Characteristics of Anna German tomato and agricultural technology for cultivating the variety

Growing tomatoes

The first flower cluster in indeterminate tomatoes appears after 9–11 leaves.
The first stepson will develop in the leaf axil under this raceme. The lower leaves begin to be removed at the end of May. The entire stem up to the first flower cluster is left completely free of foliage - this stimulates the flow of nutrients to the growing ovaries. No more than three leaf blades are removed at one time; a larger number can cause stress and stop the formation of fruits. They breed once every 10 days. One vine of the Anna German variety produces 5–7 full clusters per season. In August, the top growing point is pinched and all small fruits are picked off.

With good care, up to 13 kg of harvest can be harvested from one plant. Reviews from those who have tested Anna German racem tomatoes are positive.

photo author Natalya Ananyeva

Tomato Anna German - description and characteristics of the variety

Letter of recommendation of the Anna German variety

The Anna German tomato belongs to an indeterminate variety; once a certain size is reached, the bush does not stop growing, fruiting continues until the day before frost.

The plant is suitable for growing in spring-summer, as well as in autumn. The fruits are elegant yellow in color, oval in constitution, retain their taste and appearance for a long time after harvesting. Perfectly suitable for whole-fruit canning.

The culture is demanding of light and warmth. Recommended for (avoiding cultivation in open ground in the southern regions or in greenhouse conditions everywhere. Anna German eggs are mid-early, tolerant to dry rot, sunburn, belong to the group of raceme tomatoes. The height of the bush is 150 cm, requires tying. The plant is resistant to viral and fungal diseases, Pomona gifts are universal in use.

Features of agricultural technology

Below are recommendations that you can follow to produce an excellent harvest of tomatoes even in a small area.

1. Water the backside at the root with water heated to a temperature of 18-22 degrees. Flooding is organized in the morning, until the temperature of the water and atmospheric air has equalized. In this case, tomatoes no longer have the opportunity to absorb nutrients and minerals and absorb the necessary moisture from their roots.
2. During the fruiting period, water less frequently. This will protect the pomona gifts from cracking and improve the taste, since with excess moisture the pomona gifts will turn out watery. The optimal watering regime is twice a week, perhaps every ten days.
3. Maintain optimal temperature. If it’s a little hot inside the greenhouse, the Anna German tomato will not grow well. Then, to reduce the air temperature, place stones between the rows (choose either dark ones from nature, or paint them black yourself). Dark glass bottles are suitable as an alternative. Such surfaces absorb ultraviolet rays well and thereby lower the temperature in the greenhouse.
4. During the vegetative development of Annusha German tomatoes, apply fertilizer three times. The main components of feeding should be phosphorus and potassium. The first time fertilizer is applied 10 days (a year) after planting, the second time spraying is carried out after 30 days (repeating it after the same period of time at least one more time).
5. During the period of fruit set, do not neglect such useful components for their development as manganese, boron, copper, molybdenum, serpentine. If the soil is neutrally acidic, don't forget to add iron. Use immunomodulators, for example, Zircon, Epin.
6. The flowers of this variety are self-pollinating, but the quality of pollination can be increased. To do this, you need to organize the optimal level of air humidity, so that it is moderately dry at a temperature within 24-26 degrees.
7. The productivity of tomatoes depends on many different factors. The conditions of agricultural technology, the novelty of seed material, and climatic factors are important here. The Anna German variety is characterized by high yield under standard growing conditions. In greenhouse conditions, it is much easier to control the conditions of the agricultural background. When growing in open ground, the bushes do not need to be pinched, but in a greenhouse, where every centimeter of free space is valuable, except for. Ant. Formation is indispensable. With the correct formation of the copra variety, the fruits are dense, very sweet (virtually without sourness).

Why is there no tomato harvest?

1. The recommended thermal regime for the variety was not observed.
2. The relative humidity was excessively high.
3. The soil received little moisture.
4. Plants did not receive sufficient nutrients.
5. There was carbon deprivation in the air.
6. Seeds for planting were prepared in violation of breeding rules.

