Gardeners love tall tomatoes. Tomato Graf Orlov is the most popular. It has long conquered the hearts of people with its early fragrant fruits.
What does a hybrid look like?
Breeders give a detailed description:
- bred for open ground and temporary shelters;
- indeterminate hybrid;
- bush height up to 180 cm;
- early ripening period (from loops to the first tomatoes 105 days);
- leaf blades are dark green;
- forms up to 10 brushes;
- Each cluster contains an average of 6 fruits;
- With proper agricultural technology, it is possible to get up to 12 kg/bush.
Gardeners grow the hybrid in film and plastic unheated greenhouses. The plant actively bears fruit, but grows up to 2 meters.
There is a product of English selection: the Orlov Yellow Giant tomato. It produces yellow tomatoes weighing over a kilogram. It is mistakenly called the special variety Graf Orlov.
What berries grow
Summer residents describe the early fruits:
- round in shape, smooth, slightly depressed at the stalk, slightly ribbed;
- weight up to 120 g;
- the flesh is fleshy, juicy;
- the taste is sweetish with a slight sourness;
- ripe berries are dark red;
- a large number of chambers with seeds;
- rich taste and aroma;
- with thick, rough skin.
Tomatoes have a universal purpose. They are prepared into juice, paste, used in salads, and cut into vegetables. Some chefs use Count Orlov for delicious stuffed baskets.
Benefits of the Graf Orlov tomato
Agrobiologists are creating new varieties and hybrids. Increases productivity and resistance to diseases. Improves taste and product characteristics. The long-standing hybrid has found admirers. Gardeners value it for:
- unpretentiousness;
- early ripening;
- resistance to fungal infections and major viruses;
- high productivity;
- universal purpose of fruits.
We should not forget: the taste of tomatoes depends on the growing conditions. In cool summers, the berries contain less juice and the pulp becomes more sour.
How to get a decent harvest
The number of hybrid fruits depends on strict adherence to the rules of cultivation and care. You should follow simple recommendations:
- drive out seedlings in early March;
- plant on permanent ridges in late May - early July (when spring frosts have passed);
- be sure to feed the planting with double superphosphate;
- mulching beds with grass, straw, black non-woven material;
- do not allow the soil to become waterlogged (water only after it has completely dried);
- form into 1 stem;
- stepchild often;
- lighten plants to a filling brush;
- be sure to tie it up;
- fertilize with mineral complexes according to the manufacturer’s scheme.
Count Orlov does not like excess nitrogen in the soil. The plant fattens: it devotes all its energy to accumulating green mass. Does not set fruit. Potassium-phosphorus fertilizers stimulate the growth of tomatoes and improve the taste. It is recommended to stop fertilizing 2 weeks before harvest.
Compliance with the rules of crop rotation and greening of beds will allow you to grow strong, healthy bushes and reap a decent harvest.
Gardeners' opinions
The long-standing hybrid has earned favorable reviews from gardeners. I liked it: unpretentiousness, quick ripening, juicy pulp, universal purpose of tomatoes. I didn’t like the plant’s tendency to accumulate green mass. It is constantly necessary to remove stepsons.
