Very good tomato varieties

Early varieties of tomatoes are invariably in demand among gardeners - the first tomatoes are always so long-awaited! It took many years of selective breeding to tame the American tropical vegetable to the harsh climates of Northern Europe and Asia.

Tomatoes are considered to be early ones, which begin to ripen 70-99 days after germination. 100-115 days are already medium early days. The choice of modern varieties and hybrids is so great that it can be difficult for a gardener (especially a beginner) to navigate the flow of information. So what are the best early tomato varieties?

Varieties of early varieties

In terms of timing, early (early maturing) forms are distinguished with ripening in 90-99 days and ultra-early (ultra-early-maturing, ultra-early, extra-early) - 70-89 days. This division is very arbitrary, but there are grounds for it.

By the type of stem, some tomatoes are standard - they have a thick, strong trunk. Low-growing standard forms can be cultivated without supports and garters.

Tomatoes are:

• indeterminate (with unlimited upward aspiration),
• semi-determinant (they themselves stop growing at a height of 100-130 cm),
• determinant - low and bear 4-6 hands on the main trunk;
• superdeterminate - very low and tie only 2-3 clusters on the main stem.

Schematic difference between determinate and indeterminate tomato varieties

Selection principles

First you need to decide on the landing site. The selection of varieties will depend on where it is planned to grow tomatoes - in a greenhouse or on the street (in a garden bed, in a greenhouse).

Greenhouse conditions

Indoors, it is beneficial to use the entire usable height and long-term heat. Here you need tall bushes with a long fruiting period, resistant to diseases. Two groups meet these conditions:

• early maturing indeterminate and semi-determinant hybrids;
• long-barreled cherry.

Sometimes along the outer edge of the greenhouse beds, seals are planted with a border - super-determinant varieties.

Open ground

How to choose early varieties of tomatoes for open ground?

In cases where the owner has the opportunity to tie the plants well and devote time to moderate pinching, it makes sense to grow semi-determinant varieties and hybrids - they are more productive.

Determinant and super-determinant plants require a minimum of attention. Some standard forms do not even need a garter. Sometimes they are stepchildren to the first brush for the earliest possible ripening, but they can do without shaping. In the smallest tomatoes, the return from the bush is not too great, so it is more profitable to place them thicker - up to 9 pieces per square meter.

The determinants limit themselves in growth and do not need the August pinching of the tops. They literally "run away" from infections, forming a crop before the rampant phytophthora and other pathogens. Ultra-early ripening undersized varieties quickly release the beds for replanting (greens, radishes, green manures, etc.).

Even in the northern zones of agriculture, the earliest varieties of tomatoes are successfully bearing fruit. It is on them that the main stake is made in harsh regions with short summers.

Culinary destination

For the sake of an early harvest, you have to put up with the fact that early ripening tomatoes cannot be very large and fleshy. Many of them have a thin skin and watery pulp, burst when salted (pickled) in a hot way.

For whole-fruit canning, you need to pick cherry or plum-shaped tomatoes - they are denser. Hybrids are also a good option - they are usually harsh in salads, but good in salting.

Sowing

One of the common mistakes of novice gardeners is sowing early ripening tomatoes too early. Their nature is such that the first flower cluster comes out very early, often after the 5th or 6th leaf. At the age of 45-50 days, babies are already able to bloom. From flowering to ripening, they do not take 2 months (as in mid-early and mid-season varieties), but 2-3 weeks less.

It is recommended to transplant plants into a greenhouse or outdoors before flowering, with buds on the first brush. If you do this later, the flowers and ovaries can fly around from the stress. So the first brush will be lost - the fastest, most large-fruited and especially valuable for a low-growing bush.

So when to sow early varieties of tomatoes for seedlings? An approximate calculation is as follows: from the estimated timing of planting in the garden, we count back a month and a half and another week for seed germination (it turns out 50-55 days). For Central Russia and Siberia, the approximate time for sowing early ripening for unheated greenhouses is from March 25 to April 1, for open ground - April 15.

Ultra-early tomatoes can be sown in a seedless way - directly in the greenhouse (around the beginning of May).

In seedlings, they do not stretch:

• Betta,
• Fighter (Brawler) red,
• Brawler yellow,
• Broody,
• Amber.

Subtleties of agricultural technology

Caring for early varieties of tomatoes has its own characteristics.

• Early ripening vegetables should not be given too much nitrogen fertilizer after setting the flower brush. Emphasis is placed on phosphorus, potassium and other mineral elements (boron, magnesium, iodine).
• Tall bushes are allowed in 1-2 stems, removing the rest of the branches.
• Semi-determinant plants in greenhouses sometimes grow too early. To prolong the growing season, it is necessary to keep the upper stepson - he will continue to grow.
• Low-growing forms are not recommended to be pinned above the first brush. The branchy tip will tie a more bountiful harvest. Grazing below the first ovary will accelerate its ripening. It is also advisable to remove competitive shoots growing from the ground at the base of the main stem.
• Biological agents (such as Fitosporin) are usually sufficient to protect against disease.

Assortment of early tomato seeds

We choose the earliest, most productive and unpretentious ones.

For polycarbonate greenhouses

The bushes are tall, they are sure to be pinned.

For open ground

Self-pollinated

Strictly speaking, any tomatoes are self-pollinated. But in greenhouses, sometimes problems arise with the ovary - in case of heat, temperature changes, too dry air. For indoor use, breeders offer special modern hybrids that successfully set even under stressful conditions. Plants are indeterminate.

