For those who are not very fond of villa-garden troubles, but not averse to feast on fresh tomatoes from their own beds, you should pay attention to the Alpatyev 905A tomato.
Unpretentious in care, it gives a good harvest and is intended for universal use.
Tomato "Alpatieva 905 a": description of the variety
This is a mid-season or early-ripening variety with a determinant shtamb bush with a height of not more than 45 cm.
It is not a hybrid, has an average taste, and is more suitable for canning.
The variety is recommended for cultivation in open ground in the North-West, Volga-Vyatka, Ural regions, as well as in Eastern Siberia. Yield is average.
In the state register of breeding achievements listed since 1950. Used for industrial cultivation.
The term of ripening fruit is 100-115 days from the first shoots. The plant has a large leaf mass, the stem does not require tying.
Description of the fruit and photos
Tomato "Alpatyev 905 A" will not impress with its fresh taste. It has a slightly sweet, characteristic tomato flavor. However, in the state registry it is listed as a salad variety.
Its fruits are small - about 60 g, round, slightly flattened, smooth, slightly ribbed. The color of ripe fruits is red, they have more than 4 chambers and a high dry matter indicator - 5-6%. Fruits are well stored and transported. 3-4 tomatoes ripen on one brush.
And now we offer to look at the photo of Alpatyev’s tomato 905 A.
Growing up
The stem erect shrub needs to be tied up only when a large number of tomatoes ripen on it. No need for pasynkovka. On the main stem can be tied from 3 to 6 inflorescences. Productivity from 1 bush reaches 2 kg.
The variety is distinguished by ripening - in the first two weeks, from 25 to 30% of the crop ripen. The strength of Alpatian tomatoes is its resistance to adverse weather conditions, in particular to sudden temperature changes.It bears good fruits even in cold summers.
In cool regions, gardeners prefer to grow it in greenhouses. Seedlings are sown at the end of March. It can be planted in a heated greenhouse already in mid-April, in open ground - in May, after the end of frost. Before planting in the open ground, the seedlings are hardened for 10 days. During the growing of seedlings it is fed 2-3 times. Landing layout 40 x 50 cm.
When the plant reaches a height of 15-20 cm, lower leaves are removed from it. Alpatyev tomatoes have moderate resistance to fungal and viral diseases.
The variety of tomato "Alpatieva 905 A" is great for novice gardeners, as it does not require constant effort and a lot of attention. In addition, admittedly experienced gardeners, growing standard tomato varieties is a very exciting business.
