Giant bushes with exotic orange tomatoes in color will ensure a good harvest of tasty tomatoes. In order to avoid mistakes when growing, you should rely on the advice of experienced gardeners and know the description of the characteristics of the selected variety. Tomato "Orange" is quite resistant to disease, and unpretentious in the care.
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Description and characteristics of tomato orange
It is considered that tomatoes should be red, gardeners look at any other varieties with caution. And in vain! Thanks to breeders, it is possible to grow white, orange, raspberry, purple, black, and brown tomatoes in your garden. They taste no worse than red, and sometimes even surpass. Sort "Orange" only superficially resembles citrus. Heavy orange colored fruits are characterized by the following features:
- Tomatoes are early ripening varieties;
- the period of maturity comes after 100-110 days;
- tall bushes require pinching;
- grown in greenhouses, open ground, under the film;
- height of the bush can reach 150 cm;
- plant necessarily tied up;
- harvest takes place from June to July;
- average mass of ripened fruits 200-250 gr.
With 1m ² it is really possible to collect up to 20 kg of orange fruits. Orange variety of tomatoes is recommended for fresh salads, blanks, baby food. Due to the rich content of carotene, tomatoes are used for medicinal purposes. Many gardeners put a high mark on the variety, celebrate great taste, good yield.
Breeding history and region of growth
A relatively new variety of tomatoes was registered by the domestic registry of breeding achievements in 2000. The authors of the variety are employees of the research and production corporation V. Korochkin, S. Korotkov, A. Dynnik. Tomato "Orange" - not an industrial variety of it, first of all, gardeners and owners of medium-sized farms will appreciate. The variety is suitable for cultivation in all regions of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Crimea
Planting seeds
Seeds can be harvested from ripe tomatoes from the previous season or purchased in specialized stores. Before planting the seeds must be checked, they must not have mold, damage. Their storage period should not be expired. Seeds are suitable for planting up to 3 years.
- It is possible to increase the stress resistance of seeds with the help of cold exposure. For this purpose they are placed on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
- You can check the quality of planting material by germinating seeds in a damp cloth. As soon as the seeds sprout, they can be planted on seedlings.
- The soil for seedlings is sold ready, if desired, it can be prepared independently.Fertile soil should contain - peat, humus, rotten sand.
- To kill the bacteria in the soil it is heated inside the oven or watered with a solution of potassium permanganate.
Seeds are planted not deeply, lightly sprinkled and gently tamp the soil. Watering before the emergence of good shoots should be done with a spray. Water must be separated, for growth it is possible to use a growth stimulator. Add it to the water for irrigation or spray it with seedlings.
Transplantation of seedlings in open ground
Timing depends on the climate and region where they will be grown. The main thing is to come steadily warm days. Usually this period falls on the end of May, the beginning of June.
- The beds for tomatoes are prepared in advance, dig, fertilize, loosen.
- Mark the distance between the rows, it should be 60x50 cm Less planting is not necessary, giant bushes will interfere with each other.
- You can put some sawdust and ash inside the hole. Sawdust loosen the soil, sulfur protects against disease.
- Sprinkle with seedlings, or plant with peat pots on the garden bed.
- From the moment of planting we water the seedlings on the open ground regularly, the drying out of the ground is unacceptable. Until the sprouts root, they cannot be loosened.
Tomato growing conditions
On the 10-12th day mineral fertilizers are applied, root dressing will stimulate growth. It is better to form a bush in 1-2 stems, side stepchildren are removed. A month before the end of the growing season of tomatoes, you need to pinch the top of the main stems. Remove inflorescences that do not have a large ovary. Thus, fruiting is stimulated until the onset of autumn.
Features fruiting varieties
Based on the feedback from experienced gardeners who successfully grow this variety on their plots, good yields can be achieved. High bushes can sag under the weight of large fruits. Tomatoes grow in bunches - it is very difficult for the plant, so it is important to tie them up. 3-5 tomatoes can be tied in one brush. Crop from 1m² to 20 kg of fruit.
To get the harvest as early as possible, the seedlings are covered with foil. Timely dressing with organic matter, a sufficient amount of sunlight and the absence of drafts are ideal conditions for tomatoes "Orange". Over the entire period the plant requires at least three times feeding. The first time is 10-11 days after the transplanting, the second one is when the brushes are formed, the third is how the first crop will be harvested.
Diseases and their prevention
Gardeners in the process of growing tomatoes faced with various diseases. If they are not recognized in time, the treatment takes a lot of time and effort. The most dangerous disease is bacterial wilting of the plant. Affected seedlings can die in just a few days. The cause is bacteria, which means that the seeds were not processed. If time to process bushes with Fitolavin-300 solution, it can help.
Sick and dead bushes are removed to avoid contamination of other crops, they must be burned. Breeders assure that the variety is less susceptible to late blight.However, for the prevention of the bushes is better to handle effective means: Barrier, Barrier, Fitosporin. To protect the plant from fungal diseases will help drugs that contain copper.
Agrotechnical process of growing tomatoes may seem complicated. However, due to the correct formation of the bush a rich ovary of the tomatoes is formed. Bush up to 1.5 meters can give a good harvest and at the same time save space on the site. Large orange fruits with juicy pulp will delight with their appearance and taste. The orange variety is a worthy competitor to the traditional red fruits!