When choosing new varieties of tomatoes to plant in your garden, you should pay attention to Aurora - a hybrid tomato, which is a fairly new variety, but is already quite popular among summer residents due to its advantages and relative ease of care.
Description and characteristics of the variety
Tomato Aurora f1 is an early ripening tomato of the determinate type. The bushes are low and medium branched. The shoots are erect, moderately leafy, their height is no more than 0.7 m. The color of the stems is rich green. The foliage is of medium length, tapering towards the end, typically tomato-like, bright green.Low bushes do not require staking, but shoots about 70 cm high are best tied to supports.
The characteristics of early ripening are as follows: from the moment of planting the seed to harvesting, 3 months pass. Seedlings grown at home grow well in garden beds and in protected ground. Aurora are tomatoes that are famous for their good growth and fruiting in any conditions, and this is one of the main advantages of the hybrid.
When planting seedlings early in greenhouses, it is possible to collect two harvests from Aurora if, after harvesting the first crop, new shoots are formed from the stepsons.
The description of the variety will be incomplete if we do not talk about the fruits, as well as the yield of this hybrid. Ripening fruits are round, slightly ribbed. Ripe tomatoes are bright scarlet in color, the weight of one tomato is 100-110 g. The skin is not too dense, not prone to cracking. The harvested crop tolerates transportation well over fairly long distances.
This variety is universal - ripe tomatoes are used fresh, canned as a whole, and also prepared in salads, ketchups, tomato juice, and tomato puree.
The yield of the Aurora hybrid is high - about 4.5 kg per bush, and in greenhouse conditions - even more.
Pros and cons of the variety
Reviews from those who planted this variety indicate a large number of positive qualities in these tomatoes. Among the main advantages it should be noted:
- high productivity;
- early ripening of tomatoes, fruits ripen almost simultaneously;
- high resistance to diseases affecting nightshade plants, especially late blight;
- the hybrid does not require special care;
- excellent commercial qualities and good taste of ripe tomatoes;
- the crop tolerates transportation well over long distances.
According to those vegetable growers who have grown the Aurora tomato for more than one season, no negative qualities were noticed when growing it.
Nuances of planting and care
Aurora seeds should be planted in late March - early April. In this case, the seedlings will have time to grow and strengthen in room conditions, receiving sufficient sunlight and heat. Caring for seedlings planted in open ground consists of timely watering, loosening the soil around the bushes, removing weeds and several fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizers during the season.
And if Aurora is planted correctly, then further care of the hybrid is usually reduced to a minimum.
