Tomato Golden eggs: characteristics and description of the variety with a photo

Many vegetable growers are not yet familiar with a variety such as the Golden Eggs tomato, its yield and expert reviews are also of interest to those who would like to plant these tomatoes on their plot.

A few decades ago, in all the gardens of our country, there were tomatoes of only one color - red with shades from pink to deep crimson. But thanks to the efforts of breeders, new varieties with a fundamentally new skin color - yellow - appeared on the tomato market. Moreover, the shape and size of this variety of tomatoes can be different, they are united by the color of ripe fruits and improved taste.

Another positive quality of yellow varieties of tomatoes is their chemical composition: they have much more vitamins than red ones, yellow tomatoes are much tastier and sweeter. Approximately 0.4 kg of these fruits contains about 2/3 of the daily dose of ascorbic acid, and about half of the required amount of carotene. Niacin, which strengthens blood vessels, is also found in yellow tomatoes. Since these vegetables contain acids of organic origin in optimal doses, they can be included in the children's diet.

The history of the creation of the variety

Breeders from the Siberian region of our country have created this miniature variety, which is unpretentious in cultivation, miniature, feels great in the conditions of the Urals, Siberia and the Moscow region in the open field, another plus is the early and friendly ripening of fruits.

Main characteristics and description of the variety

Characteristic and description of the variety can fit in several lines. The bushes of this yellow variety are of the determinant type and are among the smallest among all varieties of tomatoes. The bushes are compact, branching well, the height of erect shoots is up to 0.4 m. The variety does not require a garter to supports, does not form stepchildren, belongs to early ripening tomatoes - it takes about three months from the appearance of seedlings to harvest. Tomato Golden Eggs is resistant to sudden temperature fluctuations, can withstand a temporary cold snap.

This vegetable is zoned for the following climatic regions:

Siberia;
Urals;
Moscow region and the middle zone.

In these regions, the variety is grown in the open field, and the fruits ripen almost everywhere on the bushes. But in case of an unexpected cold snap, you can also pick tomatoes that are not fully ripe - they will ripen perfectly at home.

Ripening fruits - orange-yellow in color, ripen almost simultaneously. The mass of a ripe tomato can reach 180-200 g. Their shape is round, slightly elongated Another positive quality of Golden Egg tomatoes is the complete absence of allergens in the fruit. children and people suffering from food allergies.

The description of a tomato will be incomplete without a story about its yield - up to 9-10 kg of tomatoes are usually harvested from 1 m². The skin of ripe fruits is quite dense, not prone to cracking. The fruits tolerate transportation well, have an excellent presentation.

The variety is highly resistant to fusarium and verticillium wilt, neither foliage nor fruits are affected by late blight, because the crop ripens before the pathogens of this disease are activated.

Positive and negative properties

The advantages of this miniature vegetable crop include:

plant compactness;
early friendly ripening of the crop;

high resistance to major diseases affecting tomatoes;
reasonably high yield;
no allergens in the fruit;
excellent presentation and good taste;
do not require tying to supports and pinching.

There are practically no shortcomings in the variety.

Reviews of vegetable growers

Since the variety is still “young”, few vegetable growers have left their reviews on the forum of this tomato.One vegetable grower noted that he planted the Golden Eggs tomato for the first time last season, and was pleased with the result - friendly ripening of the fruits, good yields with little or no trouble from the owner of the garden. In the comments to this review, a comment was left from another tomato lover: “I have been growing Golden Eggs for more than a year, I am quite satisfied with the taste and friendly ripening of the fruits.”