Modern tomato hybrids differ high yield and disease resistance.
These qualities are inherent in the variety Snowman recommended for cultivation in closed or open ground. Ripe tomatoes are very beautiful, their taste also does not disappoint.
Tomatoes Snowman f1 variety description
Tomato Snowman F1 - early ripe high-yielding hybrid of the first generation. 
Bush determinant, height 50-70 cm, with a moderate formation of green mass.
The leaves are simple, medium-sized, dark green. Fruits ripen in small brushes of 4-6 pieces. Excellent yieldWith proper care, one bush can collect 4-5 kg of selected tomatoes.
Fruits are medium in size, weighing from 120 to 160 g. The shape is flat-rounded, with pronounced ribbing at the stem. The color of ripening tomatoes changes from light green to deep red.
The flesh is moderately dense, low seed, juicy, the skin is thin, glossy, well protecting the fruit from cracking. The taste of ripe tomatoes is saturated, not watery, pleasantly sweetish.
Origin and Application
Tomato Snowman bred by Russian breeders, zoned for the Urals, Volga-Vyatka, and Far Eastern districts. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, film shelters and open ground.
Harvested fruits are well stored, transportation is possible. Ripening is amicable, the first tomatoes can be collected at the end of June.
A photo
The photo below shows a tomato Snowman f1:
Advantages and disadvantages
Among main advantages varieties:
- tasty and juicy fruits;
- good yield;
- tomatoes are suitable for cooking and canning;
- resistance to major diseases;
- cold endurance, drought resistance;
- compact bushes save space on the garden and do not need to be staked.
Defects in the hybrid is not noticed.
Features of growing
Tomato variety Snowman more convenient to grow seedling way. Seeds are sown in the second half of March, they are recommended to be pre-soaked in a growth promoter.
No disinfection required, seed is disinfected before sale.
The soil should be light, composed of garden or sod land and humus in equal proportions. A small amount of wood ash is mixed with the substrate.
The mixture is filled up to half in peat cups, 3 seeds are placed in each container. Landing need spray with warm watercover with foil. For germination the temperature is about 25 degrees.
A month after sowing, it is necessary to start hardening the seedlings, bringing it to the open air for several hours.
Gradually, walking time increases. At the age of 2 months, the plants are ready to move to open ground or greenhouse.
Before planting, the soil is loosened and then fertilized with a generous portion of humus. On 1 square. m can accommodate 2-3 bush. Landings are watered as the topsoil dries out, only warm settled water is used.
Passing is not required, but the lower leaves on the plants can be removed for better air access.
The soil is regularly loosened. For the season, tomatoes are fed 3-4 times complex mineral fertilizerpossible alternation with organic.
Diseases and pests
Grade Snowman resistant to gray and top rot, spotting, fusarium. Early ripe fruits have time to ripen before the onset of late blight, so they do not need measures to prevent this disease.
Periodic spraying with phytosporin or another non-toxic drug will help protect the planting from fungi. From insect pests will help industrial insecticides, processing plantings decoction celandine or an aqueous solution of liquid ammonia.
They can be combined with any late ripening variety, providing themselves with tasty fruits for the whole season.
