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The Zlatoust tomato is an unpretentious and productive crop with good taste characteristics. It is able to adapt to different climatic zones, including northern regions, and produce large harvests. It is important to read the description of the variety in order to successfully cultivate it on your site.
History of selection
Tatyana Vladimirovna Steinert developed many high-quality varieties and hybrids, including Zlatoust. A female breeder worked to create an early-ripening, large-fruited, and disease-resistant species. And she did it.
In addition to its unique features, this tomato has excellent gastronomic qualities. It has a low content of organic acids and is suitable for dietary nutrition.
Caring for the Zlatoust variety is simple, so even a beginner will be able to grow it in the garden
Description and characteristics of the tomato variety Zlatoust
The Zlatoust variety bush belongs to the determinant type (the growth of the crop is limited). The tomato is ideal for growing in the middle zone, Siberia and the Urals, as it is resistant to cold. A plant of moderate height in open soil reaches 60 cm, in a greenhouse - 90 cm.
The flower brush is laid after 6-7 leaves. The flowers are large and yellow in color. After flowering, many ovaries are formed. This process occurs most successfully at a temperature of +22-25 °C.
The Zlatoust variety is easily recognized by its large heart-shaped tomatoes. They are painted pink. Each fruit weighs on average 500-600 g. But when a tomato is formed into one stem, the weight reaches 950-1000 g. Inside the vegetable there is dark pink flesh with white veins, a fleshy structure, with a low acid content. The skin is durable and protects the fruit from cracking.
Gardeners often grow the Zlatoust variety for sale.
Ripening and fruiting
Chrysostom belongs to the early ripening crops. The first tomatoes begin to be picked from the bush 90-100 days from the beginning of the growing season. The bushes bear their fruits early and promptly, thanks to which they do not suffer from late blight.
Tomato yield Zlatoust
The tomato yield in a greenhouse is 9-10 kg per 1 sq. m plot. Such indicators are considered good. However, the largest tomato harvest can be harvested when the variety is cultivated in the southern regions.
Resistance to adverse factors
The Zlatoust variety withstands unfavorable growing conditions. The tomato is not picky about the composition of the soil and quickly takes root after planting.In northern regions with a short and cold summer season, the plant has time to form fruits in open ground.
Bushes are sometimes damaged by spider mites in the greenhouse
Growing regions
The Zlatoust tomato variety is grown almost everywhere - at dachas in the Moscow region, in Siberia and the Urals. This is an unpretentious crop that can bear fruit in arid or humid climates. In regions with harsh weather conditions, the bushes calmly tolerate cold weather, while consistently producing high yields.
Methods of application
Chrysostom tomatoes are tasty, aromatic and extremely rich in vitamins. Therefore, they must be fresh on the table. At the same time, when you are a little tired of raw vegetables, you can prepare a variety of products from it: juices, sauces, pastes and soups. These tomatoes are also used to make winter appetizer salads, since they do not fit through the neck of the jar during normal canning.
Advantages and disadvantages
The value of the variety: uniform ripening of fruits, high yield, resistance to blossom end rot, cracking and adverse weather conditions.
Thanks to a large number of positive reviews, the Zlatoust variety is gradually spreading among Russian gardeners
Pros:
- undemanding to soil and climate;
- high yield and marketability of fruits;
- excellent taste characteristics;
- resistance to diseases and pests;
- early fruiting;
- Possibility of growing in greenhouses and open soils.
Minuses:
- large fruit;
- need for plant staking.
Landing rules
Planting tomatoes requires fertile, loose and slightly acidic soil (pH 5.5-6.0). Wood ash and, if necessary, river sand of medium or coarse fraction are added to the soil. Additionally, the soil is fertilized with superphosphate and rotted manure. The area is carefully dug up.
In the middle zone, the early-ripening tomato variety Zlatoust takes root well when planted in the first half of May. Optimal values are considered to be +12-15 °C.
To grow tomatoes, you need a lighted place, protected from the winds. Also, the culture does not tolerate dampness. There should not be high groundwater on the site.
Tomato bushes of the Zlatoust variety are planted at a distance of 40 cm from each other. Row spacing – up to 60 cm.
Before planting, the soil in which the seedlings developed is watered so that they can be freely removed from the containers along with a lump of earth.
Planting holes are prepared with a depth of 15 cm. The recesses are filled with water and after complete absorption, plants are planted. The plantings are sprinkled with earth and 1 liter of soft water is poured under each bush. Next, the plants are mulched and tied to stakes.
Care instructions
Tomatoes are watered 1-2 times a week. Water is poured at the root. To saturate the soil with oxygen and improve the development of the root system, loosening is carried out. It is required every time after watering and rain.
Tomatoes are fed for the first time 20 days after planting, since by this time they are adapting to a new place. As a top dressing, use a nutrient solution at the rate of 20 g of calcium nitrate per 10 liters of water. Composition consumption per plant – 0.5 l.
For efficiency, liquid fertilizer is applied after scheduled watering of tomatoes.
Disease and pest control
Zlatoust is a highly disease-resistant variety.The culture is practically not affected by septoria, cladosporiosis and tobacco mosaic virus. Healthy tomato bushes do not suffer from pest invasion. But this does not exclude regular inspection of plants and preventive treatments.
Conclusion
The Chrysostom tomato can withstand return frosts, fluctuations in daily temperatures, lack of moisture and prolonged rains. The fruits of the variety are distinguished by their delicate pink color, juiciness and sweetness. The crop has practically no disadvantages, except that it is not suitable for whole-fruit canning.
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