doing this. The best temperature is +16ºC, then the tomatoes will not get sick and will quickly adapt to new conditions.

It is better to plant this hybrid with 3-4 bushes per square meter. Hurricane, although compact, is a tall tomato, so in order to provide it with freedom, space and avoid overcrowding, it is recommended to follow the planting pattern.

Diseases and prevention

Since the variety is early, the foliage is not affected by late blight (a fungal disease), but the fruits can still get sick. This disease is also called brown rot, and it can destroy up to 75 percent of laboriously grown tomatoes. Therefore, you need to know how to protect the plant from this scourge:

• Regular ventilation of greenhouses and greenhouses.
• Air humidity control.
• Removing the lower leaves on tomatoes.
• Treatment of bushes with a solution of boric acid.

Description of tomato culture

The selection hybrid has been on the State Register list since 1997, so gardeners have accumulated considerable experience in growing it.

Hurricane ripens early - the first tomatoes appear on days 92-110, counting from the moment of full germination. Fruiting is uniform, the tomatoes are round, deep red, without a pronounced difference in weight (on average 100-130 g each fruit).

The bush is tall, exceeding the 2 m mark, but its branching and foliage are moderate. The first inflorescence is formed above the 6-7th leaf, and subsequent ones grow through every third leaf.

The tomato is comfortable both in the greenhouse and in unprotected soil.

Attention! Remember that tomato yield will always be an order of magnitude higher in greenhouses (by about 2-4 kg per 1 sq. m.).

Reviews

Last year we bought a summer cottage with a small house, it is not far from the city, so we decided to live there during the warm season. Of course, I wanted to grow something with my own hands; my neighbor in the area was very sociable and gave me several different tomato seeds to try. One of them is “Hurricane”, I used to live in the house and am familiar with caring for and growing various vegetables. Mom refreshed my memory by telling me in detail how and what to do. I sown the seeds in March, planted them in the beds in mid-June, and the seedlings did not get sick. In July, the first ripe tomatoes appeared. The taste is excellent, the harvest is also not bad, about 2.5-3 kg per bush.

This year I decided to try planting hybrids, although I had never planted before. I am a man of the old school; I used to collect all the seeds from the harvest. The seedlings grew strong and healthy, the first tomatoes were eaten at the beginning of July, just in time for my wife’s birthday. The taste is excellent, they do not crack when preserved. The only drawback is that you need to spend money on new seeds every year.

Growing the Hurricane tomato does not require much effort from gardeners - this variety is unpretentious to external conditions and does not require special care, so even novice vegetable growers can grow the Hurricane F1 tomato on their plot.

Pest and disease control methods

Hurricane tomatoes very often become infected with late blight, so preventive spraying is necessary. First, you can use folk remedies, for example, garlic infusion. It is prepared as follows: 1.5 cups of crushed cloves are poured into 10 liters of water, then left to infuse for 1 day. After straining, add 2 g of manganese. Spray every 2 weeks.

If signs of the disease are already noticeable, you cannot do without chemicals. Tomatoes are immediately sprayed with fungicides. Prepare a solution and carry out processing according to the instructions for use.

Reviews about growing Hurricane tomatoes

Vera, Moscow region

I grew Hurricane in open ground and it performed very well. I made arcs so that the stem went horizontal. The seedlings grew well, I didn’t have room for them in the greenhouse, so I decided to plant them just like that. And I didn’t regret it, the harvest was good and, best of all, it was early! Even with some greenhouse plants I didn’t get the same results as Hurricane in the garden beds. There were a lot of tomatoes, I picked them green, ripened them at home, and then I packed them all up. When fresh, the taste is nothing unusual, the tomato is like a tomato, but when pickled it is simply wonderful! I recommend it specifically for preservation, but you just need to immediately put the jars in the cold.

