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. It is especially popular today. early variety of tomatoes Agata. It is delicious, lends itself well to all processing (you can eat it raw, make juice, paste, and even canning) and gives an excellent harvest. The cultivation of this variety of tomatoes, its characteristics and description will be discussed in more detail below.
Description and characteristics of Agata tomato
Agatha - early tomato variety, the ripening period of which fluctuates around 100-115 days after the appearance of the first shoots.
This is a deterministic non-stamped plant that reaches a height of 0.35-0.45 m. From one square meter of tomatoes, you can get a yield of 2-4 kg.
You can grow a culture both seedling and non-seedling method... Although the first method is considered more productive. Then you can get the maximum harvest, of course, if you adhere to some rules.
Agate fruits are distinguished by their roundness. They are bright red in color and can reach 100g... The vegetables are about the same size. They are not prone to cracking, therefore, they normally tolerate long-term transportation.
Agata tomatoes are versatile, they can be grown both in greenhouse conditions and in the open field.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The main advantages of the variety are:
- good yield;
- safety during transportation;
- universality of use tomato: can be eaten raw in salads, juiced and pasta, and canned
- fruits have a pleasant taste, aroma, meatiness, juiciness and attractive appearance.
Planting seeds
To get a good harvest of tomatoes, it is recommended to choose fertile soil... Cucumbers, onions, legumes, or carrots can be good predecessors on the site.
It is recommended to sow seeds to prepare seedlings late March and early April... Furrows should be created no deeper than 20-30 mm.
Some gardeners advise preparing the seeds before planting, thus protecting them from diseases. To do this, they must be treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then they are washed under a drain tap and dried.
Please note that seeds that float in water should not be used. They are bad and unlikely to sprout.
Diving tomatoes is recommended after the appearance of two leaves... Literally half a month before planting the bushes in open ground, it is important to temper them. To do this, in the greenhouse at night, the temperature drops slightly or the windows are opened for a while for airing. At this time, plants should be at least 45 days after the appearance of the first shoots.
It is recommended to feed the seedlings 2-3 times.
Transplanting seedlings into open ground
Transplanting seedlings into open ground May 15-20 is made necessarily under the film... At the same time, one must be sure that frosts will not come. Otherwise, the plants may die.
If this second decade of Junethen you can get by without film... Schematically, it is worth planting bushes at a distance of 50 * 50 cm. So for each square meter of land there will be four plants, no more.
Agrotechnics of growing tomato
According to the agrotechnical conditions, it is recommended to irrigate cultivated plants regularly throughout the entire growing period.
In this case, you should not use cold water, warm water will be the best option.
It is recommended to feed the plants several times during the entire growth period. But it is best if the soil is fertilized in the fall. garden compost, ash and egg shells... Purchased fertilizers can be used if desired. In this case, mineral fertilizer complexes, for example, potash or phosphorus, are optimal.
Agate bushes are very important, removing all unnecessary shoots, and if necessary, even the lower foliage to the ovary. It is necessary to control soil moisture. It should not be too dry, but excess moisture can lead to the appearance of fungus.
Diseases and their prevention
Early varieties of tomatoes can be subject to all sorts of diseases and must be actively combated. Very often, brown spots appear on the leaves, fruits and stems themselves. This is a sign late blight... At the same time, the yield of tomatoes is significantly reduced and they want to expect the best to taste. And in general, what can be sick fruits.
As preventive measures against late blight, you can use Bordeaux liquid... Plants are treated with it 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 slaked lime in ten liters of water.
Using such a medicine for plants is not worth worrying about, it is absolutely harmless to the human body.
Although, if desired, specialized stores sell chemical agents to combat various diseases of cultivated plants, including early varieties of tomatoes.
Reviews of gardeners about Agatha
- agronomist Vasya is very happy with his harvest of Agata tomatoes. They are all as on selection smooth, neat and beautiful;
- Sergey is recommended to grow tomatoes of this variety even for novice gardeners without such experience... Plants practically do not need to be looked after, they are resistant to disease and give a good harvest;
- Nina likes that it is not necessary to pinch the tomatoes. After all, their leaves rest directly on the ground, independently supporting themselves;
- Irina decided to experiment and left the bushes with tomatoes until almost November. There was no limit to her surprise, the fruits did not even turn black;
- Maria argues that if you do not pinch the bushes, they begin to resemble a willow and become less fertile;
- Dmitry loves the Agatha variety so much that he even harvests the seeds himself for the next year.
To get a good harvest of Agate tomatoes, it 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. Here you do not need to constantly monitor the tomatoes - a minimum of effort and you have delicious and beautiful fruits on your hands.