17 best varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses and open ground – rating from our readers

Each amateur tomato grower has his own preferences: some like tall tomatoes, others short; one likes sweet fruits, while the other likes sour ones. One is looking for varieties that do not require special care, while the other is willing to tinker with tomatoes regularly, as long as they produce an incredible harvest.

Amateur tomato growers from our group on the social network Facebook cast their votes for many varieties that pleased us with their unpretentiousness and productivity in specific conditions. It is simply impossible to mention all varieties of tomatoes in one material. Therefore, we will list only those that, according to practitioners, have become the absolute leaders of the rating. And who, if not tomato growers, can you trust 100%.

Let's start with the lowest lines of the rating and talk about the tomato varieties that received the least number of votes. However, this does not mean that these tomatoes are bad or weak and should not be grown. It’s just not customary to argue about tastes.

Tomato Eagle Heart

A tomato with the proud name Eagle Heart occupies the bottom line of our top. Everyone who grows these giant tomatoes with an elongated tip, shaped like a heart, leaves only positive reviews about the variety. The weight of the fruit reaches 600-800 g, and sometimes up to 1 kg. One such pink-raspberry fleshy “bug” - and you can feed the whole family with salad! The tomato pulp is sugary, juicy and sweet.

The variety is determinate, has a medium ripening period - in a greenhouse with nutritious soil the bushes grow up to 170 cm and require pinching and staking. In open ground they may be slightly lower. But their yield sometimes exceeds 10 kg per bush. For the sake of such impressive results, no effort is spared. Moreover, the tomato shows resistance to most diseases, does not lose its shape during transportation and can be stored for up to 3 months.

Sweet tomatoes

Sweet varieties of tomatoes contain a lot of sugars. But in order for the fruits to acquire a pleasant taste, they must be kept in conditions of sufficient sunlight.

Bombay f1

The tall plant begins to bear fruit a little more than 3 months after emergence. Ruddy fruits with an average weight of 0.3 kg. There are 4-5 copies in a brush. The purpose is salad.

Crimson Dawn

The name of the variety indicates the beautiful appearance of the vegetables. They are shaped like a heart. The skin is deep red. The inside is juicy. The ripening of the first fruits, weighing 0.3-0.4 kg, can last up to 4 months. They are mainly used in salads and used in cooking.

Real jam

An early variety with elongated tomatoes that ripen in the 4th month of sowing. The plant is tall - up to 180 cm. Can be cultivated without shelter. Salad tomatoes. Average weight – 200 g.

Pudovik

"Pudovik" is limited in height. Maximum stem length 150 cm. Large-fruited. Specimens up to one and a half kg have been recorded. The skin and flesh are red. Tomatoes look like a heart. Transportable. Salad purpose. Can be grown in open-air garden beds.

Three sisters f1

The maximum height of determinate bushes is 150 cm. The first vegetables are ready for harvest 4-5 months after sowing. Sweet tomatoes of medium weight - 0.2 kg. Used fresh and for various types of processing. The plant can be planted without shelter.

Interesting. The highest-yielding low-growing tomatoes for the greenhouse: Pink Katya, San Marzano, Semko 2010.

Tomato Koenigsberg

A mid-season variety of indeterminate (up to 2 m in height) tomatoes, which confidently took 10th place in our amateur rating. The first fruits usually ripen 110-115 days after sowing the seeds. Even beginners can cope with their cultivation. The variety has been tested and hardened in the harsh conditions of Siberia. Therefore, you can safely plant these tomatoes in open ground. Their productivity indicators are impressive - from 4 to 18 kg per 1 sq.m.

“Konigsberg performed well both in the greenhouse and in the OG.” Yuri Kuzminykh.

The oblong fruits ripen in clusters of 6 pieces, they weigh on average 300 g, under favorable conditions the weight can be 2-3 times higher than the standard declared by the manufacturer. Both the skin and the pulp of tomatoes are dense, which makes them easier to transport. Of course, they are healthier to eat fresh, but they are also very tasty in the form of juice, thick paste or sauce. There are varieties of red and yellow color (Golden Konigsberg).

“Konigsberg is an excellent variety, it bears fruit throughout October, from one bush – up to 2 buckets. In the greenhouse, of course." Lyudmila Petlyuk.

