Beautiful, smooth, smooth and, as they say, “one to one” Agata tomatoes will look great on the garden bed, on the table and as a homemade piece for the winter. And this is not their only dignity.
In our article we have prepared for you a detailed description of the variety. You will also learn about its characteristics, get acquainted with the peculiarities of growing and resistance to diseases.
Tomato "Agatha": variety description
Grade name | Agatha |
general description | Early ripe determinant variety |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 95-110 days |
The form | Flat rounded |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 80-110 grams |
Application | Universal |
Yield varieties | 2-4 kg from a bush |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Susceptible to late blight |
Early (vegetation from 95 to 110 days), the determinant variety "Agata" is suitable for open ground and film shelters. Not a hybrid and standard bush.
Externally, it is a compact bush with a height of 35 to 45 cm. Unpretentious in growing. Gives an early, high-quality harvest. Medium resistant to disease, often vsegodrovdeglyaetsya late blight.
An interesting feature of tomato varieties "Agata" - all the fruits in the brush (3-6 pieces), as a rule, ripen in the same weight. Red, flat-rounded in shape and with smooth skin. By weight, on average, from 80 to 110 g. The taste is very sweet and rich.
The number of nests in tomato ranges from 5 to 11. The dry matter content usually does not exceed 5.5% of the mass of tomato. It can be stored fresh for a long time and tolerates transportation.
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Agatha | 80-110 grams |
Riddle | 75-110 grams |
Big Mama | 200-400 grams |
Banana feet | 60-110 grams |
Petrusha gardener | 180-200 grams |
Honey saved | 200-600 grams |
King of beauty | 280-320 grams |
Pudovik | 700-800 grams |
Persimmon | 350-400 grams |
Nikola | 80-200 grams |
Right size | 300-800 |
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Specifications
It was bred in Russia, in 1987. Recommended for areas with such climate as: Middle Volga, West Siberian, North Caucasus and East Siberian regions.
Thanks to the sweet taste, as well as the beautiful and compact form, the tomatoes "Agata" are well suited for salting, and for salads. This variety of tomatoes is stored fresh for a long time and is suitable for professional cultivation and sale in stores.
If you grow Agatu in small quantities, you can expect about 2-4 kg of tomatoes from 1 bush. If you breed this variety on a large scale, the harvest can be up to 676 centners per hectare.
Grade name | Yield |
Agatha | 2-4 kg from a bush |
Frost | 18-24 kg per square meter |
Aurora F1 | 13-16 kg per square meter |
Domes of Siberia | 15-17 kg per square meter |
Sanka | 15 kg per square meter |
Red cheeks | 9 kg per square meter |
Kibits | 3.5 kg from a bush |
Heavyweight Siberia | 11-12 kg per square meter |
Pink meaty | 5-6 kg per square meter |
Ob domes | 4-6 kg from a bush |
Red icicle | 22-24 kg per square meter |
A photo
Visually see the variety of tomatoes "Agata" can be in the photo below:
Advantages and disadvantages
This variety sprouts perfectly even in a seedless way (when sowing seeds immediately in the ground). The tomatoes are leveled, strong, well tolerated transportation. The disadvantages include the average resistance to various fungal diseases.
Features of growing
Early ripening periods, fruits of the same size and weight. For Agatha, lightweight, high-fertile soils are well suited. The best time for sowing seedlings is the end of March.. Before this, it is better to treat the seeds with manganese solution, and then rinse with running water. Read more about seed treatment here.
Seeds should be planted in boxes, after taking care of the special soil - 2 parts of sod land and humus plus 1 part of sand. Top seeds need to sprinkle. Suitable temperature conditions - not below 16 degrees. When the shoots will release 2 of these leaves, they can dive into the pots.
A week before landing on the garden sprouts need to begin to harden. Tomatoes should be planted in the ground after the frosts are over. In the process of growing each stalk is best tied to the trellis. Variety tomato "Agatha" does not require pasynkovaniya.
In the form of seedlings, the variety is recommended to be fed 2-3 times with a complex fertilizer with a predominance of potassium and phosphorus, during the growing season 2-3 supplements are also needed.
Read more on our website all about fertilizers for tomatoes:
- Mineral, organic, complex, ready, TOP best.
- Yeast, iodine, hydrogen peroxide, boric acid, ammonia, ash.
- Feedings for seedlings, foliar, when picking.
Diseases and pests
When dealing with such a pest as the whitefly, the drug Confidor will help. If your crop is overpowered by slugs, farm the ground around the bushes with a mixture of ash, lime and tobacco dust.
If you find spider mites on plants, use Carbofos - sprinkle the bushes, according to the instructions.
Variety "Agatha" susceptible to late blight. The best defense against it is prevention. But if it's time to act, start with simple and inexpensive ways. For example, treat saplings with onion-garlic tincture. Such a solution is prepared using 200 g of raw material per 10 liters of water, after which it is drawn in a bucket for at least 24 hours.
You can process each affected tomato separately or just a sapling. Another effective method of struggle is treatment with simple milk yogurt or kefir (100 g per liter of water + 3 drops of iodine). Due to a stronger dairy fungus, the phytophtora fungus will be defeated.
As you can see from the description, the tomato "Agata" is unpretentious, and besides it ripens early and abundantly. And thanks to the universal purpose, you can feel the wonderful taste of these tomatoes both in winter and in summer.
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