The best varieties of tomatoes for Belarus, productive for greenhouses and open ground

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When choosing the best varieties of tomatoes for growing in Belarus, plants bred by Belarusian breeders deserve preference. Such crops are adapted to fully develop in local climatic conditions. It is not difficult to find varieties intended for planting in open ground or greenhouses.

What factors affect the yield of tomatoes?

When planting seeds and planning their further cultivation, it is necessary to follow some rules that will help increase the yield of tomatoes.
Provide each bush with moisture once every seven days, because ninety percent of this vegetable consists of water.

The fruits must ripen completely. The more connected they are to the bush, the tastier and more aromatic they will be. I would like to note that the aroma, as well as taste, is determined by the balanced composition of acids and sugars.

At the initial stage of development, it is advisable to fertilize the seedlings, after which it is recommended to suspend the process until the first ovaries appear.

HELPFUL ADVICE

In the fall, just before frost, tear off several shoots from the tomato bushes you like (any variety) and immediately place them in water. In 5 - 6 days the shoots will take root, after which they can be transplanted into the ground in plastic bags or flower pots. Over the winter, the tomato bushes will stretch out. In the spring, you need to break off the top of each of them and put it in water again. And when the roots appear, plant them. Around April, tomatoes will bloom, and in May they will produce red fruits. Using this method, you can grow tomatoes even in areas where summers are short and not very warm.

Tomato varieties for greenhouses according to different characteristics

When choosing tomatoes for growing outdoors, you need to consider a number of factors. In the middle zone, and even more so in the northern regions, tomatoes that will be maximally adapted to such conditions are suitable for planting on ridges.

This means they must be:

cold-resistant;
early ripening;
resistant to various diseases and pests.

The taste and size of the fruit are of no small importance.

The favorites will be low-growing, early-ripening varieties that form compact bushes that do not require pinching. They are easier to care for (you just need to install small support pegs), and the variety of types will allow you to choose the right size and color of tomatoes. Among modern “short” tomatoes there are very productive determinate varieties of tomatoes, large-fruited ones, and popular cherry tomatoes.

Indeterminate tomatoes in open ground are recommended to be grown in the south, as they have unlimited growth and medium-late or late ripening. Although today early indets have been bred, from which, in the short summer season, a good harvest can be harvested.

A large selection of ground tomatoes is offered by Siberian breeders, who are very fruitfully working on developing new varieties and hybrids. The priority is to breed tomatoes that have high immunity, tasty and sweet fruits, and early ripening.

Our review will present various groups (including the newest varieties), so based on the criteria, you can find out which tomatoes to plant in open ground, their description, characteristics, and features.

The most productive

High-yielding varieties for the greenhouse are indeterminate, resistant to diseases and other stresses, with a long yield.

Grandma's secret
Victoria F1
Marissa F1
Strega F1
Hilandr F1

Dutch varieties

The Netherlands is a recognized world leader in vegetable breeding. Leading seed corporations are betting on hybrids.

Belle F1
Big Beef F1
Marfa F1
President II F1
Skif F1

Siberian selection

Siberian tomatoes are stress-resistant. They adapt well to other regions.

Grandma's kiss
a great warrior
Koenigsberg
Cascade
Siberian lights

For Siberia and the Urals

Pride of Siberia
Pride of the Urals
Pearl of Siberia
Star of Siberia F1
Siberian F1
Ural F1

For the Middle Band

Kings of the F1 market
Kostroma F1
Milady F1
Portland F1
Pink king

For the Moscow region

Below you will find a list of the best varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses in the Moscow region.

Belle F1
Blagovest F1
Capia rosea
Podmoskovny F1
Russian hero

Tomatoes with light raspberry and pink colors are traditionally considered the most appetizing.

Brandy pink
Vermillion F1
Dessert pink
Figs pink
Pink Beef F1
Pink Rise F1
Pink Spam F1

For pickling

Pickled and pickled products must have strong skin and dense pulp, and not crack during heat treatment. A record weight is not needed, optimally 50-120 grams. The shape can be spherical, elongated, pear-shaped.

Verlioka plus F1
gold fish
Palenque F1
Peter the Great F1
French grape
Japanese truffle

For greenhouse vegetables, the ability to resist pathogens - viruses, bacteria, microfungi - is especially important. The most aggressive infection, late blight, has not yet been completely defeated, but there are varieties that are relatively resistant to late blight (mostly hybrid ones).

Aksinya F1
Evpator F1
Zhenaros F1
Pablo F1
Typhoon F1

Early ripening greenhouse tomatoes, unlike ground tomatoes, have an extended fruiting period. The first fruits reach harvest ripeness very quickly (about three months after the start of the growing season).

