In specialized stores today you can buy tomato seeds of various varieties. This culture is very popular, and therefore much attention is paid to its selection. Both European, Asian and Russian specialists are working on improving tomatoes. One of the most interesting varieties of 2016, domestic summer residents rightfully consider the tomato Diabolic F1. Reviews of gardeners, this hybrid has earned just excellent. He was bred by breeders of the Japanese company Sakata, well-known to many Russian summer residents.
Tomato Diabolic F1: variety description (general)
This hybrid belongs to the class of determinant carpal. That is, the growth of bushes Diabolic F1 stops when laying flowers at the top. Fruits on the plants ripen in clusters. It is believed that tomatoes of this variety are excellent for salting and salads. Hybrid Diabolic F1 belongs to the mid-season class.
Bushes of tomatoes of this variety are very powerful, well leafy. In height, they reach about 1.4-1.6 m. The leaves of tomatoes have a bright green color and medium size. In the brush, up to 10 fruits can be formed simultaneously.
Compact neat fruits are also what I earned good Diabolic F1 reviews from gardeners. Photos of such tomatoes, presented on the page above, their attractive appearance demonstrate clearly. Actually the tomatoes themselves of this variety are small and elongated. The skin color is bright red, and the flesh is dark pink. Diabolic F1 weighs about 100-160 grams.
The tomato Diabolic F1 is intended for an open ground. It does not belong to the self-pollinated class. And, therefore, it is unlikely to get good yields from this hybrid in the greenhouse.
Gardeners reviews: the benefits of the variety
The good opinion of gardeners tomato Diabolic F1, the description of which was given above, deserved, first of all, for the pleasant taste of the pulp of the fruit. It is quite juicy in tomatoes of this variety. She has no sweets, like almost any other hybrid. But the taste of Diabolic F1, according to summer residents, is at least not fresh.
The gardeners also relate to the advantages of the variety:
- excellent keeping quality;
- dense pulp.
Even with fairly long-term storage, the fruits of Diabolic do not crack. Because of the dense pulp, they do not fall apart in jars with pickling or pickling.
The following are the advantages of the plants of this variety themselves:
- the ability to form excellent crops even in the most adverse weather conditions;
- almost one hundred percent seed germination;
- resistance to fusarium and verticilliotic wilt;
- resistance to gray and bacterial spotting;
- resistance to different types of root nematode.
Actually the seeds of these tomatoes themselves are much cheaper than the Dutch. At the same time, tomato Diabolic F1, reviews of which are also good for this reason, is much better adapted to the Russian climate.
Which, according to gardeners, the variety has flaws
There are practically no disadvantages of the Diabolic F1 hybrid. Perhaps the only lack of it is breeders consider photophilousness. Tomatoes of this variety should be planted in the sunniest place on the site. The presence of even a small shadow can lead to lower yields.
Care features: seed preparation
Growing tomatoes Diabolic F1 on the site will be easy even for a not too experienced summer resident. Regarding the caregivers' feedback, this hybrid has earned just excellent. The variety, according to many gardeners, is absolutely unpretentious. Seeds of such tomatoes, the Japanese company Sakata supplies very high quality. Their germination, as already mentioned, is almost one hundred percent. The seeds of this tomato, respectively, do not require any special preparation. The only planting material Diabolic stands before sowing to process with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. This procedure will further reduce the risk of various kinds of infectious diseases of tomatoes in the future. Many gardeners also advise soaking the seeds of this tomato in a solution of some growth stimulant.
Growing seedlings
Like most other tomato varieties, Diabolic F1 is a rather thermophilic variety. The fruits on it ripen about 4 months after planting. Therefore, tomato Diabolic F1 is grown, reviews of which are actually quite good, usually by seedling.
Sowing is carried out around mid-March. First, soil is poured into the boxes (best purchased for tomatoes). Then the earth is compacted and well shed. A day later, they actually begin landing. Seeds are evenly and not too densely distributed over the surface of the soil. Then they are covered with a layer of earth of about 1 cm. The soil on top of the seeds is compacted. Too thin a layer of planting material of tomatoes Diabolic F1 experienced summer residents do not recommend falling asleep. Otherwise, the sprouts will necessarily rise with “caps” from the seeds that did not have time to swell well and fall off. This can lead to the fact that some plants in the future simply die.
