Tomato "Auria": description, planting and care

Tomatoes "Auria" are varieties of amateur breeding, which are not included in the state register, but have already managed to gain the widest popularity among gardeners. This variety is perfect for growing those cottagers who want to plant on their site exclusive and unusual vegetables. They have an unconventional appearance that will surely surprise not only the neighbors, but also the household. Next, we provide a detailed description and description of the variety of tomatoes "Auria".

Description of the variety

Considered variety of tomatoes usually gives a good yield. It is characterized by indeterminacy, that is, it does not have a natural limitation in growth. Vegetable shrubs are liana-shaped, can grow up to two meters in height, so be sure to tie up the plants, as well as carry out the strawberry, forming only 1-2 stems.

The leaves of tomato culture have a light green color, which remains unchanged until autumn. The shape of the leaves is classic, but somewhat smaller than usual. The distance between the brushes is quite substantial, which can give the impression of a rare and little leafy bed.

The shoots of this unusual vegetable are weak, therefore support you need to pick up a powerful. In addition, about a dozen large fruits can form on one hand, so it is important to ensure that the stems of the plant are not damaged by their weight.

Characteristics of the fruit

Tomato variety "Auria" is very fruitful. The fruits themselves are relatively small but grow with brushes, forming up to 20 tomatoes in each. They are mid-season. From the beginning of the seedlings to the ripeness of the crop, it will be necessary to wait approximately 100-110 days.

A distinctive feature of this variety of tomatoes from others is their unusual elongated shape, which has a slightly forked end.They say that it is because of this form that in some catalogs one can come across the names of “Ladies Caprice”, “Eros”, “Adam” and some others, but it will be all about the same variety of tomatoes “Auria”.

When ripe, the fruits become classic red, they weigh about 100-150 g. The length of the fruit can vary within 12-14 cm. Tomatoes have dense pulp, they are very tasty and fragrant, the seeds inside are quite small. Such vegetables are perfect for eating fresh, as well as for curing and preserving.

The advantages and disadvantages of the variety

According to reviews of gardeners, this variety has no significant drawbacks. Is that you need to tie it carefully and gently, so as not to damage the plant. But the positive qualities can be called quite a lot:

• The issuance of high yields. Tomatoes grow in bunches of 7-10 pieces. There are many such clusters, which allows you to collect a significant amount of fruit.
• Versatility in the use of the crop. Growing this tomato culture will allow you to enjoy the taste of vegetables in the summer, as well as make preparations for the winter.
• Disease resistance.This plant is very rarely exposed to diseases.
• Tomatoes do not crack and do not overgrow, which allows them to be stored for a long time.
• Fruits the plant for a long time.
• All tomatoes grow to more or less the same size. Small and deformed copies are usually not.
• Tomatoes of this variety are fully pollinated and endure heat.
• Excellent taste, as well as a pleasant tomato flavor.

Features of growing

It should be noted that despite the high growth of the bushes of tomato varieties "Auria", they are comfortable and compact in their care.

Soil preparation for tomato seeds

In order to carry out the sowing of tomatoes, you can use pre-purchased ready-mix. But many gardeners choose to prepare the soil with their own hands.

For this purpose, you can take the composition of the soil and humus (1: 1) and add to this mixture a little peat. Another variant of the earth composition is made from humus, peat and earth, which are also taken in equal parts.You can also add superphosphate, urea and potassium sulfate to the finished mixture.

Seeding seedlings

First you need to sow the seeds for seedlings. Such a procedure is carried out approximately two months before the intended transfer of plants to a permanent place. Most often, this stage is conducted in February, or in the first days of March, so that already in the last decade of April it was possible to move the seedlings to open ground. This is done like this:

1. First of all, the seeds should be properly prepared. They need to be placed for 30 minutes in a light solution of potassium permanganate, which will disinfect the seed. Then you need to rinse the seeds and leave them for a while in clear water so that they swell.