Bigorange F1
Overture F1
Checkbox
Jaguar F1

short

Low-growing varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses reach a height of about half a meter or slightly higher. Garter is required.

Hippopotamus crimson F1
Butuz
Polfast F1
Blush ball F1
Severyanka

At the beginning of the planting season, some gardeners think about what variety of tomatoes to choose for growing in a greenhouse this time? The reason for the hesitation may be different - some were not satisfied with the yield or taste of the fruits grown last year, others want to try something new.

Taste preferences, as you know, vary from person to person. This also applies to assessing the taste properties of tomatoes. However, the juiciness of the fruit (not to be confused with “wateriness”), its aroma, the presence or absence of a harmonious combination of the main taste components in it, are perceived by the vast majority of people in approximately the same way and are a fairly objective basis for classifying the fruit as tasty or not.

According to reviews from most consumers, many domestic tomato varieties are superior to foreign ones in this parameter, including varieties from such famous breeding companies as Bejo Zaden or SYNGENTA AG, although they are inferior to them in a number of other characteristics (yield, transportability, disease resistance, etc.).

If we try to summarize the reviews, then the following are often called “delicious” varieties:

Dad pink;
Monomakh's hat;
Giant pink;
Budenovka;
Rosemary pound pink.

Note that pink varieties of tomatoes are on average less productive than red ones, but according to most people they have better taste. This list, of course, does not exhaust the “delicious” varieties, and other consumers may have their own favorite types of tomatoes.

The concept of a sweet variety of tomato compared to a “tasty” one is more specialized. And here, the majority of reviews also turned out to be on the side of domestic varieties over foreign ones.

This is explained simply. Foreign varieties are focused on commercial success - high yield, transportability, keeping quality, preservation of presentation for a long time.

Consumers respond well to such sweet varieties as:

Malachite Box;
Rose honey;
Truffle;
Dimensionless;
Bull's Heart;
Honey King;
Chernomor;
Orange giant.

There are also good reviews for other sweet varieties in all varieties of tomatoes based on the type of their skin - green, orange, pink, red and purple.

Semi-determinate varieties

Before you start growing such tomatoes, you need to study the most famous varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses.

Magnus

A productive variety that was bred by breeders from Holland. The first fruits ripen within 80-90 days. The bush of the plant is quite tall, as it grows up to one and a half meters. Because of this, Magnus needs to stake the bushes so that they do not break under the load of fruit. This procedure should be carried out when the plant grows to 80 cm. It is also necessary to regularly remove excess shoots from the bushes.

The tomatoes of this variety are not very large, as their weight reaches only 100-200 grams. They are formed in brushes of 4-6 pieces. The fruits are colored red and have a round shape with slight ribbing on the edges. They are quite juicy and meaty, so they are used for making tomatoes and juice.

Khlynovsky

This hybrid is mid-early, which means that the first tomatoes begin to ripen three and a half months after planting. Khlynovsky differs from many varieties in the height of its bushes. On average, plants grow up to 200 cm. Because of this, the bushes need pinching and staking.

After full ripening, the green fruits turn bright red. They have a round shape that is slightly flattened. Tomatoes are not very large, as their weight is only 180-190 grams. However, if you grow them in southern regions with a warm climate, their weight can increase to 300 grams.

If you grow this tomato in a greenhouse with ideal conditions, you can get quite a large number of fruits. On average, you can harvest 5-8 kilograms of tomatoes from one bush.

Baron

The Baron variety is an early-ripening hybrid, the fruits of which are fully ripe within one hundred days. Tomato bushes are medium-sized and grow only up to 80 cm. Over time, the first brush appears on them. It is located under leaves 6-8.

The fruits of the plant are quite small and weigh about 150-180 grams. They have very fleshy and dense flesh with a sweetish taste. Tomatoes are stored for a very long time, so they can be transported over long distances. Due to their compact size, they can be used to create barrel pickles and preservation. They also go perfectly with many vegetables and are therefore often used when preparing vegetable dishes and salads.

Yvette

It is one of the earliest varieties of semi-determinate tomatoes. Literally 50 days after planting, you can start collecting fruits. Yvette tomato bushes are not very large, they grow up to 50-70 cm. Yvette and other varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses and greenhouses do not need to be tied up. To get large fruits, you will have to engage in pinching and forming bushes. It is recommended to form Yvette into one or two stems.

Over time, dense red fruits begin to form on the bushes. Their average weight is 120-140 grams. However, larger tomatoes may form on the first bushes. They have good transportability and excellent presentation. They are also resistant to tobacco mosaic and nematode.

