Tomato varieties for the greenhouse: bush height, ripening time, shape, size and characteristics of the fruit, disease resistant

Advantages and disadvantages of greenhouse cultivation

Advantages of growing tomatoes in a greenhouse:

The harvest ripens earlier than in open ground, because seedlings are planted already in April;
Fresh tomatoes can be obtained throughout the year if the greenhouse is heated;
Tomatoes taste better than store-bought ones;
The fruits contain all vitamins and microelements;
The seedlings are protected from the scorching sun, attacks by pests, frost and excess rainfall;
For planting, capricious varieties can be selected that will produce the most delicious tomatoes and a rich harvest;
The effectiveness of using drugs against pests and diseases in a greenhouse is higher than in open ground.

The disadvantages of growing tomatoes in a greenhouse include:

To grow tomatoes, you need to build special greenhouses, the cost of which is high.
The polycarbonate from which greenhouses are made requires maintenance in spring and autumn.
The soil requires constant feeding with nutrients or regular updating.

Greenhouse tomatoes

The good thing about a greenhouse is that it gives the gardener a chance to enjoy the harvest until the end of November. But it must be disinfected if bush diseases occurred in the previous season.

If the tightness of the structure is broken, there is no need to plant tomatoes if there are frosts at night. In spring, the bushes will be protected from harmful factors by specially installed arches. In the evenings, compacted spunbond should be placed on the tomatoes.

When the sun is shining brightly, the greenhouse should be open. In the heat, the ovaries die and the plants are less pollinated.

Varieties recommended for greenhouses

To get a good harvest, you need to select tomato varieties for the greenhouse that are suitable for closed ground. In addition to the color, shape of the fruit and size of the plants, you should pay attention to the following features:

Tomato ripening time;
Taste, juiciness, sweetness of fruit pulp;
What are the fruits for?
Productivity of a hybrid or variety;
Ability to self-pollinate;
Will tomato varieties for a polycarbonate greenhouse be able to withstand temperature and humidity;
Immunity to tomato diseases;
Resistant to changes in humidity and temperature.

Classification of varieties

All varieties of tomatoes will be able to grow in the greenhouse, but taking into account the classification by growth, it will be possible to better manage the planting area of the greenhouse.

Tomatoes are divided into tall, medium-sized, indeterminate, that is, unlimited growth, large-fruited, raceme, cherry.

Tomatoes are also divided according to ripening time. There are super-early, early, mid-early, and late varieties.

What is better for a greenhouse: variety or hybrid?

When choosing between a variety and a hybrid, you need to take into account that, due to their unpretentiousness, varieties react less to deviations from the rules of agricultural technology and produce a harvest even with insufficient care. They should also be given preference if you plan to independently harvest seeds.

In turn, hybrids are characterized by the highest yield and quality indicators, but require careful care. In addition, the seeds of these tomatoes are absolutely not suitable for sowing.

It is worth choosing seed material taking into account your needs. Alternatively, representatives of both groups can be grown in a greenhouse.

High-yielding varieties

All gardeners are primarily interested in the most productive varieties of tomatoes.

These include the Miracle of the Earth variety, bred by a scientist from Novosibirsk. The variety is very hardy, so it can be grown in all regions of the country. The plant is tall, reaching a height of up to 2 meters.

Such tall varieties of tomatoes produce large, fleshy fruits. One fruit can weigh on average 400 grams, and some reach a weight of 1 kg. From 1 sq. meter you can harvest 15-19 kg of tomatoes.

The taste of the tomato is reminiscent of watermelon, so it is used to make juice, sauces, and is suitable for salads. It does not ripen immediately, so delicious fruits will be on your table until autumn.

Gardeners prefer to grow super-yielding varieties. These include “Mikado pink”. It is becoming the favorite among gardeners. The pink fleshy fruits are surprising, weighing up to 400-500 grams, but you can also get kilogram specimens. A productive variety can produce up to 8-10 kg from one bush.

Hurricane is an early ripening hybrid. From 1 sq. meter you can collect 11-14 kg of delicious fruits. Tomatoes are good because they can sit for a long time without spoiling. They can be transported over long distances.

Large-fruited tomato varieties

Small and medium-sized tomatoes are good for pickling, but you still want to grow large specimens at the dacha.

To grow large tomatoes, you should pay attention to the largest-fruited hybrids:

Ural F1,
Cavalcade F1,
Krasnobay F1,
Luxor F1,
Cardinal F1,
Elite F1,
Russian size F1.

But the largest is considered the “Heavyweight of Siberia”. The bush is not tall, only 80 centimeters, but it ripens beautiful, elongated, rounded fruits of a rich crimson color. The average weight of one fruit is 400-500 g.

Cherry

Many vegetable growers are partial to small, juicy cherry tomatoes. Cherry tomato varieties for greenhouses delight with their diversity. You can choose cherry Dessert, which can grow up to 2 meters in height and stand strewn with red tomatoes for a long time. High-yielding variety, from 1 sq. meter you can collect up to 8 kg of sweet fruits.

