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The abundance of tomato varieties pleases gardeners throughout the CIS countries. The Golden Stream tomato is one of the original types of Ukrainian selection. The fruits are oval, bright yellow, flowing from the top to the ground, like a golden stream. It is worth familiarizing yourself with the features of agricultural technology and the rules for caring for vegetable crops.
History of appearance
A variety of yellow-fruited tomatoes adapts perfectly to the Russian climate
The Golden Stream variety was developed by a team of agricultural technicians N. Gorshkova, A. Khovrin, S. Maksimov and T. Tereshkova. This is a hybrid of Ukrainian origin. He was bred at the Institute of Vegetable Growing with melon growing. Initially, the Golden Stream variety became popular in Ukraine and Moldova, and then gained popularity in other countries. In Russia, tomato has held a leading position for more than 10 years.
Description and characteristics of the Golden Stream tomato
Golden Stream is an early maturing hybrid of determinate type. Tomatoes are famous for their high immunity to diseases and beetle attacks.They are also easy to care for. The harvest is stored in a cool room for up to two months, without loss of external signs. Golden Stream tomatoes are not prone to cracking and deformation during long-term transportation.
Description of culture:
- The bush is spreading. The plant reaches a height of 0.5 m. After tying 5-7 tassels, the bushes stop growing. Then the tomatoes stop wasting energy on gaining green mass and completely switch to fruit formation.
- Bushes of medium foliage, leaves are dark green, rough. The first chain of branches appears above the sixth leaf. Each of them produces 6-8 tomatoes.
- Tomatoes are plum-shaped, oval or ellipsoidal. The weight of one Golden Flow tomato is 70-80 g. The skin is smooth and does not crack during heat treatment. The color is rich yellow with an orange tint. They are famous for their excellent keeping quality.
- Inside, the Golden Stream tomatoes are juicy, with weakly defined chambers of 4-6 pieces. The pulp contains 4.5-5% sugar and a lot of carotene. The juice contains dry matter in the amount of 6%.
- Golden Stream tomatoes have a rich, sweet taste. The sourness is barely perceptible.
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When it ripens
The variety is ultra-early ripening, the fruits ripen 82-85 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The harvest begins in mid-June and continues until September.
Tomato yield Golden Stream
With proper care, you can collect up to 3 kg of fruit from one bush. From 1 hectare it turns out up to 35 tons. From 1 sq. m gardeners usually harvest 10 kg of crop. The yield of ripe tomatoes is 95-100%.
Resistance to adverse factors
Yellow-fruited Golden Stream tomatoes withstand weather vagaries, cold snaps and prolonged rains. Bushes react poorly to drafts and dry periods.
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Where is it grown?
The Golden Stream tomato variety can be grown in the southern and central regions of Russia. In the north, greenhouse cultivation is preferred.
Purpose and application
The hybrid is considered a universal variety; it is consumed fresh and in vegetable slices for the holiday table. You can make whole-fruit preserves from Golden Stream tomatoes. They will taste great in a jar in tandem with red types of tomatoes. Also, the Golden Stream variety is good for making juices and fruit drinks.
Advantages and disadvantages
This is a productive variety of Ukrainian selection with a long fruiting period. The ripening dates are ultra-early, therefore, the vegetable crop does not have time to get sick or be attacked by beetles.
Tasters rated the variety's taste qualities as five points.
Pros:
- lack of pickiness in care;
- great taste of tomatoes;
- resistance to cracks;
- graceful configuration of tomatoes;
- ultra-earliness;
- high immunity to adverse weather factors;
- excellent fruit set even in extreme heat.
Minuses:
- need for formation.
How to plant correctly
Seedlings can be planted in the garden at the age of two months. The approximate planting dates are the end of April or the beginning of May, when the threat of return of night frosts has passed. Since Golden Stream is a low-growing variety, it especially needs warmth. If the summer is cloudy, you can cover the tomatoes. To do this, a wire frame is made, and a non-woven fabric is placed on top. Bushes should be placed in two rows.The holes are dug in a checkerboard pattern. The distance between seedlings should be 0.5 m. The optimal planting pattern is 50x40 cm.
The holes are prepared 2-3 days before the planned date of planting the seedlings. Their depth should be 15 cm. The recesses should be moistened with a solution of potassium permanganate in a proportion of 1 tsp. for 10 liters of boiling water. The bushes are watered with warm water and covered with film.
Planting algorithm:
- Tomato seedlings with straightened rhizomes are placed in moist soil. Each seedling is placed in the middle of the hole.
- The root circle is lightly compacted with your hands.
- The beds are watered at the roots with settled water.
If the soil is too dense, you can dilute it with river sand.
It is better to plant tomatoes on a windless, cloudy day.
Care Tips
The cultivated plant requires simple care. The standard scheme consists of timely irrigation, fertilizing and shaping. It is important to carry out preventive treatment against diseases and harmful insects.
Care instructions:
- It is customary to water the beds 2-3 times a week. For 1 bush you will need 3 liters.
- Tomatoes can be fed 3-4 times during the growing season with nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Complex nutritional formulations are also suitable.
- Hybrid tomatoes Golden Stream do not need to be formed, but the bushes need to be tied to a vertical or horizontal trellis.
- To prevent the beds from getting sick or being attacked by beetles, you need to treat them with special preparations once every two weeks. You can also use folk remedies.
Manure is not recommended for use for feeding, because because of it, the bushes will begin to fatten, the stepsons will grow rapidly, large leaves will appear, and the stems will thicken. But the tomatoes themselves will begin to set and grow slowly.
Complex fertilizers for tomatoes are applied twice a month
Treatment against diseases and pests
The hybrid variety is practically not susceptible to diseases and beetle infestations. The immune system does not fail even in the event of temperature changes. The vegetable crop is resistant to late blight and fusarium. If the plant is grown in a greenhouse with high humidity, an invasion of spider mites is possible. Tomatoes are still threatened by the Colorado potato beetle, which can be destroyed by hand picking and biological preparations. To eliminate insects, acaricides Fufanon and Vermitek are used. When the fruits are already ripening, the use of these products is prohibited.
Conclusion
The Golden Stream tomato is an ultra-early variety bred by breeders from Ukraine. The fruits are orange-yellow and incredibly tasty. They can be processed or consumed fresh. Due to the early stages of ripening, tomatoes are not susceptible to diseases characteristic of the crop. They are also rarely attacked by pests.
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