Quick Summary of Semko 98 F1
- 🌍 Origin: A highly reliable commercial F1 hybrid from the Russian agricultural company “Semko”.
- 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Compact and semi-spreading, growing only 50-55 cm (20-22 inches) tall. It is highly adaptable and can be grown in open ground, greenhouses, or even indoors on a windowsill.
- 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Red, oblate (flat-round), and smooth to slightly ribbed. Fruits are uniform, weighing 65-80g (2.3-2.8 oz). They have excellent transportability and a long shelf life.
- 👅 Flavor: Surprisingly sweet for an early variety, with a strong, classic tomato aroma. Pro Tip: Growers emphasize that you must let it fully ripen on the vine to unlock its sweetness; if picked too early, it can taste tart.
- 🛡️ Disease Resistance: Exceptional. It is officially resistant to Late Blight (Phytophthora – Pi), Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV), Early Blight (Alternaria – Asc), and is highly tolerant to Blossom End Rot.
- ⏳ Maturity: Very early season. Fruits begin to ripen just 87-93 days after sprouting, offering a concentrated, heavy harvest.
A tomato of rich color, with an active tomato aroma, quite sweet for an early one.
Sweeter than Iyunskiy (June) 🙂
And this is despite the fact that the bush finished growing indoors on a windowsill.
But! This tomato needs to be allowed to FULLY RIPEN!
I consider all the reviews about its acidity to be unfounded. Give the tomato what it requires and it will please you.
Tomato Semko 98 F1 is an early, late blight-resistant, determinate hybrid for open ground and film greenhouses. From full emergence of seedlings to ripening is 87–93 days. The plant is semi-spreading, sparsely leafed, 50–55 cm (20-22 inches) tall. The leaf is gray-green.
The inflorescence is simple. The first truss with 5–7 fruits is set above the 5th–7th leaf, subsequent ones every 1–2 leaves. The pedicel has a joint.
The fruits are oblate (flat-round), red, smooth or slightly ribbed, weighing 65–80 g (2.3-2.8 oz), with a long shelf life.
The flavor qualities of fresh fruits are excellent, marketability and transportability are high. Dry matter content is 4–4.7%, total sugar 3–3.5%, ascorbic acid up to 18 mg%.
Resistant to Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) and Alternaria (Asc), Late Blight (Pi), tolerant to blossom end rot. The hybrid is highly adaptable and characterized by a concentrated ripening of fruits. Planting scheme is 70×25 cm. Yield is 8–10 kg/m2 (approx. 1.6-2 lbs per sq ft).
Photo author: Irishka
