Tomato variety Alpatieva 905A - an ideal variety for preservation

Tomato "Alpatieva 905 a": description of the variety

This is a mid-ripening or early-ripening variety with a determinate standard bush no more than 45 cm high.
It is not a hybrid, has average taste and is more suitable for canning.

The variety is recommended for cultivation in open ground in the North-Western, Volga-Vyatka, Ural regions, as well as in Eastern Siberia. Productivity is average.

It has been listed in the state register of selection achievements since 1950. Used for industrial cultivation. The fruit ripening period is 100-115 days from the first shoots. The plant has a large leaf mass; the stem does not require tying.

General information about the variety

Alpatiev 905 tomatoes are low-growing, growing up to half a meter, no more. The bushes are formed very compact and do not require any pinching or gartering of branches. Up to five bushes are planted per 1 m2 of area. The stems of this variety grow strictly vertically, they are densely covered with bright green fronds. The shape of the small leaves is corrugated.

The fruits are round, noticeably flattened in shape - as you see in the photo. Their color is bright red or even scarlet. They weigh a little, from 60 to 100 grams. The tomato pulp is divided into 4 segments.

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As for taste, Alpatiev tomatoes do not have an exquisite taste. However, as they say, there are no comrades according to taste.

Canned Alpatiev tomatoes are much tastier. In addition, as housewives write in reviews, they withstand heat treatment.

The main value of this variety is the possibility of growing it on an industrial scale for further processing.

Characteristics

The Alpatiev 905 A tomato will not amaze you with its fresh taste. It has a slightly sweetish, characteristic tomato flavor. However, in the state register 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 index - 5-6%. The fruits are well stored and transported. 3-4 tomatoes ripen on one bunch.

See below for the fruit weight of tomatoes of other varieties:

Attention! The Alpatieva 905 A variety is more suitable for whole-fruit canning, although it is also good in winter vegetable salads and assorted vegetables.

Advantages of the variety

1. Harmonious ripening of fruits.
2. The variety, according to its characteristics, practically does not react to sudden changes in ambient temperature.
3. Easy to care for.
4. Drought resistance.
5. Possibility to use your own seeds for seedlings. For this, it is important to take them only from overripe fruits. Dried seeds are completely preserved until spring in paper or fabric containers.
6. High content of sugars in the fruit pulp.
7. Good yield.

Photo

And now we suggest you look at the photo of the Alpatieva 905 A tomato.

Advantages

The advantages of the variety are obvious:

• The fruits can ripen almost simultaneously .
• The bushes are adapted to sudden changes in weather .
• Tomatoes are drought tolerant .
• They do not need to be tied up or pinched .

This is not a hybrid; you can collect seeds from your garden and plant them. To do this, you should select several of the most beautiful fruits. Then leave them until they are ripe. After removing from the bush, grind through a sieve. Next, you should wash the seeds, dry them and store them until spring.

Important! Plants are resistant to parasites and diseases.

Growing rules

Hybrid Primadonna F1 does not require special care. Timely sowing, picking, planting in a permanent place, as well as regular watering, fertilizing, loosening, mulching, pinching, and preventive pest control work guarantee an early and abundant harvest of tomatoes.

Planting seedlings

Before soaking, planting material is checked for germination:

1. Place in a solution of table salt (20 g per 0.5 l).
2. After 2 hours, the seeds that float to the surface are removed.
3. The rest are kept in a disinfectant composition.
4. You can leave tomato seeds in a damp cloth until sprouts appear, without letting it dry out, however, this is not necessary.

Soil preparation:

1. The soil for sowing tomato seeds must be disinfected (spill with boiling water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate).
2. The soil mixture should be loose and fertile.
3. Seeds are sown in shallow and wide containers or boxes to a depth of 1.5-2 cm, at a distance of 2 cm from each other.
4. The soil is slightly moistened with a spray bottle so as not to wash away the crops.
5. The containers are covered with film or glass to create increased humidity and placed in a warm place until germination.

Picking should be done when the plant forms 2 true leaves. Spacious containers, such as peat or plastic pots, are suitable for these purposes.

Sowing of seedlings is carried out depending on the region and growing conditions, focusing on the fact that young plants will be ready to move to a permanent place 2 months after germination. For open ground:

1. Tomato seedlings must be hardened off for 2 weeks before planting.
2. The containers are taken out into fresh air, gradually increasing the period of stay from 2 hours to the whole daylight hours.
3. The temperature outside the window should not be lower than +15°C.

Tomato transplant

You can plant tomato seedlings in open ground when the danger of spring frosts has passed and the weather is consistently warm. The air temperature when planting tomatoes in a greenhouse should be +18-20°C during the day and at least +10°C at night. The soil should not cool below +13-15°C.

The bed for tomatoes should be prepared in the fall. Add to each well:

• humus;
• wood ash;
• peat.

Just before planting, phosphorus fertilizer is poured into the hole.

Tomatoes are planted according to a 40*50 cm pattern; the highest yield can be achieved by planting 5 bushes per 1 m². At the same time, you should consider the method of subsequent garter.

Subsequent care for tomatoes

Those who planted the Primadonna tomato, photos and reviews of which encourage them to cultivate this variety on their site, note the unpretentiousness of this crop. It is enough to regularly water the roots with warm water, loosen and mulch the soil, apply complex fertilizers with a high content of phosphorus and potassium, remove stepsons and excess leaves as the bush grows.

Important! When tying tomato branches, you must use a cord made of synthetic materials; using twine made of twisted paper or bast fiber can lead to rotting

Agricultural technology

How to grow tomatoes in open ground:

Reviews from gardeners about the Alpatieva 905 variety indicate a simple tomato taste, which does not correspond to what is stated in the register as salad. When canned, tomatoes acquire special value precisely because of their taste.