Tomato Yellow date belongs to the Date series. This series is not included in the State Register either as a variety or as a hybrid.

Description of hybrid tomato Date yellow F1

Tomato Yellow date belongs to the class of semi-determinate varieties. This hybrid is quite frost-hardy and does not react much to temperature changes. The yellow date can be attributed to late-ripening varieties, but the period of its fruiting is quite long and can last for several months. The hybrid is not picky about moisture changes.

Fruit ripening occurs at about the 130th day. The plant can grow up to 1.5 meters in height. This cultivar has a weak leafy cover that consists of small, light green leaves. The hybrid is quite versatile and well suited both for growing in the garden and in the greenhouse. Its cultivation is possible even at home.

Description of fruits

The fruits have an oblong oval shape; they are smooth to the touch, dense enough and have a shiny glossy surface. When ripe, the fruits are bright yellow; they are quite elastic and the skin does not crack, which makes them easy to transport. The weight of one fruit is approximately 20 grams. Up to 9 fruits can be located on one cluster.

Tomato Date yellow

Agrotechnics

Landing

  1. When preparing seeds for planting, you need to pay attention to their disinfection. To do this, you can soak the seeds in a weak solution of manganese (disinfection should be carried out up to 25 minutes);
  2. Next, the seeds need to be properly fed. For this, funds are often used that can be purchased ready-made;

Gooseberry Date

Interesting. In addition to industrial means, gardeners often and quite effectively use dressings prepared on their own, for example: ash solution, aloe juice, mushroom broth, potato juice, etc.

  1. Preparing the soil for sowing seeds for seedlings. For this, garden soil is used, to which a little superphosphate is added. In addition, it is recommended to add wood ash and prepared potash fertilizers;
  2. Seeds are sown into the prepared soil. To do this, you need to make small pits (from 1 to 2 cm), and then place the seeds there;
  3. It is recommended to pick a tomato Yellow date at the moment when the plant has formed 2 full leaves;
  4. Transplanting seedlings into the ground is carried out on average two months after sowing the seeds. Usually, seedlings are transplanted into the ground in late May or early June. In this case, one should not forget that the soil must warm up enough.

Important! When planting, you should pay attention to the density of the arrangement of the bushes. Planting too often can reduce the yield of tomatoes, so it is recommended to plant bushes at a distance of at least 70 cm. On average, 1 sq. meter should be no more than 3 bushes.

Growing tomato date

Care

Tomato Date yellow needs some care. It should be watered and fed adequately. The frequency and volume of watering depend on various factors. In the interval between planting a tomato in the ground and its flowering, you should not water the plant too often, it is enough to limit yourself to once a week. When the fruits begin to form, the watering intensity should be increased to 2-3 times a week. In hot weather, an additional increase in watering frequency may be required; in this case, it is worth focusing on the degree of drying of the soil under the bush.It is recommended to water during such hours when the soil moisture remains as long as possible, this can be morning or evening. Sometimes for irrigation, you can effectively use water with dissolved mineral fertilizers.

To improve the access of oxygen to the roots, as well as for a longer retention of moisture in the soil, it is necessary to regularly loosen the soil. Weeds can be cut in parallel.

To improve the quality of the crop, attention should be paid to pinching, it should be carried out when the bushes are still small enough.

Since the hybrid has a fairly large number of fruits on each bush and is quite large in size, it must be tied to a vertical support.

The yellow date can quite well resist various diseases, such as: different types of rot (gray, white or root), late blight, etc. In order to prevent diseases, you can add ash to the water.

The hybrid is susceptible to the negative effects of various pests: aphids, slugs and many others. Therefore, attention should be paid to the protection of yellow date tomatoes from insects and harmful microorganisms. To do this, you should be engaged in loosening the soil, mulching.

In the event that the infection does occur, it is necessary to apply non-toxic drugs against pests.

The main feature of growing tomatoes in a greenhouse, in contrast to cultivation in the open field, is the need to organize good air circulation in it.

Tomato Date in the greenhouse

Important! It is not recommended to apply insecticides after flowering tomatoes, as this can negatively affect future fruits.

Advantages and disadvantages

Yellow Watermelon

The advantages of yellow date tomato include such characteristics as:

  • High yield - the fruits of this hybrid are quite small, but this is compensated by a large number of them on the branch;
  • Possibility of long storage - yellow date tomatoes can be stored quite successfully for several months if they are not ripe;
  • High palatability - this hybrid has an interesting, sweetish taste, which makes many gardeners choose it;
  • An unusual, interesting shape, which, unlike Phoenix tomatoes, is quite compact and convenient for storage.

Interesting. Tomato juice from yellow varieties of tomatoes is practically non-allergenic.

The main disadvantages of this variety of tomatoes are usually the late ripening of the crop.

Compared with the variety Siberian date, the yellow date tomato has a later ripening period. The red and pink dates also have an earlier ripening period than the yellow variety. However, since Date yellow and Date red are tomatoes of the same series, they are very similar in the description of many characteristics.