What are the best tomatoes to grow in the Leningrad region?

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I own the site for a long time, but for a long time I did not dare to grow tomatoes. And then a neighbor forced me to do it, saying: "Look, if they grow so violently with me, although a few years ago I did not even think about gardening, then you will be able to cope with them!"

I had to obey.

Of course, it was not without mistakes: the plants either died, then fattened, then some evil spirits attacked them ... How much I put in while I learned! My neighbor is no longer in the world, he would be glad for me. But I remember his motto “Tomatoes love dry air and moist soil” forever. And now I do not particularly stand on ceremony with tomatoes, in every possible way I try to simplify and facilitate my work. I sow the seeds in ice cream boxes, and first I insert them one into the other, laying buttons between them so that there is a gap. In the bottom of the upper box I make holes with an awl for water drainage, and then I spread the sphagnum moss there. And I get a convenient container for seedlings with a pallet, from which nothing spills.

Then I pour purchased land into the upper boxes (I keep it for a whole year on the loggia, where it freezes or fries), add ash, river sand, cut moss into small pieces (to make the mixture friable) and spill everything with hot potassium permanganate. I level it, make five grooves, in each of which I spread five seeds with a toothpick and cover it with a 2-3 cm layer of earth.It turns out that in each box I have 25 plants. On the side of the boxes, with a felt-tip pen, I write the numbers and enter them in a notebook indicating the varieties or hybrids planted.

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And my tomato collection is rather big. I grow from small-fruited ('Sweet bunch, Caramel red, Chinese blue, Honey salute) to simply gigantic (Currency, Tsunami, Giant lemon, Dessert red, Dessert pink)... I especially like Masterpiece F1: its fruits weigh under a kilogram, and there are even more. I want to note that I sow tall varieties in the first decade of March, early ripening ones - in the second. I put all the boxes with the planted seeds near the battery. After the emergence of seedlings, I transfer them to the windowsill, and as soon as the sun begins to really warm up, I take them out to the loggia.

I transfer the seedlings without any picking to a polycarbonate greenhouse Zhb m (there are three beds and two borders) at the end of April.I have been preparing the soil in it since the fall, embedding semi-rotten compost in it. I place the plants in one row with an interval of 30 cm. I pour a handful of ash into the planting holes, a pinch of feathers from old pillows and 1/3 teaspoon each. complex fertilizer and pour each 3-4 liters of hot water. Then I mix everything and plant the seedlings. Since there is a lot of moss in the ground where it grows, I fill the boxes with water, so all their contents are very easily removed during transplanting without damaging the root system.

Having arranged the plants in the garden, I sprinkle it with dry earth and cover it with five-liter bottles with a cut-off bottom, which I do not remove until I see that the tomatoes have grown (this usually takes about a week). What else such bottle shelters are good for is that it is convenient to stretch covering material over the entire garden bed over them. For the sake of additional warming of the plantings along the sides of the beds, I lay out another two-liter bottles of water, which heat up in the sun during the day and give the plants warmth at night.

By the way, I do not remove them from the beds in the greenhouse even for the winter, and I do not pour out the water either. It freezes in them, then thaws, and I get living water without harmful microbes, which I use next season for irrigation.

I sow all kinds of green tea between bottles and tomatoes - dill, lettuce, parsley, basil, purslane, arugula.

After I free the seedlings from canisters with a cut-off bottom, next to each plant I stick other two-liter bottles with a cut-off bottom into the ground next to each plant: I pour water and fertilizing into them. Since I have all these containers prepared in advance, then all such work takes a matter of minutes. Since it is dry in the greenhouse, diseases do not affect the plants either. Well, care in the future is usual - timely watering and feeding, a neat garter to the trellises, the breakage of stepsons and leaves to the first fruit cluster.

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I start to shoot the harvest at the beginning of July and I am doing this pleasant business until October. When I remove the green tea, I put it on newspapers spread out in two or three layers: the plants are dry, and the ground under them is wet.

Yes, I also forgot to say that in the middle of August, tomato bushes are necessarily tops. And I don't complain about the fruiting of plants, a plate with ripe small tomatoes is always on the table. Everyone who comes to us, just mechanically, like sweets, throw them into their mouths. And large fruits go to salad, medium ones - for conservation. In another greenhouse, I grow peppers and eggplants in a similar way, which also delight me invariably.

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The northwestern region of the country, which includes the Leningrad Region, is characterized by a changeable and not very mild climate, which causes a lot of trouble for gardeners. The fact is that not all vegetable crops can grow and yield crops in these territories, in particular, this applies to tomatoes. Tomatoes are thermophilic; in order to grow them in these conditions, you need to choose the most cold-resistant varieties, for example, such as Leningradsky tomato, or use greenhouses. You will learn about which varieties of tomatoes for the Leningrad Region are the best for greenhouses and soil from this article.

Adapted varieties

The term "adapted" or "zoned varieties" appeared for a reason. Each territory (region) has its own climatic characteristics, which have a different effect on the development of plants. And the crops themselves are demanding on certain growing conditions, due to their varietal characteristics.

