There is such a city in Siberia - Minusinsk. What do you think he is famous for? Tomatoes! It was here that amazing large-fruited varieties were bred, which are now popular all over the world.
Many avid gardeners look forward to the annual tomato festival, which is held in Minusinsk after the harvest, and try to bring home at least a few seeds. There are quite a few types of Minusinsk varieties. One of the most popular is the Apple Minusinsk tomato. What are its advantages, and what features of agricultural technology are available, we will consider further.
Advantages and disadvantages
In all respects, the Minusinsk apple tomato is one of the best and favorite varieties among gardeners. And there is a reason for it, because he:
- High-yielding.
- Adapts perfectly to different weather conditions.
- Has high immunity.
- Pleasant sugary “watermelon” taste.
There are also disadvantages, but they relate exclusively to agricultural cultivation techniques:
- The need for a garter immediately after planting in a permanent place.
- The need for regular stepsoning.
- Due to the impressive size of the fruit, it is not suitable for whole-fruit canning.
Features of cultivation, planting and care
Sowing the seeds of this tomato for seedlings is carried out 60-65 days before planting in the ground. Seedlings dive at the stage of appearance of the second true leaf. When planting seedlings in a permanent place per 1 sq. per meter of plot, up to 3 plants are placed, when formed into 1 stem - up to 4.
Further care consists of timely watering (we recommend installing drip irrigation), fertilizing, weed removal, pinching and preventive measures to protect plants from diseases and pests.
You can see other interesting varieties of tomatoes with reviews and descriptions in our Tomato Catalog with photos. Enjoy watching.
If you grew Minusinsk Apple tomatoes, please write whether you liked them or not. How has this variety performed in your region? What was the yield and taste of the fruit? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of this tomato in your opinion. If possible, attach a photo of the entire bush or individual fruits you grew. Thank you!
Your reviews of the Apple Minusinsk tomato variety will help many gardeners evaluate this variety more objectively and decide whether it is worth planting or not.
This is a natural variety of tomato. Therefore, we recommend taking seeds from a ripe fruit and using them for planting in subsequent seasons.
Website about tomato varieties with truthful reviews from gardeners - Tomatland.
Comparison of the Minusinsk apple tomato variety with other varieties
This is not to say that this tomato is better than all the others. Each variety has its own advantages. Below is the table:
| Variety name | Ripening period and yield indicators (c / ha) | Description of the variety | Fetal characteristics |
| Minusinsk apple | 110-112 days; up to 2.5 thousand/ha | Mid-season, indeterminate; greenhouse purpose; you need a garter to the support and formation into 2 stems. Purpose: salad and tomato products | The shape is flat-round, slightly ribbed; red color, weight 500 g; the taste is excellent |
| Minusinsk bulls | 110-118 days; 1.2 thousand/ha | Mid-season, indeterminate; intended for exhaust gas and greenhouses; Purpose: salad and tomato products | Elongated, heart-shaped, ribbed; color raspberry pink; fruit weight up to 250 g; The taste is good. |
| Abakan pink | 120 days or longer; 400 c/ha | Late-ripening, low-growing; intended for exhaust gas and greenhouses. Needs garter to support and shaping. Purpose: salad and tomato products | Flat-round, slightly ribbed; pink color, berry weight up to 500 g% taste good |
| Altai masterpiece | 110-150 days; up to 1 thousand/ha | Mid-season, indeterminate. Intended for exhaust gas and greenhouses. Needs gartering and shaping. Salad purpose | The shape is flat-round, with medium ribbing; color red, weight up to 400 g; the taste is good. |
| Big Beef | 85-90 days; 1.1 thousand/ha | Mid-early, indeterminate. Intended for exhaust gas and greenhouses. Needs gartering and shaping. Salad purpose | The shape is flat-round, with medium ribbing; color red, weight up to 280 g; tastes good |
Characteristics and description of the variety
The Minusinsk Apple was developed through the so-called folk selection. This means that, first of all, the emphasis was placed on quality characteristics, and not on commercial appearance.
Although this does not mean that the tomato is somehow ugly. The fruits have an original ribbed shape and the bushes are quite lush. Can be compared to American Rib Steak and Beef Steak.
Despite the fact that the homeland of the tomato is Siberia, it is not recommended to grow it in open ground. Even in the middle zone, this must be done in a greenhouse, but closer to the north you cannot do without a major greenhouse.
Apple Minusinsk tomato is also grown in the south. Here it turns out to be especially sweet, but does not always reach large sizes.
Peculiarities
The variety is of medium ripeness and indeterminate. Bushes can grow up to 2.5 meters, but more often they are lower, up to 1.8 m.
It is important! The plant should be tied up from the very beginning, and not when it has already grown. One of the disadvantages of the variety is the fragility of the stems. They break very often and then the bush cannot be saved.
The fruits are round, slightly flattened. Color pink-red. The taste is sweet, the pulp is very reminiscent of watermelon. The aroma is rich and perfectly increases appetite. The weight of one tomato is approximately 500 g. The skin is thin and easily separated from the pulp.
