Orange Russian Tomato

cone9

Extreme Member

• Aug 9, 2015

• #1

Just a couple pics of my Orange Russian Tomato.  I only planted two tomato plants this year - both ORs.  Tomatoes do poorly for me - Not enough room to rotate away from recent previous growing sites.  They grow huge and set loads of fruit.  I get to enjoy a couple and then the plants get a late blight (?) every year and die in a couple weeks, leaving unripe tomatoes to rot.
 
These plants were about 7 feet tall until the tops leaned over from lack of support.
 
First one ripening:


 

 

Lovepeppers

• Aug 9, 2015

• #2

Apply sulfur dust now. It only works on healthy foliage.

 

Jackson13

• Aug 9, 2015

• #3

Nice looking maters and how many you kinds you growing?

 

teguh

• Aug 9, 2015

• #4

have you applied fungicide treatment?

 

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neoguy

• Aug 10, 2015

• #5

Orange Russian 117 is the complete name and is what I assume you mean. The first couple of pictures look more oblate, they should be more heart shaped. Your last pic showed a heart, hopefully the rest will be heart shaped. This tomato is in my top 5 best tasting tomatoes. 

 

cone9

Extreme Member

• Aug 10, 2015

• #6

This particular tomato has been grown by a former neighbor for a couple decades.  "Orange Russian" is what he calls it.  These are similar to pictures I have seen of the Orange Russian 117 but I believe they are probably larger and while they have a pointed bottom it is less pronounced than the 117.