A colorful gift from Siberia - tomato Firebird F1: description of the variety and its characteristics

Tomato Firebird F1 is a colorful hybrid of Siberian breeders. It is the embodiment of the best properties of tomatoes - delicious taste, presentable appearance, productivity. In addition, orange tomatoes contain high concentrations of carotenoids and lycopene, which makes them a valuable product for children and patients.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Tomato Firebird F1 is a determinate, medium-sized hybrid. Strong shoots have a lot of foliage. The root system is well developed. The height of the stems is 0.7-0.9 m.

Designed for planting in open areas and in greenhouse conditions. 5-6 fruiting clusters are formed on the bushes, each with up to 7 tomatoes.

Description of fruits:

• average weight 130-150 g;
• golden orange color;
• the flesh is fleshy and sugary at the break;
• the taste is sweetish with notes of sourness;
• The skin is strong and does not crack.

The hybrid produces a harvest early - 90-95 days from germination.

Features of cultivation

When growing Pink Bush tomatoes, special attention must be paid to seedlings, since the yield of the hybrid directly depends on this. Pink Bush sprouts must be planted in a permanent place at the age of 45 days

Therefore, the first or second half of March is considered a favorable period for sowing, depending on further growing conditions. Containers for planting should be chosen wide, but flat, with a height of no more than 10 cm. They must have drainage holes

Pink Bush sprouts must be planted in a permanent place at the age of 45 days. Therefore, the first or second half of March is considered a favorable period for sowing, depending on further growing conditions. Containers for planting should be chosen wide, but flat, no more than 10 cm high. They must have drainage holes.

For sowing, you need to purchase a special substrate marked “for seedlings” or mix turf, peat, humus and sand in a ratio of 2:1:1:1. To disinfect the soil, you must first water it with a bright pink solution of potassium permanganate and dry it slightly.

Important! The seeds do not need pre-treatment, since the manufacturer already sells the prepared planting material. Sowing should be done in moist soil to a depth of 0.5 cm

After this, the containers need to be covered with film and placed in a shaded place with a temperature of +22 degrees. Shoots germinate in 4-8 days. After their friendly appearance, the containers should be moved to a well-lit place and the temperature should be lowered to +15 degrees. This will allow the seedlings to grow stronger and develop a root system. In this mode, Pink Bush tomatoes need to be kept for seven days.

Sowing should be done in moist soil to a depth of 0.5 cm. After this, the containers should be covered with film and placed in a shaded place with a temperature of +22 degrees. Shoots germinate in 4-8 days. After their friendly appearance, the containers should be moved to a well-lit place and the temperature should be lowered to +15 degrees. This will allow the seedlings to grow stronger and develop a root system. In this mode, Pink Bush tomatoes need to be kept for seven days.

At the end of this period, the temperature should be increased to +20 degrees. As soon as the seedlings have a pair of true leaves, they need to be planted in separate cups.

Tomatoes should not be placed tightly, otherwise the seedlings will stretch out

The hybrid should be transplanted into a greenhouse in the first days of May, and into open ground in early June. In this case, it is necessary that the air temperature be at least 15 degrees at any time of the day. The density of tomatoes is four bushes per 1 square. m.

Important! It is impossible to delay transplanting tomatoes to a permanent place, as this leads to a decrease in yield. The Pink Bush hybrid easily tolerates drought, so it needs to be watered rarely, but abundantly.

In this case, the soil should be wet by 20 cm. Two weeks after transplanting, it is necessary to fertilize the tomatoes with mullein 1:10 or chicken manure 1:15. In the absence of organic matter, you can use ammonium or calcium nitrate - 30 g per bucket of water. The second and third fertilizing should be carried out during flowering and formation of tomatoes. To do this, you need to use superphosphate (30 g) and potassium sulfide (20 g per 10 l of water)

The Pink Bush hybrid easily tolerates drought, so it needs to be watered rarely, but abundantly. In this case, the soil should be wet by 20 cm. Two weeks after transplanting, it is necessary to fertilize the tomatoes with mullein 1:10 or chicken manure 1:15. In the absence of organic matter, you can use ammonium or calcium nitrate - 30 g per bucket of water. The second and third fertilizing should be carried out during flowering and formation of tomatoes. To do this, you need to use superphosphate (30 g) and potassium sulfide (20 g per 10 liters of water).

Important! It is recommended to mulch the soil at the base of the bushes so that during the ripening process the tomatoes do not lose their marketable qualities when they come into contact with the ground

Tomatoes for open ground

Among the tomatoes for growing outside, I liked only five. Although all tomatoes for open ground can be grown in a greenhouse, if there is space. It is simply more efficient to occupy a greenhouse not only in width, but also in height, so it is customary to place low varieties outside, under temporary shelter or without it at all.

The hybrid “Market King III F1” got its name for a reason. I grow it under cover and without, depending on how much space remains in the greenhouse after the main plantings. It is considered early ripening, although I would not say so. I plant it with pleasure, because in any summer - both cloudy and hot - it produces a stable harvest.

Rice. 30. “Market King III F1” produces aligned fruits (in the red basket).

Rice. 31. “Apple tree of Russia” on a bush.

Rice. 32. “Apple Tree of Russia” stores well, including when frozen.

Rice. 33. “Buyan” is a long-known trouble-free variety for open ground.

Rice. 34. “Buyan” is good for pickling.

Rice. 35. I bought “Leningrad Chill” in economical packaging - 200 seeds in one. It lived up to its name, did not freeze during frosts, and grew well both in the greenhouse and outdoors.