Lena, Balashikha

Hurricane may be a good tomato, but mine just started to bear fruit, and then late blight took over. Moreover, due to the rains and cool June, this infection began early, and in fact I didn’t even have time to do anything. Other tomatoes somehow escaped, but I had to remove all of the Hurricane from the beds.

I had very little time to pick the tomatoes, they ripened at home in a box, but that’s okay, they were quite tasty. I think that if it weren’t for FF, the harvest would have been very good. So I'll try again next season.

Growing tomatoes

The cultivation of the Hurricane F1 variety is mainly carried out through seedlings.

How to prepare seeds?

Hybrid seeds must be disinfected before planting. For this purpose, a weak manganese solution is used. After pre-treatment, the seeds are treated with a growth stimulator:

• Baikal EM1;
• Zircon;
• Epin-Extra;
• Immunocytophyte;
• And others.

Sowing

The most productive tomatoes:

The timing of sowing seedlings depends on the temperature conditions of the region and the place of planting. The timing varies from March to early April. All the details of the procedure:

1. Seeds are planted in separate containers (cups, jars);
2. The treated seeds are placed in shallow holes and sprinkled with soil and sand;
3. Crops need to be provided with heat, but avoid direct exposure to sunlight;
4. After the first sprouts appear, place the container on the windowsill and lower the temperature by 2-3 degrees for hardening;
5. Water every 3-5 days, do not overwater;
6. After 1-2 pairs of leaves appear, you can apply complex fertilizers.

Rules for planting seedlings

Picking of seedlings begins when 4 true leaves appear. Before it, you can treat the seedlings with growth stimulants. Repeat the procedure 14 days before planting the seedlings in a permanent place. The following actions:

Seedlings are planted in open ground at the age of 55-70 days;

The procedure is carried out when the threat of frost has been ruled out, and when planting in a greenhouse, a little earlier.

• When planting, you must maintain a distance between bushes of 0.4 m and a distance of 0.6 m between rows;
• Planting holes can be treated with complex mineral fertilizers. These are Sulfoammophos, Nitrophoska, Ammofoska, Potassium nitrate and others.

Bush care

Hurricane F1 is an indeterminate hybrid (tomato bushes reach a height of 2 meters). Plant growth ends simultaneously with the end of fruiting. This feature requires some care:

1. The formation of a bush is carried out in 2 shoots - this quantity is enough to ensure a high yield;
2. Tall stems must be tied to stakes to prevent them from breaking off under the weight of the fruit;
3. Regular removal of stepsons;
4. Feeding bushes. Tomatoes are fed during the period of active flowering and when the fruits ripen. Fertilizing is carried out by alternating organic and mineral fertilizers;
5. Trimming the lower leaves.

ATTENTION: An alternative to tying to a support is to use a trellis (lattice) to form a bush. To make it, you can use synthetic twine, steel or aluminum wire.

Tomato bushes tied to a trellis are better blown by the wind and warmed up by the sun.

Diseases and pests

Since the tomato is early ripening, the fruits, which are formed in an average of 90 days, generally avoid encounters with the fungus. In addition, their tall growth, which requires the removal of lower leaves, promotes active ventilation and reduces the impact of excess moisture. But, despite the fact that the foliage is not affected by late blight, the fruits can be seriously damaged. You can eliminate the attack of fungus and pests by following preventive measures:

1. Get rid of weeds in a timely manner;
2. Avoid stagnation of moisture on the leaves;
3. Treat the bushes with a solution of boric acid and fertilizers with a high potassium content;
4. Regularly ventilate greenhouses;
5. Avoid over-humidifying the air.

If the first signs of late blight become noticeable, it is necessary to urgently remove the plant along with the soil, then burn it and disinfect the garden tools.

Planting and care

Tomato Hurricane F1 is a hybrid suitable even for gardeners with little experience. Caring for plants includes only standard agrotechnical measures; growing strong seedlings is also not difficult. The main thing is not to make a mistake with the timing of planting it in the ground and not to forget about the systematic prevention of late blight.