Undersized

Without pinching

Betta

A very early, unpretentious tomato, ready to be harvested within 80-90 days after germination. Standard bushes, 40 cm high. The foliage is wide, strong. Juicy tomatoes, weighing 50 g. Return on one square meter - up to 10 kg.

Early 83

Popular tomato of Moldovan selection with 100-gram fruits of round-flattened shape, bright red hue. It grows no higher than 0.5 m.

Sanka

This ultra-early tomato is bred in Moldova; grows well in various regions of Russia. Fruits begin to blush within 75 days after the start of the growing season. Juicy tomatoes weigh 80-150 g. The half-meter bush is distinguished by increased resistance to cold weather and shading.

Ultra-ripe

Begins to keep up already on the 70th day. Tomatoes 50-100 g each, spherical, light red. Bush - 0.4 m.

Shuttle

An early ripening standard variety with a long yield. Tomatoes are dense, elongated with a graceful "nose", weighing 50 g. Salting qualities are very good.

Cherry

Keraso F1

Medium-sized Dutch hybrid with fast ripening of cherry tomatoes weighing 15 g each.

Mirishta F1

Ultra early short hybrid. Does not stalk, tied abundantly on lateral shoots. The first brush grows already above the 4th or 5th leaf. Tomatoes are spherical, orange, weigh 25 g each. Disease resistance is very high.

Sapporo

A two-meter variety with very long, even, beautiful clusters. Dense red tomatoes weighing 20 g can be stored for a long time.

Volume red

Low-growing (0.3 m) cherry with round fruits weighing 15-18 g. Does not require shaping. Can be used as a compaction, curb or pot culture, including for decorative purposes.

Cherry Likopa F1

The bush of medium height bears fruit abundantly both indoors and outdoors. Tomatoes are slightly oval, deep red, excellent taste.

Sweet

Doll Masha F1

Pink-fruited variety with spherical-flattened fruits weighing 200-400 g. Amicable yield of the harvest. The bush grows up to 0.7 m and needs shaping.

Peach

Standard determinant with good resistance to pathogens. Hundred-gram tomatoes have an original orange color and an unusual pubescent skin. The aroma and taste are fruity.

Pink dream

Tall variety for greenhouses and garden beds. Tolerant to cold snaps. Fruits are spherical, flattened, slightly ribbed. They are pearl pink, pouring up to 400 g.

Rotkaphen (Little Red Riding Hood)

The height of the bush is 0.6 m. It is possible not to form it. Tomatoes are bright, spherical, leveled, 120 g each. The yield is fast and friendly.

Tanya F1

Compact determinant hybrid 0.7 m high. Tomatoes weigh 150-220 g; they are round, slightly flattened on top, of medium density, transportable.

Varieties of early tomatoes for selection

Siberian selection

Santa Claus

A determinant with amicable maturation. A meter high bush requires moderate pinching. Tomatoes weigh between 50 and 250 g.

Fat jack

Large fruits (up to 300 g) in combination with a low bush and excellent taste.

Turbojet

An ultra-early variety, a novelty. Plants 40 cm high bear numerous scarlet tomatoes weighing 50-70 g.

Lucky

Modern tall tomato for greenhouses and open ground. Each cluster has up to 8 slightly ribbed fruits, each weighing from 100 to 250 g. The yield is high.

Cherry Banano

An original novelty with orange "fingers" (30 g) of fruit taste. The plants are tall and abundant.

Dutch selection

Dual Early F1

Tall greenhouse hybrid with dense oval fruits weighing 120 g each. Designed for whole-fruit canning.

Melody F1

Early maturing hybrid cultivar for protected ground. The stem is long, compressed, with weak foliage. The size of tomatoes is up to 250 g.

Marissa F1

Popular greenhouse hybrid with excellent disease resistance. Tomatoes are strong, spherical, leveled, 160 g each.

Odile F1

Medium-sized hybrid 1.3 meters high with oval tomatoes weighing 75-90 g. Very good in salting. Drought and disease tolerant.

High Color F1

Semi-determinant for indoor and outdoor use. Disease resistant. Easily adapts to any weather conditions. The bush grows 1.3-1.5 m. Fruits are elongated, even, strong; weigh 70 g.

Lists of other popular early tomatoes

The most productive

• F1 debut
• Katya F1
• Cupid F1
• Legionnaire F1
• F1 President
• Jaguar F1

Pink

• Bokele F1
• F1 doll
• Novosibirsk pink
• Pandarose F1
• Pink spam F1

Yellow

• Buyan yellow
• Golden heart
• Early sun
• Tom yellow
• Cherry Keira F1

Black

• Ashdod F1
• Chocolate cream
• Forte Akko F1
• Cherry Negro F1
• Chocolate bunny

For the middle lane

• Openwork F1
• Moskvich
• Moscow sma early ripening
• Diva F1
• Semko-Sinbad F1
• Talalikhin

For the Urals

• White grapes
• Red Guard F1
• Superearly
• Sprint-2
• Ural early

For Siberia

• Barnaul cannery
• Broody
• Lazy
• Polbig F1
• Siberian early maturing
• Checkbox

Late blight tolerant

• Baikal early (Baikal early ripening)
• Explosion
• Volgograd early ripening 323 (Volgograd early)
• Dubrava (Dubok)
• Mirishta F1

For canning

• Benito F1
• Valentine
• Don Juan
• Monty F1
• Perfect saw F1
• Shuttle

In respect of taste and color in a decent society, their opinion is not imposed. But this does not apply to tomatoes. Everyone loves culture, and every year they try to determine the best, most delicious varieties, not only amateur gardeners, but also specialists. Of course, there are many parameters by which you can classify tomato varieties into good and not very good ones.

