South America is home to tomatoes, breeders have bred more than 10 varieties, and gardeners successfully sow Siberian tomato seeds every year, the most productive of which give up to 6 kg of fruits from one bush in season. Due to the harsh winters and short hot summers, thanks to the persistent human labor, tomatoes in Siberia are grown both in greenhouses and in the open field.
Siberian selection
Among the variety of tomatoes, seeds and the best varieties for Siberia have such features:
- low sensitivity to changes in temperature and cold;
- disease resistance;
- adaptability to a small amount of sunlight;
- early maturity;
- the ability to ripen after removal from the bush;
- possibility of transportation and long storage of fruits.
A variety of bush forms allow you to choose a variety with high or low shoots, optimally suited to the conditions of the greenhouse or the dacha.
Check out the varieties that are optimal for cultivation in the Urals, in the Moscow region, Leningrad region.
Top Grades
Gardeners believe that the best varieties of tomatoes are those that, with minimal labor, bring the maximum yield.
The way the crop is used also plays a role:
- for fresh salads;
- for juice and tomato puree;
- for salting and marinating.
Important! Hybrids differ from varieties in that in order to obtain seeds it is necessary to cross the two parent plant forms.
Abakansky pink
Large-growing fast-growing variety for greenhouses. The type of bush is indeterminate, the main stem is constantly growing, it must be tied up. Pink large (500 g) heart-shaped fruits ripen quickly.
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Shtambovy Alpatyev
Early lettuce variety, undersized, the height of the main trunk 30-40 cm. Does not require staking, resistant to viral diseases, cold. The fleshy, low-cell fruits of 70-90 g ripen in 100-115 days. The berries are red, classic smooth shape. Well kept.
Shuttle
Grown in open ground. Ultra-ripening, fruiting lasts the entire season, the fruits are elongated, 50-60 g, the first ripen on day 85. The pulp is dense, the variety is suitable for canning and fresh consumption.
The Velvet season
Saturated red fleshy fruits with sugary tender pulp.
Reach 300 g at a consistently high yield.
Average ripening.
Determinant straight bush 50-70 cm, stepson and grown in 2 stalks.
Pride of Siberia
The high-yielding tomato Pride of Siberia is intended for cultivation in the greenhouse, but is suitable also for an open ground. Good resistance to diseases characteristic of greenhouses. Early ripening, 80-100 days before the first harvest. Fruits are large, up to 800 g, slightly flattened from the poles, well stored, pleasant to taste.
Did you know? In the XVI century in Europe, tomatoes were considered a poisonous ornamental plant. They were planted to decorate gardens and arbors.
Grandee
The tomato resembles Bull's heart, adapted for Siberia, grows in a greenhouse, in a vegetable garden; as the best varieties, among which the nobleman, high-yielding. Unpretentious, resistant to diseases, frost. Fruit weight 300-400 g. Ideal for salads and tomato puree production.
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Sensei
Universal in terms of growing conditions. Early ripe, high-yielding. Fruits until the end of the season, the fruits ripen at room temperature. Berries about 400 g, fleshy, sweet, with a small amount of seeds.
Important! For high yields, tomatoes need regular feeding.
Eagle's beak
Tomatoes of new selection, with not very spectacular appearance, the fruits are distinguished by a sweet, pronounced taste. Breeders have been able to increase disease resistance.
Olesya
The novelty from breeders, the orange-colored berries are rich in carotene, the exotic sweet taste is a bit like apricots. Go mainly to salting.
Bulat
Early, cold-resistant, with a low stem - 70 cm. The aging period is 80-90 days in a greenhouse or open field. Fruits average 150 g, well kept.
Gribovsky soil
The bush does not require tying and pinching, is considered one of the most cold-resistant. The crop ripens at 90-100 days, when grown under film, the yield increases by 40%. Fruits are round, small.
Did you know? An ideal place to store tomatoes is not a refrigerator, but a dark room with good ventilation.
Paradisaic delight
Grown in open ground using a temporary film cover. Resistant to diseases.
Large fleshy fruits are used in salads and for the manufacture of juices, mashed potatoes.
Name grade received for good taste.
Beefseller
Tomatoes are allocated in a separate beef class for the high fleshyness of the fruit. Grown in a greenhouse.
De barao
The variety has several subspecies: yellow, black, pink, gold, red. Resistant to phytophthora. Fruits are small, elongated, well transported, ripen and stored. It is ideal fresh and for salting entirely. The bush requires a garter, while it has a high decorative effect due to long brushes with fruits.
Did you know? Tomato oil is used in the perfume as a natural stabilizer and preservative, and the mask of fresh berries tones up the face well in the summer heat.
Twins
Tall, up to 1.2 m variety, mid-season, with even, medium-sized fruits, of almost the same size. The peel is easily separated, suitable for baby food, juicing, salting.
Growing Siberian varieties in other regions
At cultivation of tomatoes of the Siberian selection, including in other regions, it is important to understand for what climatic conditions varieties or hybrids are removed.
With good frost resistance and adaptability to a small amount of sun, tomatoes can not tolerate heat, dry winds, drought or heavy rainfall, characteristic of the southern regions. Cultivars of Siberian breeding grown in open ground are unlikely to show their best in the south, although you can grow them in mid-latitudes.
In greenhouses, high yield can be obtained in any region, if necessary, shifting the growing season for the southern regions 1-1.5 months earlier.
Choosing a variety of tomatoes, carefully study its characteristics, purchase seeds of proven producers, follow the recommendations for the care of plants, then high yields are guaranteed.