If we consider zoning on the example of the Leningrad region, then we can say that the climate of this territory is moderately mild and unstable, during one day, drastic changes in the weather from heat to sudden torrential rain are possible. If we add to this constant gusts of wind, high humidity, short and cool summers, long spring, a small number of sunny days per year, then it immediately becomes clear that growing tomatoes in open ground in this area is almost impossible.

To solve the problem, separate resistant varieties were bred, adapted to this climate and possessing the following qualities:

• tolerance to lack of light;
• high immunity to diseases inherent in tomatoes, especially fungal;
• short growing season (early fruiting);
• the ability to form an ovary in the absence of pollinators and low temperatures;
• the ability to accumulate sugars in conditions of lack of sun.

At the moment, about 30 varieties have been entered into the State Register of Breeding Achievements, zoned specifically for the Leningrad Region and possessing all of the above qualities. As you can see, a colossal selection work was done, and even a separate variety "Leningradsky" was bred, which has several hybrid forms: Early ripening, Late, Osenny, Holodok. In addition, other adapted varieties should be noted:

1. Northern beauty. A variety of universal cultivation (in beds and under cover). Fruits are pear-shaped, large (up to 120 g), excellent sweet taste, purpose - salad.
2. Dwarf 1185. Low-growing mid-season hybrid (110-15 days). The bush is of the standard type, compact. Fruits are small (50-60 g), oval, red. Ripening - mid-August.
3. Chanterelle. Determinant variety for versatile cultivation. The fruits are bright orange, oblong, of excellent sweet taste, ripen together at the end of July.
4. Pharaoh F1. Mid-season hybrid tomato of indeterminate type. The bushes are tall, characterized by rapid growth, in need of formation. The fruits are quite large (up to 150 g), clustered in clusters of 5-6 pieces, very tasty, bright red. Very productive - about 26 kg / 1 m2 of area.
5. Apple tree. Determinant mid-season hybrid for universal cultivation. Fruits are leveled, dense, of medium weight and size (up to 100 g), ideal for preservation, harvesting. Plants are almost not affected by the fungus, they can grow in conditions of high humidity.

Video "The best varieties for greenhouses"

From the video you will find out which varieties are most suitable for growing in greenhouses.

For growing in greenhouses

Greenhouses for this area are the only way to get early vegetables. It should be noted that in this climate it is recommended to illuminate greenhouse structures additionally, since the usual daylight hours for plants, especially seedlings, will not be enough.

For cultivation in greenhouse structures, indeterminate (unlimited growth) varieties of tomatoes are more suitable. They are more productive, resistant to diseases caused by high humidity, and are not very demanding on light.

Unraveling along the trellis, one bush is able to bear fruit throughout the year, but for this the plants must be provided with conditions and proper care.

The following varieties successfully grow and bear fruit in the greenhouses of the Leningrad Region:

1. The Ural is prolific. Tall mid-season variety. Fruits of a small mass (up to 60 g), flat-round, intense scarlet color, dense, good taste. Resistance to fungal infections is high. Cultivation in the autumn-winter period is possible.
2. Leningrad Autumn. An indeterminate mid-late variety bred specifically for greenhouse cultivation. Undemanding to light, cold-resistant, can be grown in winter. Fruits are flat-rounded, slightly ribbed, orange-red in color, juicy, sweetish.
3. Kostroma F1. The best greenhouse hybrid for cold climates. Does not become infected with diseases, forms ovaries in the absence of adequate lighting. Fruits of a red color, leveled round shape, grow on the bush with tassels.
4. Titanic. Medium-ripening cold-resistant greenhouse hybrid. Tomatoes are large, attractive pinkish-red in color and rather sweet (sugar over 6%). Resistant to fungal infections, maturation is gradual.

Varieties for film

In the open ground of the Leningrad Region, tomatoes should be planted exclusively under a film. As a rule, undersized varieties are chosen for planting under shelter. They are more resistant to cold, they do not have to be formed, and the fruits of such tomatoes are not only tasty, but also very decorative. The following varieties can be planted under the film material:

1. Nevsky. A low-growing (up to 50 cm) hybrid tomato for growing in the ground and under a film cover. Fruits are small (45-55 g), flattened, red in color, slightly sour taste, universal purpose.
2. Gribovsky Ground. Early maturing determinant variety with good cold resistance. At high humidity, it can be affected by fungal diseases. The bushes are squat (up to 55 cm), the fruits are red, round, slightly flat in shape, slightly ribbed, with an average weight of 100 g. Recommended for fresh consumption.
3. Baltic. Bushes are compact, determinate type, densely leafy. Fruits are red, round, slightly flattened, large (120-170 g). The pulp of ripe tomatoes is dense, excellent sweet taste, salad purpose. Productivity - 4-4.5 kg / 1 m2 of area.
4. Flash. Low-growing early-maturing variety with high resistance to sudden temperature changes and late blight. Fruits are medium (up to 80 g), firm, of pleasant sweet taste, suitable for salads and processing, well transported and capable of long-term storage.