The correct formation of the bush is of great importance. With proper care, pomona fruits turn out dense, smooth, very sweet, with a subtle sourness.

Disadvantages and advantages of the variety

Tomato Anna German is a very productive variety. With optimal care, it bears fruit profusely. It has a very beautiful aesthetic appearance. Reviews from gardeners are positive, highlighting high durability and fertility.

Its versatility and excellent taste have made the variety very popular among gardeners. The only disadvantages that can be highlighted are the need to form a bush and tie it up. But this feature defines all indeterminate, tall varieties.

You can buy Anna German tomato seeds on our website. Here you will find a description of cultivation, features of agricultural technology and breeding news.

Care

Further care for Bananchik tomatoes consists of watering, fertilizing, bush formation, prevention and timely control of diseases and pests, loosening and hilling:

Watering is done in cloudy weather or in the afternoon

It should be regular, and special attention should be paid to it during the flowering period, before fertilizing and loosening. Fertilizing with mineral or organic fertilizers should be done every 10-12 days. Proper pinching or bush formation can significantly increase the future harvest. The most correct way for Bananchik tomatoes is to form a bush into one stem. Several times a season, tomatoes need loosening and hilling. In order to avoid damage to the bushes by pests, preventive spraying is carried out with special means.

Description and characteristics of the variety

Star of the East f1 is an exquisite oriental delicacy even for true gourmets. The fruits have an unusual pleasant taste, harmoniously combining sweetness and light sourness.

Tomato star of the east f1 is an indeterminate medium-sized hybrid, the height of the shoots reaches 60-80 cm. It forms 7-8 fruiting clusters, each with 5-7 tomatoes. The harvest is harvested in clusters, and ripening occurs smoothly.

The Zoloto Vostok tomato bears fruit early - 90-95 days from germination. Tomatoes have dense, fleshy pulp. The average weight varies between 120-150 g. The color of the tomatoes is raspberry, the shape is round.

Description of the variety in detail

Anna German is a variety of tomato not certified by the State Variety Commission. This is a pure variety of folk selection. It became one of the first yellow-fruited domestic tomatoes. When ripe, the tall bushes are covered with thick clusters of fruits resembling small lemons (see photo).

Attention! A certain similarity with the Wonder of the World tomato has been noticed. But genetically the two plants have many differences.

The small size of the fruit makes them convenient for whole pickling in jars. The taste of tomato, like that of other yellow relatives, is distinguished by sweetness with a minimal presence of sourness. Tomatoes are also used fresh, in sauces, and for decorative purposes.

How to grow tomatoes

Tomatoes are planted in the ground after the soil has warmed up:

• in the southern regions - at the end of April or beginning of May;
• in the middle zone - at the end of May;
• in the northern regions - in the first half of June.

Planting seedlings in the greenhouse begins several weeks earlier. In protected soil, tomatoes are not afraid of night frosts.

Transplanting seedlings to a permanent place

Before transplanting seedlings into the ground, they need to be prepared. To do this, it is watered and fed three days before picking.

In the fall, the soil is prepared: it is dug up, cleared of plant remains and mixed with crushed eggshells, compost and alkali.

In the spring, the rows are prepared again. The soil is dug up again, plant roots are cleared and ash is added. Disinfect by watering with a solution of potassium permanganate three days before planting.

Holes for tomatoes are dug in rows. For 1 sq. m place no more than 4 plants. A strong support or trellis is installed near each hole.

The seedlings are taken out of the pots along with a lump of earth and placed in the holes in the center. The holes are filled with warm water and covered with earth.

Rules for caring for tomatoes

Miracle of the Garden tomatoes are sure to be planted. They are formed into one or two stems. The more stems, the smaller the fruits and the more abundant the harvest.

Be sure to tie up tomatoes. As the bush grows, the free parts are attached to the support.

