Tomato Orange giant: characteristics and description of the variety, reviews of tomato yields, photos of fruits

Advantages and disadvantages

When talking about any tomato variety, both the pros and cons of the tomato are usually emphasized. The Orange Giant also has its own.

Advantages

The efforts of the breeders were not in vain - this tomato has many advantages:

large fruit;
stable, long-term fruiting;
excellent sweet taste;
resistance to temperature and weather changes;
strong immunity and resistance to many diseases;
resistance to fruit cracking;
possibility of future use;
stable increased productivity;
increased carotene content;
ease of care;
attractive product qualities;
keeping quality;
transportability.

We can also add that many are attracted by the very beautiful appearance of the bright orange tomatoes themselves.

Flaws

Despite the efforts of the creators of the Orange Giant, it also has some disadvantages:

demands on fertilizing during the growing season (this is understandable - the plant needs strength in order for the fruits to gain weight); some fragility of branches that break easily, especially under the weight of fruits, which requires special care and caution when working with bushes. Whether the fact that the largest fruits can be obtained only in the south or in a greenhouse is considered a plus or minus is up to the gardeners themselves to decide. Although, with careful care, you can get these in any soil and in any region

Although, with careful care, you can get these in any soil and in any region.

Whether the fact that the largest fruits can be obtained only in the south or in a greenhouse is considered a plus or minus is up to the gardeners themselves to decide. Although, with careful care, you can get these in any soil and in any region.

The best varieties of yellow tomatoes: top 25 most popular

Note! The list of the best yellow tomatoes was prepared based on the degree of popularity of the names of varieties and hybrids, analysis of reviews from experienced gardeners, as well as the personal opinion of the author.

The most popular and best varieties of yellow tomatoes can be called (alphabetically):

By the way! The most popular yellow varieties are the following (in order of popularity): Banana Legs and Persimmon are two big hits. Next in popularity are the Golden Heart, Honey Drop, Yellow Buyan and Honey Spas.

Altai orange

Mid-season variety.
The plant is indeterminate, up to 150 cm high.
For open ground and film shelters.
The fruit is bright orange, flat-round, slightly ribbed. The number of nests is more than 6.
Weight - 250-500g.
Productivity - up to 10 kg per sq.m (under film cover in a greenhouse).
The fruits are dense, fleshy, and have excellent taste.
Universal purpose: for fresh consumption and preparation of winter preparations.
Withstands slight temperature fluctuations.

Amana Orange

The variety is mid-early (110-120 days).
The plant is indeterminate. The first inflorescence is formed above the 9th leaf, the subsequent ones - after 3 leaves.
The fruits are orange, flat-round, with many pronounced ribs.
Weight - 400-600 g (beef tomato).
The taste is delicate, sweet, aromatic, with the presence of fruity notes.
Resistant to the main range of tomato diseases.
Productivity - 16-18 kg per sq.m.

Banana legs

The main hit of recent years in the category of yellow (orange) tomato varieties.

The variety is ultra-early, from germination to harvesting the first harvest 90-96 days.
The plant is semi-determinate. The first inflorescence is formed above the 9-11th leaf, the subsequent ones - after 2-3. It is advisable to form the plant into 2-3 stems, but the formation of up to 5 stems is acceptable.
The fruits are two-chambered, cylindrical in shape with a tuberculate surface and a strongly elongated thin sharp nose, inclined to the side. The color is a rich yellow-orange color with yellow stripes, in which splashes of pink are noticeable.
Weight - 50-80 g.
Productivity - 5 kg per plant.
The taste of the fruit is very good. The pulp melts in your mouth.
Universal purpose: well suited for preparing a wide variety of dishes, canning and preparing tomato juice of unusual color.
Resistant to major tomato diseases.

Buyan yellow

Sometimes the Buyan variety is called “ Fighter ”.

Mid-season variety. It begins to bear fruit 110-115 days after germination.
The plant is determinate, standard, strong, about 50 cm high.
For open ground.
The fruits are cylindrical, even, smooth, dense.
Weight - 60-120 grams (up to 150 grams).
Productivity - 2-5 kg per sq.m.
The taste is pleasant (good or excellent), sweet with sourness.
Mainly for fresh consumption, but also suitable for pickling.
Tolerant to adverse weather conditions. The fruits ripen well and are stored well.

Cherry yellow

Early ripening variety (92-96 days from germination to fruiting).
The plant is indeterminate, semi-spreading, medium-branched, medium-leaved, more than 2 meters high. Form into one stem, removing all the “stepchildren”. The first inflorescence is laid above the 8-9 leaf, the subsequent ones - after 3 leaves. A long raceme with 20-40 fruits gives the plants a special decorative appearance.
For cultivation in film greenhouses and open ground (with a garter to stakes).
The fruits are round, smooth, and yellow in color.
Weight - 15-20 g.
Productivity - 1.0-2.0 kg per plant.
Excellent sweet taste.
Universal use: for fresh consumption, also suitable for canning with brushes.
Susceptible to TMV and fusarium, highly susceptible to cladosporiosis.