Ultra-early maturing greenhouse varieties

These varieties are characterized by an accelerated emergence of seedlings and a very early fruiting period. They are distinguished by the maximum yield, but for successful cultivation in greenhouse structures, only varieties that are resistant to temperature extremes and increased humidity should be chosen:

1. Leningradsky Precocious. In the climate of this region, ripening begins in the second half of July, and by mid-August the yield of the crop is already completed. The bushes are low, standard, do not need shaping. Fruits are round, small (up to 60 g), rich scarlet color. The fruits of universal purpose.
2. Leningradsky Chill. Surprisingly cold-tolerant, it can be grown in greenhouses in winter. The bushes are compact, form 3-4 clusters with 7-8 fruits each. Mass ripening of tomatoes begins in early July, and by the first decade of August, all the brushes are ready. In greenhouses, harvesting takes place 1.5-2 weeks earlier. Productivity - up to three kg / 1 bush.
3. Buyan. High-yielding determinant variety for salad purposes. Fruits are cylindrical, medium-sized (80-120 g), yellow in full ripeness, sweet and extraordinarily tasty. The beginning of ripening is the first half of July.
4. Amber. High-yielding variety (4-5 kg ​​/ 1 m2 of area) for universal use. Fruits are small (40-50 g), spherical, bright yellow color, pleasant sweetish taste. Plants are very resistant to cold and fungal diseases.
5. Pink souvenir. Determinant variety with good cold and moisture resistance. The bushes are compact (up to 60 cm), the fruits are flat-round, pink in color, and have a mild sweetish taste. The growing season is 75-80 days. Differs in good yield - up to 8 kg / 1 m2 of area.

In conclusion, I would like to say that despite the climatic and weather conditions of this area, modern gardeners are quite successful in growing not only tomatoes, but also many other heat-loving vegetables. The main thing is to choose the right variety. When buying seeds, pay attention to the requirements and varietal characteristics of the tomato, its resistance to cold and fungal diseases, since it is these factors that have the most unfavorable effect on the growth of tomatoes and their yield.

Video "Growing"

From the video you will learn how to properly grow tomatoes in a greenhouse.

As early as the fifth millennium BC, the ancient farmers of North and South America were engaged in the selection of tomatoes. The seeds of exotic cultures came to Europe during the development of navigation in the 16th – 17th centuries.

The first fruits that appeared in Europe were yellow-fruited. That is why they were called poetically - "apples of love". At first, tomatoes were bred as ornamental or medicinal plants, later as a vegetable crop.

Due to the content of dietary fiber, pectin, a large amount of vitamins and minerals, tomatoes occupy a significant place in human nutrition. Antioxidants in their composition serve as prophylaxis for the prevention of cancer, cardiovascular, cardiological diseases.

Amateur gardeners grow on their plots a variety of varieties, bred taking into account the peculiarities of the climate of the Leningrad region.

Climatic conditions of the Leningrad region

The climate of the Leningrad region is characterized by:

• excessive moisture - more precipitation falls than evaporates;
• high cloudiness - there are only about 30 sunny days a year;
• the onset of spring is delayed due to winter hypothermia of vast reservoirs;
• frosts in May and early June.

Favorable conditions for growing tomatoes

• Soil composition - soils should be moderately fertile, loose, permeable, light and medium in texture, with low acidity. In the Leningrad region, podzolic, poor in humus and characterized by excess acidity prevail. Cultivation will require artificial soil improvement.
• Lighting - despite the fact that the tomato is a sun-loving plant, it can grow and bear fruit when there is a lack of light. The speed of crop formation depends on the degree of illumination. The period from flowering to receiving the first fruits can increase by 15 days in prolonged inclement weather.
• Temperature mode - seed germination occurs when the soil warms up to + 15–16 ˚C. Temperatures are dangerous for flowering - the lower limit is ―12˚C and the upper limit is + 30˚C, which can lead to the death of flowers, slowing down the development of the plant. Greenhouses and hotbeds save plants from morning frosts.
• Moisture - Before flowering, the soil must not be excessively moistened. High humidity of air and soil - up to 70 and 80%, respectively, they will need only at the fruiting stage. Care must be taken to ensure that water is supplied to the plants evenly and provides a continuous supply of nutrition to the roots.
• Air - an abundance of warm dry air circulating freely among the plants, promotes optimal growth. Excessive humidity interferes with proper pollination, leading to the appearance of pests and diseases. Removal of leaves near the root in the ground layer is favorable for air exchange.
• Fertilizer - excess fertilizer will not benefit the plant. More nitrogen for the development of vegetative organs is required at the stage of growing seedlings and after planting in the ground. Potassium and phosphorus are essential during flowering and fruit development. The optimal content of minerals in the top dressing increases the disease resistance of tomatoes.

When preparing the soil, fresh manure must not be used. Narrow beds and ridges in the conditions of the Leningrad region are better warmed up and ventilated.

The optimal place for planting is well-lit and warmed up by the sun.