Advantages

• The tomatoes are very tasty, meaty, sugary.
• Thanks to the presence of early and late varieties, tomatoes are harvested throughout the summer. There are also varieties that bear fruit until the coldest weather.
• Large fruits are in great consumer demand, so they are often grown for sale.
• Most often, these tomatoes are used for preparing for the winter, making juices and pastes.
• These varieties are distinguished by good yield.
• The plant is grown in the plots with maximum use of space.

The advantages of large tomatoes also include their wide range of colors and varied fruit shapes. They can be red, yellow, brown, pink, white and even multi-colored. The shape of these tomatoes is round, elongated, ribbed, flat and pepper-shaped.

With a large number of advantages, large-fruited tomato varieties have some features, which are sometimes called their disadvantages:

• The fruits are not used for whole canning due to their large size. Tomatoes cannot be cut into pieces, as they have very delicate flesh.
• The skin of the fruit is thin. When transporting over long distances and long-term storage, special conditions are required.
• With insufficient watering, the yield of the variety decreases and the fruits are smaller. Oversaturation of moisture affects the quality of tomatoes. At the same time, they begin to crack.
• The variety can produce high yields and large-sized tomatoes only on nutritious and fertile soil.

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There are a large number of varieties of large sweet tomatoes. Below we offer a description of the best of them.

Abakan pink tomato

On the 9th line - a variety of medium-late ripening (110-120 days from germination), determinate type (height - 70-80 cm). In a greenhouse it can grow up to 140-150 cm. The bush needs to be formed into 1-2 stems and tied up. It will ripen pink, heart-shaped fruits (weighing up to 300 g) with tasty, dense pulp. If you care for the plants correctly, you can harvest tomatoes weighing up to 800 g, rivaling in size the popular Ox's Heart.

There are many positive reviews about growing this tomato; no one criticizes it. It can be grown in Siberia, and to protect the bushes from returning spring or late autumn frosts, a light film cover will be enough. This representative of the nightshade family rarely gets sick; Colorado potato beetles will only have to be driven away from immature seedlings. In a word, it won’t cause you much trouble, and will delight you with tomatoes – both in salads in the summer and in preparations for the winter.

“I recommend Abakan pink. Unpretentious and very tasty." Lydia Domnikova-Kazakova.

Tomato Chio-chio-san

The only disadvantage of this indeterminate (sometimes growing up to 2 m) tomato is the need for support and shaping of the bush. The rest is a set of advantages! It is resistant to unfavorable conditions and can grow even in Siberia and the Far East. It bears fruit well not only in the greenhouse, but also in open ground. It is not afraid of the main nightshade diseases.

“In the greenhouse, I am always pleased with the Chio-chio-san variety from Gavrish. Maria Dolzhikova.

In terms of ripening time, the tomato belongs to the mid-early category - 100-120 days pass from the appearance of the first shoots to the start of fruiting. The variety will not let you down with the harvest either - although the tomatoes are small (about 30-40 g on average), they ripen up to 50 pcs. on the brushes! So the yield from a bush with proper care is 4 kg and can reach a record 6 kg. And the taste of this tomato is excellent! And in the blanks it looks very presentable.

“Chio-chio-san - sweet, very productive, tall, with up to 50 smooth, thin-skinned sweet tomatoes in a bunch! Universal for both food and preservation.” Tatyana Vznuzdaeva. Tula region

The highest-yielding varieties of tomatoes for the greenhouse

Even finicky varieties in greenhouses usually produce good and consistent yields. But there are also unconditional leaders!

Hurricane

An early-ripening hybrid with medium branching stretches up to 2 m and bears fruit with flat, round tomatoes. From a brush you can collect up to 10 kg of fruits, 100-150 g each.

Photo: vseznayko.com

Search

An early variety with fairly compact bushes that rarely grow above 1 m. It is valued for its resistance to diseases and adverse conditions.

Photo: youla.ru

Rosemary

The tall hybrid produces the same tall fruits, up to 400 g, which are ideal for salads due to their delicate pulp. You can harvest up to 11 kg of crop from a bush.

Photo: lui-kafe.ru

Semko-Sinbad

The productive hybrid is distinguished by the fact that a record number of tomatoes are formed on the bunch. The weight of one fruit is no more than 90 g, and they are very neat, round, and uniformly red in color.

Photo: erdus.club

Japanese dwarf

One of the most productive low-growing tomato varieties. With a height of about 50 cm, in greenhouse conditions the bush grows up to 50 fruits weighing 70 g each.

