For gardeners who love to grow unusual tomatoes in their garden beds will be interesting tomato Golden Fleece. From a number of well-known tomatoes, it is distinguished by an unusual color and original shape of the fruit.
The grade is brought in the State registry across Russia and recommended for cultivation in greenhouses, hotbeds, film shelters and open grounds.
In our article we have prepared for you a complete description of this variety, its characteristics. You will also find here all about the features of agricultural engineering, diseases and pests.
Tomatoes Golden Fleece: variety description
Grade name | The Golden Fleece |
general description | Early ripe determinant variety of tomatoes for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground. |
Originator | Russia |
Ripening | 88-95 days |
The form | Fruits are oblong-oval, with a small characteristic spout, with a small depression at the stem |
Colour | Yellow orange |
Average tomato mass | 85-110 grams |
Application | Tomatoes are universal |
Yield varieties | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Features of growing | Agrotechnika standard |
Disease resistance | Resistant to most diseases |
Bush plants are determinative type. On open ridges it grows up to 40-50 centimeters, when growing in a greenhouse it can be slightly higher, up to 60 centimeters. About indeterminantny grades read here. It is an early ripe grade in terms of maturity. From planting seeds to seedlings before picking the first ripening tomatoes, 88-95 days pass.
A plant with a powerful stem, an average number of small green leaves, the usual form for tomatoes, does not require the removal of stepsons, does not need to be tied to a support. The variety is resistant to tobacco mosaic virus, as well as the main complex of diseases of tomatoes.
Country breeding varieties - Russia. The shape of the fruit is elongated - oval, with a small characteristic spout, with a small depression at the stem. Unripe tomatoes are green, ripe ripe yellow - orange hue. The average weight of 85-100 grams, when grown on greenhouses to 110 grams.
You can compare the weight of fruits with other varieties in the table below.:
Grade name | Fruit weight |
The Golden Fleece | 85-110 grams |
Crimson Viscount | 300-450 grams |
Katya | 120-130 grams |
The Tsar Bell | up to 800 grams |
Crystal | 30-140 grams |
Red Arrow | 70-130 grams |
Fatima | 300-400 grams |
Verlioka | 80-100 grams |
Explosion | 120-260 grams |
Caspar | 80-120 grams |
Application universal, good taste in salads, valued for even size with whole-fruit pickling. The average yield of 1.3-1.5 kilograms per bush, 8.0-9.0 kilograms when planting 6-7 plants per square meter. Tomatoes have an excellent presentation, good safety during transportation.
You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:
Grade name | Yield |
The Golden Fleece | 8-9 kg per square meter |
Apparently invisible | 12-15 kg per square meter |
Apples in the snow | 2.5 kg from a bush |
Early love | 2 kg from a bush |
Samara | up to 6 kg per square meter |
Podsinskoe miracle | 11-13 kg per square meter |
The baron | 6-8 kg from a bush |
Apple Russia | 3-5 kg from a bush |
Cranberries in sugar | 2.6-2.8 kg per square meter |
Valentine | 10-12 kg from a bush |
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A photo
The photo shows the Golden Fleece tomato
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the advantages of the variety should be noted:
- compact bush;
- resistance to diseases of tomatoes;
- universality of application, the equal size of fruits;
- undemanding stabbing and garter of a bush.
According to reviews received from gardeners who cultivated tomatoes Golden Fleece, significant shortcomings have been identified.
Features of growing
Planting seeds for seedlings is carried out at the beginning of April, and the precocity of the variety must be taken into account, as well as the weather conditions in the tomato growing region. For this, you can use special mini-greenhouses and growth promoters. In the phase of 1-2 leaves, the seedlings are picked, combined with fertilizing with mineral fertilizers.
Fertilizers can also be used.:
- Organic.
- Yeast.
- Iodine.
- Hydrogen peroxide.
- Ammonia.
- Boric acid.
- Ash.
The transfer of seedlings to the previously prepared ridges is carried out when the seedlings reach the age of 55-58 days, with 5-7 leaves with a flowering first brush. In the process of further growth, 1-2 additional fertilizing with complex fertilizer is necessary, by watering with warm water, removing weeds and mulching, regular loosening of the soil in the holes.
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Diseases and pests
This variety is resistant to most diseases, but every gardener does not hurt to have information about the most common of them and the methods of control. Read helpful articles about:
- Alternaria
- Fusarium
- Verticillosis.
- Late blight and protection from it.
- Varieties not ill with late blight.
As for pests, the most common are Colorado beetles, aphids, thrips, spider mites. Not less harm to landings and slugs. Insecticides will help in the fight against them.
Observing simple rules of care, you get a good harvest of tomatoes of unusual appearance and good taste. The grade was highly appreciated for resistance to diseases, an excellent presentation of the fruit.
In the table below you will find links to other varieties of tomatoes presented on our website and having different ripening periods:
Early maturing | Middle late | Medium early |
Crimson Viscount | Yellow banana | Pink Bush F1 |
The Tsar Bell | Titanium | Flamingo |
Katya | F1 slot | Openwork |
Valentine | Honey salute | Chio Chio San |
Cranberries in sugar | Miracle of the market | Supermodel |
Fatima | gold fish | Budenovka |
Verlioka | De barao black | F1 major |