Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Anastasia, its yield
Many people, even without Ushakov's explanatory dictionary, know the meaning of the word "tomato". After all, it is this vegetable that most gardeners plant on their plots. Each year they have to deal with the choice of the variety of tomatoes that they will grow. Today it is much easier to make such a choice, since there are a considerable number of new hybrids.
One of them is Anastasia tomato. This variety is resistant to many diseases and temperature extremes, as evidenced by the reviews of the gardeners who grew it.
Short description
Before you start growing Anastasia tomato, you need to familiarize yourself in more detail with its features. The characteristics and description of the variety will help you find out a lot of useful information about the features of such tomatoes.
This hybrid tomato variety is distinguished by early ripening of the first fruits. Within a hundred days after planting, the first crop can be harvested. If you grow tomatoes in a greenhouse, then the ripening period will be slightly reduced.
Anastasia tomatoes have determinant bushes, which grow up to 70-90 cm in the open field. To prevent them from breaking under the load of fruits, you will have to tie them to special support structures. In addition, you can do and pinch bushes. However, this is not necessary, since the plants will still have good yields.
Over time, small green fruits begin to appear on the bushes, which become burgundy during the ripening process. Tomatoes are not very large, as their average weight is 130 grams. Sometimes at the first collection, this figure is slightly higher and is about 180 grams. The advantages of the fruits include the fact that they ripen quickly and transfer transportation over long distances without problems.
Despite the small fruits, the yield of this variety is quite high. If tomatoes are grown correctly, then more than 20 kilograms of fruit can be harvested from one square meter of land.
Advantages and disadvantages
Anastasia tomatoes have a number of advantages, which include the following:
- Unpretentiousness. Throughout the entire growing period, it is not necessary to constantly look after the bushes. This variety easily copes with a lack of moisture, sharp climate changes and low temperatures.
- Fast growth. The bushes quickly grow up to 60-70 cm. At the same time, the fertility of the soil does not affect growth and development, since the plant grows well even in soils with a small amount of nutrients.
- Disease resistance.Many hybrid varieties resist most diseases, and Anastasia is no exception.
- High productivity. A large number of clusters with several fruits on them are formed on the bushes. It is thanks to this that this tomato variety has a good yield.
There are not too many disadvantages of such tomatoes. The most serious is that they have to be tied to supports.
Growing seedlings
Before planting Nastya in open ground, you need to start growing seedlings. This should be done in March or early April.
Seed preparation
You can plant both dry and soaked seeds. It is recommended to use the second method, since such planting material will be swollen and can germinate faster.
Before soaking, the seeds are inspected in order to immediately get rid of the defective material. To do this, all seeds are placed in a saline solution prepared from a liter of water and 40 grams of salt. In half an hour, seeds that are not suitable for planting will float to the surface.
To soak the seed, it is necessary to place soaked paper napkins in a small container. Then seeds are laid out on them and the container is covered with a lid. The seeds are soaked for 20 hours, after which they can be planted.
Soil preparation
Seedlings are grown in various soils. Some gardeners purchase ready-made soil mixtures, while others prefer to independently prepare a mixture of humus and sod land. The soil for tomatoes should be loose and light, so sawdust and peat are added to it.
Sometimes seedlings are also grown in coconut substrate. To prepare it, the soil will have to be mixed with chopped coconut fiber. It contains a large amount of nutrients that prevent plant decay. In such soil, the bushes will grow and develop rapidly.
Planting and growing
First you need to choose the most suitable container for planting seeds. You can use small boxes or pots for this. The seedling containers should not be too deep, so their height should not be more than 10 cm.
The seed planting procedure is quite simple. It is enough to place them in the ground to a depth of 1-2 cm, sprinkle with earth and water. Then the container with the planted tomatoes is covered with foil and transferred to a warm room with a temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius.
After the first shoots appear, containers with tomatoes should be moved to a well-lit place. Without enough light, the sprouts will grow slower and have too weak stems.
Watering young seedlings often is not recommended, as this may cause them to rot. Spray the ground with water only if it is completely dry.
Landing in open ground
The timing of planting seedlings in open ground may differ depending on the climate. Residents of the middle lane can start planting seedlings in the second half of May. Moreover, it is better to do this in the evening or sutra.
Site preparation
It is recommended to engage in the creation of beds a week before planting seedlings. However, before that, you need to start preparing the land. A solution of copper oxychloride or copper sulfate is introduced into it in advance. It is not recommended to use too much fertilizer. A liter of fertilizer will be enough for one square meter of land.
Organic and mineral fertilizing is also introduced into the soil. 4 kg of peat, sawdust, humus are added to the soil. After that, the site must be carefully dug to a depth of about 35 cm and leveled with a rake. To disinfect the soil, the entire area for tomatoes is watered with hot water.
Landing
Seedlings are planted in the ground in an upright position. In this case, the stem should be above the ground, and only the roots of the bush deepen into the soil. It is recommended to plant young seedlings in two rows. The distance between them should be about 50-60 cm.
Immediately after planting all the seedling bushes in the ground, you should start installing the pegs. They will serve as a support for the garter of the plants. Each peg should be about one meter high. If the bushes are too high, then you will have to install larger supports.
Conclusion
Anastasia tomato is a versatile variety that is ideal for experienced gardeners and beginners. To grow it and get a good harvest, it is enough to study the description of the variety with photographs and the characteristics of its cultivation.
