Fruitful hybrid with early ripening "Katya": description of the variety and its characteristics

If you prefer early ripening varieties of tomatoes, the Katia hybrid can be an excellent choice for you.

By planting these tomatoes in your garden or in the greenhouse, you are guaranteed to get a gorgeous harvest of delicious tomatoes.

Read more about everything in our article about the Kate variety - description and characteristics, characteristics of growing and care, a tendency to diseases and other subtleties.

Tomato "Katya" F1: description of the variety

The tomato was bred by Russian breeders in the 21st century. Variety Kate is a hybrid of F1. From the moment of sowing the seeds to the appearance of ripe fruits, it usually takes from 75 to 80 days, so these tomatoes are called early ripening. The determinant bushes of this plant reach a height of 60 to 60 centimeters and are not standard. About indeterminantny grades read here.

They are characterized by average foliage. You can grow these tomatoes not only in greenhouses, greenhouses or under film, but also in open ground. They are remarkably tolerant of both drought and heavy rain, and are highly resistant to such well-known diseases as peak rot, alternariosis, fusarium, verticilli, late blight and tobacco mosaic virus.

When grown in open ground, from one square meter of planting they harvest from 8 to 10 kilograms of crop, and when grown in greenhouses - up to 15 kilograms. The yield of marketable fruits is 80-94% of the total yield.

You can compare the crop yield with others in the table below:

For this type of tomato is characterized by the formation of simple inflorescences and the presence of joints on the stalks. The first inflorescence is formed above the fifth leaf. 8-9 fruits are fastened in each hand.

The tomato Katya can distinguish the following benefits:

• excellent taste characteristics and product quality of fruits;
• disease resistance;
• unpretentiousness;
• high yield;
• early ripeness;
• good transportability of fruits and their resistance to cracking;
• uniform ripening of tomatoes, which greatly facilitates harvesting.

Specifications

• The fruits of tomatoes of this variety have a rounded or flat-rounded shape.
• Weight is about 120-130 grams.
• In the immature form they have a light green color, and in the mature one they have a bright red color without a greenish spot near the stem.
• They have a pleasant taste.
• Each fruit has three or four nests.
• The dry matter content is 4.6%.
• These tomatoes do not crack, ripen evenly and are stored for a long time.
• They have a high density, making it well tolerated transportation.

You can compare the weight of fruits with other varieties in the table below:

Katya's tomatoes can be consumed fresh, as well as used for preserving, cooking tomato paste and juice.

Read on our website: How to get an excellent crop of tomatoes in the open field? How to grow delicious tomatoes all year round in a greenhouse?

What are the agrotechnical subtleties of growing early varieties of tomatoes? What fertilizers for tomatoes should be used to get the best result?

A photo

Below you can see the fruits of tomato "Kate" in the photo:

Features of growing

These tomatoes were listed in the State Register of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus region for cultivation in the open ground in personal subsidiary farms. Tomatoes Kate is recommended to grow seedlings.

In order to get an early harvest, the seeds must be sown in March in containers filled with a nutrient substrate. You can plant in special cups, other containers or mini-greenhouses. To accelerate the process apply growth promoters. After the development of the cotyledons, the plants are pickled, at this point you need to feed the plants. In open ground, saplings with a height of 15 to 20 centimeters can be planted only when the likelihood of night cooling completely passes.

Important: The distance between the holes should be 45 centimeters, and the holes should be deep.

The best place for planting these plants is a well-lit area, but areas with little shading are also suitable. Shrubs must be formed in two or three stems.

These tomatoes need to be staved and garter to support. Potash fertilizers should be regularly added to the soil. Do not forget about the abundant regular irrigation and periodic loosening of the soil. As soon as the first fruit ovaries are formed, fertilizers must be applied every day. Mulching will help in weed control.

Read more about all the fertilizers for tomatoes.:

1. Organic, mineral, ready, TOP best.
2. Yeast, iodine, ash, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, boric acid.
3. For seedlings, foliar, when picking.

Also read on our website: How to prepare the soil in the greenhouse in the spring? What types of soil for tomatoes exist?

What land should be used for seedlings, and what is suitable for adult plants in greenhouses?

Diseases and pests

This variety is resistant to the most dangerous diseases of tomatoes, and from all the others it can be saved with the help of fungicidal preparations and other proven methods. To prevent the invasion of pests - Colorado beetles, thrips, aphids, spider mites, time processing the garden with insecticidal preparations.

Although Katya’s tomatoes appeared relatively recently, they had already gained popularity. Gardeners love this variety for its unpretentiousness to weather conditions, high yield and disease resistance.

In the table below you will find links to articles about tomatoes with different ripening terms:

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