In recent decades, breeders have developed many new varieties and hybrids of tomatoes. Summer residents always planted at least a bed of bushes of a new variety of tomato in their gardens. But over time, they began to grow hybrid tomatoes in their gardens, because they have improved characteristics, active fruiting, and resistance to most diseases.
One of these hybrids is the Andromeda f1 - with early ripening tomatoes.
The main characteristics of the variety and the nuances of cultivation will be discussed below. What is an F1 hybrid and GMO
Tomato Andromeda f1
History of the variety's creation
This hybrid was bred by a breeder from Rostov, A. A. Mashtakov, in the last quarter of the last century. After variety testing, this tomato was included in the State Register of Russia in 1998.
Tomato Andromeda F1 is recommended for growing in garden beds in the Central Black Earth and North Caucasus regions, in the Middle and Lower Volga, as well as in Western and Eastern Siberia. It is also successfully grown in the Moscow region and the middle zone, but in greenhouses and film greenhouses.
Reviews from gardeners
Tatyana, Voronezh
Germination and disease resistance are no better or worse than other varieties.
Source: otzovik.com
Maria, Novosibirsk
A super productive hybrid, universal, grows well both in open ground and in a greenhouse. In open ground the height is 70-80 cm, in a greenhouse 1m-1.20 cm. The fruits are medium-sized, even, beautiful, bright orange.
Source: www.tomat-pomidor.com
Description
Tomato Andromeda F1, photo
The variety is determinant, therefore it is limited in growth - the central shoot grows to a height of 0.7 m, when grown in garden beds, in greenhouse conditions the bushes can reach a height of 1 m. The bushes are compact, non-standard, semi-spreading. The shoots are medium leafy, the number of side shoots is average. The foliage is medium in size, elongated, slightly wrinkled, emerald green with a grayish tint.
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The first inflorescence is formed above the sixth leaf, the next ones are formed every two leaves. The inflorescences are racemose, each of them can produce up to 6-7 fruits.
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The tomato is an early ripening tomato; the harvest can be harvested within 90-105 days after germination of the seed material. But the harvest of pink Andromeda ripens a little earlier - less than 3 months.
There are several varieties of this hybrid, which differ in the color and color of the fruit: red, pink or yellow.
Tomato Golden Andromeda
The fruits are round in shape, slightly flattened below, medium in size, with slightly noticeable ribbing. The weight of the fruit can be 80-120 g for pink Andromeda, up to 320 g for Golden Andromeda, each tomato has 4-5 seed chambers with an average amount of liquid. The skin is compacted, medium thickness, smooth, bright red in color.
The taste of ripe tomatoes is sour-sweet, taster rating is 4.5 points out of 5.
The keeping quality of the fruits is good, they can easily be transported over long distances, and they can be stored for quite a long time in the refrigerator.
Advantages and disadvantages
Pros:
- Short growing season.
- Harmonious ripening of tomatoes on a bunch.
- It continues to develop even with a significant increase in dry air and temperature.
- Does not get sick with sudden changes in temperature.
- Yields from 1 m2 to 10 kg of tomatoes.
- Long-term fruiting.
- Well stored and transported.
Minuses:
- The root system is quite weak and requires garter, constant fertilizing, and regular watering.
- The tomato must be protected from moisture; there is a high tendency to late blight and some other “sores”.
- Requires constant attention.
- To achieve the best yield, the hybrid must be grown in greenhouse conditions.
Andromeda tomatoes are characterized by a high content of B vitamins, beta-carotene, and lycopene. These substances have a positive effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system.
Diseases and pests
According to experts, the Andromeda F1 tomato is characterized by fairly high resistance to major diseases. However, under unfavorable conditions it can be affected by late blight, blossom end rot and some other fungal diseases.
Andromeda rosea seeds F1
To prevent the development of diseases on this tomato, it is necessary to follow the rules of crop rotation and not plant a tomato in the place where carrots, beets or cucumbers previously grew. Watering is carried out with warm water in the early morning or evening, and it is necessary to water the plants at the roots so that drops of moisture do not fall on the foliage. In damp times, tomatoes are not watered at all, only the root zone is loosened. You should also regularly feed tomato bushes with fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium to strengthen the plants' immunity.
If the tomato bushes do become sick, they will have to be treated with appropriate fungicides; you can also use Bordeaux mixture or copper sulfate solution for spraying.
Advantages
The main advantages of the variety include:
- early fruit ripening;
- The tomato is resistant to frost and tolerates sudden temperature fluctuations;
- good taste of ripe tomatoes;
- It does not require special care.
