Pumpkin Olga

Pumpkin Olga
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Kushnereva V.P., Khimich G.A., Zharova V.P.
  • Year of approval: 2008
  • Lash length, m: 1,2
  • Leaf color: green
  • The form: flat-round
  • Weight, kg: 1,1-1,5
  • Coloration: pink, with red marbling pattern
  • Bark: soft
  • Color of the pulp: dark orange
  • Pulp (consistency): crispy, medium-bodied and juicy
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Olga is a large-fruited pumpkin variety bred by Russian breeders and approved for use in 2008. Despite the relative novelty, the variety is already quite popular among gardeners, and for those who do not yet dare to try to grow Olga on their site, we suggest studying this variety in more detail.

Description of the variety

Olga tolerates unfavorable weather conditions and has a high yield. Also, the fruits are characterized by a high level of transportability and keeping quality. You can store the vegetable until mid-March. For storage, the skin is cleaned with dry cloth and placed in a dark place where the temperature is + 8-15 degrees. It is recommended to grow the presented variety in the Central Region and the Central Black Earth Region. A feature of the variety is its tendency at a young age to form warts in places where the leaf petioles touched, but a little later the peel becomes denser.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and fruits

It is a semi-bushy plant with lashes about 1.2 m long and medium-sized green leaves. Each bush is capable of producing 4-10 portioned fruits. The pumpkins are flat-round in shape, their weight is 1.1-1.5 kg, the peel is smooth, pink, with a pattern in the form of red marbling. Elliptical small whitish seeds are hidden in the dark orange pulp.

Purpose and taste

The pulp of the Olga variety is crispy, medium density, juicy, and sweet on the palate. The vegetable can be used for any type of processing, including freezing. Compact fruits can be stuffed with, for example, meat or porridge, and can also be used to make muffins or purees.

Ripening terms

From the beginning of germination to harvest, it takes about 85-100 days, which is typical for early maturing varieties. Fruit harvesting usually takes place in August-September.

Yield

When this variety is grown in the Central Region, the yield can reach 312-605 c / ha, when cultivated in the Central Black Earth Region - 182-331 c / ha.

Growing and care

The presented variety will feel comfortable in a garden bed, which is well lit by the sun. The abundance of light has a beneficial effect on the taste of future fruits. The land must be fertile, it must be prepared in the fall. To do this, the soil is dug up with organic matter, superphosphate and potassium sulfate are added.

It is allowed to grow Olga by seedlings. To do this, 1-2 seeds are planted in cups with moist and loose soil and placed in a warm place. A couple of times a week, the seedlings need watering, and they will be ready for transplanting at the age of 20-25 days.

More often, this variety is nevertheless sown directly into open ground. The optimal time for planting is May 20-June 10. The seeds are planted to a depth of 3-4 cm according to the scheme 100x100 cm. Further, caring for the plant consists in timely watering with warm water under the root and making additional fertilizing. As an additional nutrition, it is recommended to use complex fertilizers; you can add a little organic matter to the diet.

The hardened soil is loosened and weeds removed. After tying 4-10 pumpkins, pinch the tops of the shoots. 2-3 weeks after planting, the seedlings are thinned out, leaving the strongest specimens.

Disease and pest resistance

This variety has strong immunity against such common pumpkin diseases as anthracnose, fusarium wilting, powdery mildew, rot, and therefore does not need to be treated with chemicals and can be positioned as an environmentally friendly product.

Review overview

According to the observation of summer residents, the seeds of the Olga variety have excellent germination. Gardeners are attracted by simple maintenance, the resistance of the vegetable to adverse weather conditions, and also a bountiful harvest. The fruits are soft, sweet, easy to cut, however, contrary to the instructions of the producers, most pumpkins still cannot be stored until spring, even if all conditions are met.

Main characteristics
Authors
Kushnereva V.P., Khimich G.A., Zharova V.P.
Year of approval
2008
Category
grade
View
large-fruited
Appointment
universal
Yield
high
Average yield
in the Central region 312-605 c / ha, in the Central Black Earth region - 182-331 c / g
Transportability
tolerates transportation well
Plant
Plant type
semi-bushy
Lash length, m
1,2
Leaf color
green
The number of fruits per plant
from 4 to 10
Fetus
Fruit type
portioned
The form
flat-round
Weight, kg
1,1-1,5
Coloration
pink, with a pattern in the form of red marbling
Segmentation
segmented
Fruit surface
smooth
Bark
soft
Color of the pulp
dark orange
Pulp (consistency)
crispy, medium-bodied and juicy
Taste
sweet
Taste qualities
good ones
Seed shape
elliptical
Seed size
small
Seed color
whitish
Composition
dry matter 15-18%
Keeping quality
good
Shelf life
until mid-March
Growing
Resistant to adverse weather conditions
steady
Sowing time in the ground
May 20-June 10
Sowing scheme
100x100 cm
Watering
timely
Location
sunny place
Growing regions
Central, TsCHO
Maturation
Ripening terms
early maturing
The period from germination to harvest
85-100 days
Harvesting time
Aug. Sept
Reviews
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