Dina

Mid-early (100-104 days) variety
The plant is determinate, medium-branched, medium-leaved, 70 cm high. Requires moderate pinching. The first inflorescence is laid above the 6-7 leaf, the subsequent ones - after 1-2 leaves.
For open ground and low film shelters.
The fruits are round, smooth, orange. The number of nests is 4-5.
Weight - 105-150 g (up to 300 grams).
Productivity - up to 4.5 kg per sq.m.
With excellent taste and high carotene content.
Universal use: recommended for fresh consumption and processing.
Resistant to septoria, moderately resistant to macrosporiosis, susceptible to late blight, watery and blossom end rot of fruits). Has good drought tolerance.
Long fruiting period.

gold fish

Medium late (111-120 days) variety.
The plant is indeterminate, up to 1.8-2 m high. Requires pinching and staking. As a rule, it is formed into 1 stem.
For film greenhouses and open ground (in the southern regions).
The fruits are aligned, cylindrical with a “spout,” smooth, bright yellow-orange.
Weight - up to 90-120 g.
Productivity - 9 kg per sq.m.
The taste is high. The pulp is dense, fleshy, with a high content of beta-carotene.
Recommended for fresh consumption and whole-fruit canning.
Resistant to adverse weather conditions. Weakly susceptible to late blight.
Long-term fruiting.

Golden mother-in-law F1

Early ripening hybrid (fruiting after 90 days).
The plant is determinant, in a greenhouse it reaches a height of 1-1.5 meters, in open ground there is no need to plant it.
For open ground and greenhouses.
The fruits are leveled, round, smooth, intensely orange in color. The number of nests is 4 or more.
Weight - up to 220 grams.
Productivity - 4 kg per bush in a greenhouse (or 10 kg per square meter), 2.5 kg in open ground.
The taste is good. With increased beta-carotene content.
Universal use: for canning as a whole and for fresh consumption.
Resistant to drought, tobacco mosaic virus, Alternaria and bacteriosis.
The fruits are dense and do not crack.

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Origin, properties and cultivation characteristics

The variety was included in the State Register in 2001, but “folk selection” tomatoes with a similar name and similar properties were cultivated in our country long before the date of official registration. At the beginning of the 20th century, this type of popular culture was already described by specialists in the field of plant growing. The authors of the modern “Orange Giant” are breeders of the Research and Production Corporation “NK.LTD”. According to their data, the tomato is suitable for cultivation in open ground throughout the country. In protected soil conditions, tomato bushes of this variety can grow up to 150-170 cm in height

Medium ripening tomato. The fruits begin to ripen on the 115-120th day from the appearance of full shoots. The bushes develop according to the indeterminate type and grow:

Growing conditions	Height
In shelters	Up to 150-170 cm
In the open ground	From 50-70 to 120 cm

Regarding the height of plants in open ground, information varies greatly: some gardeners describe the variety as short (50-70 cm), while others call it tall (up to 120 cm). Apparently, this parameter is highly dependent on weather conditions and soil conditions.

It is recommended to plant seedlings in a permanent place with a density of no more than 3 plants per 1 m2

Experts recommend planting seedlings in a permanent place at the age of 60-65 days; planting rate - 3 pieces per square meter. Bushes require:

formations - usually they are carried out in two stems;
pinching above 5-6 brushes;
obligatory garter of each trunk to a support.

The variety is extremely sensitive to the mineral composition and soil moisture. A good harvest can only be obtained with regular watering and fertilizing at least 3 times per season. The variety is weakly affected by pathogens of the main diseases.

You can count on a good harvest only if you regularly water and fertilize.

The first flower cluster is formed above the 7-9 leaves. Up to 10-12 ovaries can form on each brush. The average weight of ripe fruits is 150-200 g. In a good summer, up to 4 kg of tomatoes are harvested from a bush. If desired, you can normalize the number of ovaries, leaving 2-3 on each hand. In this case, there is a chance of growing giant fruits weighing 400 g or more. Ripe tomatoes have a flat-round or round (sometimes heart-shaped) shape, a dense bright orange skin and fleshy, surprisingly tasty pulp with a small amount of seeds. Tomatoes of this variety are good to use fresh, as well as for making juice and stuffing.

