Early ripe tomatoes for juices, salads and preservation "Fatima" - characteristics and description of the variety

Fatima tomato is a pink early-ripening tomato variety. The variety was bred by Russian breeders more than 10 years ago. The tomato is popular among gardeners; it is successfully grown in agro-industrial complexes. He fell in love with consumers for the delicate taste of sugary and juicy pulp.

Agronomists and amateur gardeners pay tribute to unpretentiousness, compactness and high yield. Already in the middle of summer, you can collect large fruits of a rich pink color, while the bush will bear fruit all summer. Even novice summer residents can easily cope with caring for this variety and can even collect seeds for the next season.

Description

The Fatima variety belongs to the dwarf group, the maximum height is just over half a meter, the bushes do not grow higher. Development occurs through the growth of lateral shoots, few stepsons are formed.

If the summer is warm and there is no heat, then pinching should be carried out regularly. But in hot and especially dry weather, stepsons are not removed. The foliage will protect the bush from hot rays. It is not necessary to pinch the top - the plant does not grow up above the norm. There are exceptions - the bush can, under favorable conditions, reach a meter height.

In the open field, the tomato ripens for about 90 days... Indeed, it ripens quickly and manages to give several harvests. The fruits ripen until the second half of September.

Fruit characteristics and yield

During the flowering period, a single flower is tied at the top, it is quite large in size. This flower will give the best ovary and the largest fruit. All other inflorescences are collected in a brush. The first flower tassel can be found above 6 leaves.

Tomato fruits have a ribbed surface and are shaped like a heart. Sometimes you can find accreted tomatoes, the lower part is sharper, the upper is rounded, voluminous. The peduncle has the so-called shoulders - this is a dark green spot. The ripe fruit has a rich deep pink color or a pronounced color of ripe raspberries.

The pulp is juicy and has a sweetish taste. Many gardeners consider this variety a dessert.... The weight of a large fruit can exceed 0.5 kg. The average weight is about 250 g from one bush, you can collect more than 2 kg of delicious delicious tomatoes.

Photo

In the photo below you can see what this variety of tomatoes looks like:

How to get seedlings

The Fatima tomato is sown for seedlings about 2-2.5 months before the estimated time of planting in the ground. For seedlings, you need to prepare seeds, soil and containers.

Sowing directly onto the beds is only possible in warm climates. Most often, Fatima tomato is planted with seedlings.

Seed preparation

Before sowing, the seed is processed... It is necessary to calculate so as to have time to grow seedlings on time. It takes about 2 months to grow seedlings. It is noteworthy that in favorable weather, the tomato can be sown directly into the open ground.

Before sowing, the seeds are soaked in manganese. If the seeds are stored for more than a year, then they must be kept in warm water for about an hour and a half. It is necessary that the seeds are saturated with moisture, and the shell covering the seed becomes soft and loose. Manganese is prepared at the rate of 2 g per 250 g of water.

Purchased seeds are usually not processed.The instructions on the package will tell you how best to sow seed material.

Capacity and soil

The soil for planting is normal. You can buy it in prepackaged form in a special store. But even such soil is desirable to be processed - roasted in the oven or held over a stream of steam. The procedure takes 10 minutes.

The containers are chosen so that there is enough space in them for the formation of the root system. The cups should have drainage holes at the bottom.

The glass should not be lower than 10 cm... It is good to use individual peat pots. You can sow a seed in a peat tablet.

Sowing

1. The soil is laid out in the necessary containers, where grooves of about 5 cm are made.
2. Place 2-3 seeds in one hole at a distance of 2 cm.
3. Further, the grooves are covered with soil and watered well.
4. To increase germination, it is recommended to tighten the container with a film, or simply cover it with glass.
5. Seedlings are left in a warm place, for example, near a battery.

Follow-up care

The peculiarity of Fatima tomato seeds is that they are extremely small. They should be buried in the ground to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm.

Often seeds are sown for seedlings very often. Therefore, the seedlings should be thinned out, if necessary. There should be a distance of at least 5 cm between shoots.

Care features:

1. Seedlings should be watered and loosened regularly.
2. Soil is added to the cups as needed.
3. Provide even light and warmth for the entire period of growing seedlings.
4. About 7-10 days before planting in open ground or even under a film, the seedlings of the Fatima variety should be hardened. To do this, gradually lower the temperature in the room.
5. In about 3-5 days, you need to use a growth stimulant and any drug that relieves stress on the plant and allows you to calmly transfer the transplant procedure.

How to grow tomatoes

For a good harvest, it is necessary to ensure proper planting, care and take into account all the features and difficulties of growing the Fatima variety.

Landing:

1. It is necessary to plant a tomato in a sunny place. Shading will decrease the yield.
2. The bed should be dug up to a depth of 15 cm.
3. When digging, a complex of fertilizers is applied. If the soil is heavy, add compost, sandy soil or humus.
4. There should be no more than 5 plants on a square. If you land with a "checkerboard", then you need to keep a distance of about half a meter.
5. Seedlings should be covered to a depth of about 10 cm.

Bush care

Special care is not required, it is enough to regularly remove weeds and keep the soil moist, as well as periodically carry out loosening.

