Characteristics and description of the Honey Giant tomato variety, its yield

Characteristics and description of the Honey Giant variety will certainly be of interest to all lovers of large-fruited tomatoes. The variety of domestic selection is quite new, in the State Register since 2001. In the southern regions, tomato can be grown in open ground; in the middle zone it will be more comfortable in a polycarbonate greenhouse.

Description of fruits

Amateur vegetable growers are attracted to the variety by the size of the fruit. With good care, they can grow up to 1 kg, this is a very impressive size, living up to the name. A beginner is unlikely to achieve such a result.With average care, the weight of the fruit is around 400 g.

The shape of the fruits is round, slightly flattened. The skin is thin, yellow in ripe fruits. The cut flesh is pink-yellow, juicy, and contains up to 6% dry matter.

The honey giant is grown for sale by small farms. They are satisfied with such characteristics as keeping quality and resistance of fruits to mechanical damage during transportation.

Characteristics of the variety

Plant of indeterminate type. The bushes grow up to 1.5 m and require obligatory gartering to a trellis or to a support in the form of a stake.

It is recommended to form a bush with 1 or 2 stems and regularly remove stepsons.

In terms of ripening time, Honey Giant belongs to the group of mid-early tomatoes. The fruits begin to ripen 100-110 days after germination. The variety is promising against infections, is rarely exposed to diseases and does not require treatment with chemicals.

To produce fruits of the stated size, the variety needs fertilizers. It can be as complex fertilizers for tomatoes, and mineral, containing nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and other microelements necessary for the full development of plants.

Large and tasty fruits are used for making salads and salted for the winter. Due to their large size, canned food is not made from them. They also do not practice the production of juice and tomato paste.

Productivity

The yield indicator is one of the most important characteristics of a variety. Using it, vegetable growers determine whether they need this variety and how many bushes should be planted to provide their family with fresh tomatoes.

The yield of one Honey Giant plant is 4-5 kg. From 1 m² you can expect a tomato yield of 15 kg if you follow the standard planting scheme of 3 plants per 1 m².

Advantages and disadvantages

First, we note the disadvantage of the variety, there is only one - the fragility of the branches loaded with fruits. There are many more advantages:

1. High yields.
2. The taste is excellent.
3. Tomatoes tolerate transportation well.
4. Keeping quality is excellent.
5. Resistance to infections is high.
6. Insensitive to temperature fluctuations and bad weather conditions.

Reviews

It’s easy to find reviews about the Honey Giant tomato on the Internet. Many summer residents plant it on their plots.

Alina, Tver region

The Honey Giant was grown during a summer that was not the most favorable for tomatoes: cold, rainy, and lack of sun. The taste of the fruit did not live up to the mark, but the yield and size of the tomatoes did not disappoint.

Alena, Moscow region

I didn’t guess correctly with the fertilizing, the bush began to fatten and few fruits were formed. I think it was my mistake, not the variety's.

Ilya, Moscow region

I can’t boast of giant fruits. The size of the tomato is quite average, but the Honey Giant pleased me with the quantity of tomatoes. A productive variety.

Olga, Moscow region

For several years in a row I used seeds from Aelita, and the variety pleased me large tomatoes wonderfully sweet taste. The flesh was fleshy and juicy, with a beautiful pink tint. This spring I purchased seeds in a different bag and today’s tomatoes are not at all similar to the Honey Giant of yesteryear. Apparently a re-sort.

Nadezhda, Leningrad region

I planted Honey Giant tomatoes in a greenhouse. The bushes have grown higher than stated. Everyone was under 2 meters tall. It led into 2 stems. The tomatoes grew in good shape and excellent taste. I'll definitely plant it next year.

Irina, Tver

I released my seeds last fall and planted them now. We've been eating delicious tomatoes since July.I really like the variety: the taste is wonderful, there are few seeds, the tomatoes last a long time and do not spoil.

Planting and caring for giant tomatoes

Planting and caring for giant tomatoes is no different from caring for ordinary small-fruited tomatoes. It is imperative to remember that on fertile, loose soil, it is easier to obtain large fruits than on heavy, loamy soil.

The timing of planting seeds for seedlings in the middle zone is standard. At the end of February, seedlings are sown for planting tomatoes in the greenhouse. In mid-March, seeds are sown for planting seedlings in open ground.

In order for the seedlings to grow strong and not stretch in length, you need to:

1. Maintain the room temperature at 18 °C during the day and 10-15 °C at night.
2. In cloudy weather, illuminate the boxes with seedlings with fluorescent lamps.
3. Feed twice with complex fertilizer for tomatoes.
4. Dive into separate glasses.
5. In the last week before transplanting into the ground, harden off.
6. Water in moderation, avoiding stagnation of water.

Transplantation into the ground

Transplant seedlings at the age of 55 days into prepared holes. Maintain a distance of 40 cm between bushes. When planting in rows, make row spacing wider (60-70 cm).

Disinfect the stakes in advance and drive them in next to the holes. Prepare soft bindings. Add humus, ash, superphosphate and potassium nitrate to the holes. After transferring the tomato seedlings, water the holes well and sprinkle with a layer of compost or humus (3-5 cm).

How to form a bush

7-10 days after transplanting, tie the bushes to stakes (trellis). Leave the stepson located under the first flower brush. It is needed to obtain the second stem. Pluck out all other stepsons that appear in the axils of the central trunk, leaving in place a stump 1 cm high.

Disease prevention and pest control

Fungal diseases affect the Honey Giant extremely rarely. If this happens, it is the fault of the vegetable grower. It does not monitor the humidity of the air and soil in the greenhouse.

Pests to watch out for:

• thrips;
• aphid;
• mole cricket;
• whitefly;
• slugs

The list of drugs with which any summer resident can cope with tomato pests:

1. Bison from aphids and thrips.
2. Whitefly confidor.
3. Mustard against slugs and mole crickets.
4. Red hot pepper against slugs and mole crickets.

Conclusion

Timely sowing of seeds for seedlings and high-quality care are what you need to obtain giant, tasty yellow tomatoes. Please yourself and your family by making the right choice of variety.