Currently, there are a huge number of varieties of tomatoes. All of them are very different from each other, but every gardener wants to plant not only the most delicious, but also the most fruitful type of vegetable. Therefore, the gardener faces a problem: how to choose a variety that is suitable in all respects.
This article will provide lists of the best varieties, selected by various parameters, and tips for choosing them. You will find out which of them you need to pick up for the Moscow and Leningrad region, which are the most delicious, and which are the most productive.
The importance of choosing the right variety for planting
Variety selection is the key to a good harvest.so you need to approach it thoroughly. It happens that out of ignorance or on the advice of unscrupulous sellers, the buyer acquires a variety that is suitable for cultivation in a certain band. It happens that some types of tomatoes must be grown in strictly defined conditions. The result is a waste of time and a bad result.
What to consider when buying seeds or seedlings?
When buying seeds or tomato seedlings, consider the following factors:
- Region. Tomatoes that are bred for cultivation in the northern regions will not be suitable for those living in the southern regions. This is due to the fact that their ripening period is short, the foliage on the bushes will be small. These qualities help residents of the northern part of the country to get a good harvest in a timely manner. Therefore, if you plant tomatoes with such characteristics in southern latitude, the tomatoes will grow very quickly, they will not have time to ripen because of the scorching sun, they will deteriorate.
Important. Buying seedlings or seeds is better from a trusted seller or in a specialty store.
- Diseases. If there is a choice between plants similar in parameters, you need to find out whether tomatoes are adapted to certain conditions. So, there are regions in which some plant diseases are very common. Now, for example, varieties that are insensitive to late blight have been developed.
- Cultivation target. Everyone who decides to break the garden, knows what it is done for. Some people plant tomatoes for harvesting for the winter, others want to feast on the fresh fruits of tomatoes without fear of pesticides. You can grow fruits that can be stored fresh for a long time.
Tomatoes can be divided according to the purpose of growing on:
Salad. These are varieties that produce very large, fleshy fruits. They are very tasty, juicy, fragrant. In the group of salad or dessert tomatoes can be attributed such varieties as "Large pink", "Bull's heart".- For canning. The fruits of these tomatoes are small in size, regular shape. Tomatoes are strong, have a dense skin that allows them to remain unchanged under the influence of high temperatures. Popular for preservation are "Lady Fingers", "Icicle pink".
- For storage. These are late maturing varieties. Their fruits are not very large, have a long shelf life. These varieties include "Giraffe", "Rococo".
- Universal. This type is suitable for winter harvesting, and for fresh consumption, for example, "Explosion", "Moskvich".
Salad. These are varieties that produce very large, fleshy fruits. They are very tasty, juicy, fragrant. In the group of salad or dessert tomatoes can be attributed such varieties as "Large pink", "Bull's heart".Ripening
This is also an important point when choosing tomato seeds or seedlings. On the shelves you can find ultra-fast-growing varieties, which very well give away the harvest and do not bear fruit afterwards. Depending on the purpose of using the fruit, you need to think about how long the ripening of tomatoes will be.
Time to care
Tomatoes are quite demanding plants.. If you do not pay enough time to grow them, you should not expect a good result.
For example, some varieties necessarily require staking, and this takes a long time. If it is sorely lacking, then it is better to plant low-growing varieties in order not to complain about a bad harvest.
Varieties of tomatoes for the Moscow region
In order to grow excellent harvest, you need to take into account the specifics of the region. There are varieties of tomato, which are bred specifically for planting in the suburbs. These include:
- Tamara. From one bush you can get 50 - 55 fruits. The plant is branched, undersized. It tolerates unstable weather conditions.
- Sultan. Very fertile hybrid. Fruits weigh about 200 grams. These tomatoes take root well and bear fruit, even with adverse climatic factors. Maturation occurs after 70 days.
- Demidov. Low plants, very resistant to late blight. Very undemanding to irrigation, and to other types of care.
- Fitous. Also undemanding plant that is resistant to late blight. Fruiting long, until the first frost.
Tomatoes for the Leningrad region
The best varieties for planting in the Leningrad region will be those that are resistant to temperature extremes and have a fairly fast ripening period.
To grow in this region are perfect tomatoes such as:
Northern Beauty. Tall plant, which will give the first harvest in two months after planting in the ground. It adapts to any weather conditions. Tomatoes are very resistant to fusarium and tobacco mosaic.- Mithridates. The first fruits can be obtained 115 days after transplanting. The fruits are not very large, but grow in large quantities. A distinctive feature of this type is a good keeping quality of tomatoes.
- Pharaoh. Very fast growing plant. Bushes can reach one meter in height. The fruits are quite dense, large. May be stored for several months. The main advantage is very high fertility.
- Dobrun. Early ripe variety. The bushes are not very tall, about 60 cm. The plant is very fertile, the fruits are large, reaching 200 grams. At room storage they do not lose their qualities within one and a half months.
Northern Beauty. Tall plant, which will give the first harvest in two months after planting in the ground. It adapts to any weather conditions. Tomatoes are very resistant to fusarium and tobacco mosaic.The most delicious species
If the choice of variety relies primarily on the taste of tomatoes, then even the most demanding gardener will not be disappointed by such tomatoes as:
- Bull heart. Very fleshy, juicy sweet tomatoes. Suitable for fresh consumption. Reach 300 grams in weight, have a variety of colors.
- Persimmon. Fruits of yellow ripen on low bushes. Tomatoes are valued for their unique flavor and high beta-carotene content.
- Malachite Box. The weight of one tomato can reach 900 grams. These are fruits of greenish color with an incredibly sweet taste.
Most productive
If there is not enough space on the plot, and you want to get a high yield, then it is tedious to pay attention to such varieties as:
- Anastasia. Very fertile plant. Up to 12 kg of large fleshy fruits can be obtained from one bush.
- Roma. Fruits are suitable for canning. On each brush of the plant up to 20 tomatoes can be simultaneously tied.
- Tarasenko 2. Fruits reach 80 grams, very well stored. From 35 to 50 tomatoes ripen in each cluster, which makes it possible to get a good harvest.
The most stable
Residents of areas with high humidity or temperature changes are very useful to pay attention to the resistance of tomatoes to various diseases or low temperatures. Such tomatoes exist. It:
- Marmande. Not subject to various fungal diseases and pest attacks. The fruits are quite large. The plant is resistant to low temperatures, so it can be planted two weeks earlier than other tomatoes of other varieties.
- Stellate sturgeon. The mass of one fruit is 450 grams. The plant is very resistant to fungal diseases, adapted to the conditions of the northern regions.
- Alaska F1. Very unpretentious plant with an early gestation period. Resistant to low temperatures, all sorts of diseases. From one bush you can get up to 2 kg of tomatoes.
Hopeless species
Not all varieties of tomatoes meet the stated quality. To those that, according to gardeners, you will no longer plant, include:
- Atlantis. Very small and sour fruits.
- Eagle heart. Subject to various diseases. You can not wait for the harvest.
- Kenixberg red. Low-yielding, prone to disease. It has been growing very long.
Do not be afraid of the diversity of species and varieties of tomatoes, which are represented in the current market. With a well-defined goal, you can choose the best tomatoes that will give an excellent harvest in this and subsequent seasons.
