Tomatoes are the most requested vegetables on our table. To date, a huge variety of their varieties and hybrids has been bred, so there is plenty to choose from to your liking. What varieties of tomatoes are best for growing in open ground and a greenhouse, read the article.
Harvest tomatoes and their features
Many vegetable growers believe that high-bearing tomato varieties are more demanding on watering, top dressing, and growing conditions. But it is not so. Today, breeders have bred a lot of fruitful, and at the same time unpretentious cultivars. There are many fruits on such bushes, they all ripen at about the same time, so they need more food and water. But this is in no way associated with an increase in the frequency of irrigation and top dressing. Care and timing of procedures as usual. Only when watering the harvested varieties, the tomato hose should be kept longer over the bush, and more fertilizer should be added, that’s the whole trick.
It is important to know that only early and middle varieties of tomatoes ripen in any region of our country. If tomatoes are characterized by high productivity, but late ripening, they will not have time to ripen before the onset of autumn frosts. When choosing tomato varieties with high fruiting, you need to focus on the following indicators:
- flowering period is short;
- tolerance of autumn and spring frosts is good;
- processing vegetables to prevent diseases of the species - carried out;
- cultivation - in the open ground;
- Tomatoes should belong to the group of varieties specially bred for the regions of Russia, as well as hybrids of foreign selection acclimatized to our weather conditions.
Below are some varieties of tomatoes for the soil and hybrids with high productivity.
Riddle
This is an early ripe hybrid, bred for cultivation in the open field. Fruits have a rounded shape and rich red color. Matures 75 days after planting. The average weight of one tomato is 150 g. Powerful bushes have a small height (45 cm) and many leaves. The plant does not need a garter, as it has thick stems that support the weight of the fruit. But you need to pinch to get rid of the numerous stepsons. If you make rooting of lateral shoots that take root quickly, you can additionally get a certain amount of fruit. They ripen two weeks later.
Gift
To date, many varieties of tomatoes for open ground have been bred. One of them is a mid-season tomato Gift. This variety is intended for cultivation in a warm climate in the south. But it is grown in other regions, where they receive no less high yields. The culture is unpretentious. It is enough to water the plant regularly and feed it several times during the growing season. The shape of the fruit resembles a flattened ball, they are bright, red, the taste is pleasant.
wild Rose
This tomato belongs to the early ripe varieties of tomatoes (see photo below) and is considered the most unpretentious. It grows well in the absence of regular watering and changing weather. This variety is for busy people who deal with agricultural issues at the weekend. The size of the fruit is medium, the shape is round, the color is pink. The pulp is sweet, juicy, aromatic. Each bush gives six kilograms of fruit.
Anastasia
This is an early hybrid. Bushes are tall, although the plant is determinant. To increase productivity, leave a few stems - one or two. The plant needs a garter. The hybrid has a high yield, as the ovaries are formed often, at a distance of two sheets. Each brush has eight fruits, the average weight of each is 200 g. The tomatoes are round, tapering downward. The pulp is rich in juiciness, aroma and excellent taste. If you provide good care, from each bush you can collect 12 kg of tomatoes.
Gina
The variety belongs to the best tomato varieties in terms of productivity. Tomatoes are intended for cultivation in any regions of our country, they are indifferent to the composition of the soil, give high yields, growing on any soil. There will be no trouble with these tomatoes: they tolerate drought well, do not respond to temperature changes, are not afraid of viruses and diseases. Their round, red-orange fruits taste very good.
Pudovik
Of all the varieties of tomatoes for open ground with high productivity, it has the largest fruits, each weighing one kilogram. Hence the name. This is an indeterminate plant, the bush grows to 1.5 m, 10 fruits are formed on it. Pudovik tomatoes are medium early, the crop can be harvested 115 days after planting the soil in the soil, any region of Russia, including the northern ones, is suitable for cultivation. Yield is not affected by the growing area. With an area of one square meter, you can collect 17 kg of tomatoes and even more.
