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Amber honey tomato is a juicy, tasty and sweet tomato variety. It belongs to hybrid varieties and has high-quality taste characteristics. It is notable for its color, fruit shape and yield, for which gardeners fell in love.
Detailed description of the variety
The variety of tomatoes is ranked among the achievements of the Golden Reserve of domestic breeders. A patent for the production and sale of seeds was registered by the agricultural company “Altai Seeds”. The variety is not included in the State Register, but its cultivation is possible throughout Our Country. Recommended for growing under film shelters, in the southern regions for open ground. The vegetation of the variety takes 110-120 days.
Plant of indeterminate type, requires the formation of a bush and a garter. The stem is erect, grows up to 1,5-2 m. A healthy stem has a slight pubescence to the first leaves. The foliage is elongated, large in shape, matte green, the lower leaves look like a large potato leaf. Moderate branching allows you to freely collect fruits with brushes. Amber honey tomato blooms with a yellow, simple inflorescence. The bush grows on 1 or 2 main stems. Peduncle with articulation, slightly curved.
Description and taste of fruits
The shape of the tomatoes are large and smooth, sometimes there are flat-round fruits. From an overabundance of fertilizers, pronounced ribbing appears. The skin is dense and thin, does not crack. Unripe fruits are light green or almost white. Hue varies from bright yellow to amber or orange. The color depends on the light received during the cultivation of tomatoes.
The taste is bright, juicy and sweet. When tasting, there is a honey aftertaste. The fruits are fleshy, fragrant, elastic to the touch. The weight of a tomato reaches 200-300 g. In the context of 6-8 seed nests. The fruits of the variety Amber honey are mainly used in cooking. Delicious juices, lechos, pastas and salads are prepared from juicy pulp. For conservation, they are suitable only in cut form. The composition contains a large percentage of sugar 10-12%, so there is no sour aftertaste.
Varietal characteristics
The ripening period of tomatoes is from 50 to 60 days. Fruiting time: end of July or beginning of August if planted in mid-May. The yield of the variety Amber honey in greenhouse conditions reaches 15 kg per bush. The yield in the greenhouse is influenced by the microclimate with a constant temperature of + 18 °C. It is also necessary to maintain air humidity up to 70%, to ventilate the room. When grown in open ground, the ripening period of tomatoes is reduced by 5-10 days. From a plot of 1 sq. m collect 7-8 kg, while ensuring regular watering and timely feeding.
Pros and cons of the variety
Advantages of the variety:
- high seed germination;
- quality and presentation;
- excellent taste characteristics;
- resistance to drought, temperature extremes;
- bountiful harvest;
- possibility of transportation;
- long shelf life;
- original color;
- versatility in the use of fruits.
The only drawback can be considered the need for constant, natural or artificial light at the initial stage of tomato growth.
Planting and care
Tomato variety Amber honey is unpretentious to the type of soil and growing conditions. The shelf life of fresh planting material is 2-3 years, so you can use home-made seeds a year old. It is better to plant tomatoes of the indeterminate type on seedlings so that all the seeds sprout and the plant has time to acclimatize.
Seedling growing rules
The soil is prepared in advance or a ready-made substrate with the necessary additives is bought. The quality of the purchased soil may be low, so the earth must be steamed and disinfected. The substrate is mixed with a small amount of sand, dry slaked lime or wood ash. Potassium fertilizers are added to loamy soil. Chernozem needs to be diluted with sand to improve water permeability.
At home, planting seeds of the Amber Honey variety begins in March. Plastic or peat cups are suitable for seedlings; trays, boxes, flower pots are also used. A week before planting, the seeds are checked for germination, hardened at low temperatures. Before planting, the material is soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Soil with fertilizers is poured into a deep container. Tomato seeds are planted at a distance of 2-3 cm, planting depth is 1-2 cm.
Under good weather conditions, after a settled temperature, the seeds are planted in unprotected soil. The temperature for germinating seedlings is from + 18 °С to + 22 °С. Irrigation is carried out with water at room temperature 3-4 times a week. Amber honey tomato crops are exposed to the light every day until sunset. A pick is made at the 2nd growth phase when 1-2 true leaves appear.
