Characteristics and description of the tomato "De Barao Golden"

De Barao Zolotoy is not just a variety, but a gardener's treasure! It's frost-resistant and resistant to late blight, and thrives in partial shade. It's also incredibly productive! Experienced gardeners claim that in good climate conditions, with proper care, a single bush can yield up to 20 kg.

• Mid-season: from emergence to harvesting the first crop takes about 110-120 days.
• Densely foliated, highly branched.
• Indeterminate
• Designed for growing under film covers.
• Super tall: With proper care, it can grow up to 2 m in height.
• The first flower brush is formed above the 9-11 leaf, the next ones – every three leaves.
• The fruits are amber-golden in color and round-oval in shape. They are medium-sized, weighing up to 100 g each. They are suitable for both canning and fresh consumption, as well as for making juice.
• Suitable for growing both in greenhouses and in open ground.
• Resistant to sudden fluctuations and drops in air temperature.
• Super-productive! Each stem produces 6-8 flower clusters, and each one can produce up to 10 fruits. A single bush yields an average of 15 kg of tomatoes.

Sowing for seedlings

1. It's best to sow seeds in late February or early March. If the sun isn't yet strong enough, the seedlings should be provided with supplemental light for up to 12 hours a day using special phytolamps.
2. To improve germination, it's recommended to soak the seeds in biostimulants (Epin, Ecosil) the day before sowing. You can also prepare a honey solution: dissolve 1 teaspoon of honey in 0.5 liters of water. Soak the seeds in this solution for at least 2 hours.
3. It's best to germinate seeds in loose, low-nutrient soils such as coconut coir, perlite, or vermiculite. Seedlings are easily removed from these soils without damaging the root system.
4. Until the sprouts appear, the bowls with them should be kept under transparent plastic film, periodically removing it and airing the crops.
5. Plants should be transplanted when the first pair of true leaves appear. Peat pots are ideal containers.
6. Caring for seedlings is simple: fertilize starting seven days after transplanting, water, and loosen the soil to improve air access to the roots.

Growing

• It is advisable to plant 2-3 plants per 1 square meter of soil in a greenhouse or garden bed.
• It is more effective to grow in 2-3 trunks.
• You should tie it up immediately after planting and then throughout the growing season.
• Fertilize once every 7-10 days. The first feeding should be done one week after planting. Until fruit set, to promote foliage growth, it's helpful to fertilize with organic matter, such as mullein or horse manure infusion. During flowering and fruit ripening, apply an aqueous solution of complex mineral fertilizers, high in phosphorus, to the roots. Spraying the crown with micronutrient solutions is also beneficial.
• To prevent late blight, it is good to water plants with milk whey or its solution (1 liter per 12-liter bucket of water).
• Watering should be done in the evening, after which the greenhouse should be well ventilated.

Pros and cons of the variety

• It bears fruit abundantly and for a long time – until the onset of persistent frosts.
• The fruits are stored well, maintaining their marketable appearance for a long time.
• They can ripen on the windowsill.
• Plants can grow successfully not only in full sun, but also in sufficient shade.
• Resistant to late blight.
• It's not advisable to plant de Barao d'Or near tomato bushes of other varieties. It will overwhelm its neighbors.
• It is important to properly pinch off the side shoots throughout the growing season.
• It is necessary to provide strong support and constantly tie up the bush.

Reviews

This year I grew golden de Barao for the first time.

To get a bountiful harvest, I used a special technique: planting seedlings early in a polycarbonate greenhouse. I did this at the end of March. I covered the plants well. Nighttime temperatures dropped to -3 degrees Celsius, but remained around 8 degrees Celsius during the day. I was taking a huge risk. Plus, a mole cricket infested the greenhouse, adding to the hassle. I treated the soil and seedlings with Ridomil Gold, sprayed the leaves with micronutrients, and watered them at the roots, diluting the preparations only in warm water. Overall, it was quite a hassle! But the harvest was a huge surprise! The fruits ripened even larger than the seed seller had promised. Delicious! We ate them until December! The tomatoes were disease-free. I'm sure this is due to their early adaptation to the greenhouse soil. A very rewarding variety!

Natalya Vasilievna

De Barao is one of our family's favorite tomato varieties. We also grow the Golden variety. They're excellent for pickling and salads! A big plus is that the plants are highly resistant to late blight.

Margarita