- Authors: Mashtakov Alexey Alekseevich, Mashtakova Anna Kharlampievna, Mashtakov Leonid Yurievich, Strelnikova Tamara Romanovna
- Year of approval: 1998
- Category: hybrid
- Growth type: determinant
- Appointment: universal
- Ripening period: early
- Ripening time, days: 89-118
- Growing conditions: for open ground, for film greenhouses
- Marketability: high
- Transportability: high
Andromeda is a good variety to grow on your own. The bushes grow small, but marketability and productivity cannot fail to please. The grower does not need much strength to grow a rich crop on his site. The main thing is to observe the elementary rules of agricultural technology, to ensure timely watering, to plant in a sunny place where there is no draft.
Description of the variety
In this case, we are talking about a hybrid, with a determinant growth type.
The plant is undersized, the maximum height is only 70 centimeters. Andromeda is a semi-spreading plant with medium branching and foliage.
The foliage on the bush is formed of a small size, a shade of gray-green, medium corrugated.
Andromeda has a simple inflorescence, the very first is laid between 6 and 7 leaves, then, as usual with tomatoes, after 1-2 leaves. The peduncle is articulated.
The main qualities of the fruit
The fruits can be used both in salads and harvested for the winter in the form of twists. The tomatoes of this variety have a high marketability, they can be transported without difficulty over long distances. The yield of marketable fruits from the bush is from 73 to 100%. This is one of the reasons why Andromeda is often grown in greenhouses for sale.
When the Andromeda fruit is unripe, it has a light, green color. When ripe, it turns red, the stalk has no green spot.
The mass of tomatoes of this variety can vary from 73 to 121 grams. The shape is flat-round.
Taste characteristics
The pulp is fleshy inside, the taste is pleasant.
Ripening and fruiting
Andromeda has an early ripening period. After planting the seed, harvesting can be done in 89-118 days.
Yield
The variety is fruitful, you can collect 3.0-5.2 (up to 7.0) kg / m2.
The timing of planting seedlings and planting in the ground
In March, you can start sowing seeds for seedlings, but it is worth planting it in the ground only in May.
Growing tomato seedlings is an extremely important process, because it largely depends on whether the gardener will be able to harvest at all. All aspects must be taken into account, from seedbed preparation to planting in the ground.
Landing scheme
The planting scheme is as follows: 5 plants per m², 40 x 70 cm.
Growing and care
If the breeder does not pinch Andromeda, then he will have to face many problems.Removing the lower shoots can prevent the occurrence of certain diseases. The first leaves from below are the first to fall ill, if they are removed in a timely manner, then the plant remains healthy longer. Removed shoots are immediately removed from the site.
It is equally important to install a support for the Andromeda bushes in time. Without it, the bushes, when the fruits begin to pour, will be overwhelmed. A trellis, a cage or a stretched twine is suitable as a support. Plants can be tied up with a rope, plastic clamps, or you can use thin pieces of fabric.
And you will also need to form bushes. All stepchildren that form between the stem and leaves are removed. High-quality fruits will not grow on them, but they will take away the nutrients and strength of the plant on themselves.
Water the described variety deeply and regularly until the fruits are poured. Irregular watering leads to rotting of the end of flowering, and waterlogging of the soil leads to cracking of the fruits. In this case, you can think over a drip irrigation system, which will allow not only timely introduction of moisture into the soil, but also uniformly moisten the soil.
Once the Andromeda tomatoes begin to ripen, you can reduce the watering. Reducing the amount of water will cause the plant to concentrate sugar in the fruit, thus improving the taste.
These plants require at least 8 hours of sun, respectively, and the site should be selected open, but without drafts. In addition, Andromeda needs a well-drained but moisture-retaining soil rich in organic matter. Earlier, the fruits will ripen on light sandy soil, but the yield will be higher on loamy soil. Tomatoes of this variety prefer a pH of 5.5 to 6.8.
In terms of fertilization, a nitrogen rich formula can be used early in the growing season, then replaced with magnesium and potassium supplements to allow the plant to focus on fruit growth.
A plant needs different micronutrients at each stage of growth. All fertilizers can be divided into two groups: mineral and organic. Folk remedies are often used: iodine, yeast, bird droppings, eggshells.
It is important to observe the rate and period of feeding. This also applies to folk remedies and organic fertilizers.
Disease and pest resistance
Andromeda is very susceptible to late blight, so treatment is indispensable. Use copper or sulfur based fungicides. As for Alternaria, the immunity to this disease is assessed as tolerant.
This variety of tomato is a good match for tobacco mosaic.
One of the most common treatments for leaf mold is the use of a prophylactic fungicide containing chlorothalonil or a copper fungicide.
In the process of fruit ripening and at any of the growing stages, the plant can be attacked by pests such as aphids or spider mites. You can fight them with insecticides, or you can use organic agents such as neem oil.
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
The plant has excellent resistance to heat and frost, so it can be planted outdoors.
Growing regions
Among the main growing regions:
TsCHO;
North Caucasian;
Middle Volga;
Nizhnevolzhsky;
East Siberian;
West Siberian.
