Tomato Orange strawberry: variety description, photos, reviews

Tomato Orange strawberry is a varietal representative of the culture, created by German breeders. In 1975 it was brought to Our Country from Germany. The unusual color of the fruit attracted attention, thanks to its taste, frost resistance and unpretentiousness in care, it quickly spread throughout Our Country. During the cultivation, vegetable growers have improved the variety to perfection by selection, every year, leaving the seeds of the strongest tomatoes.

Detailed description of the variety

Tomato German selection Orange strawberry refers to indeterminate species. Grown by closed and open method. On unprotected ground it grows to a height of 1,8 m, in a greenhouse without growth correction it can reach 3,5 m. The top is pinched according to the height of the trellis. Tomato of unlimited growth, large-fruited, generative type. The shoot formation is insignificant, the bush is formed by two trunks, the main and stepson of the first order, the remaining side shoots are removed as they grow.

The variety Orange strawberry belongs to the middle-late, the first ripe fruits are harvested 110 days after the seedlings are placed in the garden. In a temperate climate, the orange strawberry tomato is cultivated by a closed method, in the South in open ground. The fruiting of the variety is stretched, the tomatoes on the brush ripen unevenly. The culture forms fruits of the same size from the first to the last circle.

The tomato is adapted to the weather conditions of most regions of Our Country, tolerates low temperatures and drought well. Photosynthesis requires an excess of ultraviolet light, in the shade growth slows down, the color of tomatoes becomes dull. When growing the Orange Strawberry variety in greenhouse structures, care must be taken to install fitolamps. The plant should be illuminated for at least 16 hours.

 External characteristics of the bush:

1. Stems are thick, powerful, woody. The structure is fibrous, durable. The edge is small, dense, rigid, the stems are painted gray with a green tint.
2. The leaves of the tomato are opposite, the internodes are short. The leaf plate is narrow, long dark green. The surface is finely pubescent, corrugated, the edges are coarsely serrated.
3. The root system is powerful, overgrown, superficial.
4. Fruit racemes articulated, medium length, occupancy 4–6 ovaries. Bookmark the brush after 8 sheets, the next after 4.
5. Tomato blooms with single simple flowers of dark yellow color. The flowers are bisexual, self-pollinated, 100% produce ovaries.

In a warm climate, tomatoes ripen completely before the onset of frost. In the Central part of Our Country, if the crop is grown in an unprotected area, the crop from the last brushes is harvested at the stage of milky ripeness. Tomato variety Orange strawberries ripen safely in sufficient light, the color and taste do not differ from tomatoes that have ripened naturally.

Description of fruits

The photo shows a heart-shaped orange strawberry tomato; according to vegetable growers, rounded tomatoes can also be found on the same plant. This can be attributed to the features of the variety, and not to its shortcomings. Fruit Description:

• the main part of the tomatoes resembles garden strawberries in shape, hence the corresponding name, fruit weight – 400-600 g, in greenhouses up to 900 g;
• the color is bright yellow with a red tint, monophonic;
• the peel is thin, dense, not prone to cracking, tolerates transportation well;
• the surface is glossy, the stalk is ribbed;
• the pulp is juicy, oily, dark yellow in color, without voids and white areas, contains 4 seed chambers, few seeds.

Tomato Orange strawberry refers to table varieties. It has a pronounced aroma, sweet fruity taste, the acid concentration is minimal. The fruits contain carotene, thanks to the enzyme they have an unusual color for the culture. Tomato Orange strawberries can be consumed without restriction by children and people with an allergic reaction to red-fruited varieties.

Fruits of universal purpose, they are processed into juice, puree, consumed fresh, used for salting.

Characteristics of tomato Orange strawberry

Variety Orange strawberry is considered the most common among yellow-fruited tomatoes. For more than 40 years, the crop has been grown in Our Country, during which time the tomatoes have fully adapted to the growing conditions, they have developed good immunity to diseases, the tomato is practically not affected by pests.

Along with frost resistance, high resistance to aggressive environments has become the reason for the popularity of tomato among farmers and amateur vegetable growers. If the air humidity and temperature conditions in the greenhouse are not observed, the development of a tobacco mosaic is possible. In an open garden, the tomato does not get sick and is affected by pests.

