Tomato is a plant of the nightshade family, known for its beneficial properties and taste. The plant is in demand among Russian gardeners; several beds are allocated to tomato bushes every year. Breeders regularly replenish the ranks of tomatoes, creating more stress-resistant, original and productive varieties. The Yana tomato appeared thanks to the work of Russian breeders and became in demand outside its native land.
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General information about tomato
The tomato has proven itself positively in open and closed ground conditions. Technical characteristics and external features of the variety:
- An early ripening tomato, the harvest is ready for harvest in 80–90 days.
- Superdeterminate plant.
- Compact, bush height does not exceed 50 centimeters:
- High yield.
- Does not require pinching.
- High yield, up to 90 tons per hectare of crops.
- The number of ovaries in one brush does not exceed 8 pieces.
- Friendly return of the harvest.
- The number of full-fledged brushes does not exceed five pieces.
- Simple type of inflorescence.
- Powerful root system.
- Average branching of tomato bushes.
- Suitable for long distance transportation.
- Stable immunity to many diseases of the nightshade family, resistance to late blight.
- Easy to care for.
- Long-term storage possible.
Tomatoes are suitable for cultivation in different parts of the country and abroad. The heat-loving plant prefers flat or elevated areas of land. The soil should not be swampy. The beds should be located on the sunny side and not in the shade. Provided the location of the beds remains unchanged, ditches should be dug for drainage. The plant can be zoned outside its native land, which is confirmed by gardeners in Ukraine and Moldova. Description of fruits and technical data of berries:
- Round shape.
- High density.
- Pink color at maturity and green color until ready.
- Without a green spot on the stalk.
- Polyspermous.
- Thin skin.
- Smooth.
- The average weight does not exceed 300 grams.
- Not prone to cracking.
- Able to ripen at home.
- Fleshy.
- They are not watery.
- They have a persistent tomato aroma.
- Sweet taste.
- There is no sour taste.
- Universal purpose.
Recommendations for cultivating the plant
The plant shows the best yield when grown in seedlings.Preparatory work begins two months before the expected planting date.
Strong seedlings are obtained by observing the following rules:
- Planting tomato seeds at a depth of 1–2 centimeters.
- Preliminary moistening of the soil.
- Cover the planting with film until the first shoots appear.
- Maintaining the room temperature at least 22 degrees.
- Water the tomato sprouts as needed with room temperature water.
- Maintaining light conditions, the average daily amount of ultraviolet radiation should not be less than 16 hours.
- Hardening off the sprouts 7–10 days before transplanting.
IMPORTANT! The plant shows better yield when formed into 1–2 stems.
The originator does not recommend placing more than four tomatoes on one square meter of land. The variety is not particularly demanding. Subsequent plant care activities include watering, loosening the soil, removing weeds, and tying up. Synthetics should be used as tying material.