The most delicious tomato varieties

1. Productivity.
2. Ripening period.
3. The size.
4. Colour.
5. Taste.
6. Growth conditions.
7. Terms of Use.

Let's dwell on one today and consider varieties of tomatoes with high taste qualities, which are grown for fresh consumption in a greenhouse, in the open field or in an apartment.

Table. The best varieties of tomatoes for taste

"Miracle of the Earth"	"Sweet bunch"	"Garden pearl"
"Gina"	"Nevsky"	"Manicure"
"Appetizing"	"De Barao"	"Children's relish"
"Bull heart"	"Andromeda F1"	"Balcony miracle"
"Brown sugar"	"Black Prince"	"Pinocchio"

Cultivars for soil cultivation

How to plant seedlings in open ground

"Miracle of the Earth"

This variety is characterized by excellent degrees by both agricultural specialists and summer residents, and the breeders themselves. The variety is collectible, and it is very important to buy original seeds for cultivation, since there are many fakes. Therefore, try to purchase seeds from trusted reputable seed farms and sellers. Mid-season. A medium-sized bush reaches a maximum size of 130 cm.

Tomato Wonder of the Earth

By the way! The fruits are similar to the "Bull's Heart" tomato variety. The same heart-shaped shape, the same pink, perhaps a slightly more intense skin color. There is no green, non-pinking area near the stalk.

The texture of the fruit is firm but juicy. The pulp is fleshy and silky at the same time. The taste is exceptional. The fruits do not crack, are well stored, and have a high marketability. The variety is medium-yielding - it ripens on a bush to a bucket of fruit.

"Gina"

Gin Tomato Fruit

A mid-season, large-fruited variety that is highly valued in many respects. The variety is determinant, it grows up to a maximum of 80 cm, but is usually limited to a bush height of 50-60 cm. It does not need a garter, does not require shaping.Fruits are red, very beautiful, round, without ribs, weighing about two hundred grams. The pulp is dense, with an ideal consistency and a balanced "tomato" taste. The fruit has a very dense skin, so they are stored in an impeccable form for a long time. The yield is quite high - up to 10 kg can be harvested on average per square meter (from three bushes).

"Appetizing"

Tomato Appetizing

From large-fruited, high-yielding and early varieties. Determinant, bush regrowth - 90 cm maximum. Fruits are especially large - up to 350 g. Ribbed, red wine color. The taste of the fruit is unusually sugary, full-bodied. There is also a high content of juice in the fruits of this variety, despite the fact that the pulp is not watery, but dense. Stimulates appetite and desire to continue eating. The variety is very popular among summer residents of the middle lane. Small greens at the stalk, which does not turn red even when fully ripe, does not spoil the picture of people's love for the variety. Not the highest yield - about six kilograms per bush - also does not make the variety less popular.

"Bull heart"

Tomato Bovine Heart

This is a longtime favorite of the public, a representative of the giant tomato class. An average fruit size of about 500 g can be grown by any gardener without much hassle. In appearance, the fruit is a silver-pink heart flattened from the sides. The yield is unprecedented - from a bush to two buckets of aesthetic and incredibly tasty huge "hearts". The bush grows up to 170 cm, in human height, so it needs a garter. The variety is mid-season. By the way, today "Bull's Heart" varieties have been bred in yellow, red and even black. But the primacy remains with the pink "hearts".

"Brown sugar"

Sugar brown tomato

This curious varietal tomato was included in the list of the best in taste for a reason. The fruit, which is dark-burgundy with a brownish tint, has a surprisingly harmonious taste, combining sugar content and sourness. In addition, the fruits differ from other varieties in their high level of antioxidants contained in them. So "Brown Sugar" is not only very tasty, but also very healthy. The variety is not afraid of the cold, ripens late (in autumn), needs to be tied up. Tomatoes are ideally round and have a pleasant weight - 150 g. Three bushes are planted per square meter, and 10 kg of fruits are collected from them.

Greenhouse varieties

Planting seedlings in a greenhouse

"Sweet bunch"

Features of taste are reflected in the name. A popular, tasty variety that is ideal for greenhouse farming. On clusters, small fruits weighing 40 g. One ovary forms up to 40 bright red tomatoes. The bunches are formed on a tall stem. The variety is indeterminate, early maturing, grown in a trellis method. Up to 3.5 kg of harvest is harvested from the bush, which is an excellent indicator with the available size of fruits. Among all the advantages, it is distinguished by its extraordinary resistance to viruses.

Tomato Sweet bunch

"Nevsky"

An early (even ultra-early) undersized variety that does not need to be tied, fastened to trellises and shaped in any way. Some implementers call it dwarf. It will not grow more than forty centimeters, it will remain compact and suitable for thickened planting (up to five plants per square meter). On the ovary up to six fruits, 60 g each. Very pleasant, classically red, perfectly round fruits have a sweetish taste, firm flesh and a bright "tomato" aroma. Due to early ripening, it is not susceptible to late blight and other diseases. Standard bush form, no need for pinching. In general, it is not in vain that this variety got into the top five greenhouse varieties.

