Greenhouse tomato "Crystal f1" description of the variety, cultivation, origin, photo

What is interesting hybrid tomato crystal f1 for an ordinary gardener?

First of all, it is, of course, early ripening. As well as a good yield, good taste of fruits and resistance to many common diseases of the nightshade.

In this article we will bring to your attention a complete description of the Crystal F1 variety, its characteristics and cultivation features.

Tomato Crystal f1: variety description

Grade nameCrystal f1
general descriptionEarly, indeterminantny hybrid for an open ground and greenhouses
OriginatorFrance
Ripening89-96 days
The formFruit shape is round, smooth or with a weak degree of ribbing
ColourRed
Average tomato mass130-160 grams
ApplicationVersatile, good for canning
Yield varieties9.5-12 kg per square meter
Features of growingAgrotechnika standard
Disease resistanceResistant to solanaceous diseases

Hybrid of tomato Crystal F1 is introduced into the State Register of Russia for the Central Black Earth Region, recommended for cultivation in greenhouses, greenhouses and under film. Sort Crystal F1 bred breeders French agricultural firm Clause.

The bush is a plant of indeterminate type, reaches a height of 145-155 centimeters. Read about determinant varieties here. Treats early ripe grades of tomatoes. The plant must be tied to a vertical support, and it is recommended to hold a pinching.

The hybrid yields the best yields when forming a bush with two stems. Fruiting begins at 89-96 days after planting tomato seeds on seedlings. A shrub with an average amount of light green, thin, feathery leaves. The active formation of brushes of tomatoes begins after the fourth sheet.

Tomatoes Crystal f1 resistant to verticelleznuyu and fusarium wilting tomatoes, gray leaf spot, as well as the tobacco mosaic virus.

Country breeding hybrid - France. The shape of the fruit is round, smooth or with a weak degree of ribbing. Unripe fruits are light green, ripe juicy, classic for tomato red. The average weight of tomatoes is 130-140 grams, with good care and dressing up to 160 grams.

You can compare the weight of fruits with other varieties in the table below:

Grade nameFruit weight
Crystal f1130-160 grams
Doll250-400 grams
Summer resident55-110 grams
Lazy man300-400 grams
The president250-300 grams
Buyan100-180 grams
Kostroma85-145 grams
Sweet bunch15-20 grams
Black bunch50-70 grams
Stolypin90-120 grams

The application is universal, the fruits are well suited for canning, good taste in salads and winter preparations. The average yield of 9.5-12.0 kilograms per square meter. Excellent marketable appearance, due to thick (6-8 mm) fruit walls, good preservation during transportation.

You can compare the yield of this variety with others in the table below:

Grade nameYield
Crystal f19.5-12 kg per square meter
Nastya10-12 kg per square meter
Bella Rosa5-7 kg per square meter
Banana red3 kg from a bush
Gulliver7 kg from a bush
Lady shedi7.5 kg per square meter
Pink Lady25 kg per square meter
Honey heart8.5 kg from a bush
Fat jack5-6 kg from a bush
Broody10-11 kg per square meter
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A photo

See below: Tomatoes Crystal Photo

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the advantages of the variety worth noting:

  • good taste, as well as commercial quality;
  • high resistance to diseases of tomatoes;
  • uniform size and versatility of the use of fruits;
  • good yield of planted bushes.

Lack of variety:

  • for growing need a greenhouse;
  • the need for tying bushes.

Features of growing

For planting hybrid seedlings are ideal soil with a slightly acid or neutral reaction. The best precursors for planting tomatoes will be legumes, dill, cauliflower, squash. Seeds are planted, taking into account the time of ripening and weather conditions in the region of cultivation of the variety. With the appearance of 2-3 leaves, you need to pick the seedlings with additional fertilizing with full mineral fertilizer.

In the phase of 5-6 leaves, transfer of seedlings to the ridges prepared in the greenhouse is possible. When planting seedlings in a permanent place, do not forget about watering, mulching and fertilizing with complex fertilizers.

Read more about all fertilizers for tomatoes.:

  1. Organic, for seedlings and foliar.
  2. Yeast, iodine, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid, ash.
  3. Top of the best fertilizers.

Further care is to irrigate with warm water, weeding, as well as loosening the soil. As the bush grows, the stalk to the vertical support is needed..

Read also on our website: Types of soil for tomatoes. What soil is suitable for planting seedlings and for adult plants? How to prepare the soil in the greenhouse for spring plantings?

Why growing tomatoes need growth promoters and fungicides?

Diseases and pests

As mentioned above, the variety is resistant to diseases of the nightshade. However, information on major diseases and measures to combat them may be useful. Read about alternaria and late blight of tomatoes, about protection against late blight and varieties resistant to this scourge.

Tomatoes can be threatened by slugs and insect pests - Colorado beetles, thrips, aphids, spider mites. Insecticides will help to get rid of them.

The gardeners who grew F1 Crystal tomatoes are almost unanimous in their comments about him. High-yielding, well preserved during transportation, universal use, with an even size and great taste of fruits hybrid. For these qualities, gardeners include a variety in the number of permanent plantings in their greenhouse.

In the table below you will find links to tomato varieties with different ripening periods:

Early maturityMid-seasonMiddle late
White fillingIlya MurometsBlack truffle
AlenkaWonder of the worldTimofey F1
DebutBiya roseIvanovich F1
Bony mBendrick creamPullet
Room surprisePerseusRussian soul
Annie F1Yellow giantGiant red
Solerosso F1BlizzardNew Transnistria

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