Experienced summer residents can boast of a successful harvest in the fall and winter, because they know exactly how to select varieties and seeds of vegetables for planting themselves.
the best varieties of tomatoes grow on their plot . The first type of vegetable deserves special attention, which not only has a slightly sweet taste, but also does not require painstaking cultivation.
Moreover, according to the same experienced summer residents, the rapid rooting of seedlings after planting and the harvest are influenced not only by proper cultivation, but also by the correctly selected variety. This fact leads to the need to analyze the best varieties of tomatoes.
There is a similar article on this topic. You will find it very interesting - Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse and open ground.
Varieties of varieties
Breeders divide all varieties of tomatoes into two categories, which include:
- Determinate varieties – are varieties that grow in somewhat limited characteristics. So, a tomato bush grows to a certain brush and stops growing altogether. The result is a low-growing bush, but excellent for planting in a greenhouse.
- Indeterminate varieties - grow as long as the weather is favorable with its temperature indicators. They are grown in most cases in a greenhouse or in the center of a large greenhouse. These varieties are more resistant to weather conditions and therefore make up a larger proportion of the tomatoes planted.
Surprisingly, among the indeterminate varieties, the most popular and sought-after seeds are “Budenovka” . This variety is good for all its main characteristics: up to one and a half meters high, the first harvest 100 days after seed germination, the ability to grow both in a greenhouse and in open ground.
This variety also does not require any additional care and is perfect for beginner gardeners. From one bush you can harvest at least 4-5 kg, and if you create favorable climatic conditions - all 7 kg.
Yield varieties of tomatoes, video:
Yield varieties of TOMATOES: in seeds and in reality
Early ripening varieties of tomatoes
Tomato Upstart
Upstart (agro) – Early ripening tomato (93-98 days). The plant is up to 100 cm high. The fruits are red, round in shape, weighing 80-100 g.
Arbat F1 (agro) – Early ripening (89-98 days). The tomato plant is up to 90 cm high. The fruits are red, cylindrical in shape, weighing 90-100 g.
Polar early ripening (agro) – Early ripening (83-100 days). The plant is up to 30 cm high. The fruits are red, flat-round, fleshy, weighing 150 g. They set well in unfavorable weather conditions.
Semko 18 F1 (agro) – Early ripening (81-90 days). The plant is compact. The fruit is dark red, round, weighing 130-140 g. Productivity 8-10 kg/m2.
Fifty F1 (agro) – Early ripening (92-100 days). The plant is determinate, 60-70 cm high. The fruits are red, rounded with a pointed apex, weighing 140-150 g. Resistant to most tomato diseases. Productivity 8-10 kg/sq.m.
Taman F1 (agro) – Early ripening (92-100 days). The plant is determinate, 60-70 cm high. The fruits are red, round, dense, weighing 120-130 g. Resistant to most tomato diseases. Productivity 8-9 kg/sq.m.
Golden Andromeda F1 (“House of Seeds” CJSC SSPP “Sortsemovoshch” St. Petersburg – hereinafter “House of Seeds” S-P) – Early hybrid. The plant is determinant and powerful. The fruits are round, durable, with a uniform orange color, weight 110-130 g. The taste is very high.
Oak (“House of Seeds” S-P) – Early ripening variety (93-105 days from germination to the start of fruiting). The plant is 40-55 cm high, compact. The fruits are round, orange-red, sweet and sour taste, weighing 90-100 g.
Tomato Kaspar
Caspar F1 (“House of Seeds” S-P) – Magnificent, early-ripening hybrid of Dutch selection. The plant is of a determinate type, medium-sized, spreading. The fruits are pepper-shaped with a “spout”, very dense, average weight 120-140 g, excellent taste.
Little Red Riding Hood (“House of Seeds” S-P) – Low-growing, height 50-70 cm, early ripening variety. Very productive. Does not require stepsoning. The fruits are round, sweet, weighing 70-90 g.
Yamal (“House of Seeds” S-P) – Early ripening variety (90-100 days from germination to fruit ripening). The plant is short, up to 35 cm high. The fruits are round, smooth, weighing up to 70 g. It has the ability to set fruit at low temperatures. It is distinguished by friendly yield and unpretentiousness in cultivation. Due to its precocity, it avoids late blight.