Photo: 7ogorod.ru

The highest-yielding tomato varieties: photos, names and descriptions (catalog)

Tomato Yablonka Russia

Tomatoes with such a reverent name could not help but get into the top - they ripen early - from the time the first shoots appear until the moment when the bushes are completely strewn with small round fruits (weighing about 100 g) and really similar to bulk apples, it takes from 118 to 135 days.

Many consider this tomato to be problem-free - it is determinate, standard bushes grow low - up to 100 cm; there is no need to shape them and pin them; They are not capricious and feel great and set fruit both in the greenhouse and in the open ground. One bush can simultaneously ripen up to 100 neat tomatoes suitable for canning - the skin will not burst, there is no need to worry. Not a tomato, but just a sight for sore eyes!

Error in greenhouse structure

As a rule, cheap transparent plant houses are not equipped with windows, exhaust hood, or heating.

In such a “steam chamber”, where air humidity sometimes reaches 100%, and temperature fluctuations depend on its fluctuations outside, increased condensation flowing down the walls and dripping onto the exhausted bushes does not at all contribute to the development of the “best” tomatoes in the greenhouse, but it actively promotes development of “excellent” late blight.

Exceeding the temperature regime is detrimental not only to plants, but also to their pollen. “Overcooked” or wet pollen becomes sterile.

Tomato Monomakh's Cap

6th step of the conditional “pedestal”. These bright red tomatoes will appeal to lovers of large fruits - they weigh from 400 to 900 g. The pulp has a balanced taste thanks to the harmonious ratio of acids and sugar.

The type of fruiting is mid-early (90-110 days pass from the moment the seedlings are planted). The bushes are indeterminate, formed on a trunk. The plant successfully resists diseases, but prefers warmth to cold, so in the northern regions it is better to grow bushes in a greenhouse. In protected soil conditions, the yield is impressive and reaches 20 kg per 1 sq.m. In the garden, the indicators are also decent - up to 8 kg per bush.

Agricultural technology for growing determinate tomatoes

Any tomatoes love dry and hot weather (up to + 30-35 degrees). In such conditions they almost never get sick (especially late blight ) and grow well. Naturally, you only need to water with warm water and always at the root.

By the way! On our website you can find detailed articles about growing and caring for tomatoes:

• Preparation and treatment of seeds before sowing.
• Sowing seeds for seedlings and the rules for growing them (seedlings) before planting them in the ground .
• Picking seedlings .
• Feeding seedlings .
• What to do if the seedlings turn yellow .
• Why leaves turn purple .
• How to prevent blackleg .
• Planting seedlings in open ground: when and how to plant and subsequently care for them (general article).
• When and how to plant seedlings in a greenhouse and properly care for them (general material).
• At what distance to plant (planting scheme).
• How to tie up bushes.
• Watering rules .
• Feeding tomatoes in a greenhouse.
• How to deal with whiteflies in a greenhouse .
• How to deal with late blight.
• How to collect seeds.

The only thing that is the most significant difference when caring for determinate tomatoes is their formation , and it is slightly different for regular and super-determinate varieties:

• schemes for the formation of determinate tomatoes (usually in open ground with 1 stem , maximum 2, and in a greenhouse - 3 stems , sometimes even 4):

• Schemes for the formation of superdeterminate tomatoes:
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Note! Read more about the formation of tomatoes (determinate and indeterminate) in this site material .

Tomato Puzata Khata

In terms of the number of votes received, this variety is not far behind Monomakh's Cap. The appearance of these tomatoes fully explains the name. Large (300 g), pear-shaped, ribbed, just like squat gnome houses, these tomatoes ripen early - 105-110 days after planting the seedlings. True, they turn red gradually if there is a lot of heat and sun. They are grown in open ground and under film, where they ripen faster. The fruits are fleshy, taste very sweet and juicy.

The bushes are indeterminate, but even in a greenhouse their height rarely exceeds 170 cm. However, it will not be possible to do without shaping. The stems are thin and need staking, as they can lie down under the weight of the fruit. And the yield of these tomatoes, ripening in clusters of 3-5 pieces, is quite decent - 10-11 kg per bush. They are little susceptible to common cultural diseases, but preventive protective measures have never hurt anyone.

“This year I also want a Puzata hut. Last year a friend had them - just a miracle!” Marina Samoilova.

Planting and care

If you want to get a quick harvest, then you need to leave a distance of at least 35-40 cm between determinate bushes. They ripen early and almost simultaneously, so they need a large distance between the bushes.

