Tomato "aura": a description of the variety, cultivation, reviews

In our time a lot of varieties of tomatoes are bred. Their destination is eating. This or that variety is selected depending on the region and conditions of growth. In this article, we introduce readers to the tomatoes "aura", the peculiarities of their cultivation and care.

Tomato "aura": description

This variety refers to indeterminate - tall. In general, tomatoes "auria" are lianate plants with an average maturing period. They are grown both in greenhouse conditions and in open beds. Bushes are tall - reach a height of 180 cm and more. Therefore, they must be tied up, otherwise the stem can break with a strong wind. Large stems densely covered with light green carved leaves.

The fruits are elongated, finger-shaped, weigh up to two hundred grams. Their length reaches fifteen centimeters. Fragrant, delicious flesh is very dense, there are few seeds in it. Fruits on the bush grow in clusters, six to eight each. "Auria" tomato usually yields high yields, its fruits do not crack and are not exposed to diseases. Fruiting occurs in July and ends in September.

Ripe fruits are painted in bright red color. Their distinctive feature is the irregular shape with the forked top. Thanks to the amusing form, the tomato "auria" is also called "ladies' whim", "Adam", "fun", etc. They use it in fresh and canned form, for salads and decorating dishes. "Auria" - tomato, the reviews of truck farmers about which prove its growing popularity.

Seed sowing

In the first days of March, seeds of tomatoes are planted for seedlings. "Auria" in a month and a half gives strong sprouts, which can be planted on a garden patch or in a greenhouse. But first the seeds must be soaked for half an hour in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection. After that they are washed and left in clean water for swelling.

When this process is completed, you should start sowing. For this purpose, holes are made in the soil in the depth of five to seven millimeters, seeds are laid in them. The distance between the holes is two to three centimeters. If sowing is carried out in boxes with sections, then one or two seeds per each are sufficient. After sowing, the future seedling should be covered with a film, which will create a greenhouse effect.

Boxes with plantings should be placed in a room with good lighting and high temperature, up to 24 ° C. They should be watered only when the soil dries.

Growing seedlings

In a week, the first shoots will appear. Boxes with them need to be moved to a cooler place, with an air temperature of up to 18 ° C. The best place for this is the sunlit window sill.

Top dressing with organic fertilizer should be started when the first two leaves appear. You can use humus. As soon as three pairs of leaflets are formed, a pick is performed and transplants are transplanted into larger boxes or containers.

Now she needs a lot of heat, so shoots are put in a room with a temperature of 20-25 ° C for about 4 days, and then return to the previous regime. Roots for this time have time to take root.

Saplings continue to grow in boxes until the most transplant into the soil of the greenhouse or to beds under the open sky.

Soil preparation for seeding

You can use the store earth mixture, although many truck farmers prefer to cook it themselves. To do this, make a composition of humus with soil in a ratio of 1: 1 and add a small amount of peat. You can prepare another composition: humus, turf and turf in a 1: 1: 1 ratio. To this mixture urea, potassium sulfate and superphosphate are added.

Growing in the greenhouse

This method of obtaining tasty and useful fruits requires additional preparation. In the greenhouse, you need to disinfect it, ventilate it well and water the soil with water. Then the beds are prepared, at a distance of 60 cm from one another. They can be arranged in different ways. The thickness of the ground floor must be no more than 25 cm, otherwise the earth will not warm up.

Planting of tomato bushes is carried out in pre-prepared wells, which are staggered. The distance between them depends on the size of the root system. The seedlings are planted together with the clod of earth in which it grew. Immediately water it is not necessary, but only after a week. Simultaneously with the first watering the bushes are tied up.

Greenhouse tomatoes "aura" need periodic loosening of the soil and the removal of weeds. The plants that are rid of them will be protected from harmful insects. Care for plants involves tying the bushes, since they are high. In addition, it is necessary to conduct pasynkovanie, to form a bush in one or two stems. And of course, top dressing is mandatory. Nitrogen and potassium fertilizers are suitable for this.

Outdoor cultivation

For open cultivation it is very important to choose the right place in the garden, where the tomato "auria" will grow. The yield of it largely depends on it. The landing site must be high and protected from wind. It is better, if in previous years on the garden grew representatives of legumes, salads or root vegetables.

The future planting site should be fertilized with organic fertilizer. One bucket of manure per square meter is enough. M. Planted seedlings in the beds in the early June. But if you build arcs and cover plants with a film, you can and at the very end of May. To do this, dig holes at a distance of 30-70 cm from one another. Each groove is poured with a solution of potassium permanganate to disinfect the soil.

The tomato "auria", together with a clod of earth on its roots, descends into the hole and is sprinkled with soil until the first leaves. Immediately, the bushes are tied to a pre-installed support, they do not need watering now, but only after a couple of weeks.

Care of street tomatoes is simple. They are watered rarely, only once a week. Timely patched and stepchild. When the bush grows to the desired height, the top is pricked. So useful substances will be spent on the growth of fruits, not foliage.

"Auria" tomatoes are almost not susceptible to fungal diseases. But in the garden grow and other vegetables, and the disease can spread to tomatoes. Therefore, they should be inspected daily.

Advantages of tomatoes "aura"

Ogorodnikov, as we have already said, is especially attracted by "aura" (tomato). Reviews of this variety allow us to conclude that this is a unique vegetable. To its merits, judging by the responses, it is possible to rank the following:

• Tomatoes of this variety persistently tolerate heat and fully pollinated.
• Fruit for a long time.
• They have high yields.
• Among the tomatoes there are no small, ugly specimens.
• Tomato "aura" has high taste and a pleasant aroma.
• Fruits do not overrun, therefore the period of their storage is long.
• Do not crack.
• Resistant to diseases.