Hybrid Madeira F1 bears fruit for a long time, the fruits are collected in clusters. Small tomatoes appear very early, 80 days after planting.

Fruitful early hybrids: Ira F1, Magic Harp F1 - with yellow fruits, are also in great demand among gardeners.

"Thumbelina" is loved for its productivity, resistance to diseases and the sweetish taste of its small fruits.

Liana

The vine varieties of tomatoes for the greenhouse are all tall. African pink vine and heart-shaped red vine are in great demand.

When the vegetables are ripe, the vine looks very beautiful, dotted with deep pink tomatoes. Weight up to 350 g, fleshy, almost without seeds and juice. The pulp is grainy. The taste is sweet, pleasant to eat fresh.

Dutch tomatoes

Dutch varieties of tomatoes are increasingly beginning to appear in the gardens of summer residents. Hybrids are valued for their resistance to diseases, self-pollination, and high productivity.

The selection of Dutch specialists is aimed at increasing shelf life and transportability, but the fruits are inferior to domestic hybrids in terms of taste quality. To achieve a pleasant taste, gardeners try to let them ripen on the bushes.

Tomatoes for greenhouses of Dutch selection:

Ivanhoe,
Afen,
Belle,
Benito,
Big Beef,
Debut,
Diadem,
Marfa,
tomato with yellow fruits - Lemon boy.

Plum-shaped

High-yielding varieties of tomatoes in the form of plums are a must for every gardener. They are valued because they are suitable for pickling for the winter. Typically, plum tomato bushes grow up to 2 meters in height and are completely covered with tomatoes.

They ripen later than others, so they are used for canning separately or together with other vegetables. Gives tasty fruits

Honey cream,
Prunes,
Angelica,
Moskvich,
Countryman,
Picket.

There is yellow cream that will decorate any greenhouse:

Ildi,
golden lemon
Monisto amber.

Yellow tomatoes are more delicate in taste, so they are most often eaten fresh.

Beef tomatoes

This variety of tomato includes large, fleshy tomatoes weighing more than 150 g with a small number of seeds. Their name comes from the English word beef (beef), and beef tomatoes fully justify this comparison.

These large-fruited tomatoes are ideal for fresh consumption. They are juicy, aromatic and add a pleasant tomato note to the taste of summer salad.

Beef tomatoes can be red, pink, yellow. At the same time, red tomatoes can also be sent for the production of juice, tomato paste, lecho and other preparations. But yellow and pink ones do not tolerate heat treatment well.

Ripening time, fruit size, color and taste depend on the specific variety. In general, the agricultural technology of these tomatoes is practically no different from the rules for growing “traditional” medium-sized tomatoes. You just need to know some nuances.

For example, beef tomatoes are planted no more often than 2-3 plants per sq.m. In addition, it is important to regulate the number of ovaries in the clusters: no more than 3-4 are left to allow the fruits to develop freely. In addition, beef tomatoes need more frequent feeding.

Popular varieties and hybrids of beef tomatoes: Alexia F1, Big Beef F1, Bull's Heart, Ox's Heart, Mammoth.

Classification of varieties by ripening time

This culture is characterized by different ripening periods - from early to late. There are also ultra-early ripening hybrids; harvesting can begin 75-80 days after planting. They are usually not very productive or very tasty because they lack natural light.

Ultra early varieties

Ultra early ripening tomatoes:

Cherry flow F1,
Children's sweetness,
Lark F1,
Olya F1,
Sanka.

To have tomatoes on the table, gardeners begin planting ultra-early varieties early and harvest the harvest within 75 days.

Early ripening varieties 50-80 days

Early ripe tomato variety for the greenhouse:

"Antonovka honey"
"Marshmallow in chocolate"
"Golden domes",
"Malachite Box",
"Citrus Garden"

Any early ripening variety of this crop is capable of producing a harvest within 80 days after the appearance of the first sprouts of seedlings. This group includes short, standard tomatoes, and medium-sized determinate varieties.

If your region has short daylight hours, then plant early varieties of tomatoes for the greenhouse:

Leopold F1,
Diva F1,
The Tsar Bell.

Mid-season varieties 90-120 days

Mid-season tomatoes ripen 100-120 days after planting. It is advisable to place the seedlings on the south side of the greenhouse so that they receive more sunlight.

A very popular mid-season tomato variety for the greenhouse: Moscow delicacy.

Also, other varieties and hybrids are also trusted by gardeners:

Blagovest F1,
Loyalty F1,
Verlioka plus F1,
Giant of the Moscow region,
Suitor,
Moscow pear,
Budenovka,
Koenigsberg,
Kostroma F1,
Siberian miracle,
French grape.

Late varieties 120-150 days

Late varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses are extremely popular in all regions of the country. Receiving a lot of light and sunlight, they fill with juice and sweetness. In order for them to ripen, they must be planted exactly on time. Planting dates are indicated on the packaging.