Many gardeners plant seedlings not in holes, but in trenches. It is believed that this makes maintenance and watering easier. As a result, you will not have to water under each bush, but directly into the trench. It is also more convenient to apply fertilizers in a trench. Yes, and loosening is much more convenient.

The soil in the garden bed should be fertile and light. After planting, the plants should be watered with warm, settled water. After watering, as a rule, potassium fertilizers must be applied once every 14 days.

Tomato Golden Domes

The collected votes allowed these tomatoes to take 4th place in the rating. They have a lot of good reviews, since the variety has almost no flaws, for which it is recognized and loved by many. It exhibits high resistance to major diseases, and timely applied insecticides will repel harmful insects.

Determinate bushes (height from 90 to 150 cm), medium ripening period (100-116 days). You will still have to form the plants into 2-3 stems and tie them up, so it won’t be possible without any effort on your part. The yield is very good - up to 13 kg per bush with an average weight of tomatoes of 200-400 g, and if the care is good, they will gain all 800 g! Ripe fruits are bright orange, juicy even in appearance. The pulp is fleshy, very tasty, sweet.

“I love golden domes very much - tasty, productive and beautiful. Excellent variety! Lyubov Chernoguz.

Tomato Eagle beak

The bronze “medal” and 3rd place in the ranking goes to Eagle’s Beak, popular among many tomato growers! The variety is mid-season (110-115 days), semi-determinate - the height of strong bushes reaches 120-150 cm. Proper shaping, tying to a trellis and timely pinching will help them develop harmoniously and bear fruit well. Under ideal conditions and with proper agricultural technology, the yield can be up to 8 kg per bush.

“Eagle beak is the best, I have no competition yet, the leader for today.” Olga Nesmeyanova.

The fruits are large, of unusual shape, with an elongated and curved tip, similar to a beak. On average, they weigh 200-400 g, but some grow up to 800 g. The pulp is dense and juicy, with a sweetish taste.

The variety is resistant to the main nightshade diseases - late blight, fusarium and tobacco mosaic virus. Tomatoes tolerate transportation well due to their thick skin and do not crack during canning.

“I really like Eagle Beak!!!” Nina Belevtseva.

Tomato De Barao

Having pulled away from its “rivals”, the famous De Barao tomato takes an honorable 2nd place in the top varieties. The variety is late-ripening (ripening dates vary from 110 to 130 days from the moment of planting the seedlings), indeterminate (2-3 m), sometimes bushes can grow up to 4 m. The main advantages of the variety are its cold resistance, shade tolerance and productivity. These tomatoes grow well and ripen successfully in all regions with a temperate climate, both in greenhouses and in open ground. The plants are so unpretentious that even inexperienced gardeners can care for them.

“The tall De Barao produces stable yields in any weather: in the rain, in the heat, and even in the shade.” Tatiana Trach.

The productivity of De Barao is exceptional - from one bush you can collect from 4 to 10 kg of strong, oblong-shaped fruits weighing about 100 g. It is noteworthy that the plant “gives off” its harvest for a long time (up to 3 months). There are varieties with pink, red, yellow and black fruits. Tomatoes store well due to their thick skin and for the same reason are suitable for pickling or pickling.

“The only one who stood in the greenhouse and ripened in October was De Barao. Resistant tin...” Tatiana Gorodetskaya.

The best varieties with pink and yellow fruits

Tomato Oxheart

The absolute leader in the popular rating of tomatoes, which received a record number of votes, is the generally recognized and most popular variety, Bull's Heart! A real Senor Tomato in all respects!

The variety is late-ripening - the first fruits (5 pieces in a cluster) ripen 120-130 days after emergence. In open ground, the yield ranges from 3 to 5 kg of tomatoes per bush. In a greenhouse, this figure can increase to 12 kg. Determinate type bush - stems grow up to 1.5 m or more. To achieve record harvests, do not neglect care - timely shaping and tying to the support, preventive treatment against late blight - and the harvest will not keep you waiting!

The tomatoes are heart-shaped and bright red. In hybrids, the color varies from lemon and crimson to deep brown and black. Average weight - from 300-500 g to 800 g and even up to 1 kg. On the bush, large specimens are located closer to the ground, smaller ones - in the upper part of the stem. The gigantic size of the fruit, dense pulp and unique sweet taste make this tomato an unconditional favorite of all gardeners without exception. This is confirmed by the voting on the Ogorod.ru portal and our rating compiled based on its results.