Red Arrow

Red Arrow tomatoes are shade-tolerant tomatoes, so they can be planted more densely. The fruits begin to ripen one hundred days after the seedlings are planted in the ground. The height of the bushes is quite large and amounts to one and a half meters, which is why they have to be tied up and trimmed regularly.

To get a good harvest, you will have to periodically feed the plant. This is done using a mixture prepared from boric acid and potassium permanganate. In addition, it is necessary to loosen the soil and water it during the growing season. With proper care of the bushes, you can achieve a fruit weight of 150 grams. The fruits of the Red Arrow are very juicy and fleshy. They are used in cooking for preparing vegetable dishes and salads.

A few words about the benefits of tomato fertilizer

As practice has shown, excess nitrogen-based fertilizers slow down the process of ovary formation. When they are fully formed, the fertilizer will be useful. Experts recognize the presence of species with a complex cluster in the garden and good flowering as indicators of a rich harvest. However, very often expectations do not live up to expectations: flowers fall without ever forming an ovary. In most cases, fruit formation determines pollination.

pollination of tomatoes

To save the plant, gardeners use mechanical pollination, which is considered the most affordable and natural.

The essence lies in shaking the plants by the stem or inflorescence two to three times every seven days from eight in the morning to thirteen.

Under such conditions, the final stage of pigment formation is inhibited. If you remove unripe fruits, you can increase the shelf life by several days, but in this case the quality will deteriorate.

Varieties of tomatoes most suitable for planting

Many good varieties have been created for planting in Belarus, taking into account the main agroclimatic regions of the country (the best are 4). Gardeners often grow non-registered species that take root well and produce consistently high yields.

When choosing tomato varieties, they also take into account the methods of use - some hybrids are not very good at preservation and are used only for salads.

Tomatoes for the greenhouse

The greenhouse growing method is the leading one in Belarus, so there are many good varieties.

Start

The bush grows up to 180 centimeters; a garter is required. Small tomatoes (50 grams) have a sweet taste and are used in canning and pickling. The yield is up to 15 kilograms per square meter.

Early-83

It ripens quickly – 95 days. 7-9 plants are planted per square meter, harvesting up to 8 kilograms. Tomatoes can be used in any way and retain their shape and excellent taste.

Mandarin duck

Beautiful smooth fruits of wonderful taste, they ripen together. Up to 9 kilograms are collected per square meter. Stores well and does not crack.

White filling

Small tomatoes with thin skin and juicy pulp. They are also used to obtain juice and paste. Weight – 80-140 grams. The bushes are low and do not require pinching.

Baby F1

It ripens on 94-113 days from friendly shoots. The quality of the fruit is good - sweet, size - up to 65 grams. They sing together, the total yield is up to 10 kilograms per square meter.

The plant is determinate, up to half a meter high. Grown in spring greenhouses. Not resistant to gray rot and septoria.

Verlioka plus F1

A hybrid with limited bush growth, produces up to 9 kilograms of tomatoes per square meter, fruits reach 140 grams. It is not susceptible to infection by fungal diseases; tomatoes are ready after 105 days from germination. The pulp is juicy, there are few seeds, located in four chambers.

Verlioka F1

The hybrid has an early ripening period, is well stored and tolerates transportation. Tomatoes ripen green when picked flat, retaining their taste and aroma. Not prone to cracking when exposed to excess moisture. Bush - up to one and a half meters, tomatoes on clusters of 3-5 pieces. Per plant – 4-5 kilograms.

Red Arrow

A popular hybrid that grows well even in Siberia, produces a yield of up to 27 kilograms per square meter. The fruits ripen together, bright and dense. They can be stored for up to a month, but are poorly transported. Weight – 70-130 grams. The seeds are small and not noticeable when eaten. Does not require pinching, grows in beds and in greenhouse conditions, and is resistant to diseases.

Gift from a woman

The bush produces up to 30 fruits weighing about 200 grams. The tomatoes are juicy and sweet, with a thin skin, pink-red in color. Used fresh and for making juice and sauces. When planting, they require a larger area due to the large size of the fruits and spreading bush.

Tomatoes for open ground

When planting tomatoes outdoors, it is especially important to choose the right variety that is adapted to the agroclimatic conditions. The best results are shown by varieties of Belarusian breeders.

Many of them are already several decades old; they are reliable, unpretentious, and distinguished by their sweet taste, juiciness and aroma.

Profitable

The tasty fruits are red in color, they ripen together, the bush gives up the entire harvest before the onset of late blight, which is what Belarusian summer residents like. The low bush does not need staking or pinching. Fruits – 70-90 grams.

