Among tall tomato hybrids, Andreevsky surprise is considered one of the favorites. Its fruits are large, round, very deep pink, even crimson, slightly ribbed. Words cannot describe how delicious they are, suitable for salads and canning.
It is grown mainly indoors, although in the southern regions, many gardeners grow it in open soil. Siberian breeders bred this tomato variety. Siberia has short days and long nights, and this hybrid has adapted well to such conditions. Even long-term shading of seedlings does not impair their quality.
Tomato Andreevsky surprise: characteristics and description of the variety
This vegetable belongs to the mid-late varieties. It takes about three months from sowing seeds to harvesting.
Tomato variety Andreevsky Surprise
The leaves are large, dark green. The inflorescences are simple. Pollination takes place inside the flower, but mechanical can also be applied.
Planting and caring for seedlings
Sowing seeds is recommended in mid-March. Before planting, they need to be hardened: placed in a container with sand and put in a cold place with a temperature of 0 to +5 degrees. At this time, the soil is prepared, which includes:
- The earth is three parts.
- Peat - one piece.
- Manure - one piece.
- Sand is one piece.
Seeds are sown to a depth of 2 cm at a distance of 3-4 cm. Watering is moderate, but the soil should not be allowed to dry out either. After 3-4 sheets appear, a pick is made. After 2-3 weeks, you need to do the first organic feeding. Before planting in the ground, watering must be increased.
Planting seedlings
You need to plant bushes in a permanent place in the last days of May. Best planted in the evening. Plant no more than 4 roots per square meter.
Planting tomato seedlings
Plant care
This giant plant grows to a height of more than 2 meters, and the fruits match: up to 800g. This must be taken into account and already at planting, tie the seedlings to the supports.
It is best to grow such tomatoes on a grid: the seedlings should be planted on either side of a plastic mesh with 10 * 10 cm cells. The bushes should be planted after about 50 cm. The mesh should be fixed at the top and bottom. It is very convenient to tie tomato stems to such a design.
This species needs to be pinched, pinched and shaped into one or two stems. These tomatoes are unpretentious to the soil, but they love feeding with herbal infusion and good watering. If you take care of them correctly - remove stepchildren on time, feed them with macro- and micronutrients, then you can get up to 5 kg of excellent tomatoes from a bush.
Topping
The weight of individual fruits is up to 800 g, although mainly 200 - 300 g. The fruits are very sweet, without the slightest acidity. They have few seeds and are very fleshy. They are ideal for juicing and ketchup - very little whey remains. And, of course, for fresh consumption.
The disadvantages of the variety can be considered:
- tendency to cracking;
- low yield.
Still, 5 kg per bush for the indeterminant is very little. Although this deficiency is more than offset by the taste of the fruit.
According to the reviews of many gardeners, including those from Moscow, this is a variety with very high taste, but still an unexpected and not the most pleasant surprise - its low yield.
