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The Robs tomato was developed quite recently, but has already won the respect of gardeners and gourmets who love sweet and juicy tomatoes. The variety is productive, ideal for growing in a greenhouse, but is demanding when it comes to outdoor growing conditions. To get a bountiful harvest, you will have to work hard, but the result is worth it.
When and how did the variety appear?
A new tomato variety called Robs was bred in Russia and approved for planting in the southern regions in open ground. In the northern regions it is grown in greenhouses and greenhouse structures.
In order for tomatoes to set fruit well, you need to monitor the air temperature in the greenhouse, it should be at least +24 °C
Description of the Robs tomato variety
According to its biological characteristics, Robs is a tall bush of indeterminate type. It can reach a height of 2 m.The stems are branched and thin, so that they do not break under the weight of the fruit, they need to be tied to a support. For maximum yield, it is necessary to pin the side shoots and form the bush into one or two trunks.
The leaf is large, typical of a tomato bush, colored light green. Robs inflorescences are of a regular shape, each producing small yellow flowers (4-6 pcs.), in place of which the same number of fruits appear. They sing together and almost simultaneously.
The fruit size is large. The average weight of each is 350-500 g, and sometimes reaches 700 g. Ripe tomatoes are raspberry-colored, have a heart-shaped or cone-shaped shape and slight ribbing at the point of attachment to the stalk. The fruits are of different sizes; small and large specimens can be found on one bush.
The pulp looks appetizing when cut. There are few seeds inside, so tomatoes are good in summer salads.
The pulp is sweet in taste, juicy and fleshy, with a characteristic tomato aroma
Characteristics of Robs tomato
When choosing a tomato for planting on a site, it is customary to be guided not only by a description of the plant’s appearance, but also by its biological characteristics. It is important to familiarize yourself with yield and fertility indicators and ripening dates.
Maturation period
The ripening period of fruits is characterized as mid-ripening. The bushes begin to bear fruit 110-115 days after emergence. This indicator may vary depending on the growing conditions of Robs tomatoes.
Robs tomato yield
It is better to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse - the yield is higher and fresh vegetables are picked from the bush earlier. Favorable temperature for vegetation and fruiting is +22-25 °C.
By cultivating the variety in open ground, you can get from 6 to 6.5 kg of fruit from one plant. At the same time, it is necessary to prevent excessive thickening of the bushes and fertilize in a timely manner. If this is not done, productivity indicators decrease.
A high degree of productivity and fertility reveals this tomato from the positive side
Resistance to adverse factors
The potential for resistance of a variety to unfavorable factors depends on the growing conditions. The peculiarity of the Robs species is its low adaptability to cold weather. The plant can be grown in the middle zone and in more northern regions, but then it needs to be protected from low temperatures.
Growing regions
The Robs variety is new in the world of breeding and is not yet listed in the State Register of Vegetable Crops. Therefore, it is impossible to obtain official information about the tolerance regions and zoning of the variety. However, reviews from gardeners indicate that warm regions with a sufficient number of sunny days are most suitable for growing Robs tomatoes.
Methods of application
Robs tomatoes contain a lot of sugar, amino acids and other components necessary for the body. The fruits are best consumed fresh, as most of the beneficial substances are lost during heat treatment.
Robs tomatoes make delicious winter preparations
Advantages and disadvantages
The main advantages of the variety include the fruits, namely their presentation, excellent taste and rich color. Thanks to their elastic skin, they can be stored fresh for a long time.
The fruits are distinguished by amazingly tender watermelon pulp
Advantages:
- the versatility of the fruit, they are used to prepare salads, juices, homemade sauce and ketchup;
- good immunity to diseases;
- excellent yield indicators both in the greenhouse and in open ground in the south.
Flaws:
- bushes need gartering and pinching;
- sensitivity to temperature changes and poor tolerance to cold weather;
- demands on fertilizing and soil composition.
Rules and landing scheme
In the middle zone and in colder regions, tomatoes grown at home from seeds are planted in heated greenhouses in mid-April. About two weeks before planting, they begin to take the plants out into the fresh air, gradually increasing the time they spend outside. Hardening helps tomatoes quickly adapt to new environmental conditions.
Plants are planted so that there is a distance of 50 cm between them, and approximately 1 m between the rows.
Landing algorithm:
- Form holes 25 cm deep. Each is spilled with a solution of potassium permanganate. Since Robs loves fertile and nutritious soil, minerals containing potassium, nitrogen and phosphate are placed at the bottom of the holes.
- Seedling containers with seedlings are watered, then the plants are carefully removed from them and placed in the holes in a vertical position.
- The roots are sprinkled with earth and the trunk circle is compacted with your hands. A support is installed next to each bush.
In a similar way, in the southern regions, seedlings are planted in open ground around mid-May. At this time it becomes really warm, the soil completely dries out and warms up.
Care instructions
Caring for tomatoes does not require special agronomic knowledge. The main thing is to follow the watering schedule, loosen the soil, apply fertilizers and ventilate the greenhouse.
It is enough to water the plants in the greenhouse once a week. Watering should be carried out in the morning or evening, pouring up to 3 liters of settled water under the root of each bush. After watering, the soil must be loosened and mulched with leaf litter, sawdust or straw.
You can feed nightshade bushes with urea, superphosphate or potassium sulfate, having previously dissolved it in 10 liters of water.
During flowering, you can fertilize the plants with nitrogen fertilizers, such as Senor Tomato and Mortar
And the last rule for caring for a Robs tomato is to ventilate the greenhouse more often. This will help avoid the proliferation of pathogens and grow healthy nightshade bushes.
Pest and disease control
Tomatoes have high immune protection. They rarely get sick and, with proper care, are not damaged by pests.
Before sowing, it is advisable to disinfect tom Robs seeds. To do this, they need to be placed in a weak solution of potassium permanganate and left for 20 minutes.
Preventive treatment of bushes with a soap solution or infusion of fragrant herbs is also welcome. This helps protect tomatoes from harmful insects.
Conclusion
Robs tomato is a high-yielding variety with beautiful fruits and good characteristics. By following agricultural techniques, you can enjoy juicy and fleshy fruits.
Reviews from gardeners about Robs tomatoes