In the photo – packages with “Orange Giant” tomato seeds from various manufacturers

Retail chains sell “Orange Giant” seeds under the brands “Siberian Garden”, “Aelita”, “Russian Garden”, “Biotechnika” and others. There are no particular discrepancies in the descriptions of plants and images of fruits. On forums, seed material of similar varieties is often sold, having the same name, but with the addition of the name of the “family” nursery (for example, the “giants” of Dmitriev and Komov are known). According to reviews from summer residents, these varieties are also very attractive. In their parameters, they are very similar to officially registered tomato plants.

To grow an Orange Giant tomato

The general agricultural technology for growing tall tomatoes is quite applicable to the Orange Giant, but one should not forget about the features that experienced gardeners note:

to obtain larger tomatoes, the planting density of Orange Giant tomatoes should be 3–4 plants per 1 m2;
in the hot summer, when the air temperature in the shade is above 31 ºС and pollination of tomatoes does not occur, to obtain a decent harvest, leave all the fruits on the clusters, because the next clusters may not be pollinated and may not set an ovary, the size of the tomatoes will be smaller, but there will be more of them in quantity;
if long-term forecasts suggest summer heat, it is worth changing even the nature of the formation of the bush - do not remove the two lowest stepsons, on which an additional fruit cluster will have time to form before the onset of heat, and then pinch the tops of these shoots;
Orange Giant tomatoes should be watered frequently (3-4 times a week) and abundantly, especially regularly at elevated air temperatures;
when tying, strengthen not only plant stems, but also weighty bunches of tomatoes;
For timely ripening of tomatoes, about a month before the onset of cold weather (in the middle zone this is usually the end of July or the beginning of August), you need to pinch the growing point of the tomatoes - remove the top of the stem, leaving two leaves above the flower cluster.
Pinching a tomato is done about a month before the onset of cold weather.

Origin, properties and cultivation characteristics

Of course, in areas with short or cool summers, growing in greenhouses provides a higher chance of getting a decent harvest.

Medium ripening tomato. The fruits begin to ripen on the 115-120th day from the appearance of full shoots. The bushes develop according to the indeterminate type and grow:

Experts recommend planting seedlings in a permanent place at the age of 60-65 days, the planting rate is 3 pieces per square meter. Bushes require:

formations - they are usually led in two stems,
pinching above 5-6 brushes,
obligatory garter of each trunk to a support.

According to the observations of some gardeners, in hot weather the Orange Giant tomato requires a non-standard approach to the formation of bushes. At prolonged (more than 2 weeks) high temperatures, plants stop the formation of flower clusters and stop setting fruit. In such a situation, experienced tomato growers advise growing a bush with 3 trunks, leaving as additional “stepchildren” growing below and above the first flower cluster, and not rushing to pinch the stems. This allows you to increase the yield of the variety in uncomfortable conditions.

Reviews about the variety

Irina, 59 years old, Moscow region
Last spring I saw a photo of the Orange Giant tomato and reviews online, I was tempted and did not regret it. I bought seeds from Biotechnika. The seedlings grew strong and took root well in the greenhouse. She grew bushes with 2 stems (the main one and the “stepchild” growing below the first cluster). After tying 5 tassels, I pinched the stems and removed most of the leaves. I was very pleased with the harvest. The tomatoes turned out to be quite large (200-250 g each) and there were a lot of them. Many ripened on the bushes. The taste is wonderful, like from childhood. There was nothing left for juice, everything was eaten fresh. This year I sowed my seeds. There were few of them, but we managed to collect them. This time I'll try to normalize the ovaries. I would like to grow real “giants”.

Sergey, 52 years old, Skopin
My grandmother also grew tomatoes with this name, but there were no seeds left of them. A few years ago I bought new ones from Aelita. To my surprise, it turned out to be a very similar variety. The taste, color and shape of the fruit are almost the same. And the same wonderful feeling when you cut a tomato: the flesh is dense, homogeneous, and cuts like butter. The plants are not capricious, they hardly get sick. The yield is also satisfactory: I collected a bucket from every three bushes. Now I will leave this variety as a permanent one. I will have to try seeds from other companies or from private sellers. I wonder how the plants will differ.

Lyudmila, 34 years old, Saratov
The taste is one of the best. I like that the skins are thick and the fruits are easy to stuff. And growing, in general, is no problem. In open ground it practically doesn’t hurt me; it actively forms ovaries. Up to 15 tomatoes ripen on a bush, 200 g each. But you need to water it often. Without water, the tomatoes become smaller and the taste is no longer the same.

Svetlana, 38 years old, Barnaul
Excellent variety. Of the orange ones, perhaps the best. I’ve been growing it for several years, I’ve tried it both in the greenhouse and in the greenhouse. I liked it better in the garden. The bushes are low (up to 100 cm), and there are a lot of fruits. In a good summer I collect about 7 kg per square meter. Not all tomatoes, however, ripen on the bushes, but they ripen well in the house, and the taste is preserved. I really like it fresh, and the juice turns out great. Last year I treated him with treatment. I have never had anything so tasty and beautiful. I originally bought the seeds from Biotechnika, but in recent years I have been collecting my own.

