Tomato General f1: description of the variety and secrets of cultivation

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Benefits of the variety

Tomato General is not in vain famous for its high yield. About 12 kilograms of fruits are collected from one square. The fruit setting process is absolutely independent of temperature fluctuations. Tomatoes of this variety bear fruit very amicably. At the same time, a large number of fruits ripen at the same time.
Note! Clusters with the first fruits appear approximately above the fourth leaf, and the inflorescence itself forms from 4 to 12 fruits.

Tomatoes of this variety are distinguished by high taste and external qualities, which allows them to be grown not only for home use, but also for sale. They are convenient to transport, while they retain their attractive appearance for a fairly long period of time. In addition, the peel does not crack during storage. Grown for the preparation of fresh and canned salads, as well as for processing into elite taste juices.

The hybrid variety Bravy General is quite resistant to various viral and fungal diseases, which inevitably suffer from nightshade crops.

Description of tomato General F1

Tomato General F1 is a product of Japanese breeders. The originators include the seed company Sakata seeds corp. It supplies seeds of various varieties of tomatoes to 130 countries around the world. The products are popular due to their high quality, coincidence of the description and characteristics with the real result.

The determinant hybrid General is recommended for growing in private gardens and farms. Its name can be found in the State Register of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus region. The tests of the General tomato variety were successful, it was allowed for cultivation in all regions of Russia.

The tomato is intended for open ground, the ripening period is 107-110 days from sowing seeds in the ground. The early ripe tomato General F1 is undersized, its height is 60-70 cm, the growth of shoots is limited.

The leaves on the tomatoes are dark green, medium-sized. Tomato bushes with a large number of shoots, on each of which several simple inflorescences are formed. As a rule, from 4 to 6 fruits are tied on them. The stalk has articulations.

The stepsons do not remove the General on a low-growing tomato, therefore, by the time the fruits ripen, the bush looks like a multi-colored ball.

Tomato General, according to the reviews of gardeners involved in the culture, has flat-round, smooth and dense fruits. Weight from 220 to 240 grams. There are also larger specimens weighing up to 280 grams. Tomatoes are green before ripening, in technical maturity, an even red color without any spots.

Cutting the tomato in half, you can see that the pulp is evenly colored, bright red, yellow or white blotches are absent. There are few seeds in a tomato. This can be clearly seen in the photo below.

The taste qualities of the General tomato variety are excellent, sweetish-sour. The pulp is firm, not watery. Sugar content is from 2.4 to 4.4%, dry matter is contained in juice up to 6.6%.

Attention! Tomato General F1 is a fruitful hybrid; from one hectare, with proper care, from 218 to 415 kg of tasty fruits are harvested.

General variety tomatoes - universal, suitable for fresh consumption, making salads, juice, tomato paste. Fruits are also good for preservation, but you only need to use containers with a wide neck.

Disadvantages of culture

In turn, the General also has its drawbacks. There are not many of them, however, when choosing one or another variety that is right for you, you need to familiarize yourself with them.

Since this variety is hybrid, it is impossible to breed it using harvested seeds. They must be bought again before each sowing of seedlings.

The second disadvantage of this variety is its susceptibility to phyto flora. To avoid this, it is recommended to add a little onion husk to the hole before planting.

Growing conditions

The General variety is grown in seedlings. This will ensure early harvest and allow the fruits to ripen until late blight activates.

The best time for sowing seeds of the General F1 variety for seedlings is mid-February - early March. If you sow seeds at such a time, the plants will get stronger and grow up enough by the time of planting in open ground.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

Plant health depends on the quality of the soil

To grow seedlings you will need:

the substrate is universal or for seedlings;
capacity.

One of the important steps in growing healthy seedlings is choosing high-quality soil. The ideal option is a substrate for seedlings, it is enriched with the necessary microelements. It should contain low-lying peat, as well as agroperlite or vermiculite, which promote good drainage, retain moisture and maintain a stable soil temperature.

A universal mixture is also suitable for sowing seeds: it has all the necessary components, but you can add agroperlite and vermiculite to it, this will improve its quality.

If soil is used from last season, it must be disinfected. This is done with a weak potassium permanganate solution. The soil is spilled with a solution and allowed to dry. Another method is heat treatment: the soil is roasted in the oven. After disinfection, fertilize with organic fertilizers based on humates.

For sowing tomatoes, a balcony box, seedling cassettes, and peat pots are suitable. If the containers have already been used, they must be rinsed with boiling water.

The containers are filled with a substrate and seeds are sown, covered with polyethylene. Seedlings appear quickly, tomatoes need 5-7 days to germinate.

Picking and leaving

When 3-5 true leaves grow on the plant, a dive is carried out: tomatoes are planted in separate containers. Plastic cups with a volume of 500 ml or peat pots are well suited for this. They are filled with a substrate and young seedlings are carefully transplanted, placed on a well-lit windowsill.