The most favorite variety belongs to the late ripening variety -

Bull's heart
De Barao,
Titan, Date,
Finish as well as hybrid
Vladimir F1.

How to choose the right tomato variety

When choosing a particular tomato variety, it is important to answer the following questions:

In which region will the plants be grown - northern, southern, middle zone?
Where will the tomatoes be planted - open ground, greenhouse?
After what period do you want to harvest - early ripening, late?
What are the purposes of cultivation - for canning, salads, juices or for fresh consumption?
Is it possible to devote a lot of time to caring for plants - pinching, tying, fertilizing, weeding, shaping, treating diseases, etc.?
Do size, shape and color matter?
Does yield matter?

By answering these questions, it will be much easier to choose the variety that is most suitable for you.

Rating of varieties by bush height

According to the height of the bush, tomatoes for the greenhouse are low-growing, determinate, semi-determinant

Determinate tomatoes

Determinate bushes are standard bushes that do not require staking or pinching. They stop growing as soon as ovaries appear at the end of the shoot.

To choose the best determinate varieties of tomatoes for the greenhouse, you need to get acquainted with their description. Alpha becomes the leader . It grows to only 55 cm in height. The thick stem holds red, strong tomatoes well, weighing 56 grams. The fruits are good in salads, and juices are made from them.
The varieties of low-growing tomatoes are continued by the vegetable crop Valentina . Ripening period is 102-105 days. Oval tomatoes hang in clusters on stems, their weight is 90 g. The pulp is tasty, fleshy, and can be stored for a long time without cracking.
Among the popular hybrids is the early hybrid Explosion F1 . After sowing the seeds, only 100 days will pass and delicious red tomatoes will appear on your table. A high-yielding hybrid: 3 kg of fruits are collected from each bush, and the bush grows only up to 45 cm. It is unpretentious. Receives only positive reviews.
Hybrid Azhur F1 – medium height. A standard bush 60-90 cm in height holds a mass of slightly flattened red tomatoes, weighing 240-280 g. It is distinguished by high productivity and tolerates both temporary drought and extreme heat. With good care from 1 sq. meter you can remove 12 kg of tomatoes. Tomatoes, even in a greenhouse, are not affected by any of the most common tomato diseases.
Alaska variety ripens very quickly in the greenhouse . The height of the bushes is no more than 50 cm, super early tomatoes ripen in 80-100 days. Taste qualities are the highest. Despite the low growth, more than 2 kg of tomatoes are harvested from one bush. Resistant to diseases. Easy to care for.
The mid-season hybrid Bourgeois is also popular among gardeners. From the moment of planting until the appearance of the first red tomato, 100-110 days pass. The plant is standard, up to 1 m high. The pulp is dense, fleshy, sweet. Not afraid of diseases and pests.
Determinate tall hybrid: Blagovest F1 , characterized by rapid ripening of fruits. Each tomato weighs 120 g, often reaching 150 g.

Semi-determinant

Semi-determinate are tall tomatoes for the greenhouse that ripen late. They have a powerful root system, so they hold a high yield well.

When buying tomato seeds for a greenhouse, pay attention to semi-derminant hybrids and varieties. They have a number of advantages compared to determinant (short) and indeterminate (with unlimited growth):

Early ripening ones ripen two weeks earlier compared to indents.
Resistant to most tomato diseases.
The marketable appearance of tomatoes is preserved for a long time.
The average height of the bushes makes it possible to grow them in low greenhouses.
The distance between the trusses is only 12-16 cm, and for indeterminate tomatoes it is 25-30 cm, so they have time to form many ovaries.
Very fast setting of tomatoes.
You can form 2-3-4 trunks, increasing the yield of each bush by 2-3-4 times.
Famous varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses from Dutch companies are: Qualityte, Gravitet, Devanet, Caponet, Gandola F1 and President F1.
Russian companies also have early hybrids for greenhouses: Flamingo F1, Energo F1, Semko 99 F1, Salar F1, Aksinya F1, Isfara F1.
Tomato varieties: Agafya. Alphonse, Anyuta, Andromeda, Belfort, Velikosvetsky, Verochka and others also receive only positive reviews from gardeners.

Many vegetable growers have learned to grow tomatoes with 4 stems and reap a very large harvest. To get a great harvest, half-dents need to be well fed and watered on time so that they can hold such a mass of fruit.

Indeterminate varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses

Indeterminate tomatoes are tall vegetable crops. They can stretch up to 2 meters or more until their growth is stopped.

Let's look at the best varieties of indeterminate tomatoes for the greenhouse.

