Tomato Golden Bull's Heart f1 is a champion in planting not only among yellow tomatoes: it is also a leader in the group of multi-colored species. Gardeners like it for its extraordinary taste, high yield, and gigantic fruit size.
| Height | Landing location | Ripening time | Fruit color | Fruit size | Origin | Fruit shape |
| Tall | Greenhouse, Open ground | Mid-season | Yellow | Large | Hybrid | Heart-shaped |
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Advantages of the Ox Heart variety:
- large-fruited fruits, especially on the lower clusters;
- very tender, sweet and fleshy pulp;
- there are various subspecies;
- has a high germination rate of planting material;
- the fruits set together;
- good yield indicators;
- can be grown both in a greenhouse and in open ground;
- plants are drought resistant;
- immunity to most diseases, in particular late blight.
Flaws:
- the need for stepson, formation and garter of bushes;
- If not properly cared for, it can be affected by certain types of diseases.
Description of the tomato variety Bull's Heart Golden
The growing season is 110-120 days from the appearance of the first shoots. The hybrid is mid-season, large-fruited. The culture belongs to the determinant type of tomatoes.
The Bull's Heart bush is powerful, with medium foliage, reaches 1-1.5 m in height
Description of fruits
In the variety Bull's Heart Golden, the fruits reach large sizes as they ripen. The weight of each tomato varies from 400 to 600 g. There are specimens whose weight is 1000 g.
Important! The largest tomatoes ripen on the first bunches. Subsequent ovaries are smaller, the weight of the fruit varies from 50 to 100 g.
The color of tomatoes changes from green to golden yellow as they ripen.
The color of tomatoes changes from green to golden yellow as they ripen.
The tomatoes are cone-shaped or heart-shaped, with dense thin skin. There is a slight ribbing near the stalk. The core of the fruit is yellow, fleshy, but not fibrous, with small seed chambers.
The Ox's Heart Golden tomatoes taste very juicy and velvety. When consumed, you can note the pronounced sweetness of the tomatoes with a slight sourness.
Productivity
- When grown in open ground, you can collect up to 5 kg from one bush.
- When growing tomatoes in greenhouse conditions, the yield can be increased to 12 kg per bush.
You can harvest such a harvest only if you choose good seeds and also adhere to all the rules for caring for plants of this variety.
The fruits can be collected both at the technical stage of ripeness (greenish tomatoes) and at the biological stage (red tomatoes). But while the tomatoes are still unripe, it will be difficult to understand whether they have reached their size or will continue to grow.
Therefore, if there is a need to remove unripe tomatoes, then you should focus on changing the color. As soon as a yellow or brown tint appears, you can pick it.
Tomatoes ripen well on a windowsill, in a box or in a basket. Just lay out the fruits in 1 or 2 layers.
Pests and diseases
The Golden Heart tomato variety is not too sensitive to diseases, but preventive measures must be taken. You should start by cultivating the soil. In a greenhouse, the top layer of soil is replaced annually. If seedlings are transplanted into open beds, it is important to choose areas that were previously occupied by legumes, cabbage, carrots or herbs.
You cannot use land on which other varieties of tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants grew. For prevention, the soil is spilled with a solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate. spraying of plantings with copper-containing preparations helps against late blight and fusarium wilt . You can get rid of the fungus using a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate.
Variety varieties
Golden Bull's Heart
The difference between Bull's Heart and other varieties is that the variety has several subspecies that differ in color. In addition to traditional red tomatoes (red ox heart), there are the following varieties:
- Golden Bull's Heart. The fruits of this subspecies are cone-shaped and golden-yellow in color. The weight of tomatoes is 400-750 grams. The skin is dense. The taste is sweet. The yield is average, lower than that of the “red heart”.
- Pink Ox heart. The tomatoes are bright pink. The weight of the fruit reaches 1 kilogram. The skin is thin but dense. Maturation occurs a little later than other species. The fruits are very well stored. Plants have increased resistance to various diseases. Easy care and many advantages make this variety of Ox's Heart quite popular among gardeners.
- White Bull's Heart. The fruits of this variety are white. The weight of a tomato can reach up to 800-900 grams. Fruits for a long time. Fruiting stops immediately after the onset of the first cold weather.
White Bull's Heart - Orange Bull's Heart. The fruits are orange in color. The weight of a tomato reaches 1 kilogram. The plant is resistant to dry weather and is rarely susceptible to disease. Requires very frequent pinching.
- Black Bull Heart. The fruits are burgundy-brown. The weight of the fruit is about 600-700 grams, but ripening is very long. They have tender pulp with almost no seeds. The variety is distinguished by good yield. Often the fruits ripen simultaneously on all clusters.
