Tomato Honey salute: characteristics and description of the variety

Varieties of salad tomatoes often have an unusual color. Tomato Honey salute has golden fruits with pink stripes and spills. Not only the skin, but also the flesh of a rich yellow color is riddled with red and crimson blotches, reminiscent of bright fireworks. But the main advantage of the variety is a sweet, honey taste, with pleasant notes of watermelon.

It is the flavor bouquet that most often becomes the main selection criterion when buying seeds. But it should be borne in mind that Salute tomato is a heat-loving, tall plant, with a fairly long growing season. It can be grown outdoors only in the southern regions.In central Russia, a variety can only ripen in a greenhouse.

Key Features

The Honey Salute variety is recommended for growing under film shelters and in greenhouses of any type that can protect the tomato from possible temperature drops.

This is how the variety description looks like:

vegetation period of tomato is quite long, about 120 days from the moment of first shoots;
plant tall, with indeterminate bush type, reaching a height of 180 cm;
this type of plant requires mandatory tying of the trunk to a reliable support or trellis;
medium leaf bush, lays the first ovary above the level of 9-12 leaves, and each subsequent ovary is formed after 2-3 leaves;
the bush is grown in 1-2 trunks, and after laying the required number of flower brushes, the growth point is limited;
brush is formed from 3-4 large fruits, weighing 300-450 g, the average yield is 6.5-8 kg per square. m;
fruits are round-flattened, ribbed near the stalk, may vary significantly in size;
the skin is thin, delicate, yellow-orange in color with stripes and spills of pink and crimson hues;
pulp is very juicy, dense, two-tone, honey-watermelon flavor, sugary;
fruits are used for vegetable cuts, salads, juices, sauces;
ripe tomatoes are stored at a temperature of 5-8 degrees for 30-40 days, require careful transportation.

Large, sweet tomatoes, deserve good reviews, despite the average yield and demanding care. Everyone notes an unusual cut and a pleasant sweetness reminiscent of the taste of honey.

Agriculture and care

Varieties of indeterminate tomatoes are demanding for care. The duration of fruit ripening is influenced not only by varietal characteristics, but also by seed preparation, well-grown seedlings, watering and fertilizing regimes, timely topping of the plant, and temperature conditions.

Varieties with long maturation periods are grown using seedlings. With a good quality greenhouse, the seeds are sown earlier than usual, in the last days of February, early March. Seedlings dive with the appearance of 1-2 permanent leaves.
It is important to prevent stretching of plants, observing the light and temperature balance. Watering should be moderate, with the obligatory subsequent loosening of the upper soil layer. Additional feeding helps the plant to form a strong stem.
The plants are transplanted into the greenhouse at the age of 65-70 days, around May 10-15. Landing pattern 40 x 60.With single-stem cultivation, per 1 sq. m can accommodate up to 4 bushes. It should be borne in mind that a thickened planting lengthens the fruiting period. Tomato stems are tied to supports, a trellis, or attached to a garden net.
If the plant is formed into one stem, then stepsons must be removed in a timely manner. It is also customary to thin out the leaves at the bottom of the bush to the level of the first brush. If you plan to display two stems, leave a single shoot below the first flower brush, removing stepchildren as they grow. When the plant forms 4-6 flower clusters, pinch out the growing point.
Care consists of watering, weeding, loosening the soil. The lower part of the stem is spudded to help form additional root mass. Top dressing is carried out every 2-3 weeks with complex preparations or formulations that take into account the individual condition of the plants.
The long period of growth and maturation of tomatoes "Honey Salute" only in the second half of August, does not allow to avoid autumn frosts. To protect the fruits from possible late blight diseases, the bushes are treated with a systemic fungicide.

Simple agricultural practices help to get ripe, high-quality fruits on time. For the Honey Salute salad variety, excellent taste is a key characteristic. It is she who draws the attention of vegetable growers to unusual tomatoes.