Description and characteristics of the tomato variety Azoyushka, reviews, photos
The original name of the tomato is Azoychka .
An early-ripening, indeterminate, productive tomato variety for greenhouses and open ground.
The bush is 1.8-2 meters high in the greenhouse, lower in the greenhouse. Regular type sheet. The first brush is tied after the sixth leaf, then every two.
The best results were obtained when forming a plant with 2 stems.
Basic qualities of fruits
photo by V. Redko
The fruits are flat-round, lemon-yellow in color when ripe, weighing 150-300 grams, with an excellent balanced tomato taste. There are few seeds in the fruit. These tomatoes are good for fresh consumption. Recommended for children's and dietary nutrition.
Features of growing Azoyushka tomatoes, planting and care
photo author Alla Kondratyeva
We recommend sowing the seeds of this tomato variety for seedlings 60-65 days before the intended planting in the ground. When planting seedlings in a permanent place per 1 sq. Place no more than 4 plants per meter of plot.
Further care for tomatoes consists of timely watering, fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizer, pinching and preventive measures to protect against diseases and pests.
When growing tomatoes in a greenhouse, we recommend installing a drip irrigation system - it saves you time and effort, and also increases plant productivity and reduces the risk of late blight.
In some catalogs this variety is found under the name Golden Barago (Azochka) .
If you grew Azoyushka tomatoes, please write whether you liked them or not. What was the yield and taste of the fruits like under your climatic conditions? How do you rate the disease resistance of this variety? If possible, attach a photo of the entire bush or individual fruits you grew.
Your reviews of the Azoyushka tomato, as well as additions to the description, will help many gardeners evaluate this variety objectively and decide whether it is worth planting or not.
Main characteristics of the variety
The original name of the tomatoes is “Azoychka”. The plant belongs to the early ripening type. The variety is suitable for growing in greenhouses, as well as in open ground. It should be taken into account that its height can reach 1.8 - 2 meters. If tomatoes grow in open soil, their height will be somewhat smaller, but over time the stems will require additional support and tying.
Tomato leaves of this variety do not have any special characteristics. The maximum yield of tomatoes is obtained when planting the plant with two stems.
Description of the variety
Palka tomatoes differ from the usual varieties of tomatoes in the non-standard structure of the bush. The long stem, reminiscent of a column, is devoid of leaves and side shoots. The height of the plant can reach 1.5 m. The leaves are small and form a bunch.
The fruits are located on tassels coming directly from the stem. 5-6 fruits grow on one inflorescence. With good care, you can harvest up to 1.5 kg of harvest from 1 bush.
Pros, cons and features of the variety
Advantages of the type:
- the time from sowing seeds to harvesting will be 3.5-4 months;
- the columnar structure of the tomato creates additional advantages when growing;
- suitable for growing in greenhouses and open ground;
- does not require pinching;
- gives a good harvest regardless of the region of growth;
- dense tomatoes are transportable and have a long shelf life;
- resistant to diseases characteristic of the nightshade family;
- the opportunity to collect your own seeds for planting next year.
Compared to other members of the nightshade family, Stick has virtually no disadvantages in growing and caring for it. The only drawback is the weak trunk, which must be tied up. Without regular monitoring, the plant will bend and break.
Features of growing and using fruits
Azoyushka tomatoes are of the flat-round type. They have a wonderful balanced taste and juiciness. With the onset of maturity, the fruits change their color to a bright lemon yellow color. Moreover, each of the tomatoes is quite large and its weight can reach 150 - 300 grams. For subsequent cultivation from seeds, it is worth considering that there are quite a few of them in one such tomato. Under standard growing conditions, the variety is characterized by a high degree of productivity. From one bush you can harvest up to 8 - 12 kg of crop.
Azoyushka tomatoes are recommended for use when following a dietary menu; they can also be given to small children. The fruits are quite large and are not suitable for canning, but can be used for making tomato juice. Fresh tomatoes retain the most beneficial elements and substances, so they are ideal for making salads.
Description of tomatoes
If you want to grow an unusual plant on your plot and surprise your neighbors, buy seeds of the Palka tomato variety. This is a truly interesting plant, striking with its unusual bush structure.
The name itself is shocking, but the peak of surprise comes after you see the plant in reality. Indeed, the fruits grow directly on the stem without being surrounded by side shoots and leaves.
In countries around the world, the variety is called differently:
- Stick tomato;
- Curl tomato;
- Terry tomato;
- Curly leaf tomato.
Bushes
The Stick tomato is a vertical column-shaped stem. There are usually no more than three stems. The variety is semi-determinate, height up to 1 m 20 cm.