“I planted Ox’s Heart, even in the cool and rainy summer season, and it gave a good harvest. My husband adores him!” Tatiana Arzhanova.

Now let’s name a few more varieties and hybrids that have not yet been included in the ranking of the best, but have become a pleasant discovery for some amateur tomato growers. Perhaps among them you will find the very same variety or hybrid that will become “Tomato No. 1” in your garden.

Determinate hybrids for greenhouses

Bourgeois F1

The hybrid was bred in Odessa. It grows equally well in greenhouse conditions and in the open air in the south of Russia and in the central zone. To the north, “Bourgeois” can only be grown indoors.

When selling this variety, different companies may designate it as early or mid-ripening, so you should focus on the growing season. For Bourgeois, it takes 105 days from the moment the seedlings are planted to the opportunity to collect the first ripe fruits.

Determinate hybrid. The bushes are standard and tall. Height 80-120 cm. In the south they can grow up to 1.5 m. The size of tomatoes is average, weight up to 200 g. The very first ones can grow up to 400 g.

The variety is very suitable for canning. Thanks to the successful ratio of acids and sugars in the fruit, “Bourgeois” produces delicious juice.

The disadvantages of this hybrid include fragile branches that require mandatory tying.

Important! The “Bourgeois” bush needs to be tied up and supports placed under the branches.

Productivity from 7 to 12 kg per m² (with good care). Planting density is 3-4 bushes per meter. The hybrid is not recommended for cultivation on an industrial scale due to the lack of a guarantee of high yield. “Bourgeois” is intended for personal subsidiary plots.

Advantages of "Bourgeois"

The main advantages of “Bourgeois” are noted by both professionals and amateur gardeners:

• high keeping quality of fruits;
• resistance to temperature fluctuations;
• relative drought resistance;
• immunity to TMV, verticillium, as well as black leg and blossom end rot;
• versatility of using tomatoes.

When growing a variety, it must be fed with complex fertilizers and protected from pests, since, despite all its resistance to fungi and viruses, the plant is not able to resist spider mites, Colorado potato beetles or slugs.

Openwork F1

The fruit ripening time of the hybrid is similar to “Bourgeois” and is 105 days. “Azhur” is a standard determinate plant up to 90 cm high. It is included in the state register of the Russian Federation and is recommended for cultivation in greenhouse conditions and in open beds.

The fruits are medium-sized, weighing up to 280 g. The very first tomatoes can grow almost twice as large.

The advantages of the variety include its consistently high yield, thanks to which it is recommended for industrial cultivation and is loved by summer residents. Initially developed as a greenhouse crop for the northern regions of Russia. It can be grown outdoors in the southern regions, where it shows good yield. In the Trans-Ural regions, the hybrid is grown exclusively in greenhouses.

Resistant to the most common greenhouse diseases of tomatoes.

The hybrid forms ovaries in bunches of 5 fruits each. There can be up to 4 bunches on one branch. If you need to get large fruits, you need to leave no more than 3 ovaries in a bunch, and 2 bunches on a branch. During the season, from 1 m² you can get up to 12 kg of tomatoes.

The variety is universal: it can be processed into juice and tomato paste or consumed fresh.

Like any high-yielding plant, “Azhur” experiences an increased need for mineral and organic fertilizers.

Comment! The growth of the bush should be controlled; it is prone to the formation of extra shoots.

Doll Masha F1

Hybrid designed for greenhouses. Determinate bush, up to 90 cm high, standard. Recommended for cultivation in all regions of Russia, as it grows in greenhouses. The hybrid yield is up to 8 kg/m². Needs feeding.

The fruits are pink, weighing up to 250 g. The ovaries are formed in bunches of 5 pieces each. Tomatoes have excellent keeping quality.

Also, the positive qualities of the variety include resistance to tomato diseases.

Olya F1

The best variety for commercial cultivation. Recommended for greenhouses, where it can grow year-round. Cold-hardy, early ripening, resistant to diseases of tomatoes in the greenhouse. The bush is super-determinate, excellent for glass and polycarbonate greenhouses.

At each node it forms three clusters of inflorescences, located 1-2 leaves apart from each other. There are up to 9 ovaries in each raceme. Ovaries can form at fairly low temperatures (+7-13°C).

Sweet and sour fruits weigh 135 g. The variety differs from other tomatoes in the even size of the fruit: diameter is about 65 mm. Preferable for fresh consumption, also suitable for processing.