Ruzha (Rose)

A well-known variety of Belarusian selection with juicy sweet tomatoes. If harvested at the wrong time, tomatoes do not ripen and retain their taste and density. You can harvest in 7-10 days. A one-time pinning is required. Used for canning and fresh. Up to 4-5 bushes are planted per square meter, the yield is 10-12 kilograms.

Moskvich

Small tomatoes (50 grams) grow on low bushes and have a round shape. The pulp is dense and very sweet. By planting 8-9 bushes per square meter, you can harvest up to 5 kilograms of tomatoes per season. They have time to ripen in a short period of heat, 100 days - a full cycle from germination to harvest.

Excellent 176

A wonderful variety with thin, dense skin that is resistant to cracking. Sweet and fragrant tomatoes with juicy pulp reach a weight of 100 grams and ripen in 110 days. The bushes grow up to 60 centimeters, the fruits - 3-4 pieces per cluster. They produce 10 kilograms of tomatoes per square meter.

Peremoga

A good old variety created in Belarus. We love it among gardeners for its stable harvest and high resistance to any vagaries of weather. Tomatoes ripen well when picked early, do not crack, and are stored for a long time. Fruit weight – up to 100 grams. Used for preparations and fresh. The taste is excellent.

The variety of Moldavian selection fell in love with Belarusian summer residents. The fruits are sweet and fragrant, up to 100 grams, and do not spoil during transportation. Used fresh.

The most productive tomatoes

Yield types of tomatoes are in particular demand among gardeners. They allow you to grow the required number of fruits even in a small area, without spending extra effort on a large number of seedlings.

Stick

This tomato variety produces a yield of up to 30 kilograms per square meter. The bush has a strange appearance - there are no side shoots, the leaves are arranged in bunches. Tomatoes ripen on a pillar-like stem. Requires reliable, repeated garter. The quality of the tomatoes is excellent - sweet, shelf-stable, tasty fresh and prepared.

Budenovka

The color of the fruit is pink-red, the taste is slightly sour, the weight is up to 250 grams. Tomatoes last a long time and do not deteriorate during transportation. Suitable for a variety of uses, including freezing.

Mushroom basket

Tomatoes of this variety have a bizarre ribbed shape and weigh up to 300 grams. They grow on a powerful thick stem up to one and a half meters high. Under unfavorable conditions, they may lack pulp and juiciness and remain empty. Requires pinching and tying.

The best and most productive tomato varieties for Belarus in greenhouses and open ground

When choosing tomato varieties for Belarus, first of all you need to pay attention to plants zoned to local conditions. A number of institutes and agricultural enterprises in Belarus are engaged in their breeding and have achieved excellent results. Seed companies in Holland produce tomatoes that are maximally adapted to the conditions of a given region.

They offer tomato varieties for Belarus, including many high-yielding hybrids for protected soil. Also suitable for the moderately warm Belarusian summer are varieties of Siberian selection that can easily withstand weather stress in unprotected soil conditions. The choice is extensive, for every, even the most demanding taste.

The four agroclimatic zones of Belarus differ in the duration of frost-free periods and the amount of precipitation. These features are well known to owners of personal plots. Everyone tries to choose the best varieties of vegetables, taking into account their capabilities, crop rotation, sown area, and the presence of a greenhouse.

Many conditions influence the choice. But the main ones are the ripening time of tomatoes, their degree of adaptability to weather conditions, and yield. Everyone decides for themselves which varieties to choose. For many, the main argument is the exotic color, shape or size of tomatoes. It is more convenient to divide tomatoes into two groups, for open and protected ground.

Tomatoes with short or medium ripening periods are grown outdoors, trying to finish harvesting before the cold weather. Usually these are plants with a low or medium bush height, self-limiting their growth. These also include dwarf tomatoes, with a low bush of 35-50 cm. Low-growing tomatoes often have a standard type of bush, which can withstand loads well and does not require tying the stem to a support. Medium-sized varieties of tomatoes for open ground can reach a height of 1.5 meters and are usually attached to a trellis or tied to stakes.

Growing tomatoes in open ground requires plants to be resistant to pests, viral and fungal diseases. Such qualities are always present in regionalized Belarusian tomatoes with genetic resistance to local pathogens.

Also important for plants grown in open ground in Belarus is the ability to withstand short-term cold snaps and stress associated with drying out the soil and its increased acidity.

Tomatoes are often grown in open ground under light film covers due to the risks associated with low summer temperatures, frequent rains and cold dew. The exception is varieties of tomatoes for open ground of Belarusian and Siberian selection. Some ultra-early ripening species can be grown by direct sowing of seeds in the ground.

