Every year, domestic and foreign breeders surprise vegetable growers with new varieties of tomatoes with different colors and shapes of fruits. However, there are favorites of this culture that have long been recognized by many housewives. We are talking about plum tomatoes, ideal for canning, fresh consumption and any type of processing.
Features of plum tomatoes
Cream is a high-yielding variety of tomatoes. The culture received its name due to its elongated fruits, which resemble the shape of a popular fruit. Cream has different colored pulp. Depending on the variety, like ordinary tomatoes, the fruits can be orange, red, etc. For some reason, many people prefer Pink Cream. Housewives say that these tomatoes are the most delicious and tender. The weight of the plum-shaped fruit ranges from 50–120 g. The vegetable is characterized by dense pulp and durable skin that does not crack during storage and transportation.
Long-term storage of Cream is due to the low moisture content in the pulp.Even if the fruit accidentally cracks due to mechanical stress, it does not leak heavily, as is observed in other varieties of fleshy tomatoes. Such a high level of marketability made Slivka popular among merchants. Housewives fell in love with the tomato because of its excellent taste, and made the vegetable universal. The cream is used for salting, canning, freezing and even drying. The small number of grains in the pulp makes the tomato popular among lovers of fresh cut vegetables.
There are many varieties of Cream intended for open ground and greenhouse cultivation. Some city housewives have adapted low-growing plants on their windowsills and balconies. The ripening time for Cream is the same as for regular tomatoes: early – up to 90 days, medium – up to 120 days, late – over 120 days.
The video provides an overview of the “Pink Cream” variety:
Review of plum tomatoes
There are a lot of plum tomatoes intended for open ground and greenhouses. In our review we will try to cover the most popular varieties and hybrids of this crop. The description and photo will help vegetable growers decide on the optimal choice of tomato for their plot.
Orange cream
The mid-ripening varietal tomato is semi-determinate. The culture is excellent for open ground due to its cold resistance. Sudden temperature changes do not affect the stability of fruiting. The plant has a rather elongated stem up to 1.1 m high.The beauty of orange Cream allows us to consider the culture decorative. Tomatoes grow small, weighing up to 60 g, but, according to housewives, they are very tasty.
Sunny Bunny F1
The culture is considered a greenhouse crop and can be successfully grown in any type of greenhouse. Based on the timing of fruit ripening, the hybrid can be classified as a mid-early tomato. The plant is indeterminate with cluster formation of fruits. The cream of sunny yellow color grows small, weighing up to 50 g. Up to 9 fruits are tied in a brush. The hybrid is weakly affected by late blight.
Large cream
These low-growing Creams are suitable for outdoor and indoor cultivation. The standard bush grows 35 cm in height, in a greenhouse it can stretch up to 60 cm. Early ripening of the fruit allows you to harvest delicious tomatoes in late June. You can tell by the name that tomatoes of the “Big Cream” variety grow large. However, even if you look at a photo of a bush with fruits, this tomato is not always large. The plant contains a large amount of medium-sized Cream weighing 90 g. The seed chambers inside the dense pulp are very small.
Maryushka
Low-growing Cream ripens in 115 days. Very beautiful scarlet fruits weigh a maximum of 70 g. If taken on an industrial scale, the high yield is due to the indicator 110 t/ha. The determinate plant easily tolerates heat and prolonged drought. For open ground in field conditions, this plum-shaped variety would be a good choice.
Hope
The variety is characterized by a neatly folded compact bush that does not require breaking off shoots. As the tomatoes ripen, they evenly acquire a bright scarlet color.The dense flesh never cracks without reason. The maximum weight of a vegetable is 70 g. The tomatoes on the plant ripen together, and after 100 days they can all be picked from the bush. The pulp contains a lot of glucose. This explains the high taste of tomatoes.
NASKO-2000
Growing a variety of plum tomatoes has gained popularity among domestic farms. Ripe fruits can be harvested manually or mechanically. The crop is adapted for open ground and requires virtually no maintenance; it maintains high yields in hot, dry summers. Plum tomatoes ripen in 110 days.
Cream giant
For plum tomatoes, a fruit weighing more than 100 g is considered large. The culture is characterized by abundant fruiting. The variety will please the grower with ripe tomatoes in 115 days. The cream pulp is so dense that it sometimes seems dry. However, the tomato is very tasty, sweet and sour with a subtle tomato aroma. The seed chambers inside the pulp contain virtually no grains.