Productivity up to 25 kg/m².

Fans of large-fruited determinate tomato varieties for greenhouses can pay attention to the following varieties. The pulp of these varieties is most often fleshy, well suited for salads, but there is little juice in it.

Tomato Hospitable

The variety is intended for cultivation in open ground. The bush is of a determinate type, but tying to a support is still necessary. In open beds, the height of the plant does not exceed 70-80 cm; when cultivated in a greenhouse, it can reach 1 m. The best harvest is obtained when a bush is formed with 2-3 stems. If you do not want to grow fruits of gigantic size, then when growing, you can do without pinching.

Tomato is mid-ripening: the first fruits appear after 115-120 days. The tomatoes are round, slightly flattened, slightly ribbed. In a state of biological ripeness, they acquire the traditional red color of tomatoes. The skin is thin but dense. The pulp is fleshy and sweet. The fruits on one bush differ in size: they can be 300 g or 600 g. The yield ranges from 4 to 9 kg/sq.m. Tomatoes are recommended for fresh consumption, but are also suitable for making juices and sauces.

Stepsoning

The question of how to properly plant tomatoes of these types is quite acute. Even experienced gardeners cannot give an exact answer. It seems that pinching determinants is simply cutting off unnecessary shoots.

But it turns out that you can remove the stepsons only when they grow by 3-4 cm. If you are late, then you should not try to remove a large process. When it is removed, the result will be a deep wound that will slow down the development of the plant.

An indeterminate plant, due to its high growth, also has many unnecessary stepsons. They stop growing when the tomatoes on the bushes ripen. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the stepsons before the fruits ripen, so that the extra shoots do not take away their nutrition.

Stepchildren should be removed once a week. The leaves also need to be cut off, leaving a few leaves above the fruits that have already set.

In a greenhouse, pinching should be done more often than in an open garden bed. It is recommended to remove stepsons and excess inflorescences every 4-5 days.

Tomato Pudovik (Sevruga)

The variety is suitable for cultivation both in open and protected ground. Bush of indeterminate type, height –1.2-1.5 m (in a greenhouse reaches 1.7 m). It is better to grow the plant in 1-2 stems. It forms weak shoots, so it is impossible to do without gartering and pinching when growing.

According to the ripening period, Pudovik belongs to the mid-season varieties. Tomato ripening begins 110-115 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The size of the fruits on one plant decreases from the lower branches to the upper ones. The weight of the largest tomatoes reaches 500 g; as the bush grows, they gradually become smaller and at the top they grow no more than 150-200 g. When almost all the ovaries are removed, record-breaking tomatoes weighing 1-1.5 kg often ripen. The average yield is 5 kg per bush.

Fully ripe, heart-shaped tomatoes are raspberry-red in color. The pulp is fleshy, fine-grained (due to the small number of seeds, it can be difficult to collect planting material). Tomatoes have excellent taste: they are sweet with barely noticeable sourness. Most often used for fresh consumption. Can be used for any type of processing, except for whole-fruit canning.

How to choose the right varieties?

The use of protected soil when growing tomatoes significantly expands the possibilities - it allows them to be planted and harvested earlier. Under a roof made of film, glass, or polycarbonate, tomatoes grow at high humidity and optimal air and soil temperatures. Vegetables under cover are protected from adverse weather conditions such as hail or heavy rains. Most of the available tomato varieties are suitable for growing in greenhouses.

What to look for when choosing?

When choosing seed for the next season, it is recommended to first determine the varieties. Seeds are selected according to the following criteria:

• region;
• growing location (street, greenhouse, tunnel, glass greenhouse);
• conditions (soil type, frequency of maintenance);
• taste qualities;
• purpose (whole canning, tomato juices, vegetable salads);
• maximum stem length;
• shelf life;
• marketable condition;
• productivity;
• transportation features.

For example:

• If the living conditions are not very good, it is better to choose low-growing, picky, early varieties. Ripe fruits picked from the bushes are tastier than those ripening in the room.
• It is not recommended to plant tomatoes in open-air beds whose stem length exceeds 100 cm. For vegetable salads without heat treatment, it is better to stick to salad varieties.
• When choosing tomatoes for whole pickling, preference is given to varieties with elongated or round fruits, strong skin and light weight.
• Cherry tomatoes are worth paying attention to, especially if you are planting tomatoes for the first time. This is a long-lasting variety - many novice gardeners start with them. Cherries are very tasty, great for salads and decorating dishes.
• When choosing varieties for processing, you should be guided by the content of dry matter in the fruit (more than 5%), sugars, pectins and mineral salts.
• Fruits intended for direct consumption and processing must be firm, properly colored, and undamaged. Well-colored fruits are suitable for canning and sale.

