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Tomato Polfast f1 is the development of the well-known Dutch company Bejo Zaden. A tomato hybrid has been included in the State Register of Our Country since 2005. A crop tomato is resistant to a number of diseases and unstable weather in the middle climatic zone, therefore it is attractive to large farms and summer residents.
Description of tomato Polfast
In a plant of a determinant variety, the bushes are low, sometimes they rise with abundant watering up to 65-70 cm, but on average 45-60 cm. The compact tomato bush Polfast f1 is medium leafy, moderately branched. Dark green leaves are large or medium. Simple inflorescences bloom on fruit racemes, from 4 to 6 ovaries are formed. For high yields, gardeners take care of a good level of nutrition in the soil where the hybrid grows.
The variety is grown in vegetable gardens without shelter and in greenhouses. Tomatoes of the Polfast variety are marked in the State Register as medium early, the crop is harvested 86-105 days after the first shoots. Ripening times vary depending on temperature conditions if the tomatoes are planted in open ground. Based on reviews and photos of Polfast f1 tomato bushes with a good harvest, we can conclude that the plant is suitable for cultivation in vegetable gardens of the middle climatic zone. When growing a hybrid variety of tomatoes, standard agricultural practices are used.
Now the seeds of the hybrid are distributed by the companies Gavrish, Elkom-seeds, Prestige. The variety has a good yield – up to 6,2 kg per 1 sq. m, if all the requirements of agricultural technology are met. Since it is advised to place the Polfast hybrid in the amount of 7-8 plants per 1 sq. m, it turns out that one tomato bush gives 700-800 g of tasty vitamin products. You can enjoy the fruits from the greenhouse from the end of June, in the open field in the middle lane, tomatoes will ripen in July, early August.
Hybrids are more productive than regular tomato varieties, but for a good harvest of vegetables, you should take care of:
- on the enrichment of the site with organic matter and mineral fertilizers;
- about regular watering;
- on supporting tomatoes with top dressing.
According to the description, the Polfast f1 tomato is resistant to pathogens of such fungal diseases as verticillium and fusarium. Due to early maturation, the plants of the Dutch variety have time to give the harvest before the normal spread of late blight. At the first signs of phytophthora disease, it is recommended to collect the fruits of even green tomatoes, which are well dosed. Housewives also use unripe tomatoes for various preparations for the winter. Sick bushes are removed from the garden and burned or thrown into places of centralized garbage collection.
Brief description and taste of fruits
Flat-round tomatoes of the Polfast variety are medium in size, at the base, near the stem, ribbed. The mass of ripened tomatoes is from 100 to 140 g. Some gardeners claim that on their plots the fruits of the Polfast variety reach 150-180 g in the open ground. The skin of the tomatoes is dense, thin, does not crack, and is not felt when eating. The fruits of tomatoes Polfast f1, according to reviews and photos, were loved by gardeners with a neat shape, bright red skin and fleshy, juicy pulp.
There are almost no seeds in the fruits of the lettuce variety, the pulp is dense, sweetish, with a high content of solids, pleasant with a slight sourness characteristic of tomatoes.
The density of the skin and pulp of hybrid tomatoes makes it possible to transport vegetables without compromising their appearance and taste. The fruits of the variety are consumed fresh, used for canning, making juice, pastes and sauces. Farmers send batches of Polfast tomatoes to processing plants as an excellent raw material for canning.
Pros and cons of the variety
Polfast tomatoes have the same benefits as most hybrids:
- high yield;
- compact form of the bush;
- good commercial properties;
- balanced taste;
- versatility in cultivation and application;
- unpretentiousness to natural conditions;
- resistance to a number of fungal diseases.
There are no pronounced shortcomings in the variety. Gardeners have long appreciated the merits of hybrid plants of new generations. There are only comic complaints that the seeds of the Polfast hybrid tomato variety cannot be collected on their own.
Rules of landing and care
It is not difficult to plant, grow and get tasty vitamin products of an unpretentious tomato, even for novice farmers.
Seeding for seedlings
For seedlings in open ground, tomato seeds of the Polfast variety are sown from mid-March. You can start growing seedlings for greenhouses as early as late February, early March. For strong seedlings of tomatoes Polfast prepare a nutrient substrate:
- equally garden soil and well-rotted humus;
- some clean sand for lightness and looseness of the soil;
- 0,5 l of wood ash per bucket of the indicated mixture.
First, the seeds are sown in one large container, then dive into separate cups, which must be taken care of in advance. All seeds of the Polfast hybrid variety from well-known manufacturers are processed. Gardeners do not carry out pre-sowing preparation.
Algorithm for the initial stage of seedlings:
- the grains are deepened into the substrate by 1-1,5 cm, slightly moisten the soil, cover with a film and put in a warm place with a temperature above + 20 ° C;
- seedlings appear after 6-8 days;
- so that weak stems do not stretch, the temperature is reduced to + 5 ° C for 6-18 days, and the container is kept under special lighting fixtures if there is not enough natural sunlight;
- during this time, shoots of all seeds appear, and the main part of the sprouts is gaining strength, the stems become stocky, the cotyledon leaves are straightened;
- seedlings of the Polfast variety are again provided with heat up to + 25 ° C and continue to be illuminated;
- when 2-3 true leaves grow, the seedlings dive – they tear off 1-1,5 cm of a long tap root and transplant it into a glass one at a time;
- after 7-10 days, tomato seedlings are fed with seedling fertilizers, and then the support is repeated after 2 weeks, at the beginning of the hardening process.
Seedling transplant
In early May, Polfast tomatoes are planted in an unheated greenhouse, they are moved to the garden without shelter, guided by the weather forecast, in late May or early June. The wells are broken according to the scheme 40×50 cm. When planting, a tablespoon of ammonium nitrate is placed in each. Before transplanting, pots with seedlings of Polfast tomatoes are watered abundantly so that when transshipping an earthen lump it is easy to remove without damaging the roots. It is advisable to keep the purchased material according to the instructions in Fitosporin or Immunocytophyte solutions to stimulate the growth of tomatoes and increase resistance to diseases.
Care of tomatoes
The first watering of seedlings after moving is carried out, guided by the state of the soil and air temperature, on 2-3 or 5-6 days. Then the tomatoes are watered regularly 1-2 times a week, the soil is loosened, weeds are cut off, on which insect pests and pathogens can breed. In case of drought, it is better to mulch the near-stem circles with dry grass without seeds in order to retain moisture longer.
Hybrid varieties reveal their potential with sufficient nutrition, so Polfast tomatoes are fed with various potash and phosphorus fertilizers, preferably complex, with microelements, where the composition is perfectly balanced:
- potassium monophosphate;
- “Kemira”;
- “Kristalon”;
- “Signor Tomato” and others.
Tomatoes of the variety respond well to foliar top dressing with Mag-Bor or a mixture of boric acid and potassium permanganate. Stepchildren tomatoes once a week, bushes of a compact variety do not need a garter.
If necessary, fungicides are used against diseases:
- “Thanos”;
- “Previkur”;
- “Trichodermin”;
- “Quadris”.
Pests are driven away with folk remedies or insecticides.
Conclusion
Tomato Polfast f1 is a wonderful variety for the climate of the middle lane, resistant to the vagaries of the weather, little susceptible to dangerous fungal diseases. The determinate variety does not require special formation, but is responsive to top dressing and systematic watering. Attractive with a stable harvest.