We must not forget about the predecessor plants.The best of them are zucchini, pumpkin, cabbage, beans, peas, root vegetables. On the site where representatives of the nightshade family grew (eggplants, peppers, potatoes), one should refrain from growing for 3-4 years in order to avoid common diseases.

The best tomato varieties for the Northwest

They differ in the type of development of the bush, the ability to resume their growth and flowering.

Determinant

Tomatoes stop growing after the formation of 4–5 clusters, grow well in open ground or in unheated greenhouses. Pickling in the conditions of the Leningrad region is necessary in order to achieve uniform ripening of fruits.

Northern Lights - early, grows in open ground and in greenhouses. The stem grows up to 90 cm, needs pinching and a garter. Fruits up to 90 g.

Bovine heart is a medium-late high-yielding salad. Fruits gain weight up to 500 g. It is used outdoors and in greenhouses.

Talalikhin 186 - undersized (up to 60 cm), early maturing. Grows in open ground, under film and in pots. Low resistance to late blight.

The Bronze Horseman is an early variety with a long fruiting period for both open and closed ground. Resistant to late blight. The fruits can be stored for up to two months.

The comet is early maturing, loves warmth, intended for greenhouse maintenance.

Ground mushroom - a squat bush, resistant to cold weather, disease. Poorly tolerates high humidity. Refers to early maturing.

Zoren is early ripe, fruitful. It tolerates cold outdoors well.

Siberian early ripening - undersized bush, high yield. Grows well without shelter. Disease resistant.

Guarantor - an early ripe variety for greenhouse maintenance.

Tsarskoye Selo - early ripening, tall (up to 95 cm). It grows both in the open field and under the film.

Lyana is very early, the yield is friendly. Resistant to disease.

Red arrow - the stem grows up to 1.5 meters, early maturing. Grown in greenhouses. It tolerates frost and lack of lighting perfectly.

Harlequin - excellent taste, high-yielding. Resistant to temperature changes and disease.

Blagovest - a variety intended for greenhouses, early maturing, high-yielding, little susceptible to temperature fluctuations.

Stamp

They are characterized by a powerful, squat stem. Removal of stepsons and tying is not required.

Olya - early ripening, tolerates frost well, is little susceptible to diseases. Fruits grow up to 90 g.

Pink leader - bears fruit with pink fruits weighing up to 150 g. Adapted to the climatic conditions of the Leningrad region, early ripening.

Valentine - yields medium-sized orange fruits, early ripening. Grows well outdoors

Northern baby - very early, with small tomatoes (30–35 years). Cultivated in the open field. Disease resistant.

Nevsky - early ripening, growing in open ground, not afraid of cold weather and late blight.

Baltic - undersized, ultra-early maturing, high-yielding. Grows in open ground, is not afraid of thickened planting.

North - due to early maturity, it is not afraid of late blight. High-yielding.

Anniversary VIR - early ripening variety is cultivated in open ground and in film greenhouses. The yield is high.

Berry - cold-resistant, early maturing, high-yielding. It tolerates a lack of sunlight well.

Ranetochka - in the open field, one bush is capable of producing up to hundreds of fruits weighing 30–40 years.

Hummingbird - early ripening, grown in garden plots and in pots. Fruits weighing up to 20g. suitable for canning as a whole.

Antoshka - the undersized bush gives the first yellow fruits 90 days from the start of germination.

Far North - early maturing, fruitful, immune to cold weather and lack of light.

Indeterminate

Tomatoes are characterized by continuous stem growth. In the conditions of the Leningrad region, they are recommended for greenhouses, where they can grow and bear fruit for more than a year. They need especially careful shaping and tying the whip.

Sweet cherry - super early ripening, sweet, not afraid of cold weather and disease. The stem grows up to five meters.

Alyona - cold-resistant, grows well with a lack of light, recommended for growing in greenhouses.

Swift - in greenhouses, tall stems need ventilation. Insufficient lighting tolerates well.

Rianto - high-yielding, early maturing, disease resistant.

Semi-determinant

These are hybrid varieties. They are able to suddenly stop growing. They do not differ in high early maturity.

Express - very early, has a compact bush, grows in open ground.

Dandelion - Produces orange fruits. It is well cultivated in open ground and in greenhouses. Needs pinching and tying.

The prudent gardener stocks up on several varieties of tomatoes with different biological characteristics in case of death of sprouts under unfavorable conditions.

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What varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses do experienced summer residents buy?

What varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses do residents of the middle lane prefer?

If you are a novice summer resident, and you are building a greenhouse for the first year, then be sure to listen to what the neighbors on the site tell you. Residents of the middle zone (the region of the Smolensk region and the nearest Moscow region) prefer to use these varieties: Russian domes, Giant, Watermelon, Northern Beauty, Lion's Heart and Kaspar. This is a red tomato, and from varieties of a different color, Pepper yellow bears excellent fruit. Residents of the northern regions (Leningrad, Vologda and Pskov regions) can always count on the Northern Beauty and the Seva seed.

