Tomato Raspberry Empire is an early ripe hybrid that has excellent taste. The collected seeds of hybrids are not suitable for growing the next year, as they lose their properties, so they have to be bought again every season. The plant bears excellent fruit both in the open field and in greenhouses, hotbeds.

Tomato Raspberry Empire: characteristics and description of the variety

This variety has positive features:

  • resistance to fungal diseases;
  • high productivity;
  • fruits do not crack, taste good;
  • storage duration;
  • possibility of transportation;
  • versatility of use.

Tomato Raspberry Empire

The disadvantage of this variety is the peculiarity of the stems, they reach 2 meters in height.

Fruits are crimson-red, sweet, firm. Up to 5 kg of tomatoes are harvested from one plant. The fruits contain a small amount of seeds. The base of the peduncle is without a green spot. They are eaten fresh, pickled, and tomato juice is made.

Note! The Russian Empire tomato and the Raspberry Empire tomato, although they have many similarities, are two different varieties.

Planting and leaving

The end of February is the time to plant seeds for seedlings. For this you can use peat cups or special containers. You need to add 1/3 of rotted humus to the ground. To improve seed germination, before planting, they are soaked in warm water (25 ° C) for 18 hours, then dried.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

Tomato Gavroche: characteristics and description of the variety

After about 65 days, the seedlings are planted in a permanent place: in open ground or in a greenhouse.

Note! Young plants are planted at an angle. Planting density - 3-4 plants per square meter.

The plant is tall, the branches can break under the weight of the fruits, therefore the bushes need to be tied up.

The plant must be pinched and pinched correctly.

Steak tomato

Important! Tomatoes need to be pinned before the beginning of fruiting (around the beginning of June).

5-6 stems are formed, the rest are removed, and the top of the main stem is pinched so that 2-3 leaves depart from the upper branch. Having formed 2 branches, you can increase the formation of fruits. The lower leaves are removed.

Tomatoes need to be watered on average once a week, using 10 liters of water for each bush. It is advisable to cover the soil (with straw, peat) to reduce moisture evaporation. Apply fertilizer every 10 days: 0.5 l of nutrient liquid per plant.

Watering tomatoes

The culture is resistant to many diseases, but prone to late blight. Therefore, it is recommended to spray the plant with special preparations for preventive purposes.

Important! In an open garden, tomatoes are planted next to onions, cabbage, peas and as far away from the potatoes as possible so as not to infect with the Colorado potato beetle. It is not worth growing a tomato in one place for more than 1 season, it is necessary to alternate.

If the culture grows in a greenhouse, the air temperature in it should be no more than 30 ° C, the greenhouse should be regularly ventilated. This will create an optimal climate for the Imperia tomato to bloom and bear fruit well.

Imperia tomato is easy to grow even for a novice gardener. It is a picky variety that produces delicious fruits.