Interesting and undemanding tomato “oxen's ears”: description of the variety and photo

Tomato Voloviye Ushi (Volovye Ukho) - a variety of tomatoes popular among amateur gardeners.

It is suitable for open ground and greenhouses, happy with good yield and excellent fruit taste. Seeds for subsequent planting can be collected independently, from ripe tomatoes.

A detailed description of the variety, its characteristics and peculiarities of care and cultivation can be found further in the article.

Tomato Volovye Ear: variety description

Tomatoes Volove Ears - mid-season high-yielding variety. The bush is indeterminate, tall, not too branched.

Formation of green mass is medium, leaves are small, dark green, inflorescences are simple. The fruits ripen with brushes of 4-6 pieces. Productivity is good, from 1 square. meters of planting, you can get more than 6 kg of selected tomatoes.

The ripening period is extended for the whole season, the tomatoes are harvested at the stage of technical or physiological ripeness. Fruits are medium in size, weighing from 100 to 140 g. The shape is elongated, with a pointed tip, resembling an ear. The tomatoes are slightly ribbed at the stem, the color is deep red.

The skin is dense, protecting the fruit from cracking, the pulp is juicy, fleshy, with a large number of seed chambers. Taste is saturated, sweet, without wateriness.

Compare the weight of fruit varieties with others can be in the table below:

Read more about the diseases of tomatoes in greenhouses and methods of dealing with them in our articles.

We will also tell you about all means of protection against late blight and diseases such as Alternaria, Fusarium and Verticilliasis.

Origin and Application

Variety Volove Ear bred by Russian breeders, designed for growing in open beds and in film shelters.

Tomatoes Oxen Ears belong to the salad, they are tasty fresh, used to prepare snacks, side dishes and other dishes. Small, flat tomatoes with thick skins can be salted or pickled, and ripe juice makes delicious juice.

A photo

See below: Tomatoes Volovye Ear photo

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the main advantages of the variety:

• high taste of fruits;
• good yield;
• excellent preservation of the fruit;
• cold resistance;
• unpretentious care;
• disease resistance.

The minor drawbacks include the need to form a bush.

You can compare the yield of a variety with others in the table below:

Features of growing

Tomatoes variety Volove Ear is the easiest way to grow seedlings in the way. Seeds are recommended to be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate, washed, dried, and then soaked for 10-12 hours in a growth stimulator.

This procedure protects against diseases and significantly increases germination. The soil is composed of a mixture of garden soil with peat or humus. For greater nutritional value, wood ash or superphosphate can be added.

Read more about the soil for seedlings and for adult plants in greenhouses. We will tell you about what types of soil for tomatoes exist, how to prepare the right soil on your own and how to prepare the soil in the greenhouse in spring for planting.

Seeds are sown with a slight deepening, sprinkled with soil and sprayed with water. For successful germination need a temperature not lower than 25 degrees. After the emergence of shoots, the temperature is reduced, and the containers with seedlings are exposed to bright light.

When the first true leaflets unfold on the plants, a picking is carried out with top dressing with a full complex fertilizer. The transplant begins in the second half of May. Seedlings should have at least 6 true leaves and at least one emerging flower brush. Tomatoes planted in the ground in the early days are covered with foil. On 1 square. m can accommodate up to 3 bushes.

Read useful articles about fertilizers for tomatoes.:

• Organic, mineral, phosphoric, complex and ready-made fertilizers for seedlings and TOP best.
• Yeast, iodine, ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, ash, boric acid.
• What is foliar feeding and when picking, how to conduct them.

Diseases and pests

Variety of tomato Volove Ear is not too susceptible to disease, but preventive measures are necessary.

Before planting the soil is recommended to shed a hot solution of potassium permanganate. During the late blight epidemic, plants are treated with copper-containing preparations..

From the summit, root or gray rot will protect the frequent loosening of the soil with the removal of weeds, mulching with peat or straw.

For prophylactic purposes, tomatoes are sprayed with phytosporin or another anti-fungal drug. Tomatoes Vol'evye Ushko need to be inspected weekly in time to detect pests.

In the early summer of planting attacks aphid, thrips, spider mites, later slugs, a bear, Colorado beetles appear. Affected plants are treated with insecticides at intervals of 3–4 days.

The cattle ear is an interesting and undemanding tomato that can be planted under film or on open beds. The plant is easily tolerated with the vagaries of weather, suffering a slight cooling or short-term drought. To increase the yield should pay attention to the formation of the bush and abundant fertilizing.