Attention! According to the description of the variety, Tomato Stick does not have side shoots. There are negligible leaves, moreover, they are very small, rigidly corrugated, collected in a bunch
The inflorescences are simple, bearing up to 6 fruits. In total, Stick columnar tomatoes form up to 5 tassels on each stem
There are negligible leaves, moreover, they are very small, rigidly corrugated, collected in a bunch. The inflorescences are simple, bearing up to 6 fruits. In total, Stick columnar tomatoes form up to 5 tassels on each stem.
Tomatoes are productive; if agrotechnical standards are observed, about 1.5 kg of tasty fruit can be harvested from one bush.
Description of fruits
The fruits of the variety are round, characterized by elasticity, fleshy and dense pulp. The taste is traditional tomato, with barely noticeable sourness. Unripe tomatoes are light green. When technically ripe they turn bright red.
The weight of fruits with thick skin is 50-100 grams. The harvest stays on the brush, does not fall off, does not crack, even if the tomatoes are overripe. Most often, the Palka variety is saved for canning, although tomatoes are also ideal in salads.
A gardener’s opinion about the Palka tomato variety:
Principles and rules of cultivation
If you plan to grow the Azoyushka tomato variety from seeds, then they must be sown 2 months (60 - 65 days) before the planned planting in open ground. When planting seedlings in open ground, it is important to follow the rule of no more than four plants per 1 square meter of land.
To obtain a good yield, you should take care in advance of a system of regular watering of plants, as well as feeding them with special complex mineral fertilizers. Feather feeding is recommended when sowing seeds to obtain seedlings, and the second is carried out during planting in open areas of soil.
It is extremely important to carry out pinching in a timely manner - carefully removing the side shoots of the plant, which take away most of the nutrients from the root system, while preventing the high yield of the main stems. This variety of tomatoes is distinguished by beautiful and juicy fruits only if properly grown and properly protected from various diseases and pests. It is better if prevention is comprehensive. This is especially true for protection against late blight, which completely destroys plant fruits.
Recommendations for sowing and planting plants in open ground
It is best to sow seeds for growing seedlings in March and in a specially prepared planting container with nutrient-rich soil substrate. We are talking about a combination of ordinary soil from an open area with leaf or manure humus in equal parts.
The seeds themselves should be located at a distance of 1.5-2 cm from each other. From above, the seeds are covered with an additional layer of nutritious soil no more than 0.8 cm thick. It is recommended to additionally cover the entire container with soil and seeds with film or glass. This will allow you to maintain the required air temperature inside, as well as optimal humidity. The container itself should be in a warm place. Ventilation of seedlings must be carried out daily, removing glass or film for 30 - 40 minutes. The first shoots usually appear after 7 to 14 days. As soon as the sprouts get a little stronger, the film or glass must be removed.
The optimal air temperature is 15 degrees Celsius; two weeks after the sprouts appear, it is important to increase the temperature by another 5 degrees. Watering is carried out by spraying from a spray bottle. Sprouts require sufficient lighting and mandatory additional feeding with vermicompost or a special mineral complex at the end of the third week of development of the first sprouts. It would not be superfluous to lay a thin layer of ordinary wood ash.
Planting ready seedlings in open ground is allowed from mid-May, when the risk of night frosts becomes minimal. In this case, the plant should be about two months old, and the stems should have at least five leaves. During the planting process, the root system is watered abundantly with warm water. And the distance between tomatoes should be maintained at 50–55 cm. As the stems grow, it is important to tie them to additional support in a timely manner, which will protect against breaking branches and loss of the long-awaited harvest.
As soon as the plants are planted in open ground, the necessary watering is done at the root, and not on the leaves of the plant.
Description and characteristics of the variety
The tomato is early ripening, ripening period is 90-95 days. The fruits are flat-round, light yellow, “lemon” in color and weigh 140-300 g.
The plant is indeterminate (tall), bush height is 180-200 cm. The leaves are ordinary.
Tomatoes are sweet, without sourness and with a small number of seeds. Excellent for fresh consumption, as well as homemade preparations and cooking.
Description and history of the variety
The tomato appeared in the mid-80s of the twentieth century thanks to the efforts of breeder V.P. Kruglova. Valentina Pavlovna named her creation with the diminutive name Azochka, and under it the tomato spread throughout the world. In English spelling – Azoychka. In its historical homeland, the tomato was lost and forgotten, and only years later it returned with the name Azoyushka, distorted by transcription. The variety has another nickname - Golden Barago, but the history of its origin is unknown.