Sweet varieties of tomatoes: description
Currently, tomato varieties and hybrids are bred in large quantities: six thousand, and ¼ part of them in Russia. Fruits have different weight, color, shape and taste. But there are about 100 varieties of tomatoes with increased sugar content around the world. Sweet tomatoes are considered the most elite. Below are some of their representatives.
Pink honey
These tomatoes have a salad purpose, belong to large-fruited mid-ripening varieties. Fruits have an oval shape, pink color and a thin skin. Of all the varieties of tomatoes with sugar pulp, these tomatoes are the best, so they are often grown by vegetable growers. The main value of the variety is taste. The fruits are sweet, without sourness, including around the seeds. In addition, tomatoes have a high yield, they are collected from the lower brushes.
The fruits are quite large, their average weight reaches 600 g. This is a determinant variety, plant growth is limited in height (80 cm). If the plants are grown in a greenhouse, their size increases to 1.5 m. However, the growth of the bush does not affect the fruiting, weight, quality and taste of the fruit.
Koenigsberg Golden
If we talk about sweet yellow varieties of tomatoes for open ground, then this one is the best. The fruits have a very juicy, fleshy pulp, they are sweet and tasty. Rip on average. Growing in a greenhouse, the height of the bush reaches one and a half meters, in open ground - half as much. The fruits have an unusual color for a tomato due to carotene, whose content is high. Their shape is elongated, weight - 300 g, productivity - five ovaries in one brush. Tomatoes are consumed fresh and canned. They are stored for a long time not processed due to the dense structure of the fetus.
The Tsar Bell
This is a salad variety of tomatoes with medium ripening. The fruits are high in sugar. If cut, they resemble the flesh of a watermelon. Tomatoes are large, their weight reaches 600 g. Bushes are high, up to one meter, they require garter and the formation of a bush. Fruits are heart-shaped elongated, red, on the hand three or four specimens. The variety is resistant to adverse weather and care errors, even in such conditions the yield does not fall, and the taste does not deteriorate.
Tall tomatoes in open field
These are indeterminate plants reaching a height of three and a half meters. To get a high yield, you need a high-quality garter and the formation of a bush. Tall tomatoes grown in the open field have the following advantages:
- they do not need a lot of space, as a result of which the land area is saved;
- have a high yield: one plant forms 20-40 brushes with fruits;
- due to their high growth they receive a lot of light and air;
- the leaves on the stem are high, which excludes their contact with the surface of the soil, as a result of which the plants are protected from late blight;
- long fruiting period: to the very frosts;
- no difficulty while leaving.
The following is a description of some varieties and hybrids of tall tomatoes.
Cardinal
The plant is indeterminate, reaches a height of 1-2 m. The fruits ripen late, 120 days after planting, they are in the brush from 7 to 10 pieces. The tomato has a heart shape and a delicate, crimson color. The fruit weighs 250-500 g. They taste sweet, with a slight acidity. On a high stem, foliage build-up occurs gradually. The yield is good, with a plot of one meter square, eight kilograms of tomatoes are harvested.
This variety is popular with vegetable growers, as its seeds have good germination ability, frost-resistant plants, large fruits, their taste is bright. When growing this crop, it should be borne in mind that the bushes must be tied up before the other varieties. If this is not done on time, the branches will break off under the weight of the fruits.
Honey saved
Refers to indeterminate plants, whose height reaches two meters. The fruits of the heart shape ripen late. They are sweet, with a rich flavor and yellow-orange color. They are a leader in terms of sugar content. The fruit mass is 150-230 g. The average yield is six kilograms of tomatoes from the bush. The advantages of breeding this variety of tomatoes is the long-term storage of fruits (until winter) without changing the taste. They are well transported, maintaining their presentation, resistant to adverse environmental influences: heat, drought, temperature extremes.
