Many gardeners prefer the cultivation of tomatoes. Different varieties of these vegetables are famous for their yield and high taste. This article will be considered one of the best varieties of tomato with a beautiful name "Golden Heart".
Tomato "Golden Heart": variety description
To get the best out of this original variety, you should refer to the detailed description of the variety of tomatoes "Golden Heart".
Admiration in gardeners causes, first of all, early ripeness and high yield of this breed. The bush at the plant is determinant (limited in growth), it usually rises no higher than one meter, has many small dark green leaves.
The determinant (limited-growth) tomatoes include the following varieties: "Raspberry Giant", "Novice", "Pink Honey", "Shuttle", "Liana".
Important! In the greenhouses, the bushes grow higher, in open ground, on the contrary, more compact.On the brush, with enviable regularity, it grows from 5 to 7 tomatoes, because fruiting lasts throughout the season. 7-8 kg of selected orange "hearts" can be collected from just 1 square. m. landings. They have an oval shape with a pointed tip, and the stem has a slight ribbing. The weight of one vegetable usually varies between 150 and 200 g. The glossy thin peel pleases the eye with an orange-sunny color.
Pros and cons varieties
This type of tomato is valued for its original heart-shaped fruits with amazingly juicy, fleshy, low seed flesh. They can not only enjoy throughout the summer, but also to bring all kinds of heat treatment, as well as add to the most diverse dishes. Also in the advantages of the product include:
- high degree of long-term preservation;
- possibility of transportation;
- lie in a green assembly - successful ripening at room temperature;
- esthetically attractive appearance;
- high taste qualities;
- disease resistance;
- excellent tolerance to drought and cold.
It should be remembered that these tomatoes are capricious and require more scrupulous planting and further care. It is necessary to take into account their demands on the irrigation schedule, the nutritional value of the soil, as well as the formation of a shrub. But if everything is done correctly, the Golden Heart tomato will surely reward the host with good yields with large fruits.Sowing the seeds of tomatoes "Golden Heart" for seedlings
Sowing the seeds of the popular tomato "hearts" includes a whole range of preparatory activities: they include tips on choosing the soil, capacity, as well as the right temperature and lighting.
When to sow on seedlings
Growing seedlings should begin at the end of February (you can at the very beginning of March). 
Soil and capacity for growing seedlings
An excellent variant of the soil for seedlings of solar tomatoes will be a mixture of garden soil connected with old humus (1: 1), it will provide her lightness, nutrition and breathability. Also, gardeners often use a mixture of peat, turf and washed river sand.
In order to disinfect the soil obtained, it is necessary to thoroughly calcine it, and before sowing it is necessary to sift carefully. Capacity needs to be chosen convenient, usually it is special rassadny containers (boxes).
Seed preparation for sowing
Before sowing, the seeds must be soaked in a pale solution of potassium permanganate for about 12 hours. This is done in order to prevent further diseases of the plant and at the same time check the quality of seed. Then they are dried on a paper napkin, and then processed by a growth stimulator. 
Important! Purchased seeds in specialized stores do not need to be processed, since this has already been done industrially.
Sowing seeds for seedlings
Seeds are sown in containers with a depth of 2 cm, sprayed with water and lightly sprinkled with peat.
Conditions and care for crops
For the successful germination of crops, you need to perform a trio of simple conditions:
- cover the seedlings with foil;
- put containers in a warm room;
- moisten the soil as the soil dries.
Conditions and care for seedlings
For tomatoes, when sowing and caring for seedlings, one should always take into account the optimum temperature level in order to obtain good results in the future. The level of heat should not fall below 22 ° C. Need to take into account the need for regular watering. After the first shoots appeared, the film is removed, and the boxes are brought closer to the sun or placed under fluorescent lamps. 
Important! In order for a tomato plant to grow proportional and even, it must be periodically (once every 2 days) turned the other side towards the light source.Another important point is the hardening of sprouts before stationary planting (about 2 weeks before it). To do this, a window opens indoors for several hours a day or the containers are taken out to the open air.
