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Tomato Olesya, unpretentious and cold-resistant, bred by breeders from Novosibirsk. The variety has been included in the State Register since 2007 with recommendations for cultivation in all regions, both in greenhouses and in open ground. Orange fruits of medium and large size are very tasty, suitable for harvesting.
Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Olesya
The tomato plant of the Olesya variety is of an indeterminate type, it can rise up to 2 m in favorable conditions. In August, the tops of the stems are pinched so that the tomatoes from the last brush are successfully poured and have time to ripen before frost. A tall bush usually reaches 1,5-1,7 m, gives many stepchildren. Olesya tomato stems, according to reviews and photos of those who planted, are strong, withstand a plentiful harvest of fruits. The leaves are of the usual shape for tomatoes, dark green, rather large. Simple inflorescences are formed, as in most indeterminate tomatoes, after 9-11 true leaves. Further, fruit brushes are formed through 3 leaves.
The producers of the variety indicate that the tomato is late, respectively, it will ripen 116-120 days after germination.
Description of fruits
The tomato variety Olesya, judging by the reviews and photos, gives large fruits, especially if it is grown in a greenhouse. Fruit sizes are from 6-8 cm in length and 4-6 cm in diameter, weighing 155-310 g. In open ground, Olesya tomatoes are smaller, but more ovaries are laid. Weight from 90 to 270 g, average weight – 130 g. Fruits are oval-shaped, plum-like, but more rounded.
The skin and flesh are intense orange in the phase of full ripeness. According to some reviews, the skin is very thin, it bursts during canning. Although other housewives insist that the tomato remains intact. The structure of the pulp is tender, fleshy and dense, but juicy, there are few seeds. The authors of the Olesya variety are recommended for fresh consumption. The taste of orange tomato is pleasant, sweet, with balanced acidity. Olesya tomatoes contain 3,4% sugars, 15-16% ascorbic acid.
The excellent taste and aesthetic qualities of orange tomatoes make them indispensable in summer salads and cuts. Extra fruits make good raw materials for preparing winter salads. Overripe ones are used in the total mass of red tomatoes for sauces or juice. The fruits lie up to 10-14 days.
The yield of tomato Olesya
Late-ripening varieties of tomatoes, which usually have a pleasant sweet taste, like Olesya tomatoes, ripen in August. Only in a heated greenhouse can you start growing tomatoes from April and get a harvest in July.
The authors of the variety indicate the average yield per 1 square. m – 6,4 kg. In the greenhouse, each bush produces over 2 kg of tomatoes, in the open field – 1,5-2 kg. In order for the variety to reveal its potential, the plant is formed:
- stepchildren, leaving only the first stepson for the second stem, and the rest are removed;
- lead to one or, more often, to 2 stems;
- tie the stems to the supports;
- in early or mid-August, after tying the upper fruit brush, pinch the top.
The yield of indeterminate type tomatoes largely depends on the formation of the plant, but also on the nutritional value of the soil, timely watering, and keeping the humidity in the greenhouse.
Stability
According to the characteristic, the Olesya tomato withstands short-term drops in night temperature to + 1 ° C in September. The plant survives, and the fruits in the open field are covered if a cold snap is expected. Tomatoes can survive frosts only in a well-protected greenhouse. In order for the seedlings to withstand positive, but sharp changes in day and night temperatures, it is hardened before moving to open ground. It can also tolerate a short period of drought, but tomato plants are watered regularly to keep the soil slightly moist and loose.
Olesya tomato bushes are not infected with the yellow curl virus, as some sources claim. Plants should be processed in advance, preventing the occurrence of late blight, which often affects late tomatoes. They also systematically monitor the condition of the leaves, checking for the presence of aphids or whiteflies, the most common pests of tomatoes, especially in greenhouse conditions.
Advantages and disadvantages
Attractive Olesya tomatoes, according to the photo and description, are finding more and more new lovers of large-fruited and tall vegetables. Over the years of cultivation, gardeners have identified many advantages in orange tomatoes:
- fruits of medium size;
- attractiveness of form and color;
- pleasant mild taste;
- transportability;
- unpretentiousness to growing conditions.
The disadvantages of the selection form include:
- late maturity;
- susceptibility to fungal diseases;
- average yield;
- indeterminacy, which requires the mandatory formation of a plant.
Rules of landing and care
When caring for tomatoes of the Olesya variety, standard agricultural practices are used.
Growing seedlings
Orange varieties are sown at the time characteristic of the region, approximately 60-65 days before planting in a greenhouse or open ground. For the first sowing, a bowl up to 6-8 cm deep is selected, and for picking – separate cups for each tomato with a diameter of 8-10 cm, a depth of up to 10 cm. They purchase a special substrate for seedlings if there is no soil harvested since autumn. For tomatoes, they independently gain the following composition:
- 1 part of turf or garden soil, humus, peat or sand;
- add a quarter cup of wood ash to 10 liters of the mixture, 1 teaspoon of superphosphate and potassium sulfate.
The seeds are soaked for 15 minutes in potassium permanganate, and then in some kind of growth stimulator. Some gardeners from Siberia claim that plants from untreated seeds are more resistant to cold. The seeds are immersed in the substrate by 1 cm, the container is covered with a film and placed in a place with a temperature of 23-25 ° C. Seedlings after 6-7 days give in to the first hardening, reducing heat to 17-18 ° C. Strengthened sprouts are transferred to a light windowsill or under a phytolamp, regularly moistened. When the first true leaves are already growing, the tomatoes are transplanted into separate containers, pinching the central root by 1-1,5 cm. Seedlings develop well at a temperature of 23-25 ° C.
Seedling transplant
After 55-60 days, seedlings of Olesya tomatoes, according to the description of the variety and its characteristics, lay the first flower brush. By this time, the containers must be taken out for 10-14 days to fresh air for hardening. Tomatoes are planted in a greenhouse without heating from the beginning of May. It is customary to move seedlings of a variety to an open area:
- in the southern regions – from mid-April;
- in the middle climatic zone of Our Country from May 10 to June 7;
- in the Urals and Siberia – from the middle of the last decade of May to the second decade of June.
Aftercare
In open ground, watered after 2-3 days, if there is no rain. Water is heated in the sun, poured under each root for 1,5-2 liters. In the greenhouse, they are watered every other day, in the grooves between the rows, the sprinkling method is avoided, because due to excess dampness, whitefly infection is possible. It is important to ventilate the room so that the humidity is in the range of 65-75%. After watering, the dried soil is loosened in the first weeks up to 10 cm, then superficially – up to 5-6 cm, so as not to damage the roots, mulch. 9-12 days after planting, bushes of tall tomatoes Olesya, according to the description and photo, are spudded after mandatory watering to strengthen the root system, then the reception is repeated after 2 weeks.
The variety is fed after 16-21 days. Dilute in 10 liters of water:
- 1 st. l. ammonium nitrate;
- 2 tbsp. l. potassium chloride;
- 3 tbsp. l. superphosphate.
Such a composition is used before the mass ovary. Then the fertilizer ratio is changed:
- 2 tbsp. l. superphosphate and ammonium nitrate;
- 3 art. l. potassium chloride.
Under the root pour 1 liter of fertilizer. It is more convenient to use complex mineral preparations.
Conclusion
Tomato Olesya bears fruit in an open area and in a greenhouse, undemanding to growth conditions. It is important to harden the seedlings, stepchild in time and tie up a tall stem. The average yield is compensated by the delicate taste of the fruit.
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