Characteristics, cultivation and care, description of a variety of hybrid tomato "Union 8"

A perfect balance of excellent taste, good preservation during transportation, quick return of the crop, even under adverse weather conditions. Tomato Union 8 - a hybrid of early ripening, introduced into the State Register of Russia in the Lower Volga and North Caucasus regions.

In our material you will find not only the most detailed description of the variety, but also get acquainted with its characteristics, get information about the intricacies of growing and caring, and the tendency to diseases.

Tomatoes Union 8: variety description

Determinant type of plant. The bush is very powerful, with a large number of lateral shoots, the number of leaves is average. The total yield of up to 15 kilograms per square meter when grown on open ground. Cultivation in film shelters and greenhouses increases yields up to 18-19 kilograms. Recommended for growing on open ridges, as well as greenhouses and shelters film type.

Hybrid advantages:

• Good taste and product quality;
• Quick return of most of the crop;
• The compact bush, is ideal for cultivation in film shelters;
• Excellent safety during transportation;
• Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.

Among the shortcomings can be identified weak resistance to diseases, including late blight, vertex rot and macrosporosis.

The fruit is very fleshy to the touch, with a thick skin, red. Form rounded, slightly flattened. Weight 80-110 grams. Universal purpose. Equally good, as when preparing for the winter, and when used fresh, in the form of salads and juices. Fruits contain 4-5 correctly spaced nests. Dry matter in tomatoes is up to 4.8-4.9%.

You can compare the weight of the fruits of this variety with others in the table below:

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Some photos of a tomato of a grade "Union 8":

Recommendations for growing and care

It is recommended to plant seedlings in the last decade of March - the first decade of April. The depth of planting seeds is 1.5-2.0 centimeters. Seeding seedlings and picking after the appearance of 1-3 true leaves. After 55-65 days, after the threat of frost has ceased, seedlings are planted on ridges.

Recommended fertilizing complex fertilizers, watering at room temperature, regular loosening of the soil. When grown in conditions of open ridges plant height from 60 to 75 centimeters. Film shelters, as well as the greenhouse will bring the height to one meter.

Read more about the diseases of tomatoes in greenhouses in the articles of our website, as well as methods and measures to combat them.

You can also get acquainted with information about high-yielding and disease-resistant varieties, about tomatoes that are not at all prone to phytophthora.

Do not recommend planting more than 5 plants per square meter. According to numerous reviews received from gardeners, the best result of the hybrid yield shows when forming a bush with one trunk with obligatory garter to a support or trellis.

With the yield of other varieties of tomatoes, you can see in the table below:

Early ripening (98-102 days) allows you to collect most of the crop (about 65% of the total) before mass destruction of tomatoes by late blight.

Diseases and pests

Septoriosis: fungal disease. The so-called white spot. Infection most often begins with the leaves, then goes to the stem of the plant. High temperatures and humidity contribute to the rapid development of the disease. Not transmitted through tomato seeds. Remove infected leaves, treat the diseased plant with a preparation containing copper, for example, "Horus".

Phomoz: another name for this disease is brown rot. Most often develops near the stem, looks like a small brown spot. It affects the fruits of tomatoes inside. To protect against this fungus, fresh manure should not be applied to the soil for top dressing.

Sovkababochka: Perhaps the most dangerous of the pests of tomatoes. Moth that lays eggs on the leaves of plants. Hatching caterpillars eat away moves inside the stalks. The plant eventually dies. It helps very well from caterpillars scoop spraying decoction of dope and burdock for a week.

In the table below you will find links to varieties of tomatoes with different ripening terms:

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