Tomatoes "Honey Spas": characteristics, cultivation features

If the name "honey" is found in the name of a tomato variety, then the fruit is guaranteed to have a sweet taste. Tomato "Honey Spas" was no exception. The plant is indeterminate, medium-sized. Tomatoes are yellow-orange in color, sweet without acid. The fruits are large, the maximum weight is up to 600 g. The culture of Siberian selection is resistant to weather conditions and diseases.

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Description of the variety

Although the tomato variety Honey Spas, created in Novosibirsk, was certified less than 15 years ago, it has already managed to collect a solid collection of positive reviews from gardeners living in different climatic zones.

This original tomato has the following properties:

• is a high-yielding mid-season variety, capable of producing up to 6 kg of tomatoes from one bush;
• belonging to indeterminate plants, he does not limit himself in any way in growth and is able to reach almost two meters in height, if the owner allows him;
• the ripening period of its fruits is 110-115 days;
• has a powerful root system;
• the leaves are light green;
• the shape of the fruit is varied - from heart-shaped to flattened;
• fruit color - honey-orange or radically yellow;
• fruits weigh on average 200 g, but they are able to gain more than half a kilogram weight;
• the pulp is juicy, fleshy, sugary, with a small amount of small seeds;
• the fruits are covered with a dense skin that does not crack during ripening, which facilitates their long-term storage and successful transportation;
• belongs to salad varieties and is unsuitable for canning due to the lack of acid in the fruits and their large size;
• up to 5 full-fledged fruits grow on one flower cluster.

Pests and diseases

Reviews of gardeners indicate that the honey Spas tomato variety is endowed with good disease resistance.

The variety has a particularly high immunity to such diseases:

• tobacco mosaic;
• late blight;
• cancer;
• gray rot;
• powdery mildew;
• bacterial wilting.

But as practice has shown, there is a likelihood of tomato infection from other varieties of vegetable crops. In this regard, it is recommended to inspect the appearance of plants from time to time.

Among the insects that can harm the tomato, it is worth highlighting slugs, Colorado potato beetle larvae and aphids. Therefore, at the first signs of their appearance, it is required to apply biochemical or folk remedies.

Advantages and disadvantages

• In addition to those positive qualities that have already been mentioned above, Honey Spas is distinguished by the following advantages:
• has pronounced dietary properties, due to which it can be used by people with problems in the gastrointestinal tract and suffering from allergic reactions when eating red tomatoes;
• fruits are able to survive for several months without losing their valuable qualities;
• gives a lot of tomato juice, which has useful qualities and has almost no contraindications;
• able to adapt to different climatic conditions;
• it is resistant to most diseases and pests, from which nightshade crops usually suffer;
• the fruit tastes good.

• The disadvantages, among which there are practically no serious ones, most often include:
• unsuitability for preservation of fruits of this variety;
• high demands on the quality of the soil;
• the need for frequent pinching throughout the growing season;
• inability to grow without tying.

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If you grew Honey Spas tomatoes, please write whether you like them or not. What was the yield and taste of the fruit in your climatic conditions? How do you rate the resistance of this variety to diseases? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of a tomato. If possible, attach a photo of the entire bush or individual fruits grown by you to the commentary. Thank you!

Your reviews about the Honey Spas tomato and additions to the description will help many gardeners evaluate this variety more objectively and decide whether to plant it or not.

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Self-cultivation of seedlings

Being a full-fledged variety, not a hybrid, Honey Spas is able to successfully multiply with its own seeds. For this, the seedling method is used.

Sowing dates

Usually the seeds of this variety are planted in order to obtain seedlings in early March. However, depending on climatic conditions, this period can be shifted in one direction or another, if you use the rule that 60 days must pass from the moment of sowing seeds to planting seedlings in open ground.

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The soil

If it is not possible to use the best option in the form of professionally prepared purchased soil, you can prepare the necessary soil with your own hands. To do this, you should:

1. Take the land from the garden, prepared in the fall for planting tomato seedlings.
2. Mix it in equal proportions with humus or peat with a small addition of sand and wood ash.
3. Disinfect the soil with a hot manganese solution or by calcining it in an oven at a temperature of +190 ° C.
4. Soak the disinfected soil in an open container in the fresh air for 15 days.
5. Planting containers should be disinfected along with the soil.

Growing tank

There are several options for containers for soil in which seeds are sown for seedlings:

• plastic glasses;
• peat pots;
• wooden boxes;
• plastic containers;
• peat tablets.

The containers usually do not exceed a height of 0.1 m. In this case, peat pots are used in the event that the picking of seedlings is not provided. And the most in demand today are peat tablets, which are washers of different diameters from pressed peat, enriched with the addition of minerals and growth stimulants. In the upper part of these tablets, a recess is made to place the tomato seed in it.
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Seed preparation

Before planting, the seeds are prepared for it as follows:

1. Calibration is carried out, as a result of which damaged, rotten and with other defects seeds are removed.
2. Selected seeds are dipped in a saline solution, and then the floating empty specimens are removed.
3. The full-fledged seed material that has sunk to the bottom is taken out and washed with clean water.
4. Then it is treated with a 1% manganese solution for a third of an hour.
5. After drying, the seeds are exposed to growth stimulants, which can be successfully replaced with fresh juice extracted from aloe leaves.
6. The treated seeds are placed on a constantly moistened gauze at a temperature of +20 ° C until they hatch.
7. During this time, they usually manage to harden the seeds up to 5 times in the refrigerator, in which they are placed each time for 10-12 hours.

