Description of the tomato variety Altayechka and its characteristics
Tomato "Altaechka" refers to the early varieties of culture. They are most often planted for fresh consumption. In early summer, the lack of some vitamins is easily replenished with their help.
Features of the variety
A detailed description of the variety will allow a novice summer resident to avoid many problems when growing a tomato. It is only important to correctly follow the instructions of experienced gardeners and follow simple agrotechnical requirements.
Plant:
- Bush: standard, determinant.
- Height: 700-900 cm.
- Inflorescence: simple.
- Number of tomatoes in a brush: 3-6 pcs.
- Ripening period 95-100 days.
Fruit:
- Shape: oblong or ovoid.
- Color: red with a raspberry tint.
- Mass: 150-300 gr.
- Density: high.
- Skin: thin.
- Taste: rich tomato.
- Number of chambers: 4-6 pcs.
- Transportability: high.
- Shelf life: 1–1.5 months.
Planting and leaving
Altayachka tomatoes are planted in open ground and in greenhouses. Seedling cultivation is recommended. Seeds are sown 2 months before planting in a permanent place.
In order for the seeds to sprout faster, containers with crops can be tightly closed with glass or ordinary polyethylene.
To strengthen seedlings, you need to carry out:
- Dive. Seating in separate containers. Do when 2 real leaves appear.
- Hardening. 1-2 weeks before transplanting to a permanent place. Starting from 20 minutes and gradually extending the time spent on the street to one day.
No plant formation work is required. A garter to the support is not needed either. Watering with warm water, preferably in the evening. Weeding and hilling as needed.
6 plants are planted per 1 m2, 50 cm between bushes and 40 cm between rows. Compliance with all agrotechnical requirements will help you get an excellent harvest.
Disease susceptibility
The main plus of all tomatoes is immunity to diseases that the culture is most often susceptible to. Late blight is a problem for most gardeners. Tomatoes "Altaechka" have time to ripen even before its active distribution. Other diseases with timely preventive treatment are not terrible.
Harvest volume and application
An important criterion when choosing a variety for planting is yield. "Altaechka" from 1 m2 gives about 9 kg of fruit. From 1 plant you can collect 1.5 kg.
Fresh salads are prepared from tomatoes. Moreover, they are suitable for canning. They are used to prepare tomato paste, sauces, ketchups and juices.
Positive and negative characteristics of the variety
A certain characteristic of the variety, divided into positive and negative, helps the novice summer resident to reject the variety.
Pros:
- Harvest volume.
- The fruit does not crack.
- Tomatoes tolerate transportation well, retain their presentation.
- No bush formation is needed.
- Immunity to late blight.
There are no significant disadvantages of the variety, they are not identified or are unstable.
The opinion of summer residents regarding the "Altaechka" tomatoes
What other gardeners think about tomatoes of a particular variety can be read on the Internet. People leave reviews in which they share useful information about growing.
- Zoya Konstantinovna. Tomatoes first of all pleased with their harvests. And also the taste of the fruit and its unpretentiousness. They will definitely grow more.
Early tomatoes are always a joy for the family, fresh vegetables are irreplaceable on the table and for human health.