New varieties of tomatoes

This is interesting! Experienced gardeners recommend the following varieties for pickling: Marissa, Snezhana, Iskra Siberia.

Classification of varieties

Taking into account the growing season, tomato varieties can be divided into 4 categories:

1. very early (the period from sowing to fruiting is 95-105 days);
2. early (105-115 days);
3. mid-early (116-135 days);
4. late (more than 130 days).

The most productive are early and mid-early tomatoes.

Other important features characterizing the variety are the shape, color and size of the fruit, their fleshiness, and purpose.

The shape of the fruit is:

• round;
• rounded flattened;
• ovoid;
• elongated;
• ribbed

The color of the skin is also varied:

• yellow;
• orange;
• crimson;
• red;
• black with shades of purple.

Varieties differ in fruit size

In protected soil, it is recommended to grow hybrids (F1) with genetic resistance. In particular, attention is paid to resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and leaf spot.

Tomato Alyoshka F1

Alyoshka F1 is an early-ripening hybrid that can be grown in open ground and under film covers. Fruiting begins 95-100 days after the appearance of the first shoots. The plant is determinate, but quite tall (height about 1.2 m), so support, garter and pinching are necessary for normal development. When forming a bush, manufacturers recommend leaving no more than 1-2 stems. The yield in the greenhouse can reach 14 kg/sq.m.

The fruits are smooth, round in shape, dense, fleshy. At the stage of biological ripeness they acquire a bright red color. Average weight - 200-250 g. Tomatoes are not prone to cracking, so they are well stored and can be transported over long distances. The sweetish taste and pleasant aroma of tomatoes make them ideal for both fresh consumption and canning.

The hybrid is resistant to most tomato diseases, including late blight.

The best varieties of Dutch and Siberian selection

Breeders all over the world have developed more than 10 thousand varieties of tomatoes. Many of them can be grown in polycarbonate greenhouses. Unlike open ground, greenhouse conditions are more comfortable for plants. And this increases their fruitfulness.

Tomato Pink Elephant

A semi-determinate tomato variety that is suitable for cultivation in both open and protected ground. The plant is spreading, the stems are strong and powerful. Under film cover it reaches a height of 1.5-1.7 m, in open beds - lower. A garter to a support and a stepson are required. It is best to form 1-2 stems.

The variety has a medium ripening period, fruiting begins in 110-115 days. The fruits are round in shape, slightly flattened, ribbed at the stalk. The size of the upper and lower brushes of the bush varies greatly: the lower ones are larger (can reach a weight of 400 g), the upper ones are smaller, usually no more than 150 g. Productivity - 6.2-8.2 kg/sq.m, with good care greenhouse can reach 12 kg/sq.m. Fruiting lasts until autumn.

The color of the fruit during the period of biological ripeness is pink (closer to coral). The skin is thin, but quite strong, not prone to cracking, so the tomatoes are well stored. The pulp is fleshy, tender, with a small amount of seeds. The taste is excellent, sweet.

The Pink Elephant variety is resistant to late blight and Alternaria.

Tomato Honey Drop

A mid-early tomato variety, intended for growing in open ground and under cover. A bush of indeterminate type, tall: in open ground the height of the plant reaches 1.5 m, in a greenhouse it exceeds 2 m. Reliable support and garter are required. During the growth process, the bush forms many stepsons. If they are not removed in time, the plantings will quickly turn into an impenetrable jungle. Manufacturers recommend forming tomatoes into 2-3 stems.

From the appearance of the first shoots to fruiting, 105-110 days pass. The fruits are set in clusters. Each plant produces 10-30 pear-shaped tomatoes. At the stage of biological ripeness, they are colored bright yellow. The fruits are small: the weight of each does not exceed 20-30 g.

The taste is sweet with a delicate honey note. The skin is strong, but not rough. The pulp is dense, juicy, aromatic. Tomatoes are universally used: they are used fresh, for whole-fruit canning and for decorating dishes. Children love the bright pear-shaped fruits.

The variety is resistant to most diseases of nightshade crops. The fruits have good keeping quality and transportability.