The variety is high-yielding, the fruiting rate is achieved due to the size and weight of the fruit. The culture is tall with a wide basal circle, does not tolerate cramped space. On one 1 m ² more than three bushes are not placed. Fruit picking from each tomato bush Orange strawberry averages 6,5 kg, from 1 m ² take up to 20 kg (in greenhouse conditions). In an open area, the height of the tomato is lower, the yield is less by 3-4 kg per 1 m².

Medium-late variety ripens in early August. Fruiting is long, subsequent fruits are removed as they ripen. In the South, the tomato fully manages to reach biological ripeness, the last harvest is carried out in early October. In a temperate climate in a greenhouse, fruiting is 2 weeks longer, ripening is the same time later.

In the photo, the orange strawberry tomato during fruiting, according to reviews, the yield can be significantly reduced if the culture does not have enough light and nutrition. The plant is not afraid of lowering the temperature, moderate watering is sufficient. In an open garden, the threat to fruiting is the north wind and shade.

Advantages and disadvantages

The German tomato variety Orange Strawberry is characterized by the following advantages:

1. High yield.
2. Long term fruit ripening.
3. Exotic coloring, chemical composition does not cause allergies.
4. High taste score.
5. Tomatoes for universal use.
6. Frost resistance, heat resistance.
7. With artificial ripening, it has the taste and color of a tomato from the mother bush.
8. High resistance to diseases and pests.

The disadvantages include: insufficient number of seeds, demanding lighting.

Care boarding rules

The variety is medium late, so it is planted only in seedlings. The tomato is indeterminate, forms a powerful root system, for better growth it must be dived. The seedling method accelerates the ripening time and improves root growth.

Seeding for seedlings

Work is carried out at the end of March. Seeds are pre-stratified and treated with an antifungal drug. Fertile soil is prepared from the sod layer, peat and sand, ash (in equal proportions). Bookmark planting material:

1. The soil is poured into wooden or plastic boxes.
2. Make indentations of 2 cm in the form of furrows.
3. Distribute the seeds (1 seed per 1,5 cm).
4. Water, fall asleep, cover with polyethylene on top.
5. The boxes are cleaned in a room with an air temperature of +22⁰ C.

The film is removed. The plant is fed with complex fertilizers. Water from a spray bottle so that the top layer of soil does not dry out. After the formation of three leaves, the seedlings dive into separate containers or larger boxes.

Seedling transplant

Seedlings are transferred to an open area when the soil has warmed up to +18 ⁰ C and there is no risk of frost. Approximately work is carried out in early May. Seedlings are planted in the greenhouse structure in mid-May. Number of plants per 1m² – 3 pcs. Landing algorithm:

1. The site is dug up before the seedlings are placed, organic fertilizers are applied.
2. Furrows are made 15 cm deep.
3. The plant is placed vertically.
4. They fall asleep, leaving only the top of the head with leaves on the surface.

After 10 days, the rows are spudded and mulched with straw.

Care of tomatoes

According to reviews, the German orange strawberry tomato belongs to relic varieties. Agricultural technology includes:

1. The formation of a bush with two stems, all subsequent shoots are removed. Cut off the lower leaves to the brush with fruits. Harvest, cut off the fruit brush. Not only a bush is tied to a support, but also bunches with tomatoes, special nylon nets are used.
2. Apply mineral fertilizers. After planting and during flowering, they are fed with organic matter; during the ripening period, they give potassium, phosphorus, and phosphate.
3. In open ground, the irrigation regime depends on precipitation. Tomato Orange strawberries need two waterings a week. To prevent high humidity, the greenhouse is watered with a drip method.
4. Mulch the bush after planting. Weeding is carried out as weeds grow. When the plant reaches 25 cm in height, it is spudded.

Conclusion

Tomato Orange strawberry – medium-late, indeterminate, large-fruited variety. They grow culture throughout Our Country, except for the zone of risky farming. Fruits with a high gastronomic assessment of universal use. The variety is undemanding to care, frost-resistant, tolerates high ambient temperatures well.

Reviews of Orange Strawberry Tomato