Those who are not very fond of villa-gardening efforts, but are not averse to feasting on fresh tomatoes from their own bed, should pay attention to the Alpatyev 905A tomato.
Unpretentious in care, it gives a good harvest and is intended for universal use.
In this article you will find a complete description of the variety, you will get acquainted with its characteristics and growing characteristics, learn all about diseases and pests.
Tomato "Alpatieva 905 a": description of the variety
Grade name | Alpatieva 905A |
general description | Mid-season determinant variety |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 110-115 days |
The form | Rounded, slightly flat, smooth, slightly ribbed |
Colour | Red |
Average tomato mass | 60 grams |
Application | Good for canning. |
Yield varieties | 2 kg from a bush |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to most diseases |
This is a mid-season or early-ripening variety with a determinant shtamb bush with a height of not more than 45 cm.
It is not a hybrid, has an average taste, and is more suitable for canning.
The variety is recommended for cultivation in open ground in the North-West, Volga-Vyatka, Ural regions, as well as in Eastern Siberia. Yield is average.
In the state register of breeding achievements listed since 1950. Used for industrial cultivation. The term of ripening fruit is 100-115 days from the first shoots. The plant has a large leaf mass, the stem does not require tying.
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Specifications
Tomato "Alpatyev 905 A" does not impress with its fresh taste. It has a slightly sweet, characteristic tomato flavor. However, in the state registry it is listed as a salad variety.
Its fruits are small - about 60 g, rounded, slightly flattened, smooth, slightly ribbed. The color of ripe fruits is red, they have more than 4 chambers and a high dry matter indicator - 5-6%. Fruits are well stored and transported. 3-4 tomatoes ripen on one brush.
The weight of fruits in tomatoes of other varieties, see below:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
Alpatieva 905 a | 60 grams |
Cranberries in sugar | 15 grams |
Crimson Viscount | 450 grams |
The Tsar Bell | up to 800 grams |
Red Guard | 230 grams |
Golden heart | 100-200 grams |
Irina | 120 grams |
Shuttle | 50-60 grams |
Olya la | 150-180 grams |
Lady shedi | 120-210 grams |
Honey heart | 120-140 grams |
Andromeda | 70-300 grams |
Attention! The Alpatyev 905 A variety is more suitable for whole-canning, although it is good in vegetable winter salads and assorted.
A photo
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Growing up
The stem erect shrub needs to be tied up only when a large number of tomatoes ripen on it. No need for pasynkovka. On the main stem can be tied from 3 to 6 inflorescences. Productivity from 1 bush reaches 2 kg.
The yield of other varieties is as follows:
Grade name | Yield |
Alpatieva 905 a | 2 kg from a bush |
King of the market | 10-12 kg per square meter |
Apparently invisible | 12-15 kg per square meter |
American ribbed | 5.5 kg from a bush |
Apples in the snow | 2.5 kg from a bush |
King of the Market | 10-12 kg per square meter |
Early love | 2 kg from a bush |
The president | 7-9 kg per square meter |
Samara | 11-13 kg per square meter |
Nastya | 10-12 kg per square meter |
The baron | 6-8 kg from a bush |
Apple Russia | 3-5 kg from a bush |
The variety differs in amicable ripening - in the first two weeks, from 25 to 30% of the crop ripen. The advantage of Alpatyevsky tomatoes is its resistance to adverse weather conditions, in particular, to sudden temperature changes. It bears good fruits even in cold summers.
In cool regions, gardeners prefer to grow it in greenhouses. Seedlings are sown at the end of March. It can be planted in a heated greenhouse already in the middle of April, in open ground - in May, after the end of frost. Before planting in open ground, the seedlings are quenched for 10 days. During the cultivation of seedlings it is fed 2-3 times. Landing layout 40 x 50 cm.
Worth knowing! The main condition for maintenance is regular watering in the evening and loosening the soil.
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- Yeast, iodine, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, ash, boric acid.
- What is foliar feeding and when picking, how to conduct them.
When the plant reaches a height of 15-20 cm, lower leaves are removed from it. Alpatyev tomatoes have moderate resistance to fungal and viral diseases.
The variety of tomato "Alpatieva 905 A" is great for novice gardeners, as it does not require constant effort and great attention. In addition, admittedly experienced gardeners, growing standard tomato varieties is a very exciting business.
And in the table below you will find links to articles about tomatoes of the most different ripening terms that may be useful to you:
Superearly | Mid-season | Medium early |
White filling | Black moor | Hlynovsky F1 |
Moscow stars | Tsar Peter | One hundred poods |
Room surprise | Alpatieva 905 a | Orange Giant |
Aurora F1 | F1 favorite | Sugar Giant |
F1 Severenok | A La Fa F1 | Rosalisa F1 |
Katyusha | Right size | Um Champion |
Labrador | Dimensionless | F1 Sultan |