What are determinate tomatoes: their features, advantages and disadvantages

Important! Be sure to understand what is the difference between determinate and indeterminate tomatoes , because the difference between these two types is significantly manifested in the agricultural technology of their cultivation.

A determinate variety of tomatoes has a growth limitation , in other words, over time it completely stops growing, so to speak, “getting to the top” .

Worth knowing! “Determinant” comes from the Latin word determinatio - restriction.

The growth of determinate tomatoes stops after planting 3-5

(in very rare cases - 6)
flower brushes
, the first of which is placed above the 5-7th leaf, and all subsequent ones - every 1-2 leaves.
In this case, the latter is formed at the very top (that’s why they say “topped” ), and then growth stops.

The final height of such a bush remains within 60-150 cm.

Determinate varieties of tomatoes are most often early, mid-early or mid-ripening and have a fairly long fruiting period , as well as relatively high yields .

Important! For ordinary determinate varieties of tomatoes (above 60 cm), as a rule, staking of stems and removal of stepsons is required .

Among determinant varieties one can also distinguish “ superdeterminate ” ones. These are low-growing (30-60 cm high) compact varieties of tomatoes (they stop growing after the formation of the 3rd flower cluster ), which are characterized by noticeably earlier (by 5-10 days than just determinate) and friendly fruiting, but less long-lasting and abundant .

Note! Superdeterminate (low-growing) tomatoes most often (but by no means always) do not require gartering or pinching .

It is super-determinate (low-growing) varieties that are best suited for open ground . Such tomatoes grow quickly (without wasting extra time on building up green mass, like indeterminate ones) and begin to yield as quickly as possible, thereby ultimately pumping up their fruiting capacity before the active development of late blight .

Low-growing varieties are ideal to grow in northern regions , where the climate is cool, summers are short, and there is a lot of rain .

Particularly popular among determinate low-growing varieties are their standard varieties, which have a thickened short stem . It is precisely these bushes that, as a rule, do not require gartering or pinching .

Note! If you want to get a really early and decent harvest, then absolutely all tomatoes, even standard ones, need to be tied and pinched .

There are also semi-determinate tomatoes (this is a kind of intermediate type between indeterminate and determinate). These are mid- or late-ripening varieties , in which the stem height can reach 2 meters (within 150-200 cm) . The maximum number of flower clusters is 9-12 (however, the plant can limit its growth after 3-4 clusters, so they are most often formed into 2 stems), which are formed after 2-3 leaves, also starting after 5-7 leaves.

They (semi-determinate) are already recommended to be grown in greenhouses (in the middle zone, Moscow region) , and they naturally need gartering and pinching.

Advantages and disadvantages

Thus, the main advantages of determinate tomatoes are:

• precocity;
• higher initial yields;
• friendly return of the harvest (at the same time);
• require less attention and care - forming and growing a bush is much easier;

By the way! Sometimes on packets of seeds it is written that the variety does not require pinching and gartering, but it is better to do this anyway.

• often do not have time to become ill with late blight ;
• ideal for growing in open ground;
• can be grown in cold regions with short summers (for example, northern ones).

By the way! Low-growing (super-determinate) tomatoes can be grown at home: on a windowsill or balcony .

Flaws:

• the overall yield is significantly lower than that of indeterminate ones;
• simultaneous yield of the crop, while indeterminate fruits bear fruit for a long time (which is ideal for gradual fresh consumption);
• it is believed that they are less tasty, but this is quite controversial;

They are simply ideal for whole-fruit canning.

Video: indeterminate and determinate varieties of tomatoes - their differences

Tomato Ob domes F1

The hybrid is intended for cultivation in open ground and under film cover. The bush is determinate, low: in open ground the height of the plant rarely exceeds 50-60 cm, in protected ground - 70 cm. When growing, staking and partial pinching are necessary. Productivity is about 5 kg per bush, subject to compliance with agricultural technology.

Fruits weighing 200-260 g are formed 95-100 days after emergence. When fully ripe, the surface of a tomato is raspberry-pink. There is a yellowish spot near the stalk. The skin is dense, so the Ob domes F1 are distinguished by good shelf life and transportability. The pulp is fleshy, sugary, low in seeds. The fruits are suitable for fresh consumption and any processing, however, some tomato growers note that the tomato skin bursts during heat treatment.

The hybrid is resistant to most tomato diseases. It grows well and bears fruit even in unfavorable climatic conditions.

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