The agricultural company "Russian Garden" offers professional tomato seeds, with the general name "King of the Market". This is a whole series of hybrids with different characteristics. Their main feature is high yield and commercial qualities necessary in agribusiness. Many gardeners have already tested some varieties on their plots. They note excellent yield, but not the best taste characteristics.
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One of the last in the series was the F1 tomato King Honey No. XII, where the producers of the variety tried to improve the taste of the fruit. This will allow the successful use of the f1 series of hybrids in garden plots. After all, it is gardeners and summer residents who will prefer taste characteristics to all commercial indicators. And the main selection criterion is the sweetness of the tomato.
That is why the adjective honey appeared in the name, as an indicator of excellent sweet taste. The seeds of the King of the Market have on the label the expanded name King Honey xii, and a description of the new product.
Description of hybrid No. XII from the “King of the Market” series
Most hybrids are created to develop certain qualities in the plant that are most in demand among the consumer. This is primarily productivity, the ability to resist diseases characteristic of the species, and resistance to extremes of high or low temperatures.
These qualities are often considered mandatory for hybrid varieties. With the advent of such advantages, most greenhouse farms use only hybrid seeds for vegetable production. It is believed that ordinary varietal plants are not able to resist pathogenic microflora formed in the closed conditions of film and glass greenhouses.
- Market King hybrids are no exception. “Honey King” refers to indeterminate, tall varieties that are adapted for cultivation in greenhouse conditions. But in regions with a sufficiently long summer period, it can be cultivated in the open air, but with the obligatory strengthening of the main stem to a reliable support.
- The plant is well leafy and grows up to 2 meters during the growing season. In greenhouses it is attached to trellises or tied. Agricultural cultivation techniques do not differ from the rules for caring for tall tomatoes. They boil down to moderate watering, timely fertilizing, shaping the bush in height and removing excess side shoots.
- Fruits with excellent commercial characteristics deserve special attention. They have a round, even shape.The skin is strong, smooth, red with a raspberry tint. The weight, adjusted to the shape and size of the fruit, ranges from 180 to 220 g.
- The tomatoes resemble salad, pink-fruited varieties. The tomato pulp is juicy, but quite dense. The taste is sweet, pleasant, reminiscent of sweet cherry varieties in terms of sugar content. The fruits are universally used, store well and are not afraid of transportation.
Of the entire series, this is the sweetest and most pleasant-tasting tomato, the king in the “Kings of the Market” category. If you add the other advantages of hybrids to the excellent taste, then this variety will certainly find fans not only among farmers, but also among amateur vegetable growers. After all, few will object to the truth that there is never too much of a good thing. The higher the harvest of delicious tomatoes, the better.
Another "Honey King"
Among the varieties there are very similar names. Such an example could be the almost complete namesake of “King Honey,” the amateur-selected variety “Honey King.” Despite the similarity of the name, tomatoes are fundamentally different.
The Honey King tomato is popular because of its unusual, sugary taste. The fruits are bright yellow with an orange tint. A cut tomato oozes sweet juice, as if filled with honey. The tomatoes are large, weighing from 300 to 450 g, fleshy, with thin skin and a delicate pulp texture. These qualities have already found their fans. There are positive reviews and recommendations for cultivation about this variety.
Agricultural technology and care are the same as for all varieties with unlimited growth. They require attention not only at the seedling stage, but also in a permanent place. Formation of the plant, removal of excess side shoots, timely watering and fertilizing.
A bush with large fruits must be tied to a reliable support.
But for most tomato lovers, such requirements are not unexpected and are unlikely to cause confusion. It is much more difficult to make a choice of variety, preferring one “king”, even honey, over all the others. After all, in your own garden you don’t always need unlimited harvests. It is much more pleasant to pamper your loved ones with delicious tomatoes, surprise your neighbors and friends with exotic varieties of unusual shapes and colors, and enjoy the results of your labor.
