Description and characteristics of the Klondike tomato variety
“We are what we eat” - Hippocrates. Already in 460 BC, people understood the importance of proper nutrition. Harvesting 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 the variety
Klondike pink is one of the universal plants. It bears fruit stably in the open field and in greenhouse conditions. Variety characteristics:
- mid-season, tomatoes ripen no later than 115 days from the moment of sowing seeds;
- indeterminate;
- tall;
- high-yielding, up to 14 kg of berries per 1 sq. meters;
- resistant to major diseases of the nightshade family;
- large-fruited;
- not demanding;
- tolerates transportation and long-term storage well.
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 amount is moderate. Description and features of the fruit:
- large, the maximum weight of one berry is 500 grams;
- flat-round shape;
- ribbed;
- fleshy;
- sweet;
- thin but dense skin;
- the color of the ripe fruit is bright orange or pink-raspberry;
- the 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 advice
Klondike tomatoes should be planted in seedlings. For the first stage of growing it is necessary:
- 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 1.5-2 cm;
- maintain the temperature in the room with seedlings at least +23 degrees;
- carry out regular watering of seedlings;
- Place the seedling pots next to the light source.
Sowing seedlings begins two months before the expected date of planting in the ground. It is necessary to make a pick after the first two sheets appear. 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. meter - three. Care instructions:
- form a plant into 1 or 2 stems;
- water with warm water, at least 1 time in 5 days;
- regularly weeding and feeding;
- tie up a plant;
- loosen;
- remove stepchildren.
Gardeners' opinion
Especially for the grandson, we decided to try to grow dietary tomatoes. Friends advised orange Klondike tomatoes. The seedlings were planted in mid-March. There were no problems, good seedlings sprouted, and they immediately made a dive. It turned out to form the bushes into one stem.Bushes are tall - be sure to tie up or put up supports. We were satisfied with the harvest. Ripe tomato tastes excellent. The grandson ate with pleasure all summer. The variety is stored for a long time, you can safely transport it. We spoiled ourselves with 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. Doesn't require close attention. The main thing is to tie up, water and fertilize in time. There were no problems with growing. Recommend.
Alexander Valerianovich, 51 years old.
