Tomato Golden Domes: characteristics and description of the variety, yield with photo

Salad tomato Golden Domes has firmly entered the annual "top list" of many vegetable growers. Heart-shaped tomatoes, such as the old Ox's heart, are especially loved by our gardeners. The fruits also look a bit like church domes.

In recent years, several interesting varieties with "church" names have appeared. In their own way, the scarlet tomato Domes of Russia, the red-fruited hybrids “with a spout” Russian domes and the Red Dome, the pink-fruited hybrid Obsky domes are attractive. The newest hybrid of Russian breeding has a rich orange color - the Honey Domes tomato from Premium Seeds.

Golden domes - the largest-fruited tomato in the "dome" series. It is distinguished by a light orange color, a slightly more flattened shape. It tastes sweeter than hybrids, soft and less stale, but sugary. Another advantage of the variety over hybrids is that the best fruits can be left for seeds.

Siberian selection

Tomatoes Golden Domes are the result of the painstaking work of an experienced Siberian plant breeder VN Dederko. The researcher created this variety of tomato together with his colleagues - S. V. Ugarova and T. N. Postnikova.

The tomato passed many years of testing for genetic resistance, was entered in the State Register in 2005, received a patent as an outstanding breeding achievement. The team of Siberian breeders closely cooperates with the Novosibirsk agricultural company "Sibirsky Sad" , which carries out wholesale and retail sales of seeds, guarantees author's control.Other seed companies also pack Golden Domes.

The notorious "Siberian character" is manifested in high adaptability. This makes it possible to grow similar varieties in many regions of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Kazakhstan.

Moreover, numerous reviews of the Golden Dome tomato indicate that the variety performs even better in the open field than in the greenhouse. This is confirmed by both the authors and the description of the variety in the State Register.

Unique fruits

Tomatoes of this variety have many positive characteristics.

Size range

Golden domes variety is famous for the size of the fruit. The average weight for all collections is almost half a kilogram. It is important that the tomatoes do not get very small, even in the uppermost brushes gaining 200 grams each. The first inflorescences pour giants of 700 - 800 grams.

As a rule, each brush carries an average of 5 ovaries. The yield declared in the State Register is at least a bucket per square meter of plantings. Experienced tomato growers collect even more. For example, Petukhova Oksana Viktorovna from the Moscow region grew two roots in one hole, and each hole brought 6-7 kilograms of large tomatoes.

Shape

There are two types of tomatoes on one plant of the Golden Domes. The very first, largest, as a rule, rounded, flattened above and below, moderately ribbed from the stem. Subsequent ones are shaped like a dome or a heart.

Ugly fruits are very rare, most of them are smooth, beautiful, attractive presentation. Unusual, gnarled ovaries are sometimes formed in greenhouses and in conditions of extreme heat. The variety is not in vain recommended mainly for open ground, because.adapted to cool temperatures.

Coloring

Unripe tomatoes have a dark green spot on top that gradually disappears as they ripen. The peel acquires a golden sheen and a special color - first yellow, then light orange. Within one brush, the fruits are not painted all at once, but alternately. Harvested under-ripened, they ripen well in bed.

Diet pulp

When cut, the moist pulp resembles light honey in consistency and color. The description of taste sensations is varied.

Some talk about honey sweetness, mention a fruity or grape note, others feel a slight sourness and citrus aroma, and for some, the Golden Domes are a bit bland.

Density is also characterized in different ways: from fleshy to starchy and friable, but it does not happen too watery.Obviously, plants planted in dissimilar climatic conditions demonstrate a unique, complex range of flavors. Seed chambers are always small, not too many seeds.

It is safe to say that the variety does not have high acidity, therefore it is suitable for diet food. In addition to the traditional lycopene for tomatoes, orange tomatoes accumulate a large amount of carotene.

It is important that biologically active compounds that are super beneficial for human he alth are not destroyed by heat treatment.

Use

Golden domes are especially good in fresh salads. Tomatoes are not stored for a long time, but, moderately juicy and dense, they perfectly manifest themselves in preparations such as ketchup, lecho, adjika. Thick juice is obtained - it resembles fruit with pulp. Sterilized salads from layers of different colors look original. For those who practice the old barrel s alting, the large size of the fruit is not a hindrance.

Timing

"Siberian blood" makes itself felt unusual for the "giant" precocity. Producers and the State Register evaluate the variety as mid-season. However, many amateur growers would classify it as mid-early.

The harvest begins to ripen in the open field after 110 - 115 days after germination. The one who planted this variety notes a pleasant feature: the growth of fruits occurs abruptly, very quickly. However, tomatoes ripen gradually, providing long-lasting returns.

The first ovaries are formed in the axil of the 8th leaf. Further, they are located quite often - through one or two leaves, which guarantees a high yield.

Unpretentious bushes

The valuable quality of the variety is the optimal height of the bush. The tomato is not so tall as to be difficult to care for, and not so low as to be low-yielding. In open ground, the stems grow no higher than a meter, more often even a little lower.They are easy to tie to stakes or small trellises.

In the greenhouse bushes grow up to one and a half meters. There is some violence to the original genetics of a variety that is determinant in nature. At a certain moment, having formed several brushes, the stem itself stops growing, it is topped - both indoors and outdoors. For vegetable growers, this quality is very convenient.

The leaf apparatus is not too large, slightly drooping. Bushes, ovaries are perfectly visible, optimally absorb sunlight, and are well ventilated. All this makes it easier to care for plants.

Subtleties of agricultural technology

Characterization of a variety as unpretentious does not mean at all that you can ignore elementary rules and be lazy. Anyone who has planted Golden Domes knows that this variety is very responsive to increased attention.

Sowing seedlings should not be too early. Overgrown seedlings lose the first brush, take root longer. The optimal age of young plants when planting in a permanent place is 50 days.

The procedure for regular stepsoning is required. The bush is allowed in two stalks. Sometimes the trunks fork themselves, prompting the owner of the best formation.

Interruptions in the supply of food and moisture lead to incomplete filling of fruits, cracking. Regular, moderate feeding and watering, mulching are important components of proper care.

Preventive measures are needed to prevent fungal infections.

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