Large and fleshy tomatoes have always been popular among tomato growers. Among the variety of varieties, the “Amber Honey” tomato occupies a special place due to its rich taste and unusually warm color.
Getting to know the variety
Tomatoes “Amber Honey” are a mid-season variety. From the moment of germination until the first fruits fully ripen, an average of 110-120 days pass.
Description of the plant:
- The tomato plant is an indeterminate type, but not very tall. The height of the bush rarely exceeds 1-1.5 m.
- Medium leafy, the leaves are not large, they look like potatoes.
- Good yield.
- The variety has increased immunity to tobacco mosaic virus, cladosporiosis and alternaria.
Fruit characteristics:
- Flat-round shape, ribbed.
- The color of ripe tomatoes ranges from golden yellow to bright orange.
- Fruit weight is from 150 to 300 grams.
- The skin is thin but dense and not prone to cracking.
- Rich tomato aroma.
- The color inside is soft honey, and the flesh is fleshy and juicy.
- The taste is pleasant, sweet with sourness.
Reviews from avid gardeners and gardeners, although somewhat different, agree on one thing: “Amber honey” has a rich, bright taste and is excellent for universal use.
Agrotechnical methods
The variety is recommended for growing in greenhouse conditions. In central Russia it develops and bears fruit just as well in open ground.
- Sowing of seeds is carried out 60-65 days before planting in the ground. It should be sown in lightly compacted specially prepared soil to a depth of 1 cm. It is recommended to sprinkle the top with a peat-soil mixture and cover with film until the first shoots. The ideal temperature for seed germination is 25 degrees.
- Young shoots need additional lighting, and the temperature should be reduced to 18-20 degrees. After a week, raise it again to 22 degrees.
- After the first true leaves appear, the seedlings are planted in separate pots.
- A couple of weeks before transplanting, the plants need to be hardened off.
- When the grown bushes acquire the sixth true leaf and the first brush, then it’s time to plant tomatoes for permanent residence. They can be transplanted into greenhouses from the beginning of May, and into open ground, preferably not earlier than the beginning of June, when the threat of frost has passed.
- Tomato planting pattern – 30 x 50 cm.
- As the bush grows, it requires the formation of two stems, so it is necessary to carry out pinching in a timely manner.
- During the growing season, tomatoes need additional nutrients, so you should regularly feed tomatoes with complex mineral fertilizers.
- You should also regularly water and loosen the soil.
Reviews
Elena:
Last summer I grew the “Amber Honey” tomato in a greenhouse. The bushes were good and powerful, but the first clusters withered, and the subsequent ones did not produce many tomatoes. True, the fruits were large, more than 300 g. I planted them this year, only now in open ground, I decided that it was too hot for it in the greenhouse.
Alexei:
The tomato grew in OG. He settled in well and didn’t get sick. The bushes never grew higher than a meter. But the harvest was decent. The tomatoes are large, beautiful and tasty.
Svetlana:
Very tasty tomatoes. When you cut it, it feels like there really is honey under the thin skin of the tomato.
Alyona:
This year I planted the “Amber Honey” tomato in the greenhouse. They are growing well and the ovaries have already formed, only the leaf is not potato, but regular. I even doubted whether I had planted him. I'll see what grows.