Early varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses

If you want to get the first tomatoes a couple of weeks earlier than your competitors in the summer cottage, then take a look at the varieties Blagovest, Yarilo, Gina, Scorpio and Funtik. These hybrids, with sufficient lighting and proper feeding, sometimes ripen 20 days earlier than the rest of the tomato mass.

The best varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses with contaminated soil

Late blight is another nuisance. Sometimes it is not possible to get rid of it for several years. What to do for those who cannot move the greenhouse to another place? Do not despair, because breeders have developed varieties of tomatoes that are not afraid of late blight. Buy Budenovka, Blagovest, Eremu, Intuition or Eupator and boldly plant it in a greenhouse, having previously processed the earth from adversity. The last 4 varieties must have an F1 prefix on the label.

Wet soil

What to do with the wetland? While you are struggling with excess moisture in the country and carrying out drainage work, ask someone from the family to buy tomatoes Yablonka, Mithridat, Pharaoh, Ofenya or Dobrun in a specialized store. These tomatoes are not afraid of excess moisture, so they will grow and bear fruit like their brothers in dry soil.

What varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses to plant under glass?

Not all hybrids grow under film, some of them can be grown only under glass, for example, Kirzhach, Belkanto, and varieties such as Krasnobay and Tuymazinets prefer polyethylene. Yet most tomatoes do great under any cover.

Excellent varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses and home canning

If you want to delight family members and guests with excellent tomatoes, which are not ashamed to be served on the table, and to be used for seaming, try to grow the Black Prince, the Pink Giant and hybrids Sultan, Rosemary, Miracle of the market, Druzhok. Small fruits are a little sour, but you will not find the best varieties for tomatoes in your own juice. They are not afraid of high temperatures, do not crack or turn into crumb when sent to boiling brine.

Harvest varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses in the northern regions

If your dacha is located in the area of ​​the conditional Polotsk-Pskov strip, then take a look at such varieties as Olya, Verlioka, Ural and De Barao. These tomatoes are able to survive in conditions of cold nights, light frost on the soil and daylight hours at 12 o'clock. Despite the fact that low temperatures are not terrible for the above tomatoes, they also bear fruit well. From 100 bushes, you can collect at least 30 ten-liter buckets of fruit, the size of a child's palm.

New varieties of tomatoes: sweet, fruitful and large-fruited

When choosing varieties or hybrids of tomatoes, it is important to consider the conditions in which they will be grown. You can choose varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses, which have long gained popularity among many gardeners, or purchase completely new varieties of tomatoes.

Tomato varieties for greenhouses

Hurricane F1... Early ripening. Smooth fruits up to 90g.

Typhoon F1... Early ripe. Rounded fruits weighing up to 90g.

Friend F1... Early ripe. The plant is up to 70 cm high. Bright red fruits are round, medium in size. Fruiting is amicable.

Semko-Sinbad F1... Early ripe. Rounded tomatoes, red, 90g each.

Blagovest F1... It is appreciated for amicable and early ripening. Round vegetables weighing 110g.

Kostroma F1... Medium early. Tomatoes weighing 125g.

Ilyich F1... Early maturing and high-yielding. The plant is resistant to diseases, produces tomatoes weighing 140 - 150 g.

Search F1... Early maturing and high-yielding. The plant is up to 1m high and produces high quality fruits. Resistant to disease and temperature extremes.

Samara F1... Early ripening. Dense, smooth, rounded tomatoes 80g each. Excellent taste. Simultaneous ripening makes it possible to harvest with brushes.

Tornado F1... A versatile hybrid. The plant is 1.5 - 1.8 m high. Mid-season. Bright red rounded tomatoes weighing up to 90g.

Verlioka F1... Plant of determinant type. It is appreciated for amicable and early fruiting. The yield is average. Smooth, rounded fruit.

Caspar F1... Tomatoes are pepper-shaped, fleshy, dense. The pulp is rich. Perfect for canning. It is also grown in the open field.

Orange... Medium early. Orange fruit, tasty and firm. Can also be grown outdoors.

Junior F1... Ultra-ripe. Bush up to 60cm high. Weakly leafy. Bright red fruits, slightly ribbed or smooth, weighing up to 100g. One plant can produce 2 kg of vegetables.

Amber... Ultra-ripe. Good for northern areas. The undersized plant produces rounded yellow tomatoes.

Dina... Early ripe. Passionking is not required. The bush gives very tasty, fleshy yellow fruits.

Semko-98 F1... Early ripe. Tomatoes weighing up to 80g. Rounded flat, uniform color, smooth. The plant is resistant to late blight.

Low-growing varieties of tomatoes

The best low-growing varieties of tomatoes are as follows:

Cow's eye... Fleshy fruits, elongated-convex shape, weighing up to 100g.

Nastenka... Beautiful and fleshy tomatoes, elongated. Red up to 200g. One bush produces a large number of fruits.

Japanese dwarf... Doesn't require a lot of illumination and area. Therefore, it is often chosen for growing at home. One bush is capable of producing 50 tomatoes.