Valery, 61 years old, Klin
I tried many orange-fruited varieties and settled on this one. This is not to say that tomatoes are absolutely “giants”, but I don’t need that. But there are many of them; the appearance and taste are beyond praise. In terms of cultivation, there are no more difficulties than with any other variety. Shaping, tying, pinching - these are standard agricultural techniques. It loves watering and fertilizing very much, but it is almost not affected by diseases, although it is not early. In general, I'm satisfied and have no plans to change the variety yet.

How to grow large tomatoes?

Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in the usual way, approximately 2-2.5 months before planting in the garden. Use purchased soil for seedlings as a substrate or make a mixture yourself, taking equal parts of sand, humus and garden soil. Disinfect the mixture.

You can harvest the seeds of the Orange Giant variety yourself, leaving 1-2 tomatoes on the lowest branches. The tomatoes should ripen on the bush. Homemade seeds need to be soaked in a warm solution of potassium permanganate for 30-40 minutes. Purchased seed material may already have been processed; there is information about this on the label. Scatter the seeds on moist soil, sprinkle with a layer of dry substrate on top. Embedment depth – 0.5 cm.

When the seeds germinate, the seedlings are planted in separate pots. Further care consists of watering and additional lighting, if necessary.

To get large fruits, no more than 4 ovaries are left on the tassels closer to the trunk, and the end of the tassel is removed. For better fruit filling and growth, you need to use mineral mixtures with potassium and phosphorus. Organics and nitrogen mixtures should not be added during the growth and ripening of fruits: this contributes to the accumulation of nitrates in their tissues.

Planting grown seedlings in open ground is a very important stage in tomato agricultural technology, which involves choosing the most suitable site for this crop, processing it and applying fertilizers, and transplanting grown seedlings to a bed prepared for them.

For planting tomatoes, choose a well-lit area with light, fertile soil.

After harvesting the previous crop, the area is dug or plowed with the preliminary application of the main part of the dose of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers and compost. In early spring, the soil on the site is loosened several times, and 1/3 of the nitrogen and the remainder of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are applied before the last treatment prior to planting the seedlings.

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On a note. If the area chosen for a tomato plantation has a lot of weeds such as wheatgrass and spurge, then in the fall they are sprayed with continuous action herbicides such as Roundup and Hurricane.

Fertilizer application

Fertilizers for tomatoes are applied in several stages:

In the fall, when digging the site, add 5 kg/sq.m. compost and 20 g/m2. potassium sulfate and double superphosphate.
In the spring, prior to planting seedlings in open ground, loosening 1 sq.m. area, a mixture consisting of 2 g of urea, 2 g of potassium sulfate and 2 g of double superphosphate is added.
During the growing season, tomatoes are fed twice - 10-15 days after planting in open ground and in the phase of the beginning of fruit development on the second cluster. For the first feeding per 1 sq.m. add 2 g of potassium sulfate and urea and 3 g of double superphosphate. During the second feeding, the dose of double superphosphate and potassium sulfate is increased to 3 and 5 g, respectively. The dose of nitrogen fertilizers is left the same as during the first feeding - increased application of nitrogen during the fruiting phase can lead to active growth and development of the vegetative mass, which can negatively affect the quality and timing of crop ripening.

Disembarkation

Seedlings are planted in open ground in late May-early June when they have 6-7 true leaves and one flower cluster.

During the growing season, the plantations carry out the following activities typical for other varieties: watering, periodically loosening the rows to remove weeds, tying and pinching.

Care

Orange giant tomatoes require a lot of nutrients, which the gardener must provide them with by regularly adding high-quality material. After transplanting young seedlings, it is enough to use 1 tablespoon of granular fertilizer labeled “10-10-10” per plant. The material is distributed around the plant. The tool must be used carefully so as not to damage the roots of the plants.
When the first tomatoes are the size of golf balls, add 1 tablespoon of the same fertilizer again. You need to reapply the fertilizing material after three weeks. It is important to always water the plant thoroughly after fertilizing and make sure it does not touch the leaves or stems. Do not use fertilizer during periods when tomatoes are stressed due to drought or high temperatures.
It is important to water when the top layer of soil dries out. Infrequent, thorough watering is better than frequent watering because it allows water to reach the roots faster without harming the crop.

Features of growing the variety

Compliance with the necessary rules of agricultural technology, taking into account the needs of this variety, will ensure the achievement of the desired result and a rich harvest.

The most important stages in growing are the task of obtaining high-quality seedlings, planting them in the ground, and subsequent care of the adult plant.

Growing seedlings

To grow strong and hardy seedlings, you must first start with the seeds:

soak them in a saturated pink solution of potassium permanganate for about forty minutes: this will disinfect the seeds, nourish them with microelements, and the seedlings will receive the necessary immunity;
then soak the seeds in warm water (changing it every 3-4 hours so that the seeds do not suffocate);
Drain the water and sow the dried seeds in a seedling container to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm.

Depending on the climate of the region, seeds should be sown two months before planting seedlings in the ground. In the middle zone this is usually the 3rd decade of February. Seedlings are planted (depending on the weather) usually in early May.

If young plants are planted in open ground, before planting they should be accustomed to the open air and hardened for a couple of weeks.

Seedlings are planted when they already have 5-7 true leaves, preferably in cloudy weather - this makes it easier for a young bush to adapt to open ground.

Transplantation into the ground

An important step in the growing process is the selection of a suitable site (if it is open ground).

The area should be sunny.
The soil should be fertilized, free from weeds, and moderately moist.
Bushes should be planted at a distance of 50x60 cm, preferably in a square-cluster method.
Pour a little water into the holes, you can add a little zircon solution, which will help the plant better tolerate the transplantation procedure and adapt to the new place.
It’s good to immediately install a support in the hole, to which you need to tie the plant in the future. This way the roots will not be damaged when installing the peg.
If the holes were well moistened, it is better to water the planted bushes after two or three days (depending on the weather).
It is still better to form the Orange Giant bushes into one stem.

After 7-10 days, you can feed the young bushes with a herbal infusion (1 kg of grass per 10 liters of water) from mowed herbs (nettle, dandelion, chamomile, burdock, etc.), you can add ash and dolomite flour (1.5 kg each) to the infusion per 100 l), chicken droppings (1.5 kg), to prevent fungal infections it is good to add a bunch of rotted hay, you can also add ground eggshells, bone meal (0.5 kg each). The infusion should ferment for ten days. Then the concentrated infusion must be diluted 1:15. Use a bucket for 4-5 bushes.

Further care for the Orange Giant is practically no different from caring for any other variety of tomatoes:

watering: it is better to water in the evening in calm weather with settled or warm water, trying not to get it on the bushes; the main thing is not to over-moisten the soil, but also not to let it dry out - the Orange giant loves constant moderate humidity; loosen regularly, trying not to damage the roots; remove weeds in a timely manner; it is useful to mulch the soil between the rows - this will keep it moist longer and reduce the germination of weeds; feed tomato bushes three times during the growing season; it is very important not to overfeed the plants so that they do not begin to “fatten” to the detriment of the harvest; upon reaching the desired height (approximately mid-June), pinch the tops of the bushes to limit further growth and direct the plant’s forces to the formation of ovaries; break out the shoots in a timely manner (they can be rooted to get more bushes of the desired variety); It is better to leave 2-3 ovaries on the brushes. So, by paying enough attention and applying the necessary preventive measures, you can grow amazingly wonderful, very tasty, beautiful orange tomatoes for everyone and enjoy them all summer long

And from the most outstanding fruits you can also collect seeds, which can be sown again for seedlings in subsequent seasons.

So, by paying enough attention and applying the necessary preventative measures, you can grow amazingly wonderful, very tasty, beautiful orange tomatoes for everyone and enjoy them all summer long. And from the most outstanding fruits you can also collect seeds, which can be sown again for seedlings in subsequent seasons.

Characteristics, variety description, yield

The orange giant is the fruit of the tireless work of Russian breeders. Their intention was to develop a dominant, orange-yellow colored variety at a time when tomatoes in non-traditional colors were just beginning to appear. In color it is somewhat similar to varieties of the same golden-orange series Orange and Persimmon, but it is much more original in taste and much larger in size.

The indeterminate variety allows, as needed, to grow bushes from 130 to 10 cm. The versatility of the varietal purpose allows you to grow an orange masterpiece both in greenhouse conditions and in open ground. On one square of soil you can grow only three bushes, but each of them will produce 5-6 kg of excellent fruit. They ripen faster in greenhouse conditions and become larger only in northern and temperate latitudes. Truly large varietal specimens of the fruit are obtained in the southern regions, where, under the bright sun on fertile soils, gardeners manage to grow truly gigantic specimens.

Gardeners note the truly original taste of orange fruits with a high content of vitamins and microelements. Because of this feature, people try to consume them fresh, in mixed vegetables and salads. In the northern and temperate regions, where the average size of the fruit is smaller (from 250 to 450 g), it is used for barrel pickling for the winter. Everywhere, the Orange Giant is a recognized favorite in the production of homemade juices due to its juicy, vitamin-rich pulp with an extremely low solids content.

Fact! Scientists and food technology experts recognize that the Orange Giant has all the necessary conditions to produce high-quality tomato juice. It contains the optimal ratio of food acids and various sugars, vitamins and microelements. The variety has a minimal amount of small seeds, contains only about 10% dry matter, and when cooked only enhances its taste characteristics.

The orange giant is suitable for any culinary needs, but cannot be used in whole canning due to its large size. However, housewives who use it to prepare vegetable dressings for first courses and gourmet preserves mixed with other vegetables note its high taste. Many gourmets prefer to eat tomatoes of this variety fresh, especially if they know that there were no chemicals in growing the fruit.

Interesting! Yellow tomatoes contain much more nutrients than the usual red ones. They have less acidity and more vitamins. They can be included in the diet of people with diabetes and allergies. Orange and yellow fruits are useful for those who have problems with intestinal motility, low vision, or poor condition of nails and hair.

The main purpose of the variety is culinary needs, eating fresh, barrel pickling, preservation in vegetable salads, assorted dishes and flavored dressings for first courses, preparing homemade juice and drinks using an industrial method.

Important! When consumed regularly, the Orange Giant variety becomes an indispensable source of nutrients. It contains a lot of carbohydrates to obtain the energy the body needs, proteins for regeneration, rejuvenation and cell construction, fats to ensure cellular functionality and transport functions, dietary fiber for normal intestinal motility and stomach function.

Growing technology

The most common seedling technology for growing this variety.

Growing seedlings

The foundation of the future harvest is healthy and strong seedlings, for the cultivation of which it is necessary to select the right soil, prepare containers for it, and promptly sow properly prepared seed material.

Soil selection and preparation

The following is used as a substrate for growing seedlings of the Orange Giant variety:

special store-bought soils for vegetable crops;
a homemade soil mixture consisting of 1 part turf soil, part humus, 1 part well-rotted lowland peat and 0.2 parts fine-grained river sand.

On a note. You cannot add soil from the areas where tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants were grown in the soil mixtures you prepare yourself. It is best to prepare soil from beds where legumes or vegetables grew.

Preparing seedling containers

For planting seedlings, wooden or plastic boxes are used, into which a 7-8 cm thick layer of soil mixture or substrate can be poured. To disinfect the container, it is cleaned of the remains of old soil, if necessary, washed under running cold water, dried, and then using a conventional hand sprayer. treated with a 1% solution of potassium permanganate, a 50% solution of hydrogen peroxide.

Before filling the container with soil or a homemade soil mixture, a layer of drainage - expanded clay washed in boiling water - is poured onto the bottom of the box.

To pick grown tomato seedlings of this variety, use capacious plastic sour cream cups and paper milk cartons with the top cut off.

On a note. Cardboard boxes are not used for growing seedlings, since with abundant watering of a large number of seedlings, they are very quickly destroyed by moisture entering the soil.

Filling soil into seedling containers

The prepared soil or soil mixture is poured into the seedling containers in an even layer. After the box is filled, use your fingers to rub all large lumps, remove any stones, small roots, pieces of glass and other objects.

The day before sowing, the soil is watered with a hot 1% solution of potassium permanganate.

Pre-sowing seed treatment

Pre-sowing treatment of tomato seed material of this variety includes the following operations:

Calibration - dilute a tablespoon of table salt in 1 liter of settled water, add the seeds to the resulting solution for 5-10 minutes. After this time, the small and puny seeds remaining on the surface of the solution are collected with a spoon and thrown away, and the heavy seeds located at the bottom of the vessel with the solution are thoroughly washed under running water for 5-6 minutes.
Dressing - calibrated seeds are wrapped in a gauze bag and placed in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate for 20-25 minutes, after which they are removed and thoroughly washed again under running warm water.
Bubbling - to accelerate germination and increase germination a day before sowing, calibrated and treated seeds are wrapped in small gauze bags and placed in a 3-liter jar with warm water, which is enriched with oxygen using a small aquarium compressor. The duration of this pre-sowing treatment is 12-15 hours.

Sowing seeds

Sowing seeds is done as follows:

The compacted soil is slightly loosened and leveled with a small wooden plank.
Using a wooden ruler, make 3-4 grooves 0.5 mm deep on the surface of the soil. The distance between adjacent grooves should be no more than 4 cm.
Seeds are placed into the groove using tweezers. The distance between the seeds should be no more than 1cm.
The grooves are covered with a layer of loose soil.
The container is covered with film and placed in a warm and dark room with a temperature of 22-25 for 3-4 days.