Seedlings are watered as the soil dries, loosening is carried out to enrich the soil with oxygen and a special fertilizer for seedlings is applied once a week.

Self-preparation of the soil

In order for the planted seeds to produce healthy and strong seedlings, they must be planted in light and loose soil. This requires:

make sure that there are no seeds of foreign plants in the ground;
check the soil for the absence of various pests;
planting soil, should have an average acidity level, and should retain moisture well (this is very important);
this variety of tomatoes grows well in the presence of sand in the soil, it is possible to add ash as a baking powder.

Important! Never use fresh manure. In this case, the bush will build up its green mass by forming brushes with potential fruits.This means that the ingredient will negatively affect the amount of the future harvest.

The main factor for the successful preparation of the soil is strict adherence to its composition and proportions:

mix one part of peat with three parts of turf;
to this mixture, add a mixture of sand and peat, calculating the components in half;
add soil, compost and ash to the resulting mixture, at a rate of 3: 1.

Varietal features

The homeland of the variety is Japan. In Russia, it was first grown in Altai.

Due to the positive characteristic, the plant soon spread throughout the entire territory of the state, then it began to be grown even in regions with harsh climatic conditions (in Siberia).

The brave general is early maturing. The crop ripens already 100-110 days after sowing the seeds into the soil. Fruit picking begins in mid-July. Greenhouse tomatoes can be harvested in the first half of July.

Description of fruits and bush

The bush is undersized (does not exceed 75 cm in height). Spreading shoots, sturdy stem. Up to 8 fruits are formed in one cluster.

shape - round, slightly flattened;
structure - dense, glossy;
the skin is bright pink or red;
the pulp is homogeneous, bright pink, dense, with the presence of a small amount of seeds;
average fruit weight - 300 g;
the taste is sweet and sour.

Fruiting in the variety is amicable - about 5-10 fruits ripen on the bushes at the same time.

Yield

The variety has a high yield. With proper care, up to 400 kg can be harvested from 1 hectare per season.

Tatiana Orlova (Vasilidchenko) (Candidate of Agricultural Sciences):

On one hectare, with a tomato planting scheme of 50 x 70 cm, more than 28 thousand plants are placed. Even with a yield of 1 kg per bush, from 1 hectare you can get 28,000 kg or 28 tons of tomato fruits. This is the minimum yield. But in reality, farmers receive 100-150 tons per hectare.

Purpose of fruits

Tomatoes The brave general of universal use. Fresh fruits can be used to prepare salads, cold appetizers, add as frying to soups, mix with other vegetables to make a vegetable stew.

The variety is also suitable for canning. It produces aromatic lecho, tomato paste, adjika, juice.

Tomatoes may be included in the children's menu. For young children, it is recommended to add them to soups or vegetable purees. Older children can eat them fresh and as a salad. Before adding a variety to the diet, it is important to make sure that the child is not allergic to the product.

Due to its excellent external characteristics, the variety is grown for sale.

Soil and seed preparation

Direct planting of seeds in prepared soil can be done in one or separate containers. The soil is watered with a solution of potassium permanganate in order to avoid the appearance of a black leg. The solution should be dark pink. A film is stretched from above, which creates a steaming effect.

Experienced gardeners recommend freezing the soil a little before planting. This will rid him of the pest larvae.

Tomato seeds are usually already processed and ready for planting. For prevention, you can wash them in a weak solution of potassium permanganate or boric acid. After that, without fail, rinse in warm clean water and dry.

After the ground has cooled to normal temperature, mulch it with peat and start planting. The immersion depth in the soil should not exceed 0.5-0.7 centimeters. If you decide to germinate seeds in one container, the distance between the holes should be at least 1 centimeter. After planting the seeds, the container is covered with foil and stored in a well-lit place without drafts.

The first 5-7 days, seedlings are stored at a temperature of 15-16 degrees. Then the temperature regime rises to 20-22 degrees.

Interesting! If, when planting plants, you are guided by the recommendations of the lunar calendar, note that this year the best days for planting tomatoes General are the periods from March 19 to 23, from March 25 to 27, as well as from April 6 to 9.

Pros and cons of the variety

Tomato General is a culture with fruits of high marketable qualities, excellent characteristics of keeping quality and transportability.

pros

large-fruited;
amicable maturation;
low bush;
suitable for growing outdoors;
uniform color of fruits inside and outside without contrasting spots;
dense, not prone to cracking tomatoes;
heat-resistant bush, good fruit set at high air temperatures;
high productivity.

Minuses

inability to collect seeds.

Tomatoes have excellent taste and early ripening

For sowing, you need to buy new seed every time. It is distributed by the following companies:

Sakata;
"Gardens of Asia";
Agromarket.

