High-yielding hybrid with excellent stability - tomato Soyuz 8 F1: description and characteristics of the variety, reviews on yield

Olympic peace, health and abundant harvests await everyone who chooses the Soyuz 8 F1 tomato. The hybrid is highly productive, hardy and resistant. Needs standard care.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Tomato Soyuz 8 F1 is a medium-sized determinant, with a compact but powerful bush. Characteristics:

• shoot height 60-80 cm;
• foliage is average;
• many side stems.

Early ripening - harvest begins 90-98 days from germination.

Description of tomatoes:

• average weight 80-110 g;
• round, slightly flattened shape;
• color bright red;
• the flesh is fleshy, dense, moderately juicy;
• the skin is dense, not cracking;
• seed nests 4-5;
• solids levels range from 4.7 to 5%.

The taste has a harmonious combination of sweetness and sourness.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The indisputable advantages of Union 8 include the following advantages:

• excellent taste;
• ripe tomatoes tolerate transportation well over long distances;
• fruits are not prone to cracking;
• uniform ripening of tomatoes, despite weather conditions;
• the bushes are quite compact, so they are well suited for planting in protected ground;
• high resistance to tobacco mosaic.

The variety also has quite serious disadvantages:

• weak resistance to late blight, blossom end rot, macrosporiosis;
• the need for pinching bushes;
• in too hot weather (at air temperatures above 29 - 31 ° C), the fruits do not set;
• seeds of ripened tomatoes are not suitable for further planting.

Features of cultivation and storage

4-6 bushes are planted per 1 m2. The optimal distance is 40 cm.

How to fertilize a garden bed correctly:

• 6-7 kg of compost,
• 20 g superphosphate,
• 5 g potassium sulfate,
• 1 cup wood ash.

The data is based on 1 m2.

What conditions are observed during cultivation:

• moderate watering of 6-8 liters at the root;
• feeding with phosphorus-potassium mixtures;
• the use of bioinfusions and organic solutions for root feeding;
• irrigation with copper preparations for the prevention of late blight.

Tomatoes Soyuz 8: variety description

Determinate type of plant.
The bush is very powerful, with a large number of side shoots, the number of leaves is average. The total yield is up to 15 kilograms per square meter when grown in open ground. Growing in film shelters and greenhouses increases the yield to 18-19 kilograms. Recommended for growing in open beds, as well as greenhouses and film-type shelters. Advantages of a hybrid :

• Good taste and product quality;
• Quick return of most of the harvest;
• Compact bush, ideal for growing in film shelters;
• Excellent safety during transportation;
• Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

Disadvantages include weak resistance to diseases, including late blight, blossom end rot and macrosporiosis.

The fruits are very fleshy to the touch, with a dense skin, and red in color. The shape is round, slightly flattened. Weight 80-110 grams. Universal purpose. They are equally good both when prepared for the winter and when consumed fresh, in the form of salads and juices. The fruits contain 4-5 correctly located nests. Dry matter in tomatoes is up to 4.8-4.9%.

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

Reviews about the variety

According to reviews from gardeners who grew the Soyuz 8 F 1 hybrid, tomatoes give an excellent harvest when grown in open ground.

Tomatoes tolerate temperature fluctuations well and are resistant to frost and rainy seasons.

The Soyuz 8 F 1 hybrid was developed by domestic breeders. It can be grown both on personal plots and on an industrial scale. It guarantees a high-quality, early harvest when grown in greenhouses. It is also successfully grown in open ground.

How to grow tomatoes

After 2 months, the seedlings are ready for transplanting

It is important that the soil has time to warm up to 15°C. If the soil temperature has not reached this level, you should wait to replant.

In cold soil, seedlings will not grow, and young roots may rot.

Landing

They are transplanted into shallow holes, at the bottom of which a little mineral fertilizer is first placed and filled with water. After planting, the soil is compacted, watered again and the young bushes are left to adapt to new conditions for 7-9 days. At this time they are not watered or fed.

Planting pattern: 50 cm – distance between bushes, 60 cm – row spacing. For 1 sq. m place no more than 4 plants.

