Data specific to Tomatoes (Edit)
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Skin Color: Red
Fruit Shape: Oxheart
Other: irregular
Fruit Size: Large
Leaf Type: Regular-Leaf
Best Uses: Slicing
Canning
Paste
Growth Mode: Indeterminate
Earliness: Late
Country: Russia

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Plant Spread: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Leaves: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Other: Varies greatly by species and cultivated variety.
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Other info: Direct sowing into the garden not recommended. Sow seeds into sterile seed starting mix, 1/8"-1/4" deep, indoors, 6-8 weeks prior to last expected frost date. Optimal germination occurs in 7-14 days with constant moisture and soil temperatures of 75-90F.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Self
Various insects
Containers: Preferred depth: Some tomato varieties, primarily dwarf and determinate varieties, are suitable for container gardening. Large, vining, indeterminate types can be grown in 5 gallon or larger containers but may require extra attention.

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Common names
  • Tomato
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Solanum lycopersicum
  • Synonym: Lycopersicon lycopersicum

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Uploaded by abhege

Date: 2016-08-16
Location: Grantville, Georgia
Comments:
  • Posted by abhege (Grantville, GA - Zone 8a) on Aug 28, 2014 3:34 PM concerning plant:
    Russian 117 is an heirloom oxheart tomato that can get very large. It was the winner in "Largest tomato by weight" category this year in our garden club's tomato contest, weighing in at 1.72#. As an oxheart, it is a dense, meaty tomato that has a more acidic flavor. It is good eaten fresh and very good for cooking. The plant is a good producer of fruit as well.

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