Tomato Andromeda F1
Andromeda F1 (agro) – Early ripening (85-95 days). The plant is determinate, up to 70 cm high, does not require pinching. The fruit is red, flat-round, weighing 80-120 g.
Explosion (aggro) – Early ripening (92-100 days). The plant is determinate, 40-45 cm high, does not require staking or pinching. The fruits are round, weighing 120-150 g. They have increased resistance to late blight.
Severenok F1 (agro) – Early ripening (85-90 days), high-yielding hybrid. The plant is determinate, up to 70 cm high. The fruits are flat-round, fleshy, weighing 130-140 g.
Sakhalin F1 (agro) – Early ripening (90-95 days). The plant is determinate, 40-50 cm high, with abundant and long-lasting fruiting, does not require pinching. The fruits are round, red, weighing 80-100 g.
Luidor (agro) – Early ripening (from germination to fruiting 93-105 days) determinate high-yielding variety. Plant height up to 60 cm. The fruit is cuboid, slightly ribbed, bright red, medium density, weighing 60-80 g.
Panticapaeum F1 (agro) – Early ripening (from germination to fruiting 92-102 days) determinate hybrid. The plant is 100-130 cm high. The fruit is flat-rounded, slightly ribbed, bright pink, durable, resistant to cracking, 140-180 g. The hybrid is highly productive, with delicate, high-quality salad fruits. Resistant to fusarium and verticillium.
Choosing a tomato variety
Many novice summer residents make the main mistake in choosing a tomato variety, relying on the “honesty” of sellers in specialized stores. It often happens that, having purchased high-yielding seeds according to the assurances of the sellers, after planting them the promised growth is not observed.
What is this connected with? It's all about zoning. Remember that each tomato variety is suitable for planting only in certain climatic conditions, which must correspond to the region. If the selected variety is not zoned for your place of residence, then it is pointless to expect a high and fruitful harvest.
Before going to a specialty store, be sure to find out which varieties are suitable for planting in your region. Otherwise, suitable conditions will have to be created for an excellent harvest.
How to choose tomato varieties. Website "Garden World"
What properties should tomato varieties for open ground have?
The tomato is very popular among our gardeners and many grow it on their plots in greenhouses, hotbeds, and open ground, but this is not an easy crop due to its biological characteristics, and not everyone manages to get a good harvest in the open ground. You need to study the character of this plant, “make friends” with it - and then caring for tomatoes will bring you only positive emotions. A list of the best varieties and hybrids of tomatoes for greenhouses today is given in the article “Tomatoes - the best varieties and hybrids for greenhouses.”
In the homeland of the tomato in South America, it grows under conditions of moderately high temperatures and chronic moisture deficiency. It manages to tolerate a lack of moisture due to the tap root system, which we disrupt when growing tomato seedlings (by picking up seedlings).
Heat-loving tomatoes place high demands on temperature growing conditions. The optimal temperatures for the rapid and full development of tomatoes are considered to be 22-27 degrees during the day and 15-17 degrees at night.
How, in our climatic conditions in open ground, without additional tricks, can we ensure such a temperature regime throughout the entire growing season?
Therefore, when choosing tomato varieties for open ground, you need to take into account the long growing season of the vast majority of varieties and hybrids. In our climatic conditions in the middle zone and northwestern regions, only early-ripening varieties of tomatoes can be successfully grown in open ground (no more than 105 days from germination to fruit ripening), which are capable of forming a high yield within a month.
When growing tomatoes in open ground, one has to take into account other important requirements of this vegetable crop: a high need for mineral nutrition, the detrimental effect of high air humidity on the plant, which contributes to the appearance of numerous fungal diseases, the need for proper plant formation, and pinching tomatoes.
The described needs of tomatoes, our difficult climatic conditions, force even experienced gardeners to make significant efforts and have sufficient skills to grow a high yield of tomatoes in open ground.
But, I assure you that not everything is as complicated and hopeless as it seems at first glance; now breeders are offering us tomato varieties that can work wonders in the most difficult climatic conditions. To overcome all the difficulties that arise when caring for tomatoes and minimize the risk of failure, you need to competently approach the choice of varieties and hybrids. The list of the best varieties and hybrids of tomatoes for open ground, published below, according to ripening time and brief recommendations for caring for them, will help you with this.
I especially recommend taking a closer look at the varieties: Betta, Boni MM, Alaska, Andromeda F1, Kaspar, Taimyr, Bullfinch, Semko-98 F1 - they showed outstanding results in my garden beds.
