Description of the Fenda tomato and its growing characteristics

The Fenda tomato is an early-ripening hybrid suitable for both greenhouse and open-air cultivation. Developed by French breeders, this tall hybrid boasts high yields and excellent flavor.

Features of the Fend hybrid

The bushes reach a height of 2 meters and can grow indefinitely in greenhouses. The growing season is 70-80 days. The main stem is straight and strong, the leaf blade is quite large, and the rhizome is well developed.

A single bunch produces 6-10 ovaries. A ripe tomato weighs between 250 and 400 g and is round and pink in color. The high sugar content gives the fruit a sweet, slightly tart flavor. Inside the dense fruit are six chambers containing the seeds. The flesh is plump and juicy.

A single plant can produce 40-50 tomatoes. Up to 25 kg of tomatoes can be harvested from a single square meter. Due to its early ripening period, the Fenda variety can be grown twice a season: from spring to summer and from summer to fall.

Purpose of the variety

The sweet flavor and fleshy flesh are perfect for making a variety of tomato sauces, ketchups, and juices. Fresh tomatoes are added to salads, and canned in chunks.

Advantages and disadvantages of a hybrid

Key benefits:

• tomatoes are transportable;
• the skin is dense, the fruits do not crack;
• bushes can be grown under film or without it;
• excellent taste and attractive appearance;
• The variety is resistant to many diseases.

Flaws:

• tall bushes require constant garters;
• The variety is demanding in terms of feeding.

Fenda Tomato Growing Technology

This indeterminate hybrid prefers greenhouse conditions. It's best to germinate the seedlings yourself in early spring. Seeds should be purchased from reputable suppliers, and remember to check the expiration dates on the label. Remove any small or damaged seeds, and soak the remaining ones in a light potassium permanganate solution for 20 minutes, rinse, and dry slightly.

The temperature for sowing should be at least 21-25 degrees Celsius. Prepare a soil mixture for seedlings (garden soil, peat, and sand in a ratio of 2:1:1). Seedlings can be grown in peat pellets.

The seeds are sown in prepared containers, covered with a layer of soil, and watered. After the sprouts emerge (7-10 days), the room temperature is reduced to 15 degrees Celsius. This is done to allow the plant to synthesize organic matter from inorganic matter and to prevent rapid growth.

After a week, gradually increase the temperature until it reaches 22-24 degrees Celsius. The container should be moved to a bright spot; if there's insufficient light, add fluorescent lamps. The soil should be moistened 1-2 times every 7 days.

Plants are transplanted into separate containers when the first leaves appear on the mature seedlings. By the time they are transplanted into the garden, the plants will be 25-30 cm tall and have approximately 6-9 leaves. Ovaries form every 5 leaves.

A few days before planting the seedlings, the soil in the garden should be tilled to a depth of 12-14 cm. A complex fertilizer (NPK - 15-20 kg/ha) is added to the soil. The seedlings are planted in holes in rows 50 cm by 40 cm apart, with 3-4 plants per square meter.

The soil around the holes is compacted and watered, and covered with a 10-centimeter layer of mulch. The seedlings should be left undisturbed for 10 days. The bushes are formed into 1-2 stems; at a height of 2 meters, a minimum of 8-10 clusters develop on each plant. Supports are immediately placed near the bushes for tying.

Peculiarities of tomato care

Watering

Every 4-5 days, moderate watering is carried out (500 ml of water per plant), the bushes are watered at the roots in the morning until the seedlings take root, the soil moisture should be 80% HB.

Top dressing

A bountiful tomato harvest is achieved with timely fertilization. Potassium supplements synthesize vitamin C, enhance root growth, and accumulate carbohydrates. Potassium is added during seedling growth, then from the beginning of fruit set, and during fruit ripening.

Phosphorus supplements (superphosphate, precipitate) are necessary for the ripening of fruits and seeds; phosphorus is added twice during the growing season.

Nitrogen helps plants develop their green color. However, overdosing on nitrogen can lead to abundant foliage, leaving the plant with little energy for fruit. Nitrogen (ammonium sulfate, manure, urea, ammonium nitrate) is added twice during the growing season: once with the basic fertilizers when planting seedlings, and once again when fruit buds begin to form. Since nitrogen fertilizers make the soil acidic, limestone should be added.

Garters

The first tying is done 2 weeks after planting the plants, subsequent tying of the bushes is done every 3 weeks.

It is important not to forget to weed, remove dry leaves, and spray bushes to prevent diseases and control pests.

Diseases and pests

If tomatoes are not cared for properly or with poor quality, especially if the soil moisture is high, diseases may occur:

• macrosporiosis;
• late blight;
• Alternaria.

Diseased plants should be removed and destroyed to prevent infection of neighboring plants. Mineral supplements boost tomato plants' immunity and protect the harvest from late blight. Insecticides are used to control pests (cutworms, aphids, and Colorado potato beetles).

In which regions is it grown?

At the end of April, seedlings are transferred to open ground in the southern and southeastern regions of the Russian Federation; in the western and northwestern regions of the country, tomatoes are planted in greenhouses at the beginning of May.

Reviews

Tatyana, Saratov

I grew a wonderful pink tomato variety twice this season. The second crop ripened by October 20th, with some still green. The tomatoes were delicious and sweet, and some even had green sides.

Alexey, Nizhny Novgorod

I love pink tomato varieties. My whole family loved the Fenda variety. The bushes were very tall, and I had to constantly tie them up, but the harvest was good. My wife preserved the juices and sauces for the winter.