Honey tomato: characteristics and description of the variety, how it is grown with a photo

Experiments with varieties of tomatoes grown in their summer cottage, puts every vegetable grower almost every year. It is considered great luck to find a variety that has excellent taste, is unpretentious in care and boasts a rich harvest, for example, the Honey tomato. All of these positive characteristics are reflected in Honey Taste tomatoes, which give surprisingly juicy and tasty fruits without a drop of sourness. To grow such tomatoes is within the power of every summer resident.

Variety description

Honey is a mid-season indeterminate, very productive and unpretentious variety, the fruit ripening time is between 111 and 115 days.Under the condition of growing in a greenhouse, it may well be cultivated in Central Russia. If this is not possible, and the tomatoes are to be planted in open ground, it is better to do this in the southern regions.

The height of the plant can be quite large (from 1.1 to 1.4 m), so there is a need for tying and pinching. The inflorescence is simple. A leaf of a large tomato and a rich dark green color. The best results were recorded during the experimental cultivation of Honey tomato in two stems: for this, a side shoot was left, which continued to grow under the first brush.

The yield is not bad. With proper care, one square meter can produce up to 15 kilograms of fruit. This is a very good indicator.

An important feature of the variety is resistance to manifestations of various diseases. Tomatoes of the Honey variety become a real decoration of the greenhouse - this image is created due to the height and rich color of the bush.

Fruit characteristics

This tomato is characterized by unpretentiousness to the conditions in which it is grown. If all the few requirements are met, as a result, the vegetable grower can be pleased with the size, color and quality of the fruit.

The shape of the tomatoes is slightly flattened, and the color at varietal maturity is from pink to bright pink. Their sizes are usually quite large. The average weight of a tomato reaches 0.35 - 0.4 kg. In the case of exceptionally favorable climatic conditions, competent care and the use of a high-quality substrate, fruits can be obtained, the weight of which will be close to 0.45 - 0.5 kg.

Tomato pulp is quite sweet, it is characterized by a pleasant aftertaste. Great for making sauces, tomato paste, juice, canning (cut or processed).

Honey is a great tomato to eat fresh: the tomato goes well with all kinds of vegetables in salads.

Due to the fact that the pulp of the tomato is sweet, and the number and size of seeds is low, tomatoes can be used:

• as part of salads with vegetable oil, vinegar, sour cream and other vegetables;
• for making fresh tomato juice, which is rich in the maximum amount of useful trace elements;
• for preserving vegetables.

Tomato variety Honey has fruits with 5 or 6 chambers and a dry matter content of up to 5 percent. Transportation over long distances and long-term storage tolerates very well. If you pick these tomatoes a little unripe, the tomatoes will ripen perfectly at room conditions.

Origin

The birthplace of honey tomatoes is Russia. It was here, in Siberia, that these wonderful tomatoes were bred. Adapted to the conditions of the Russian climate, honey tomatoes perfectly tolerate both extreme heat and moderate cold.A distinctive feature of the variety is frost resistance. This is done so that every housewife grows this variety of tomatoes.

Designed for harsh conditions, this variety of tomato passed the state registration in 2004. Since then, these tomatoes have been used not only in private greenhouses, but also in farms. Cultivation of Honey is also possible for the purpose of sale.

Pros and cons of the variety

Tomatoes of the described variety have a number of undeniable advantages:

• ability to grow in a harsh climate characterized by a sharp change in temperature, a strong decrease in performance, but with appropriate care;
• excellent disease and pest resistance;
• good transport tolerance;
• possibility of ripening when harvested unripe;
• high yield.

The characteristics and description of the variety do not indicate the obvious disadvantages of these tomatoes. With so many advantages, there is still one drawback. We are talking about increased fragility of the branches. This is a signal that the handling of tomatoes should be as careful as possible.

Features of cultivation

Since the main advantage of tomatoes is unpretentiousness in care, the variety does not impose special requirements for care. However, there are some nuances that must be considered when growing:

• the need to install supports, without which the bush will not be able to grow and will simply break;
• mandatory pinching and shaping;
• need to plant seedlings;
• Introduction of potash fertilizers and formulations containing phosphorus.

In the later stages of cultivation, it is recommended to feed the plants with complex fertilizers.

Fight disease

Description of the variety contains information about the high resistance of the tomato to pests and diseases. The tomato practically does not suffer from the fungus, even if the air humidity is increased. Most of the deviations in the development of tomatoes are associated with mistakes made in the process of caring for the bush by those who planted it: improper watering, violation of the ventilation and lighting regime.

The only thing vegetable growers who grow honey tomatoes should be wary of is certain types of pests:

• thrips;
• aphid;
• sawfly;
• white;
• nightshade miner.

Insecticide preparations are well suited to combat "violators". Particularly good reviews can be obtained about products with the names "Bison" and "Lepidocid". Modern remedies can only be used before fruiting begins.

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