Conditions and terms of landing

Russian gardeners traditionally prefer to grow tomatoes using seedlings. This also applies to the Hurricane hybrid, despite the early stages of its maturation.

Since the climate in Russian regions varies greatly, the timing of transplanting Hurricane tomatoes into the ground also varies. In the south this is done already at the end of April, in the middle zone - in the second ten days of May. Gardeners in the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East have to wait until the end of June or even the beginning of June. Tomato seedlings are sown two months before.

Hurricane tomato seeds have good germination, but some gardeners prefer to pre-soak them in a biostimulant solution for 5-6 hours. Pre-planting treatment with fungicides (treating for 15-20 minutes) is mandatory for this hybrid.

It is advisable to sow tomatoes immediately in separate containers. The best choice is small peat pots. This way, the gardener not only avoids the picking stage - he plants the plants in the garden bed along with the container. Accordingly, the risk of damage to the root system and premature death of seedlings disappears.

Important! The main conditions that ensure the formation of healthy and strong seedlings of Hurricane tomatoes are daylight lasting 12-14 hours and constantly moderately humid.

12-15 days before planting, daily hardening of seedlings begins. This is an optional procedure, but tomatoes that have undergone it quickly adapt to the new environment and begin to grow more actively. Hardening begins with a short (1-1.5 hour) stay in the open air and ends with “overnight stays” on the street.

Requirements for the planting site for Hurricane tomatoes are standard:

• good lighting (direct sunlight does not harm the bushes or fruits);
• light, loose substrate;
• neutral or slightly acidic soil pH;
• groundwater lying more than a meter below the surface of the earth.

Important! The bed for Hurricane tomatoes is always prepared in advance - the area needs to be dug up and cleared of plant debris in the fall. In the spring (10-15 days before planting) it is loosened well, adding humus and complex fertilizer.

Seedlings about 15 cm high, with 5-6 true leaves, are formed in 50-60 days

How to plant correctly

Due to the “large size”, a maximum of four Hurricane tomato bushes are placed per 1 m². The interval between neighboring plants is 40-50 cm, the row spacing is 65-70 cm. Also in the garden bed you need to provide space for a trellis.

Tomatoes are planted in holes 12-15 cm deep, previously spilled with water. After planting, the bushes are also watered abundantly.

Seedlings should not be buried deeper into the soil than to the level of the first pair of cotyledon leaves.

Aftercare

Hurricane tomato care includes:

1. Watering. In the absence of precipitation, if it is not too hot outside, Hurricane tomatoes are moistened every 3-4 days. In extreme heat, the intervals are reduced to two days, sometimes even requiring daily watering. The approximate norm is 5-7 liters per plant. Cold water should not be used.
2. Loosening and weeding. Hurricane tomatoes need these agrotechnical measures only if there is no mulch in the beds. They are loosened every week, the day after watering.
3. Fertilizer application. As soon as the bushes planted in the garden begin to form new leaves, they are watered with a solution of any nitrogen mineral fertilizer. From the moment of mass flowering and further, fertilizing containing phosphorus and potassium is applied at intervals of 12-15 days.
4. Forming and tying up a bush. Plants “lead” into one or two stems. The second shoot becomes the stepson under the first fruit cluster. Other stepsons are regularly removed, not allowing them to grow more than 2-3 cm in length. To improve the aeration of the bush, it is also recommended to gradually cut off the lower leaves.
5. Prevention of late blight. Since the fruits of the Hurricane hybrid are very susceptible to it, the bushes are regularly inspected for the presence of “hard” brown spots on the fruits. To avoid infection, bushes and beds are regularly (every 10-12 days) sprayed with fungicides. To combat the disease, they are used, after removing all fruits affected by the fungus. However, they are effective only if the disease is noticed at an early stage of development. In severe cases, the bushes are dug up and the soil is spilled with a disinfectant solution.