Seedling transplant
Seedlings are planted in open ground after 55-65 days. The earth is deeply dug up, disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate, harrowed. Plants ready for planting have 2-3 formed branches, a strong and flexible stem. A few days before planting, the seedlings are hardened with a low temperature: the plants are left outside at night, placed in the cellar for 5-6 hours. Before planting, the seedlings are heated in the sun, watered abundantly.
In the greenhouse, beds are formed or planted according to the scheme of 4-5 plants per 1 sq. m. Regardless of the capacity, the roots of the seedlings are cleaned from the primary soil. Compost, manure or nitrogen fertilizers are added to the formed rows. Amber honey tomatoes are planted at a distance of 20-35 cm in a checkerboard pattern to a depth of 5-7 cm so that the stem assumes an upright position without damaging the roots. Tomatoes are sprinkled with earth, if necessary, they compact and fill the soil after watering.
Purchased seedlings should not be withered. They also inspect for the presence of rotten roots, yellowed leaves. The lower formed sheets are cut off from the tomatoes, so that after deep planting, all the seedlings are accepted. Plants with a height of 10-15 cm need a film shelter for the night, which is fixed with a metal frame to a depth of 15 cm.
Care of tomatoes
With proper care for tomatoes, gardeners and gardeners will be satisfied with a high-quality and fruitful harvest. Tomatoes of the Amber Honey variety must be irrigated in a timely manner. For 1 watering per 1 plant, up to 0,7-0,8 liters of water should go before flowering. The optimal time for watering tomatoes is early morning or afternoon before sunset. So the seedlings will not fade from the scorching sun. In a constant climate, tomatoes are watered 2-3 times a week.
It is necessary to monitor the humidity of the beds, because the tomatoes can get late blight or the foliage will be covered with rust, brown spotting. Then every 10-12 days the soil is loosened throughout the planted row. If Amber honey tomatoes are grown on heavy soils, then the first 10-15 days you need to deeply loosen the soil.
Tomatoes spud to support young plants, improve the penetration of oxygen and moisture into the soil. After planting, after 7-10 days, the plants begin to spud. The soil is slightly raised near the base of the tomatoes so as not to damage the roots. Before hilling, the Amber honey variety is watered, after which the process begins. This sequence will accelerate the development of the root system of tomatoes. Subsequent hilling is done after 15-20 days of growing plants, after soil stagnation.
Throughout the growing season, the Amber Honey tomato variety is fed with organic and mineral supplements. With slow growth and poor development, tomatoes are watered with a diluted potassium solution or sulfates and nitrogen additives are added to the soil. After 10-15 days, seedling sprouts are watered with a solution of fertilizers at the rate of 10 liters of water per 20 g of superphosphates. Further, at any stage of growth and development, tomatoes are fed with saltpeter and potassium salt 1-2 times per season.
To protect the crop from pests, the Amber Honey variety is sprayed with chemicals. Examine the plants for damage, fruit and root rot. As a preventive measure against slugs and ants, the ground at the roots is sprinkled with dust. Fruit rot of tomatoes Amber honey occurs with an excess of moisture, a lack of nitrogen fertilizer.
Tomato bushes Amber honey must be pinched and pinched. The plant is formed into 2 stems after cutting the top over 3-4 leaves with an ovary. The tomato will give good fruits if 2-3 brushes ripen on the bushes. A garter to the stakes is done when the plant begins to curl along the ground. Stakes are driven in at a distance of 10-15 cm from the bushes. Tomatoes are tied up in 3-4 places, if necessary, brushes with heavy fruits are tied up. An example of a garter and pinching of empty flowers:
Tomato picking begins in mid or late August. Fruits are stored in refrigerators at a temperature of + 2-5 °C.
Collection of tomatoes Amber honey is carried out with brushes or the entire crop is cut at once. Unripe tomatoes are left to ripen on windowsills under the sun. On average, under the right storage conditions, tomatoes are stored for 2 weeks. When transporting over long distances, it is recommended to wrap each fruit with plastic wrap or synthetic soft mesh.
Conclusion
Amber honey tomato has useful minerals and high-quality taste characteristics. The variety is worthy of growing on the site of an experienced gardener in any soil. Tomatoes do not require special care, do not cause problems with diseases and pests, if fertilizing, watering and preventive measures are taken in time.
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