Water the plants as the soil dries out. To do this, use settled water at room temperature. Water should not get on the greens; tomatoes are watered only at the root. The best time to water is evening or early morning.

Two weeks after planting in open ground, the seedlings are fed for the first time. Before flowering begins, mineral and organic fertilizers are alternated every two weeks. Some gardeners, even before planting tomatoes, mix the soil with long-acting mineral granules.

At the flowering stage, tomatoes need a different ratio of microelements. During this period, you can use the preparation “NPK 5-10-10” for fertilizing.

After the first fruits appear, preference is given to potassium formulations. They help accelerate ripening and increase the quality of fruits. Algae extract is used as such a remedy.

Some nuances of care

To get a rich harvest, it is necessary to take into account some features of growing this crop:

1. Tomatoes are considered a self-pollinating crop. Despite this, gardeners advise shaking the stems daily after the flowers appear to speed up the formation of ovaries.
2. Removed tomato shoots are often used to propagate the variety vegetatively. They are planted in the same way as seedlings.
3. The lower leaves are removed from tomato bushes, because the plant spends energy on them.
4. Plant tomatoes in the sunny part of the garden or in partial shade.
5. By removing excess inflorescences, the size of the fruit increases. All incorrectly formed flowers are removed.
6. Plants are planted early in the morning. On cloudy days this procedure is not performed. On days when shoots and leaves are removed, tomatoes are not watered.
7. After each watering, the beds are loosened so that a crust does not form on the soil, which does not allow air to pass through.

Diseases and pests

The miracle of the garden has average resistance to all tomato diseases. According to gardeners, these tomatoes rarely get sick.

To reduce the risk of plant infection, follow these rules:

1. Never plant tomatoes in beds that had nightshade crops growing in them the previous year. The best predecessors for tomatoes are legumes, onions, cabbage, carrots, and wheat.
2. Do not plant potatoes near the tomato beds.
3. Disinfect the seeds before sowing. Do not place pots with seedlings near indoor plants.
4. Be sure to disinfect the soil for seedlings.
5. Do not prick wet plants, do not tear off their lower leaves and do not water them.
6. Water tomatoes only at the roots. Moisture on the leaves can cause them to become infected.
7. Weeding plants also reduces the likelihood of tomatoes becoming infected. Beginning in the fall, clean the soil of all plant debris, as they may contain fungal spores and viruses.

Tomatoes are attacked by Colorado potato beetles, slugs, caterpillars, aphids, mole crickets, and woodlice. Pests are collected by hand. To prevent their occurrence, the plant is sprayed with a soap solution several times a season.

Planting and care in open ground

Seedlings are planted at the age of 60–65 days. For 1 sq. m no more than four indeterminate plants. Despite the fact that the Anna German variety rarely gets sick, thickening can cause fungal diseases. In such conditions, the crop ripens more slowly and it is much more difficult to care for planting tomatoes.

To strengthen the root system, the stem is deepened by 5–10 cm. The seedling is placed “lying down”, sprinkling the lower part of the trunk with soil. The method was developed by breeder I.M. Maslov.

Tomatoes are capable of rooting their shoots, so a vertical arrangement is not entirely natural for this crop. Tomatoes do not have “tendrils” that cling to support. Some gardeners leave the lowest stepsons, bending them to the ground, you can increase the feeding area of ​​the bush.

In open ground, the tall variety Anna German needs protection from the wind; greenhouse plants must be ventilated. During the growing season, indeterminate tomatoes are fertilized and watered moderately so as not to cause excessive growth of green mass. Water calculation: 0.5 l per bush. Watering is carried out after the top layer of soil or layer of mulch has dried. The watering rate is increased to 2 liters when the fruits become at least 3 cm in diameter.

