- Name synonyms: Bella Rosa F1, Bella Rosa F1
- Category: hybrid
- Growth type: determinant
- Appointment: universal
- Ripening period: mid-early
- Ripening time, days: 98-105
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses, for closed ground
- Bush size: undersized
- Bush height, cm: up to 100
- Bush characteristic: powerful
Bella Rossa tomato belongs to the determinant varieties. It is popular for its versatility and good yield.
Description of the variety
The described variety can be grown both in greenhouses and under a film, and in open ground. This hybrid has low bushes, growing up to a maximum of one meter. Bella Ross's tomato turns out to be powerful, the shoots are thick, there is a lot of foliage, the main thing is to provide it with proper care.
The main qualities of the fruit
The fruits of the described variety are light green when unripe. Upon reaching the stage of full maturity, they become uniformly red. Bella Ross tomatoes are large, the weight of each fruit can reach 300 grams. In shape, they are slightly ribbed and flat-rounded.
Inside, under the smooth skin, there is a dense pulp. Tomatoes of this variety lie perfectly after harvest.
Taste characteristics
Bella Rossa tomatoes have a pleasant, pronounced tomato flavor.
Ripening and fruiting
This variety belongs to the mid-early varieties. It ripens in 98-105 days. Bella Rossa is distinguished by long-term fruiting. Harvesting begins in early July and ends by the end of August.
Yield
You can also praise the variety for its high yield; up to 5 kg of ripe tomatoes can be harvested from one bush with good care.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
Bella Ross tomato seeds are sown for seedlings by late March or early April. Young plants are transplanted into the ground in May or June.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener can harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
To make the tomato feel comfortable, the following planting pattern should be used: 40 x 60 cm.
Growing and care
To get good, strong seedlings, you need to immerse the seeds of the Bella Ross tomato no more than 1 cm in fertile soil in a container. The earth is well watered, then covered with polyethylene and the container is set in the sun. Such a shelter will allow you to maintain the necessary moisture. When the first shoots appear, the film can be removed.
Seedlings must be kept in the sun. If it is not enough, then the stems of the tomatoes will be long.
A good way to plant seedlings in the ground involves digging a fairly large, deep planting hole. The plant is almost completely immersed inside so that only the upper few leaves remain on the surface.
This method makes the most of the tomato's ability to root the stem. The only problem is that the ground is colder with this planting.You can solve this problem by placing a cut 1.5 liter plastic bottle at the bottom of each pit. The plastic will act as a miniature greenhouse, speed up the heating of the soil, and also prevent it from collapsing into the pit. When it comes time to transplant seedlings, the plants are placed inside containers in the ground, and over time they are removed.
Since tomatoes love the sun and warmth, you can cover the soil with a special material. Solarization of the soil helps prevent diseases and weeds. Before covering the soil with a film, it is necessary to fertilize it with compost and other nutrients, and then water it with high quality. In warm climates, mulching with straw (not hay!) Is another good option.
Don't forget the Bell Ross garter. So that in the process there is no pinching of the stem, around it under the upper brush or under the petiole (but above the leaf), they first make a ring of twine.
An end of a string 1.5-2 m long is tied to the connected loops of this ring, and the second end of the twine is thrown over a cable, tightened and tied, too, with a simple knot to another rope stretched through a row of tomato bushes.
It is very important to provide the Bella Ross variety with high-quality watering, since without it you can not expect a rich harvest. At the same time, waterlogging of the soil is just as harmful as a prolonged drought. Moisture will last longer under the mulch, but even then it is recommended to use drip irrigation with a timer.
As for fertilizers, at first, formulations with a large amount of nitrogen are introduced, since it is necessary for the development of shoots, rooting. Then, when flowers appear, they begin to fertilize with potash and phosphorus mixtures. It is these microelements that are used for the development of fruits. The taste and juiciness depend on them.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.
Disease and pest resistance
Tomatoes in this variety have excellent cracking resistance. In addition, they have immunity to tobacco mosaic.
As for other diseases, prophylactic treatment is required from them. A sulfur or magnesium based fungicide is an excellent option. The cleanliness of the site plays an important role in the fight against many fungal infections. A large amount of weeds, leaf debris must not be allowed. When trimming the lower leaves and pinching in the Bella Ross variety, the removed parts are necessarily burned.
A solution of insecticidal soap helps from aphids and other insects, which also negatively affect the quality and quantity of the crop. They do not like insects and garlic infusion.
You should not plant tomatoes where nightshades used to grow, since some diseases persist in the soil and are easily transmitted after planting.
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
Bella Rossa is considered a plant that withstands prolonged drought and heat perfectly.
