Today the sowing assortment of tomatoes ingardening stores are so large that sometimes a simple truck farmer is very difficult to choose a variety that will not only have high yields and excellent taste qualities, but will also be easy to clean. It is these qualities that the tomato Orange German Strawberry has, which will be discussed in this article.
Tomato German Orange Strawberry refers tothe genus of the so-called relic (hereditary) plants and was created by German truck farmers more than fifty years ago. And this means that this variety is not hybrid. Plants related to relics have excellent consumer qualities, first of all, it concerns taste.
Tomato Orange Strawberry was passed from hand tohands, from generation to generation, so it is several times greater than hybrid varieties in resistance to chemical drugs and to various kinds of diseases.
For so many years of cultivation, this variety has acquired a reputation for a delicious and unpretentious tomato, which, undoubtedly, will want to be planted again.
The plant Orange Strawberry refers toindeterminate type. It is tall, sometimes up to 2-3 meters long, with original beautiful bright orange fruits in the form of a heart and with narrow green leaves. It is worth noting that the Orange Strawberry (tomato) description has a different. Depending on the seeds, the fruits can be cordate or conical.
However, the tomato variety Orange Strawberryattractive not only appearance, but also taste characteristics. German Strawberry is a fleshy, juicy variety that has sweet, fruity notes, combined with light sourness. The fruits are large, 300-600 grams, practically without seeds.
German Strawberry ripens together, smallgroups of 8-10 pieces. The yield is average, with a bush you can collect 5-8 kilograms. You can grow both in the greenhouse and in the open ground. Fruiting is long, from July to October.
Any gardener knows that the success of a good seedling is in the right soil. Therefore, in order to grow tomato Orange Strawberry, it is necessary first of all to prepare the soil for seeding.
As a rule, for these purposes it is used wellfertilized and loose soil. You can buy a ready-made mixture, or you can prepare it yourself. Experienced summer residents are advised to sow tomato in loamy soil, with the addition of compost or humus. To the substrate was loose, add wood chips or peat.
There are several rules for preparing the soil for planting tomatoes.
Another good option for growingseedlings are peat tablets. They can be placed on 3-5 seeds. A distinctive feature of such tablets is that they do not need to be dived.
Sowing tomato Orange Strawberries on sprouts ingreenhouses are recommended in mid-March. For open ground, the beginning of April is suitable. After sowing the first sprouts should appear in a week. Thus, by the end of May - beginning of June, transplants can be transplanted.
Before planting, seeds should preferably be soaked in manganese or in hydrogen peroxide for disinfection, as well as in a growth stimulator.
Prepared soil should be slightly moistened,then deepen the seeds by 1-1.5 centimeters. If large containers are used to grow seedlings, the distance between the seeds should be about 5 centimeters. After the seeds of tomato Orange Strawberries are placed in the soil, the container is covered with glass or film and put in a warm room with a temperature of 22-25aboutFROM.
As soon as the first sprouts have risen, the seedlings must be placed in a well-lit and slightly cool place. The temperature should be 15-16about FROM. After a week of this mode, the temperature is raised to 20about From day to 17-18 degrees at night.
The first days of watering are carried out slightly warmwater, every time the earth dries up completely. After the appearance of a full leaf, tomato is poured once a week. At the same time, you can make a pick. And after the seedlings gave five or more leaves, watered every 3-4 days.
Planting tomato Orange Strawberry in the ground can be produced in early May, by this time the seedlings have all the necessary characteristics to successfully transfer the transplant.
Place the plants in such a way thatthey were 1.5-2 centimeters above ground level. It is best to transplant the tomato with the clod of earth in which it grew. After planting, the plants are watered from below, so as not to damage the leaves. The density of planting German Strawberry for open ground is 3 plants per square meter, and for a greenhouse - 2 plants.
For better yields in greenhouses, it is recommended to form a plant in a single stem. Pasynkovanie should be held once a week. In this case, the lateral stems are removed, and the top of the plant is tied.
Also, remove the damaged lower leaves in time. This will ensure a normal air circulation and help reduce the incidence of gray rot.
Among the gardening tomato Orange Strawberry reviews is positive. All due to the fact that this variety has several advantages in comparison with other tomatoes, namely:
Essential flaws is the Orange Strawberrydoes not have, however, it gives some inconvenience in growing. They conclude that it must be formed, since the bush is large enough and high. As a rule, in German greenhouses German Strawberries are led in one stem. Puncturing can not be carried out under the condition of disembarkation into the open ground.
Also, vegetable farmers note that this variety is very dependent on top dressing. If you grow it on poor soils, then there is a probability of a decrease in yield.
Orange Strawberry is old enoughvariety, and therefore it is little susceptible to major diseases of the nightshade. However, this does not mean that the variety does not need to be taken care of. In order to prevent pre-planting, it is possible to treat the soil with hot water with the addition of gorgon. And during the outbreak of late blight - to spray with preparations containing copper.
With the most common pests, such as spider mites, thrips or whitefly, you can fight with a decoction of celandine or insecticides.
Tomato Orange Strawberry is a variety that many gardeners have to taste.