Sowing seeds

The seed is buried into the ground by a maximum of 1.5 cm and sprinkled with crushed peat on top. At the same time, a distance of 3 cm between seedlings is maintained. After sowing, the soil is moistened with a sprayer.

Seedling care

The containers with the sown soil are covered with glass or transparent film to create a greenhouse regime and are left in this form until the first shoots appear. After that, the coating is removed, and the containers are placed in a brightly lit place at a stable temperature of + 24 ° C. During the first two days, the lighting should not be turned off at all, and then daylight hours should last at least 16 hours.

Important! So that the development of the bush is not inhibited, it is recommended to remove the fruits at the stage of blanche ripeness.

After the first 2 leaves appear in the sprouts, the plants dive, planting them in liter pots, trying to grab the largest possible earthen lump around the roots during transplantation and deepening the plant to the cotyledon leaves. Immediately after transplanting, it is necessary to feed the seedlings, for which a mixture of a large spoonful of wood ash and a liter of water is best suited. Watering the seedlings should be actively, without waiting for the topsoil to dry out. However, in this case, in no case should the soil be waterlogged.

Hardening of seedlings

When there is a week left before planting seedlings in a permanent place, the sprouts should be hardened. To begin with, open the windows indoors for a couple of hours, carefully avoiding drafts, which are poorly tolerated by tomatoes. Then the seedlings begin to be taken out into the fresh air, gradually lengthening the time of their stay in the open air. In the last two days before transplanting into open ground, the seedlings are left in the open air for the whole night.

Characteristics of the variety and features of cultivation

Tomato variety "Honey Spas" is intended for cultivation in protected and open ground in all climatic zones of the country. Plants are indeterminate, rather tall. Under summer shelters, they reach a height of 150 cm. Seedlings are planted in a garden bed or greenhouse at the age of 60-65 days. No more than 3 seedlings are placed on a square meter. The bushes require a garter to a support and pinching, it is recommended to form them into two stems with the preservation of the "stepson" located under the first flower brush as a second trunk.

The variety is mid-season: the first tomatoes ripen at 110-115 days from the appearance of full shoots. It is considered not the most productive: in the open field, about 6 kg of tomatoes are removed from a square meter of plantings, however, in the greenhouse there is an opportunity to extend the fruiting period of plants, and then the total weight of the crop harvested from a similar area can reach 13-14 kg.

Gardeners appreciate the variety for the excellent consumer qualities of the fruit. These tomatoes are very beautiful: round or heart-shaped, large (on average about 220 g, but some summer residents received fruits weighing 500 g or more), with a bright orange skin and honey, translucent pulp. Most vegetable growers recognize that the taste of tomatoes deserves the highest praise. They are sweet, mouth-watering, dense on the cut, almost seedless. The fruits of "Honey Spas" are ideal for fresh consumption, as well as for making sauces and juices.

Orange tomatoes generally contain more organic acids than red, raspberry, or pink tomatoes. The Honey Spas variety is an exception to this rule.There is very little acid in the pulp of its fruits, which makes the vegetable suitable for inclusion in the menu of patients suffering from diseases of the digestive system.

In addition, the variety has the following positive qualities:

• unpretentiousness. Plants tolerate temperature and humidity changes well;
• disease resistance. According to gardeners, the variety is relatively rarely affected by late blight, tobacco mosaic virus, as well as gray and apical rot;
• good indicators of transportability and keeping quality of fruits.

Despite the average yield, the variety can be recommended for growing in private gardens, including those summer residents who are just starting to do this exciting business.

Anastasia, 53 years old, Mikhailov

I planted several bushes of the Honey Spas last year. There were no problems, but few fruits were set, and I even decided that I would no longer grow this variety. But I thought so until I tasted ripe tomatoes. This is the most delicious variety that I have come across (at least from the yellow-fruited). Fruits are sweet, fleshy, fragrant - ideal for salads. I will definitely grow: not for quantity, but as a delicacy.

Elena, 41 years old, Balashikha

I have been growing for several years in a row. I really like the density of the pulp and the taste: almost without acidity. My husband has gastritis, he practically does not eat tomatoes. And these ate fresh, and no negative consequences.

With cultivation, everything is simple: the stepson (I form it into two trunks), I tie it up, I water it moderately. If the bushes are not pinched, they bear fruit in the greenhouse until the end of September. True, it is still better to treat them for diseases. The harvest is quite decent: last year I collected almost 5 kg per plant.

