Small yellow fruits of this variety are good because they are stored for quite a long time. If you decide to plant Goldfish tomatoes, then on the New Year's table there may well be a salad with these fresh vegetables from your own garden.
Tomato Goldfish. Description of positive qualities
The variety is intended for cultivation in greenhouses and open ground. The fruits are small, 80-120 grams. The skin color is orange, the tomatoes themselves are elongated, pear-shaped with juicy watery pulp. There are usually at least 8-10 fruits on the brush, which makes the variety productive.
The advantage of the variety is that it is early ripe. At the same time, the tomato Goldfish is genetically resistant to late blight. This remarkable property allows it to produce marketable fruits until mid-autumn. The tomatoes themselves lie without spoiling for a long time. This is a great variety that you will enjoy from August to October.
The variety is rich in carotene, which provides a bright yellow color. The fruits, taken with a brush, ripen perfectly. You can even hang a bush dug in the fall by the root. It is not scary if the landing site is in a lowland. Cold dew will not harm this variety. The thick skin of the tomatohim to keep the perfect shape when canning. Preparation of spicy and spicy snacks, whole canned tomatoes are ideal for this variety. Transportation over long distances is not terrible for the Goldfish.
Weaknesses
Sometimes you can find complaints from gardeners that they were disappointed with the Goldfish tomato. Reviews say that the taste of the tomato is not pronounced, they themselves are small. If this is not the most delicious variety for salad, then they are great for canning. The skin of the Goldfish does not crack. Neutral taste combined with spices gives an excellent result.
Gardeners complain that the tomato bush grows for a long time without giving ovaries. Indeed, the first inflorescences appear above the 8-9th leaf. The leaves often grow, and the tomato needs careful regular picking.
Growing Tips
Problems with overgrowth of foliage and lack of ovaries are known to experienced gardeners. There are several secrets to growing tomatoes with similar tendencies. After a rosette is formed, the tomato must be fed with special fertilizers, unnecessary leaves and stepchildren should be dived, and conditions for flowering and fruit set should be provided:
- The air in the greenhouse must be dry. You can not water the tomato at all during this period.
- Create air flow in the greenhouse with the help of a window.
- Don't poison insects in the area: they help pollination.
- Use the old tried and true method of pollinating with a fluffy mitten.
- Put a bowl of honeyor sugar syrup to the greenhouse to attract flies. Tomato Goldfish is pollinated in the traditional way.
Remember that plants tend to be "lazy" by not producing the desired number of ovaries. With the right agricultural technology, up to 9 kilograms of these useful tomatoes can be harvested from one square meter.
Some gardeners plant tomato Goldfish in buckets near the sunny side of the house. The lashes can be tied to a trellis and then the tomato will become not only a vegetable, but also a kind of decoration, delighting you with golden fruits for a long time. Despite the fact that seed producers recommend leaving one lash when growing, some gardeners leave strong stepchildren and get a well-deserved big harvest from them. If the heat comes early, do not be afraid to plant "fish" in open ground.
Sow seeds for seedlings should be one to two weeks earlier than other varieties. Then you will have time to grow lashes up to 2 meters, and the harvest will be even greater. Already in a pot with seedlings, put a stick so that the plant does not break. If possible, periodically shade this variety before planting seedlings so that it does not overgrow. Then already on the 100th day after germination you will get the first ripe tomatoes. Shoot unripe tomatoes, because they reach perfectly. This will make life easier for the plant and increase the number of fruits on the bush, giving them the opportunity to form in the future.
Canning Tips
Although the Goldfish tomato has a skin that is not as dense as that of hybrids, it is convenient to preserve it. Preserve fruit colora pinch of citric acid will help. A mix of tomato varieties with the same density and different colors will make your snacks beautiful. Unripe Goldfish can also be rolled up, the fruits will turn out with a crunch.
