Description of the tomato variety Graf Orlov, its cultivation and yield
Gardeners love tall tomatoes. Tomato Count Orlov is the most popular. He won the hearts of people long ago with early fragrant fruits.
What a hybrid looks like
Breeders give a detailed description:
- bred for open ground and temporary shelters;
- indeterminate hybrid;
- bush height up to 180 cm;
- early ripening (from loops to the first tomatoes 105 days);
- leaf plates are dark green;
- forms up to 10 brushes;
- each cluster has an average of 6 fruits;
- with competent agricultural technology, it is possible to get up to 12 kg / bush.
Gardeners grow a hybrid in film and plastic unheated greenhouses. The plant bears fruit actively, but grows up to 2 meters.
There is a product of English selection: the Orlov Yellow Giant tomato. He produces yellow tomatoes weighing over a kilogram. It is mistakenly called a special grade of Count Orlov.
What berries grow
Summer residents describe the early fruits:
- round, smooth, slightly depressed at the peduncle, slightly ribbed;
- weight up to 120 g;
- pulp is fleshy, juicy;
- sweetish taste with slight sourness;
- ripe berries are dark red;
- a large number of seed chambers;
- rich taste and aroma;
- with a dense, coarse skin.
Tomatoes are versatile. They are used to prepare juice, pasta, use in salads, make vegetable slices. Some chefs use Graf Orlova for delicious stuffed baskets.
Benefits of tomato Graf Orlov
Agrobiologists are creating new varieties and hybrids. Increases productivity, disease resistance. Improves taste, product characteristics. The long-standing hybrid has found admirers. Gardeners appreciate it for:
- unpretentiousness;
- early ripening;
- resistance to fungal infections and major viruses;
- high productivity;
- universal purpose of fruits.
Don't forget: the taste of tomatoes depends on the growing conditions. In cool summer, the berries contain less juice, the pulp becomes sour.
How to get a decent harvest
The number of fruits of hybrids depends on the exact adherence to the rules of cultivation and care. You should adhere to simple recommendations:
- drive out seedlings in early March;
- plant on permanent ridges in late May - early July (when spring frosts pass);
- be sure to feed the planting with double superphosphate;
- mulching ridges with grass, straw, black non-woven material;
- avoid waterlogging of the earth (water only after complete drying);
- form into 1 stem;
- often pinch;
- lighten plants to a pouring brush;
- be sure to tie up;
- apply fertilizing with mineral complexes according to the manufacturer's scheme.
Count Orlov does not like excess nitrogen in the soil.The plant fattens: it gives all its strength to the accumulation of green mass. Does not tie fruit. Potassium-phosphorus fertilizers stimulate the growth of tomatoes, improve the taste. It is recommended to stop feeding 2 weeks before harvest.
Compliance with the rules of crop turnover and sideriding of ridges will allow you to grow strong, healthy bushes, and collect a decent harvest.
Gardeners' opinions
The long-standing hybrid has earned favorable reviews from gardeners. They came to taste: unpretentiousness, quick ripening, juicy pulp, universal purpose of tomatoes. I did not like the tendency of the plant to accumulate green mass. It is constantly required to remove stepsons.
