Tomato
Cobra tomato
Cobra tomato: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
‘Cobra’, also under the name ‘Cobra F1’, is a tomato of the species Solanum lycopersicum, in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Its young plants are stocky and sturdy, with controlled vigour. F1 indicates the first hybrid generation from a selected cross. It is not a cherry tomato: it belongs to the round tomato group for fresh eating and various culinary uses.Fruits are round, fairly uniform and evenly red. Flavour, the balance of sweetness and acidity, and texture also depend on ripeness. Fruits may reach about 67 to 82 mm in diameter, although actual diameter depends on conditions and fruit development. Trusses may carry five to seven tomatoes. These guides characterise the selection without guaranteeing a particular number on every garden truss.The plant has dark green foliage and relatively short internodes. Tomato leaves are compound, with divided leaflets, while yellow star-shaped flowers precede the fruit. It remains an herbaceous tomato intended for…
