Description of the Katenka F1 tomato, characteristics of the variety, and gardener reviews

Many gardeners are interested in how to grow the Katenka F1 tomato, which they've read reviews about on online forums. The new gardening season promises pleasant chores for vegetable lovers. Gardeners are turning their attention to relatively new tomato hybrids, one of the most recently developed varieties being the first-generation Katenka tomato. It's important to note that the main advantage of these tomatoes is their rapid ripening. It's so nice to be able to eat your own tomatoes as early as June. The crop is easy to grow, requiring little care, yet the harvest is always excellent. Therefore, gardeners prefer this variety.

Characteristics of the variety

Characteristics and description of the variety:

1. The Katenka variety was bred by Russian breeders.
2. This is a determinate plant with simple inflorescences.
3. The latter produce up to 8 tomatoes.
4. The lowest inflorescences are located above the fifth leaves of the bush.
5. The crop is quite resistant to common diseases, namely, alternaria, blossom end rot, late blight and tobacco mosaic virus.
6. The bushes are drought-resistant and resistant to frequent rainfall. Of all the early-ripening tomato varieties, Katenka is the highest-yielding variety on the Russian market.

Plants are suitable for open ground only when the seedlings reach a height of 0.2 m. Planting should only be done after the frost has passed, otherwise there is a high risk of losing the harvest. The bush is formed into 2-3 stems, thus ensuring ideal proportions for a good yield.

Tomatoes yield up to 9 kg per square meter, and if grown in a greenhouse, up to 13 kg. Timely watering, weeding, and fertilizing are the key to a good harvest.

Main advantages of the variety:

• tolerates transportation well;
• early ripening;
• excellent taste characteristics;
• high yield.

Reviews of Katenka tomatoes

Most information about the hybrid can be found in reviews and forum discussions. Here are some reviews of the Katya F1 tomato.

Alexandra, Ufa:

"I grow tomatoes for sale. I prefer early varieties, which are especially popular with buyers. I plant 'Katenka' outdoors. I have nothing bad to say about the variety. I buy seeds from 'Gardens of Russia.' They have a good germination rate. Among the obvious advantages, I note the high yield. All the advantages listed on the packaging are true. The tomatoes taste ordinary, but that's quite normal for early varieties."

Mikhail, Kyiv region:

"Katya has long been a fixture on my garden plot. It's become my lifesaver. I plant a couple dozen bushes every year, and the harvest is always a delight. Each bush is covered with dense, fleshy fruits. I won't lie, the fruits aren't particularly large, but they're all perfectly matched: firm, uniform, and without any major defects. They ripen fairly early, and fruiting continues throughout the summer. When time is short, I don't remove the side shoots, and the yield only increases. So I wouldn't trade Katya for anything, even though I've tried many varieties. I've decided that next season I'll definitely plant a couple of greenhouses exclusively with this hybrid."

Elena Vasilievna, Kemerovo region:

"Buying seeds of this particular tomato variety is expensive. But as they say, the end justifies the means, and it's true. The packs are expensive, but the tomatoes are uniform and quite tasty, which is quite rare for early varieties. The yield is high; last season, I got 19 buckets, even though the greenhouse is only 5 square meters. The bushes bear fruit until the cold weather sets in, but you just need to remove all the leaves from the plants. Diseases are not a problem. The plants respond quite well to feeding. I used herbal infusion and mullein. The fruits have a long shelf life; they lasted until New Year's. We ate them fresh and also jarred the juice. This is the best variety for Siberia. I plan to plant them every year."