Tomato Nevsky

"De Barao"

A very popular variety, one of the leaders for greenhouse soil. The most common. It can grow in an open ridge, but when grown in greenhouse it acquires the most vivid taste, which is fully revealed at the time of consumer maturity. The variety is mid-season.Tall - the bush can grow up to two meters. It ripens about three kilograms of the same weight - 70 g each - and a pleasant elongated oval shape of the fruit. The color in different subspecies of "De Barao" can be from black to golden, but the public unanimously singles out the pink variety as the best and tastiest. Despite the medium and even late ripening terms, the variety is resistant to late blight.

Tomato De Barao

"Andromeda F1"

Tomato Andromeda F1

An early classic red-fruited hybrid with a flat-round tomato shape. Determinant. It grows to a maximum of 70 cm. The yield is very high - 10 kg per square meter. Fruits 120 g each, scarlet, sweet, juicy, tart, bright in taste and color. The tomato is ideal in salads, disease resistant. the fruiting period is long enough and storage is good. This 100% yielding variety is respected for the fact that it does not even grow in the most ideal conditions, while retaining all its taste.

Description of tomato Andromeda F1

"Black Prince"

Delicious, medium fleshiness fruits weighing a quarter of a kilogram, and even the original black and burgundy color, will not leave anyone indifferent. The fate of this variety is interesting, and its path to popularity was difficult.

Tomato Black Prince

By the way! The "Black Prince" was bred by the Chinese with the help of genetic engineering. It took a lot of time and a lot of expertise to prove that the variety was non-GMO.

But now this sweetest tomato, which grows up to two and a half meters and is considered mid-season, is grown in every fourth greenhouse in the middle lane. The weight of each "prince" is quite impressive - about 300 g. When planting up to three plants per square meter, the yield of 5 kg per bush makes this variety not just a favorite, but a favorite of summer residents. The "Black Prince" has only one drawback - a short shelf life and high damage during transportation, so you need to eat it literally right from the bush.

Varieties for balcony cultivation

Growing tomatoes on the balcony

"Garden pearl"

Delightful in taste, the variety is distinguished by its unpretentiousness and early ripening. Ideal for growing on a windowsill. The bush is tiny in height - 25 cm. The fruits on it are also tiny - 15 g each, okay, so tasty that they can be eaten straight from the bush, like strawberry berries. Growing Garden Pearl is not only tasty, but also aesthetically pleasing. It can be planted in a flower pot, from where juicy pink "pearl beads" will hang beautifully.

Cherry Tomato Garden Pearl

"Manicure"

This variety is more suitable for an insulated balcony than for a window sill, since it belongs to tall ones and can grow up to two meters in open ground. At home, growth is limited to a meter. The brushes are very beautiful. About a hundred plum-shaped canary-yellow twenty-gram fruits ripen on the bush. They have an oily sweet taste with subtle sourness and a unique aroma.

Tomato Manicure

"Children's relish"

It is not known whether the breeders foresaw the children's love for the new variety, or whether the children fell in love with the tomato for its name, but children like the Children's Delight tomato very much, as evidenced by numerous reviews of gardening parents. The variety is ultra-early ripening. The fruits are very sweet, firm texture, juicy, weighing 20 g. The height of the bush is half a meter.

Tomato Children's relish

"Balcony miracle"

One of the indoor varieties most beloved by gardeners, a variety of the old selection and invariably good fruit taste. A compact dwarf thirty-five centimeter bush gives two kilograms of juicy, sweet, dense, strong fruits of a bright red color per season. The variety is considered early ripening, reliable, with guaranteed fruiting and low whimsicality. For example, in summer and autumn, he does not need a backlight in his room.

Tomato variety Balcony miracle

"Pinocchio"

Unpretentious, early ripening, surprisingly aromatic and tasty red cherry variety. The height of the bush is about 30 cm.Twenty-gram globular tomatoes flaunt on it. Not fleshy, surprisingly tender and juicy flesh that just melts in your mouth. The bush is highly decorative. It can be grown in a flower pot or hanging planter. In the summer, put it on the balcony or in the garden, and in the winter continue growing on the windowsill or insulated loggia.

Tomato Pinocchio

Video - The best varieties of tomatoes

Video - Varieties of delicious tomatoes

Tomatoes are grown everywhere, in most regions of our vast country. The only exception is the extreme north. Only now it is not always possible to cultivate this culture in the open field. Although it is this method of growing that has huge advantages and makes it possible to collect the most useful and tasty fruits. They differ in taste from tomatoes grown in greenhouse conditions, outperforming the latter. The mass fraction of nutrients is also much higher in these varieties than in those grown in the greenhouse.

The best varieties of tomatoes for open ground

Which tomato is best for outdoor use? It is impossible to give a definite answer to this question. Indeed, in each category and for each region of Russia there are favorites.

In the open field, you can grow the entire range of tomatoes: determinant and early ripening, popular ultra-early and super-early, from low to high. They also differ in taste, color, aroma, chemical composition, juiciness, etc. Owners of even the smallest plots of land try to plant at least a little tomatoes on them.

The best early varieties

Early tomato varieties are the most common. They can be found at every summer cottage or garden. It is not surprising that this variety already has favorites that have won the trust and love of most gardeners.

Marisha

An early versatile variety, whose tomatoes are excellent for both preservation and fresh consumption. The fruits have a rounded shape, when ripe, their color is deep red. Their weight ranges from 55 to 124 grams.

Tomato Marisha

The taste is very high. Productivity is quite high, they tolerate transportation well.

Fruiting and ripening amicable. Marisha was bred in the North Caucasian Research Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture.