Summer in Belarus is rainy, not very long and not hot, and therefore gardeners prefer to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse. It is rightly believed that the best varieties of tomatoes for Belarus for greenhouses in terms of guaranteed yield are early-ripening hybrids that are resistant to a range of diseases common to the crop.

But the taste of hybrids is usually worse than that of varietal tomatoes. Not all are suitable for canning. And an early harvest with friendly returns reduces the time of using fresh tomatoes. That is why, along with hybrids, varietal tomatoes from early to late ripening, as well as varieties with long-term fruiting, are planted in greenhouses, adapted for growing under shelters.

Among our recommendations, only one hybrid variety has a limited purpose; the rest can also be used for canning. Small and medium-sized tomatoes are perfectly pickled with whole fruits.

Hybrid name	Purpose	Fruit weight, g	Fruit shape	Fruit color
Verlioka F1	universal	80-100	flat-round	bright red
Verlioka plus F1	universal	120-140	flat-round	red
Red Arrow F1	universal	up to 130	rounded	red
Baby F1	universal	80	flat-round	red
Presentation F1	salad	120-170	rounded	red

Tomatoes with short or medium ripening periods are grown outdoors, trying to finish harvesting before the cold weather. Usually these are plants with a low or medium bush height, self-limiting their growth. These also include dwarf tomatoes, with a low bush of 35-50 cm. Low-growing tomatoes often have a standard type of bush, which can withstand loads well and does not require tying the stem to a support. Medium-sized varieties of tomatoes for open ground can reach a height of 1.5 meters and are usually attached to a trellis or tied to stakes.

Such tomatoes are distinguished by excellent resistance to climatic stress, are very unpretentious, and are planted in the ground after the end of spring frosts.

The “Excellent 176” variety has been tested over several decades of cultivation. This is a zoned tomato. The bush reaches a height of 50-70 cm with fruits weighing 90-100 g, red in color. The universal purpose allows the fruits to be used in any type of preparation.
Hybrid "Euro F1" This semi-determinate tomato belongs to the early medium-sized hybrids with a fruit weight of about 70-120 g. The variety is productive, yielding up to 11-15 kg per square meter. meters of area.
The “Motto” variety is an early, low-growing tomato with a determinate bush type, suitable for growing under light film covers. The fruits reach a weight of 60-100 g. Partially resistant to late blight, fusarium, and cladosporiosis.
The “Emerald” variety is a low-growing, determinate plant, with an average tomato weight of about 80-90 g. The advantage of these tomatoes is their good yield and taste. It is resistant to late blight.
The “Krokha” variety has the shortest growing season and is almost a week ahead of other tomatoes in terms of ripening speed. During the growing season it forms small, red, round fruits, weighing up to 35 g, very juicy and sweet.
The “Praleska” variety is a medium-sized, determinate tomato with an average tomato weight of about 100 g. The shape of the fruit is round-flat with a small spout. Used for salads, semi-finished tomato products, canning. The tomato is resistant to late blight and responsive to watering and fertilizing.
Hybrid "Storm F1" is a medium-sized, semi-determinate tomato with high yield. The fruits reach a weight of up to 120 g and are suitable for any type of canning. Per sq. per meter of area, no more than 3.5 plants are planted, which are grown into 2 trunks. The yield is 11-15 kg per meter of area.
The “Pozhar” variety is a medium-sized determinate tomato with fruits weighing up to 110 g. The variety is characterized by good disease resistance.
The “Ranniy-310” variety is a medium-sized determinate tomato with red fruits weighing about 50-90 g. The advantages of the tomato include a pleasant taste, a high content of vitamin C in the fruit, and good yield.
“Profitable” has been successfully grown in Belarus for a long time. The tomato is determinate with a bush height of 50-70 cm, unpretentious in care. The fruits are red, weighing about 60-90 g. The plant consistently produces a good, friendly harvest.
Variety “Ranitsa” is a medium-sized tomato, determinate type with fruits weighing 50-70 g, red color, rounded-elongated shape. Resistant to major types of diseases, responds well to quality care.

Growing tomatoes in protected soil provides many advantages, allowing you to adjust environmental parameters to the specific needs of vegetable crops. In greenhouses, you can grow tomatoes using seedlings or sow seeds directly into the ground. The latter technique significantly reduces labor costs and time for caring for plants.

Dutch breeders have many such types of tomatoes for greenhouses, but they are quite demanding to care for.

