Andromeda is one of the most productive tomato varieties that can grow in any region of Russia. Wherein has three species differing in varietal characteristics... The description and characteristics of this variety can be found below.
2 Facts About Andromeda Tomato
Quite an interesting variety that you can try at least once on your backyard. It was bred in 1998 by a breeder A.A. Mashtakov.
Characteristics of the variety
It is a type of tomato with early ripening. Depending on the subspecies, from 78 to 116 days from the first shoots. If the weather does not please with the sun's rays, the ripening period increases by one week. Bushes are indeterminate with secondary education of stepchildren. The height of the bushes is 55-75 cm... in the open field, in the greenhouse they grow up to 100 cm.
Description (inflorescences, fruits)
Semi-sprawling bushes with tomato-type green leafy plates. Inflorescences formed on bushes of a simple type. The first appears above the sixth sheet and each subsequent one is formed through 2 sheet plates. Each cluster can have an average of 6 fruits.
Fruit
Index | Description |
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Tomato size | Middle. |
Fruit shape | Rounded with little corrugation. |
Yield | 10 kg. from 1m2. |
Weight | 70-140 gr. 320 g - pink subspecies. |
Colour | Depends on the subspecies - pink, red and yellow. |
Taste | Taste 4.3 points out of 5. |
Storage | In good conditions, up to 3 months. |
The ripening time of the fruits depends on the amount of sunlight and ambient temperature and begins in late August and early September.
Chemical composition:
- Protein - 0.6 g.
- Fat - 0.2 gr.
- Dietary fiber - 0.8 g.
- Water - 94 gr.
- Dry matter - 5.0%.
- Sugar - 3.0%.
The variety is zoned for the Central Black Earth Region, North Caucasus, Ivanovo Region, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod Regions.
Advantages and disadvantages
Like any variety, this one has its pros and cons.
Positive properties:
- Good ones food flavoring properties;
- Early and friendly ripening of tomatoes;
- Cold resistance;
- Harvest ripens with brushes.
Negative properties:
- Root system does not develop to a sufficient depth;
- Susceptible late blight;
- Requires constant top dressing.
The quality and taste of the fruit outweighs all negative qualities.
Reviews of tomato Andromeda
Maria, 34 years old.I always plant 7 Andromeda bushes among the various varieties of tomatoes. It begins to bear fruit later, but it lasts the longest.
Peter, 42 years old.I have a field planted with this variety of tomatoes, since the crop ripens almost simultaneously and is well transported to retail outlets
Elena Petrovna, 64 years old.I like this type of tomato for the taste of tomatoes that I use in canning and summer salads. Therefore, 5-8 bushes are always present in my garden.
The main criteria for choosing tomatoes
As you can see from the reviews of gardeners this variety of tomatoes is rich in a harvest of tasty fruits and bears fruit until late autumn. Moreover, caring for him is not difficult. These are the main criteria by which this tomato is chosen.
Application
Andromeda is widely used in cooking. It is used to make wonderful:
- Tomato puree;
- Mousses;
- Pizza;
- It is used in the preservation of fruits for the winter.
In dietetics, tomato is used because it has a low calorie content. Its 100 grams contains only 20 kcal. Therefore, nutritionists use it in their development of various diets.
Kinds
The variety has three subspecies.
Gold
This species has a fruit ripening period of 109 days. The leaf plates are green, and the taste of the fruit is the sweetest among the Andromeda subspecies. Yellow tomatoes reach a weight of 350 grams. The yield of the subspecies Golden is 8 kg / m2.
Pink
Possesses silvery leaf plates and pink fruits. The ripening period of tomatoes is the minimum among this variety and is 82 days. Fruit weight up to 125 gr. The yield is 10.5 kg. cm2.
Andromeda F1
The species has green foliage and red fruits aligned in shape, the volume of which allows them to be used for holistic canning of fruits for the winter. Ripens in 105 days from the moment the first seedlings appear. The yield is 9.5 kg. cm2.
The nuances of growing varieties
To get a big harvest at the exit,you must adhere to the recommended care rules for tomatoes of this variety.
Sowing time
Seeds are planted in the first two weeks of March. The container must be taken with drainage holes for draining water and used soil intended for planting seeds for seedlings.
You can buy it at garden centers.
When two true leaves grow on the seedlings, spend diving sprouts into separate containers and further care consists of watering and turning the seedlings in different directions in relation to the sun.
It will be easier to twist seedlings if you put individual cups in one box or box.
When to plant seedlings
In open ground, seedlings are planted only after hardening them. The air temperature in this case, the air temperature must be at least 17 degrees Celsius.
Seedlings are planted only when the threat of recurrent frosts has passed.
Therefore, tomato seedlings are planted in the Krasnodar Territory for the May holidays, and in the Moscow Region in the first decade of June. These dates for planting in open ground in a greenhouse can be planted a couple of weeks earlier. 1 m2 planted in 4 bushes.
When the crops are harvested
The harvest ripens on average for 100 days from the day of seedling germination.
Diseases and pests
Basically, this variety is susceptible to late blight disease. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to cut off the lower leaf plates to increase air circulation and treat the tomato bushes before flowering with chemicals.
Do not sprinkle tomatoes at the ripening stage.
Storage
You can store fruits in a cool place where the temperature is kept within 2-7 degrees Celsius. Then the tomatoes of the Andromeda variety can lie for 3 months.
The Andromeda tomato is not so difficult to grow, the main thing is to carry out timely watering, loosening and fertilizing the beds with tomato bushes. In the greenhouse, the variety bears fruit when it gets noticeably colder outside, the main thing is that at the same time the greenhouse should be closed more or less tightly at night.