Oleg, 37 years old, Krasnodar region

Not the most productive variety, but one of the best for the personal economy, given the quality of the fruit. I have it growing in the open field. It does not require extra care, but in our climate on the hottest days it suffers and needs shading.

I noticed an interesting fact: tomatoes are mature, and those that have been stored for two weeks become especially tasty. It is also easy to transport: the pulp is dense, the skins are strong, do not crack. But a small amount of seeds turned out to be both an advantage and a disadvantage. There are so few of them in each fruit that you cannot always pick up from your tomatoes for planting next year. It's good that the seed of the variety is on sale, and it is inexpensive.

Maria, 26 years old, Istra

"Honey Spas" I grew up in a greenhouse (seeds from the "Siberian Garden"). Fruits were tied well, were not damaged by diseases. The bushes led in 3 stems. The number of brushes was not limited, so the tomatoes turned out to be medium-sized, but fleshy and tasty. Not suitable for pickling. I made several cans, the taste did not seem very expressive. And it's a pity to use such tomatoes in seaming: they are very good fresh in salads.

Collected 4 kilograms per plant. Fruits, unripe in September, ripened indoors. I did not notice any deterioration in taste. The ripe ones lay in a cool place without spoiling for three weeks. I'm happy with the variety, I will plant more.

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Planting seedlings to a permanent place

This moment is determined by two factors:

• the air and soil in the open air should warm up steadily;
• from the moment of sowing the seeds, 60 days must pass.

Typically, this time in different regions falls in mid-May-early June. For the beds, which are prepared in the fall, they choose elevated places, protected from the active movement of air masses.

• The best predecessors of tomatoes are:
• cucumbers;
• beet;
• carrot;
• cabbage;
• onion;
• legumes.

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• eggplant;
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• pepper.

Nor can you plant tomatoes after tomatoes until 3 years have passed. It is necessary to plant plants in such a way that 1 sq. m they fit no more than three. At the same time, the depth of the holes, previously treated with a weak manganese solution and enriched with two tablespoons of potassium and phosphorus fertilizers, is determined by the need to deepen the earthen coma with the root system to such an extent that the earth poured on top of it reaches the lower leaves of the seedlings. Tomatoes transplanted to a permanent place require immediate watering with warm water.

Outdoor care

Seedlings of the Honey Spas, planted in open ground, require subsequent care in the form of:

• glaze;
• top dressing;
• pinching;
• garters.

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Watering

After watering with warm water, immediately after transplanting, the seedlings are then watered the next time a week later. It should be borne in mind that the Honey Spas variety does not tolerate stagnant water, therefore it is necessary to water it, focusing on the degree of drying of the topsoil under the bush.

In addition, watering with cold tap water using a hose is highly undesirable. Rainwater collected in barrels and heated under the sun is ideal for irrigation. It should be poured exclusively under the bush, avoiding water drops on the leaves.

Fertilization

At the beginning of the growing season, when the plant grows and gains green mass, it really needs nitrogen, which is abundant in organic fertilizers, be it cow dung or bird droppings. These fertilizers are in liquid form and are delivered under the tomato bushes. And when fruits begin to develop from the ovaries, then proceeding to ripening, the need of a tomato bush for phosphorus, potassium and iodine increases, which is most often satisfied with extracts from superphosphate with the addition of ash and a few drops of iodine.

The Honey Spas variety, which responds well to feeding, responds best to professionally prepared, purchased, balanced complex fertilizers containing, in addition to potassium and phosphorus, minerals in the form of:

• magnesium;
• boron;
• zinc;
• manganese.

Tomato care

This variety does not require any exquisite care for the bushes. He, like all tomatoes, requires watering, garter, loosening, weeding, feeding and protection from pests.

• Garter. Tomatoes are tied up immediately after planting from the seed cups to the greenhouse or soil.
• Watering. Irrigation is best done in the morning, once a week. If the air temperature is very high (mid-summer), more frequent watering may be required. In cold, damp weather, water less often.
• After watering, when the moisture goes a little into the soil and evaporates, you need to loosen the ground under the bushes well. Loosening should be done carefully, taking care not to damage the roots. In the process of loosening, you need to immediately remove the weeds.
• Grasshopping is the cutting of additional shoots that appear in the leaf axils. Stepson needs to be cut often - they grow quickly.

  

• 10 days after planting tomato seedlings, the plants can be fed with organic matter. After 2 weeks, feeding should be repeated.

Harvesting

Collecting tomatoes begins 110 days after sowing seeds in the ground. Due to the dense skin, the fruits are resistant to mechanical stress and perfectly tolerate transportation. In addition, they have good keeping quality. Plucked green, they can be stored until the New Year. In addition, they have a remarkable ability to ripen in the light in a warm environment.

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Fruit characteristics

The variety itself is large-fruited - the weight of tomatoes can float from 200 to 600 grams, depending on the care and climatic zone. They can be round, kidney-shaped, or heart-shaped in shape. Important! In the description of the variety in the register, it is indicated that the tomatoes must be round. This is not true, any of these forms are normal for the Honey Savior.

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