Small red tomatoes look smart and are in great demand among consumers. Such fruits are readily bought in stores, but they can also be grown on their own land. A great option - Festive variety, suitable for greenhouses or open ground.
In our article, we have prepared for you not only a full description of the variety. In this material you will also find the main characteristics and peculiarities of cultivation, whether or not tomatoes are prone to diseases.
Tomatoes "Holiday F1": description of the variety
Grade name | Festive |
general description | Mid-season determinant hybrid |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 110-115 days |
The form | Flat-round |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 80-120 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | 7 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Disease resistant |
Festive - mid-season high-yielding variety. Bush determinant, compact. The leaf is dark green, simple, medium size. Fruits ripen with tassels of 10-12 pieces. Productivity is good, from one bush per season can be removed from 2 to 5 kg of selected tomatoes.
Among the main advantages of the variety:
- beautiful fruits suitable for cooking or canning;
- excellent taste of ripe tomatoes;
- high yield;
- compact bushes save space in the garden;
- disease resistance;
- cold tolerance, drought tolerance.
The disadvantages include the need to attach heavy branches to the supports, as well as the pinching of the bush. Abundant mineral supplements are necessary for good fruiting.
You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table:
Grade name | Yield |
Festive | 7 kg per square meter |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
Russian size | 7-8 kg per square meter |
Prime minister | 6-9 kg per square meter |
King of Kings | 5 kg from a bush |
Stolypin | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Long keeper | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Black bunch | 6 kg from a bush |
Grandma's Gift | 6 kg per square meter |
Buyan | 9 kg from a bush |
Specifications
Fruits of a grade:
- Fruits are flat-round, very smooth and even, with glossy skin.
- Variety refers to small-fruited, tomatoes have a weight of 80 to 120 g
- During ripening, the color changes from light green to saturated red.
- The flesh is moderately dense, juicy, a large number of seed chambers.
- The taste is pleasant, sweet with a barely perceptible sourness.
The variety is universal, suitable for salads, cooking a variety of dishes and whole-canning. Mature fruit makes a delicious juice. Festive tomato variety cultivated by Russian breeders, recommended for farms and private farms. Suitable for growing in open ground or under film. The yield is good, the collected fruits are perfectly stored, transportation is possible.
Compare the weight of fruit varieties with others can be in the table:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Festive | 80-120 grams |
Roma | 100-180 grams |
Japanese truffle | 100-200 grams |
Grandee | 300-400 grams |
Cosmonaut Volkov | 550-800 grams |
Chocolate | 200-400 grams |
Spasskaya Tower | 200-500 grams |
Newbie pink | 120-200 grams |
Palenka | 110-135 grams |
Icicle pink | 80-110 grams |
Features of growing
Depending on the region, seeds are sown on seedlings in early March or late February. Before planting, treatment with growth stimulant is recommended for better germination. The soil should be light, the optimal composition - a mixture of garden soil with humus. It is possible to add a small amount of washed river sand, wood ash or superphosphate.
Read more about the soil for seedlings and for adult plants in greenhouses. We will tell you about what types of soil for tomatoes exist, how to prepare the right soil on your own and how to prepare the soil in the greenhouse in spring for planting.
Planting is carried out with a depth of 1.5-2 cm, for germination the temperature is not lower than 25 degrees. When the first shoots appear, the temperature is reduced to 15-16 degrees for 5-7 days. Then it is again raised to normal room. Such hardening strengthens young plants and enhances their immunity. After the appearance of the first pair of true leaves, the seedlings are dived and fed with a liquid complex fertilizer.
At the age of 50-60 days, seedlings are moved to a permanent place of residence, in a greenhouse or open ground. The soil is loosened and fertilized with a generous portion of humus. On 1 square. m place 3-4 plants in the first days it is better to cover them with a film. Tomatoes are watered as the soil dries with warm water. Every 2 weeks of planting is fed with a complex mineral fertilizer with a predominance of phosphorus and potassium. The lateral processes above 5 brushes are removed, as the fruit ripens the branches are tied to the supports.
As well as methods of growing tomatoes in two roots, in bags, without picking, in peat tablets.
Diseases and pests
Tomato variety Festive F1 is resistant to the main diseases of the nightshade: fusarium and verticillium wilt, top rot. However, elementary preventive measures are indispensable. The soil before planting is shed with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulphate.
When grown in a greenhouse, a moisture level not higher than 60% is maintained, this will help avoid gray, white or root rot. For prophylactic purposes, plants are recommended to be sprayed with phytosporin or another drug with an anti-fungal effect. Having noticed the first signs of late blight, the plants are treated with copper-containing preparations, and the damaged parts are destroyed.
To get rid of insect pests will help insecticides, an aqueous solution of ammonia or decoction of herbs: chamomile, celandine, yarrow. Plantings are regularly inspected, soil is loosened, and weeds are removed.
Tomatoes variety Festive will be a real decoration of the garden. Small bushes hung with long bright red tassels of tomatoes look very decorative. You can collect the fruits with whole hands, as they mature.
Mid-season | Medium early | Late-ripening |
Anastasia | Budenovka | Prime minister |
Raspberry wine | Mystery of nature | Grapefruit |
Royal gift | Pink king | De Barao the Giant |
Malachite Box | Cardinal | De barao |
Pink heart | Grandma's | Yusupovskiy |
Cypress | Lev Tolstoy | Altaic |
Raspberry giant | Danko | Rocket |