Tomato Golden Fleece: description of the variety with photos, characteristics, reviews

The Golden Fleece tomato variety appeared 10 years ago, and was engaged in breeding. The variety has been listed in the State Register since 2008 and is intended for cultivation on private farms from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka. Greenhouses, seasonal shelters and open ground are used for cultivation.

Characteristics and description

“Golden Fleece” tomatoes are early varieties, since the average ripening period is about 80-90 days from the date of planting. The variety is determinate, reaches a height of up to 40-50 cm, and in closed ground can grow up to 60 cm. The bushes are compact, the leaves are of a standard size, dark green in color.

The bushes produce original egg-shaped fruits with a small spout at the bottom. The color of the fruits upon reaching maturity is golden yellow, which is why the variety got its name. The average fruit weight is 90-100 g. From one bush you can collect up to 1.5 kg of fruit, the yield per 1 sq. m is about 10 kg.

The variety has been officially included in the state register of vegetable varieties of the Russian Federation since 2008 and since then has firmly established itself in the beds of gardeners. Designed for cultivation both in open and closed ground. Growing regions are Southern and Central Russia, however, indoors can be successfully grown in cooler regions.

Fruits and their benefits

Ripe fruits are orange, smooth, oval, the tip is slightly pointed.
Golden Fleece tomatoes have a dense structure and are suitable for both whole-fruit canning and salads. They reach a weight of 90-100 grams. The tomatoes are small and uniform in size and have excellent preservation during transportation. IMPORTANT: By eating the orange fruits of Golden Fleece tomatoes, we also benefit from provitamin A, which is necessary for bones, immune system function, skin and hair health. In addition, vitamin A is beneficial for the eyes, including the prevention of cataracts.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The obvious advantages of the Golden Fleece variety are:

• early ripening;
• original presentation of the fruit;
• tomatoes have good taste;
• the bushes are small in size and do not require pinching or tying to supports;
• resistant to the main diseases that affect tomatoes.

No disadvantages have been identified in the “Golden Fleece” variety, unless the relatively low yield can be called a disadvantage. However, in this case, it should be taken into account that the bushes of this variety are compact in size, therefore, relative to this size, the yield is quite high.

Advantages

The “Golden Fleece” variety has the following advantages:

• Compact bush;
• Resistance to tomato diseases;
• Versatility of use;
• Even fruit size;
• Undemanding to pinching and gartering of the bush.

Minor disadvantages include:

• Average yield from each bush;
• Mediocre taste of tomatoes.

The main advantages of grown tomatoes are:

• small bushes;
• resistant to a range of diseases;
• unpretentiousness;
• even fruit size;
• high productivity;
• presentation of the fruit.

• disease resistance;
• compact bush size;
• easy care;
• growing without tying or pinching.

Features of growing the “Golden Fleece” variety

Like most other varieties of tomatoes, “Golden Fleece” is heat-loving and in the climatic conditions of Russia it is grown only by seedlings. But, before planting seeds for seedlings, careful pre-sowing preparation should be carried out, which will be the key to a successful and healthy harvest in the future.

In agricultural technology for growing tomatoes, the following stages are distinguished:

1. Seed preparation.
2. Preparing soil for seedlings.
3. Planting seeds and caring for seedlings.
4. Planting seedlings in open ground and caring for them before harvesting.

Seed preparation

Procurement of seeds for the next season begins at the end of the current season. You should select the most ripened fruits, wash and rinse them thoroughly. In this state, the tomatoes are left for 2-3 days, and then washed in warm water through a fine sieve. The seeds are dried under the sun on the windowsill and stored for the winter in a fabric or paper bag.

A month before planting, the seeds must be calibrated. The easiest way is to manually select obviously spoiled, mechanically damaged and diseased seeds. You can also prepare a solution of kitchen salt by dissolving 1 tbsp. spoon per 1 liter of water. The seeds are poured into the resulting solution for 5 minutes. During this time, unsuitable seeds will float to the surface, while good ones will remain at the bottom.

It is equally important to treat the seeds with growth stimulants, such as Immunocytophyte, Ideal, Kornevin, Epin-Extra. It is necessary to place the seeds in a bag made of light fabric and immerse its solution for up to 6 hours. After this, the seeds are not washed, but simply dried well.

Important! Instead of growth stimulants, you can use a solution of 1 tbsp. spoons of ash per liter of water, because ash contains about 30 nutrients.

It is equally important to disinfect the seeds, because pathogens may remain on them. Fungicides Acrobat, Quadris, Ridomil and others are suitable for treatment.

The seeds should be hardened 3-5 days before planting. Processed and well-dried grains are left on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator, where the coldest air falls. Hardening should begin starting from half an hour and bringing the total time to several hours. After removal from the refrigerator, the seeds must be placed in a warm room.

Preparing soil for seedlings

As the basis for the mixture, you can take ordinary soil from the garden, mixed in equal parts with humus, peat, sand and turf soil. Additionally, you can add 0.5 cups of ash to a bucket of this mixture.

To prevent seedling diseases, the soil is sprayed with fungicide solutions. Instead, you can spill it with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Instead of chemical treatment, you can use thermal treatment by calcining the soil in the oven at a temperature of 100 ºС

Important! The processing temperature should not exceed 100 ºС, otherwise the nutritional properties of the soil will be completely lost.

