Tomat Irina one more early ripe option for gardeners.
Has proven to be high-yielding and tasty.
Tomato Irina characteristic and description of the variety
Tomatoes Irina - hybrid first generation F1, breeders managed to accommodate all the quality features.
Tomato hybrids have greater resistance to adverse conditions and diseases, have one drawback - the seeds can not be used for planting.
The plant is determinant (has a final point of growth, no need to “pinch”).
By type of bush is not the standard. Stocky, resistant, about 1 m high.
The stem has a strong, thick, well-leafed, with several simple type brushes.
The leaf is medium in size, dark green, typical “tomato” - wrinkled, without pubescence.
The inflorescence has a simple structure, the intermediate type is the first inflorescence over the 6-7th leaf, the next ones come with an interval of 2 leaves, sometimes after 1 leaf. From one inflorescence about 7 fruits turn out.
Stem with articulation.
Tomato Irina according to the degree of ripening is an early ripe hybrid, the fruits begin to ripen at 93 - 95 days after planting.
Has an excellent resistance to most diseases of tomatoes - tobacco mosaic, Alternaria, Fusarium, Blight.
Growing is carried out in greenhouse conditions and in the open field.
Description of the fetus
Form - flat-round (flattened above and below), not ribbed. Size - about 6 cm in diameter, weighing about 120 g.
The skin is smooth, dense, thin. Inside the fruit is fleshy, tender, juicy. The color of the fruit in an unripe condition is pale green, in a mature state it is dark red. Stains are not observed.
Taste is noted good, saturated "tomato", sweet (amount of sugars about 3%). A small amount of seeds are placed on several chambers (more than 4). The dry matter content is less than 6%.
Storage is carried out in dry dark places for quite a long time. Transportation endures without consequences. for the condition of the skin and the inside.
Country of breeding, year of registration
A variety of tomato Irina bred by the breeders of the Research Institute of the Russian Federation. Registered in the State Register of the Russian Federation for growing in garden plots in open ground and under film shelters in 2001.
Growing regions
Available cultivation throughout the Russian Federation.
Way to use
Universal in use - fresh look (sliced, vegetable salads, sandwiches), heat treatment (stews, stews, soups).
Tomato yield Irina
High yield - up to 9 kg per plant (about 16 kg per square meter), up to 5 kg per plant in the first weeks in greenhouses without additional heating
In heated greenhouses, larger fruits are possible, in open ground, respectively, smaller ones. Fruits in cold weather are good.
A photo
See below: tomatoes Irina photo
Advantages and disadvantages
Disadvantages due to the successful work of scientists have been identified with good care.
Variety Tomato Irina has the following merits:
- early ripeness;
- bountiful harvest;
- high taste qualities;
- resistance to weather conditions - fruits are tied at low temperatures;
- immunity to many diseases;
- good storage;
- transportability
Among the specific features can be noted only need for careful care.
Growing up
Tomatoes Irina f1 Can be grown by seedling method. The process begins in the second half of March.
Seeds are disinfected in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, placed in a heated soil at a depth of about 2 cm. The distance between plants is approximately 2 cm.
The soil for seedlings should also be decontaminated and steamed.
Picks are carried out when the plants have 2 full leaves.
Watering without water on the leaves. After 50-60 days, it is possible to land at a permanent place in the greenhouse, in open ground - a week later, the plants should have 6 leaves.
Before landing in the ground need harden the plants.
They are planted in a chess way, the distance between the plants is 50 cm. The formation of a bush in 1 stalk is required, a pinching every fifteen weeks.
Loosening, mulching, feeding every 10 days. Watering at the root. Tying is required on individual supports in several areas of the stem.
Diseases and pests
Prophylactic spraying with microbiological preparations is necessary. It is possible to use insecticides, as well as special chemicals to combat the Colorado potato beetle: Aktara, Corado, Regent, Commander, Prestige, Lightning, Tanrek, Apache, Taboo.
Tomato Irina f1 - high-yielding hybrid, will bring only the joy of growing gardeners.