The leader among varieties is Octopus . It can grow up to 5 meters. Tomatoes grow up to 150 grams, but they are very sweet, juicy, and tasty. There is no need to shoot, because fruits can grow on all shoots. Gardeners grow it because of its record yields and resistance to all diseases and pests. Collected tomatoes can lie for a long time, maintaining their appearance. They are canned and used for making sauces, juices, and salads.
Pink Tsar - a mid-season tomato crop reaches a height of 150 cm. Tomatoes of a soft pink hue reach a decent weight - 350 grams. They have dense, sweetish flesh. A high-yielding variety, one bush produces up to 7 kg. Diseases avoid him and does not require much care. But young seedlings must be protected from the Colorado potato beetle.
A powerful hybrid, Star Gold , produces early-ripening cherry tomatoes that ripen in bunches. The tomatoes are small, fragrant, bright yellow in color.
An ox heart in a greenhouse grows up to 2 meters. Ripe late. After planting, you will have to wait 115 days for the harvest. If we take the best varieties of pink tomatoes for the greenhouse, then this is Ox's Heart. The fruits are tasty, sweetish, very fleshy. They are attracted by their beautiful pink color. The shape is round, slightly elongated downwards, which is why it gets its name. It is resistant to tomato diseases. Despite the large fruits, they rarely crack.

Tomato growing culture: rules and tips

Planting tomatoes begins with organizing the space. The soil is prepared in the fall: after the crops are harvested, the soil must be dug up and organic and mineral fertilizers added. In the spring this procedure is repeated. For ultra-early varieties, soil treatment is carried out as follows: rotted manure (10 kg/m2) and organic fertilizers are applied: urea (15 g/m2), potassium magnesium (25 g/m2), superphosphate (50 g/m2).

Tomatoes grow well in areas where cucumbers, onions and cabbage were previously located. Conversely, after potatoes, eggplant, peppers, strawberries and grapes, a tomato may not take root: these crops are susceptible to the same diseases. In early spring, the following soil treatment against late blight is carried out: the area is watered with a one percent solution of copper sulfate, dug up, then phytosporin is added in a proportion of 1 tbsp. per 10 liters of water\1 m2.

To avoid chemical poisoning, tomatoes can be planted a month after tillage.

Planting tomatoes in open ground

Important factors for good crop growth: lighting, humidity, heat. The optimal temperature for growth is +22 – +25 degrees, however, for different varieties this figure can vary (from +18 to +28). Temperatures above +36 degrees are destructive.

The plant should have enough sunlight. When there is a lack of lighting, the bush begins to grow strongly, the leaves turn pale. Increased development of the vegetative part slows down the growth of fruits and affects their quality.

Tomatoes are moisture lovers. However, there is a rule here: watering is done strictly at the root of the bush. The leaves should remain dry to prevent the development of diseases. The amount of water supplied must be uniform so that the fruits do not crack. On hot days, watering is done in the evening every day; in cool weather, it is enough to water the seedlings once every 2-3 days.

Preparing open ground tomato seeds

The soil for nightshades should be neutral or slightly acidic. Loams, clayey soils and compacted acidic soils are not suitable for planting.

Seed preparation is necessary if there is no confidence in their safety. Dissolve 1 tsp in a glass of warm water. salt and immerse the seeds there. Those that float up are removed, the rest are washed and soaked for 10 minutes. alternately in a solution of potassium permanganate and a copper-containing preparation. This procedure disinfects the seeds.

Picking tomatoes is done in the phase of 2-3 true leaves (that is, not counting the cotyledons). The strongest seedlings are selected.

Picking tomato seedlings

By the time of planting in open ground, the soil should warm up to +12 degrees. When planting, tomatoes are distributed at a sufficient distance to ensure air permeability. This helps to avoid stretching of shoots and thickening of seedlings.

Bush gartering is needed for tall specimens, pruning for overly thick ones.

By fruit color

Many gardeners try to grow tomatoes in greenhouses in all the colors that breeders have invented. The salad looks great with yellow, red, pink and black tomatoes.

Pink

There are more and more lovers of pink tomatoes for greenhouses among gardeners.

Pink honey is a medium-ripe variety that grows to a height of only 1 meter, but is densely overgrown with pink, sweet, fleshy fruits weighing up to 1 kg. The fruits are so large that you can make a salad from one tomato. The variety produces high yields; up to 6-7 kg are harvested from 1 bush. The fruits are slightly ribbed and heart-shaped. Among the pink varieties, they are the sweetest.

Dad . When choosing sweet varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses, pay attention to the early-ripening, high-yielding variety Batyanya. The weight of one fruit can reach 700 grams. 9 kg of tomatoes are harvested from 1 bush. The sweetish fruits have juicy, fleshy pulp, without white veins. The peel is thick crimson, glossy. Everyone who imprisons Batyanya has never regretted it.

Reds

There are a lot of red varieties; gardeners distinguish:

Azores Red Bride . The bushes grow up to 2 meters. Large, fleshy fruits up to 800 grams ripen on them.
Scarlet flower is a high-yielding variety. The fruit color is red or pinkish. The pulp is juicy, tasty, sweet, sugary. The weight of one tomato can reach 700 grams. Resistant to diseases.
Altai honey is a mid-season variety that reaches a height of 1.7 meters. Up to 6 kilograms of tomatoes are harvested from one plant. The fruits are heart-shaped, weighing up to 350-600 grams. The peel is red-pink, the flesh is fleshy, sugary with a honey flavor.