The most productive tomato seeds of Siberian selection
Siberia is a rather peculiar and somewhat “cruel” region in relation to fruit-bearing crops. Here you should be careful when choosing seeds, since the slightest mistakes will leave you completely without a harvest and without salting for the winter.
It should also be noted that Siberian selection is one of the most popular seeds, because their frost resistance and other positive characteristics make it possible to use them for planting in any region of Russia.
In addition, varieties belonging to Siberian selection have a huge selection, also divided into groups depending on the growth of bushes and fruitfulness, time of planting and characteristics of independent cultivation. Thus, today the following collections of Siberian selection are distinguished:
- "Seeds of Altai";
- "Siberian Garden";
- "Siberiada".
Each collection has up to several dozen varieties, the fruits of which differ in size, weight, color and other characteristics. The characteristics and description of the variety influence both the choice and the result.
Seeds of Siberian selection
Early varieties of tomatoes
Of course, early varieties of tomatoes are popular in the Siberian region, including:
1. “Ultra-early ripening” - the variety is to the taste of housewives, since the small size fruits of these seeds are ideal for canning. The average weight of one tomato is only 100 g, and the harvest can be expected within a month and a half after the first seedlings enter.
The bush itself reaches a maximum height of 50 cm, so it is suitable for planting both in a small greenhouse and in open ground. These seeds belong to the Siberian Garden collection.
2. “Demidov” - the small height of the bush (only 50 cm) and the weight of one tomato of 200 g makes these seeds popular for growing for the further use of fruits in preparing salads. Has a slightly sweet taste.
3. The same characteristics from the “Siberian Garden” selection include “Nastenka” seeds. The fruits of the presented variety reach a weight of 300 g, which makes them popular in cultivation for the production of various tomato pastes and other preserves. The hostesses of “Demidov” and “Nastenka” are simply delighted.
4. “Heavyweight of Siberia” - large fruit size and taste are more suitable for preservation. This variety can withstand any weather conditions and is intended for cultivation in open ground. Does not require stepsoning.
5. “Abakan pink” is a unique and slightly unusual variety. It differs from other varieties with a fruit weight of 900 g.
6. Also, early varieties of tomatoes from Siberian selection include seeds such as “Ballerina”, “Petrusha Ogorodnik”, “Moskovskaya Grushovka” and other varieties.
What varieties to plant in the greenhouse
Despite the purpose of planting some seeds in any weather conditions, novice summer residents are still interested in the question: which tomatoes are best to plant in a greenhouse? For most gardeners, it is the greenhouse that becomes the equipment that allows them to grow tomatoes in beds almost all year round.
This relates more to Siberian selection, but with planting in temperate or warm regions. Directly in Siberia, year-round cultivation of tomatoes in greenhouses is impossible due to harsh climatic conditions.
The best varieties of tomatoes for growing in greenhouses are:
- "Miracle of the Earth" - grown only in greenhouses, because they are vulnerable to harsh climates and weather conditions. The bushes reach approximately 2 m. The peculiarity of the fruits lies in their bright pink color. The large size of the tomatoes themselves are used in canning and preparing salads.
- "Grandma's Secret" - the fruits can reach a weight of 1 kg, which makes them popular, because the bush itself grows approximately 150-170 cm and requires cultivation in greenhouses, although this is not necessary. Fruits from the bushes can be expected within 100 days after germination.
- "Scarlet Candles" - seeds that differ from other representatives by the simultaneous ripening of fruits. The bush reaches great heights, so it needs a garter.
- "Pink Honey" — the name of the variety itself indicates the color of the tomato fruit. Can only be grown in a greenhouse, has medium-sized tomatoes, and has a characteristic sweetish taste.
- The latest variety of Siberian selection included "King of the Giants" These seeds are distinguished by their bush size, as well as rather large fruits.
Mid-early tomato varieties
Jaffa F1 (agro) – Mid-early (98-105 days). The plant is determinate. The fruit is round, red, weighing 200-240 g. Productivity 10-12 kg/m2.
Gina (“House of Seeds” S-P) – An excellent large-fruited variety for open ground and film shelters, medium-early ripening. Fruit weight 190-280 g, bush height 30-60 cm. Productivity up to 15 kg/m2. Resistant to Fusarium and Verticillium wilt.