2. After that, you can begin to sow the seeds in containers for seedlings. In the ground you need to make holes, the depth of which can vary from 5 to 7 mm. Between the holes it is important to keep a distance of 2-3 cm. If the containers are divided into sections, then in each of them it will be enough to place one or two seeds.
3. At the end of the process, cover the containers with foil to create the greenhouse effect. It is recommended to install containers in well-lit rooms where high temperatures are maintained, approximately +24 ° C. Water the seeds on the seedlings should only be when the soil dries.

The first shoots can be seen after 7-8 days. At this stage it is already possible to transfer the containers with seedlings to a place with a lower temperature. + 18 ° С will be enough. The best option would be the usual sunny windowsill. Feeding with organic matter should be carried out after the first two leaves are formed on the plant. Suitable for this purpose humus.

At the stage when the plants form three pairs of leaves, it is necessary to pick them up and transplant the seedlings into larger containers. At this stage, the plants will need to again receive more heat, so that the temperature at + 20 ... +25 ° C will need to be observed for about 4 days, after which the containers will be returned to normal mode.

During these days, the roots will have time to settle down, and the seedlings will successfully grow in containers until the moment when it will be planted in open soil or in the greenhouse.

Transplantation in open ground

It is very important to choose the right place in the garden to grow Auria tomatoes there, because the crop that can be harvested as a result depends on this. The place is recommended to choose a high part of the garden, so that it is protected from sudden gusts of wind.

The bed is recommended to fertilize with organic matter. Enough of one bucket of manure per square meter of land. Seedlings should be planted in the first days of June. But if you build a greenhouse, covering the culture film, it is permissible to carry out this procedure in the last decade of May.

The wells should be located at a distance of 30 to 70 cm from each other. In each of them, you should first pour a small amount of a solution of potassium permanganate, which will help to disinfect the soil and relieve tomato plants from diseases in the future.

Next you need to carefully remove the seedlings of tomatoes from the containers along with the earthy clod and place in the hole. Sprinkle ground seedlings to the first leaves.

Care

Tomato variety "Auria" does not require special skills from a gardener to care for vegetable crops. It is enough to carry out weeding and pasynkovanie plants.When the bushes reach the required height, it will be necessary to pinch the tops of the plants.

In this way, it will be possible to achieve the correct distribution of nutrients that will be directed to the development of the fruit, not the leaflets. It is equally important to timely tie up the vegetable crop, since it is quite high.

Watering

Watering tomatoes require regular and uniform but moderate. It is necessary to monitor the condition of the soil and moisten it as needed. After a drought, abundantly irrigate the crop is not worth it, it is better to distribute the moisture for two procedures. If the weather is cloudy, it will be enough to introduce 2 liters of water once a week under each bush. If the conditions are predominantly sunny and hot, then you can water the tomatoes twice a week.

Top dressing

Top-dressing of the considered variety of tomatoes is carried out by mineral complex fertilizers, as well as those containing potassium and nitrogen.

The first feeding can be done 10-12 days after the plant is transplanted into open soil.You need to prepare a mixture of organics and minerals. For example, you can take 10 liters of mullein diluted in water and add 20 grams of superphosphate to it. This volume will be enough to feed about 10 bushes of tomatoes.

Subsequent feeding is carried out after 2 and 4 weeks after the first. You can fertilize the soil with dry fertilizer from superphosphate (20 g per 1 sq. M), ammonium nitrate (10 g per 1 sq. M) and potassium salt (15 g per 1 sq. M). After making such a mixture you need to break through the bed and pour it with clean water.

Diseases and pests

In general, the variety Auria is very rarely affected by diseases of fungal origin. But on the site, in addition to tomatoes, other, less resistant vegetables also grow, and this type of disease, as is known, is capable of spreading. So do not forget to inspect the tomato culture daily.

The considered variety is resistant to diseases, but it is possible to get rid of harmful parasites with the help of insecticides. In particular, the Aktara, Regent, Lightning and Taboo preparations will help destroy the Colorado potato beetle.

In general, growing and caring for such a culture is simple and even interesting. Tomatoes "Auria" have many advantages, one of which is abundant fruit yield.If there is a desire, then you should definitely try to settle such an original vegetable in your garden.