Tomato Batyanya - characteristics and description of the variety, photos, reviews

Advantages and disadvantages

Comparing the positive qualities of the “Batyanya” tomato with its likely negative characteristics allows you to more accurately assess the prospects of growing this crop on your site.

Main characteristics of the variety

Ripe fruits are heart-shaped, with a small but pointed tip. There are practically no deviations in ripe fruits; they are all even, with a smooth, even glossy skin. At first, ripe tomatoes have a green color, which then changes to pink, and fully ripened Batyani fruits have a rich crimson color.

The pulp is compacted, fleshy, sugary, quite sweet, practically without sourness. The pulp does not lose its pleasant taste even in fruits that ripen at the end of the season. The pulp may contain 3-4 seed chambers with a small amount of seed material.

The weight of ripe Batyanya tomatoes is about 300 g, those fruits that grow in the lower part of the bushes can weigh more - up to 500-650 g, at the top the tomatoes grow much less - about 150-200 g.

They are not prone to cracking under normal growing conditions. But in rainy seasons or when watered too much, the tomatoes will crack.

Tomato "Batyanya" Siberian variety - video

Ripe fruits are universally used; they are eaten fresh, added to salads and other snacks. These fruits are also used in canning - for making juice, tomato paste, ketchup, sauces and lecho.

The harvested crop can withstand transportation well to any distance, but is not stored for a long time.

Therefore, it is necessary to process the fruits immediately as they are collected.

In which regions of Russia can the Batyanya tomato be grown?

According to the State Register, tomatoes of the “Batyanya” variety can be cultivated everywhere, taking into account regional characteristics.

Ural

In the Urals, where an unstable climate prevails, a unique large-fruited variety of seedlings is grown. More often, greenhouses are equipped, but in June the seedlings can be transplanted into beds under temporary shelters.

Siberia

A good harvest of the Batyanya tomato can be obtained in Siberia. They use only seedling technology. The seedlings are transplanted into the greenhouse around the second ten days of May. Since these are early-ripening types of tomatoes, you can move them to beds under film covers in June after the night return frosts stop.

Moscow region and central Russia

In central Russia, the Batyanya tomato develops well in open beds, where seedlings are moved in the third ten days of May. If you want to get an early harvest, then plant in greenhouses around the end of April.

Southern regions of Russia

In the regions of southern Russia, you can sow “Batyanya” tomatoes directly into the beds at the end of April. Prepared seeds germinate quickly. In August, powerful bushes are already bearing fruit well.

Advantages of the variety

The main advantages of the Batyanya tomato variety include:

1. early fruit ripening;
2. resistance to natural disasters;
3. large size tomatoes;
4. good yield;
5. resistance to low temperatures;
6. wonderful taste of tomatoes;
7. Fruiting is extended throughout the summer season.

Tomato variety “Batyanya” / Characteristics and description of the variety - video

But the variety also has a number of disadvantages:

1. Batyanya tomatoes are not stored for long; after picking they quickly become soft and spoil. Therefore, fruits should be collected before fresh consumption or use for canning;
2. Ripe fruits are prone to cracking during the rainy season or with heavy watering.

Planting tomatoes with seedlings

Tomato seedlings “Batyanya” are transferred to the site when night frosts completely stop. Young plants can be planted in the greenhouse after the soil has warmed to 9-11°C.

Preparing seedlings

If cultivation was carried out in separate peat cups, then there is no need to remove seedlings from them. In this case, the roots are not damaged and the plants take root faster.

Seedlings in plastic, cardboard, ceramic pots must be watered generously and left for 1.5-2 hours. This event will make it easy to obtain seedlings with a clod of earth. It is recommended to immediately transfer them into the holes without shaking the soil substrate from the roots.

Rules for planting in open ground

The holes are prepared with a depth of 25 cm. A gap of 0.7-0.8 m is maintained between the rows. The interval between individual plants is 0.6 m. Immediately drive in a strong peg to which the stem is fixed.

Ash mixed with high-quality loose compost (2 tbsp.) is added to each planting hole. To prevent outbreaks of fungal infections, Glyokladin is recommended (1 tablet per well).

Features of cultivation, planting and care

sowing the seeds of this tomato variety for seedlings 60-65 days before the intended planting in the ground . Seedlings dive at the stage of appearance of the second true leaf. Scheme for planting seedlings in a permanent place, in the ground : 50 x 40 cm, planting density - 3 - 4 plants per 1 sq.m.