Snow tale... Ultra early ripening variety. One bush is capable of producing 30 fruits, the mass of which is up to 200g. The height of the bush is 40-50 cm. Technically ripe vegetables are white. Then they turn red. A bush hung with white, red and orange tomatoes looks very nice.

Bear in the north... Bush up to 50cm high. Ultra-ripe. Sweet tomatoes weighing up to 110g. Excellent taste.

Early sun... The bush yields 54 tomatoes. They are dense, yellow-orange. Plant height up to 50cm.

Tayana... Plant up to 50cm high. Red flat-round tomatoes, weighing up to 200g. No need for pinning and garters.

Dusya red... The bush produces 20 fleshy and sweet vegetables weighing 120g.

Iceberg... Open ground grade. Red tomatoes, very tasty, fleshy.Well suited for canning and salads. The plant is resistant to diseases up to 50 cm high.

Reneth... High-yielding, super early ripening variety. Bushes up to 40cm. Tomatoes are formed in any weather.

Yamal... Bush up to 30cm high. Combines short stature and large fruit. Round and red vegetables are high in sugar and vitamins. Cold resistant.

Harvest varieties of tomatoes

The best fruit varieties of tomatoes:

Pink angel... Sweet, pink vegetables weighing up to 80g. Do not stepchild.

Fairy's Gift... Beautiful orange fruits, slightly ribbed, heart-shaped. Excellent taste.

Siberian troika... Red-raspberry vegetables of elongated shape, 100g each. Perfect for pickling.

Summer joy... High-yielding, ultra-early ripening variety. Elongated fruits, red, weighing 100 - 120 g. Great for canning.

Geisha... Strong bushes up to 70cm. Delicate, pink tomatoes of great taste.

Pink pearl... A bush covered with pink vegetables up to 100g.

Amur dawns... One bush gives 30 red fruits suitable for pickling.

Large-fruited and sweet varieties of tomatoes

Large-fruited tomato varieties are very popular. They are huge in size and delicious in taste. They are also called beef tomatoes. The following sweet tomato varieties fall into this category.

Eagle beak... Achievement of Siberian Breeders. Suitable for open and protected ground. Medium plant up to 150cm high. Large crimson fruits similar to the beak of an eagle. One plant can produce up to 8 kg of tomatoes.

Favorite holiday... A plant up to 80cm high produces sweet vegetables weighing up to 1300g.

Buffalo heart... Bushes 80cm high. Tomatoes weighing 1kg.

Pink honey... Height 60 - 70 cm. Fruits weighing 1500 g are heart-shaped.

King of giants... Tomatoes weighing up to 1kg. Plant height 1m.

Pride of Siberia... Plant up to 1.5 m high. Harvestable, early. Tomatoes weighing up to 900g.

a great warrior... Early and tall. It can be up to 2m. Vegetables weighing up to 500g. Crimson color.

Bovine forehead... A variety of Siberian breeders. Produces sweet fruits weighing up to 600 cm.

Siberian troika... The most fruitful and sweetest of the large-fruited. Bush up to 60cm high. Each can collect up to 5 kg of fleshy and sweet tomatoes.

New varieties of tomatoes

Alsou... Plants up to 80cm high. Fruits weighing from 500 to 800g. Beautiful, red, marketable.

Siberian trump card... Large-fruited. Suitable for open ground. Fruits weighing up to 700g. red-crimson color. Sweet.

Stellate sturgeon... Large-fruited. Mid-season variety. With proper care, the plant is capable of producing a vegetable weighing up to 1500g.

Tomato varieties: photo gallery (click to enlarge):

In addition, when choosing the best varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses, it is important to clearly define the purpose of the crop for yourself, because the characteristics of tomatoes grown, for example, for salads, canning and sale are fundamentally different.

When choosing seeds, carefully consider whether this variety is intended for growing in a greenhouse.

Expected yield ↑

This criterion, perhaps, will be a priority for the majority. Of course, as we continue to paint amazing pictures of the yields of planted tomatoes, our imaginations may not be so happy to face reality. However, in order not to guess unreasonably how many fruits you can get, you can take the time to simple counting. On average, about 12-15 kg of traditional tomato varieties yield from one square meter of greenhouse. If we give preference to hybrids specially bred for these conditions, with proper agricultural technology, this figure can range from 20 kg or even higher.

Often, F1 hybrids are more resistant to changes in microclimate and are less demanding to maintain. With fairly low light and temperature changes, which are not uncommon in greenhouse conditions, they demonstrate excellent yields. In addition, they are much less likely to get sick.

Bush type ↑

The best varieties of greenhouse tomatoes are recognized as indeterminate, or tall, capable of reaching several meters. They form liana-like bushes and are distinguished by a longer fruiting period (until late autumn), which means a more abundant harvest. Since more space is needed for each bush than for low-growing varieties, 2-3 indeterminate plants are planted per square meter.

