Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Astrakhansky
Tomatoes grown on the Lower Volga are one of the most delicious. The fact is that a climate with a hot sun, slightly brackish soils with a high content of potassium and sodium, create conditions for the accumulation of a large amount of sugars in fruits. The Astrakhan tomato is no exception, it is the favorite of the gardeners of the south.
Description of the tomato variety Astrakhansky, refers it to the group of mid-ripening open ground tomatoes, 115-122 days pass from germination to fruit ripening. By the type of bush, this variety is indeterminate, but its height does not exceed 80 cm, the plant forms a stem. The first inflorescence is laid above 7-8 leaves. Fruit characteristics:
- Shape - rounded;
- Average weight - 105 g, all fruits have approximately the same weight;
- Density - high;
- Color: bright red, medium skin density, does not crack.
The purpose of the fruits is preservation of whole fruits, fresh consumption, preparation of tomato paste and juice. The seed chambers are small, there are 5-6 of them, seed medium in size, not felt when eaten. The variety is characterized by a friendly return of fruits, therefore it is grown in production conditions.
Advantages of the variety
Among the advantages of Astrakhan, the main thing is its high yield. Under production conditions, this variety produced 70 t / ha and more. In the open field in the Volgograd and Astrakhan regions, as evidenced by the reviews of gardeners, you can get a bucket of fruit with 1 m2.
The advantages of the variety include the fact that it does not have a green spot around the stem. The variety is very resistant to fungal and viral diseases, the top rot does not affect it. This is one of those varieties that people say "strong".
Beneficial features
Astrakhan tomatoes are very rich in lycopene. This substance is essential for the health of everyone, but especially for men. The lycopene content is higher in cooked tomatoes. The organic substance choline, which is found in large quantities in tomatoes, helps to lower blood cholesterol levels, protects the liver from fatty degeneration, increases overall immunity and stimulates the formation of blood hemoglobin.
Growing recommendations
Astrakhan tomatoes are suitable for growing through seedling or seedling culture. In the first case, it should be sown for seedlings in early March. In a seedless culture, for example, in Astrakhan, crops are sown in April under a film directly into the open ground.
It is important that in a seedless culture, the consumption of seeds is much higher than when sown for seedlings. It is necessary to sow in a garden bed with a line so that the seedlings together raise the soil crust, and then they are thinned out to the required distance of 35-45 cm.A seedless tomato is very strong, it requires less watering, since it has a deep root system, more fruits are formed on it. Try to grow tomatoes like this!
In the initial period of growth, tomatoes need to be fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizers. Remarkable results are obtained by foliar feeding with urea. Before flowering, the tomato should be fed with a complete mineral fertilizer - with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. During the period of fruit growth, feeding with mullein is effective - the fruits will be large and sweet. Pour fresh mullein with water: 2 kg of mullein in a bucket of water, leave this mixture in a closed container for 7 days for fermentation. Then dilute 5-6 times and water the plants at the root.
At the dacha, Astrakhan tomatoes definitely need support, since the plants are quite tall. If the culture is seedless and the distance between the plants is small, then it is advisable to equip low trellises, up to 1 m in height and stretch the wires in 1-2 rows to support all the plants in the row.
If the bushes were planted not in a row, but in holes, then the support can be placed on each bush individually. You need to tie the bush to the support approximately in the middle of it, ensuring a secure attachment.
It is interesting
In production conditions in the Astrakhan region, a special technology was developed, which had the same name as the region. According to this technology, tomatoes were planted with very wide row spacings of 1.4 m and a very small distance between bushes - 15-17 cm.With this scheme, the row is very dense, the bushes fall apart a little, there is the possibility of machine harvesting and full mechanization of all work.
Watering tomato
It is important not to overdo it with watering, since excess moisture greatly impairs the quality of the fruit.... In dry hot weather, you need to water the Astrakhan tomato variety 2 times a week. At daytime air temperatures less than 30 aboutWatering the tomato is permissible once a week. When watering, you need to ensure that there is enough moisture to soak the soil layer at least half a meter.
To do this, give at least 5 liters of water for each bush. If possible, equip a drip irrigation system in the country. The experience of those who planted and cultivated these tomatoes in hot climates using drip irrigation suggests that they are very responsive to irrigation, in which soil moisture is always equally optimal without jumps up or down. The drip irrigation system is turned on once a week for 10-12 hours, the water supply rate is 1.5 - 2 l / h. The soil can be mulched or covered with a dark film.
Tomato Astrakhan will certainly delight you with delicious fruits and a large harvest!