Important! From the moment the fruit ovaries form, only biological products or folk remedies are used to prevent late blight and destroy the fungus.

Late blight spreads quickly, it can destroy up to 3/4 of the tomato crop

Features of cultivation

Hurricane tomato seeds are often found on sale, but it is better to take seed material from trusted manufacturers and pay attention to the expiration date. The hybrid is sown for seedlings from the beginning to the end of March, planted from mid-May to the second decade of June (depending on the region and growing conditions). The seedlings should be about 50–60 days old at the time of transplantation.

Attention! Adult plants do not suffer from sudden changes in weather, and seedlings can stop growing even with a slight drop in temperature. There is no need to rush to plant in unprotected beds; it is better to wait for consistently warm weather or organize a temporary shelter.

The hybrid has standard soil requirements; better results can be achieved when planted in fertile, loose, non-acidic black soil, sandy loam or loam. Low-lying areas or places with high groundwater levels are not suitable for the Hurricane tomato. The garden is fertilized in the fall or 30–50 days before the expected planting date. Given the weak immunity to late blight, the rules of crop rotation cannot be neglected. No more than 4 bushes are placed on each m², 40 cm are left between holes, and 65–70 cm between rows. We describe the care features in the table.

After each watering and rain, the earth is loosened, but not deeply and carefully; the hybrid slows down in development at the slightest damage to the root. The beds are mulched with dry grass, straw or peat. Weeds are removed as they grow along with the roots; overgrown weeds shade the bushes and take a lot of nutrients from the soil. If the beds are open on all sides, ripening tomatoes should be slightly shaded from the direct rays of the sun, otherwise burns will remain (hard pulp on the damaged side).

The Hurricane tomato has become a favorite among summer residents for its good taste, stable yield and comparative unpretentiousness. It is often grown for whole-fruit canning; large-fruited, more fleshy varieties are chosen for food. Weak resistance to late blight of fruits is not a problem if preventive treatments are carried out in a timely manner and the condition of the tomatoes is monitored. Loosening and organizing drainage will help prevent tomatoes from cracking during rainy periods.

Growing seedlings

Unfortunately, seeds collected from the harvest cannot be used for planting; it is recommended to buy fresh seeds annually from trusted suppliers. The date of sowing seeds for seedlings depends on the climatic zone of planting and the place of planting.

The seeds are pre-treated first for the purpose of disinfection - using a manganese solution, then they are placed in a growth stimulator to speed up germination.

The soil is also treated with a hot solution of manganese before planting. Then shallow grooves are made in it, prepared seeds are placed in them and sprinkled with soil mixed with sand. Before germination, the container with future seedlings is placed in a warm place, protected from direct sunlight. After germination, the container is placed on the windowsill and watered once every 5 days.

The optimal temperature for growing seedlings is 20-23 degrees. When the seedlings produce a couple of leaves, they can be planted in separate peat cups. Seedlings are fertilized several times before being transferred to the soil. At the stage of 1-2 leaves, you can add a solution of complex fertilizers specially designed for seedlings. Before picking young plants, they are fed with growth stimulants. 14 days before planting, complex fertilizing is used again. Approximately 7-10 days before transplanting, the seedlings are taken out into the air, hardening them.

Characteristics of tomato, its advantages and disadvantages

Undoubtedly, the main advantages of this hybrid tomato are high yield and early ripening. In addition, Hurricane is characterized by:

• good taste;
• crack resistance;
• excellent transportability;
• resistance to wilt (Verticillium wilt);
• versatility in use - suitable for both whole-fruit canning and for use in salads.

Attention! The sugar content, and therefore the richness of the taste, of these tomatoes will be more pronounced if they are fully ripe on the bush.

However, there are also disadvantages to this tomato that should be taken into account before you start growing it in your garden:

• requires a garter to the support;
• although the branching is small, pinching should not be neglected;
• very susceptible to late blight (especially the fruits themselves, and not the green mass).