Correct care:

1. Large, fast-flowing fruits will require more nutrition. When forming a crop, feeding with complex potassium-phosphorus fertilizer is good.
2. Manure and nitrogen fertilizers for feeding will not work - the green mass will grow.
3. Watering tomatoes should be abundant, in drought n less than 2-3 times a week.
4. Mulch the soil with organic residues, use dry grass, sawdust or humus. Mulch will reduce water evaporation and keep the soil loose.
5. It is necessary to tie up the plants as necessary, avoiding breaking the stems. Each bunch must be supported.
6. There is practically no need to walk asynchronously - the bush is formed independently.

Features and possible difficulties

The bushes are undersized, and the mass of the fruits is rather weighty, so it is imperative to tie up the branches.

In order for the bush to form well, and the fruits to be juicy, it is necessary to monitor the humidity. A dry plant develops slowly. On cloudy days, watered no more than once a week.

Fertilizers must be added during the growing season. On the 10th day after planting seedlings - mullein, saltpeter and superphosphate.

Diseases and pests

Tomatoes are highly resistant to pests. But they cannot be called invulnerable. It's just that the sensitivity threshold of the Fatima variety is increased.

The bush is very viable and can survive even without care.But its protection will decrease under the influence of environmental factors.

Adversely affects the immunity of tomato:

• drought;
• high humidity and heavy rain;
• lack of normal nutrition.

If the tomato is weakened, then pests attack it. Fatima tomato is less resistant to fungi. If such a disease is found, the affected area must be treated with fungicidal agents. Insect pests typical of tomatoes can be neutralized by any of the suggested insecticides.

Important! Chemicals should not be used 3 weeks before harvesting.

The nuances of growing in open ground and in a greenhouse

Tomato of this variety can be grown in greenhouses under plastic wrap and outdoors. The plant is photophilous, so natural sunlight will be most suitable for it. For greenhouse cultivation, it is best to purchase F1 hybrid seeds. It is adapted to greenhouse conditions, is not so picky about lighting and gives a good harvest in such conditions.

Seedlings must be planted in open ground with the onset of May. If Fatima is grown in a film covering or greenhouse, then the seedlings can be transferred even in mid-spring.

2-3 days before planting the bushes, you will need to process the seedlings with means that enhance growth. The effective substances include:

1. Immunocytophyte.
2. Epin.

When using such means, the growth of bushes and fruits will increase significantly. The Fatima variety should be planted in high-calorie and rich lands. In this regard, it is necessary to process the selected area with a mineral fertilizer.

In a domestic environment, feeding is performed using:

• compost;
• potash humus;
• phosphorus humus.

Important! With light and fertilized soil, the variety will provide excellent yields, especially when supplemented during the growing season.

Harvesting and application of the crop

With good care, favorable weather conditions, the tomato will grow well, and therefore the harvest will delight the owners. Ideally, 10 kg of tomatoes per season can be obtained from one square. You can harvest the crop at the end of July. The collection is carried out as the fruits ripen. The peel of the Fatima variety, although not thick, is resistant to cracking, so they can be stored for a long period of time.

If you plan to store it for a long time, then collect slightly unripe fruits. They shouldn't be damaged. It is convenient to place them in boxes lined with paper. The room must comply with the temperature regime. A cellar is ideal, where the temperature is about +5 degrees.

Tomatoes will not last long in a dry room... Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a certain level of humidity during storage. During transportation, the appearance of tomatoes does not deteriorate. Tomato juice, pastas, sauces and dessert tomatoes are prepared from this variety.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantage of the Fatima variety is its ease of processing. The plant responds well to any care and feeding.

The advantages of the variety include:

1. Rapid maturation.
2. Great taste.
3. The original shape of the fruit.
4. Lots of pulp.
5. Resistance to weather extremes and disease.

Gardeners do not notice flaws in the Fatima variety... There is one slight inconvenience - very small seeds. Therefore, harvesting seeds is not very convenient. But when used for food, this disadvantage becomes an advantage.

Farmers reviews

It is difficult to find dissatisfied from among those who at least once tried to grow such tomatoes. Someone praises them for their significant yield, others are pleased with their resistance to diseases.

Some vegetable growers, despite the fact that the variety does well without pinching, still perform a similar procedure. The result: large and juicy fruits that truly amaze with their chic appearance.

There is also an important remark. Tomato seedlings cannot boast of their presentation, for this reason, vegetable growers who do not know the variety often bypass it when purchasing. However, as experts say, there is no need to be afraid of this, since the result will be higher than any expectations.

Conclusion

Subject to all recommendations, Fatima tomatoes will delight you with a rich harvest of fruits of excellent taste. They can be used not only for personal consumption, but also for implementation. Plants are undemanding; a novice gardener may well be engaged in their cultivation.

The high-yielding tomato Fatima is a true find for novice gardeners and summer residents who rarely visit their site. The variety is able to withstand extreme atmospheric conditions while maintaining a good harvest. Large pink fruits have a distinct taste and ripen from July to September, which is very convenient for individual consumption.

We offer you to watch a useful video about the Fatima tomato variety: