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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 growing in all regions, both in greenhouses and in the open field. Orange fruits of medium and large size are very tasty, suitable for harvesting.
Characteristics and description of the tomato variety Olesya
A tomato plant of the Olesya variety is of an indeterminate type, it can rise up to 2 m under favorable conditions. In August, the tops of the stems are pinched so that the tomatoes from the last brush can be poured successfully and matured before frost. A tall bush usually reaches 1.5-1.7 m, gives many stepchildren. Tomato stems Olesya, according to reviews and photos of those who planted, are strong, withstand a bountiful 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 clusters are formed through 3 leaves.
The producers of the variety indicate that the late tomato, respectively, will ripen in 116-120 days after germination.
Description of fruits
Tomato variety Olesya, judging by the reviews and photos, gives large fruits, especially if it is grown in a greenhouse. The size of the fruit is from 6-8 cm in length and 4-6 cm in diameter, weighing 155-310 g. Olesya's tomatoes are smaller in the open field, but more ovaries are laid. Weight from 90 to 270 g, average weight - 130 g. Fruits in the form of an oval, similar to plum, but more rounded.
The skin and pulp are intense orange in color when fully ripe. According to some reviews, the skin is very thin, it bursts when canning. Although other housewives insist that the tomato remains intact. The structure of the pulp is tender, fleshy and dense, but juicy, few seeds. The authors recommend the Olesya variety for fresh consumption. The taste of orange tomato is pleasant, sweet, with a 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 slices. The extra fruits are good raw materials for the preparation of winter salads. Overripe are used in the total mass of red tomatoes for sauces or juice. Fruits stay up to 10-14 days.
Tomato yield 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 harvest in July.
The authors of the variety indicate an average yield per 1 sq. m - 6.4 kg. In the greenhouse, each bush yields 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 by:
- stepchildren, leaving only the first stepson for the second stem, and the rest are removed;
- lead in one or, more often, in 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 tomatoes depends to a large extent on the formation of the plant, but also on the nutritional value of the soil, timely watering, and the maintenance of humidity in the greenhouse.
Sustainability
According to its characteristics, Olesya's tomato can withstand short-term drops in night temperature up to + 1 ° C in September. The plant survives, and the fruits are covered in the open field 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 drops in day and night temperatures, they are hardened before moving into open ground. The cultivar can also withstand a short period of drought, but for normal yields, tomato plants are regularly watered, keeping the soil slightly moist and loose.
Olesya's tomato bushes are not infected with the yellow curly virus, according to some sources. Plants should be pretreated to prevent late blight, which often affects late tomatoes. They also carry out systematic monitoring of the condition of the leaves, checking for the presence of aphids or whiteflies, the most common pests of tomatoes, especially in greenhouses.
Advantages and disadvantages
Attractive tomatoes Olesya, according to the photo and description, find more and more lovers of large-fruited and tall vegetables. Over the years of cultivation, gardeners have identified many advantages in orange tomatoes:
- medium-sized fruits;
- attractiveness of shape and color;
- pleasant mild taste;
- transportability;
- unpretentiousness to growing conditions.
The disadvantages of the breeding form include:
- late ripeness;
- susceptibility to fungal diseases;
- average yield;
- indeterminacy, which requires the obligatory formation of a plant.
Planting and care rules
Caring for Olesya tomatoes, standard agricultural techniques are used.
Growing seedlings
The orange variety is sown at local times, approximately 60-65 days before planting in a greenhouse or open field. For the first sowing, a bowl is selected with a depth of 6-8 cm, and for picking - separate cups for each tomato with a diameter of 8-10 cm, a depth of 10 cm. Purchase a special substrate for seedlings, if there is no soil harvested in the fall. For tomatoes, they independently collect the following composition:
- 1 part of sod or garden land, humus, peat or sand;
- add a quarter cup of wood ash to 10 liters of the mixture, 1 teaspoon each of superphosphate and potassium sulfate.
The seeds are soaked for 15 minutes in potassium permanganate, and then in any growth stimulant. Some Siberian gardeners claim that plants from untreated seeds are more resistant to cold weather. 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 the heat to 17-18 ° C. The hardened 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. The seedlings develop well at a temperature of 23-25 ° C.
Transplanting seedlings
After 55-60 days, Olesya's tomato seedlings, according to the description of the variety and its characteristics, lay the first flower cluster. 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 the variety to an open area:
- in the southern regions - from mid-April;
- in the middle climatic zone of Russia 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.
Follow-up care
In the open field, 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, water is 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 within 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, the bushes of tall Olesya tomatoes, according to the description and photo, are spud after mandatory watering to strengthen the root system, then the reception is repeated after 2 weeks.
The variety is fed after 16-21 days. In 10 liters of water, dilute:
- 1 tbsp. 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 tbsp. l. potassium chloride.
1 liter of fertilizer is poured under the root. It is more convenient to use complex mineral preparations.
Conclusion
Tomato Olesya bears fruit in an open area and in a greenhouse, undemanding to growing conditions. It is important to harden the seedlings, pinch and tie up the tall stem in time. The average yield is offset by the delicate taste of the fruit.
