The growing disposition and love of summer residents is won by the Sanka tomato variety. It is picky, there is no need for excessive maintenance and has a good harvest. Let's take a closer look at the characteristics and description of the tomato.
Description tomato variety Sanka
Low-growing variety, height less than 60 cm... It is considered early ripening, as it gives ripe fruits after 90 days. Tomatoes grow round and fleshy. The weight of one fruit is 100 g, and grown in a greenhouse reach up to 150 g. Tomatoes on a bush ripen at the same time, the total weight is 4 kg.
Tomato characteristic
The variety is resistant to low temperatures.
A little sunlight is enough for the fruits to ripen. Since it is not a hybrid, seedlings are grown from the seeds. It is versatile. The Sanka variety grows well in the open air and in the greenhouse.
Benefits
Since the plant is undersized, it does not need a garter and pinning... Pleases with ripe fruits for a long time, until frost. Tomatoes can be used to prepare salads, and thanks to their thin skin, it is ideal for any kind of preservation.
Growing features
Process step by step
First it follows collect the seeds correctly from the previous harvest, dry them before growing.
Remember, for a bountiful harvest, only the seedling method should be used.
Next, you need to calculate when to sow the seedlings. For this time you should take 50 days... During this period, the plant will reach the desired development. For example, if sown in mid-March, then in early May, the seedlings can be transplanted into a greenhouse.
If you plan to plant in open ground, then make sure that the soil warms up well and that constant warm weather is established. After planting, the ground around the trunk is sprinkled with sawdust. Air flow to the roots increases.
Preferably before sowing seeds pickle... To do this, you need to make a weak solution of potassium permanganate, and hold the seeds in it. Then they should be rinsed. Also used to accelerate their growth, various stimulants.
There may be options:
- zircon;
- epin-extra;
- oberg;
- ecosil.
After preparation, the seeds are dried and sown in containers filled with earth. The layer with which the seed is poured should be not less than a centimeter... Moisten the soil before planting. Make sure that in the future it is constantly moist and loose. The containers are covered with foil until germination.
Picking
It should be carried out when the seedlings appear a couple of leaves... This procedure will stimulate the development of the root system. Seedlings should be transplanted into cups, deepening to the very leaves. Mineral fertilizer should be put into the soil for transplanting, with the calculation of one tablespoon per 5 liters of soil.
Seedlings should be planted in the ground according to the 50 × 40 cm scheme. It is necessary to calculate so that there are no more than 9 plants per square meter.
Care
Since the Sanka variety does not like heavy soil, it should be prepared in the fall. You also need to remember about seedlings. In order for it to take root well, it should be hardened a week before planting. For this, the seedlings are taken out into the street during the day, starting at 15 minutes and gradually increasing the time.
In summer, tomatoes do not require special care. Unlike other varieties, stepchildren do not need to be removed. Before flowering, tomatoes are fed with the same fertilizer as the seedlings.
Watering
As for watering, he moderate, as needed. Cold water cannot be used for this purpose. Let her sit in the sun for a while. It should be avoided so that moisture gets on the fruits and leaves.
How to feed
It is advisable to feed the tomatoes half a month after the pick. Anyone is suitable for this complex mineral fertilizer, which contains in its composition:
- sodium sulfate;
- super sulfate;
- urea.
The grown seedlings are fed with the same fertilizer a month later.
Harvesting
The advantages of the variety are also in the fact that the fruits can be stored on the bush for a long time without losing their hardness and aroma. Once collected, they are stored two month.
Tomatoes ripen in 5-7 pieces and are of medium size. The plant itself stops growing at 5 fruiting clusters.
What can spoil the harvest
Diseases
For the most part, the Sanka variety is resistant to disease, but sometimes it is affected by:
- Blackleg... Seedlings are often affected. To prevent this from happening, try not to be zealous with the strait, and do not forget about airing.
- Alternaria or dry spotting... At this time, spots appear on the leaves, a black bloom on the fruits. To get rid of the disease, it is worth using fungicides.
- Black bacterial spot... This is a fungus that completely infects the plant. Leaves turn yellow and curl, fruits rot. At the first signs of illness, it is worth spraying the plant with preparations that contain copper.
Remember, since fungal diseases are easier to prevent than to cure, you should change the topsoil in greenhouses and dig deep into the soil.
Pests
Tomatoes are also susceptible to pest attacks. They begin to fight them in the fall, digging deeply into the soil.
Aphid
It can be easily removed using a high water pressure. Watering with a hose is worth every day until it disappears from the plant.
If this does not help, pick off the affected leaves or use once a week:
- Fufanon;
- Aktar;
- Fitoverm.
Insect larvae
In greenhouses, caterpillars attack tomatoes. To prevent this from happening, regularly remove weeds, and the soil before planting pour boiling water over... Thus, the larvae in the ground are destroyed.
Colorado beetle
Adults are harvested by hand. Their eggs and larvae are destroyed.
In the fight against them, a saline solution helps. They also use "Inta-Vir" and "Akarin".
Also on sale there is a variety of "Sanka Gold". The variety differs in color, otherwise it has identical characteristics.