Yellow and orange

Orange and yellow tomatoes for the greenhouse are a real find. They are very tender and tasty, for example:

Variety Midas . This is the earliest variety. Already 45 days after planting the seedlings, you can pick the first orange fruit. It can be stored for more than a month without losing its beautiful appearance.
Orange Heart is a mid-season variety that can grow above 2 meters in height. 6-10 kg of tomatoes weighing up to 300 grams are harvested from the bush. The pulp has a small number of seeds, fleshy, sour-sweet, with a slight fruity flavor. Tomatoes can last until November.
Citrus garden - yellow tomatoes, shaped like lemons, which is why they got this name. Sweet, tasty, just begging to be put into your mouth.

Black and purple varieties

Exotic lovers will definitely grow varieties of black tomatoes for the greenhouse. In addition to their exotic appearance, black tomatoes are rich in anthocyanins.

Black or purple fruits are known to improve the functioning of the cardiovascular system, reduce the risk of stroke, and are very beneficial for men's health. They are also useful for older people, as they improve memory.

Among the black varieties, the most favorite are:

Dagestan,
Evening,
My favorit,
Chocolate,
Black Russian.

Purple tomatoes are also useful for the greenhouse:

blue tomato,
Blueberry,
Lilac Lake,
Chernomor.

The best greenhouse varieties for different regions

The climate in different regions of our country is also different. Breeders have developed varieties and hybrids of tomatoes for greenhouses that can withstand the climate of your region.

For the Moscow region

Gardeners in the Moscow region often choose low-growing varieties of tomatoes for the greenhouse. Why are they better than tall specimens:

Does not require removal of stepsons.
They themselves stop growing above the designated height.
They take up less space in the greenhouse.
Easy to care for and harvest.
They ripen earlier than others, because all the nutrients go to the growth of fruits, not stems.
If tall specimens suddenly die, then short tomatoes can be planted in their place; they will have time to produce a harvest.

The ultra-early variety Riddle is very popular, which produces the first tomato 85 days after planting. Let's name other low-growing varieties: Alaska, Honey Cream, Aurora, Supermodel, Zolotoy Stream.

All these species grow well in greenhouses in the Middle Zone.

You can continue listing which varieties of tomatoes are suitable for the Moscow region and for greenhouses in the Middle Zone.

A good harvest is produced by hybrids and varieties: Vnuchenka, Askold, Borovichok F1, Fiery Heart F1, Summit.

It's time to stock up on reliable Belarusian varieties: Peremoga 165, Profitable, Kalinka-Malinka, Garant, Krokha, Izumrud.

For Siberia

In Siberian conditions, it is difficult to grow those varieties that are not adapted to temperature changes and cool summers. But breeders have developed excellent varieties that ripen in Siberia, in greenhouses.

Let's name the best varieties of tomatoes for Siberia, for example, Alsou. Even in Siberia, gardeners can get tomato fruits weighing 800 grams. The fruits of St. Andrew's surprise can grow even larger, up to 900 g. The King of the Giants grows even larger.

Pink varieties of tomatoes also grow well on Siberian soil. This is Sugar Bison, Abakan Pink, Heavyweight of Siberia.

For the Urals

The Siberian climate is somewhat similar to the Ural climate. Therefore, varieties for Siberia can be grown in the Urals. But for the short Ural summer, their own varieties have been bred: Alaska, Boni MM, Peach.

Large-fruited sweet varieties have also been bred for the Urals, which provide a generous harvest: Sweet Bull's Heart, Russian Size F1, Sibiryak F1, Pudovik.

Fleshy varieties for all regions - Great Warrior, Mazarin, Cardinal, Siberian Trump, Raspberry Giant, Novikov Giant.

Fleshy varieties not only amaze with their fleshy pulp, but also with their sweet taste.

For the Leningrad region

The Leningrad region is known for its humid climate and sharp cooling, so tomatoes for the Leningrad region must be those that can withstand high humidity and temperature fluctuations.

The productive variety Rumyanetz St. Petersburg steadfastly endures all the surprises of the Leningrad climate.
The low-growing variety Northerner can produce 4 kg of tomato from 1 bush. The rocket also pleases with a good harvest. The fruits resemble a rocket, tasty and juicy.
The Baltic variety also does not let gardeners down.
Siberian troika can grow even in an open garden bed and produce high yields.

There is a wide choice, so all gardeners will not be left without a harvest.

Tomatoes for the Kirov region

The Kirov region is distinguished by the fact that autumn comes early here. August is already cold and the nights are long. Therefore, gardeners are trying to grow tomatoes of the Kirov selection for greenhouses.

