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Slastena tomato has been popular among s for more than ten years. The stores also sell tomato seeds Nastena Slastena. These are different varieties, although there is much in common between them when growing and caring. The article will give a description of both varieties, characteristics and photos are presented so that gardeners are not mistaken when choosing seed.
Both types of tomatoes of origin appeared at the beginning of the century. They are in the State Register and are recommended for cultivation in private backyards, in farms. These tomatoes can be planted in the ground or greenhouse.
Sweet Tomatoes
Tomatoes of the Slastena variety in the southern regions of Our Country can be grown in open ground, in the rest of the territory it is recommended to plant in greenhouses or under temporary film shelters.
Description of bushes
The plant is indeterminate, standard, belongs to early ripening varieties. After planting in the ground, the fruits can be harvested after 90-95 days. The height of Slasten’s tomato according to the description in the open field reaches 100-110 cm, in the greenhouse about 130 cm.
The foliage is medium, the leaf blades are rich green in color, small. Place the first flower brush 8-9th sheet. All subsequent inflorescences are formed through two or three leaves. The brushes are powerful, up to 40 fruits are tied on each of them.
Description of fruits
Tomatoes at Slasten’s tomato are round-flat. In an immature form, the fruits are juicy green in color, in technical ripeness they are scarlet-burgundy. The skin is quite dense, but not hard. Each fruit weighs between 30 and 50 grams.
The pulp is sugary, with four seed chambers, the same as the taste of the tomato itself. Honey aftertaste. Fruits with thick skin. They contain 6% dry matter.
The use of the variety is universal. Fresh fruit salads, tomato juice, ketchups and lecho are very tasty. You can preserve in jars, but barrel pickling is not for this variety.
Characterization
Tomato Slastena according to the description of the variety and reviews of gardeners has a lot of advantages:
- Sweet as candy, thick-skinned tomatoes don’t crack.
- The setting is almost 100%, the maturation is extended.
- The variety tolerates temperature fluctuations with firmness.
- The presentation is preserved during long-term transportation
- Slasten’s tomatoes, according to reviews and presented photos, are high-yielding. One bush gives up to 2,5 kg, about 8 kg per square meter in open ground, up to 10 kg in protected ground.
- Good return of the crop even on poorly fertilized soil.
- Tomatoes are distinguished by excellent keeping quality, the ability to ripen.
- The variety is resistant to many diseases of nightshade relatives, in particular, it practically does not suffer from late blight, brown spot, root rot, verticillium, fusarium wilt is rarely observed.
- Since there is no F1 letter on the packages, you can collect your own seeds.
Gardeners do not indicate cons as such in the reviews. The only drawback is the presence of a large number of shoots that have to be constantly stepsoned, and the need to tie bushes due to abundant fruiting.
About Slastena Tomato:
Tomatoes Nastya-Slastena
There are varieties with the same name. One of the varieties – Nastya-Slastena, according to the description differs from its namesake. It was also created by breeders at the beginning of the century, entered into the State Register for the Federation.
Description
Unlike Slastena, which is a variety, Nastena-Slastena is already a hybrid, as evidenced by the F1 icon. The tomato is early ripe, the fruits ripen in 95-105 days. The tomato belongs to the indeterminate tall plants of the cherry species.
There are few leaves, they are small, ordinary tomato. The color of the plates is dark green. Nastya-Slastena is distinguished by abundant stepchildren, which somewhat complicates care. To obtain a decent harvest, a bush is formed from two or three stems.
Peduncles are complex, with a large number of flowers, arranged along the length of the entire stem. The setting is excellent, so up to 40 small oblong fruits are formed on each brush.
The mass of tomatoes is from 20 to 30 grams. When ripe, the fruits become bright red. They are dense, do not crack, do not crumble due to the articulations on the stem. The pulp is crumbly, richly sweet, with a honey aroma, so this is one of the varieties loved by children.
Characterization
One description of the tomato Nastya-Slasten without a detailed description of the variety, reviews and photos will not be enough for an accurate idea of the hybrid.
Consider the benefits:
- It can be grown in any conditions and different climatic regions of Our Country.
- Nastena is a productive variety. From one square meter, 10-14 kg of delicious sweet fruits are removed.
- The application is universal.
- Ripening is friendly, so you can collect not only individual tomatoes, but whole brushes. Moreover, they are perfectly ripened without losing their taste and useful properties.
- Excellent transportability, long shelf life make the hybrid interesting not only for ordinary gardeners, but also for farmers.
- Nastya-Slastena is resistant to late blight, root rot, brown spot.
The disadvantage is the same as that of the Slastena variety – the need for pinching and tying.
About the Nastena-Slastena tomato:
Agrotechnics
According to the reviews of gardeners who grow both types of Slastena, their agrotechnical standards are almost the same:
- both varieties are grown in seedlings;
- can be planted on ridges and in a greenhouse;
- seeds for seedlings are sown in mid-March or early April, based on the weather conditions of the region, 60 days before planting in a permanent place;
- young seedlings require hardening.
Seedlings are grown in the usual way; care is also identical to other varieties of tomatoes.
Landing in the ground
Seedlings are planted in the greenhouse in May, in open ground after the threat of return frosts disappears according to the 30×50 cm pattern. It is best to place the plants in a checkerboard pattern to facilitate care.
Before planting, holes are prepared for two weeks, humus or compost, wood ash are added to each and watered well. Fresh manure is not put under tomatoes of any variety, so as not to provoke a rapid growth of green mass. After planting, the tomatoes are watered again and pegs are placed, to which the seedlings are immediately tied.
When the tomatoes Slastena and Nastena-Slastena take root, the time of formation comes. 2 or three stems are left on the plants, the rest of the stepchildren are removed. This operation is repeated throughout the vegetative period.
Special attention should be paid to tying the stems, because under the weight of the fruit they can break. It is necessary to fasten to the support not only shoots, but also brushes, as in the photo below for both varieties of Slastena. This operation begins when the height of the tomatoes is 20-30 cm.
The rest of the care for planting tomatoes of these varieties comes down to watering, loosening and mulching the soil, weeding and feeding the growing bushes. Plants are fed at least three times during the growing season. Gardeners most often use organic fertilizers: infusions of mullein, chicken manure, green grass.
For the prevention of diseases and additional saturation with nutrients, wood ash is recommended. It can be used dry for sprinkling foliage and soil, as well as watering with infusion.
Tomatoes Slasten and Nasten-Slasten respond well, according to gardeners, to foliar top dressing with a solution of boric acid and iodine. Plants not only receive nutrition, but they also have increased immunity to diseases.
Diseases, pests
Despite the fact that both varieties have excellent immunity to diseases of nightshade crops, tomatoes can get sick. After all, they grow next to less resistant crops. That is why the observance of preventive measures should become a habit.
You need to start with the preparation of seeds and soil, treating them with a solution of potassium permanganate or boric acid. When growing in a greenhouse, it is necessary to monitor the humidity of the air. Dampness is a provocateur of many diseases. It is useful to treat plants with Fitosporin, it will not be worse.
As for pests, slugs, aphids, and whiteflies can infect tomatoes. To destroy insects, you can use Bison or Confidor preparations.