Tomato Honey fingers: characteristics and description of the variety, yield and cultivation

Tomato Honey fingers F1 at the time of fruiting is very good. Many tomato lovers fall in love with it from a photo and rush to plant it in their greenhouse or in the open field. The modern hybrid pleases vegetable growers not only with the beauty of golden-pink fruits collected in brushes, productivity and disease resistance are also at their best. This is evidenced by the reviews of members of the forum.

Description of hybrid Honey fingers

Yellow-fruited tomato hybrids (varieties) are sweeter in taste than red-fruited ones and contain more beta-carotene. Summer residents who follow the figure, counting calories, will like them.

Tomatoes will ripen in the middle time, as the hybrid is mid-season, wait for the harvest in 95 - 110 days. The plant is indeterminate, during the entire growing season it requires:

fixing the branches to the support;
removal of stepchildren who have reached a length of 5-7 cm;
pinching the growing point in late-mid July in the open field, in August, in tomatoes planted in a polycarbonate greenhouse.

Powerful tomato bushes (up to 2 m high) require sufficient nutrition and lighting for development and fruiting. When planting tomato seedlings in the ground (greenhouse), follow the manufacturer's recommendations. The description of the variety and agricultural techniques for growing tomato is on the back of the bag with seeds, its observance guarantees a good yield.

According to these recommendations, place 4 tomato bushes in a square place. Keep the plants in one or two stems. If a two-stem scheme is chosen, leave one stepson under the first tomato brush. Pinch all stepchildren located above.

Fruits

The characteristic taste of fruits is the main advantage of the new hybrid. Guaranteed sweet taste of tomatoes will appeal to lovers of sugary tomatoes. The shape of the fruit is elongated-cylindrical, ideal for pickling. In terms of fruit size, the hybrid belongs to the group of small-fruited tomatoes. The largest weigh no more than 80 g.

Flesh is yellow, juicy, sweet with a taste of honey. The skin is not pure yellow, a pink tint is noticeable. In ripe fruits, rare orange stripes appear on the skin. Yellow tomatoes are used for salads and as a raw material for homemade preparations: marinades, pickles. Juices, sauces, ketchups are not produced from Honey Fingers.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

Prepare the soil and seeds for planting in early March. The optimal planting dates for mid-season varieties are from March 10 to March 20. Determine the exact date according to weather conditions typical for the area.

Consider when calculating the period that the age of seedlings ready for transplantation is 2 months. A tomato bush of Honey fingers can be planted in a permanent place if it has formed from 5 to 7 full-fledged leaves. In order for the seedlings to be strong, moderately water 1-2 times a week. Combine watering twice with top dressing. For top dressing, use liquid complex fertilizers for seedlings of vegetable crops.

Planting seedlings in a permanent place

Hybrid Honey fingers grows well in open ground, in a polycarbonate greenhouse, under temporary shelter. film shelter in mid-late May, in a greenhouse from the 20th of April to mid-May.

Seedlings after transplantation are well watered, over the next 10-14 days it adapts to a new place. At this time, she does not need watering and top dressing. If necessary, you can cover it from the sun for a few days.

Summer feeding

The first feeding with ammonium nitrate or herbal infusion should be scheduled for the 3rd week after transplantation. Tomato bushes Honey fingers will take root by this time and they will benefit from additional nutrition. The second and third fertilizing with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers should be carried out during the periods of flowering and the formation of ovaries.

Tomato Care Tips Greenhouse Honey Fingers

Tips will help those who have not planted tomatoes in a greenhouse. Before flowering (for a week) of tomato bushes in the greenhouse, put a barrel or other large container (80-100 l). Fill the container halfway or 2/3 with mowed lawn grass, weeds plucked from the garden. Fill the grass with water.

By the time of flowering, the barrel will start to work, emit gases. The smell will be unpleasant, but pollination will go well, ovaries and flowers will not crumble even in the heat.Such a barrel also affects the rate of maturation. Water the bushes in the morning, this is especially important in the second half of summer, when night temperatures are noticeably lower than daytime ones. There will be no condensation in the greenhouse, which means less chance of late blight and blossom end rot on fruits.

Mulch will protect tomatoes from a fungal infection. Dry grass is suitable for mulch. A layer of 10 cm protects the earth from overheating and delays the evaporation of moisture from the soil. Starting in July, it is worth gradually removing the lower leaves from tomatoes. This is necessary to protect against diseases and reduce the load on the tomato bush.

Conclusion

Love the taste of sweet tomatoes, then Honey fingers were brought out just for you. Be sure to buy seeds, grow, study features hybrid and share your impressions with other tomato lovers.