Pay attention to the Dutch, productive varieties:

“Belfast F1” - suitable for all types of greenhouses, is not afraid of temperature stress, produces fruits weighing up to 300 g, with excellent consumer characteristics;
“Aksai F1” - characterized by short ripening periods, with fruits of ideal commercial quality, weighing 140-180 g, ripening simultaneously on several clusters;
“Panekra F1” is a hybrid for any greenhouses with large tomatoes that are not prone to cracking and weigh 300-450 g;
“Sakura F1” is a hybrid adapted to conditions of low light and low temperatures, with tomatoes weighing up to 20 g and exceptional taste characteristics.

Hybrids for greenhouses necessarily have protection against most diseases characteristic of closed ground.

Today, the best tomato varieties for Belarus in terms of productivity of their own selection are: Harmony F1, Verlioka F1, Fanta F1, Alcazar F1, Alhambra F1. They give from 1 sq. meter of area about 14-16 kg of tomato.

pink raisin variety

For the Moscow region

Which tomato seeds are productive and stunted?

Every gardener wants to reap large harvests, which is why you need to purchase tomato seeds for growing, which will delight you with the number of fruits:

The fruits of the Siberian Troika are valued for their sugary taste and versatility of use. Pepper tomatoes have a rich red color and weigh 350 grams. From one bush, sixty centimeters high, you can collect five kilograms of excellent fruits. On the first cluster, tomatoes ripen, reaching a length of fifteen centimeters.
Juicy tomatoes weighing one hundred to two hundred grams adorn the Ballerina bushes. Fans of pink, pear-shaped fruits will love this variety. The height of the bush is sixty centimeters; tomatoes ripen after 100-105 days. Six to seven kilograms of tomatoes are harvested from one square meter.
Carpal determinant Moscow pear grows up to eighty centimeters in open ground, and up to a meter in greenhouses. Pepper-shaped fruits are fleshy and tasty. With a yield of four to five kilograms per bush, a lot of pickles are prepared from tomatoes for the winter.
Standard plants include the Buyan, or Fighter, variety. Its stem is below fifty centimeters. Not picky, bears fruit well on light and fertile soils. The tomato tolerates drought and is resistant to viruses and fungi. Slightly elongated oval fruits are from the early ones, appearing 95-100 days after germination. There are two types - red and yellow. From one square meter, gardeners harvest up to nine kilograms of delicious tomatoes.
The Rocker tomato is distinguished by its compactness. Red plum tomatoes reach a weight of one hundred grams and ripen 100-105 days after the first shoots appear. The variety represents high-yielding plants, because four to five kilograms of fruit are collected from one bush.
Late varieties are represented by Mushroom Basket. The height of the stem is more than a meter, so the top must be pinched. The shape of the fruit is interesting; they are very ribbed, looking like a basket, as the name suggests. The weight of each fruit is 250-350 grams, and the tomato pulp is so tender and sweet that many summer residents grow them. With good care, the tomato will delight you with large fruits weighing half a kilogram.
The Sanka variety is chosen by farmers for planting, as the yield reaches fifteen kilograms per square meter. Tomatoes are easy to care for using machines, since the bushes are low-growing, no more than half a meter. And the fruits produce a red color, weighing 80 grams.
Early ripening tomatoes Little Red Riding Hood, or Rotkäppchen, came to us from German breeders. The maximum height of the bushes is forty centimeters, allowing them not to be tied up. Fruits weighing one hundred grams are characterized by light ribbing and excellent taste. Under the thin, smooth skin hides juicy purple flesh. Consistently high fruiting yields two to three kilograms of tomatoes from one bush. New products are popular among farmers. In their fields they produce thirty tons of tomatoes per hectare in excellent marketable condition.

Not only early-ripening varieties are famous for their high yields, but also those with late ripening periods.

Tomato varieties for Belarus: description, photos, reviews

All high-yielding tomato varieties available in the assortment differ in taste quality. Some will be especially fragrant after being picked from the bush, others will reveal their best qualities when pickled or preserved. There are even varieties that have a special taste when semi-ripe, but when ripe they lose their quality.

tomatoes for canning

Types of tomatoes for pickling are in most cases small in size and quite dense. The pulp is rich in special sugars, which give the fruits an interesting taste only at the time of pickling.

If we talk about varieties for preservation, they grow even smaller in size. The skin of these tomatoes allows the marinade to pass through well and retains its strength.

There are enough varieties of tomatoes to make salads. They have various shades of red, yellow, orange, as well as striped fruits with original flavors. Weight range may vary. Tomatoes used for sauces have seeds that move freely through the pulp.

You need to be especially careful when choosing tomato varieties for a polycarbonate greenhouse. They are expected to give their best.

