This variety is otherwise called "Auria". Tomatoes Manhood surprise not only with their taste, but also with their appearance. From the article we learn the characteristic differences of this variety and the features of agricultural technology.

Description of tomato

Tomatoes Man's dignity were bred in Siberia in 1997. The next year, the variety received state registration. It is fully adapted to growing in a greenhouse, so it will be suitable for summer residents and farmers in the middle and northern lane, as well as regions with risky farming. In the southern regions, it can be grown outdoors.

Tomatoes "Women's Happiness" is a mid-early hybrid of the variety in question. If an amateur is looking for a characteristic of a tomato Woman's happiness with a characteristic and description of the variety, then he probably means all the same Auria variety. Moreover, in the picture, these varieties will look the same.

Features: varieties:

  • liana bush;
  • height - up to 2 meters;
  • a long, strong and inflexible stem that needs support or tying;
  • an average number of leaves grows on each stem;
  • fruits are elongated, cylindrical, have a bifurcated area at the end;
  • fruit length - up to 15 cm, weight - from 130 to 250 g;
  • the fruit is shiny, bright red, its flesh is firm;
  • the fruit contains a small amount of seeds;
  • sweetish taste, occasionally sour;
  • ripening begins in July and lasts until approximately the end of September;
  • ripening of fruits occurs in 115-125 days from the emergence of shoots.

With proper care, up to 4 kg of fruits are obtained from the bush. You can have up to 16 kg per 1 square meter, subject to the planting density - 4 plants per 1 sq. m.

Tomatoes manhood

The fruits are good for fresh food and for making salads. They can be canned, salted, processed into paste, ketchup, tomato juice and sauce. Tomatoes will decorate any festive table.

Agrotechnics

To get the expected yield of a plant, you need to follow all the rules of agricultural technology.

Seed preparation

Seeds must be properly prepared before planting. This can eliminate or minimize the risk of contracting dangerous diseases.

Preparation begins in February. They are sorted out and the largest ones are selected. You do not need to sow small seeds, because they will give small fruits. Then the selected seeds should be placed in a weak solution of sodium chloride and left in it for about a quarter of an hour. During this time, some seeds will float. They must be thrown away, and the fallen ones must be rinsed and dried well.

Tomato seeds need to be washed

To disinfect the seed, it must be placed in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes. During this time, it is possible to kill most pathogenic microbes and fungi.

At the next stage of seed preparation, they need to be soaked. To do this, they are wrapped in gauze and placed in a vessel with water. In this case, the liquid should only half cover the seeds.

Note! You need to soak the seeds for half a day. Change the water every 4 hours. When changing water, you need to get the seeds out of the gauze in order to provide them with access to oxygen.

In the process of soaking, the thermometer in the room should show at least 20º.

Finally, the seeds must also be hardened before planting. They are placed in the refrigerator for half a day. Then they are heated at room temperature.So in total it is necessary to repeat from 3 to 5 cycles of cooling / heating.

Important! When hardening, make sure that the air temperature in the refrigerator does not drop below 2º.

How to grow seedlings

Seeds must be sown in 2 months. before planting in the beds and about 45-55 days before planting in the greenhouse. In order for the seeds to sprout well, you need to prepare the soil before planting. It is advisable to pour it with a solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection.

The soil needs to be poured into boxes, shallow grooves should be made in it. The width between them must be at least 3 cm.

The distance between the seeds should be at least 1 cm. They are sprinkled with a small layer of earth. From above you need to stretch the film, place it in the greenhouse, where the temperature will not drop below 28º.

Important! Before the first shoots appear, the greenhouse must be thoroughly ventilated every day.

Seeds will sprout under good lighting conditions. For this, the boxes are kept on the south side. And if the lighting is still not enough, then it is recommended to use fluorescent lamps.

Care, feeding

Seedlings need to be watered correctly. For this, a spray bottle is used. The frequency of watering is once a day, and in the heat - 2 times a day. Excess water can lead to dangerous fungal infections.

The first feeding is carried out after 3 weeks. after emergence. Cow or bird droppings are used. Diving is done 21 days after sowing.

Then the seedlings must be transplanted into liter pots. As soon as the third leaf appears on the plants, hardening is carried out.

Hardening of seedlings by airing

Seedlings are planted in greenhouses in May and outdoors in June. One stepson should be left on the stem, the rest of the processes are removed. Plants need to be tied to a support.

Excess leaves need to be removed regularly. During the period of fruit ripening, 3 dressings are made.

Pest control

There are such pests of tomatoes. Female joy and Male dignity:

  • whitefly;
  • spider mite;
  • aphid;
  • gnawing scoop;
  • Colorado beetles.

You can fight them with the help of the "Arrow" composition. To prevent pests from appearing, it is advisable to weed out the soil in the fall, collect all the insect larvae. Then the soil is thoroughly sprayed with the preparation.

To combat the Colorado potato beetle, affordable and effective drugs are used, preferably in the fall after harvest.

A soap solution is used to combat spider mites.

Tobacco, mustard and anti-pest soap

How to deal with cracking

Sometimes, when the weather conditions worsen, the fruits may crack. You can cope with this defect by slightly reducing the humidity.

Sometimes cracking is the result of a lack of nutrients. Sometimes additional feeding will make the fruits even and beautiful.

Advantages and disadvantages

Benefits varieties are:

  • resistance to temperature changes;
  • disease resistance;
  • resistance to insufficient moisture;
  • good productivity;
  • excellent taste;
  • excellent resistance to transportation;
  • the tomato is not prone to cracking;
  • has an excellent presentation.

The advantages of the variety "Women's Joy" are also the possibility of long-term storage of fruits, excellent taste and unpretentiousness to the composition of the soil.

The disadvantage of this tomato variety, some farmers or summer residents attribute its demand for fertilizers. The plant has quite fragile stems, and they often break. Due to the comparative rarity, it is difficult to buy enough seeds.

The "Manly Dignity" variety is easy to care for. You should only feed the plant correctly and regularly, because it is afraid of a lack of nutrients. Tomatoes are perfect even for a beginner who is just starting to grow these delicious vegetables. With proper care and adherence to all recommendations, you can get a high yield of these beautiful fruits.

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