Hybrid of tomato Crystal F1 is introduced into the State Register of Russia for the Central Black Earth Region, recommended for growing in film-type shelters and greenhouses.
Sort Crystal F1 bred by the agricultural firm Clause located in France.
Tomato Crystal f1 variety description
The bush is a plant of indeterminate type, reaches a height of 145-155 centimeters.
Treats early ripe grades of tomatoes. The plant must be tied up to a vertical support, and it is recommended to conduct a pinching.
The hybrid yields the best yields when forming a bush with two stems.
Fruiting begins at 89-96 days after planting tomato seeds on seedlings.
Shrub with an average amount of light green, thin, feathery leaves. The active formation of brushes of tomatoes begins after the fourth sheet.
Fruit Description
| Country breeding hybrid | France |
| Fruit Form | Rounded, smooth or with a slight degree of ribbing |
| Colour | Unripe fruits are light green, ripe juicy, classic for tomato red |
| Average weight | 130-140 grams, with good care and dressings up to 160 grams |
| Application | Universal, well suited for canning, good taste in salads and winter preparations. |
| Average yield | At the level of 9.5-12.0 kilograms per square meter |
| Marketable condition | Excellent marketable appearance, due to thick (6-8 mm) fruit walls, good preservation during transportation |
A photo
See below: Tomatoes Crystal Photo
Advantages and disadvantages
Among merits of a grade it is worth noting:
- good taste, as well as commercial quality;
- high resistance to diseases of tomatoes;
- uniform size and versatility of the use of fruits;
- good yield of planted bushes.
Lack of variety:
- greenhouse requirement for cultivation;
- the need for tying bushes.
Crystal variety tomatoes: growing
For planting seedlings hybrid ideal soil with a slightly acid or neutral reaction. The best predecessors for planting tomatoes are dill, cauliflower, zucchini.
Seeds are planted, taking into account the time of ripening and weather conditions in the region of cultivation of the variety. When the appearance of 2-3 leaves is necessary to pick the seedlings with top dressing full mineral fertilizer.
In the phase of 5-6 leaves it is possible to transfer seedlings to the ridges prepared in the greenhouse. When planting seedlings, do not forget about watering and fertilizing with complex fertilizers.
Further care is to irrigate with warm water, weeding, as well as loosening the soil. As the bush grows required strap for vertical support.
The gardeners who grew Tomatoes F1 Crystal, almost unanimous in their reviews about him.
High-yielding, well preserved during transportation, universal use, with an even size and great taste of fruits hybrid.
For these qualities, gardeners include a variety in the number of permanent plantings in their greenhouse.