Valentine

Bred at the Vavilov Institute. An early variety, the fruits of which begin to ripen within 3 months after germination. The height of the bush is no more than 70 cm, compact. Tomatoes are plum-shaped, their weight is 80-90 grams. The skin is dense, the color of a ripe tomato is red-orange.

The taste is good, the tomatoes are very fleshy and dense. Great for pickling and canning, as well as fresh consumption... The yield is high. The transportation is well tolerated. When bookmarked for ripening, they can persist for quite a long time.

Valentine Tomato

Parodist

Ripens within 80 days after germination. The height of the bush is up to half a meter, compact. The fruits are tied in any weather, the harvest ripens very amicably. The shape of the tomato is round, slightly ribbed, the weight ranges from 100 to 160 grams.

The color becomes deep red when ripe. Taste is average. The main purpose is fresh consumption. Good yield. Poorly transported.

Sanka

A real favorite of summer residents. One of the advantages of the Sanka variety is that it has undersized standard bushes that do not need a garter. Ultra-early (ripening begins 80 days after germination). Increased cold resistance, a minimum amount of light is required for maturation.

The yield is average. Tomato weighs about 80 grams, deep red color. The surface is slightly ribbed.

The tomato is very fleshy with good taste. Purpose - universal (suitable for conservation and fresh consumption).

Grandma's kiss

It is an early ripe tall tomato that needs a garter. Tomatoes are round, slightly ribbed in shape, weighing from 200 to 500 grams. At maturity, they have a bright yellow color. The taste is excellent, with a light fruity aroma. The fruits are very juicy, can be used both for fresh consumption and for conservation. The yield is very high.

The most productive tomatoes

Owners of small plots dream of harvesting a rich harvest, but at the same time using as little area as possible. That is why they try to choose varieties that will produce a large number of fruits and at the same time have good taste characteristics.

Stolypin

A low-growing variety Stolypin, which bears excellent fruit even in very unfavorable weather. It belongs to the early, resistant to the most common diseases. Due to its increased cold resistance, it forms fruit even in cold and rainy weather. The yield is very high, it is resistant to cracking. Their shape is oval, the mass ranges from 90 to 120 grams.

The skin is very firm and smooth. The color of a ripe tomato is usually dark pink. The aromatic and juicy pulp provides excellent taste. The purpose is universal: it can be consumed both fresh and used for various types of preservation. It tolerates transportation very well and does not lose its commercial qualities.

Stolypin tomatoes

Crimson giant

A very large bush with a thick, firm stem. The height reaches 1 meter. It belongs to early varieties with very high yields. After ripening, the fruits do not crack, they have very few seeds. The color of a ripe tomato is dark pink, reminiscent of raspberries, its weight can range from 200 to 400 grams.

Taste is excellent, transportation is well tolerated. They are used mainly for fresh consumption.

Mushroom basket

A mid-season variety characterized by a very tall bush. Suitable for lovers of something original and unusual. When ripe, the fruits are bright red in color, with an unusual ribbed shape. Their weight reaches 500 grams. The taste is very good. High productivity. Transportation and storage are well tolerated. Used for table decoration, stuffing, etc.

Puzata khata

An early tall cultivar Puzata khata, which requires a mandatory garter. Fruits resemble a pear in shape, ribbed, when ripe they are red in color. Their weight ranges from 150 to 250 grams. The taste is just excellent, the flesh is sugary. There are not many seeds. The yield is high. The purpose of tomatoes is universal: they are excellent both for conservation and for fresh consumption. Well transported.

The best large varieties of tomatoes

Beautiful large tomatoes cannot but delight the eye. Every summer resident dreams of growing some kind of miracle in his beds, which all neighbors will envy. For these purposes, large-fruited varieties of tomatoes are selected that can give record fruits.

Bull heart

It belongs to the most delicious varieties of tomatoes, which, moreover, have gigantic fruit sizes. Characteristics of the Bovine Heart: mid-season, has a large, tall bush that needs a mandatory garter. The same plant can produce fruits of various shapes and sizes.

The largest fruits are formed at the bottom of the bush. Productivity and disease resistance are average. They are well transported. The weight of one fruit can exceed 500 grams, the color at maturity is red. The skin is thin, the flesh is without veins, and there are few seeds. It is used mainly for fresh consumption, but can also be preserved.

Bull heart

Orange

An excellent mid-season Orange variety, characterized by a high vitamin content. The bush is tall, requires a garter. Fruit weight ranges from 200 to 400 grams, few seeds, very fleshy.It belongs to salad tomatoes, therefore it has excellent taste. Fruits are spherical, in maturity they have a rich orange color.

The fruits of this variety are mainly consumed fresh, suitable for baby and diet food.

King of Kings

Mid-early hybrid with huge fruits (weighing up to 1 kg!). The bush is tall, the clusters are formed as it grows, which ensures a long-term harvest. Fruits are round in shape, red when ripe. With excessive moisture, they are prone to cracking. The palatability is quite good, the yield is high. Seeds are not harvested. Tomatoes for universal use.

Alsou

A fairly new variety that has already gained some popularity.

Characteristics of the Alsou variety:

• a bush of medium height, requires a garter;
• early ripe tomato;
• fruits are heart-shaped, slightly ribbed, weight reaches 800 grams;
• when mature, the color of the fruit is bright red.

The taste is excellent. Suitable for all types of preservation and fresh consumption. They are rich in vitamins and nutrients. The Alsou variety is excellently transported and stored, which is an additional advantage.

