Torbay tomato is a hybrid determinant variety that gives pink large tomato fruits. It grows and develops well in greenhouses and in the open field, but with the use of film. It belongs to a high-yielding tomato species with large fruits that retain their presentation for a long time.

This hybrid came to Russia from Holland in 2012, where it was bred in 2010, and quickly gained popularity, earned the recognition of gardeners.

Characteristics of Torbay tomato

The full name of this variety is torbay F1. The yield exceeds that of domestic varieties. The fruits are pink in color and differ in taste.

Characteristics and description of the Torbay tomato variety:

  • Medium-early ripening variety. It takes about 110 days from the moment of planting to the first fruits. If grown in a greenhouse, then the tomato bears fruit until October;
  • Determinant variety with a standard bush structure. In the open field, the tomato grows up to 80 cm in height, and in greenhouse growing conditions, the bush stretches 1.5 meters in height. In some cases, the plant forms into a single stem and can reach 2 meters in height;
  • Productivity of tomato Torbay F1 is high. The size of one fruit is from 150 to 250 grams. The total mass of fruits from one bush is from 4.5 to 6 kg of tomato;
  • The tomato has a powerful root system, tall, spreading bushes with dense foliage. Dense foliage protects pink, sun-vulnerable fruits when grown outdoors;
  • This tomato is immunized against diseases affecting other varieties (fusarium, root rot);
  • The palatability of the fruit is good. They have a sweetish taste, juicy pulp and firm rind;
  • From one fruit, a tomato leaves from 4 to 6 seeds.

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The tomato has 110 days of ripening, if counted from the moment of sowing the seeds. Since tomatoes are often grown in seedlings, the ripening period from the moment the seedlings are planted in a greenhouse or ground is 70 to 75 days. Fruiting is stretched due to the number of branches on the bush, but you need to take into account the weather conditions and the growing area of ​​the tomato.

Tomatoes of this variety are excellent for preservation and pickling, as well as for consumption raw without any flavorings.

This tomato is valuable in commercial markets due to its appearance, taste and shelf life.

Agrotechnics of growing Tomato Torbay

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Torbay hybrid is versatile in its growing method. The seeds are soaked in a saline solution, after the roots grow back, they are sown in boxes or pots, with prepared soil or peat tablets, they are lowered to a depth of 1.5 cm. The optimum temperature for growing seedlings is +20 ° C. At this temperature, seedlings grow for 30 days.

Important! This variety is not suitable for growing in the northern regions of the country in the open field, only in greenhouse conditions, and then in heated greenhouses. In temperate climates, when grown outdoors, it is still better to use film and spondbond

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Torbay seedlings, like other varieties, must be hardened before moving to the greenhouse by opening the vents, but avoiding drafts.

Planting of this tomato should be carried out only after the threat of nighttime cold snaps has passed, and the daytime temperature is normalized above +18 ° C.

The quality of tomatoes depends on the beds

It is best to plant adult seedlings in slightly acidic soil. Before planting the tomato, add 10 grams to the holes. superphosphate. The distance between the holes is 60 cm and 80 cm is the row spacing.

A growing tomato variety requires a mandatory garter, as it bears a large number of large fruits. For this, a standard tomato garter to a rail or other support is quite suitable, the main thing is strong.

Council. To control the ripening of fruits, the vegetable grower needs to regulate the density of the leaves himself.

Like other tomatoes, Torbay tomato can suffer from pests, so preventive procedures to combat them must be carried out.

To get an earlier harvest, the plant needs to be pinned and help to form a bush. Torbay requires abundant and thorough watering, loosening the soil and applying fertilizers. During the growing season, Torbay should be fertilized about 4 times.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

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According to the description, Torbay tomatoes are a great variety. To confirm this, you need to compare its advantages and disadvantages in relation to other varieties of tomatoes.

The advantages of the Torbay F1 variety:

  • The variety has a strong fruit ovary with "friendly" ripening (young tomatoes begin to ripen together and ripen all at once at the same time). A vegetable grower can harvest the maximum number of ripe fruits at a time;
  • Productivity in relation to other pink-fruited varieties is higher;
  • Has a high resistance to diseases affecting tomatoes. Only timely prevention of diseases is required;
  • The fruits have a good presentation and high taste. They keep well, and even green ones ripen well without a plant stem.

Due to its characteristics, this tomato is well suited not only for home cultivation, but also for large-scale vegetable production.

Minus Torbay variety - in the expenditure of labor and time during the cultivation (care, feeding, etc.). But the same amount of labor is required when growing other varieties of tomatoes and vegetables in general.

The main disadvantage of the hybrid - in that he is afraid of direct sunlight, as he can get sunburn.

The disadvantages include sprawling branches, which will require additional shaping of the bush.

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Also negative quality it will be that this tomato can suffer from such pests as aphids, spider mites, Colorado potato beetle. But they can be removed by using chemicals, folk remedies and preliminary disinfection and subsequent mulching of the soil.

Tomato Torbay is a variety that does not cause huge hassle in growing. When carrying out care procedures, it does not differ from other tomatoes in terms of basic indicators, on the contrary, it has a strengthened immunity. It is not suitable for growing in the northern region and is afraid of strong sunshine, but at the same time it gives a large sweet harvest.

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