Baskak (agro) – Mid-early (fruit ripening occurs on the 98-110th day after full germination). The plant is determinate, 25-37 cm high. The fruits are red, dense, and adhere well to the cluster. Average fruit weight is 60-65 g.
Low-growing tomatoes for open ground without pinching
If we talk about caring for tomatoes during their growth, it should be noted that pinching is a mandatory condition. But the gardeners themselves claim that when growing in the south of Russia, removing leaves from the bush is not required, but as you move further north, care becomes more and more difficult.
But there are some seeds that do not require pinching in principle. Even without removing leaves, they grow fruitfully and without blemishes, and in any climatic conditions.
Low-growing varieties of tomatoes without pinching include:
- "Knight" — the fruits have a dense consistency, which allows them to be used for long-term transportation and for long-term fresh storage.
- "Lord" - a fairly young variety, characterized by simple and unpretentious cultivation.
- "Crimson Viscount" - used by gardeners for further consumption immediately in ripe form. The name directly refers to the color of the fruit. The bushes are small in size, intended for growing in open ground under film or in greenhouses.
Pinching is an important process in the entire agricultural technology of growing tomatoes, so more attention should be paid to it. The main thing is to properly remove the “extra” leaves.
TOMATOES. Garter and stepson. Our experience
Despite the fact that growing tomato varieties without pinching is much easier, gardeners still prefer the opposite type of seeds.
“Bull's Heart” is extremely popular throughout Russia .
The popularity of this variety is explained by its large fruits and “universal” taste, which makes it possible to use tomatoes both for fresh consumption and for pickling. Cultivation is permitted in any region of the country, but requires mandatory stepsoning.
The best low-growing varieties of tomatoes for open ground
Beginning gardeners who do not want to spend a long time and painstakingly fiddling with growing tomatoes can give preference to low-growing tomato varieties. Due to the small growth of the bush, which often does not exceed 60 cm, there is no need to waste time tying it up.
The best and most popular low-growing seeds include:
- Tomato "Sanka" — the first harvest of tomatoes can be harvested three months after the first germination of the seeds. The bush bears fruit with the first warmth and until late frosts. The taste and small size of tomatoes make them suitable for canning and fresh consumption.
- "Tolstoy F1" - a hybrid belonging to Dutch selection, pleases gardeners with the first harvest 70 days after germination. The fruits themselves are small, only 100 grams each, and have a cuboid shape. It is popular due to its easy cultivation and taste qualities, which are used in the preparation of fresh salads.
- "Bobcat F1" - does not cause unnecessary troubles in cultivation, is characterized by almost 100% germination and the absence of cracked fruits. Intended for cultivation in warm climates, but is also planted in Siberia in greenhouses or under film.
Low-growing varieties of tomatoes for gardeners can become a “pass ticket” to the world of growing tomatoes on their own, since they do not require either staking or pinching.
Low-growing (Determinant) tomatoes / Stepping out / Forming a bush / Sharing secrets.
Tall tomatoes for the greenhouse
I definitely plant the listed varieties, but there are also some that I just liked, and I periodically grow them in the greenhouse, but I have not become a fan of them. Of the indeterminates, I like the raceme varieties the most. Again, this is primarily because they look beautiful on the bush. There are only three varieties, and each has a special reason to grow it.
“Intuition F1” is a mid-season hybrid, but I would classify it as a late-season hybrid. Not only does it reach harvest ripeness only by mid-August, but biological maturity also comes quite late. Some specimens of these tomatoes ripen even until the end of October. But, on the other hand, this is convenient because as a result, we have our own fresh tomatoes at home for a very long time. That's why I sow it in February.
Rice. 12. Photo from the end of July, but the fruits have not yet begun to ripen.
But “Intuition F1” is very easy. This hybrid is great for freezing for future use. In winter, I make pizza and frittata with them, as they do not defrost like porridge, but retain their meatiness well when cut.
Rice. 13. The fruits are all smooth and beautiful.
Rice. 14. In this form, I send “Intuition F1” to deep freeze.
“Scarlet Candles” is a cluster variety, mid-season. They don’t have a special taste, but what a shape! Looks impressive in preparations with cucumbers. However, this is why I grow them. It’s nice to admire such a jar later in the winter.
Rice. 15. The length of “Scarlet Candles” is almost like pickling cucumbers.