Tall tomatoes for the greenhouse

I definitely plant the listed varieties, but there are also some that I just liked, and I periodically grow them in the greenhouse, but I have not become a fan of them. Of the indeterminates, I like the raceme varieties the most. Again, this is primarily because they look beautiful on the bush. There are only three varieties, and each has a special reason to grow it.

“Intuition F1” is a mid-season hybrid, but I would classify it as a late-season hybrid. Not only does it reach harvest ripeness only by mid-August, but biological maturity also comes quite late. Some specimens of these tomatoes ripen even until the end of October. But, on the other hand, this is convenient because as a result, we have our own fresh tomatoes at home for a very long time. That's why I sow it in February.

Rice. 12. Photo from the end of July, but the fruits have not yet begun to ripen.

But “Intuition F1” is very easy. This hybrid is great for freezing for future use. In winter, I make pizza and frittata with them, as they do not defrost like porridge, but retain their meatiness well when cut.

Gardeners' opinion

Good day! I recommend the Kistevoy variety to all tomato connoisseurs. Not capricious and very productive. I collect 15-17 fruits from each cluster. All even, smooth and very sweet. I didn’t find any cons for myself.

Kirill Aksenov, 45 years old.

Good afternoon! This summer I discovered the tomato variety Carst F1. The plant shows a good harvest in the North-West region, tolerates cool summers and regular rains. I recommend!

Carpal tomatoes differ from other types in that the fruits on the bushes ripen in clusters. This significantly increases the number of tomatoes growing on one bush and, accordingly, increases the yield of the variety. The size of the fruits of such tomatoes is usually small, so they are most suitable for canning and pickling. Although there are also large-fruited raceme tomatoes, which will also be discussed in this article.

Planting and growing cucumbers of the German F1 variety

In order for the planting season to be a success, you need to buy German cucumber seeds in winter. And they are not picky about this either. Increased demand is doing its job. Seminis packaging can be found not only in online stores, but also on shelves in retail outlets.

The bags, marked with a Dutch manufacturer, are packaged and sold by many well-known Russian agricultural companies.

When to sow cucumbers

And when the German cucumber seeds are purchased and the place is ready, all that remains is to set the time for planting. Preferably it should be a day:

• when the weather has settled and the seeds are already warm in the hole, and the seedlings will not die from frost;
• in which there is no full moon and new moon, but the night star grows;
• when you are in a good mood and have a great desire to give life to plants.

You also need to water the garden bed well in advance, two days in advance. And this can be done with a solution of Fitosporin or manganese.

Emerald cucumber seeds

When you open the package, don't be surprised. This –

a bonus that will save you time during the busy planting season. Beautiful, green color of seeds:

• will free you from disinfection in potassium permanganate;
• will save money for the purchase of growth stimulants;
• will make them clearly visible, which prevents them from getting lost if they accidentally fall.

Agree that it is very convenient and reliable.

Timing of planting and fruiting of German cucumbers

You can eat your first Herman cucumber in June. And finish harvesting in late autumn. To remove gherkins over the course of 4-5 months, there is a good method of sowing in stages. For example:

• End of April, beginning of May -
  to warm greenhouses or to the southern land.
• In the last days of May or the first of June.
• In the first ten days of July.

The German cucumber can be planted through seedlings

It is important to do the transshipment so that the plant does not notice and continues to grow. Then, even gardeners from regions with cold climates will receive 3 waves of harvest

It’s just that in the first days of summer you need to simultaneously plant 20-day-old seedlings and seeds. For 1 m² – 3-4 pieces.

Caring for cucumbers Herman f1

A high percentage of germination ensures friendly shoots. The gardener's job is to maintain soil moisture. It is necessary to understand that watering is only permissible with warm water. Be sure to loosen and weed excess grass

After 2 weeks, the plants are fed. This could be an infusion of ash or store-bought nitrogen fertilizers. Herman cucumber should be fertilized regularly throughout the season. Depending on soil fertility: after 1 or 2 weeks. During growth, organic compounds are used. Potassium will help flowering vines, but strictly without chlorine. During the fruiting period, you can buy a special mineral complex.