From one bush you can collect up to 6 kg.
Use in cooking is universal, but juices and sauces made from Apple Minusinsk are especially tasty.
Tomatoes store well and are resistant to diseases and pests. Almost any soil is suitable. Fertilizing should be done as needed. If you use them too often, you can, on the contrary, harm the plant.
Tomato Day through the eyes of participant Boris Sonin
Dear gardeners and vegetable growers, I would like to tell you with pleasure about the holiday “Minusinsk Tomato Day 2022”.
Tomato Day is a legendary holiday! It has everything: love for the native land, for the Motherland. The main character of the holiday is the Minusinsk tomato!
This year, “Minusinsk Tomato 2018” received many guests, more than 20 thousand people from all over the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and all of Russia. Our tomatoes are admired even in Germany, Belarus, and Kazakhstan!
Boris Sonin at the festival-competition
This annual holiday is already 15 years old, and this year it took place on 2 days, August 17 and 18! The first day was forums on growing tomatoes, gardeners shared their secrets in growing giant tomatoes. On August 18, there was the main part of the holiday and the awarding of the winners - workers in the category "Minusinsk Champion" - for the largest tomato.
This year there were 3 nominations in total: “Minusinsk Champion - 2018”, “Young Gardeners”, “Exemplary Vegetable Garden”.
The weight of the champion tomato in the anniversary year was 1648 grams. Variety "Sprint-Timer", grown by Alexander Terekhov.
As one of our gardeners said: “A tomato is not just a vegetable, it is the love of the soul, one might say...” I agree with this phrase, because anyone who tries our tomato will never part with it.
This is a holiday of the soul, this is a holiday of hope and faith that people, as long as this civilization exists, will always work and improve the land, their plots.
How is the tomato festival going?
On this day we honor workers. On the main street of the city there are 3 avenues: “Vegetable”, “Flower” and “Tomato”. Every year we have a “Tomato Procession”, in which thousands of city residents participate. Colorful costumes, masks, elegant equipment move along the city streets and charge city guests with a positive mood for the day! The holiday was gaining momentum on this day...
The tomato rows are overflowing with red-cheeked beauties. Here they not only sold the pride of the Minusinsk land, but also shared tips on growing large, sweet, fleshy tomatoes. There are not enough adjectives to describe this wonderful vegetable, which united thousands of people on this day.
The giant tomatoes presented at the exhibition-competition aroused great interest among townspeople and guests. The stands displayed tomatoes weighing from 700 grams to 1.7 kg. Let me remind you that in 2011, the weight of the champion tomato exceeded 2 kg and amounted to 2146 grams! No one has broken this Russian record yet...
I really hope that my article will become a calling card for our city, because the Minusinsk tomato holiday is expanding every year. We communicate with gardeners and vegetable growers around the world and exchange experiences. Dear friends, we welcome everyone to our wonderful holiday every year!
In conclusion, I would like to share with you my humble poem about our holiday:
And how we love the month of August... It has sunk into our souls, into our hearts. And we will all glorify the tomato on our holiday!
May it never disappear, May it always make us happy, After all, the tomato and I will be together, Winter and summer, every hour!
And so we try to decorate Our table for the holiday every year. Look, guests, be surprised, Let the tomato call you
In this fairy tale that you saw today in our paradise, we tried every year for everyone: To please and inspire to work.
After all, it’s not so easy to grow such a delicious tomato, We cherish them both day and night, so that we can hear them addressed to us.
Wonderful words of gratitude We say to the people of Minusinsk, We wish you happiness and health. Good luck, joy and strength!
Glory to the Minusinsk tomato!!!
The article was prepared by: tomato lover, vegetable grower, regular participant in the Minusinsk Tomato competition, Sonin Boris Leonidovich.
Varieties of Minusinsk tomatoes
Breeders have developed several varieties of this series of tomatoes. They are similar in characteristics, but they still have some differences.
Minusinsk apple sleepy
The height of the bush is from 1.8 to 2.5 m. The variety is large-fruited, tomatoes at the stage of technical maturity are pink-red in color. There are about 5-6 seed chambers inside. The skin near the stalk is ribbed. The fruits are not very juicy, but fleshy. The taste is sugary. Suitable for preparing summer salads and cooking ketchups and tomato juices.
Minusinsk flat hearts
Fruits are spotted. The main shade is red, but there are greenish spots. The tomato is dark green near the stem. The shape of the vegetables is elongated, the tip is slightly pointed. The skin is smooth, matte, no ribbing. The weight of tomatoes ranges from 75 to 130 g.
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Minusinsk pink glasses
According to the ripening period, it belongs to the mid-season varieties. For better growth, the plant is formed into 3-4 stems. The tomatoes are pink in color, medium in size, maximum weight is 250 g. The shape of the tomato resembles an elongated plum. The tip is rounded. There are a large number of seed chambers inside the pulp. The pulp itself is dense and fleshy in structure.
