Description of the Altayechka tomato, cultivation, and disease control

The Altayechka tomato is an early-ripening variety. The first harvest can be harvested from the bush as early as early summer. A description of the variety can help farmers avoid a number of problems that inevitably arise for inexperienced gardeners when growing tomatoes.

What is the Altai tomato?

Characteristics of the variety:

1. High yield - about 9 kg of fruit can be harvested from 1 m², 1 plant can produce 1.5 kg of ripe tomatoes.
2. The dense skin protects the tomatoes from cracking and allows the farmer to transport the harvest over long distances without loss.
3. The plant does not require additional shaping, including garters and pinching.
4. Tomatoes are resistant to major diseases.
5. Tomatoes are widely used in cooking: in various vegetable salads, eating the fruits fresh, for canning, as well as making tomato paste, sauces, etc.

The plant is resistant to various diseases that often affect other tomato varieties. Gardeners often encounter late blight. However, this variety ripens before the disease has a chance to spread throughout the plant. Other diseases can be prevented by treating the bushes with special solutions in a timely manner.

How to grow Altayechka tomatoes?

Let's look at how to grow the Altayechka tomato variety. These tomatoes are suitable for both greenhouse and open-ground planting. Experienced growers recommend growing this variety using seedlings. Seeds should be sown 1-2 months before transplanting the seedlings to their permanent location.

Seeds are sown in soil-filled containers at least 10 cm high. The seedlings can be planted in soil or special plant growing mixes. You can use equal parts sod and humus soil. To loosen the soil, add peat or sawdust.

Plant the seeds at a depth of 0.5-1 cm and cover with soil. Afterward, water the soil with warm water from a spray bottle. To speed up germination, it's recommended to cover the containers with glass or plastic.

The germination time for seedlings depends on the quality of the seeds and the air temperature in the room where the seedlings are kept. Therefore, the box should be placed in a warm place. The ideal temperature is 25°C. Under these conditions, sprouts will appear within a week. The seedlings should be constantly watered with warm water, and only in the evening.

To strengthen the seedlings, you need to take the following steps:

1. Pricking out involves transplanting seedlings into several separate containers. Transplanting can only begin when the second leaf appears.
2. Hardening off is done 1-2 weeks before transplanting the seedlings to their permanent location in a greenhouse or open ground. Hardening off the seedlings should begin with 20-minute periods, gradually increasing the time.

Planting in their final location is done with a distance of 50 cm between plants and 40 cm between rows. No more than 6 plants are allowed per square meter. The plants do not require additional training or tying to supports. Water, weed, and hill the plants as needed.

Reviews from gardeners indicate that the Altayechka tomato variety produces large yields and has excellent flavor. Furthermore, the plants are easy to care for.