The prepared soil is laid out in pots or other prepared containers. However, before laying the soil, the pots must be washed with a solution of laundry soap and kept in a solution of potassium permanganate for about 20 minutes. Now the container is clean and disinfected, so it is ready to lay the soil for seedlings.

Important! Pots for seedlings must have a drainage hole.

Planting seeds and caring for seedlings

Since seedlings of the “Golden Fleece” variety are planted in open ground at the age of 50 days, seeds for seedlings are planted in mid-March. Before planting, the soil is spilled with warm water, and fertilizing is also carried out with a small amount of complex mineral fertilizer.

The seeds are buried in the soil to a depth of 2 cm, and then the pots are covered with film to create the optimal temperature for growth. With the appearance of the first shoots, the film is removed. The picking of the “Golden Fleece” variety is carried out at the stage of appearance of two true leaves.

Caring for seedlings involves timely watering and loosening the soil. Watering should be sufficient to prevent the soil from drying out, but not excessively.

Planting seedlings in open ground and caring for bushes before harvesting

Preparation of the site occurs under the condition that the rules of crop rotation are observed: you cannot choose peppers, tomatoes and other nightshades as predecessors on the site. Tomato grows best after root vegetables, legumes, cabbage, cucumbers, and herbs. In autumn, the site is fertilized with humus, which is plowed into the ground.

Before planting seedlings in the spring, the soil is cleared of already appeared weeds, and the beds must be loosened. Seedlings are planted towards the end of May or early June. Planting pattern: 70 cm between rows and 35 cm between bushes in a row. The planting holes are shed with water and fertilized with a small amount of fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus.

Further care of the seedlings consists of timely weeding and loosening the soil. "Golden Fleece" responds well to hilling. Watering should be carried out 1-2 times a week, and if it rains or the weather is cold, then it is better to reduce the number of waterings. If possible, you should water it with warm water at the root. You cannot water the stems, leaves and ovaries, otherwise this is fraught with fungal diseases.

Important! As a preventative measure, bushes should be treated with antifungal fungicides 3 times with 10 days between treatments.

Tomatoes are fertilized 2-3 times during the growing season. Solutions of mullein or bird droppings in a ratio of 1:10 are suitable for this. It is also good to use mineral fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

How to grow

Tomato Raspberry

The technological process of planting Golden Fleece is no different from other tomatoes.

In the fall, they begin to prepare the soil for vegetables. They dig up and add compost, ash, and crushed egg shells. Choose a sunlit area. Heat refers to indicators that are mainly determined by:

• growth rates;
• ripening;
• harvest volume.

Soil moisture is less important compared to heat. The normal development of a tomato bush depends on air humidity: it does not exceed 50-60% (60-65% in the first 3 months). If the relative humidity is high, then:

• pollination of flowers becomes more difficult and they fall off;
• crops are affected by fungal infections: blackleg, late blight;
• plants stretch;
• productivity decreases.

Growing
Light loams and sandy loams are optimal for growing vegetables.

When cultivating crops, they adhere to crop rotation: it is prohibited to plant after pepper and other plants from the Solanaceae family. The best precursors for plants:

• cucumbers and carrots;
• zucchini and dill;
• parsley and cauliflower.

Disease resistance

The main pests of tomatoes are the Colorado potato beetle, aphids, and spider mites. Tomatoes, like all nightshades, are susceptible to fungal diseases such as late blight, alterniosis, and fusarium. The “Golden Fleece” variety is considered resistant to the most common diseases on this list, however, preventive treatments for bushes will not be superfluous. The main prevention will be compliance with the rules of agricultural technology, such as moderate watering, timely weeding and loosening the soil.

Thus, the “Golden Fleece” tomato is an excellent unpretentious variety that has good appearance and taste, and given its unpretentiousness, it is suitable for novice vegetable growers.

Tomato "Roma" VF: description

The “Roma” VF tomato bush is of determinate type, reaching a height of 55-60 centimeters. The average ripening time, from planting seeds to receiving the first ripened tomatoes, takes 118-123 days. The leaves are medium sized and green. When growing, it is recommended to tie the stems to a vertical support to prevent the bush from lodging under the weight of the formed fruits. Resistant to fusarium and verticillium, but very easily infected with late blight.

The fruit weight of the variety can be compared with other tomatoes in the table below:

The plant does not tolerate increased humidity and temperature changes. Under unfavorable conditions, bushes become stretched in height and plant yields sharply decrease. The best yield is when the bush is formed with two stems. Constant regular removal of stepchildren is required.

h2>Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages include:

• disease resistance;
• good yield;
• high level of preservation of fresh fruits.

Disadvantage: It easily suffers from late blight.

Reviews

Alina, Ufa

Tomatoes are my favorite summer vegetable. It is not only healthy, but also always a decoration for salads. The “Golden Fleece” variety is very interesting for its original shape and color. It also has an excellent and rather unusual sweetish taste. It is easy to grow even for beginners, as it is very unpretentious. I recommend it for growing for beginning vegetable growers.

Marina, Omsk

I grow the “Golden Fleece” variety in my greenhouse. The bushes are compact and easy to care for; I think the advantage is that they do not require staking or pinching. For its size, the plant is very productive, the fruits are juicy and tasty. Gives good results after heavy feeding.