Honey saved

A tall, mid-season variety with large orange fruits. Fruit weight ranges from 160 to 220 grams. Good taste, sweet flesh. Suitable for fresh consumption and conservation. Fruits have a long storage period, they tolerate transportation well.

Honey saved

The best southern varieties (for the Rostov region)

Tomato varieties for open ground differ not only in terms of ripening, but also in zoning. Even the same variety can behave differently in different regions. That is why, when choosing a tomato, one must also take into account the peculiarities of the climate. In the south of our country, in the Rostov region, Bashkiria, as well as in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Premium tomatoes and Marshmallows in chocolate showed themselves best.

Marshmallow in chocolate

The main advantage of this variety is its excellent taste. And thanks to the unusual color of the fruits, this tomato has gained additional fans with non-standard preferences. The bushes are quite tall and require a garter. Mid-season with high disease resistance.

Tomatoes marshmallows in chocolate

Fruit weight is about 120-150 grams, color during the ripening period is red-brown with small stains of a dark green hue. The pulp has a sweet taste, very juicy. There are few seeds.

Tomatoes are poorly stored, used mainly fresh. Very high yield.

Premium

A very productive and early ripe hybrid with a low bush. Fleshy fruits, their weight reaches 130-140 grams. Their shape is round, in the period of maturity they have a red color. Ideal for processing and canning, fresh consumed after full ripening on the bushes. Fruiting is very amicable, disease resistance is high.

Premium grade

Tomatoes suitable for the Leningrad region

The Leningrad Region has its own peculiarities of growing tomatoes. The damp and cool climate is not suitable for all varieties. The following are recognized as the best for this region.

Pharaoh

Mid-season hybrid with medium-sized bushes. The fruits are round and very dense. The mature color is red, the weight reaches 115-140 grams. Very good taste. It is prized mainly for the fact that tomatoes do not lose their commercial qualities over the course of a month and they tolerate transportation very well. Their purpose is universal. Fruits do not crack, disease resistance is high.

Leningrad early ripening

Ultra-early ripening standard variety that does not require pinching. Fruits are small, weighing 50-60 grams, red and round in shape. The taste is good enough, the application is universal. Resistant to cracking and most diseases.

Mongolian dwarf

An unusually early variety Mongolian dwarf with rather small bushes. Their height reaches only 15-25 centimeters. But the fruits are not so small - up to 200 grams. Their color is red, the taste is sweet, juicy.

The yield is just fine. Tomatoes are resistant to cracking, disease, transport well.

The use of the harvested crop is universal.

Flash

Despite the fact that the variety is early maturing, it is resistant to disease and cold. The plant is a standard plant and reaches a height of no more than 50 cm. It does not need a garter. Fruits are round, not very ribbed, their color is bright red.

Taste at a very high level, the tomatoes are resistant to cracking. Suitable for all types of processing and preservation, as well as for fresh consumption. They are stored for a long time and tolerate transportation well. Fruiting occurs even under unfavorable conditions.

Gribovsky

An early ripe standard variety that perfectly tolerates lower temperatures. Fruits weighing from 60 to 100 grams are round and red in color. Taste is very good, suitable for transportation. Intended for fresh consumption.

Self-pollinated tomatoes

In certain conditions, insect pollination is very poor. It is in this case that self-pollinated varieties are a real find.

Eagle heart

A real giant among the tomato, which, among other things, has an excellent taste. The yield directly depends on the soil and the quality of the seed. The bush is very powerful. The fruits ripen for a long time.

Temperature drops for this variety are not terrible, it is resistant to diseases. Requires tying. The shape of the fruit is heart-shaped, the weight can reach 1 kg, the color at maturity is bright pink. There are not many seeds, the flesh is sweet and dense. The fruits are very well transported and stored.

Mikado

The Mikado variety has several varieties that differ not only in the color of the fruits, but also in the timing of their ripening. As a rule, these are early and mid-early tomatoes, the shape of which resembles the cap of the famous Japanese emperor. The bush is tall, powerful.

Fruit weight reaches 250-300 grams, the shape is flat, slightly ribbed. Excellent taste, average yield. It is used mainly fresh, but it is also suitable for processing and conservation.

Monomakh's hat

An early standard variety, distinguished by truly royal fruits. Resistant to many diseases, yields a crop even with a lack of moisture in the soil. Fruit ripening is amicable. The yield is high. Fruits in ripe form have a bright red color, rounded shape, weight reaches 900 grams.Very good taste. Tomatoes are well transported and stored for a long time.

The best low-growing tomatoes

The advantage of undersized tomatoes is that they do not require a garter. It is thanks to this that the majority of summer residents give them preference.

Abakan pink

Refers to medium late varieties, bears fruit for a long period. This is precisely the main advantage of Abakansky over its competitors. The bush is not high, up to 1 meter high. However, the yield remains at a high level.

The weight of one fruit is 250-300 grams, but with good care it can reach 500 grams. The shape of the tomato is heart-shaped, the ribbing is average. The number of seeds is small. The yield is high. They are mainly used for fresh consumption. It is not important to be transported.

Tomato Abakan pink

Alaska

An excellent variety for regions with short summers.

Early, very productive, small bush. Fruits are small in size (80-100 grams), red and flat-round in shape. Ideal both for fresh consumption and for all types of blanks. Disease resistant. Bears fruit even under unfavorable conditions.

Boney-MM

The early standard variety Boni MM has a good yield. Doesn't need a garter.Fruits are bright red, round, slightly ribbed, weighing 60-80 grams. Resistant not only to diseases, but also to adverse weather conditions. The taste is high. Ideal both for fresh consumption and for all types of preservation.

