The “Golden Nugget” tomato is a mid-early variety that produces good yields in the ground.
Let’s begin the description of “Golden Nugget” tomatoes with the fact that the period from the germination of the seeds of this variety to the harvest is about 110-115 days. The bush of the plant is medium, grows above 1-1.2 meters. The leaves are light green, slightly elongated. The trunk is flexible, it is best to form it into 2 stems. It is advisable to tie up and remove the stepsons, since this variety grows very strongly. In open ground, you can grow these tomatoes on a trellis.
Characteristics of the bush: up to 10 brushes can form on one bush of the plant.These tomatoes grow in clusters, each cluster contains 6-8 pieces, and sometimes more. The weight of the fruit is 50-120 g, and the length is 5-7 cm.
The fruits are practically not subject to cracking during growth and ripening. But they can burst from excessive watering.
Seeds of the “Golden Nugget” variety do not lose their properties in the second and subsequent generations. Tomatoes produce the best harvests within a year.
The yield of “Golden Nugget” tomatoes is 6-8 kg per 1 sq. m.
Characteristics of the fetus
The shape of the fruits of the “Golden Nugget” variety is cylindrical, creamy. Ripe tomatoes are honey-yellow in color; only ripe tomatoes have a pale yellow color with a greenish tint. The pulp of amber “cream” is juicy, tasty, aromatic, the seeds are small. These tomatoes are great for whole-fruit canning and fresh consumption. Golden “cream” in jars looks great, especially beautiful when combined with gherkins or slices of other tomatoes. Reviews about the “Golden Nugget” are only positive.
Transportation over long distances is possible without losing the presentation of the fruit. Tomatoes “Golden Nugget” are shelf-stable, ripen well and retain their taste.
Disease resistance and processing
An important characteristic of the “Golden Nugget” variety is resistance to disease. It does not suffer from tomato tobacco mosaic virus, is resistant to tomato bronzing, Alternaria, gray spot, Fusarium wilt, yellow leaf curl virus, and is resistant to spotted and verticillium wilt virus. However, during periods of epidemics, treatment of bushes is necessary for prevention.
Tomatoes become more resistant to fungal infections if mineral fertilizers containing potassium, magnesium, and nitrogen salts are used.
You can use folk remedies to achieve a better tomato harvest: wood ash (either a solution or simply dusting the soil under the bushes), bird droppings or mullein (a solution for wet feeding).
Advice and agricultural technology
Before sowing, seeds must be disinfected in a pink solution of potassium permanganate for 20 minutes. For germination, seed material can be soaked in warm water for 12-20 hours. Also soak the seeds in aloe juice for the same time.
Previously, aloe leaves older than 3 years are kept in the refrigerator for activation for 5-7 days. Aloe juice gives the seeds additional protection and nutrition.
Winter crops should always be illuminated with a phytolamp or fluorescent lamps. The seeds are sown in light, fertile soil. It is good to add ash to the soil mixture of soil, humus and sand, about 0.5 liters per bucket of soil.
To get a high-quality harvest, at all stages it is necessary to observe the temperature regime for seedlings and tomato bushes.
