Tomato Marquis f1: characteristics and description of the hybrid variety with photos

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Characteristics of the variety
Features of cultivation
Reviews from gardeners

Gardeners are asking how to grow the Marquis F1 tomato, which they read reviews about on online forums. The variety is listed in the State Register of the Russian Federation for cultivation in private gardens and on farms during the spring and summer.

Characteristics of the variety

Description of the variety:

The Marquis variety is an early-ripening hybrid. It takes 90-100 days from seedling emergence to the ripening of the first fruits.
It belongs to the determinate species and can reach a height of more than 2 m.
The first inflorescence is formed above the 8-9 leaf, the rest - every 3 leaves.
The plants have fairly wide, large, medium-dissected leaves of a light green color.
The inflorescence can be either simple or semi-compound, containing 6 to 12 flowers. The bush has good foliage, with each cluster producing 8-9 fruits.
Recommended mainly for fresh use.
Characterized by a friendly yield and good fruit set.
This variety is characterized by resistance to many diseases (TMV, bacterial wilt).

Marquis F 1 tomatoes have semi-circular, smooth, four-chambered fruits. When unripe, the tomatoes are light green without a dark green spot near the stem, turning pinkish-crimson as they ripen. Mature tomatoes have a very attractive appearance and a fairly firm texture. They can retain their marketable quality for more than two weeks after harvest.

They are fairly resistant to cracking, have excellent flavor, a slightly sour taste, weigh 200 to 250 grams, and are suitable for long-distance transportation. Yields are approximately 25 kg per square meter indoors, and 12 to 14 kg per square meter outdoors on a trellis.

Features of cultivation

For seedlings, seeds are sown in March at a depth of no more than 2-3 cm. They are covered with loose soil. The seedlings are pricked out when they have two true leaves. The key is to take your time and wait until the strongest shoots emerge; this is when you should begin pricking out. Before planting, the seedlings should be fertilized with a complex fertilizer approximately 2-3 times.

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Hardening off the plants should begin 10-14 days before planting. This requires gradually acclimating the seedlings to the growing conditions. In open ground and plastic greenhouses, tomatoes should be grown on horizontal and vertical trellises, as they are tall plants. It's best to train them into a single stem. No more than 3-4 plants should be planted per square meter.

Further care consists of loosening the soil, watering, and fertilizing with mineral fertilizers. Watering should be timely, preventing the soil from drying out or becoming waterlogged.

Be careful when watering at the roots, avoiding contact with the leaves.

Reviews from gardeners

Elena, Cheboksary:

"I planted the Marquis F1 variety in a greenhouse, and the plants took root fairly quickly without any problems. The tomatoes weren't the first to produce, but they did produce a harvest fairly quickly and evenly. The only drawback is that they have a slightly sour taste."

Svetlana, Pskov:

“I didn’t like the variety; it’s difficult to shape, the stems are too heavy, and the clusters are also weighty—you have to tie them up.”

Olga Andreevna, Samara:

"It's better to train the plant with more than one stem, as it's difficult for a single stem to support the fruit, and the clusters can break. To prevent this, I had to tie them up. This is too labor-intensive for many gardeners."

The Marquis F1 tomato variety is not suitable for gardeners seeking a good harvest with minimal labor, as the plant requires pinching, tying, and shaping. However, the delicious fruit of this variety makes it a better choice.