Bobcat

Late medium-sized Bobkat hybrid with good yields. Resistant to major types of diseases. The variety easily tolerates drought, the fruits have excellent taste, are versatile in use. In mature form, they have a bright red color, rounded shape, weight reaches 180-240 grams. Well transported.

The variety of varieties of tomatoes for open ground is simply amazing. In all the variety, it remains to choose only what suits you, best suits your needs and is suitable for growing in these climatic conditions. You can diversify not only the ripening time, but also the color range of your harvest.

Tomato varieties and hybrids are so diverse that even an experienced vegetable grower sometimes finds it difficult to choose. Of course, everyone has their own priorities - someone loves large and fleshy tomatoes, someone prefers small but sweet ones, and someone is forced to select a variety taking into account the climate of their region. But in any case, every gardener tries to choose the most productive varieties of tomatoes for the garden, which also have excellent taste.

How to choose a variety

When choosing a tomato variety, it is necessary to take into account many factors affecting the yield of a vegetable crop. Firstly, you need to decide in advance on the place where vegetables will be planted, and purchase seeds, taking into account the growing conditions. The process of growing tomatoes in open and protected soil has significant differences - even the highest-yielding varieties of tomatoes for beds will not give high-quality fruits when planted in a greenhouse. Conversely, greenhouse varieties will not give the expected yield when grown in the garden.

When purchasing tomato seeds, you should take into account the taste properties of each specific variety. Some tomatoes express their taste better immediately after removal from the bush, others reveal it after salting or preservation, and some are very tasty in an unripe form, while when ripe they have a very ordinary and primitive taste.

It is also important to decide on the question - what tomatoes will be grown for what? If for salting, then you should give preference to medium-sized fruits with sweet dense pulp. If for conservation, then it is better to choose small fruits with a dense, non-bursting skin. The choice of salad varieties is endless - these are tomatoes of various shapes, colors and tastes. They are not suitable for blanks, but they have a very fleshy structure and excellent taste.

Yield also depends to some extent on the shape and size of the bush. Low-growing varieties are less demanding to care for, but fewer fruits grow on them. It is possible to increase the yield of such species only due to the large number of beds. Tall varieties need tying and installation of supports, but you can also get a higher yield from them. In addition, tall plants save space.

When choosing fruitful varieties of tomatoes for open ground, it will be useful to take into account the period of their ripening. If you want to have fresh homemade tomatoes on the table from early spring to winter, you will have to plant many different varieties with different ripening periods. Well, the most important factor affecting yield is climate adaptability. It is important to understand which varieties of tomatoes can grow in a particular climate. So intended for the southern regions, it is very difficult to grow in the northern latitudes - at best, the yield will be minimal, and at worst, the plants will not be able to develop due to the cold, and the yield will be zero. Therefore, for the northern regions it is better to choose Siberian tomatoes, bred specifically for cold climates.

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The best tomatoes

Tomatoes can be classified according to different parameters:

By yield

High-yielding varieties of tomatoes are those from which you can collect 5 or more kilograms of vegetables from one square meter of planting. It should be said that many recently bred Dutch varieties, as well as similar domestic breeding, are capable of producing up to 20 kg per 1 m of planting, but these hybrids are grown mainly in greenhouses for commercial purposes. For a high yield tomato from open ground, it is better to plant varieties designed specifically for these conditions:

• Waterfall - a tall tomato of early ripening with dense oblong fruits of a bright orange color, with proper care, it can yield a yield of 6-8 kg;

• Anastasia is a tall (100-130 cm) mid-season variety with bright red, sometimes burgundy fruits of medium size (170-200 g), when the necessary conditions are created, up to 12 kg of the crop can be harvested;
• Raspberry giant is an early variety with very large (up to 500 g) pink fruits, due to which high yields are obtained, resistant to diseases and pests;
• Nastena F1 is an early ripe tall (120-150 cm) hybrid with large (up to 300 g) red fleshy fruits, tolerates low temperatures and high humidity, is resistant to diseases, very high-yielding - 16-18 kg per 1 meter of planting;
• Diabolic - compact and fairly tall bushes (100-120 cm) with red oblong fruits weighing (120-140 g), tomatoes are perfectly transported, suitable for harvesting, not susceptible to diseases, when grown for industrial purposes they yield 400-600 centners per hectare of area.

Experienced vegetable growers admit that extremely fruitful tomato varieties do not have high taste and aroma. This is due to the fact that all the forces of such plants are aimed at the formation of multiple fruits, and not at the concentration of sugars and nutrient fibers.

By type of bush

According to the height of the bush, tomatoes are divided into:

• determinant (undersized) - their height is 50-100 cm, they do not need to remove excess shoots and tie up;

• and indeterminate (tall) - bushes of such tomatoes can grow up to 2 meters, often require the installation of supports and correction of the bush, in turn are subdivided into standard species (with strong compact bushes) and non-standard (with thin stems prone to lodging and needing in supports);

• there are also medium-sized tomatoes, the height of which varies in the range of 80-110 cm.

The most productive and undersized varieties:

• Sanka is an ultra-early hybrid variety with compact bushes (30-40 cm) and round red fruits;

• Rio Grande - a high-yielding tomato with powerful bushes up to 60 cm high, fruits are even, elongated, medium-sized (100-120 g), universal - suitable for canning and processing;

• Bagheera F1 is an early undersized hybrid with large (180-220 g) fruits suitable for any processing and transportation.

