Oval tomatoes, painted in bright red color, look great in salting and no less appetizing - in salads from fresh vegetables.
Hybrids and varieties with such data have always been popular. The red arrow is a novelty from Russian breeders that incorporates the best qualities of early ripe tomatoes.
In this article you will find a full description of the variety Red Arrow, you will be able to get acquainted with its characteristics, learn all about the features of cultivation and the tendency to diseases.
Tomatoes Red Arrow: variety description
Grade name | Red Arrow |
general description | Early ripe, semi-determinant hybrid for an open ground and greenhouses |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | up to 105 days |
The form | Fruits are rounded elongated |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 70-130 grams |
Application | Versatile, good for canning |
Yield varieties | 27 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Tomatoes are well tolerated shading, so they are used to seal the planting of tall tomatoes |
Disease resistance | Well resistant to all diseases |
Tomato Red Arrow is a semi-determinant early ripe hybrid (up to 105 days) that can grow in open ground and greenhouses. Depending on the cultivation technology, the bush can grow up to 1 or 1.5 meters. About indeterminantny grades read here.
The plant has a high degree of resistance to major diseases. Shtamba does not form. Fruits are rounded elongated, covered with a thin strong skin, with a small spot at the base, disappearing when ripe. Color - red inside and out, without pronounced light fibers.
Seed chambers are small, narrow, semi-dry. They contain a small amount of small seeds. The average weight of one tomato is 70 g, rarely - up to 130 g. The average transportability is stored in the refrigerator for no more than 5 weeks.
You can compare the weight of fruits of this variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Red Arrow | 70-130 grams |
Prime minister | 120-180 grams |
King of the market | 300 grams |
Polbyg | 100-130 grams |
Stolypin | 90-120 grams |
Black bunch | 50-70 grams |
Sweet bunch | 15-20 grams |
Kostroma | 85-145 grams |
Buyan | 100-180 grams |
F1 President | 250-300 |
Tomato cultivar Red Arrow bred in Russia, registered in 2013. The red arrow is suitable for growing in areas of high-risk farming, including the Middle Urals and Siberia. It grows well in the European part of Russia.
Specifications
The purpose of the hybrid is universal. Fruits are well preserved and salted, their taste is harmonious in salads and with culinary heat treatment. The average yield of a single plant is 3.3-4 kg, with at least 27 kg of commercial tomatoes collected per square meter of planting.
You can compare the yield of Buyan variety with other varieties in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
Red Arrow | 27 kg per square meter |
Russian size | 7-8 kg per square meter |
King of Kings | 5 kg from a bush |
Long keeper | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Grandma's Gift | up to 6 kg per square meter |
Podsinskoe miracle | 5-6 kg per square meter |
Brown sugar | 6-7 kg per square meter |
American ribbed | 5.5 kg from a bush |
Rocket | 6.5 kg per square meter |
De barao giant | 20-22 kg from a bush |
A photo
See below: Tomato Red Arrow photo
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages: the alignment of the fruit and the friendly yield of the crop, versatility of use and high resistance to disease. There are no flaws.
Features of growing
Tomatoes Red Arrow tolerate shading well, so they are used to seal the planting of tall tomatoes. With sudden changes in moisture cracking of the fruit does not occur. It is recommended to grow a hybrid through seedlings for 55-60 days before planting in the ground or greenhouses. The recommended planting pattern is 50/40 cm (up to 6 bushes per square meter).
The plant does not need to pinch or limit growth. After the formation of 9-12 brushes, it is recommended to feed them with trace elements. Weekly fertilization (organic) and regular watering improve the quality of the fruit.
Read in detail all about tomato fertilizers.:
- Organic, mineral, ready-made complexes, TOP best.
- Yeast, iodine, ash, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid.
- Extra root, for seedling, when picking.
What varieties of tomatoes have high immunity and good yield? Subtleties growing early varieties.
While caring for tomatoes, do not forget about the mode of watering, tying and mulching. These simple agrotechnical techniques will help to get a good harvest in the open field or greenhouse.
Diseases and pests
Tomato hybrid disease is practically not affected and control measures are rarely needed. In order to completely protect the tomato plantation from infections, it is recommended to air the plantings regularly. You can also treat them twice with the season by means of copper.
Protection against phytophthora and varieties resistant to this disease. As well as fungicides, insecticides and growth stimulants for growing tomatoes.
As for pests, insecticides will protect the Colorado potato beetle, spider mites, aphids and thrips perfectly.
Tomato Red Arrow is a relatively new hybrid that is rapidly gaining popularity among ordinary summer residents.
The friendly fruiting and a huge amount of fruit on the bushes (up to 75 on each!) Make it a very valuable crop at the dacha.
In the table below you will find links to other varieties of tomatoes presented on our website and having different ripening periods:
Early maturing | Middle late | Medium early |
Crimson Viscount | Yellow banana | Pink Bush F1 |
The Tsar Bell | Titanium | Flamingo |
Katya | F1 slot | Openwork |
Valentine | Honey salute | Chio Chio San |
Cranberries in sugar | Miracle of the market | Supermodel |
Fatima | gold fish | Budenovka |
Verlioka | De barao black | F1 major |