The Golden Queen Tomato, like the Golden King Tomato, are well known to many vegetable growers. Despite the fact that these are relatively new varieties, which, according to official figures, appeared less than 10 years ago.The main feature of the Queen is that, unlike simple tomatoes, it is hypoallergenic, which makes it ideal for children and diet. The “king”, in turn, has excellent characteristics thanks to which it is used to obtain juice.
- Varietal characteristic
- Description of the variety
- Description of the bush
- Description of the fruit
- Features of growing seedlings
- Planting seeds
- Caring for sprouts
- Planting seedlings
- Fertilizer
- Watering <
- Diseases
- Prevention
- Conclusion
Characteristics of tomato varieties Golden King and Golden Queen
Varietal characteristic
The Golden Queen tomato was bred so that everyone could grow this nightshade, regardless of the climatic features of the area. Consequently, we can conclude that breeders have developed a frost-resistant culture.
Description of the variety
The Golden Queen Tomatoes have the following description of the variety: hybrid highly productive culture, it, like the Northern Queen, can be grown in open space and in greenhouses (greenhouses). This is an indeterminate plant, that is, the plant has unlimited growth of the main stem, so in greenhouse conditions it can grow for more than 12 months. “King”, in turn, has the following characteristics: it is also a hybrid, but medium early, in addition from the time of planting to the start of the harvest for 3 months. Therefore, he, like the Siberian one, falls into the category of “precocious.”
Description of the bush
“The Golden Queen” as well as the “Golden King” have several identical parameters .
Among them, the height of the plant, in the Queen, she is from 70-75 centimeters to 1 meter. The bush is moderately sprawling, the leaves are richly emerald, medium in size. At the “King” the bush reaches an indicator of 1.00 m. It is quite large in size, it belongs to the standard type, which tolerates diseases well.
Description of the fruit
This is a really worthy variety , which can be grown both for further processing, and for home use. Fruits have the following description:
- They have a rounded – flat or heart-shaped shape, there is a pronounced ribbing in the area of the stem, ripen with brushes of 2-4 pieces each.
- Initially, their color is light green, for a small amount of time it acquires a rich yellow hue, hence the name “Golden”. It happens that a tomato takes on a slightly different shade and becomes yellow-orange.
- The flesh is moderately dense, fleshy, fragrant, juicy, with few seeds.
- Tomato is large-sized, with an average weight of 500 – 600 grams, but there are also very large tomatoes – giants, whose weight exceeds the mark of 850-900 grams.
- Tomato Golden Queen is rich in vitamins and minerals, due to their high content, as well as the variety “Victoria” vegetable recommend to use fresh.
- Yield: high harvest with a plot of 1 square meter from 8 to 10 kilograms of tomatoes. This indicator is approximately the same in greenhouse conditions and on open ground.
Tomato is suitable for fresh consumption, it makes baby food, as well as tasty and sweet juice.
The fruits of this tomato have unique taste characteristics, but one of the main disadvantages is that the “Golden” varieties are not suitable for preservation, the fruits are very large in size. But some owners grow them exclusively for pickling in a barrel.
Features of growing seedlings
These two varieties have almost identical characteristics, so the rules for planting and care are also similar. Before planting, you need to prepare both the soil and seeds.To do this, the gardener performs the following manipulations:
Planting seeds
The plant does not require special care
The beginning of planting of seeds falls in the second half of March. Before planting, they are soaked for a day in a growth stimulator. It is good if the soil will consist of garden soil interspersed with organic and mineral fertilizers. To sow the seeds, a small depression is made, then the planting site is irrigated with water and covered with a film for a better temperature background.
Care for the sprouts
As soon as the first shoots appear, seedlings need to provide good lighting. To do this, it is either placed on the windowsill closer to natural light. If the weather is cloudy, then fluorescent lamps are taken as an additional source. The ambient temperature should not be lower than 18 – 20 degrees Celsius, only under these conditions the culture develops without deviations.
Planting seedlings
When the first leaves appear, spend soil preparation in open space. So that the plant is not affected by diseases, the earth is fertilized with special fertilizers, both organic and inorganic in nature. Another important point of this stage is picking, that is, each sprout is transplanted into a separate container in order to strengthen the root system.
Planting in the garden is carried out in late April and early May, when the soil is warm enough and there are no strong temperature fluctuations. Three plants can be planted per square meter, no more, as this will reduce the yield significantly. Shrubs form in 1 or 2 stems, if deformed flowers appear, they must be removed immediately.
Fertilizer
For a rich harvest, during the period of intensive growth it is better just use inorganic (nitrogen or phosphate fertilizer). And during fruiting, it is necessary to better if the fertilizing will consist of organic fertilizers, which practically have no negative impact.
Watering
It is necessary to additionally water the vegetable growers of the southern lane, where very drought is a frequent occurrence. But it is also impossible to flood the plant strongly, as the resulting environment can be an ideal place for the development of diseases. It will be optimal once a week, before fruiting, during ripening, it is better to increase the amount of irrigation, up to 1 p. in a few days.
Diseases
The most basic diseases that can affect the plant are fungal in nature. White, gray or brown rot destroys not only the stem, but also the fruit itself, making it unsuitable for consumption. Another pest will be a spider mite that causes the bush to dry.
Also one hundred Don’t be afraid of the tobacco mosaic virus, which destroys the plant in the shortest time.
Prevention
- Late blight, treatment of the culture with copper-containing or saline solutions.
- White rot does not develop if “Fitosporin” is irrigated. Gray is enough for her to systematize watering. Brown rot preventive measures: optimizing the use of organic fertilizers.
- To get rid of the tick, you need to destroy the weeds that are nearby, dig the soil and treat it with Fitover.
Conclusion
According to the reviews of experienced vegetable growers, the Golden King and Golden Queen tomatoes are ideal varieties, breeding, which even those who have not previously done such a thing can do. The main condition is to comply with all stages and rules of cultivation.