The culture has passed variety trials on the territory of Russia and is officially approved for cultivation.

Seedling picking

The first shoots will begin to appear within 4-6 days, this moment is very suitable for picking seedlings. If you do this later, you can significantly slow down the growth of plants.

After the appearance of the first shoots, the film must be removed. Ripe tomato seedlings, Brave General, acquire a purple shade of the stems. We choose neat healthy sprouts with one or two leaves. We carefully transplant them into a separate container.

After that, it is necessary to tamp the ground so that the plants "grab onto the ground." So don't forget to water the tomatoes and turn the cups from time to time.

The soil in containers must be loosened in order to provide the roots of tomatoes with oxygen as much as possible. Thanks to this, the plant will perfectly harden and develop evenly.

Advice! To get a good harvest, it is recommended to plant sprouted seedlings 60-65 days after their appearance. To grow early fruits, seedlings are best planted in the second half of March. In about one to two weeks, the finished seedlings should be hardened. For this, it is taken out into the open air. In this case, it is advisable to avoid drafts.

Care

During the season, the area with tomatoes should be weeded 2-3 times, combining weed removal with loosening the soil and cultivating bushes. When forming a bush, this variety does not need to remove stepchildren. Additional watering is necessary in the absence of regular rain. It is enough to spend about 8 waterings for the whole season, from planting to the beginning of ripening.

Watering should be combined with feeding. Nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers are used in the flowering and fruiting stage. Closer to ripening, the top dressing is done with potassium mixtures. In all other respects, growing the General f1 tomato is no different from growing other early varieties of this crop outdoors.

Transplant and care in the open field

At the time of transplanting, the soil temperature should be warmed up to 16 degrees. Otherwise, slow development or death of the plant is possible, since the root system may suffer from low temperatures. The sprout is ready for planting in the phase of 6-7 leaves and one cluster with an ovary of flowers.

For planting the General variety, you should prepare beds in an open space. This is a basic requirement, as tomatoes are demanding on lighting. A few days before planting, the soil should be dug up and fertilized. The best fertilizer for this variety is considered to be mineral fertilizers or compost. The earth must be given time to settle.

The general grows well on the ground in which zucchini, carrots, beans or peas previously grew. Ground after potatoes, eggplants, sweet peppers, and other tomatoes is contraindicated.

Prepare wells in advance for planting seedlings. The optimal placement is considered to be the planting of four to five bushes per square meter. And the distance separating the rows should be at least 40 centimeters.

Various stimulants of the growth of the root system have shown themselves well. Pour a solution of one of them into each well, sprinkling with earth. After that, water again.When planting a plant in the ground, care should be taken, since a damaged root system will not give strong plants in the future. It should not be forgotten that the tops should not touch the soil. This should be monitored both during and after landing.

If you did everything correctly, in the future you will find a simple care for the growing plants. It includes:

watering tomatoes;
weeding;
loosening the soil around the plants;
hilling grown bushes;
feeding the bushes, it is brought along with watering the plants.

Advice! During the entire growth of the plant, it is useful to "powder" directly the tomatoes and the soil around the plant with wood ash.

There is no need to graze tomatoes of this variety. But there is one characteristic feature. During growth, it is not recommended to break off the lateral shoots until the whisker grows into inflorescences.

Treatment against diseases and pests

General - a variety resistant to various fungal diseases of nightshade crops, but its characteristics indicate a tendency to late blight. Accordingly, the plant requires fungicide treatment. As you know, the best treatment is to prevent the disease. It is recommended to proactively treat the bushes with Bordeaux mixture every 3-4 weeks, as well as immediately after cold rains. Such measures will protect General tomatoes from infection in the safest possible way. In case, nevertheless, the disease struck the tomatoes, they use a broad-spectrum fungicide, for example, Ridomil, Quadris, Healer, Acrobat.

Potential infestation of tomatoes by pests. Most often, nightshade plants are attacked by aphids, spider mites. If harmful insects are found, the bushes are treated with insecticides or acaricides. For a high-quality harvest, the health of crops is of great importance.

Fruit characteristics

Tomatoes of the "General F1" variety have a pronounced taste and aroma with a pleasant sourness. The shape of this tomato is round, without ribbing, slightly flattened at the top and bottom. On a cut, the fruits are red without white fibers, moderately juicy, covered with a thin delicate skin.

"Red General" has earned only positive reviews about its nutritional qualities. These tomatoes are used mainly fresh, as well as in the preparation of tomato juice, lecho, sauces and adjika.

Tomatoes "General F1" do not crack and show themselves perfectly when preserved. Suitable for pickling, both green and ripe.

After picking, with an average degree of ripeness, the fruits of this tomato variety lie for up to two weeks without losing their presentation. These tomatoes can be stored green for up to 2 months. Well transported.