The variety of tomatoes "Tolstoy F1" is popular with vegetable growers due to its unpretentiousness and high yield. Its fruits are bright, large and very tasty.
In our article we will dwell on the description and characteristics of this variety, and also tell you how to grow it properly in order to harvest a rich harvest.
Appearance and description of early ripe varieties
Tomato variety "Tolstoy F1" - first generation hybrid. It is grown in greenhouses and in the open field, yielding a good harvest in both cases.
Did you know? The origin of the word "tomato" originates from the Italian "pomo d'oro" ("Golden Apple"). The Aztecs called it "tomato", which in French was transformed into "tomate" (tomato).
Tomato "Tolstoy" quite tall, its bushes grow up to 130 cm, forming an average amount of greenery. The period from the appearance of the first shoots to the ripening of the vegetable takes 110-115 days. Each inflorescence of the plant gives two brushes. On one bush 12-13 brushes are formed, on which grows from 6 to 12 fruits.
The Tolstoy tomato gives juicy, fleshy fruits of uniform red color with a sweetish taste and amazing aroma, their weight varies from 80 to 120 g. During ripening they do not crack, and the unripe tomatoes removed from the branch can be kept for a long time. One bush can yield up to 3 kg of tomatoes.
You can find out how a tomato “Tolstoy F1” looks like by looking at a photo of a bush of this plant, as well as having read a useful video:
Agrotechnology
"Tolstoy F1" is grown using seedlings. Sowing of seeds takes place in March - early April, and transplantation into a greenhouse or soil takes place from mid-May to early June.
Sowing and growing seedlings
This variety prefers soil from a mixture of peat and garden soil with the addition of river sand or vermiculite. Seeds must be decontaminated in a solution of peroxide or potassium permanganate.
Important! Before sowing, seeds are recommended to check for germination. To do this, they must be placed in a container with salt water. Checking pass those seeds that sink to the bottom after 1-2 minutes.Prepared and dried seeds are sown in individual peat pots with a depth of 2 cm. Then you need to sprinkle them abundantly with warm defended water and cover with foil. The optimum germination temperature is +25 ° C. After germination, the seedlings must be moved to a well-lit place: on the window sill of a south-facing window, shading from direct sunlight, or under powerful electric lamps. For the uniform development of seedlings pots with seedlings constantly need to be turned.
Moderate watering is recommended for young plants, and the soil needs to be carefully loosened.Landing in the ground
When planting tomatoes in open ground for planting, you need to take a sunny place with loamy soil. Additionally, you can add organic fertilizer.
Important! Before planting in the ground, plants need to be hardened. For 2-3 weeks, seedlings are exposed to the open air, gradually increasing the time spent on the street.
Tomato "Tolstoy" planted, keeping a distance of 30-40 cm between the bushes and leaving wide aisles. To protect against pests and maintain the required level of moisture, it is recommended to add peat to the soil.
In the first 4-5 days after transplantation, seedlings should be covered with plastic wrap. Bushes need timely moderate watering without stagnant moisture in the soil. To improve insolation, lower leaves should be removed on the bushes.
Pests and diseases
Tomato "Leo Tolstoy" is rarely affected by diseases, but some typical diseases typical of hybrids cannot be completely ruled out: fusarium, late blight, gray rot. For prevention, the soil is disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulphate.
To prevent late blight and black legs, ground between the rows is mulched with peat or straw. For fungal diseases, spray the bushes with a solution of potassium permanganate. If a diseased plant is found, it must be destroyed immediately in order to avoid infecting the rest. Early prevention reduces the risk of tomato disease to a minimum.
Tolstoy tomatoes can be damaged by insect pests: aphids, whitefly, thrips, spider mites. In the open ground, plants are threatened by Colorado beetles and a bear.
Get rid of thrips and aphids will help decoction of wormwood or onion peel. With the appearance of slugs and larvae of beetles, an aqueous solution of ammonia is helpful. Spider mite is destroyed with insecticides. 
Important! When treating with toxic preparations, they should not be allowed to hit the surface of the soil, flowers and fruits.
Caring for a hybrid tomato in a greenhouse
Growing seedlings is also possible in greenhouse conditions. For this emit a well-lit area. An additional advantage will be automatic watering, which perfectly moisturizes the soil. The plant is transplanted to a permanent place after it has 2-3 pairs of leaves and the first flower brush.
Soil preparation
In some regions, the cultivation of this variety of tomato is permissible only in greenhouses. First you need to prepare the ground. It is not recommended to plant the plant in the soil previously used for pepper, eggplant or potato. In this case, there is a high probability of soil infection.
The optimal predecessor of tomatoes "Thick F1" is greens, root vegetables and cabbage. The greenhouse is filled with earthen soil with the addition of peat or sawdust, at the rate of 3 buckets per 1 square meter. After that mineral fertilizers should be added. 
Planting and care
Tomato "Tolstoy" can be planted in rows or in a checkerboard pattern, keeping the distance between bushes of 50-60 cm. The formation of bushes is made in 1-2 stems. The first two weeks require abundant watering, then it must be reduced to moderate. Water the tomatoes must be at the root, not allowing moisture to the plant. The temperature in the greenhouse must not exceed the limits of + 18 ... +30 ° С.
Did you know? Tomatoes first came to Europe in the middle of the XVI century and were not recognized as edible for a long time. Gardeners used them as exotic ornamental plants.
Conditions for maximum fructification
In order for the tomato “Tolstoy” to bring maximum yield, you need to know some of the details of its cultivation:
- This variety is distinguished by the fact that it quickly picks up all the nutrients from the soil, so once in a week or two, tomatoes should be fed using complex mineral fertilizers.
- In order to exclude sunburn from the plant, watering and fertilizing should be done in the morning.
- In the case of tomato cultivation in the greenhouse, it must be regularly aired to eliminate excess moisture.
- Under the ripened racemes, it is necessary to pluck the leaves, but not more than three sheets per week from one plant.
- In order not to lose the crop, it is recommended to remove the stepchildren from the bushes.
High Yield: Fruit Processing Tips
With good ripening, the fruits are removed every 4-5 days. Immature tomatoes can be well preserved for a long time, and over-ripe tomatoes do not crack and retain a ripe, attractive appearance. Sorting tomatoes produced by degree of maturity. Storage takes place in closed ventilated areas.
Tomatoes "Tolstoy F1" are distinguished by excellent transportability, which allows, without losing the quality of the fruits, to transport them over long distances.
Excellent taste qualities make it possible to use this variety for fresh consumption, salting, canning, preparing juices and tomato pastes and for further sale. A large amount of beta-carotene contained in tomatoes, making them ideal for baby and dietary.
Tomato "Tolstoy F1" won fame among gardeners of undemanding and productive variety. Using the knowledge and tips on growing and caring for a plant, it will not be difficult to make its fruitfulness maximum, and the process of growing to enjoy.