Further care for the Nice tomato

Regular watering is established as the seedlings get used to the new place. Water no more than 2 times a week with settled water, strictly at the root. The crop does not like sprinkling, and the leaves can get seriously burned.

After watering, the soil is loosened and weeds with roots are removed. If weeds are not removed from the beds, they will draw nutrients from the soil that are necessary for the full development of young tomatoes. Loosening the soil provides better oxygen saturation.

To retain moisture in the beds, they are mulched with straw. This is especially necessary on dry days so that the beds do not dry out. After drying, the weed can be used as mulch. When rotting, it will feed the root system with nutrients. And if you pour water over the weeds and leave them in the sun to ferment, you will get a strong infusion to repel insect pests.

The culture responds well to fertilizing. Fertilize with a full complex of minerals or organic matter. From organic matter, use mullein infusion or bird droppings in a ratio of 1:15. During the entire growing season, 3-4 additional feedings are applied: during flowering, during the formation of ovaries and at the time of fruiting. Potassium salts are added to the last fertilizing for faster fruit filling.

Features of care and possible difficulties

Low-growing plants practically do not require pinching due to the small number of shoots. Only the lower leaves are removed to eliminate the possibility of the spread of fungal infections.

To form a strong and even stem, a wooden or metal support is installed next to each bush during transplantation, to which the stem and fruit-bearing branches are fixed as they grow. Also, timely garter ensures ventilation of the plants, which prevents the development of fungal spores. In addition, the fixed plants will not be damaged by gusts of wind or precipitation.

Diseases and pests

Despite the culture’s resistance to diseases, do not forget about the necessary preventive measures

This becomes especially important if potatoes or other crops of the nightshade family are planted nearby.

Prevention includes: systematic loosening, moderate watering, removing weeds and treating the soil with copper sulfate. Copper sulfate not only prevents the development of the disease, but also fights it. Fitosporin also helps in the fight against fungus.

Insect pests are another serious enemy of the tomato crop, capable of causing significant damage. Chemical and folk remedies are used to combat them. When using chemicals, it is worth remembering the limited period of their use: only before flowering begins. Traditional methods help throughout the growing season.

Folk methods include:

• decoctions of onion peels and garlic;
• treating the stems with soapy water;
• planting sharp-smelling herbs next to tomatoes.

All these methods will protect the crop from most dangerous parasitic insects, such as whiteflies, aphids, slugs and the Colorado potato beetle. A daily inspection of the bushes for the presence of pests will prevent their reproduction.

Bush care

Further care of the plantings consists of:

• Regular watering:
• Regular feeding during the period of increasing vegetative mass, flowering and fruit ripening;
• Loosening the soil while simultaneously removing weeds;
• Timely tying of bushes to supports.

ATTENTION: Nitrogen-containing fertilizers are applied at the stage of growth of the vegetative mass. As soon as the first ovaries appear, nitrogen in the fertilizer must be eliminated, as this will lead to a decrease in the number of ovaries. When inflorescences appear and during the period of fruit ripening, it is necessary to apply only mineral fertilizers with potassium and phosphorus.

Diseases and pests

Hybrid "Soyuz 8" F 1 is susceptible to the following diseases and pests:

• Septoria (white spot) is a fungal disease. The leaves become infected first, then the disease spreads to the stem of the plant. The presence of high temperatures and humidity causes the disease to spread rapidly. The disease cannot be transmitted through seed material. Infected leaves are removed, and the plant is treated with a preparation that contains copper (“Chorus”);
• Fomoz (brown rot). Most often, the development of the disease begins near the stalk, in the form of a small brown spot. Tomato fruits are affected from the inside. To prevent the disease, you should avoid adding fresh manure to the soil as a top dressing;
• Cutworms are one of the most dangerous pests of tomatoes . The insect lays eggs on the leaves of the plant. The emerging caterpillars eat through the passages in the stems. As a result, their vital activity leads to the death of the plant. In the fight against cutworms, spraying with a decoction of dope and burdock for a week is effective.