The most productive are modern hybrids with complex resistance to diseases, powerful growth, heat tolerance, and stable ovaries. In healthy greenhouses with good ventilation, fleshy non-hybrid varieties can also be grown.

Gardeners in Belarus mainly grow tomatoes in protected soil, since the country's temperate climate is characterized by cool, rainy summers. This measure allows you to protect plants from weather vagaries and guarantee a bountiful harvest of tomatoes.

However, thanks to the work of breeders, new varieties of tomatoes appear every year that are resistant to bad weather and relatively low atmospheric temperatures. They can be safely planted in open ground without fear of being left without a harvest. Thus, the article presents tomato varieties for Belarus, which were bred by domestic and foreign breeders and are the best for the region.

The greenhouse is perfect for growing a heat-loving crop like tomato. In protected conditions, a favorable temperature and humidity microclimate is maintained. To pollinate inflorescences, insects should have access to the plants. Also a necessary condition for growing tomatoes in a greenhouse/greenhouse is regular ventilation, which will protect the bushes from the effects of harmful microflora.

However, thanks to the work of breeders, new varieties of tomatoes appear every year that are resistant to bad weather and relatively low atmospheric temperatures. They can be safely planted in open ground without fear of being left without a harvest. Thus, the article presents tomato varieties for Belarus, which were bred by domestic and foreign breeders and are the best for the region.

Tomatoes for the greenhouse

The “Start” tomato variety is the embodiment of the dream of every gardener who has a greenhouse or greenhouse. It combines all the best agrotechnical and taste qualities.

Tomatoes "Start" are tall, indeterminate. The height of adult plants can reach 180 cm. In a greenhouse, such tall bushes can be easily tied to a stable frame, without worrying about installing trellises. At all stages of the growing season, tomatoes need to be pinched, forming a bush of 2-3 stems. Otherwise, caring for “Start” tomatoes is no different from other types of tomatoes: plants require watering, loosening, weeding, and fertilizing.

From the day the seed of the “Start” variety is sowed into seedlings, until the fruits become ripe, approximately 90 days pass. Ripe tomatoes are bright red. They are very meaty, dense and sweet. The skin of vegetables is thin, but durable and resistant to cracking. The tomatoes are oval in shape, weight does not exceed 50 grams. Such small and very tasty fruits are used in cooking for making pickles, various dishes and canning.

The "Ranniy-83" variety is excellent for farmers who prefer to grow low-growing, high-yielding tomatoes in a greenhouse. The plant is a determinate bush, 50-60 cm high.

Tomatoes of the Early-83 variety are grown in Belarus and central Russia. In this case, as a rule, they use the seedling method, followed by planting plants into a greenhouse, 7-9 pieces for every 1 m 2 of soil. Tomatoes are highly resistant to late blight and a number of other diseases, as well as a short period of fruit ripening, which is only 95 days. Another advantage of the crop is its high yield - 8 kg/m2.

Tomatoes of the "Early-83" variety can be seen above in the photo. Their size is average, weight 80-95 g. Small red tomatoes are well suited for canning, pickling, preparing fresh dishes, juices and purees. Their skin is thin and tender, the flesh is dense and very sweet, which makes vegetables a favorite treat for adults and children.

Growing and care

Before planting, seedlings are prepared for less comfortable conditions by regularly taking them outside and leaving them for several hours.

In the open ground

For full growth and the possibility of protection during cold weather, double rows with beds oriented south-north and an increased distance between plants (up to 0.7 meters) are used. This provides the following benefits:

constant illumination from all sides and ventilation, protection from late blight;
garter of 2 rows to one support;
easy to cover with a general film during frosts.

In Belarus, it is especially important not to plant tomatoes too close; instead of increasing the yield, this will lead to the development of fungal diseases. Timely pruning and pinching will prevent the bush from thickening and will open the fruits to sunlight.

You should not overuse nitrogen fertilizers when planting, they provoke excessive growth of the green part. To avoid weed growth and reduce the need for loosening, tomatoes are mulched with organic matter.

Advice: when planting in open ground, it is important not to rush, waiting for possible cold snaps. Watering is stopped when the tomatoes have grown to their characteristic size and begin to ripen.

In greenhouse conditions

Growing tomatoes in greenhouses is a reliable way to get a good harvest of your favorite varieties. Tomatoes are planted as seedlings; for heated greenhouses it is convenient to sow tomatoes immediately in a permanent place. Seeds are prepared for the greenhouse as for seedlings. Planting seeds makes the work of gardeners easier, protects the plant from stress during replanting, and increases survival rate.