Among the tomatoes of an average ripening period, one can distinguish the high-yielding tomato "Volgogradskiy 5/95". This is a standard plant 70-120 cm high with smooth red fruits weighing 80-150 g. Fruits are well transported and stored for a long time. Of the tall, fruitful tomatoes, the following can be distinguished:

• De Barao - this variety has many hybrids that differ in shape and color, but this variety of tomato unites the invariable sweet taste of fleshy fruits, reaching a weight of 300-400 g, in which there are practically no seeds;

• Tarasenko 2 is a hybrid of late ripening, stems are high (up to 2 m) with multiple clusters, on which there are many small (30-40 g) fruits with a total weight of up to 3 kg.

Many vegetable growers prefer standard types of tomatoes, since they do not need tying and are less demanding to care for.

To size

By the size of the fruit, tomatoes are divided into large (300-400 g), very large (up to 700-1000 g), medium, small, and very small - "cherry". Large-fruited varieties are:

• Miracle of the Earth - the fruits are elongated, heart-shaped, reaching a weight of 400-500 g, have a dense sweetish pulp;

• Andreevsky surprise - tall (up to 2 m) salad variety with very large (400-700 g) fruits, tomato color - raspberry, pulp is fleshy and juicy, seeds are practically absent;

• Bovine heart - a tomato of the middle ripening period with very large (400-600 g) fruits with dense sweetish pulp;

• Raspberry giant - fruits are large (600-800 g), flattened, with tender pulp, seeds are almost absent.

Small varieties include the following:

• Wonder of the world - small fruits resembling lemon in shape and color, the mass of tomatoes is 50-100 g, up to 50 pieces can be collected from one bush;

• Black Moor is a mid-season hybrid with small brownish fruits weighing 30-50 g, suitable for conservation;

• Tarasenko 2 - tall bushes with heavy clusters, on each of which more than 35 small (50-60 g) fruits ripen.

Ornamental varieties of miniature tomatoes, known to us as "cherry", have high taste properties. These tomatoes are successfully grown both in the garden and in pots on the balconies. Among the most popular are: Noon, Green Pearl, Lemon (yellow), Amber, Honey Drop.

By sustainability

When it comes to the resilience of the tomato, most often it is not disease that is meant, but endurance in low temperatures. What kind of tomatoes can be grown in cold climates - this question is of most interest to residents of the northern regions. For such regions, you should choose varieties of Siberian selection, the seeds of which are adapted to these conditions.

The following varieties of tomatoes are hardy:

• The shuttle is a frost-resistant variety of Siberian selection, it is not afraid of pests, diseases and transportation, ripens in 80-100 days, the fruits are small (up to 60 g);

• Bakery plants - large-fruited (300-500 g) tomato, low bush - up to 80 cm, resistant to temperature changes;

• Destructive force - a high-yielding hybrid of Siberian selection, the fruits are medium (up to 150 g), unpretentious in care, even at low temperatures yields a yield of 5-6 kg;

• Triumphant - mid-season standard grade of Siberian selection, undersized bushes (40-50 cm), small fruits - up to 100g;

• The Snow Tale is a unique hybrid of Siberian selection, the bush of which is literally covered with small fruits, and the stems do not need to be tied up.

There are also several varieties that Ukraine has bred, but these seeds are also adapted to the conditions of the north or middle zone: Priusadebny, Gospodar, Sonyachne Kolo and others.

By the duration of ripening

According to the ripening period, tomatoes are early-ripening, mid-ripening and late-ripening, but recently many hybrids have been bred, which are called "early".Tomato varieties are called early maturing, the ripening period of which is up to 100 days. These include: Dubok, White filling, Alpha, Amur shtamb, Valentina, Don Juan - the ripening period of these varieties is 95-98 days.

Mid-season tomatoes are those that reach their full maturity in 105-115 days: Pink Elephant, Hybrid 35, Volgograd, Gigant 5, Akulina, Tsarevna and many others. It should be said that most tomatoes are mid-season, and when choosing seeds, gardeners often come across just such varieties. Tomatoes are considered late ripening, for which ripening takes from 117 to 130 days. These include: De Barao, Wonder of the World, Titanium, Brown Sugar and others. Late types of tomatoes are not very popular, but unlike early ones, they are stored longer.

The most popular varieties are the early ones, the ripening period of which is sometimes limited to 70 days. The seeds of these tomatoes are adapted to low temperatures and tolerate even slight frosts very well. These include: Sanka, Far North, Little Red Riding Hood, Nevsky and many others.

By storage time

Only certain varieties of tomatoes can survive for a long time, in which there is a special gene that inhibits the ripening of fruits.As a rule, these are late-ripening hybrids, bred specifically for the purpose of preservation. These tomatoes are harvested at the initial stage of ripeness (when they are just starting to turn brown), and their full maturity occurs later at a temperature of 18 ° C.

These hybrids are:

• Radical, Lazar, Dominator - the fruits of these varieties are stored for more than 1 month;

• Khutorskoy pickling, Giraffe - fruits are stored for up to 4 months;

• Long Keeper, Lezhebok, New Year's - perfectly retain their taste until the New Year.

It is fair to say that long-stored hybrids have a fairly dense skin and not very pronounced taste and aroma, since their ripening occurs under artificial conditions. But, in spite of everything, this is the only way to get fresh homemade tomatoes in winter.

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A video selection of the most popular tomatoes, which will help you make the right choice.