Orange Russian 117

Mojave · August 9, 2014

WOW, I will definitely be growing this again! This is the first time I've grown it and I'm really impressed. A huge producer of meaty large to very large bicolored oxhearts. It has a wonderful fruitiness up front with the tomato taste in the background. It might not be to everyone's liking, but I think it's great.

Here's a picture of a couple I picked this afternoon along with some la Bomba jalapenos and Moruga scorps.

Sun City Linda · August 9, 2014

A real beauty too, I may have to give it a try.

**carolyn137** · August 9, 2014

I think Orange Russian #117 was the first gold/red bicolor heart known.

It was bred by Jeff Dawson in CA by crossing Georgia Streak, a typical red/gold beefsteak bicolor, with Russian # 117 which is a flat double red heart.

Yes, I've grown it, when Jeff first offered it in an SSE Yearbook many years ago.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/O...b=General_Info

Carolyn

ChrisK · August 10, 2014

I need to give this variety another try. It grew poorly for me where I had it located this year. Maybe got 2 fruits of forgettable quality. JPO growing right next to it was the same.

PaulF · August 10, 2014

I really like the Orange Russian #117. The first year it was the best ever grown, the second year it was so-so, the third it was awful, the next time it was back to great. Not sure if it was me, the weather, the soil or the tomato. When OR117 is on it can't be beat, when it is off it is way off.

Fred Hempel · August 10, 2014

Paul,

I have also been alternatively thrilled and disapponted by OR 117

**carolyn137** · August 11, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Hempel

Paul,

I have also been alternatively thrilled and disapponted by OR 117

And I agree with both Paul and Fred about Orange Russian #117, but I would also say the same about almost any of the gold/red bicolors that I've grown.

Lucious and sweet one season, the same variety grown in another season bland and mealy/

They are very much influenced by weather conditions in a particular season more than anything else, at least IMO.

Carolyn

charline · August 13, 2014

I never had a bad Orange Russian 117
always wonderful!

those on the pic in this thread are not fully ripe. Dont pic them too soon. You should let them get very orange and red, then they are great

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carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I think Orange Russian #117 was the first gold/red bicolor heart known. It was bred by Jeff Dawson in CA by crossing Georgia Streak, a typical red/gold beefsteak bicolor, with Russian # 117 which is a flat double red heart. Yes, I've grown it, when Jeff first offered it in an SSE Yearbook many years ago. http://tatianastomatobase.com/wiki/O...b=General_Info Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

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ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	I need to give this variety another try. It grew poorly for me where I had it located this year. Maybe got 2 fruits of forgettable quality. JPO growing right next to it was the same. __________________ Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin

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PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	I really like the Orange Russian #117. The first year it was the best ever grown, the second year it was so-so, the third it was awful, the next time it was back to great. Not sure if it was me, the weather, the soil or the tomato. When OR117 is on it can't be beat, when it is off it is way off. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.

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Sun City Linda Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SoCal Inland Posts: 2,705	A real beauty too, I may have to give it a try.

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Fred Hempel Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sunol, CA Posts: 2,723	Paul, I have also been alternatively thrilled and disapponted by OR 117

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charline Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: France Posts: 688	I never had a bad Orange Russian 117 always wonderful! those on the pic in this thread are not fully ripe. Dont pic them too soon. You should let them get very orange and red, then they are great