Tomato Honey Heart: variety description, how to grow with photo

The new work of Siberian breeders - Honey Heart tomato - will delight lovers of yellow tomatoes. It is not at all necessary to wait for summer: a compact plant can grow and bear fruit on a loggia in a beautiful flowerpot.

Description of hybrid Honey heart

Honey heart is a hybrid of the first generation. Bushes of compact form, low (maximum height 70 cm, height may be lower). In terms of ripening, the hybrid is included in the group of early tomatoes - Honey Heart enters fruiting time on the 90 (95) day from germination.

F1 hybrid shows good performance.More than 8 kg of fruits (8.5 kg/m²) are harvested per unit area (1 m²). In the south, the determinant-type hybrid grows well in open ground, in temperate climates it is recommended to grow it in a greenhouse or in a container, keep it in one stem.

Fruits are not large, rounded, elongated heart-shaped. The tip of the fruit is not sharp, smoothed. The color of the skin and pulp of ripe fruits varies from a delicate yellow tint to a brighter, yellow-orange color. Average weight - 120 - 140 g.

The characteristics of the composition of the pulp will delight lovers of diets and he althy eating. In summer, the yellow fruits of the Honey Heart will be the main source of beta-carotene. For the high content of sugars in the pulp and the sweet taste of the yellow-orange tomato, children love.

Fruits can be harvested unripe - tomatoes ripen perfectly in boxes, accumulate the required amount of sugars. The fruits are stored for a long time, eaten fresh, prepare he althy juice.

The main valuable qualities of the hybrid

Description of the variety, main advantages, disadvantages are summarized in the table.

DisadvantagesHigh yields claimedNeeds higher fertility soilGood palatability ratingUseful pulp composition with high percentage of beta-carotene and he althy sugarsImmunity to pests, diseases of tomatoes The bushes are easy to care for, you can do without pinching stepchildren and forming a bush

Dignity

Features of cultivation

The timing of planting seeds for seedlings is extended due to the precocity of the variety: tomatoes can be sown from early March to early April.

Before sowing, the seeds must be treated against diseases and pests with a solution of potassium permanganate, and the soil should be treated with it.When sowing seeds in the substrate, do not close up deeply. A layer of soil of 1.5 cm is enough. It is imperative to pinch the seedlings of the Honey Heart, when it reaches 5 - 7 cm and two leaves appear. Seedlings respond well to fertilizing with fertilizers containing magnesium and potassium.

Landing on a permanent place is carried out from mid-May to the first decade of June. The soil needs to be fertilized with organic matter and mineral fertilizers. Adhere to a planting pattern of 40 by 70 cm. In the summer, tomato care is standard. The peculiarity of the variety is that stepchildren can not be removed.

Diseases and pests

Tomatoes show good resistance to late blight, all types of root rot, tobacco mosaic virus.

Presowing seed treatment for the he alth of tomato bushes is enough. In extreme weather conditions (heat, prolonged bad weather), the bushes are treated with phytosporin or other low-toxic fungicide.

Reviews of summer residents

Olga, Moscow region:

“I have been planting Honey Heart in my dacha for several years. The care is simple, the taste suits, we eat most of the tomatoes in salads, I put some into juice for summer consumption. I weighed the fruits - all in the region of 70 g. The bushes are about 60 cm high. I put the support, the stems are not very thick, I tie up the branches. ”

Tomatoes for beginner gardeners - this is how you can characterize the unpretentious hybrid Honey Heart. For those who do not have a summer cottage, Honey Heart is a real find, it can be grown in an apartment as a container crop.