Tomato Oxen Ears (Volove Ear) - a variety of tomatoes popular among amateur gardeners. It is suitable for open ground and greenhouses, pleases good yield and excellent fruit taste.
Seeds for subsequent planting can be collected independently, from ripe tomatoes.
Tomato Volovye Ear variety description
Tomatoes Volgae Ear - 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. m landings can get more 6 kg 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. Form 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 fruits from cracking, the pulp is juicy, fleshy, with a large number of seed chambers. Taste is saturated, sweet, without wateriness.
Origin and Application
Variety Volvoe Ear bred by Russian breeders, it is intended for cultivation on 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 a delicious juice.
A photo
See below: Tomatoes Volovye Ear photo
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main merits varieties:
- high taste of fruits;
- good yield;
- excellent preservation of the fruit;
- cold resistance;
- unpretentious care;
- disease resistance.
To minor disadvantages can be attributed to the need to form a bush.
Features of growing
Tomatoes variety Volove Ear is the easiest way to grow seedling way. It is recommended to treat the seeds with a solution of potassium permanganate, wash, dry and then soak 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.
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.
The 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.
Diseases and pests
Variety of tomato Volove Ear is not too susceptible to disease, but preventive measures are necessary.
Recommended soil before planting spill hot potassium permanganate solution. During an epidemic of late blight, 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.
In the fight against the Colorado potato beetle will help chemicals: Aktara, Corado, Regent, Commander, Prestige, Lightning, Tanrek, Apache, Taboo.
The cattle ear is an interesting and undemanding care, which 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.