Rice. 16. “Scarlet candles” look neat, they all have a characteristic “spout”.
“De Barao” is quite late-ripening; I sow it earlier than the bulk of tomatoes. I really like it in preparations, it does not crack and is very tasty, both fresh and pickled.
The best tomato varieties for the North-West
The North-West of Russia is somewhat harsh and treacherous, so here tomatoes are grown indoors, which requires planting a certain kind of variety. The best include:
- “Hermitage” - early fruiting and maximum bush height of 1 m, fruits weighing 120 g and round in shape, there is a requirement for pinching;
- “Tuzemets” is an ultra-early variety, a spreading bush with round-shaped tomatoes weighing 160 g;
- “Igranda” is a determinate variety with complex inflorescences, easily tolerates almost any frost, fruits up to 120 g;
- “Little Chanterelle” - pleases with fruits three months after the first shoots, bushes with a maximum height of 1 m, fruits no more than 150 g.
The principle of growing tomato varieties for the North-Western region is to achieve conditions for rapid fruiting, since otherwise, due to the onset of frost, you may be left without a harvest at all. In connection with this fact, gardeners use greenhouses and greenhouses for independent and fruitful cultivation.
Proven varieties for the North-West, video:
Proven delicious varieties of tomatoes for the north-west of Russia.
Ultra-early tomato varieties
Arctic (agro) – Cherry tomato, ultra-early ripening (75-80 days). The plant is superdeterminate, up to 40 cm high. Tomato fruits are round, small, weighing up to 15 grams.
Native (agro) – Ultra-early ripening (80-85 days). The plant is standard, up to 80 cm high. Potato-type leaf. The fruit is crimson, round, weighing 150-180 g. Stable high yield of 5-6 kg/m. sq., even in the conditions of North-West Russia.
Nevsky (agro) – Ultra-early ripening (75-80 days). The plant is up to 30 cm high. The fruits are tasty, red, flat-round, weighing 50-60 g. Thanks to early and friendly ripening, they do not have time to be affected by late blight.
Far north (agro) – Ultra-early ripening (83-85 days). The plant is standard, compact, up to 30 cm high. The fruit is red, flat-round, weighing 60-70 g. It manages to produce a harvest before it is affected by late blight, and is resistant to low temperatures.
Tomato Sanka
Snowdrop (aggro) – Super early. The plant is compact. The fruits are red, flat-round, weighing 100-150 g.
Bullfinch (agro) – Ultra-early ripening (83-90 days). The plant is up to 40 cm high and does not require pinching. The fruits are red, round, weighing 130-150 g. The variety is resistant to late blight and adverse weather conditions.
Taimyr (agro) – Ultra-early ripening (81-90). The plant is standard, compact. The sheet is large, corrugated. The fruits are red, round, weighing 80-100 g. Resistant to late blight.
Katya F1 (agro) – Ultra-early ripening (75-80 days). The plant is determinate. The fruits are red, flat-round, dense, weighing 110-130 g. Productivity 8-10 kg/m. sq.
Dvorik (agro) – Ultra-early variety (period from germination to ripening 76-83 days). The plant is determinate, 30-40 cm high. The fruits are slightly ribbed, bright red, dense, very tasty, fleshy, weighing 80-100 g. Fruiting is stable and long-lasting in any weather. Practically gives no stepchildren. Tolerant to low light and a range of diseases.
Tomato Boni MM
Lark F1 (agro) – Ultra early ripening (80-85 days). The plant is determinate, 80-90 cm high. The fruits are red, round, weighing 110-120 g.
Sanka (agro) - An early ripening variety (from germination to ripening 75-85 days), determinate, 30-40 cm high. Practically does not produce stepsons. The fruits are round, red, dense, fleshy, very tasty, weighing 80-100 g. Tolerant of low light levels.
Alaska (agro) – Early ripening variety. Plants are short (60-70 cm). Grow without forming a bush. The fruits are round, tasty, weighing 80-90 g.
Boni MM (agro) – Ultra-early ripening (80-85 days from germination to fruiting), low-growing (40-50 cm) variety. The plant is standard and does not require staking or pinching. The fruits are flat-round in shape, weighing 60-70 g.
Semko-Sinbad F1 (agro) – Early maturing low-growing (up to 80 cm) hybrid. The fruits are flat-round in shape, weighing 80-90 g, for preparing salads and canning.