What is the difference? Adapted specifically for the climate of the Kirov region. The varieties do not disappoint summer residents, either in the taste of the fruit or in the yield.

Kirov "Agrosemtoms" breeds the most suitable, productive varieties. Among the early developments, hybrids became famous:

Vyatich,
Khlynovsky,
Baron F1.

Varieties

Stolypin,
Moskvich.

3 months after the first sprouts emerge, the fruits can already be harvested.

To ensure that tomatoes are on the table all summer long, there are also mid-season tomatoes of the Kirov selection:

Flamingo,
Merchant,
Viscount,
Entertainer,
Adonis, and
Energy F1.

They produce the first harvest 3.5 months after germination.

Varieties for Udmurtia

Not all varieties of tomatoes are suitable for the Udmurt Republic, but only those that require a constant temperature regime.

The choice of tomatoes for Udmurtia is also not small. Their main feature is that they must be unpretentious. Let's name the best of them: Normandy, Novosibirsk pink, Titanic F1, Kostroma F1, Raspberry giant, Seven, Raspberry wine.

Sweet varieties have been bred for the climate of Udmurtia: Yuzhny Zagar, Djalo Santa, Russian Tasty, Grushovka and at least two dozen more hybrids and varieties.

According to fruit characteristics

Of course, everyone prefers sweet, meaty tomatoes. Breeders have worked hard and developed varieties that are most often grown by gardeners.

The sweetest varieties

The sweetest varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses: Koenigsberg golden, Pink honey, Tsar Bell, Velmozha, Riddle, Honey drop, Raspberry giant, Roma, Orange pear.

There are sweet hybrids F1: Pink Spam, Pandarose, Bigorange Plus, Russian Happiness, Pink Berets, Large Pink, Raspberry Ring, Clear Falcon, Honey King, Tretyakovsky.

The most delicious and meaty varieties

Gardeners fell in love with Rosemary for its meatiness. Let's list other meaty varieties: Mammoth, Raspberry fleshy, Alsou, Ultra-ripe, Sevruga, Abakan pink, Golden Andromeda.

The best varieties of tomatoes for pickling

It turns out that not all tomatoes are suitable for pickling, but only those that hold their shape well, do not crack, and have a certain taste.

When choosing fruits for pickling, you need to pay attention to the following features:

The size of the fruit should be small, even in shape, rich in color;
The peel is dense, resistant to cracking;
The walls are dense and fleshy;
Low seed content;
Friendly maturation;
Tomatoes should be stored for at least a month.

The best types of tomatoes for canning: Koenigsberg, Red Banana, Tanya, Pickling Miracle, Pickling Delicacy, Summer Resident, Sakhalin, Rocket, Gina.

For juices and ketchups

To select tomatoes for juices and ketchups, it is necessary to select fleshy varieties: Minion of Fate, Bear's Paw, Volgogradsky, Novichok, Korneevsky Pink, Pink Flamingo - these types are used mainly for juices.

Such hybrids and varieties are suitable for sauce, ketchup and lecho.

Big Beef F1 with sweet dense pulp.
De-barao Tsarsky. Mid-late, universal.
Brown sugar is late-ripening with a sweet taste.
King of the early ones - excellent taste with a bright aroma.
Mazarin. The fruits are red and have excellent taste.
Mikado pink. The pink fruits are very tasty.
Tolstoy F1. Universal. The fruits are bright red.
President of F1. Early ripening. The fruits are red and sweet.
Paul Robson. The fruits are reddish with a chocolate tint.
Black Prince. The fruits are burgundy-purple, weight 500 g.

The best varieties of tomatoes for juice

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The most delicious VARIETIES (not hybrids) of tomatoes, tested in practice, which we always gladly grow for salads and tomatoes.

For salads

To prepare salads, you can use any tomatoes, but you can choose the five best:

"Bella Rosa F1" - for fresh salads.
“Katya” is the best tomato for preparing salads for the winter.
"De Barao yellow" - best for salads
“Bull's heart” – used for making salads and juice.
“Long Keeper” is stored for a long time, so you can prepare vitamin salads.

Classification of tomatoes by purpose

The variety of tomatoes for your garden should be selected taking into account not only the climatic characteristics of the region, but also your plans for the harvest. After all, it depends on the shape, size, and density of the fruits whether they are suitable only for salads or also suitable for homemade rolls.

Tomatoes for fresh consumption

What kind of tomatoes should be that go straight from the garden to the salad? Juicy, fleshy, sweet, with thin skin. Beef tomatoes (Bull's heart, Ox's heart), cherry tomatoes (Dessert, Pink Cherry, Madeira F1) and any other tomatoes with a pleasant taste and dense pulp are ideal for this purpose.

Italian fluted tomato for salads

Popular varieties and hybrids of tomatoes for fresh consumption: Watermelon, Danko, Infiniti F1, Italian fluted, Nadezhda F1.