Already 20 centimeter sprouts begin to form by removing the embryos and layering at the base of the first 4 leaves. The bulk of the greens are tied in the axils of the main stem. Description of the cucumber Herman teaches that pinching will ensure maximum yield.

• To do this, all side lashes are limited to one, maximum 2 nodes with embryos on the branch.
• If the lateral shoots are not pinched, the plant will not cope and the ovaries will fall off.
• It is not difficult to tie up a formed plant and it is convenient to care for it.
• But you also need to monitor the health of the bush. Because aphids and mites do not sleep.
• The hybrid also does not resist rust well.

As a result of all the work, you get 10-12 kg/m², small, dense, pimply cucumbers, with a pleasant, sweetish taste

But it is important to regularly remove grown gherkins. And eat something with gusto, and stock up most of it according to various recipes for the winter table

Interesting on the topic: When to plant seeds for seedlings: simple calculation of sowing dates

Anna German's family was saved from death by one letter changed in the surname

Anna German concert in Moscow, 1979.

Photo: GLOBAL LOOK PRESS

The men who gave us Anna German

35 years ago, on August 25, 1982, the heart of one of the world’s most famous pop singers, Anna German, stopped beating in Warsaw, whose hits (such as “Shine, Shine, My Star”) still sound, whose streets and streets are named after square in Poland, whose name is given to a square in Moscow. Biographer of Anna German, author of several books about her, Ivan Ilyichev, was engaged in a detailed study of the first years of the singer’s life, which she spent on the territory of the USSR. Now Ivan is preparing for publication a new book, “Central Asia - the birthplace of Anna German,” which will tell in detail about the first ten years of the singer’s life in the USSR in 1936-1946. The author shared with KP unique information about the tragic events of Anna German’s childhood, as well as the fate of her stepfather, who saved her life in our country.

— Ivan, there is a lot of debate about Anna German’s nationality. What opinion did you, as her biographer, come to: who was the singer - Polish, German, Russian?

“It would be fair to say that Anna German belonged to the whole world. But according to her genetic national identity, she belonged to the descendants of the Dutch Mennonites, these are settlers who lived in Poland for many years, and in the 19th century ended up in Russia and Ukraine. On her mother's side and partly on her father's side, Anna Herman is a hereditary Dutchwoman, with an admixture of German blood. The singer lived only 46 years, 36 of them in Poland, which she loved and called her homeland. But the childhood of the future star passed in the USSR during the most terrible years in our history. The 10 years that the future singer spent in the USSR were filled not with joyful childhood fun, but with grief, suffering, wanderings... That is why, already at a conscious age, Anna German said that she could not live in Russia, where so much blood of her relatives was shed.

Anna German in childhood. This is exactly how she was seen in the city of Nova Ruda in the late 40s.

Anna German definitely had the right to make claims against the USSR, but she never expressed them, but came to our country and sang with such a soul, as if there was no offense. Imagine that her own father was shot in the USSR, her maternal and paternal uncles and aunts died in different years in camps and in exile - more than ten closest relatives. This is almost her entire family. Anna was deprived of the opportunity to visit the graves of her closest relatives; simply nothing was known about them. I miraculously managed to find the burial places of her uncle in a cemetery near Kaliningrad and her brother Friedrich in Tashkent, at the Botkin cemetery. Alas, such a terrible fate befell many Germans living on the territory of the USSR in those years. These people had no rights, walked under the commandant’s office, a huge number of Russian Germans were shot without trial, and Anna’s father, Evgeniy German, was no exception.

— Did you manage to find out the details of the execution of her father?

