Zlatava

Season Overview

Description

Zlatava is a Czech tomato variety that is excellent for outdoor cultivation. Due to its organic skin and red flesh, the fruit resembles a grapefruit or blood orange, which is why it is also called grapefruit tomato. The tasty fruits reach a weight of about 80-100g and are very burst resistant. They grow in clusters of 8 fruits each. The ripening period is staggered, so there is always something to harvest. The tomato variety convinces with its resistances to fusarium and tomato mosaic virus. Height of growth 1.5-2m.

Growing tips

Germination period: 7-14 days, germination temperature: 18-25 °C. Loosen the soil, keep weed-free, water and fertilize regularly, avoid waterlogging. Zlatava is suitable for growing in greenhouses, in sheltered open ground, but also in containers on balconies or terraces and prefers a warm, sunny location. The plant should be thinned out regularly to ensure good growth.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Plant distance

60 cm

Row spacing

80 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm