Every vegetable grower conducts experiments with varieties of tomatoes grown in their summer cottage almost every year. It is considered a great success to find a variety that has excellent taste, is easy to care for and boasts a rich harvest, for example, the Honey tomato. All of these positive characteristics are reflected in Honey Taste tomatoes, which produce surprisingly juicy and tasty fruits without a drop of sourness. Every summer resident can grow such tomatoes.
Description of the variety
Honey is a mid-season indeterminate, very productive and unpretentious variety, the ripening time of the fruits ranges between 111 and 115 days.If grown in a greenhouse, it may well be cultivated in central Russia. If this is not possible and the tomatoes have to be planted in open ground, it is better to do this in the southern regions.
The height of the plant can be quite large (from 1.1 to 1.4 m), so there is a need for tying and pinching. The inflorescence is simple. The tomato leaf is large in size and rich dark green in color. The best results were recorded during the experimental cultivation of a Honey tomato with two stems: for this purpose, a side shoot was left, which continued to grow under the first cluster.
The yield is not bad. With proper care, one square meter can produce up to 15 kilograms of fruit. This is a very good indicator.
An important feature of the variety is its resistance to various diseases. Tomatoes of the Honey variety become a real decoration of the greenhouse - this image is created due to the height and rich color of the bush.
Fruit characteristics
This tomato is characterized by unpretentiousness to the conditions in which it is grown. If all the few requirements are met, the resulting grower can be pleased with the size, color and quality of the fruit.
The shape of the tomatoes is slightly flattened, and the color at varietal maturity ranges from pink to bright pink. Their sizes are usually quite large. The average weight of a tomato reaches 0.35 - 0.4 kg. In the case of exceptionally favorable climatic conditions, proper care and the use of high-quality substrate, you can get fruits whose weight will be close to 0.45 - 0.5 kg.
The pulp of tomatoes is quite sweet and has a pleasant aftertaste. This is an excellent option for making sauces, tomato paste, juice, canning (cut or processed).
Honey is an excellent tomato for fresh consumption: the tomato goes well with all types of vegetables in salads.
Due to the fact that the tomato pulp is sweet, and the number and size of the seeds is low, tomatoes can be used:
- as part of salads with vegetable oil, vinegar, sour cream and other vegetables;
- for preparing fresh tomato juice, which is rich in the maximum amount of beneficial microelements;
- for preserving vegetables.
The Honey tomato variety has fruits with 5 or 6 chambers and a dry matter content of up to 5 percent. It tolerates transportation over long distances and long-term storage very well. If you pick these tomatoes a little unripe, the tomatoes will ripen perfectly indoors.
Origin
The homeland of Honey variety tomatoes is Russia. It was here, in Siberia, that these wonderful tomatoes were bred. Adapted to the conditions of the Russian climate, Honey tomatoes tolerate both extreme heat and moderate cold. A distinctive feature of the variety is frost resistance. This is done so that every housewife can grow this variety of tomatoes.
Designed for harsh conditions, this tomato variety passed state registration in 2004. Since then, these tomatoes have been used not only in private greenhouses, but also on farms. Growing Honey is also possible for the purpose of sale.
Pros and cons of the variety
Tomatoes of the described variety have a number of undeniable advantages:
- the ability to grow in harsh climates, characterized by sudden changes in temperature, a strong decrease in indicators, but subject to appropriate care;
- excellent resistance to diseases and pests;
- good transport tolerance;
- the possibility of ripening when harvesting in an unripe form;
- high yield.
The characteristics and description of the variety do not contain any indication of the obvious disadvantages of these tomatoes. With so many advantages, there is still one drawback. We are talking about increased fragility of branches. This is a signal that handling tomatoes should be as careful as possible.
Features of cultivation
Since the main advantage of tomatoes is their ease of care, the variety does not have any special requirements for care. However, there are some nuances that must be taken into account when growing:
- the need to install supports, without which the bush will not be able to grow and will simply break;
- mandatory stepsoning and formation;
- the need to plant seedlings;
- introduction of potash fertilizers and compounds containing phosphorus.
At later stages of cultivation, it is recommended to feed the plants with complex fertilizers.
Disease Control
The description of the variety contains information about the high resistance of the tomato to pests and diseases. Tomato practically does not suffer from fungus, even if the air humidity is high. Most of the deviations in the development of tomatoes are associated with mistakes made in the process of caring for the bush by those who planted it: improper watering, violation of ventilation and lighting conditions.
The only thing vegetable growers who grow Honey tomatoes should be wary of are certain types of pests:
- thrips;
- aphid;
- sawfly;
- whitefish;
- nightshade miner.
Insecticidal preparations are well suited to combat “violators.” Particularly good reviews can be obtained about products with the names “Bison” and “Lepidotsid”. Modern means can only be used before fruiting begins.