Transplanting seedlings of tomatoes "Golden Heart" to a permanent place
When an unusual “Golden Heart” tomato goes through the stage of growing seeds, and properly formed sprouts become strong and rich green, then it is quite possible to start transplanting shrubs to a permanent habitat.
When to land
Landing in the prepared ground occurs, as a rule, in the middle of May, when the earth is already warm enough, the warm spring weather has established. But if we talk about the greenhouse, the planting can be carried out at the end of April. 
Selecting a landing site: lighting and soil
For the Golden Heart tomatoes, considering their characteristics, the land previously used to grow carrots, lettuce, cabbage or beans will do well. But the ground where eggplants, potatoes, sweet peppers or other types of tomatoes grew is absolutely not suitable. Before planting the soil is watered with boiling water or a moderate solution of potassium permanganate, and wood ash with superphosphate is added to each well.
Planting plantation seedlings
The plantation of seedling seedlings is quite simple, for its proper implementation gardeners you need to consider the distance between the bushes of tomatoes - they must be at least 30 cm, and the best option is the interval one and a half times larger. Shrub is formed in 1-2 stems, side shoots are removed. For branches, you need to create a support in the form of a trellis or tying - this will protect them from lodging bushes and rotting. 
Tips for the care of tomatoes "Golden Heart"
Proper care of the Golden Heart variety should include timely watering, plant nutrition, weeding, loosening the soil, mulching, garter and pruning of the formed bushes.
Watering and feeding tomatoes
The time of watering the green bushes of the golden variety depends on their location. If the tomato plants are transplanted into the greenhouse, they are watered in the afternoon to maximize the humidity in the room. And the copies that are on the street, it is desirable to drink only in the early morning. 
In the active growth phase, the regularity of the water procedure increases. It is important to remember that this manipulation is carried out only in the subroot area of the plant with water at room temperature.
Did you know? For complete confidence that the plants had enough water, experienced gardeners recommend a time-tested method: an ordinary plastic bottle cuts off the upper part and digs into the ground, neck down, then pour water into the bottle.The whole vegetation period requires tomatoes to be fed with complex mineral fertilizers (3-4 times). In moderate doses, to prevent the "burning" of bushes. Natural source of nitrogen can be used compost and manure.
Weeding and loosening the soil
Important components in the care of tomato bushes are standard procedures for loosening and weeding the soil from weeds. 
The role of mulch
To preserve the optimum level of humidity, soil mulching with peat, straw or humus will help.
Garter and trimming
The timely garter and pruning of a tomato plant is the key to its good and proper development. But the variety "Golden Heart" does not need them, because the bushes of this plant grow low and are famous for their compactness. In some cases, it is sometimes necessary to tear off the lowermost leaves of the bush column in order to prevent the appearance of root rot.
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Prevention and protection against pests and diseases
Despite the fact that this wonderful view is almost insensitive to various garden diseases, to carry out prevention still does not hurt. If tomatoes grow in greenhouse conditions, the soil needs to be changed annually. If various unpleasant phenomena are detected as the bushes grow, the following manipulations should be carried out:
- Late blight and fusarium wilt will help prevent regular spraying of plantings with copper-containing preparations.
- Fungal diseases quickly disappear from a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate.
- Do not forget about the benefits of fresh air, it contributes to the prevention of infection with vertex rot.
The use of the fruits of tomatoes "Golden Heart"
Use healthy golden fruit not only for eating fresh. They also make excellent fortified juice, delicious preservation and hypoallergenic baby food.
Did you know? The rich orange color of the Golden Heart fruit was not accidental among Russian breeders, but because those pigments were excluded from the vegetable that could adversely affect the human body, causing its specific reaction.Tomato "Golden Heart" has long won an honorable place in the hearts of experienced and novice vegetable growers, which is easily seen by simply reading numerous positive reviews. Having tried to grow it once, you never want to give it up.