Seedling care

After the seedlings have appeared, the box with seedlings is placed for 5 days in a bright place with a daytime temperature of +14 +160C and at night not lower than +120C. After 5 days, the temperature in the room with seedlings is increased to +20 +220C during the day and not lower than +160C at night

During active growth, seedlings are watered moderately with settled warm water. At the same time, make sure that moisture does not accumulate on the leaves of the plants.

When the seedlings have two true leaves, they are transplanted (picked) into larger boxes or separate cups. In order for the seedlings to tolerate replanting normally, the day before picking, they are watered generously and sprayed with the growth regulator Epin.

How to grow seedlings

Yellow giant seeds are germinated 2 months before planting in open ground. In the southern regions they begin to do this in the last days of February, in the central regions - in the second half of March.

Some gardeners advise planting seeds according to the lunar calendar. Plants that began to grow on a suitable lunar day will be stronger and healthier.

Seed preparation

To test the seeds for germination, they are soaked in a salt solution for half an hour. To prepare the product, dissolve 0.5 teaspoons of salt in 100 ml of water. Those specimens that float to the surface are unsuitable for planting.

If purchased tomato seeds were used, then most likely they will be treated at the factory. Information about this is indicated on the packaging.

Planting material obtained from its own fruits is disinfected. It is soaked:

for 30 minutes in a light pink solution of potassium permanganate;
for 15 minutes in hydrogen peroxide;
for 12 hours in aloe juice diluted with water (1:1);
for 12 hours in a soda solution (1 teaspoon of soda per 1 cup of water).

Next, seed germination is stimulated by soaking them in nutrients:

"Epine";
sodium humate;
"Effectone";
ash solution (1 tbsp. ash per 1 tbsp. water);
honey solution (1 teaspoon of honey per 1 cup of water).

Selection of containers and soil

Any wide containers are suitable for sowing seeds. Plant seedlings into pots with a volume of at least 300 ml.

Growing containers are disinfected. They are soaked for 30 minutes in a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate.

You can buy the soil at the store or prepare it yourself. In the first case, choose special soil for tomatoes and peppers or a universal seedling mixture.

It is not difficult to prepare the soil yourself. To do this take:

1/3 bucket of peat;
1/3 bucket of humus;
1/3 bucket of garden soil;
1 teaspoon each of superphosphate, urea and potassium.

All ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Then the soil is watered with a strong solution of potassium permanganate or calcined in the oven.

The best containers for seedlings, what volume for early sowing tomatoes

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Sowing

Soil is poured into the box and watered with warm water. Furrows are made in the soil 1 cm deep at a distance of 4 cm. Seeds are placed in them at intervals of 2 cm.

The grooves are sprinkled with earth and moistened with a spray bottle. The containers are covered with film and placed in a warm place.

Seedling care

To grow healthy seedlings, you need to properly care for them. The list contains the main recommendations:

After the first shoots appear, the film is removed. Plants are moved to a well-lit place.
Water the seedlings as the soil dries out. For irrigation, use liquid at room temperature. It should not get on the above-ground parts of plants.
When real leaves appear, the tomatoes are planted in individual pots. Fine crushed stone or broken ceramic dishes are poured into the bottom of the containers as drainage.
2 weeks after transplantation, the tomatoes are fed and watered for the first time.
In total, during the growing period, 3 feedings are applied with a break of 2 weeks. Complex mineral fertilizers and vermicompost are used.
10 days before planting tomatoes in a permanent place, they begin to harden. The seedlings are taken out onto the balcony or street. The procedure begins at 1 hour, gradually increasing the time to 16 hours.

Features and benefits of growing yellow tomatoes

Everyone is accustomed to the fact that a tomato should be red, and all its other colors are purely a decorative item. But orange and yellow varieties of tomatoes not only have a bright appearance, but also excellent taste, coupled with beneficial properties.

Interesting! Initially, tomatoes were called golden apples (“tomato” from the Italian pomo d’oro - “golden apple”).

Advantages of yellow-fruited tomatoes:

They simply stand out in the garden.
Great taste. Yellow tomatoes are less sour and contain more sugar than red ones, which means their taste is richer and more delicate.

By the way! Yellow fruits are low in calories , have less acidity and are therefore excellent for dietary nutrition.

Helpful. Yellow tomatoes contain a lot of beta-carotene, lycopene (in a more digestible form) and niacin (formerly called vitamin B3).
Hypoallergenic (low likelihood of allergies).

Thus, orange and yellow tomatoes not only have a bright and unusual appearance, but are also extremely beneficial for the body, which means they should definitely be grown in your summer cottage.

Today, the seed market offers a huge variety of varieties of yellow tomatoes of various sizes (from cherry tomatoes to BIF, i.e. from small to large-fruited), shapes (there are real “lemons”, “droplets”, “legs”), yield , ripening dates (from ultra-early to late-ripening) and taste, so you can definitely find something for yourself.