In greenhouses, it is important to maintain the required temperature and avoid the formation of condensation on the walls, which provokes late blight. In warm weather, ventilation is necessary. Mulching helps protect the soil from drying out and weed growth. In greenhouses it is also recommended to use additional pollination; preparations such as Ovary are used.

Dwarf tomatoes

Of course, these are not exactly “short” plants, but for the most part, many of them do not exceed 50 cm in height. Among them there are many standard tomatoes for open ground. For beds, such plants are the best choice, although they bear fruit beautifully in tunnels, under arches.

Let us note such tomatoes as Taimyr, reaching a height of 30 cm with fruits weighing about 100 grams, and the semi-standard Snowdrop, which is drought-resistant and produces a harvest in any season. The following varieties and hybrid forms also deserve attention:

Polar (tomatoes up to 150 grams, universal purpose, bush – 30 cm);
Arctic (plant up to 40 cm, cherry tomatoes, intended for open ground);
Yamal (height - 25 cm, fruits are round, tasty);
Stolypin (tomatoes – elongated, plum-shaped, red, bush – 50 cm);
Explosion (bushes height – 50 cm, tomatoes are productive, heat-resistant).

Classification of varietal groups and their brief description

When choosing tomato varieties for growing on plots, gardeners take into account many characteristics: ripening time, shape and color of tomatoes, size of bushes. To classify plants, all varietal characteristics are taken into account.

Height differences

According to the height of bushes and stems, five types of plants are distinguished:

standard - powerful, strong stems do not grow higher than 55-60 cm, so the plants do not need staking;
superdeterminate tomatoes form compact bushes 30-60 cm high and are distinguished by early fruiting;
determinate bushes grow up to a meter high, the stems need additional support;
Semi-determinate tomatoes develop well in greenhouses. Bushes 150-200 cm high must be tied up;
indeterminate - stem growth is practically unlimited. It is usually practiced to pinch the tops of the stems at a height of 200-230 cm. Each bush must be tied to a support, and during the season the stems are pinched to prevent thickening of the bed.

Tall varieties are usually not planted in open areas, since the plants develop slowly and the crop ripens late.

Ripening time

If you focus on this characteristic, then you need to take into account the conditions for future growing of plants (open ground, greenhouse) and natural features.

Ultra-early ripening varieties begin to bear fruit in 75-82 days. The bushes develop in short daylight conditions, so tomatoes have a low sugar content.

Early-ripening tomatoes have a growing season of 90-95 days and are in great demand because they are optimal for producing early, tasty fruits.

Mid-season tomatoes ripen 100-115 days after seed germination. Recommended for planting in greenhouses and open beds.

Expert opinion

Stanislav Pavlovich

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Advice! It is advisable to plant late-ripening tomatoes in greenhouses so that early autumn frosts do not interfere with harvesting. The growing season is 120-130 days.

Types of tomatoes for salads

Ilyich 1. Vegetables grow in the same shape, so they are suitable for a wide variety of salads.

The Pink Pearl variety is considered no less productive. Fruiting is abundant and shows its best side not only in salads, but also in preparations for the winter.

The low-growing early variety Pink Angel boasts beautiful pink fruits.

The Renet variety is considered resistant to weather changes. Moreover, in this case you can almost always count on the fact that the fruits will ripen quickly and the harvest will be rich.

The type of tomato with the original name Fairy's Gift is heart-shaped. Gardeners will appreciate the deep orange color and lots of fruit.

The Geisha variety is interesting not only in name, but also in taste.

Alpatieva tomato variety

Alpatyeva. The named variety will delight you with delicious fruits of an attractive shape. They show themselves fully during conservation.

Roma variety

Roma tomatoes are an ideal option for both pickling and fresh consumption. It is important to note that this variety is unpretentious and always produces an excellent harvest. Summer residents unanimously agree that this variety is the most popular.

When to plant tomatoes in Belarus?

Tomatoes require a long period of growth, so they are planted as seedlings. It will take 5-8 weeks to receive it. It is better for inexperienced summer residents to buy ready-made seedlings in greenhouses, as skills and experience are required to obtain high-quality healthy material.

Seed sowing dates for Belarus:

for open planting - early April;
for heated greenhouses – 20.02-10.03;
for covered greenhouses – 10.03-30.03.

Determinate varieties grow in 5-6 weeks, indeterminate varieties in 7-8. Bushes with unlimited growth are ready for planting when the first cluster blooms soon. The timing of transferring seedlings to the ground is the end of May-June. Seedlings should be planted in greenhouses as soon as the planting material is ready. When planting in an open way, you have to adjust the timing depending on the weather.

Important: the planting dates for each variety are indicated on the seed packaging, and you need to be guided by them.