Tomato Anastasia: description, photos, reviews

Content

1 Description
2 Advantages and disadvantages
3 Features of cultivation and care
4 Diseases and pests
5 Reviews

Every year, gardeners solve one of the most pressing questions: what variety of tomato should I plant to get a rich and early harvest? With the advent of hybrids, this issue is resolved by itself.

Hybrid tomato It is resistant to temperature changes and resists most typical tomato diseases. In addition, it allows you to guarantee a good harvest, regardless of the conditions and method of cultivation.

Today, an increasing number of vegetable growers are leaning towards the hybrid tomato, called by the beautiful feminine name “Anastasia” or, as vegetable growers also call it, “Nastenka”.

Description

According to the period of fruit ripening, tomato "Anastasia" belongs to the representatives of early hybrid varieties. The biological maturity of the vegetable occurs 100-105 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The variety is intended for planting in open ground, as well as in a greenhouse.

Tomato bush "Anastasia" is determinate. The height of an adult plant is only 70 cm when grown in open ground and 90 cm when grown in greenhouse conditions.

Important! Due to the small size of the bush, this variety of tomato does not require pinching, which greatly facilitates the work of the gardener in the process of growing tomatoes.

The fruits of the Anastasia tomato variety, as you may have noticed in the photo, have a round shape. In the biological maturity phase, vegetables are red in color.The weight of one tomato is 100-110 grams. The fruits are fleshy.

The productivity of the variety is high. 5-6 tomatoes grow on a bunch. From one square meter of sown area you can harvest up to 25 kg of vegetables.

In cooking, tomato is used raw, for preparing vegetable salads, as well as for canning and preparing preparations for the winter.

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the striking advantages of the Anastasia tomato variety, according to most gardeners, it should be noted:

unpretentiousness of cultivation;
good growth and development of the plant even when sowing on soils poor in chemical composition;
resistance to most diseases typical of tomatoes (late blight, tobacco mosaic virus and others);
high yield.

Let's look at each point in more detail.

Unpretentious cultivation

Tomatoes "Anastasia" do not require special care during the entire growing period. The variety is resistant to temperature changes and tolerates lack of moisture in the soil, which makes it very popular and ideal for growing especially in open ground conditions.

Good growth and development of the plant even when sowing on soils poor in chemical composition

This property of the tomato can be partially attributed to its unpretentiousness. Tomatoes of this type are able to develop and form even on very poor and infertile soils, and also produce a rich harvest.

Resistant to most common tomato diseases

“Anastasia” is a hybrid variety, so it has their characteristic feature of resisting most common diseases. This property is inherent in the plant at the biological level, and therefore manifests itself clearly.

High yield

Another characteristic property of hybrids is high yield. The branches of the plant form many clusters, richly covered with small and medium-sized tomatoes.

Among the disadvantages of the variety, one can note only the difficulty in tying up the plant trunk. Since the bush is small in size, and the brushes are quite heavy, to prevent the bunch from breaking and the death of the tomato, it is necessary to promptly tie the branches with fruits to the support.

Features of cultivation and care

The process of growing and caring for the Anastasia tomato variety consists of sequentially performing certain stages.

Initially, seeds are sown in the ground. After the first 2-3 true leaves appear on the seedlings, the plant is pruned. The picked bushes are placed in a well-lit and warm place for further growing of seedlings.

Advice! Tomato seedlings need careful care. It needs to be regularly watered, fertilized, and turned 1-2 times towards the sun to prevent the main stem from bending.

Planting seedlings in the ground or greenhouse must be done after the spring frosts have subsided. It is best to carry out the planting procedure in preheated soil so that the seedlings experience minimal stress during planting and develop better in the future.

Subsequent care for the Anastasia tomato variety consists of regular and timely watering of the plant, weeding and loosening of the soil, especially after watering and fertilizing.

Advice! When growing tomatoes in greenhouse conditions, to prevent the appearance of late blight and rot of leaves and fruits due to high humidity, the soil should be mulched.

Dry grass clippings are ideal as mulch.

To obtain a rich harvest, as well as to extend the fruiting period, it is necessary to timely and regularly (at least 1-2 times a week) collect tomatoes that have reached their biological maturity.

Diseases and pests

Among the main diseases to which tomatoes are susceptible are:

late blight;
tobacco mosaic virus.

