The Candy tomato is a variety that will appeal to most vegetable growers for its low maintenance requirements, the good taste of ripened fruits and their fairly early ripening.
Tomatoes have long been firmly established in the human diet. They are used fresh, salted, pickled, added to other types of homemade preparations, and prepared as juice. Listing all the dishes that include this vegetable is a long task.
Every year, breeders develop new varieties and hybrids of this vegetable crop that have improved characteristics - increased resistance to diseases, resistance to drought and weather changes. Other qualities of these vegetables also improve - productivity, undemandingness to special care.
Tomato Honey Candy f1 is one of these improved hybrids. Vegetable growers who want to plant this variety in their garden should know about its positive qualities and much more.
The history of the hybrid
The Konfetka tomato variety is the fruit of selection by Russian scientists, which breeders were breeding at the beginning of this century. Their work was successful, and in 2005 this hybrid was entered into the state register.
And although Honey Candy appeared on the tomato market relatively recently, it is already in great demand among vegetable growers in different regions of our country. It is especially appreciated in large farms that specialize in growing tomatoes for sale.
Main characteristics and description of the hybrid
The description of the variety should begin with the timing of fruit ripening. From the moment the first seedlings appear until the tomatoes fully ripen, it takes about 3.5 months, so this hybrid is classified as a mid-early variety.
In the southern regions and the Volga region, this variety is grown in open ground, but in the middle zone and regions with a similar climate it is better to grow Honey Candy in greenhouse conditions or under film. The bushes of this vegetable belong to the determinate type, so they do not grow in height above 0.9-1.0 m. The shoots are erect, powerful, weakly branched.
Honey Candy f1 can be grown in garden beds; it is also perfect for planting in greenhouses.The hybrid has average resistance to diseases that usually affect tomatoes. Due to the fact that the fruit ripens quite early (in mid-late July), Honey Candy is practically not affected by late blight.
The shoots are slightly leafy, the foliage is large, dark emerald in color. The inflorescences are arranged alternately with the foliage. This hybrid is classified as Cherry, so each cluster usually ripens 15-27 small fruits. In total, no more than 6 brushes are formed on one shoot. It is best to form each bush with no more than 3 stems to achieve better ripening of the crop.
Bushes should be tied to trellises or other supports. The variety requires mandatory removal of stepsons. The characteristics of the hybrid will be incomplete without a story about the ripening fruits. They are small in size and round. The skin is smooth, dense, not prone to cracking.
The color of ripe fruits is yellow with an orange tint. Their weight is about 25 grams, the taste of ripe fruits is excellent. The productivity of the Honey Candy tomato is quite high - up to 6 kg per 1 m². Moreover, in greenhouses from this hybrid the amount of harvested crop is higher than in open ground.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The main advantages of the variety include:
- high productivity;
- good external quality of the fruit;
- the possibility of growing at an industrial level for sale;
- ripe tomatoes are not prone to cracking;
- the harvested crop tolerates transportation well over long distances;
- Possibility of growing in open and closed ground.
The main disadvantages of the Honey Candy tomato;
- in the conditions of central Russia, it is possible to grow a hybrid only in a greenhouse;
- the need for mandatory tying of shoots to supports;
- mandatory stepsoning;
- resistance to major diseases is at an average level.
The forum for this tomato variety provides reviews from those vegetable growers who planted this hybrid. Most vegetable growers say that Honey Candy is one of the best determinate varieties. The variety also has good yield and good disease resistance.