Pink Elephant
This is a semi-determinant plant, reaches a height of one and a half meters. Ripens in the medium term, 115 days after planting. The fruits have a spherical shape, slightly flattened. They taste sweet, large in weight. One tomato can weigh from 300 g to one kilogram. Productivity is not very high: four kilograms per square meter of land. These tomatoes are considered delicious, they are grown by those who enjoy their taste.
Undersized tomatoes for open ground
This culture belongs to the determinant species. As soon as the plant forms five brushes, its growth ends. The first of them appears after the formation of the seventh sheet. The previous brush is put in every two. The advantage of such plants is that they give their crop in full and early. For their cultivation, open ground and greenhouses are suitable. Examples of undersized tomato varieties are given below.
Raspberry giant
This is a high-yielding hybrid with large fruits, their weight is 700 g each. One brush forms up to six fruits, they are formed every three sheets. Tomatoes ripen early, have a pleasant taste and aroma. The fruits are pink in color, but they are not aligned, each specimen has its own shape, right down to flattened from above and from the sides. If you provide good care, you can collect 15 kg of tomatoes from the bush. The fruits ripen four months after planting, have increased resistance to diseases of the species.
Rio de Grande
Culture is considered universal. The fruits are suitable for fresh consumption and various kinds of processing. They are canned, pickled, salted. Pasta and salads are prepared from them. The bushes are stunted, only 60 cm tall. The fruits are in the form of cream, they are aligned and not very large, but tasty and sweet. Tomato weight - 125 g.
Roma
A variety of Dutch breeding with an average maturity. Cream-shaped fruits reach full ripeness for a long time. The average weight of a tomato is 80-110 g. Each brush forms 20 fruits, which housewives use for harvesting.
Tomatoes for greenhouses: the best varieties
To harvest early and extend the fruiting period, tomatoes are grown in film and glass coated greenhouses. With this cultivation, tomatoes must meet the following requirements:
- possess resistance to temperature differences of air;
- quickly form fruits;
- early to ripen;
- transported well;
- give high yields;
- possess high immunity.
Depending on the coating, the type of plants is chosen: determinant varieties are grown in film greenhouses, and indeterminant varieties are grown in glass greenhouses.
Beautiful Lady F 1
This is a hybrid of domestic selection. It has increased resistance to adverse conditions. It forms ovaries even when the temperature drops or rises and it becomes very hot. Fruits ripen simultaneously and in the early stages, 95 days after the appearance of the first seedlings. The density of planting bushes - three copies per square meter square. Fruits are formed by brushes, each with five to seven pieces. They are all rounded, aligned. Their flesh has a dense texture and a pleasant taste. The hybrid is immune to dangerous diseases of the species. Productivity is good - five kilograms of tomatoes from the bush.
Lelya F 1
This is an early tomato. The crop is formed together, as the brushes are often laid: the first three - through one or two sheets, and the next - opposite each. This type of leaf arrangement is called "serpentine." In the brush, seven to nine fruits of intense red color are formed. Their weight is 150 g, the taste is sweet with sourness. The hybrid is immune to diseases of the species. Productivity is not bad: five kilograms of tomatoes ripen on one bush.
Pink Elephant
The color of the tomatoes corresponds to the name. The bush is powerful with leaves unusual for the species: they resemble potato. Large stems of flat round shape with an average weight of up to 300 g are formed on the stems, although some vegetable growers grow tomatoes weighing up to one kilogram. The taste of these fruits is better than other varieties of tomatoes for the greenhouse. It has general resistance to diseases.
Mikado Pink
It is popular among gardeners due to the pink color of the fruit and excellent taste. This plant is powerful, it forms the crop early. Already on day 96, the fruits can be harvested. Up to 12-15 fruits of a rather large size are formed on the bush. Their mass reaches 250-300 g, sometimes 900. The pulp is incredibly juicy and tasty. Tomatoes are used to make salads, juices, they are consumed fresh. The disadvantage of this variety is cracking of the fruit if the soil moisture changes dramatically.