If you prefer early ripening varieties of tomatoes, then the hybrid variety of tomato "Katya" can be a great choice for you.
By planting such tomatoes in your garden, you are guaranteed to get a gorgeous harvest of delicious tomatoes.
The tomato was bred by Russian breeders in the 21st century.
Tomato "Katya" F1: characteristics and description of the variety
Variety Kate is a hybrid of F1. From the time of sowing the seeds to the appearance of ripe fruits, it usually takes from 75 to 80 days, so these tomatoes are called early ripening.
Determinant shrubs of this plant make up in height from 60 to 60 centimeters and are not standard.
They are characterized by average foliage. You can grow these tomatoes not only in greenhouses, but also in open ground. They remarkably tolerate both drought and heavy rains, and are highly resistant to such well-known diseases as peak rot, alternariosis, late blight and tobacco mosaic virus.
Variety yield: When grown in open ground, one square meter of planting is collected from 8 to 10 kilograms crop, and when grown in greenhouses - up to 15 kilogram. The yield of marketable fruits is 80-94% of the total yield.
For this type of tomato is characterized by the formation of simple inflorescences and the presence of joints on the stalks.The first inflorescence is formed above the fifth leaf. 8-9 fruits are fastened in each hand.
Hybrid advantages
The tomato Katya can distinguish the following benefits:
- Excellent taste characteristics and commercial quality of the fruit;
- Disease resistance;
- Unpretentiousness;
- High yield;
- Early ripeness;
- Good transportability of fruits and their resistance to cracking;
- Uniform ripening of tomatoes, which greatly facilitates harvesting.
Fruit characteristics
- The fruits of tomatoes of this variety are round or flat-rounded;
- weight about 120-130 grams.
- in unripe form they are light green, and in mature ones they are bright red in color without a greenish spot near the stem.
- They have a pleasant taste.
- Each fruit has three or four nests.
- The dry matter content is 4.6%.
- These tomatoes do not crack, ripen evenly and are stored for a long time.
- They have a high density, so perfectly tolerate transportation.
Tomatoes Katya can be used fresh, and also used for preservation, cooking tomato paste and juice.
A photo
Below you can see the fruits of tomato "Kate" in the photo:
Features of growing
These tomatoes were listed in the State Register of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus region for cultivation in the open ground in personal subsidiary farms.
Tomatoes Kate is recommended to grow seedlings.
In open ground, saplings with a height of 15 to 20 centimeters can be planted only when the likelihood of night cooling completely passes.
The best place to plant these plants is a well-lit area, but areas with little shading will work too.Shrubs must be formed into two or three stems.
These tomatoes need a pinching and a garter to a support.
Potash fertilizers should be regularly added to the soil. Do not forget about the abundant regular irrigation and periodic loosening of the soil. As soon as the first fruit ovaries are formed, fertilizers must be applied every day.
Diseases and pests
This variety is resistant to the most dangerous diseases of tomatoes., and it can be saved from other diseases with the help of fungicidal preparations. To prevent the invasion of pests, time processing the garden with insecticidal preparations.
Although tomatoes "Katya" appeared relatively recently, they have already gained popularity. Gardeners love this variety for its unpretentiousness to weather conditions, high yield and disease resistance.