“We recently contacted the archives of the Tashkent prosecutor’s office, where they replied that the case of the arrest and execution of Yevgeny German is still kept top secret.” Even relatives are not given access to the materials of this case. It was 1937. Anna was only one year old. Her father and her uncle were arrested based on a false denunciation. Anna's father was brought to Tashkent, where he was tortured and tortured for several months in the dungeons of the Tashkent NKVD. I read the diaries of Anna German’s mother, she wrote: “Both were arrested. My God! God! Black clouds are hanging over us! How scared and sad I was then. I went to the prosecutor, breathing heavily, about to give birth. Maybe at least here I’ll hear good news about those arrested? I asked where my husband Evgeniy German and brother Wilmar Martens were. In response I heard:

- Your husband has been exiled for ten years without the right to correspondence!

- For what? For what?

They didn't answer me...

- Can I go to him?

-No…"

This was a terrible period in Anna's life. As a child, she experienced something that not every adult can endure. The woman was looking for Anna’s father in the camps, as if no one had given the address; they were always being led on the wrong trail, without being informed that Evgeny had already been shot. The family learned about his death much later. The family wandered around the cities and villages of Central Asia, little Anya quickly adapted to the movements and in childhood spoke fluent Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz.

At the same time, in 1937, Valentin Voino-Yasenetsky, now very famous in Russia, St. Luke Voino-Yasenetsky, was arrested in Tashkent.

— Did he meet Anna German’s father in prison?

“Nothing is known about the fact of their meeting.” It is unlikely that the convicts communicated with each other, but it is a fact that Evgeniy German and St. Luke were in the same dungeons at the same time. The diaries of St. Luke describe in detail the arrest and interrogations in 1937 in Tashkent. Anna’s father could have left the same diary entries if he had remained alive. “In 1937, I was also arrested. Even torture was used during interrogations of those arrested. The so-called conveyor belt interrogation was invented, which I had to try twice. This terrible conveyor belt continued day and night. The interrogating security officers took turns, and the interrogated person was not allowed to sleep either day or night.

I again started a protest hunger strike and went hungry for many days. Despite this, I was forced to stand in the corner, but I soon fell to the floor from exhaustion. I began to have pronounced visual and tactile hallucinations, replacing one another. Then it seemed to me that yellow chickens were running around the room, and I caught them. Then I saw myself standing on the edge of a huge depression in which an entire city was located, brightly illuminated by electric lanterns. I clearly felt that snakes were writhing under the shirt on my back.

They steadily demanded that I confess to espionage, but in response I only asked to indicate for which state I was spying. Of course, they could not answer this. The interrogation by conveyor belt lasted thirteen days, and more than once I was taken under a water tap, from which cold water was poured over my head.

...The head of the Secret Department was already waiting for me so that I could sign the lie he had written about my espionage. I just laughed at this demand. Having suffered a fiasco with my almost two-week conveyor belt, I was returned to the basement of the GPU. I was completely exhausted from the hunger strike and the conveyor belt, and when we were released into the restroom, I fainted on the dirty and wet floor. The next day I was transported in a “black crow” to the central regional prison.

They brought me for further interrogations to the GPU and strenuously pressed me to confess to some kind of espionage. The interrogation by conveyor belt was repeated... By order of the security officers, I was taken to the basement of the GPU and put in a very cramped punishment cell. In the basement, in the punishment cell, I was tortured for several days under very difficult conditions. Later I learned that the results of my first interrogation about espionage, reported to the Moscow GPU, were recognized there as unsuitable and a new investigation was ordered ... "

Anna German during a performance, 1971. PHOTO TsAF-TASS

One of the prisoners who survived met Anna’s mother on the street and talked about the last days of Evgeniy German. He was led down the corridor, bloodied, exhausted, his face looking like a bloody mess. They tortured him into confessing and eventually shot him.

— Did Anna German have a grudge against the Soviet regime because almost her entire family died in our country, including her own father?