After the tomatoes sprout, they will probably have to be thinned out a bit. Diabolic F1 tomatoes dive when one or two of the first true leaves appear on them. Before each bush, a little superphosphate is poured into each cup. When carrying, the main core root is slightly nipped (if its tip does not come off during excavation from the ground).
Site preparation
Ease of care is what, as already mentioned, deserved good tomato Diabolic F1 reviews. The beds for this hybrid are prepared in the usual manner. The variety is quite high. Therefore, next to the beds, trellis is mandatory.
It is advisable to dig the soil under the tomatoes on the bayonet of a shovel in the fall. In this case, less weeds will grow in the garden in summer. In the spring, before planting, a little manure or humus should be introduced into the ground under the tomatoes. Acidic soil should be improved by adding ash or lime. The beds for these tomatoes form with a slight bias for the flow of water.
Crop rotation
Although tomato Diabolic F1 (reviews of summer residents make it possible to judge this unambiguously) is quite resistant to diseases, agricultural technology must be observed when growing it, of course. Like most other tomatoes, this hybrid can not be planted after potatoes, eggplant or pepper. The best predecessors for these tomatoes, according to many gardeners, are cabbage, cucumbers or onions.
When to plant
Frozen tomatoes Diabolic F1, judging by the reviews of summer residents, tolerate very poorly. Therefore, seedlings of this variety should be planted in open ground no earlier than May 15-20. Such a period for this mid-season hybrid will be optimal, for example, in the Moscow Region or in the Urals.
Diabolic F1 seedlings are planted according to the scheme 40 x 60 cm. Most often you can not place bushes. These tomatoes grow quite sprawling and large. Tomatoes in glasses are watered a day before planting. They are pulled out when transferred to the garden with a lump of earth (having washed the cup with hands). After all the seedlings are planted, it is slightly watered and shaded with something. It is also very good to mulch the bed.
Features of cultivation: proper watering
Too strong overflow, just like drought, tomatoes Diabolic F1, according to experienced gardeners, can not tolerate. Watering this hybrid is best in the morning and only at the root. Water should not fall on the leaves of plants. Otherwise, their plates can become deformed and become “storages” of late blight spores. Water for irrigation of tomatoes should be used warm, settled in a garden container for at least 24 hours.
At first, the seedlings planted in the soil are moistened moderately. Do not fill the bed with tomatoes too much. This can lead to a delay in the development of plants.
In summer, grown tomatoes are usually watered abundantly. But to arrange a swamp under the bushes, of course, is not worth it. A day later, the soil under the tomatoes is loosened, removing weeds. The next time the earth in the garden is moistened only after it begins to dry.
How to fertilize
Diabolic F1 hybrid seedlings planted in open ground for the first time, according to many summer residents, should be fed chicken droppings. According to experienced gardeners, this will help the bushes start moving faster. Litter just needs to be blotted out in 5 liters of water. 250 grams of potassium sulfate and saltpeter for two tomatoes should be added to the resulting liquid top dressing.
For the second time, gardeners advise feeding these tomatoes in two weeks with the same composition (but for one bush). The third time, the tomatoes are fertilized after 21 days with a mixture of ammonium nitrate, potassium chloride and superphosphate, diluted in 5 l of water.
Bushes
A small number of growing stepsons is what, among other things, earned good tomato Diabolic F1 reviews. The photo of the bush of this variety, presented a little higher, demonstrates its neat shape clearly. The procedure for forming tomatoes of this variety is therefore extremely simple. Several stepsons appear on such tomatoes, usually only at the very beginning of growth. It is believed that the best yield of this hybrid can be obtained, leaving only two or three stems to develop. In addition to trellis, long stakes can also be used to garter adult plants.
Blanks
Specialists of the Japanese company "Sakata" recommend using these tomatoes only in fresh form. However, domestic housewives believe that they are great for pickling, as well as pickling. These tomatoes are harvested in jars in the usual way. The containers are pre-sterilized and rolled up with iron caps at the final stage.
Instead of a conclusion
Thus, we have found out what the tomato Diabolic F1 is (description, photo, features of growing). As you can see, this hybrid is actually completely unpretentious. He earned really good reviews from gardeners. Therefore, it’s worth trying to grow such tomatoes on your site, of course. It is believed that just perfectly this hardy, strong crop hybrid is suitable not only for experienced gardeners, but also for beginners.