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Tomato Love F1 is an early ripening high-yielding determinant hybrid. It was brought out by Yu. I. Panchev and registered in 2006. The recommended growing conditions are open ground in the south of Our Country and greenhouses in the middle lane.
Variety description
A bush in a greenhouse can stretch up to 1,3 m in height, but in open ground – no more than 1 m. Initially, seedlings stretch upward, forming numerous stepchildren from the leaf axils. Recommended shaping for the Love F1 variety: leave only 1 stepson up to 7 leaves, pinching off all the others. The first raceme with flowers also emerges from the 7th-9th sinuses. In total, up to 5-6 brushes are tied on a bush.
The stems of the tomato Love are strong and stable, pubescent. Leaves of medium size, dissected, dark green. Flowers are small white. Brushes appear through 1-2 sinuses, 5-6 fruits are tied in each. The first harvest under favorable conditions can be obtained after 90 days.
Description of fruits
Red or dark raspberry fruits of tomatoes Love, rounded slightly flattened, have an average weight of 200-230 g. The advantage of the variety is its resistance to fruit cracking. The commercial qualities of the tomato Love F1 are high, the appearance of the crop is attractive. The fruits are fleshy, the pulp is homogeneous sweet and sour. All fruits differ little from each other, which is usually attributed to virtues. In a cool, dry place, you can store fresh tomatoes for up to 1 month; they tolerate transportation well. Due to the large size, the Lyubov F1 variety is mainly consumed fresh or processed into juices and paste.
Varietal characteristics
It is possible to remove up to 6 kg from a bush, and with the recommended planting density from 1 m2 beds receive up to 20 kg of tomatoes. According to reviews on the Love F1 tomato variety, the yield depends on the fertility of the soil and the regularity of watering, but not on growing conditions in a greenhouse or open field.
Like other varieties of tomatoes, Love F1 is affected by the Colorado potato beetle. Especially if there are potato plantations nearby. In relation to common diseases, Love F1 is resistant to verticillium and fusarium.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of the tomato variety Love F1 are considered to be:
- universal purpose;
- early ripening;
- high productivity;
- resistance to verticillium and fusarium;
- resistance to cracking;
- keeping quality;
- attractive presentation of fruits;
- pleasant taste.
There are also disadvantages:
- it is necessary to tie bushes;
- needs nutritious soil and regular watering.
Rules of landing and care
At will and depending on the growing conditions, it is possible to prefer sowing seeds in open ground or seedling method. They have no advantages over each other, with the exception of the approaching timing of the first harvest.
Growing seedlings
Tomato variety Love F1 is sensitive to the nutritional value of the soil. In autumn, rotted manure is necessarily brought to the beds, and for seedlings they acquire universal land. If further transplantation to the beds is planned, then the end of March is chosen for sowing. If a transplant to a greenhouse is required, then they are sown earlier – in the first decade of March.
Seeds of tomato variety Love F1 close up to a depth of 2 cm in a common container. Shoots appear at a temperature of + 18 ° C for 4-5 days. In order not to moisten the soil every day, it is covered with cling film or glass, thereby creating a slight greenhouse effect. As soon as 2 true leaves appear on the plants, you can dive into individual cups. After a couple of days, you can feed the variety.
Before planting in a greenhouse or on a garden bed, watering the tomatoes is carried out as the soil dries up in cups. Hardening is a recommended procedure that begins a week before the expected transplant date. Seedlings of this variety are taken out into the street in the afternoon for 2 hours, leaving in a shady place.
Seedling transplant
Seedlings of tomato varieties Love F1 at the age of 60 days are considered adults. By this time, with sufficient nutrition, the first buds may already appear on the bushes. The quality is evidenced by the dark color of the foliage, short distances between the sinuses. With sufficient lighting, this is exactly what seedlings of tomato Love F1 grow. If the lighting is too poor, then the plants are drawn out, become pale. It will be harder for them to take root in the fresh air.
The top of the tomato variety Love F1 is not pinched, controlling only the absence of stepchildren. Only 1 stepson is left, since the plant does not have enough strength for a larger number of branches. This technique is especially recommended for greenhouses, and in the garden you can do without stepchildren at all, which will positively affect the size of the crop.
When transplanting to a new place, they immediately take care of the supports. Tapestries are ideal, as well as wire stretched over poles at the ends of the beds. In greenhouses, vertical tying with twine to stationary strips is practiced.
The recommended scheme for planting tomato variety Love F1 is in a checkerboard pattern, leaving 70 cm between rows and 40 cm between individual plants in a row. The direction of the beds, which are usually formed from 2 rows, is from east to west for the best illumination.
Aftercare
Tomato variety Love F1 is sensitive to soil acidity. The optimal pH level is 6,0-6,8. If the indicator is lower, then a small amount of lime is introduced into the soil. Of the mineral dressings, those that contain potassium, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus are best suited. The first time fertilizer is applied 2 weeks after transplantation, giving the plants time to adapt.
You can not buy top dressing using wood ash. It is diluted in the proportion: 1 cup per 10 liters of water. An alternative is potassium sulfate. This fertilizer is difficult to dissolve in water. It is usually applied when digging beds in spring or autumn. With each watering, the substance in small doses will go to the roots of tomatoes Love F1.
The beds must be kept clean by regularly removing weeds. If possible, then a layer of mulch from sawdust and straw is poured under the bushes. This helps prevent the soil from drying out too quickly and keeps weeds from growing. Usually 2 waterings per week is sufficient. Water should be warmed up to + 20 °C, settled. It is a mistake to believe that a lot of watering is only good. If the ground part is ahead of the root in growth, then there will be no large ovaries on such a plant.
The garter to the supports is carried out after the formation of each brush, since at these points the stem has the greatest load. For fixation, twine is used, not trying to tie it too tightly so as not to damage the stem. If the ovaries begin to crumble, then they are treated with a solution of boric acid. 1 g of the substance is dissolved in 1 liter of water. This composition is used for spraying. Reviews and photos of Love F1 tomatoes indicate that a single procedure is usually enough.
Organics after the formation of all the ovaries do not contribute. This will only lead to excessive and completely useless growth of foliage at the expense of fruits. Instead, use the following simple recipe. Dilute 15 liters of wood ash in 2 liters of water, add 10 ml of iodine and 10 g of boric acid. Insist the mixture for a day, dilute with clean water in a tenfold proportion and add 1 liter for each tomato plant of the Love F1 variety. As soon as the first brush with fruits is finally formed, all the leaves under it are removed. The procedure is carried out in the morning, so that by the evening all the damage has dried up.
Harvesting can be carried out at the stage of technical ripeness, when the tomatoes acquire a uniform red color. But earlier cleaning is also quite acceptable. This is especially true for regions with short cloudy summers. Green tomatoes of the Love F1 variety are perfectly ripened in a warm room in the light for a month, without showing a tendency to spoil, if the humidity is maintained at no more than 60%. For longer storage of the variety, the temperature regime is selected in the range from +4 °С to + 14 °С.
Conclusion
Tomato Love F1 is a good choice for gardeners looking for early tomatoes with attractive commercial qualities. Beautiful dense fruits are suitable for salads and juices. A small amount of labor more than pays for a guaranteed harvest of tomatoes.
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