The range of tomatoes is constantly updated with new products. In 2000, the Tatyana tomato was included in the State Register of Seeds: the characteristics and description of this variety differ from the hybrid tomato Tanya F1. The Tatyana variety is not a hybrid. Unlike Tanya F1, it was developed not in Holland, but in Russia. Tatyana is an unpretentious and productive tomato for widespread cultivation in open ground.
Characteristics of the variety
Tatyana is a tomato with many valuable qualities.
Fruit
The start of fruiting is early or mid-early (depending on the region, weather conditions and agricultural technology).Tomatoes begin to turn red 90–110 days after the start of the growing season. To speed up ripening, early pinching is used soon after planting in the ground.
The brushes of the Tatyana variety emerge very early - after the growth of 6 or 7 true leaves. The ovaries are located often - with an interval of 1 or 2 leaves. The stalks bear an average of 5–7 fruits.
The size of Tatyana’s first tomatoes is very respectable for such an early ground variety - 250 grams. The average weight for all collections is 110 grams. The minimum weight of grown fruits is 100 grams; there is practically no such thing as too small. The shape of tomatoes is round-flat, sometimes with small ribs. No curvature of the ovaries is observed.
The color of the skin at the stage of initial ripeness is scarlet, with a green spot at the top of the fruit. The greenery disappears when fully ripened: tomatoes of the Tatyana variety acquire a rich, bright red hue and an appetizing presentation. They look very attractive.
The fruits of the similar-sounding tomato Tanya F1 are more pink in color. The density of the skin is medium. Resistance to cracking is at a good level.
The pulp has excellent taste. In rare cases, early ripening varieties have such density and a high percentage of dry matter. The fruits are suitable not only for fresh consumption, but also for whole canning. The size of the tomatoes is convenient for storing in jars (100 - 120 grams).
The minimum yield of the Tatyana tomato is 5 kg per square meter. This is an excellent indicator for early ground tomatoes. The one who planted this variety notes that with careful care, harvests from a similar area can be twice as large.Reviews from gardeners indicate that most tomatoes can ripen on the vine.
Bushes
The height of the plants is about half a meter. Garter is required. The bush type is determinate. Tatyana is a tomato that independently completes growth after the formation of several clusters. There is no need to pinch the growing point at the end of the season - this saves the gardener time and effort.
The stem is standard, that is, plump, erect, durable. The plants look powerful and strong. The side shoots are numerous, the bushes are highly branched. For an early variety, this is even good - the yield is solid due to the growth of fruits on the stepsons. Tomatoes of the Tatyana variety can be grown without pinching at all.
If you want to get earlier and larger tomatoes, you need to remove the stepsons in the axils below the first ovary. The upper branches that grow like a cap do not need to be removed.
The leaves are medium in size and densely distributed on the bush. The powerful leaf apparatus remains healthy throughout the season. Only the lower leaves that touch the ground are picked off.
Endurance indicators
The Tatyana tomato variety is genetically resistant to various vagaries of bad weather. The tomato is specially adapted for open ground in Central Russia, the Northwestern District, the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East. The fruits are successfully set and filled even with contrasting temperature changes, cold snaps, and hot weather. Tomatoes ripen on the vine in cloudy, cool summers.
The variety exhibits good resistance to such harmful fungal infections as late blight. No varieties have yet been created that are absolutely resistant to this disease. But Tatyana partially “escapes” infection due to her precocity, “overtaking” pathogens in terms of development.In addition, the bushes are powerful and the fruits are dense - they successfully resist the introduction of microscopic fungi.
Of course, simple varieties are more susceptible to various diseases than F1 hybrids, but Tatyana looks decent even against their background.
Vegetable growers' opinions about the variety
Gardeners have already managed to test Tatyana tomatoes on their plots throughout the country. Many people have fallen in love with this variety and now plant it every year. Reviews from summer residents about the Tatyana tomato note its unpretentiousness and early ripening, and the high quality of its rather large fruits.
Bezmennikova N.V. (Ryazan region): “I grow tomatoes only in street beds. In May I plant them under arches with spunbond, and in June I remove the cover. I have tried dozens of varieties, rejected many, but I have not changed the Tatyana variety for ten years. I appreciate it for its unpretentiousness and annual good harvest. More than half turn red on the bushes, the rest of the tomatoes ripen perfectly at home.”
Potekhina Elizaveta (Sverdlovsk): “Our family doesn’t have time to bother with tall tomatoes. We raid the plot, so we grow varieties for “lazy” summer residents. We sow Tatyana tomatoes for seedlings not too early - in early April. We plant directly into the ground. The bushes bloom quickly. We don't foster them. The tomatoes are not too big, but there are a lot of them.”
Kostenko A.V. (Pskov region): “I was given tomato seeds by Tatyana, because my granddaughter is called by this name. The variety turned out to be successful and remained in my collection. It sits in my bed all summer under arches with covering material. The bushes are not too tall, but spreading. I don’t place more than four pieces on one square meter. Both I and my granddaughter are happy with the harvest. We eat ripe tomatoes straight from the bush.”
The advantage of the Tatyana tomato is that the variety is not an F1 hybrid. You can get your own seeds from it and not spend money on buying them every year. The best tomatoes from the second cluster of the most productive bushes are used for seeds.