Rice. 36. But the yellow-fruited variety “Wonder of the World” turned out to be the most cold-resistant for open ground. It sets an incredible amount of fruit.

From the low ones I also tried “Kremlin F1”, “Peach”, “Orange Sun”, “Dushechka”, “Tiger”, “Sanka”. Despite the hype, these varieties disappointed me.

And finally, dwarfs. These tomatoes are suitable for even the laziest or busiest gardeners. They do not require gartering, watering and, especially, pinching.

Rice. 37. Dwarfs only need to be mulched in mid-June and come to harvest in early August.

Rice. 38. Although, if you sow them at the end of February, you can harvest the first harvest on July 1, as in this photo.

Rice. 39. They bear fruit all summer.

I tried “SamRastet”, “Florida Petit”, “Pygmy”, “Pinocchio”, “Balcony Duet” - I liked them all.

Rice. 40. “Florida Petit” bore fruit even at home.

This year I will have only three new products: the tall “Shuntuk Giant” and the standard “Far North” and “Winter Cherry”. All of them have good reviews on the forum.

Do you have any tomato varieties that you must plant every year? How many are there, and what are they called?

02.22.16, NadyaNovosibirsk

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pinching is the same everywhere from the sinuses, remove the stepsons and leave (stumps) look at any video about pinching when growing tomatoes and this is the easiest thing I’m not an experienced gardener, only 4 years by trial and error Olga Chernova’s video and my little experience (in 17 phytophthora is like a cow’s tongue I licked all my tomatoes, I grow them from seeds, now I have about 200 varietals last year and this year the harvest was good. My husband took pity on me and installed 2 greenhouses in 2017) everything is fine, but I’m not experienced in this greenhouse, I had to adapt to it, teaching and learning, everything will work out for you there would be a desire

And every year we respect the Khutorsky zasrloch tomato. A truly versatile variety. Fresh is very tasty, sweet, aromatic and when pickled - awesome. Its color is orange. It also adds beauty. The roots are powerful - noticed when planting the seedlings. But it needs to be tied.

I can’t find anywhere how to plant a tomato Krasa beds

Thanks for your feedback! And here are my favorites: Fidelio Pink honey Pink elephant Father Mazarin Bull's heart Kenicksberg Eagle's beak Cosmonaut Volkov - a standard variety)) I've been growing it for many years and I'm convinced there's nothing tastier! From pickling_ Tolstoy - the favorite is not sick, fruitful and good at pickling!

Try to squander "Handsome". He will never leave your garden. Believe me!

Wow, you did a great job!

My favorite tomato varieties this year are Idol, medium-sized, very tasty, productive. I planted seedlings on March 20, the first tomato was picked on June 20, it bears fruit to this day, i.e. It’s been 3 months already, there are still a lot of fruits on the bushes. The most successful cherry variety is Black Cherry, very tasty and productive, my children’s favorite tomato. Also, along with Chkrna cherry, there is the Black bunch tomato, which is very sweet. The Lotto variety was planted for the first time this year, I really liked it, the fruits are fleshy, good for salads and fresh, we will plant them in the future.

Last year 2022 I planted Intuition, I got it from friends. The plant is powerful, resistant to my main torment - KS. The brushes are abundant, beautiful and even ripen on the vine, but... not edible. The entire middle of the fruit remains white, no matter how long it is kept on the vine, not to mention ripening. The longer you keep it on the vine, the harder the crust becomes, you just literally have to peel it off. There is no tomato taste, it's some kind of grass. I will never plant again, despite all this “beauty”

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I'll share the Alsou tomato

gerbera11

Thanks for the link)

everyone is praising Favorita so much, I’ll decide to buy it one day) the price is stopping me for now) I once bought Marfa F1, but none of it sprouted(

katlea

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Tomato care

Tomatoes are demanding in terms of formation; gardeners recommend growing the plant in 2-3 stems, removing the shoots. Tie to supports or trellis. Weeding helps save plants from attacks by insect pests and prevents the development of diseases.

Feeding is carried out at least 3 times, 7 days after transplantation, during flowering and fruiting. Fertilizers are alternated using organic matter and mineral complex fertilizers with a high phosphorus content.

Loosening and mulching the beds will help retain moisture in the soil longer.

Growing tomatoes in seedlings

It is recommended to sow Zhara seeds in separate boxes with homemade or purchased soil 60 days before the expected time of planting seedlings on permanent soil. In each region, farmers calculate this period depending on climatic conditions.

Seed material is disinfected in a weak solution of potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide. After the seeds are buried 15 mm into the soil, they are watered with warm water from a watering can. When the first shoots appear (after 5-7 days), they are fed with manure or peat. You can use nitrogen fertilizers. Water the seedlings so that the soil does not become waterlogged or dry out.

During the first week, the temperature in the room with seedlings is maintained at +18...+20⁰C, and then increased by 6-7°. Young sprouts require a lot of light, so boxes with seedlings are moved to a lighted place or placed under electric lamps. Daylight should last up to 16 hours, otherwise the seedlings will stretch upward and grow very weakened.

The seedlings are fed with complex mineral mixtures or various growth stimulants. After the development of 2 leaves, the plants dive. They are planted in separate containers to form powerful roots for each seedling. This method allows you to get a plant with a strong stem.

Approximately 9-12 days before transplanting tomatoes onto permanent soil, young bushes are hardened off. Before planting plants in the garden bed, the soil is loosened and manure is added to it. The bush planting scheme is 0.5x0.6 m.