“All tomatoes are good,” the townspeople say, choosing only healthy and ripe vegetables on the counter. But gardeners may not agree with this statement. Indeed, even after reading the tempting description and characteristics of this variety on the seed packaging and looking at the bright picture, they quite often cannot decide how well these tomatoes will take root in their areas, whether they will grow in local conditions and whether they can justify not not only the hopes placed on them, but also the forces, time and money spent on the cultivation. That is why it is important for gardeners to learn the opinion of those people who have already grown this variety before buying. In a word, I want to find out as much as possible about each species that claims to be a specific area on a garden plot. The tomato "honey saved" is no exception.
Description
This variety has appeared in our gardens relatively recently. As a rule, it is found more in Ukraine and Moldova, but for some time it was recognized and planted in the northern Russian regions. Tomato "honey saved" experts refer to large-fruited and tall varieties. It is considered mid-season and is intended for growing both in greenhouses and in open ground. I must say that the latter option is used much more often.
Tomatoes "honey saved" (photos are presented in the article) have a very peculiar pleasant sweet taste, without any acidity. In addition, they are also distinguished by beauty. Fruits, when properly grown, are very dense and smooth. Although they are quite large in size, they can be collected on average five or six pieces in one brush. The average weight of the fruit is from three hundred to five hundred grams, although, judging by the reviews, under favorable conditions, gardeners managed to grow a kilogram tomato. Ripe tomato (cultivar "honey saved") has a pale orange, almost honey color. In form, it is heart-shaped or kidney-shaped. The pulp looks very nice and even beautiful. Tomato "honey saved" refers to the diet.
Growing
Russian gardeners most often prefer to plant it in open ground. Seedlings are placed on the ground fifty or sixty days after seedling. The optimum temperature for germination and growth of this plant is considered to be +23 ... +25 ° C. At higher rates - above 35 ° C - the honey-saved tomato almost ceases to bear fruit. The same thing happens when the temperature drops below fifteen degrees of heat.
The height of the bushes is about a meter, although sometimes - under optimal growing conditions and subject to all agricultural standards - it can reach one hundred and sixty centimeters. Therefore, this tomato must be tied. Three months usually pass from seed germination to fruit ripening.
Care
Tomato "honey saved" loves regular watering. It is good for constant fertilizing with mineral fertilizers. With normal care, the yield from each bush can be approximately four or five kilograms. This variety is highly regarded by our gardeners for its resistance to cracking. Tomatoes are rarely exposed to diseases characteristic of this culture, including they are not afraid of late blight. Specialists are recommended to grow tomato "honey saved" by bushes of two or three stems. In this case, the planting density of the plant per square meter of the site should be no more than three copies.
Features
The honey-saved tomato, being a mid-season and indeterminate plant, is characterized by large green leaves and simple inflorescence. Its peduncle has no joints. The fruit is rounded, smooth. The color of an unripe tomato of this variety is greenish and has a dark spot at the stalk. The number of nests is four or more. The planting scheme of the honey-saved tomato is as follows: the plant is placed in the ground according to the principle of fifty by forty centimeters.
Using
This variety is most often used in fresh salads. Tomato "honey saved" has a fairly wide application from the point of view of medicine. First, doctors recommend it to people who are allergic to red tomatoes. They can eat these tomatoes in unlimited quantities. In addition, doctors recommend this variety to be used in salads and for those people who often have problems with their stomach and intestines. These tomatoes have an excellent effect on the functioning of the kidneys and liver.
For preservation - pickling or pickling - "honey saved" is not used. But he has such a good reputation that in some countries on the Mediterranean coast he is called the "golden apples." It was proved that the juice of this tomato, which is practically free of acid, is comparable only in its characteristics with purified water. In addition, according to doctors, the tomato "honey saved" has other remarkable features. In particular, due to the high content of various vitamins, the use of its fruits slows down the aging process of the human body. Apparently, therefore, among the favorites of this group of plants in many gardeners is listed exactly "honey saved." Tomato reviews are mostly positive, but read about it below.
Reviews
Some growers distinguish this variety for excellent presentation of the fruit. Other gardeners in their reviews appreciate their amazing taste and such valuable characteristics as keeping quality, tangible resistance to cracking and, finally, unpretentiousness to the conditions for growing bushes.
Many Russian plant growers really like this variety. Fleshy fruits, in which there is much less acid than red tomatoes, and tender flesh, which has pink streaks in the cut, pleased our compatriots. Tomatoes to the touch, though dense, but not tough. And, most interestingly, sweet ones!