Goldie Tomato

Goldie Tomato is a determinate tomato with high-yielding yellow plum fruits. Exceptionally flavored fruit on compact plants makes Goldie Tomato an exciting new variety to offer. To avoid disease, do not overhead water.

Planting by Zones

Zones 9-10

• Tomatoes grow well in the extended warm season of Zones 9 and 10. As a grower, you should decide to pull your tomato plants if they stop producing at a healthy rate, are diseased, or if space is needed for more seasonal vegetables.

Growing Tomatoes 

• A granular organic fertilizer added to the planting area is a good idea if your garden has poor nutrient content or if you are growing in a new raised bed.
• The method that you grow tomatoes depends on the type of tomato. There are three tomato types:

Determinate or Bush tomato varieties do not typically need pruning (some pruning can be helpful) and may be grown with or without support. Fruit of determinate varieties ripens in clusters or all at once. Traditional sauce tomatoes are determinate.

Indeterminate or Pole tomato varieties grow long and wild. Indeterminate tomatoes must have a support system like the tomahook to grow on, or they will become a mess. We recommend that you prune them heavily to control the fruit set. You can do so by pruning back the suckers.

Semi-determinate tomato varieties have a bushier appearance but do not ripen their fruit all at once. They will require far less support than indeterminate tomatoes but can benefit from support as simple as a tomato cage.

Growing Tomatoes in Containers

• If you are planting tomatoes in containers, make sure your container is at least 20″ deep. Keep in mind containers will dry out faster because they have more surface area and less soil to hold onto moisture. Mulch heavily on the top layer of soil in the pot to keep the soil from drying out or heating up too much.
• We recommend that you grow determinate or bush varieties of tomatoes in pots as they are easier to manage.

Harvesting Tomatoes 

• Tomatoes are best harvested at peak ripeness. This is typically when fruits have turned their appropriate color and have a slight give.