Minusinsk fruitful
Large-fruited variety, the weight of tomatoes at full maturity reaches 300-350 g. The pulp and skin are bright scarlet. There are 5-7 chambers inside the fruit, the flesh is fleshy in structure. Vegetables are elongated oval in shape. There is ribbing near the stalk. It is recommended to form the plant into 3-4 main stems.
Bull's heart Minusinsk
Mid-season hybrid with large fruits. Tomato ripening begins on the 110-120th day after emergence. Vegetables weighing 200-350 g. The skin is dense, smooth, there is a green spot near the stalk. The shade of the pulp and skin is pink. The shape of the fruit is similar to other varieties of Bull's Heart. A very sweet, sugary hybrid.
Podsinsky miracle
Vegetables contain a small number of seeds, large in size. The skin is dense, the tomatoes are a little harsh and dry. More suitable for pickling for the winter. The shape resembles an elongated plum.
The pulp is not very sweet, with sourness. The weight of tomatoes is up to 300 g.
Burlak Minusinsky
The vegetables are large, weight ranges from 250 to 350 g. The skin is a rich red color, with strong ribbing near the stalk. The pulp is juicy and fleshy.
Minusinsky from Vyatka
Tomatoes have an average weight, ranging from 150 to 250 g. The skin is dense, scarlet in color. Not prone to cracking. The yield is high, the plant bears fruit even under unfavorable growing conditions (for example, during cold summers).
Minusinsk red balls
The tomatoes are medium in size, the skin is red, the flesh is slightly dry. Suitable for pickling in its entirety.
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Minusinsk giant
Tall, spreading bush. The fruits are large, weight from 200 to 400 g. A productive, unpretentious variety. Resistant to most diseases of nightshade crops.
Bull forehead Minusinsk
The shade of the pulp and skin is pink. The shape of the fruit is similar to other varieties of Bull's Heart. A very sweet, sugary hybrid.
Minusinsky long pink
The shape of the tomatoes is pepper-shaped, the tip is pointed. Sugary, juicy hybrid. Resistant to temperature changes throughout the day. The skin is matte, not prone to cracking, ribbed. A dark green spot remains near the stalk even after ripening.
Minusinsk bulls
The fruit ripening period is mid-early. The pulp is pink, fleshy, weighs up to 500 g. There are few chambers with seeds inside. Tomatoes grow sweet even under unfavorable growing conditions. The harvest is suitable for cooking tomato pastes and ketchups.
Soldatovo
Hybrid Soldatovo is recommended to be grown in greenhouse conditions. Tomatoes are small in size, 150-250 g. The skin is dense, the flesh is loose and sugary in structure. The shape of the fruit is elongated-oval. A green spot remains near the stalk.
Pepper-shaped Minusinsk
The weight of tomatoes at the stage of full maturity is 100-240 g. The shape of the vegetables is pepper-shaped, elongated. The color of the skin and pulp is yellow-red. The skin is smooth, ribbed at the base of the stalk. The weight of vegetables is from 80 to 200 g.
Podsinovsky hearts of Minusinsk
A variety with mid-early harvest ripening. The weight of tomatoes at full maturity can reach up to 800 g. The shape of the fruit resembles a heart. There is a green spot near the stalk.
Minusinsk glasses
For growing in open ground, these glass-shaped tomatoes: pink, bright red and orange-pink (when unripe, reminiscent of Ruslan tomatoes) are not suitable for the middle and northern zone, therefore these tomatoes are conventionally classified as greenhouse tomatoes. The length of the plant stem reaches 250 cm, and the glass-shaped fruits are surprisingly small, considering the characteristics of the Minusinsk plant in general - 300 g or less.
The long fruit is not susceptible to cracking; the peel is quite dense, so it is suitable for preservation in its entirety. However, due to the increased sugar content, tomatoes are most often consumed fresh or used in the preparation of various dishes.
In terms of external and taste characteristics, tomatoes of this type are confused with the Minusinsk bulls variety, but the latter is somewhat different in the shape of the tomatoes, or more precisely, in its “blunt” nose. Otherwise, the growing conditions and methods of using vegetables are absolutely identical.
Characteristics of the variety
| Variety type | Variety |
| Bush type | Determinant |
| Soil type | Open ground, Film shelters |
| Precocity | Early ripening |
| Color | Red |
| Fruit weight | 120 g |
| Productivity | 4.2 kg/sq.m |
| Taste qualities | Great |
| Application | Salads |
| Number of nests | 3 |
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Video: Minusinsk tomatoes
Minusinsk tomatoes are the pride of the city of Minusinsk and the entire Krasnoyarsk Territory. These varieties are characterized by high productivity, a variety of shapes, sizes and excellent taste. Tomatoes are suitable for growing both in greenhouse conditions and without additional shelter, as they have excellent cold resistance.
Each gardener can choose from the variety of Minusinsk varieties his own, suitable for himself, meeting all requirements and preferences, the main thing is to understand the varieties and their characteristics.