The “Anastasia” variety is a hybrid, therefore, from the description of the main characteristics it is clear that it has a kind of immunity against the above diseases. However, the ability to resist the disease does not mean that the plant cannot become infected at all. There is always a chance of the disease occurring, albeit insignificant. Most often, judging by reviews, weak plants or tomatoes that are grown in violation of basic agrotechnical characteristics are at risk of infection.

To prevent the appearance of signs of a particular disease, you should organize proper care of the plant and regularly conduct a visual inspection of each tomato bush.

Growing the Anastasia tomato variety will bring maximum pleasure to any gardener. The plant will generously reward you for your care and effort with a rich harvest of beautiful, juicy, tasty and aromatic fruits.

You will find even more useful information about tomatoes in the video below:

Reviews

Irina Petrovna, 56 years old, Kerch

I plant tomatoes on my plot every year. I really like them for their wonderful taste and versatility of use. The weather conditions in my climate region are very good for tomatoes. I grow different varieties directly in the open ground, that is, in the garden bed. Plants always make me happy with a rich harvest. This year I planted a new variety, a hybrid.I liked it based on the photo on the packaging and the name. Tomato seeds with the wonderful name “Anastasia” just begged to be picked up. I was very pleased with the cultivation of this variety. The harvest was simply huge. I used ripe tomatoes to make salads, as well as for winter wraps. I will definitely plant the variety again next year.

Ivan Petrovich, 62 years old, Postavy, Vitebsk region, Republic of Belarus

I am a military retiree. Growing vegetables and fruits in my summer cottage is my favorite pastime today. I especially like growing tomatoes. I try to update my varieties every year and replenish the collection with new, more productive varieties. Last year I planted the Anastasia tomato. The seeds sprouted well. The seedlings grew strong. I planted the plants in open ground. The summer was not particularly encouraging with warm weather and I had already decided that I would not see a harvest from these tomatoes. As it turned out, I was completely wrong to think so. In June, flowers appeared on the bushes, and then the ovary. Soon fruits formed, which, to my surprise, ripened quite quickly and amicably. The harvest was excellent. The taste of the fruit is excellent. I recommend it to everyone as an unpretentious, low-maintenance and high-yielding variety.

Olga Romanovna Klyueva, 46 years old, Osipovichi, Republic of Belarus

I would like to share my experience of growing the Anastasia tomato variety. I have been planting these tomatoes for several years in a row. The result is always excellent. These tomatoes are not afraid of anything, neither wind, nor drought, nor dampness. The variety's yield is good in almost any weather. Of course, it is a little lower in cold and rainy summers compared to sunny and warm periods, but there are still enough tomatoes.I mainly grow tomatoes for canning and direct raw consumption. I also prepare salads and sauces from ripe fruits, and add them to first and second courses. I really like the “Anastasia” variety, not only for its productivity, but also for its excellent taste.

Sergey Iosifovich, 56 years old, Saratov

I really like to tinker with tomatoes in my garden. I regularly update varieties. This year I decided to try growing a hybrid. My neighbor at the dacha has been growing hybrid varieties for several years now, but I still haven’t gotten around to it. At first I didn’t really believe what was written on the package of seeds. I specially planted the seedlings in the garden to reliably test all the manufacturer’s promises. To my surprise, the seedlings grew amicably and soon pleased me with the first flowers and then fruits. The tomatoes ripened quickly. There are a lot of tomatoes on one bunch (4-6 pieces). They are small in size. The taste is good. From one bush I received an average of 6-7 kg of mature vegetables. I have not experienced any problems with late blight, rot or viruses. They simply weren't there. This fact turned out to be very important for me. To summarize all of the above, I would like to note that the manufacturer has fully fulfilled the promises made on the packaging. Only positive emotions and the best recommendations for the Anastasia tomato from me.

Irina Denisovna, 64 years old, Yaroslavl

Anastasia tomatoes once and for all completely changed my view of traditional tomato growing. Never before could I even imagine that from one small bush you can collect a whole ten-liter bucket of fruit, and even with a slide.With this variety of tomatoes, my long-time dream of getting a rich harvest came true. Now, without much effort and with minimal labor costs, you can enjoy a rich harvest of juicy and aromatic tomatoes. I have enough of them for everything: eating raw, preparing salads, sauces, ketchups, for salting and marinating, preparing a variety of winter wraps. It is not necessary to plant a large number of plants. For my family of five people, ten bushes were enough. This property of the variety helped me to significantly reduce the total area of planting tomatoes and thereby provide an opportunity for planting other plants, which is important, especially in conditions of sharply limited planting area. Only my best recommendations for the Anastasia variety.