Description of the tomato variety Ataman and its characteristics
Tomato Ataman is a variety that requires special attention. Because of their whimsicality, gardeners' reviews range from bad to good.
Description of the variety
Tomatoes of the Ataman variety are mid-ripening, suitable for growing outdoors. The main thing is that there is no cold weather during growth, otherwise the plant will die. It is determinant, which means that a lot of space for growing is not needed. The period from germination to the appearance of the first fruits is 100-110 days.
The description indicates that you need to pay attention to the temperature regime during the growth of the plant. Everyone knows that a tomato is a vegetable that loves warmth and is especially picky about sunlight. Warmth is one of the important factors for good growth, maturation and yield. Soil moisture is also important, but not as much as warmth.
An equally important criterion for good growth is air humidity. It shouldn't be more than 60%. For the first 10-12 weeks, the humidity should be 65%. If it exceeds the presented figures, pollination of flowers decreases. They begin to fall off, the plant can get sick with various fungal diseases.
For example, seedlings under such conditions are exposed to a black leg, and plants and fruits - to late blight. Problems begin with the growth of tomatoes, the yield falls.
In order to avoid problems with the growth of Ataman tomatoes, it is best to choose sandy loam and light loamy soils. It is necessary to control the mechanical composition of the soil, the quality of the crop directly depends on it. Also, humus and other nutrients in the soil have a positive effect.
The first sowing is possible only at the end of March. To plant seedlings, you need to wait for relatively warm weather, so no earlier than mid-May. Full harvesting and harvesting can be carried out as early as July, less often at the end of August.
Fruit characteristics
As mentioned earlier, Ataman tomatoes have small bushes (maximum 45 cm). Therefore, the leaves are medium in size, green and the fruits are small. Their maximum weight is 120 grams. The tomato inflorescence is intermediate, the stalk is without articulation.
Fruit characteristics: round, smooth, dense, juicy. And these are not all of its positive features. Its color in an immature form is light green, and in ripe form it is deep red. He has more than four nests. Tomatoes taste great, both fresh and canned. Due to the fact that the fruits are small in size, they are perfect for whole preservation.
A planted tomato bush can yield up to 10 fruits. This is a good indicator. The total amount per hectare is up to one hundred tons. Bad tomatoes are very rare in the harvest.Due to their resistance to disease, all ripen under normal conditions.
User reviews
Most people prefer to plant Ataman tomatoes, it has many positive qualities. For example, one of the reviews of gardeners: “Who planted the Ataman variety will fully support me. Yes, you need to try to comply with the temperature conditions for growing. But it's easy to do, just plant it at the right time of the year, rather than rush. No need to process, no need to feed. I myself did not think that it would be so easy to grow “Ataman”. At the same time, the yield is high, the fruits are tasty and beautiful. Next year I want to drop him off again, only in larger numbers. "