Among the disadvantages of this hybrid, it should be noted that the roots of the tomato are poorly developed. You also need to remember that this tomato is a hybrid, so it will not be possible to collect seeds from plants - they will need to be purchased every year in specialized stores.
How to grow seedlings
This tomato is classified as an early-ripening variety, so seedlings can be planted in mid-March. It should be taken into account that the seeds germinate in about a week, and seedlings need to be planted in a permanent place at the age of about 2 months. Based on this, the time for planting seeds for seedlings is calculated.
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Tomato seedlings Andromeda F1
The seeds are planted in rows of purchased soil, covered with a thin layer of soil, the soil is sprayed with a spray bottle, and the top is covered with glass or polyethylene. After this, the containers are placed in a warm, dark place until the seeds germinate.
After about a week, the first shoots appear. After this, the film or glass can be removed, and the seedlings should be transferred to the windowsill.
Further care of the seedlings consists of regular watering, adding a couple of subbarks while growing the seedlings, and picking in separate cups.
Tomato seedlings should be picked at the stage of a pair of two true leaves. Approximately 10-12 days after this procedure, you can feed the young plants for the first time. Use urea or other fertilizer as a top dressing. Containing nitrogen. The second feeding can be done a couple of weeks after the first.
A couple of weeks before transplanting, the seedlings begin to harden off. To do this, they are taken out into the fresh air - first for half an hour, but gradually increase the time spent on the street.
Characteristics
- The Andromeda hybrid is an early ripening hybrid. The first tomatoes ripen 89 - 119 days after the emergence of full shoots. The harvesting period begins in June;
- The State Register of Varieties of the Russian Federation provides statistics on the yield of marketable fruits by region:
- Central Chernozem: 128 - 516 c/ha, which is higher than the Svitanok and Lagidny standards by 4 - 144 c/ha;
- North Caucasian: 172 - 630 c/ha, 22 - 96 c/ha more than the standards of Nepryadva, Utro and Agata tomatoes;
- Middle Volga: 270 - 362 c/ha, which is 132 - 138 c/ha higher than that of Maryushka and Danna, accepted as the standard;
- Nizhnevolzhsky: 268 - 722 c/ha, above the Morning and Early standards 83 by 54 - 252 c/ha;
- Astrakhan region: the maximum indicator was registered, amounting to 722 c/ha, which is 252 c/ha higher than the Early 83 standard;
- If we take the indicators from a regular garden bed, then Andromeda’s yield will be about 7 - 8 kg per 1 square meter; in film shelters this figure is higher - 11.6 - 12.7 kg per 1 square meter. meters;
- the yield of marketable products is very high - 73 - 100%;
- Tomato fruiting is stable and long-lasting, the fruits set and ripen until cold weather;
- tomatoes are resistant to cracking;
- The variety's immunity is average - it is resistant to the tobacco mosaic virus, and moderately susceptible to macrosporiosis. According to the State Register, it can suffer greatly from late blight;
- Andromeda is quite stress-resistant - it easily tolerates sudden temperature changes, frosts, and does not stop growing in the heat. Even in the northern regions it gives a good harvest under film;
- the commercial qualities of the tomatoes are excellent, the variety is famous for its good transportability and keeping quality;
- The method of consuming fruits is universal. When fresh, they are great for salads, suitable for processing into tomato products, and for pickling. The size of the tomatoes is ideal for whole-fruit canning.
Transplantation to a permanent place
Grown seedlings need to be transplanted into garden beds when the spring frosts have passed - depending on the growing region, from mid-May to the first ten days of June.
Planting holes are prepared in advance, but it must be taken into account that more than 4 plants should not be planted on one square. And the row spacing should be at least 0.7 m.
When preparing the beds, you should add humus or compost to the soil at the rate of 6 kg per square of area and dig up the soil and incorporate organic matter.
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30 g of phosphate and potassium fertilizer should be poured into the bottom of each hole. Seedlings are transplanted into holes using the transshipment method - together with a lump of earth. In this case, the root system of the tomatoes will not be damaged, and the plants will quickly acclimatize to the new location.
Features of agricultural technology of Andromeda tomato
Growing an Andromeda tomato is not difficult; there are practically no special features in its agricultural technology. This tomato is not capricious: this applies both to the stage of growing seedlings and to caring for plants in the garden. Since this is a first generation hybrid, it is useless to sow seeds from your harvest. And purchased seeds are usually prepared for sowing. It is held on traditional dates: depending on the region, on certain dates in March.
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