Adeline
Low-growing Slivki are more adapted for open cultivation, but they bear fruit well even when covered with film. The determinate bush grows only 40 cm in height, the maximum can stretch up to 50 cm. The plant requires a minimum of care, since there is no need to pinch the shoots and secure the stem to a support. The first flower appears above the 5th leaf. Tomatoes grow even, smooth, weighing up to 90 g. The dense red flesh tastes sweet and sour and does not crack under light mechanical stress. The crop is suitable for cultivation in the field, as it does not lose its ability to set fruit in hot, dry weather.
Watercolor
Standard low-growing plants will delight gardeners with a harvest in 120 days.The tomato is intended for open cultivation in any region. A determinate plant grows no more than 50 cm in height. The shoots are not removed from the bush, and the stem itself is capable of holding the crop without being tied to a support. The plum-shaped fruits grow smooth and even, weighing up to 55 g. The rather dense red pulp is tasty and not prone to cracking. The advantage of a tomato is that it is slightly affected by rot.
Amish red
The plum tomato variety is recommended for open cultivation. The semi-determinate plant grows up to 1.5 m in height. As the stem grows, it is secured to a support, and excess shoots are pinched off. A feature of pinching is the formation of a bush with 3 or even 4 stems. This allows you to increase yield, but the tomatoes are a little smaller. On average, a normal tomato weighs about 80 g. The dense red flesh is not prone to cracking during heat treatment.
Amulet
Pickling plum tomatoes ripen in 125 days. The determinate plant is intended for open cultivation and under film. The main stem grows up to 70 cm in height, the branches are medium spreading, densely overgrown with foliage. The first flower appears above the 6th or 7th leaf. For plum-shaped tomato varieties, the fruits of this crop are quite large, weighing at least 100 g. The pulp is red, dense, and has an excellent taste. The vegetable does not have a tendency to crack. You can salt a tomato, can it, in general, do whatever you want with it, and it will not lose its aroma and taste. When planting up to 9 plants per 1 m2 get up to 7 kg of harvest.The permissibility of mechanized harvesting makes the tomato popular among farmers.
Amur cliff
A very productive indeterminate plant will thank the grower with delicious tomatoes, provided that it is watered in a timely manner and a complex of mineral fertilizers is applied. The bush grows up to 1.4 m in height. The plant requires pinching the shoots and fixing the stem to a support. The process of forming a bush is that 1 or 2 stems are left, all other shoots and lower leaves are removed. Medium-sized tomatoes weigh about 80 g. The taste of red cream and the high yield of the variety are valued.
Pink raisins
The large-fruited Slivka variety is grown in open and closed areas. According to reviews from gardeners, weak brushes are observed on the upper part of the plant. The bush is distinguished by a strong thick stem, the crown is overgrown with medium foliage. The culture has a powerful root system. It is not buried in the soil, but spreads out 50 cm in different directions from the stem. Abundant flowering begins after the formation of the first flower above the 6th or 8th leaf. The tomato is very early in terms of ripening. By the end of 3 months, the first pink Cream can be picked from the plant for testing. The length of the fruit is about 5 cm. Small tomatoes weighing 50 g and large specimens up to 150 g can grow on the bush at the same time. Regardless of the size, the fruits do not crack; tomatoes not picked from the bush remain attractive and tasty for a long time. The pulp is dense, aromatic, with 3 seed chambers.
Bull heart Minusinsk carpal
The tomato from Minusinsk is intended for open and closed cultivation, but for the middle zone it is optimal to plant it only in a greenhouse.According to the ripening period, the variety belongs to the medium-late tomatoes. An indeterminate plant is formed with 1 or 2 stems and fixed to a support. Ripe pink cream is quite large. Some tomatoes grow weighing up to 300 g. The fruits are formed in clusters. Inside fleshy There is very little grain pulp. Due to the large size of the fruit, the plum tomato belongs to the salad category.
Yaki F1
The low-growing plum-shaped tomato of Dutch selection was bred for an open growing method. The determinate hybrid bears fruits weighing up to 105 g. The unpretentious plant does not require special care. There is no need to pin or tie the stem. Red Cream is most often used for canning or tomato paste. When planting up to 8 plants per 1 m2 you can harvest about 7 kg of crop. Fruit setting occurs throughout the entire period of plant growth.
Conclusion
Plum tomatoes have perfectly adapted to domestic growing conditions. In your home garden you need to dedicate at least a few rows to this tasty vegetable.