Shape tall tomatoes with one stem for a longer, more abundant crop

In order for the bush to grow with one tall stem, stepchildren 5-7 cm long should be regularly removed, leaving small "hemp" about 1-1.5 cm. This will help prevent the awakening of dormant buds and the appearance of new stepchildren in the same place. This procedure will allow the plant to save time and energy to grow upward, bloom and produce fruit, instead of forming unnecessary new shoots. The first inflorescence on indeterminate bushes is formed after the seventh to twelfth leaves, and all the following ones - every three. The best yielding varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses from the determinant class - "Honey Spas", "Pink Tsar", "Midas", "Scarlet Mustang", "Mushroom Basket", "Southern Tan".

However, the benefits of tall tomatoes do not mean that dwarf (determinant) tomatoes should be forgotten. This group includes plants with a low stem, which often bear fruit before their giant brothers. In fast-ripening varieties, the bulk of the crop is harvested from the first two to four clusters. The category of low-growing tomatoes includes "Ballerina", "Seagull", "Mystery", "Mit", "Eleanor", "Pink Honey", "Lady", "Asteroid" and others. The system of planting them with a single-stem formation of a bush - 4-5 plants per square meter and 2-3 plants with a two- or three-stem formation.

When distributing tomatoes in a greenhouse, it is important to plant tall varieties only in its center, while undersized varieties are best planted around the perimeter.

Fruits in the ovaries of undersized early ripening varieties are few, but they allow you to harvest a new crop up to three times a year.

Size ↑

Among the large-fruited tomatoes that give good yields in the greenhouse, one can distinguish the following varieties: "Monomakh's Hat", "Mikado", "Cardinal", "Dream", "Eagle Heart", "Orange Miracle", "Market Queen", "Biysk Rose "," King-London "," Russian soul "," Canadian giant "," World record holder "," Abkhazian "and" Chernomor ". These tomatoes are intended primarily for salads and juicing, as they have a lot of juicy pulp.

Large tomatoes with an abundance of pulp - an opportunity to get a whole glass of tomato juice

Medium-sized fruits can please "Diamond", "Peter I", "Slavic masterpiece" and "Bulb". Lovers of pickling and canning should pay attention to varieties with a high set of small fruits of the same shape and size. Among these, Moneymaker, Sanka, Yellow Drop, Italy, Slivovka, Legend, Yolochka, Kaspar, Italy, Kubyshka, Sugar Plum, Picket, Ventura, Robot, Cherry, Truffle, Shuttle, Countryman.

Also for this purpose, small cherry tomatoes are suitable, which look very decorative in a jar and become an ideal snack. For greenhouse cultivation are suitable varieties "Minibel", "Bonsai", "Yellow cherry", "Cherry tomato F1", "Red cherry", "F1 Golden bead", "F1 Zelenushka", "F1 Marishka".

Harvest cherry tomatoes are the perfect choice for preservation and original snacks

Ripening rate ↑

Many gardeners have decided to grow tomatoes in a greenhouse, expecting to get two or even three harvests per season. To satisfy this demand, breeders continue to breed many varieties. By increasing the area of ​​nutrition, heat and light in the greenhouse, the period from germination to first fruits in some varieties can be reduced to 20 days.Early ripe tomatoes are mainly represented by hybrids: "Druzhok F1", "Typhoon F1", "Poisk F1", "Ilyich F1", "Dina", "Verlioka F1", "Semko-Sinbad F1", "Semko-98 F1" and others ... The early ripening category includes the varieties "Samara F1", "Renet", "Hurricane F1".

Disease resistance ↑

One has only to get into the soil late blight, mosaic or some other disease, and, most likely, a significant part of the crop will be spoiled for more than one year. The causative agents can be fungal spores, which, contrary to popular belief, can easily get into the greenhouse with the wind or with the soil. And if the way out for open ground can be growing a tomato in another, uninfected place, in a greenhouse the situation is different. If various methods of combating diseases turn out to be ineffective, it is best to take tomato seeds for greenhouses of varieties "F1 Roma", "Chio-chio-san", "Blagovest F1", "Budenovka", "Evpator F1", "Intuition F1", " Erema F1 "," Kostroma F1 ".

When growing tomatoes for sale, shelf life and transportability become important indicators. The varieties that do not lose their attractive appearance from long-term transportation include Volgogradets, F1 Ivanovets, F1 Krasnobay, F1 Salahaddin, F1 Akatui.

Every summer resident wants to eat fresh tomatoes for a long time.

Appearance ↑

Perhaps this criterion is not the most important from a practical point of view. However, how much more pleasant it is to pamper yourself with fruits that are not only tasty, but also beautiful. But some varieties and hybrids can surprise on the table no less than an intricate dish. Its unusual shape is known to resemble tangerine slices "Lorraine handsome" or, for example, ribbed elongated varieties "Etual striped", "American ribbed", "Mushroom basket". And the color variety, which every year impresses with new bold selection products, sometimes completely transforms the tomato beyond recognition. In addition to pink, yellow and orange fruits, which have already become common in our market, there are white tomatoes (Snow White, White Miracle), green tomatoes (Emerald Apple, Swamp, Malachite Box, Green Sweet ) and black-fruited ("Black Prince", "Mikado Black", "Rio Negro", "Roses of Dallas", "Raj Kapoor", "Gypsy", "Black Giant"). Tomatoes "Fireworks" and "Olympic flame" combine several shades at once. The striped varieties "Pepper-shaped striped", "Tiger striped", "Don Juan", "Grouse", as well as original-colored tomatoes of the Chinese selection "Zebra green", "Tzu-Yu", "Vintayjain" also look original.

