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Tomatoes of the Fatima variety are considered a godsend for people who have summer houses, gardens and love to grow vegetables. This variety requires almost no care, is unpretentious, and produces a lot of harvest. Before purchasing seeds and starting cultivation, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the characteristics and description of the Fatima tomato variety.
Description
Bushes of the Fatima variety are small, their height is no more than 60 cm. They are strong and each bush is productive. If you know all the subtleties and rules for caring for tomatoes, then you can get 10 kg of fruit from every square meter.
Tomato Fatima is an early ripening variety, the fruits are quite large and belong to the dessert variety. A positive feature is the duration of fruiting, until autumn. It is worth noting that you can buy seeds of a hybrid species, which has a similar name, but there is an F1 prefix. Description of the Fatima F1 tomato, its characteristics will be different. The hybrid is a mid-season species, the bushes are tall and it is better to grow them in a greenhouse or film shelter.
People who constantly grow the variety give only positive descriptions of the Fatima tomato variety. The fruits have a pleasant sweet taste, high juiciness, and fleshy pulp. The color of the tomato is pink, the size is quite large, reaching 200-400 grams.This type is suitable for salads, fresh consumption, and for the production of juice, sauce, paste or winter preparations.
Additional advantages of Fatima are that the peel does not crack, which allows you to store tomatoes for a long time. The positive qualities of tomatoes include:
- Excellent taste.
- High calorie content of each tomato.
- Good immune system.
- The tomato does not crack when ripe.
It is very difficult to find faults, since the breeders did a good job creating this species. Weaknesses include only some difficulties in collecting seed material, because there is not so much of it. Description and visual features can be seen in the video:
Sowing
Fatima tomatoes grow well in any region, but for this you need to sow the seeds in March. Fatima tomatoes can be grown both in open ground and in a greenhouse or under a film cover. Tomatoes prefer places on the site that are well lit and warmed by the sun; the variety does not like shady areas. Before sowing, the seeds are prepared, and the process should begin a couple of months before transplanting the seedlings. Although Fatima can be planted without seedlings.
To prepare the seeds, they must be placed in a solution of potassium permanganate. If the seeds are stored for a year or longer, then before processing they are soaked in warm water, leaving for a couple of hours. When using potassium permanganate, the seeds need to sit for 20 minutes. To prepare a solution, add 125 ml of water to 1 gram of potassium permanganate.
If you are purchasing seeds, they do not need to be treated with potassium permanganate, as this will only cause harm.
Before planting, the gardener needs to prepare the soil itself. For this, ordinary garden or garden soil is used, but it often contains a lot of bacteria and pests and needs to be gotten rid of. To disinfect the soil, the soil is placed on a baking sheet and sent to the oven for calcination. You can go the other way, put the soil in a colander and place it over boiling water for 10-15 minutes.
The prepared soil is poured into the required container, then grooves of about 5 cm are made. 2-3 seeds are placed in one hole, the distance between which is about 2 cm. After sowing, the grooves are filled with soil, everything is watered. For better germination, it is recommended to cover the container with film, cellophane, or simply cover it with glass, and leave the seedlings in a warm place, for example, near a radiator.
Transfer to the site
Seedlings should be planted in open ground with the onset of May. If Fatima is grown under a film cover or greenhouse, then the seedlings can be transferred even in mid-spring.
2-3 days before planting the bushes, you will need to treat the seedlings with agents that stimulate growth. Effective drugs include:
- Immunocytophyte.
- Epin.
When using such products, the growth of bushes and fruits will increase significantly. The Fatima variety should be planted in nutritious and rich soils. In this regard, it is necessary to treat the selected area with mineral fertilizer. At home, feeding is carried out using:
- Compost.
- Potassium humus.
- Phosphorus humus.
Before planting, the soil in the area is loosened, approximately 5 cm deep, in order to remove the crust.Now you can transplant the seedlings by making small holes for them. For each, the depth should not exceed 15 cm. It is recommended to use the 40x50 planting technique. All bushes must be planted at right angles, but if the seedlings are very tall, then a peg is immediately inserted, which is used for further staking of the plants.
Caring for the Fatima tomato variety is very simple, since there is no need to form bushes or get rid of stepsons. But based on the mass of tomatoes, each bush will definitely need to be tied up. Additionally, care includes watering and weeding the soil from weed. It is best to keep the soil loosened and not let it reach the point where a crust forms. After planting, you can expect a harvest in 85-90 days.
Rules of care
Like other tomato varieties, Fatima requires some care, although the variety is undemanding. For the bushes to develop well, it is necessary to ensure normal soil moisture. Watering is carried out regularly; in case of drought, the development of the plant will be slow.
If the weather outside is bad, without sun, then watering is done once a week. For sunny and hot weather, the amount of watering increases, the interval between moistening is a couple of days.
Fertilizers are applied throughout the growing season. The very first feeding should be applied approximately 10 days after transplanting the seedlings to a permanent location. For this, solutions made from mullein, saltpeter, and superphosphate are used. To obtain a sufficient amount of oxygen to the roots of Fatima tomatoes, the soil is loosened, and weeds can be removed at the same time.
Diseases
Based on the description of the Fatima tomato variety, it can be noted that the immune system is good, which means that characteristic tomato diseases are not terrible. Fatima is not susceptible to late blight and resists other diseases. True, in some cases problems may arise. If the bushes begin to hurt, then they are treated. For this, a fungicidal composition is used. To protect the plant from pests and parasites, insecticidal agents are used.
Harvesting
With proper care, cultivation, and favorable weather for tomato growth, the harvest will be large. From 1 sq. m of plantings you can get 10 kg of tomatoes. Harvesting the Fatima variety is recommended in mid-summer, or to be more precise, from the end of July. Tomatoes are picked as they grow and mature. Collection is simple, and given that the peel does not burst, storage can be carried out for a long time.
For long-term storage, it is recommended to collect slightly unripe fruits, without obvious damage. They should be placed in boxes lined with paper. You can store it in a cellar, as well as in places with high humidity, excellent ventilation and a temperature of about +5 degrees. Fatima tolerates transportation normally, the presentation does not disappear.
If all the rules are followed, you can get a lot of fruits that will delight you with taste and aroma, and will also delight winter preparations using this variety. Fatima tomatoes are suitable for personal needs or for making money from their sale.
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Conclusion
Anyone can grow a Fatima tomato, without any special agronomic skills. The variety is undemanding and easy to care for. It is enough to know a few simple rules and you can get a lot of fruits.
