Small, but very fruitful tomato "Red Guard": photo and description of the variety

Small, super-ripe tomatoes are great for small gardens and small greenhouses. High-yielding hybrids of this type grow well and bear fruit in the northern regions, including the polar regions.

One of them is the Red Guard tomato F1, a table variety with excellent taste and good yield.

In our article you will find a full description of the Red Guard variety, get acquainted with its characteristics, learn everything about the peculiarities of cultivation and the propensity to diseases.

Tomato Red Guard: variety description

Hybrid Red Guard refers to the plants obtained in the first generation of crossing. Superdeterminant variety tomato Red Guard is characterized by the complete absence of stepsons and excellent resistance to diseases, pests and cold snaps.

The term of ripening is very early - up to 65 days from the time of sowing. Ideal for growing in greenhouses and under film.

Rounded slightly ribbed fruit painted bright red. Seed chambers in each tomato, there are no more than 6 pieces. The average weight of one tomato is 230 g. On the break, the Red Guard tomato f1 is red, sugary, without light streaks. The harvest is well transported and stored in a cool place for at least 25 days.

Compare the weight of fruit varieties with others can be in the table below:

Specifications

The hybrid was created in Russia by the Ural breeders, registered in 2012. Suitable for the northern regions of the Urals and Siberia, the middle zone and the Black Earth. Tomatoes are good in salads and are suitable for making juices.

The average yield per plant is 2.5-3 kg. You can compare this indicator with others in the table below:

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Tomato Red Guard photo:

Advantages and disadvantages

Against the background of the absence of visible flaws, the Red Guard tomato f1 has the following advantages.:

• fruits quickly form and ripen, thus avoiding fungal diseases;
• high cold resistance;
• undemanding to light and heat.

Features of growing

For maximum yield it is recommended to form a bush in three stalks. When grown in a heated greenhouse, sowing is carried out directly into the ground, a seedling method is practiced under the film (the seedling age at the time of planting is at least 45 days).

Plants do not need to be staved and garter. For better growth and pouring of the fruit, you can feed the bushes with organic matter, however, in most cases, the soil is properly prepared.

Diseases and pests

The tomato variety of the Red Guard is absolutely not damaged by cladosporiosis, Fusarium and Gall nematodes. The only pest that threatens the tomato Red Guard is the whitefly. You can get rid of it with insecticides or smoke.

The tomatoes of the Red Guard, despite their very compact size, produce excellent fruit even in conditions that are far from ideal. Unpretentious and fruitful, it will satisfy with its commodity qualities the most capricious summer residents.

In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes with different ripening terms:

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