After planting the seedlings in a permanent place, caring for tomatoes consists of removing weeds, timely watering, pinching and protective measures against diseases and pests of the crop.

This is a natural variety of tomato. Therefore, we recommend taking seeds from a ripe fruit and using them for planting in subsequent seasons.

Care

The Batyanya tomato is valued for its unpretentiousness and stable fruiting. To increase productivity, it is important to carry out basic agrotechnical measures in a timely manner.

Mulching and watering

Tomatoes need moisture for quality development. In dry weather, morning or evening watering with settled water is practiced every 4-6 days.

To maintain the looseness of the soil, stop the growth of weeds, and prevent the formation of a hard soil crust, tomato ridges are mulched. They use hay, chopped straw, and crushed peat.

Bush formation and pinching

In the beds, the rapidly developing stems of the Batyanya tomato are tied to a support. It is recommended to form bushes into 2 stems.

The lower leaf plates, located up to the first brush, are carefully removed with pruning shears. It is necessary to leave a small stump when performing this operation.

Excess shoots are regularly cut out, which create shade and deplete the bush of nutritional compounds.

Top dressing

Tomatoes "Batyanya" have an amazing ability to produce a good harvest even on poor soil. But when organizing a fertilizing system, it is possible to significantly intensify fruiting.

After half a month, the planted seedlings need a complete mineral complex. You can dilute 30 g of superphosphate in a 10-liter tank in settled water, supplemented with 25 g of potassium sulfate. You also need to take 15 g of ammonium nitrate. The norm is 1 l/bush.

A repeated procedure (after 14-15 days) involves the use of superphosphate, combined in equal proportions with potassium sulfate. For 10 liters of settled water, take 50 g of the mixture. The norm is 1 l/bush.

At the stage of mass formation of ovaries and fruiting, fresh yeast (10 g) is successfully used. They need to be diluted with slightly warmed water (10 l) with the addition of potassium sulfate (1 tbsp.).

Preparing soil and containers

Many summer residents purchase ready-made nutrient substrate in specialized stores for growing vegetable seedlings. But you can cook it yourself. To do this, mix garden soil, humus and compost in equal proportions. To make the soil more fertile, wood ash and fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium should be added to it.

Photos of soil and container preparation

A nutrient substrate prepared at home should be calcined in an oven heated to 180 degrees for 30 minutes to disinfect. This procedure should be carried out 12-14 days before planting the seeds, so that the beneficial microflora has time to recover in the soil. There is another way to disinfect soil - spill it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate; after complete drying, the substrate can be laid out in containers.

Before use, containers should also be washed with a weak solution of potassium permanganate, dried and filled with prepared nutrient substrate. Seeds are planted in grooves made in the soil - their depth is about 1 cm, and the distance between rows is about 2.5 cm.

The seed material is sprinkled with soil on top, sprayed from a spray bottle and covered with plastic film or glass. Containers with planted Batyanya tomato seeds are placed in a shaded, warm place with a temperature of about 24 degrees.

Growing the Batyanya variety in a greenhouse

When planting tomatoes under cover, pay attention to a number of important features:

• If possible, equip an automatic ventilation system or periodically open the windows;
• During the autumn preparation of the greenhouse, the soil is disinfected using Bordeaux mixture (1%);
• install reliable trellises necessary for tying up tall bushes;
• Watering must be carried out at the root, protecting the leaf blades from moisture.

Further care for tomatoes Batyanya

Although the Batyanya tomato variety does not require special care, some agrotechnical measures must be carried out in order to obtain a high yield as a result.

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Irrigation regime

Batyanya tomato should be watered regularly, but not too much.

After watering, the soil should be saturated with moisture to a depth of about 0.3 m. Typically, moderate watering should be carried out once every 3-4 days.

Diseases and pests

diseases characteristic of tomatoes . Early ripening of fruits protects bushes from late blight.

Sometimes yellow marks appear on the leaf blades. This serves as a signal about a lack of potassium, iron or lighting deficiency in the soil.