Fruits of amazing colors and shapes will allow you to create original culinary masterpieces

How not to make a mistake when buying tomato seeds

Suppose we have selected the best varieties of tomato for greenhouses and are ready to purchase seeds. How not to be deceived and get the planting material of the expected quality? Intuitively, we know these rules, but when our eyes reach the bags with images of a dream tomato, our hands immediately reach for the wallet. So, you need to firmly grasp the following rules.

• Do not take seeds from random vendors in the markets. The bags they sell from a trusted manufacturer may contain the cheapest seeds bought by weight.
• In specialized stores, give preference to a manufacturer who has a good reputation with many gardeners for several years. Often, each seed producer sins more or less with problematic lots with overgraded or expired seeds. Therefore, it is worth choosing bags from a company that has not yet been convicted of this.
• Pay attention to the information on the packet. First of all, we are talking about the shelf life, but here you can also glean data that makes it possible to understand whether the variety is really as good and convenient in growing as it was previously read in the literature.

Juicy tomato to your table

It is important to understand

Even having insured yourself as much as possible against mistakes when choosing seeds, you should not be absolutely confident in this or that variety and you should not rely only on it. Even a consumer of products from a reputable manufacturer is not insured against the purchase of low-quality seed material. In order not to be left with a nose instead of a harvest, it is better to choose several (at least four) varieties for planting. In addition, it would be useful to try new varieties and hybrids every season, drawing your own conclusions about their yield, because personal experience is the best assistant in any choice.

what tomato seeds are best planted in the Leningrad region

Andrey Flick

For two years I have been planting the Black Moor - delighted! The bushes are really tall, but bears fruit in any conditions, and in the ground, and in a greenhouse, and in heat and cold. Tomatoes are small, lined, sweet, very tasty !!!! They also behave remarkably in salting. Ch. Mavr has not yet been ill with anything, the most unpretentious of mine. This year I collected my seeds.
I planted persimmon too, I liked it. Harvest, beautiful, orange, lined, tasty. The seeds were given by a neighbor, she has her own. I will plant.
Amber pear and Japanese truffle are the same in my opinion ... experience is not enough to distinguish them. Liked - dense, beautiful, tasty, fleshy, uniformly colored, lie long, unusual shape - pears. I can't say that there were a lot of them, but I will plant them.
Mikado - pink, fruitful, salad. I will not plant it - I have had enough of it with it: the leaves were either wrapped or yellowed ... But my neighbor is very friendly with him!
Mazarin - very large, max 720 was last year, and this year the bush in the greenhouse was also harmful, it was better in the greenhouse (non-woven material). I will plant 1 bush in a greenhouse and 1 bush in a greenhouse.
The black prince is delicious, but the fruits were kind of gnarled and very different in size. I bought new seeds, I will try to plant 1 bush.
Moscow delicacy - very tasty, fruitful, but almost all of it was cracked and there was a green spot at the base. Maybe the heat affected that? I will plant.
The duckling is orange, short, tasty, fruitful, and went to salads and seamers. Very like. I want to put him in a greenhouse separately, among my giants it is a little dark. In the DG, the fruits of the Duckling and Ch. Mavr are much smaller.
I also bought Paul Robson (black) NK, Bull's heart NK, Nocturne F1 NK, Explosion (Harvest at the dacha), Shchelkovsky early (Russian garden), Pink King VIII F1 (Russian garden Profi), Intuition F1 from Gavrish, Sweet Cherry F1 from Sem. I'm thinking of buying the Firebird (praised) and the Octopus (1 bush for fun!).

Olga Nefedova

Yesterday I sowed it. And the varieties are: Doll, Ace, Loyal friends. All varieties are suitable for open ground and plastic greenhouses. Now there are so many varieties in the store that I choose according to the following criteria: for open ground, does not require pinching, large fruits. Read the description on the seed bag and make your choice! The tomatoes are very good!

Elena Orlova

you have an excellent agricultural company, Biotechnics, focused on the northern regions. there are wonderful tomatoes, Snowdrop, bullfinch, little red riding hood, we can't wait. when your seeds are brought to us from St. Petersburg, try not to regret

Alexei

Since this is not the first time I have been answering exactly the same question this spring, I would like to add the variety "Sweetheart" to what I have written so far. When I bought seeds and read the annotations. that it is VERY sweet and you can cook jam and jams from them - hesitated and decided to check for the sake of interest. Not deceived. And marinated in sweet and sour marinade - you can't drag guests by the ears!