Tomato "Bobcat f1" - a popular variety that can be found in areas of many gardeners. Growing this type of tomato requires regular and proper care. If you decide to plant Bobcat f1 tomato in your garden, it is important to understand all the intricacies of its contents in advance.

Did you know? Variety "Bobcat f1" refers to hybrid and was bred by selection. Its creators were agronomists from Holland.

Grade description

The considered variety of tomatoes has its own distinctive characteristics:

• a tomato bush can grow up to 1.2 m and belongs to the category of determinants, that is, it grows actively until the fruit sets;
• its cultivation is possible both in the open territory and in the greenhouse;
• with 1 sq. m plot under favorable conditions, you can collect 3-4 kg of crop;
• the fruits ripen late in comparison with other varieties;
• the color of ripened tomatoes is even, without spots and splashes;
• “Bobcat f1” fruits are distinguished by their glossy red color;
• tomatoes have the shape of a flattened sphere;
• the walls of the fetus are slightly ribbed;
• the skin of tomatoes is thin enough, but it is durable and does not crack;
• the fruits are distinguished by good taste;
• the weight of one tomato is not more than 250-300 g.

Advantages and disadvantages

• The advantages of the variety include the following:
• The advantages of the variety include the following:
• unpretentiousness of relatively low moisture and high temperature;
• long-term storage;
• fruit integrity, lack of cracks;
• immunity to most diseases and pests;
• large crop;
• lack of transportation problems;
• constant weight and size when ripe.

Did you know? In Russia, this species was registered in 2008.

• Specialists also highlight several shortcomings of "Bobcat", among which:
• Specialists also highlight several shortcomings of "Bobcat", among which:
• late ripening;
• regional restrictions on cultivation;
• the need for frequent visits to the beds for care.

Self-growing seedlings

To grow Bobcat tomato seedlings, you need to purchase seeds, as well as suitable soil and containers. Landing should be carried out according to a certain scheme, and in the future, proper care is required, which includes fertilizer, dive and hardening.

Optimum timing for sowing

To determine the best time for sowing seeds, you need to determine the estimated date of planting seedlings in the ground - you need to sow tomatoes 65 days before this day. The optimal sowing date is March.

Important! Due to the late ripening in the northern regions, Bobcat F1 is undesirable to grow.

The soil

For seedlings of the variety "Bobcat F1" it is necessary to use special soil. Ready-made substrate can be purchased at a specialized store. You can also cook it yourself. To do this, you need to take the right amount of soil from the garden plot and heat treat it by burning in an oven.

Next, the soil is disinfected with a solution of manganese, after which it is left to dry in fresh air. In the meantime, you need to prepare humus and mix with already dried soil.

Capacity for growing

For growing, it is necessary to prepare containers.

It can be:

• pots;
• boxes;
• cassette.

You should also prepare glasses, where after the appearance of sprouts they need to be planted.

Seed preparation

Since Bobcat is a selectively bred hybrid variety, seeds do not need to be processed. They must be used in the form in which they are sold in packages.

Sowing seeds

When all materials are prepared, you can start sowing seeds.

To get a good result, you must perform the following steps:

1. Fill containers with prepared soil.
2. In the ground, make small furrows up to 1 cm deep, the distance between them should be about 2-4 cm.
3. Spread the seeds in each furrow, keeping a distance of 1-3 cm between them.
4. Sprinkle the seeds on top of the ground and moisten with spray water.
5. Cover all containers with foil.

Seedling Care

Before the first sprouts of seedlings appear, it is necessary to carry out proper care for it. To store containers, you need to choose a warm place in which a constant temperature of 25-30 ° C will be kept. Since natural heat is still not enough in March, it is better to choose a place near the battery. At the same time, the absence of full lighting should not be allowed. If there is not enough daylight, you can use artificial light in the form of a lamp.

Crops should be inspected every day for soil moisture. It is necessary to adhere to the golden mean in watering: the soil, too saturated with moisture, should be dried by removing the film, and with excessive dryness, it is necessary to moisten it.

Important! If the seedlings are kept in the container, the tomato will yield less yield.

After 10-12 days, sprouts will appear. The film can be removed for 12-14 days. Next, seedlings need to be transplanted in glasses, fertilizing with fertilizing based on potassium. Before planting in the soil, tomatoes must be watered as the substrate dries. At this stage, lighting is just as important as during sowing, so cups with sprouts should be kept in a well-lit, warm room.

