Tomatoes are very healthy and tasty vegetables, without which it is impossible to imagine breakfast. Their fruits contain a huge amount of proteins, carbohydrates (starch, sugar, fiber), pectin, organic acids, minerals (calcium, magnesium, iron, iodine, phosphorus) and even one of the rare vitamins - group K. Today it is especially popular early grade of tomatoes Agata. It is delicious, perfectly amenable to all treatments (it can be eaten raw, make juice, paste and even canned) and gives a wonderful harvest. The cultivation of this variety of tomatoes, its characteristics and description further and will be discussed in more detail.
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Description and characteristics of tomato Agata
Agatha - early tomato variety, ripening which varies in the area 100-115 days after the appearance of the first shoots.
This is a deterministic, non-stacked plant that reaches a height of 0.35-0.45 m. From one square meter of tomatoes, a crop of 2-4 kg can be obtained.
You can grow a culture both seedlings and without seedlings. Although the first method is considered more productive. Then you can get the maximum yield, of course, if you follow some rules.
The fruits of agate are distinguished by their roundness. Have a bright red color and by weight can reach 100g. Vegetables are approximately the same size. They are not prone to cracking, so normally tolerate long-term transportation.
The advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The main advantages of the variety are:
- good yield;
- safety during transportation;
- universality of use tomato: they can be eaten raw in salads, making juice and pasta, and canned
- fruits have a pleasant taste, aroma, meatiness, juiciness and attractive appearance.
Planting seeds
To get a good crop of tomatoes, it is recommended to choose fertile soil. Cucumbers, onions, beans or carrots can be successful predecessors at the site.
Sowing seeds is recommended for seedlings. at the end of March and beginning of April. Creating furrows should be no deeper than 20-30 mm.
Some gardeners advise to prepare the seeds before planting, thus protecting them from disease. To do this, they must be treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then they are washed under the drain valve and dried.
Dive tomatoes recommended after the appearance of two leaves. Literally half a month before planting bushes in open ground, it is important to temper them.To do this, in the greenhouse at night the temperature is slightly reduced or the ventilation windows open for a while. At this time, the plants should be at least 45 days after the first shoots.
It is recommended to feed up saplings 2-3 times.
Transplantation of seedlings in open ground
Transplantation of seedlings in open ground May 15-20 Required under the film. At the same time, one must be sure that frost will not occur. Otherwise, the plants may die.
If this the second decade of Junethen you can get along without film. Schematically planted bushes is at a distance of 50 * 50 cm. So for every square meter of land will have four plants, nothing more.
Agricultural cultivation of tomato
According to agrotechnical conditions, it is recommended to irrigate cultivated plants regularly throughout the entire growth period.
It is recommended to feed plants several times over the entire growth period. But it is best to fertilize the soil in autumn garden compost, ash and shell eggs. If desired, you can use and purchase fertilizers. In this case, the optimal mineral fertilizer complexes, for example, potash or phosphate.
Cattle bushes Agatha is very important, removing all the extra shoots, and if necessary, even the lower foliage to the ovary. It is necessary to control the soil moisture. It should not be too dry, but excess moisture can cause fungus.
Diseases and their prevention
Early tomato varieties can be subjected to all sorts of diseases and they must be actively fought. Very often brown spots appear on the leaves, fruits and stalks themselves. This is a sign late blight. At the same time, the yield of tomatoes is significantly reduced, and to taste they want to expect better. And in general, what could be the sick fruit.
As preventive measures against late blight can be used Bordeaux liquid. She treats plants literally two weeks after planting bushes in open ground. To prepare a protective agent, it is necessary to dissolve 50 g of copper sulfate and quenched lime in ten liters of water.
Although, if desired, specialized stores sell chemicals to combat various diseases of cultivated plants, including early varieties of tomatoes.
Reviews gardeners about Agate
- Agronomist Vasya is very pleased with his crop of tomatoes Agatha. They are all like a selection smooth, neat and beautiful;
- Sergey recommends growing tomatoes of this variety. even novice gardeners without such experience. Practically it is not necessary to look after plants, they are resistant to an illness and give a good harvest;
- Nina likes that it is not necessary to stick the tomatoes. After all, they rest with the leaves directly into the ground, independently supporting themselves;
- Irina decided to experiment and left the bushes with tomatoes almost until November. There was no limit to her surprise, the fruits did not even turn black;
- Mary argues that if you do not stepchild the bushes, they begin to resemble willow and become less prolific;
- Dmitry is so fond of the Agatha variety that he even harvests the seeds for the next year.
To get a good crop of tomatoes Agatha is recommended to follow some rules. Water the plants in time, remove weeds, loosen the soil and, if necessary, feed it with a complex of fertilizers. There is no need to constantly monitor the tomatoes - a minimum of effort and you have tasty and beautiful fruits on your hands.