Tomatoes for processing

If you can’t go through a single season without storing vegetables grown in your garden for the winter, it makes sense to allocate one bed for tomatoes intended for processing. Tomatoes that are suitable for drying and preparing lecho, sauces or tomato juice should be fleshy, with a minimum number of seeds. But their sweet taste is not at all necessary, given that the fruits undergo heat treatment.

Tomato variety Babushkin secret for processing

In most recipes it is recommended to remove the skin, so the skin of these tomatoes should not be too dense.

Popular varieties and hybrids of tomatoes for processing: Grandmother's Secret, Bull's Heart, Budenovka, Ispolin, Cardinal, Mazarin, Mashenka.

Tomatoes for canning

Tomatoes for pickling and canning should be small, regular in shape, dense, with hard skin that is resistant to cracking.

Tomato variety De Barao for canning

Popular varieties and hybrids of tomatoes for whole-fruit canning: De Barao, Children's sweetness, Golden fingers, Sanka, Chibis, Elf, Chocolate bullet.

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All purpose tomatoes

If you do not have the opportunity to allocate separate beds for tomatoes for different purposes, choose universal varieties for sowing, the fruits of which are good both fresh and will not lose their shape when canned.

Tomato variety Shchelkovsky for universal use

Popular varieties and hybrids of universal-purpose tomatoes: Alaska, Infinity F1, Pink Andromeda F1, Chio-chio-san, Shchelkovsky early.

Assortment of greenhouse tomatoes

Many gardeners are confused by the abundance of tomato seeds for the greenhouse. The first thing you need to pay attention to is the region. Then to the release date. A good harvest can be obtained if packaging took place 2 years ago.

If you buy varietal seeds, you can take seeds from them. Hybrids also taste good, but seeds from them cannot be planted next year. They will not produce fruit of the same taste and quality.

Self-pollinating varieties

Self-pollinating tomatoes are best suited for greenhouses. It is difficult to list all self-pollinating types of tomatoes for greenhouses. This should be written on the packaging. If it is not written, ask the seller. If you haven’t found varieties that pollinate themselves, then open the doors and windows in the greenhouse or pollinate manually using a brush.

Standard tomatoes for greenhouses

Among the best universal standard varieties of tomato crops, we can name the following: Kameya, Buyan, Dubok, Yamal, Bushman, Boni MM, Denis, Red Pearl, Alpha, Florida, Little Red Riding Hood, Far North, Chelnok, Betta, Altaechka.

Varieties that do not require pinching

Almost all low-growing varieties of tomatoes, whose height is 45-50 cm, do not need to remove stepsons. Among them: Alsou, Fighter, Balcony Miracle, Top Ten, Hyperbole, Gina, Oak, Leningrad Chill, Snowstorm, Sanka, Skorospelka, Shuttle.

Carpal varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses

Many vegetable growers choose truss tomatoes for greenhouses because of their ability to quickly ripen in whole trusses.

In this group, the most productive species stands out - Maryina Roshcha F1 . You can collect 20 kg from one square. meters.

Early hybrid Samara F1, Gulliver, Strawberry tree, Zhigalo, Zhenaros F1. All of them are productive, tasty, and can be stored for a long time.

Original and exotic tomatoes

Black Prince . A variety of Chinese breeders from the exotic group. The weight of one fruit is 500 g. Purpose – salad.
The large striped boar attracts attention with the striped color of the tomato.
Exotic Pink Siberian tiger resembles the coloring of little tiger cubs.
The neon pink fruits of the Ozark Sunrise will immediately attract attention.
Black Crimea will delight you with full-bodied black tomatoes weighing up to 500 grams.
Rita black is good for its taste and chocolate color.
Peaches and cream are yellow, sweet, beautiful tomatoes that will decorate any greenhouse.

Tomato hybrids

One day my mother was given tomato seeds, a German hybrid. Their appearance was interesting: the fruits are small (about 5 centimeters in length), oval in shape with a slightly elongated base. And the taste... Well, it was completely different from what I was used to. Unusually sweet and aromatic tomatoes. They went great in salads and as a snack, like big nuts.

A novice gardener does not like to ask for advice “before”; he analyzes the situation “after”. Therefore, the seeds were carefully collected from one of its most beautiful representatives, and the delicious hybrid of tomatoes was planted the next year. We must pay tribute to German selection - the quality and productivity of tomatoes have hardly changed. But after a year, disappointment still came: the properties began to split into the maternal ones, and the taste of ripe tomatoes was somehow completely ordinary. Thus, from his own experience, a novice summer resident found out that tomato hybrids for greenhouses, as well as all vegetables, are happiness for only one season. It was decided to delve a little deeper into the problem and gain knowledge about these plants.

Classification of tomatoes

In addition to the division into hybrids and varietals common to all vegetables, the classification of tomatoes takes place according to a number of characteristics, which, by collecting them in one pile, a simple amateur can choose the “very best” for his garden.