Seedling hardening

Hardening should begin about 2 weeks before the bushes are planted in open soil. The procedure should be regular and daily. The first week, glasses with seedlings are taken out into the shade. You need to start from 1 hour per day and add 1-1.5 hours every day.

Starting from the second week, stronger sprouts are prepared for exposure to sunlight: for this they are taken out into the street and left in the sun.

Planting seedlings in a permanent place

The exact period of optimal planting can be determined at the moment when a flower brush appears at the seedlings. This usually occurs in shoots at the age of 45 days. From this day, another 14 days should be counted. At their end, you can begin to land.

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You need to plant seedlings in soil well warmed by the sun. Before planting, soil in moderate doses is fed with compost or ash. Then it is disinfected with copper sulfate.

Now you can begin landing, which is carried out according to the following algorithm:

1. For 1 square. dig 4–5 holes in a checkerboard pattern. Since the tomato variety "Bobcat f1" has a branched rhizome system, the distance between plants should be at least 50 cm.
2. Pour plenty of water into the pits.
3. Remove the seedlings from the containers without removing the substrate from the roots.
4. Place the seedlings with the earthen lump in the holes, deepening them at the same time by 2-3 cm in the center.
5. Fill the pits with soil.

Outdoor Care

When the seedlings are transferred to the open ground, they need to continue to organize proper care. It consists in regular watering, fertilizing with fertilizers, pinching, soil care, tying up and forming a bush, as well as preventing diseases and pests.

Watering

Bobcat f1 tomatoes need to be watered once every 3-4 days. The variety can successfully tolerate heat and drought, but it is better not to allow the soil to dry.

To moisten the soil, it is necessary to use watering under the root, avoiding the ingress of water to the tops.

Top dressing

Do not forget about top dressing: the optimal frequency is 1 time in 2 weeks. If necessary, it can be reduced to 1 time per month, less frequent feeding "Bobcat" is not recommended. Procedures are best carried out in the evening, after a heat decline.

For the described variety, a solution with phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen in the composition is suitable. Experienced gardeners advise using proportionally less nitrogen than other components during preparation.

Another necessary means for fertilizing is top dressing with magnesium. Boron in the form of a solution of boric acid (10 g of substance per 10 l of water) is used during flowering to spray tops.

Stepson

Pasynkovka is an important point in the question of how to form the tomato "Bobcat f1". Stepsons must be removed regularly. It is advisable that they do not grow more than 4 cm. To save the bush from the stepson, you need to grab it with your fingers and break it to the side, after which the unnecessary branch will easily come off the main stem. If it does not lend itself to such manipulation, you can use a garden knife or scissors.

Soil care

The soil on which tomatoes grow also needs proper care. Thanks to this, the bushes will grow better.

The list of works with soil include:

• regular loosening;
• getting rid of weeds as they appear;
• hilling (three times during the season of growth and ripening of tomatoes);
• mulching (grass, compost, straw or other materials).

Bush tying

After the seedlings have grown, they need to be tied up.

There are 2 types of tying:

• vertical - a stick 1 meter long is driven in near the bush and a bush is tied to it;
• horizontal - A trellis is being built near the garden bed, which is adapted for tying a tomato.

This manipulation should be carried out necessarily, regardless of what type was chosen. A tied bush will grow evenly and will not break under the weight of the crop.

Preventative treatment

The advantage of "Bobcat" is its immunity to most diseases. It is not necessary to treat the plant from late blight, mosaics and other diseases. The best prevention is regular care in the form of fertilizer, watering and working with the soil. However, for the variety in question, the whitefly is an danger - an insect that settles on the leaves and sucks their juices. The pest can be dealt with using the Confidor tool, popular with gardeners.

Harvesting

Harvest is necessary when the fruits become completely ripe. This is evidenced by the bright red color of tomatoes, as well as the density and meatiness to the touch. With 1 sq. m usually harvest up to 3-4 kg of crop. Under the most favorable conditions and care, you can get up to 8 kg from the same area.

Bobcat f1 tomatoes are an excellent choice both for growing for your own purposes and for getting products for sale. Unpretentiousness in leaving, resistance to diseases, universality in application and high taste qualities do this grade especially good for any gardener.