The variety was created in Russia in 2000, included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements in 2008. In the south, the Slasten tomato is planted in open ground; in Siberia, the Urals, and the Far East it is planted under film. This is an early variety: 90–95 days pass from planting seedlings in the ground to picking ripe fruits.
general information
Description of the variety - indeterminate bushes, standard, up to 1 - 1.1 m in height in a summer cottage, up to 1.3 m in greenhouses. The foliage is sparse, the leaves are medium-sized, dark green.The first brush appears above the 8th - 9th sheet, the subsequent ones - every 3 sheets. There are 30 - 40 tomatoes on one brush.
Characteristics of the fruit: slightly elongated, cylindrical in shape. Ripe tomatoes are scarlet and burgundy. They have thick skin. Sweet, with a honey aftertaste. Fruit weight - 30 - 50 g, on the first clusters - up to 70 g. There are 4 seed chambers, the presence of dry matter is 6%. They are eaten fresh, put in salads, canned, juiced, made into ketchup and lecho. Not suitable for barrel pickling.
Advantages and disadvantages
Tomatoes have a number of advantages:
- small sweetish tomatoes;
- the skin does not burst;
- tie together;
- the variety is resistant to sudden temperature changes;
- tomatoes ripen quickly;
- easy to transport;
- the yield is high: up to 2 - 2.5 kg of fruits are harvested from a bush, up to 8 kg from 1 m², and up to 10 kg in a greenhouse;
- bushes can grow even on depleted lands;
- are stored for a long time;
- the variety is moderately resistant to brown spot, root rot, and late blight;
- good for canning.
Among the small disadvantages are that the bushes need to be tied up, the stepsons need to be torn off, and the branches need to be propped up.
Sowing seeds
Tomato seeds of the Slastena Nastya F1 variety are sown at the end of March. If you purchased seeds at the market, they are disinfected. The seeds are poured into a gauze bag and left for 20 minutes. into a solution of potassium permanganate (pour 1 g into half a glass of clean water). It is not recommended to keep seeds in potassium permanganate for longer than 20 minutes, as their germination rate decreases. Then rinse the seeds with clean water.
Instead of potassium permanganate, you can make a soda solution. Pour 0.5 g of soda into half a glass of water. Place the seeds in a soda solution for 24 hours.
Make soil from equal parts of peat soil, turf soil, and humus. Add 1 teaspoon to one bucket of prepared soil.a spoonful of superphosphate, urea, potassium sulfate. Disinfect the soil by spilling it with a strong solution of potassium permanganate. Then let the soil remain moist for 10 days to allow beneficial bacteria to multiply.
Place the seeds in the soil. Sprinkle with soil so that the seeds are buried 1 cm. Water with a spray bottle. Cover with film and place in a warm place. The air temperature should be 25 - 30 degrees.
Growing seedlings
When shoots appear, remove the film. Place the box on the windowsill. Seedlings are picked when 2 true leaves appear and transplanted into peat cups. To grow seedlings in the absence of sun, illuminate them with lamps.
Water the seedlings with a spray bottle in the morning. 2 weeks before transplanting, begin to harden the bushes by taking them out onto the balcony. First, place them on the loggia for 5 minutes, then increase the interval between the seedlings being in the open air.
Transplanting
In the fall, spread 4 kg of manure onto 1 m² of land and dig the soil to the depth of a shovel. In the spring, scatter the same amount of manure over the soil, but the manure must be rotted. Also sprinkle 1 tbsp per 1 m² of soil. a spoonful of potassium chloride and 5 tbsp. spoons of superphosphate. Dig the soil a second time. Although, in general, this variety is not picky about the composition of the soil.
Dig holes with a diameter of 15 cm and a depth of 30 cm. Drive in pegs. Place the seedlings into the holes. 4 bushes are placed per 1 m², doing this in a checkerboard pattern. Water the plantings thoroughly. Tie up the bushes.
Care
Feed the tomatoes for the first time 10 days after planting on the site. Pour 1 kg of manure into a ten-liter bucket of water. Let it sit for a while. Then water, being careful not to get it on the leaves. Fertilize at the same time as watering. After each watering or rain, loosen the soil. After the first fertilizing, mulch the ground with straw and pine needles in a 5 cm layer.
In addition to tying the trunk, you also need to tie the hands. If you planted seedlings in a greenhouse, then form a bush with 2 stems, if in open ground - with 3 stems. Every 10 days, cut off the stepsons.
Diseases and pests
Be sure to take preventive measures. Ventilate the greenhouse daily. The variety tolerates sudden temperature changes well, but it is better to monitor the temperature in the greenhouse.
Slugs love tomatoes. Pull weeds promptly. Sprinkle lime on the ground, but make sure the soil does not become alkaline. You can add coarse sand, ground egg shells or nuts. Very often bushes are attacked by aphids. To eliminate pests, spray the plantings with Zubr. If whitefly appears on the bushes, spray with Confidor.
Reviews about the variety are extremely positive: children love small, sweet Cherry tomatoes.
Other tomato varieties with similar names
In addition to the Slastena variety, the State Register includes 3 more varieties with similar names.
The Lakomka variety was included in the State Register in 2003. The bushes are determinate, that is, they stop growing when flowers appear, up to 55–60 cm in height. The variety is early ripening. The bushes are semi-spreading. Tomatoes are round in shape, weighing 100 - 120 g. Ripe tomatoes are raspberry-colored, they have a wonderful dessert taste. Collect 6 – 7 kg per 1 m². The variety is drought resistant. Is immune to blossom end rot.
The Sladkoezhka variety was included in the State Register in 2009. An early ripening variety. The bushes are indeterminate; they need to be formed into one stem and tied up. Refers to Cherry tomatoes, fruit weight 35 - 40 g. The tomatoes are round, of excellent taste. Plant 4 bushes per 1 m².
The Anastasia variety was included in the State Register in 2007. The bushes are determinate, but they still need to be formed and tied up. The fruits are elliptical in shape and red in color. Tomato weight is 100 - 120 g. They have a good taste. 8 kg of fruits are collected from 1 m².
