Tomato Klondike: description and characteristics of the variety with a photo

“We are what we eat” - Hippocrates. Already in 460 BC, people understood the importance of proper nutrition. Harvest from your garden is the best source of vitamins and minerals. Tomato Klondike is a variety recommended by experts for dietary nutrition. Due to the high content of beta-carotene, tomatoes have medicinal properties.

General description of variety

Klondike pink variety is one of the universal plants. It stably bears fruit in open ground and greenhouse conditions. Variety characteristics:

• mid-season, tomatoes ripen no later than 115 days from the date of sowing seeds;
• indeterminate;
• tall;
• high-yielding, up to 14 kg of berries from 1 square. meters;
• resistant to major nightshade family diseases;
• large-fruited;
• not demanding;
• does well with transportation and long-term storage.

The appearance of the variety is distinguished by high growth, the maximum height of the bush is 1 meter. The color of the leaves is green, the quantity is moderate. Description and features of fruits:

• large, maximum weight of one berry is 500 grams;
• flat-round shape;
• ribbed;
• meaty;
• sweet;
• thin but firm skin;
• the color of the ripe fruit is bright orange or pink crimson;
• pulp of a ripe red berry.

Important! A distinctive feature of the berry is the content of a large amount of beta-carotene.

Growing and Care Tips

Klondike tomatoes should be planted in seedlings. For the first stage of cultivation you need:

• prepare containers for seedlings, it is better to use separate peat pots;
• complex soil for tomatoes can be purchased as soil;
• seeds do not need additional preparation;

• planting depth 1.5-2cm;
• keep the temperature in the room with seedlings at least +23 degrees;
• carry out regular watering of seedlings;
• pots with seedlings are placed next to the light source.

Sowing seedlings begin two months before the expected date of planting in the ground. It is necessary to carry out a pick after the appearance of the first two sheets. Before planting, it is recommended to harden the plant. Place seedlings in a greenhouse or open ground should not be close to each other. The optimal number of seedlings per 1 sq. meters - three. Care instructions:

• form the plant into 1 or 2 stems;
• sprinkle with warm water, at least once every 5 days;
• weed and feed regularly;
• tie up the plant;
• loose;
• remove stepchildren.

Opinion of gardeners

Especially for my grandson, we decided to try to grow diet tomatoes. Friends advised orange Klondike tomatoes. Seedlings were planted in mid-March. There were no problems, good seedlings sprouted, they immediately made a pick. It turned out to form bushes in one stem. Bushes are tall - be sure to tie up or put props. They were satisfied with the harvest. The taste of a ripe tomato is excellent. My grandson enjoyed eating all summer long. The variety is stored for a long time, you can safely transport it. Treat yourself to beautiful tomatoes until the end of October.

Valentina Petrovna, 55 years old.

Last summer I tried to plant Klondike tomatoes. I liked the unpretentiousness and taste of ripe berries. They don't require close attention. The main thing is to tie up, water and fertilize in time. There were no problems with growing. Recommended.

Alexander Valeryanovich, 51 years old.

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