According to the shape of the bush

So, according to their appearance, the types of tomatoes are:

The former have a dense stem and a well-organized structure. The stem of the latter is a whip, gently creeping, and, understandably, quite fragile. What potato-shaped ones are is clear from the name.

Classification of tomatoes by height and branching

Other external data are the degree of branching and plant height. Tall tomatoes often have thin stems and require gartering in several places. Low-growing plants form a strong bush, which usually does without additional supports (for example, the “Balcony Miracle” variety). In scientific terms, the classification of tomatoes by height and degree of branching is as follows:

determinants (short, weakly branched),
superdeterminants (not the tallest tomatoes, forming from two to four clusters),
semi-determinates (tall, branched, forming from 2 to 10 clusters),
indeterminates (having unlimited growth, stepsons do not stop growing after the formation of brushes, but themselves form new stepsons). These tomatoes will need staking and pinching using normal, traditional agricultural practices. But in the “green farming” that is currently developing, methods are described that make it possible to grow entire ridges of tomatoes from one such indeterminate bush and, accordingly, from one maternal individual and harvest the entire harvest.

Disease-resistant tomato varieties

To get a good tomato harvest, you need not only to organize proper care for the crop, but also to buy the right planting material - disease-resistant hybrids.

Tomatoes that don't get sick

Let's name varieties and hybrids that, according to reviews from gardeners, suffer less from various tomato diseases.

Vologda F1 Mid-season hybrid, produces 5 kg of fruit per bush.
Ural F1 Mid-season. The fruits are large, red, one weight is 350 grams. Capable of producing 8 kg per bush.
Firebird F1 Early ripening, determinate, carpal, 90 cm high.
Bohemia F1. Determinate species. One bunch can produce 5 large tomatoes, and up to 6 kg of ripe, clean tomatoes can be harvested from 1 bush.
Blitz Early ripening, determinate tomato, resistant to all diseases.
Koenigsberg Indeterminate, high-yielding. From 1 sq. meters get up to 18 kg of harvest.
Cio-chio-san. A mid-season variety that can produce a lot of tomatoes, weighing 40 g each.
Apple tree of Russia. The variety is no problem. Produces red fruits weighing 100 grams 118 days after sowing the seed.
Puzata hut. Large, sweet fruits weighing 350 g begin to ripen at 100 days.
Banana legs. Small bushes, 60 cm high, begin to produce tomatoes weighing 100 g on the 80th day.
Waterfall. An early ripe tomato, one brush of which contains up to 10 small fruits.
Geisha. Will please you with the harvest on the 65th day. The fruits weigh 200 g.
Ilyich F1. The hybrid does not get sick. Ripening period is 85 days. The fruits are filled up to 150 g.
Crimson giant. Early variety. The bushes can bear fruits weighing 300 g and ripen in 100 days.

Despite the resistance of tomatoes to diseases, they also need to be monitored from the first days of planting.

Tomato varieties for greenhouses resistant to late blight

Breeders have developed hybrids and varieties that have time to ripen before late blight becomes rampant.

Charisma F1. During the season, you can remove 7 kg of delicious tomatoes from a bush. Resistant to late blight and cladosporiosis.
Gypsy Salad. Mid-season, determinant.
Academician Sakharov. Juicy sweet fruits weigh up to 500 grams.
Resonance. Early ripening. The bush grows up to 1.5 meters in height. Tomatoes weigh 300 g.
Soyuz 8 F1. Ripening period is 100 days.

There are other resistant varieties:

Windrose, Snowdrop, Alaska, Snow Tale. Alpatieva 905, Little Prince, Budenovka, Tatyana, Cardinal, Cherny, Carlson, De Barao, Black Bunch F1. Black Pear, Lark. Karotinka, Tsar Peter, Dubrava, Orange Miracle, Perseus. What else? Grotto, Dubok, White filling, Lights of Moscow.

To prevent tomatoes in the greenhouse from getting sick, take preventive measures, because there is no 100% guarantee.

Resistant to cladosporiosis

This disease has another name - brown leaf spot. Light green or yellow-green spots appear on them, without sharp edges, and mold appears on the other side of the leaf.

The following tomatoes are not susceptible to this disease: Solnyshko, Russian Tasty, Mandarin, Seven, Beefsteak, hybrid Charisma F1, Coral Beads F1, Biathlon F1, Kostroma F1, Bohemia F1.

Ripening time

Varieties of large-fruited tomatoes, for example, Beefsteak, delight with fruits ready for ripening already on the 34th day after flowering, and the first fruits begin to turn red 18 days after they reach their maximum size. But these tomatoes may not ripen for another month.

In general, any full-sized fruit from any variety can hang green for several weeks. This is a natural or genetic factor, but it cannot be changed, and it is easier to remove such fruits and leave them to ripen outside the bush, without interfering with others turning red and saving the plant’s strength.

By wrapping each fruit in a separate paper material, you will speed up the ripening process, since you will not allow the gas emitted by the tomato to be atomized, since this gas, ethylene, contributes to the redness of the tomato.