Important! When choosing a variety, always keep in mind that if determinate tomatoes can still be successfully grown in open ground in a relatively cool climate (especially low-growing varieties) , for example, in the middle zone (Moscow region), then indeterminate tomatoes should be planted in a greenhouse (under film shelter) . It's another matter if you have a hot climate and long summers. In any case, it should be taken into account that in closed ground the yield will always be greater, especially for indeterminate tomatoes.

Video: yellow tomatoes are a real benefit

Characteristics of the variety

The Ural Giant tomato variety is indeterminate and early ripening; it can be planted in a greenhouse or in open ground. The bush reaches a height of 150-200 cm. The fruits ripen in clusters of 3-5 pieces.

Fruit

Tomatoes of this variety are red, yellow, orange or pink. Their taste is almost the same, but pink ones are sweeter, and yellow ones have a specific piquant taste.

They are round and slightly flattened in shape. Average weight – 700-900 g (quite impressive size). The peel is dense and thin, the pulp is sugary.

The fruits are very tasty fresh. They make colorful holiday cuts and excellent vitamin-rich salads. They are used for preparing second courses, as well as juices, ketchups, pastes and sauces. They are not suitable for preservation due to their large size.

Productivity

Tomato has a high yield - not due to the number of fruits, but due to their weight. With proper care, you get 4-6 kg from one bush.

Sustainability

This variety is resistant to seasonal cold snaps and tolerates drought and sudden weather changes. It can be grown in all regions (in the south - in open ground, in the middle zone and in the north - in greenhouses).

Like many large-fruited tomatoes, the Ural giant needs careful disease prevention (most often it suffers from late blight).

Diseases and pests, combating them

When properly cared for, tomatoes growing in a greenhouse rarely get sick. Poor maintenance, excessive watering, drafts, high air humidity are the reasons why the Orange Giant may develop late blight or another fungal disease.

In the south, tomato plantings in open ground are threatened by:

Colorado beetle;
melon aphid;
sawfly;
codling moth;
thrips.

There is a large selection of drugs in stores to combat these insects:

Prevention

Prevention of late blight is the best method of combating it. When growing tomatoes in greenhouse conditions, there are more prerequisites for the proliferation of fungal spores. Any summer resident who has a greenhouse must treat the greenhouse in the fall or spring in one of the following ways:

At the end of the season, remove all plant remains (roots, stems, leaves), matings. Clean the stakes and spray with copper sulfate or any fungicide.
Wash glass (polycarbonate) with laundry soap.
Spray the internal structures with copper sulfate.
Use a sulfur bomb to disinfect the greenhouse.
Replace the top layer of greenhouse soil (layer 5-7 cm) at least once every 3 years.

In summer, you need to monitor the air humidity in the greenhouse. Its increase is especially critical during prolonged rains, accompanied by a decrease in temperature. Reduce humidity by ventilating, but do not create drafts.

Another measure that all experienced summer residents use is removing the lower leaves. By autumn, the leaves remain only in the upper part of the plant; there are enough of them for the fruit to ripen. Plants with this care do not suffer from late blight. There is no stagnation of humid air, the plants are well lit, all nutrients go to the formation of fruits.

Features of orange tomatoes

Sunny fruits are an ideal option for those who suffer from allergies and cannot enjoy red tomatoes. Orange tomatoes do not have red pigment, which causes allergies. They are given to children and adults with allergies.
With the help of orange fruits, children are accustomed to tomatoes and tomato dishes are introduced into their diet. It has been noticed that children like orange fruits many times better than red ones.
These tomatoes contain a rare element - niacinin, which cannot be found in tomatoes of any other color. It strengthens the vascular walls in the body. Orange tomatoes also contain lycopene, although in smaller quantities than pink ones. Lycopene serves as a prevention against cancer.
In terms of taste, orange varieties of tomatoes also win; as a rule, they are fleshy and do not contain water and sourness, which happens in tomatoes of other colors. Orange tomatoes come in large, cocktail, cherry and cluster varieties.

Photo: Orange varieties are fleshy, they do not contain water or sourness.

Tomatoes with yellow and orange fruits: list of the best varieties - their descriptions and characteristics

In a good way, one can envy those gardeners who love and know how to grow the most diverse, or rather multi-colored, varieties of tomatoes. One of these are tomatoes with yellow and orange fruits. Any self-respecting gardener, like a novice summer resident, having studied a number of features of such varieties and rolling up his sleeves, will be able to grow such appetizing, really tasty and healthy beauties. Next, you will be presented with the most popular and best varieties of yellow tomatoes, their descriptions, characteristics and, of course, appearance (photo).