“In those years, no one could ask Anna such a question publicly. Such conversations took place only in the family. Anna came to the USSR many times, and she secretly dedicated one of her songs in concerts to the memory of her father. We are talking about the romance “Shine, Shine, My Star.” In the arrangement of the romance, Anna first came up with the sound of a drum roll - exactly the same as what sounded on the scaffolds. None of the spectators had any idea that Anna’s “welcoming love star” was her father, who was brutally murdered in the USSR. She sang this romance on the ground, stained with his blood. She sang about her father who was shot. For Anna, this was not just a romance, but a dedication of her daughter to her father.

- Who was involved in raising the girl? After all, she grew up without a father.

— It is important to note that in the USSR there was no person named “Anna German”. According to documents, Anna bore the surname of her grandmother and was called Anna Martens. I was able to visit Kyrgyzstan, where Anna’s school documents were found in the basement of a school; her grades in the first grade are visible there. Anna went to first grade in 1943 and among the subjects that were taught at school was even military affairs.

Anna was raised by her grandmother and mother. Mother was a difficult person, she had amazing intuition. More than once she was able to literally escape death. It is difficult to imagine what tricks and intrigues her mother went to in order to save her family. But the hardest thing was feeding my child. In the diary of Anna German’s mother, I found the following entries: “The only food I received was a piece of rye bread. There was no work, there was no food, we lived in a dugout, huddled between six of us with strangers. Then we moved to Orlovka in Kyrgyzstan. There, for working on the collective farm, I received bran, and my mother baked cakes from it. We didn't have firewood to heat the house, it was very cold. What could I do in such conditions? I decided to steal! First time in life. I stole collective farm straw. It was very risky to go into the fields at night, but I had no choice. I walked despite terrible fear. That night was beautiful: the moon was shining in the clear azure sky, the tufts of straw glittered like gold and silver. Every minute I listened... God forbid I fall into the hands of the police or a collective farm watchman! I would have been shot! I picked up a large armful of straw, tied it up and carried it on my shoulders.”

Anna German was a very sickly child and was often ill. There was almost no clothing; in winter, her mother wrapped her legs in rags, inside which wooden plates were inserted. In German they were called "schlers". Seven-year-old Anya went to school in these “shoes.”

— How did Anna’s family manage to survive during the war? It is no secret that thousands of Russian Germans died in the labor armies and Anna’s mother could have been among those tortured at work.

— A colossal role in the fate of this family was played by the Polish officer Herman Gerner, a man of Jewish origin who fled Poland in 1939 from the genocide perpetrated by the Nazis in his hometown. His entire family was slaughtered in Poland, but he managed to escape. Exhausted by hunger, covered in lice and dying, he was found in Kyrgyzstan and given a job at the school where Irma, Anna’s mother, worked. This is an amazing fact - a Polish Jew, who fled from Nazi persecution, decides to enter into a fictitious marriage with Anna’s mother, who was listed as German according to documents. A Polish Jew, whose family was killed by the Germans, saves a family of Russian Germans. In those terrible years, such mutual assistance was not uncommon.

The story of Hermann Gerner is very similar to a complicated historical detective story. Anna German's family "buried" Gerner as soon as they arrived in Poland in 1946. In all interviews, both Anna and her mother claimed that their stepfather, thanks to whom they ended up in Poland, died on the battlefields. For more than half a century, right up to the present day, in all biographies of Anna German, her stepfather was called dead and disappeared without a trace. And Anna’s mother even changed his last name, calling her husband nothing other than Hermann Berner. It would seem that the difference is only one letter - but this conspiracy was of great importance for Irma. Polish and Soviet intelligence services would not have found Irma Gerner on the lists of refugees from the USSR. Replacing one letter of the surname then saved the family’s life.