Black Bull Heart
Features of cultivation and care
The variety has a long growing season, so it is recommended to grow it only through seedlings. The optimal age for planting tomatoes in a permanent place of growth is 50-70 days.
- Before planting, the seeds must be scalded with boiling water to kill all fungi on their surface. It is also recommended to disinfect the soil by pouring boiling water over it.
- The seeds are sown in the prepared soil to a depth of no more than 2 cm. The distance between the seeds is at least 1.5-2 cm. The plantings are covered with film and taken out to a dark, warm place.
- When the sprouts hatch, the film is removed and the containers are transferred to a windowsill or under a fluorescent lamp.
- In the phase of 2-3 leaves, seedlings are planted in separate containers. Seedlings are fertilized once every 14 days. Use complex fertilizers for tomato seedlings.
- 7-10 days before planting in a permanent place, the seedlings are hardened, that is, taken out into the fresh air. First for 1–2 hours, and then the time is increased to the whole day.
Planting in a greenhouse
When the seedlings grow to 20-25 cm in height, they need to be transplanted into a greenhouse. As a rule, this is done in mid-April. The greenhouse should be well heated and well lit.
Seedlings are planted at a distance of one meter from each other. I make holes 15 cm deep and add humus. After planting, the plants are watered well with warm water.
Greenhouse care
The air temperature in the greenhouse is maintained at 20-22 °C during the day and 16-18 °C at night. Water the plants once every 7 days. For 1 sq. meter uses about 7 liters of water. During the period of fruit formation, the amount of water is increased to 15 liters per 1 square meter. meter.
The greenhouse is ventilated every day for 30 minutes. Tomatoes are pollinated by hand. The bush must be formed and the stepsons removed. Organic fertilizers are applied every two weeks.
Growing tomatoes in open ground
The bed has been prepared since the fall. All weeds are removed, rotted manure is added, and the soil is dug well. Seedlings are planted in early May.
Care
Plants are fed 2 weeks after planting with organic fertilizers.
- After the first feeding, a layer of mulch no more than 5 cm thick is poured onto the ground. Pine needles, sawdust or straw are used.
- The plants are fed a second time ten days after the first ovaries appear. 2 liters of manure solution are poured under one tomato bush.
- The plants are fed the third time during the ripening period. Pour 2.5 liters of manure solution under each tomato bush.
Water the plants strictly at the roots, twice a week. If the weather is hot - 3-4 times a week. Also, the bushes are formed, tied to a trellis and the stepsons are cut off.
Growing seedlings
Before sowing tomatoes in a greenhouse or open ground, you need to grow seedlings. Planting should begin in early or mid-March.
Seed preparation
To sow seeds for seedlings, you need to soak them in melt water in advance. For this you will need a small plastic bag. It needs to be filled three-quarters full with plain water and placed in the freezer. It should sit there until most of the liquid is completely frozen. After this, the ice is placed in the pan for several hours. Then the water is warmed to room temperature and the seeds are placed in it. It will be possible to get them out of there only after 12-15 hours.
Soil preparation
To plant seedlings, you need to prepare the soil in advance. Sand and peat are added to one part of the turf soil. The composition must be thoroughly mixed and poured with a special nutrient solution: 10 liters of water mixed with 15 g of urea, 30 g of potassium sulfate and superphosphate.
Planting seeds
Tomato seeds are sown immediately after preparing the soil. They need to be carefully laid out on the soil using tweezers. The distance between them should be more than 4 cm. The seeds are sown to a depth of about 5-7 cm, after which the soil should be leveled, watered and covered with a lid.
Growing
Seedlings are grown in rooms with a temperature of about 20 degrees. At the same time, it must be periodically taken out onto the street or balcony so that it gradually gets used to the street temperature.
Reviews from gardeners who planted the variety
Angelina
I really liked the variety - productive, disease-free, tasty fruits. Mid-season, tall, ind. variety. Sets fruit under unfavorable conditions, does not shed the ovary. When the plant is formed into one stem, there may be giant fruits. The taste is excellent, sweet, sugary.
Lana_s_Kavkaza, Pyatigorsk
Large bull's heart from Sivukha. I liked the variety, all the fruits are large, heart-shaped, the flesh is dense and fleshy. Mid-season, tall, 1.6-1.8 m in the western part. Quite large fruits, rich, balanced taste.
Fairy
I had it from the Russian Vegetable Garden and planted it in 2022. The shape was somehow not heart-shaped, but otherwise it was good! Large-fruited, tasty, meaty. Despite the thin skin, it lay there and was eaten in the last rows.
Ninulia, southeast of the Nizhny Novgorod region
I really liked the variety. The tomatoes were large and very tasty! And they didn’t hurt us with the harvest!
