Description of the tomato variety Aurora and its characteristics
When choosing new varieties of tomatoes for planting in your garden, you should pay attention to Aurora - a hybrid tomato, which is a fairly new variety, but is already quite popular among summer residents due to its advantages and relative ease of care.
Description and characteristics of the variety
Tomato Aurora f1 - early ripening tomatoes belonging to the determinant type. Bushes are low, medium branched. Shoots are erect, moderately leafy, their height is no more than 0.7 m. The color of the stems is rich green. The foliage is of medium length, tapering towards the end, typically tomato, bright green. Low bushes do not require a garter, but shoots about 70 cm high are best tied to supports.
The characteristics of early maturity are as follows: from the moment of planting the seed to harvesting, 3 months pass. Home-grown seedlings grow well in the garden in the beds and in greenhouses. Aurora are tomatoes that are famous for good growth and fruiting in any conditions, and this is one of the main advantages of the hybrid.
With the early planting of seedlings in greenhouses, it is possible to harvest two crops from Aurora, if, after the first harvest, new shoots are formed from the stepsons.
The description of the variety will be incomplete if you do not talk about the fruits, as well as the yield of this hybrid. Ripening fruits are rounded, slightly ribbed. Ripe tomatoes are of bright scarlet color, the mass of one tomato is 100-110 g. The skin is not too dense, not prone to cracking. The harvested crop tolerates transportation well over long distances.
This variety is universal - ripe tomatoes are used fresh, canned as a whole, and also prepare salads, ketchups, tomato juice, tomato puree.
The yield of the Aurora hybrid is high - about 4.5 kg per bush, and even more in greenhouse conditions.
Pros and cons of the variety
Reviews of those who planted this variety indicate a large number of positive qualities of these tomatoes. Among the main advantages it should be noted:
- high productivity;
- early ripening of tomatoes, fruits ripen almost simultaneously;
- high resistance to diseases affecting nightshade plants, especially late blight;
- the hybrid does not require special care;
- excellent marketability and good taste of ripe tomatoes;
- crops are well tolerated over long distances.
According to those vegetable growers who have grown the Aurora tomato for more than one season, no negative qualities were noticed in its cultivation.
The nuances of planting and care
Aurora seeds should be planted in late March - early April.In this case, the seedlings will have time to grow and get stronger in room conditions, receiving a sufficient amount of sunlight and heat. Caring for the seedlings planted in open ground consists in timely watering, loosening the soil around the bushes, removing weeds and several additional fertilizing with complex mineral fertilizers during the season.
And if the Aurora is planted correctly, then further care of the hybrid is usually minimized.