As a biographer of the singer, for 15 years I was tormented by the thought of the fate of the man thanks to whom Anna German ended up in Poland. It seemed that the search would never be crowned with success, until recently it turned out that Anna German’s stepfather changed his first and last names several times after the war. His life was full of conspiracy, he collaborated with Polish intelligence and led a very closed lifestyle. He lived in Warsaw for a long time, almost side by side with his stepdaughter Anna German, and he died in 1985, three years later than his famous relative. Hermann Gerner is one of the names used by this man. The information was revealed only thanks to Polish military and intelligence archives. It is to this man that the world should be grateful for saving Anna German. Marriage to a Polish officer (and, as we find out, an intelligence officer) allowed Anna’s mother to receive repatriation documents and leave the territory of the USSR for war-torn Poland in May 1946. Soviet citizenship was changed to Polish, and soon after arriving in Poland, the mother settled the issues with her daughter’s documents. Only in Poland did the girl cease to be Anya Martens and become Anna German.

These two men - Evgeny German and German Gerner - gave us Anna German. Her father gave her life and his last name. And the stepfather is the homeland and salvation.

Methods for using tomatoes

1. The variety ripens quite quickly and produces a large amount of harvest every year. From one bush you can collect approximately 6 kg. If you supply the plant with regular organic fertilizers, the number of fruits will be much greater.
2. This plant, of course, requires good care, but it can easily produce a harvest even in not very favorable conditions.
3. Very good and pleasant taste. Tomato lovers note the sweet taste with a slight sourness of this variety.
4. The Eastern Star tomato is quite resistant to various diseases.
5. Tomatoes have a beautiful, smooth appearance, without roughness.
6. Relatively low cost.

Disadvantages of this variety of tomatoes: the only disadvantage of these tomatoes is that they require constant high-quality fertilizing.

Winter cherry tomato - description and characteristics of the variety

1. Fresh tomatoes are perfect for a light salad.
2. No less tasty is the use of tomatoes in various hot dishes.
3. If the tomato harvest was too large, you can preserve them with whole fruits. You can also make lecho or adjika from them for the winter, various pastes or sauces.

This variety is considered popular among most gardeners.

Tomato Star of Siberia F1 is a determinate medium-sized hybrid. The bushes are characterized by the following characteristics:

• shoot height 1.3 -1.4 m;
• moderate spreading and spreading;
• number of fruiting clusters 7-8;
• 5-6 tomatoes are planted in inflorescences.

The ripening period is mid-early - 110-115 days from germination.

What are the properties of fruits:

• average weight 150-200 g;
• the pulp is fleshy, sugary;
• taste with a predominance of sweetness;
• durable, non-cracking skin.

The hybrid is grown everywhere from the south to the north. But it showed itself especially well in the cold Siberian climate, where not every variety is able to bear fruit well.

Pros:

• productivity;
• early ripeness;
• easy cultivation;
• good tolerance to cold weather;
• excellent taste.

Productivity

Seedlings are planted in a stationary place at the age of 50-60 days. No more than 4 bushes are placed per 1 m2.

The beds are arranged in the sun and thoroughly fertilized. Add per 1 m2:

• 1 bucket of rotted humus;
• 10 g potassium sulfate;
• 30 g superphosphate;
• 1 cup wood ash.

The bushes lead into 3-4 shoots. Water moderately.

Seeds are sown in the 1st-2nd decade of March. The soil is made up of turf with the addition of compost, sand and peat.

How to grow seedlings:

• keep the boxes under film until shoots emerge;
• irrigate with a spray bottle;
• feed 2 times with “Kemira-universal”.

Features of planting tomatoes Anna Russian

Before planting this tomato, you need to grow seedlings in a container or small pots. This action should be carried out approximately 1.5-2 months before planting in the soil.

It is very important to ensure that oxygen constantly reaches the root system. Seedlings must be placed in the sun and do not forget to water. In order for the growth process to be normal, it is important to monitor the temperature regime. Normal air temperature should be about 250C, but not lower.

When planting, it is important to ensure that the distance between future bushes is sufficiently large, since the tomato loves space. It is recommended to plant no more than 3 bushes per 1 m2. Before planting seedlings, the soil must be loosened well, the plants placed in it and watered abundantly. In the future, do not forget about tying the bushes to rods or pegs.