Use potassium sulfate, dissolving 1 tbsp in 10 liters of liquid. l. fertilizers Consumption - 500 ml/bush. For irrigation, take 5 g of powdered iron chelate for a 10-liter container of water. The norm is 1 l/10 m2.

most pest is the mole cricket. The drug “Grom” is used to fight. You need to pour 1 tsp into the discovered holes. powder and then water the beds.

Tomato yield Batyanya

On the bushes of this tomato, ripe fruits appear early, since Batyanya is early ripening, but fruiting continues throughout the season, and its duration directly depends on the care of the plants.

From garden beds, about 7-11 kg of ripe fruits are collected from each square, and in closed ground from 1 m2 you can collect up to 15-17 kg of ripe tomatoes.

Photos of growing tomatoes Batyanya

Pros and cons of the variety

How to care for tomatoes

The productivity of tomatoes depends on the organization of their care. In greenhouse conditions, before fruiting begins, tomatoes are kept at a temperature of +19...+22 °C. When entering the flowering phase, you need to reduce the air humidity to 50%.

The drier it is, the easier it will be to separate the pollen from the pistils. For pollination to be successful, aeration alone is not enough. It is necessary to shake the upper flower beds during the daytime so that the pollen settles on the lower ones, or transfer it with cotton swabs.

Otherwise, caring for tomatoes in a greenhouse and open ground is practically the same.

Feeding

During the season, 3 feedings are carried out:

• 10 days after planting the seedlings in the ground - liquid mullein + dusting the holes with ash;
• 10–14 days after the first feeding - 500 g of bird droppings + 40 g of superphosphate per 10 liters of water;
• during the formation of the ovary - 10 g of yeast per 10 liters of water.

Watering

Water is applied directly to the root. If liquid gets on greens, it can lead to a fungal infection. Water temperature for irrigation is +18…+20 °C. Use only settled soft water.

In open and closed ground, it is best to use a drip or ditch irrigation system. This will allow you to economically distribute water and maintain optimal soil moisture, eliminating waterlogging.

Stepsoning

Small lateral shoots do not bear fruit, but take away nutrients and water, which prevents the normal development of fruits.

Important! Sprouts 3–5 cm long must be removed. If they are larger, they should not be cut off - there is a high risk of infection.

In addition to the shoots, excess brushes are removed. In greenhouse conditions, pinch out leaves and brushes every 7–10 days.

In the open ground, they focus not only on these dates, but also on weather conditions. The procedure is not carried out immediately after watering or rain; you need to wait until the soil dries.

Scheme of stepsoning in 1 shoot:

• pinching the main stem after the formation of 5–6 clusters;
• on the second shoot, the top is pinched when 1 cluster is formed;
• after setting the main number of fruits - 6–10 clusters, the remaining inflorescences are removed;
• removal of old leaves under the ovary and one above it is carried out as they ripen;
• each shoot is securely fixed to the support.

Pinching small shoots is done with clean hands - this is less damaging to the plants than pruning with a knife.

Tying and shaping the bush

Tying is carried out immediately after transplantation to a permanent place. As they grow, all shoots are fixed to the support.

Find out how to properly tie tomatoes.

There are several options for tying:

1. Stakes - plants are fixed to a wooden support, which exceeds their expected height by 20–30 cm. Suitable for bushes formed into 1 stem.
2. Horizontal and vertical trellises - at the beginning, at the end and in the middle of the beds, supports are installed on which the wire is attached horizontally or vertically. As the plants grow, they are fixed at different heights.
3. Mesh - a mesh is installed between the beds. The design is similar to the previous one, but allows you to fix 1 plant on each side, which will save time on organizing individual supports.

The formation of a bush is possible in 1, 2 or 3 stems.
In the first case, all side shoots and brushes are removed with a knife, leaving 6–8 ovaries on the main shoot. In the second case, one strong side shoot is left, formed under the first brush. In the third case, a shoot formed under the 2nd brush is left on the bush. Important! All work is carried out with clean tools disinfected in alcohol. The main thing is not to let the juice get on your hands, and treat the tool after each plant. The presence of fungal spores in the soil or on plants is not immediately noticeable, but they are transmitted with juice from a sick tomato to a healthy one.

Loosening the soil

After each watering, application of liquid fertilizers and rain, the soil is loosened and then mulched. The optimal aeration depth is 5 cm near plants, 10 cm between rows. Simultaneously with loosening, weeds are removed.