The tomato is early ripening (100-105 days from germination) with long fruiting. The tall bush (up to 2 m) generously produces lemon-colored tomatoes, large, flattened from the base. The fruits themselves have an unusual, semi-tart, citrus taste, and are great for salads and juices. The sourness is not expressed.
Attention! Azoyushka has a lemon tint (as in the photo), and not golden or orange. Beware of counterfeits. In addition, the variety has a regular tomato leaf, and not a potato type, as unscrupulous seed producers sometimes try to convince us of.
On one bunch, from 3 to 5 tomatoes are formed, weighing on average 200-400 g. Single specimens can surprise you with a kilogram weight. The yield is impressive - 40-50 tomatoes can grow on one bush, which is an average of 8-12 kg.
According to ripening time | By type of growth | By type of use | By growing method | Fruit weight (g) | Productivity (kg/m2) | Fetal characteristics |
| Early ripe, 100-105 days | Indeterminate, 180-200 cm | Salad | For greenhouses and open ground | 200-400 | Up to 20 kg | Lemon yellow. Flat-round shape with ribbing |
Features of cultivation and storage
The tallness of the bush requires proper tying and pinching. The tomato should be tied to trellises or wooden pegs stuck next to the bush. In greenhouses, you can build a crossbar over the plants and stretch a thread from it along the stem. In addition to the stem, heavy bunches of tomatoes are tied up.
When pinching, remove all branches, leaves and shoots no more than 5 cm long to the first brush, forming the main stem.
When choosing a planting site, take into account that the leaves will grow actively if there is a lot of humus in the soil.
The fruits are stored for 3-4 days due to their wateriness. It is better to regularly pick them from the clusters and use them, as this is facilitated by the long fruiting of the variety.
Peculiarities
It is important to remember that tomatoes come in different types:
- indeterminate;
- semi-determinate;
- determinant.
Peculiarities
Each of these types has its own characteristics of formation and pinching. You can watch video materials on how to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse.
Indeterminate varieties
These are tomato varieties that have no growth restrictions. Such varieties are usually formed into one stem. This is due to the fact that indeterminate plants tend to form many lateral shoots.
To form a tomato bush into one stem, it is necessary to remove all the stepsons. It is advisable to leave a “stump” about 1 cm high at the site of the removed shoot. This contributes to the slower formation of new shoots. On such a tall plant, as a rule, about 10 flower shoots are left, removing all the rest.
If the size of your greenhouse allows, then you can form such bushes into two stems. (See Dimensions of a polycarbonate greenhouse) To do this, leave the first or second, after which the bush is hilled and mulched. You can leave 4-5 flower clusters on the second stem, making sure to remove all lateral and basal shoots.
Semi-determinate varieties
Tomatoes classified as semi-determinate can grow up to 180 cm. If the plants are not planted very densely, then they can be formed into either two or three stems.
In tomatoes belonging to semi-determinate varieties, it often happens that after pinching, the main stem stops growing and grows up. Therefore, if semi-determinate varieties predominate in your greenhouse, you should not plant all the plants at once. First make sure that the main stem has not stopped growing.
If the stem is complete, then the bush can be formed into several.
Determinate varieties
This group includes the shortest varieties of tomatoes, and, as a rule, they do not require pinching. When growing such varieties, you must carefully read the manufacturers' recommendations for forming a tomato bush, which are given on the seed packet.
Most often, it is on low-growing plants formed into one stem that tomatoes are harvested early. To do this you need:
- All stepsons are removed.
- Leave 2-3 inflorescences, removing all the rest.
- After the last inflorescence, several leaves are left and the top, the growing point, is pinched.
In conclusion, a small instruction on the general rules for planting tomatoes grown in a greenhouse:
- Plant tomatoes only in the morning, in sunny and dry weather. When removed at this time, the wounds heal well and the plant does not get sick. If you have to remove stepsons in damp weather with high humidity, then the tool must be disinfected with a 1% solution of potassium permanganate after working with each plant.
- It is necessary to pluck greenhouse tomatoes weekly, which can be combined with removing leaves.
- All stepsons must be removed, regardless of their size. However, the most painless process for the plant is the removal of shoots 5-7 cm in size.
- First of all, the bushes of the most valuable varieties of tomatoes, as well as the healthiest plants, are pinched. All tomato bushes that have any spots, yellowing or other troubles should be planted last.
- It is better to break out the stepsons, trying to prevent the plant juice from getting on your hands.
You can learn in more detail about how to properly plant tomatoes in a greenhouse from the video materials located here.
