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Tomatoes have long secured the title of the most demanding and heat-loving crop. Of all the representatives of the nightshade family, they are the ones that will require the most careful and regular care from the gardener both in a greenhouse and in open ground. But not every tomato variety is suitable for growing outdoors. We will consider below which tomato varieties are best suited for growing in open ground.
The most popular varieties
Over the past years, these varieties of tomatoes for open ground have taken leading positions in cultivation in our climate. All of them are quite unpretentious and have good taste and product characteristics.
Mystery
Gardeners in our climate zone prefer this variety tomatoes Riddle for planting in open ground. It has low bushes with a small amount of foliage and 5–6 tomatoes per cluster.
The size of Riddle tomatoes is not very large, and their weight is unlikely to exceed 85 grams. The riddle has pretty good taste characteristics. Ascorbic acid, which is contained in the pulp of Riddle tomatoes, gives them a slight sourness.They are suitable for both home cooking and for twisting.
The resistance of these plants to root rot and late blight makes them ideal for growing in open beds. The productivity of Riddle will be about 3 - 4 kg per square meter.
North F1
Sever F1 bushes in open beds can grow up to 70 cm in height, and the first tomatoes will begin to ripen on the 85th day. Moreover, each brush can hold up to 6 fruits.
Round tomatoes Sever F1 are uniformly colored reddish. The weight of a ripe tomato can be either 120 or 130 grams. They are quite meaty in their density, so they will be an excellent ingredient for salads. But despite such density, tomatoes North F1s withstand transportation and storage very well.
North F1 will not be afraid of tobacco mosaic, anthracnose and alternaria. In addition, this variety grows well both in open ground and in a greenhouse. But it is worth considering that the yield of plants outdoors will be less than in greenhouses.
The most delicious varieties
The varieties of tomatoes presented below for open ground, according to many gardeners, are the sweetest and most delicious.
Bull's heart
Plant sizes Bull's heart immediately catch the eye. Their large spreading bushes can be up to 150 cm in height, so they need to be tied to any support or trellis.
Appearance tomato Bull's heart known to many gardeners due to the original heart-shaped fruit, each of which can weigh from 300 to 500 grams. Bull's heart tomatoes begin to ripen at 120–130 days.The color of the Ox's heart fruit depends on the specific variety and can be red, yellow or orange. However, they taste almost the same. All varieties of Bull's Heart tomatoes are distinguished by their universal use.
Ox heart is very often grown for sale. This is due to the fact that its plants have good resistance to the most common diseases, and the fruits will tolerate even long-term transportation and storage. If the necessary growing conditions are met, up to 9 kg of fruit can be collected from each square meter.
Gourmand
Gourmet tomatoes are one of the first to ripen. In just 85 days from seed germination, it will be possible to harvest the first tomatoes of this variety.
In addition, they do not have much foliage, so up to 10 plants can be planted per square meter.
Gourmand tomatoes have an even round shape and a weight not exceeding 125 grams. Until full ripening, the skin retains a dark green color at the base of the stalk. Ripe Lakomka tomatoes have a rich crimson color.
These tomatoes received this name quite deservedly. Lakomka tomatoes are very sweet and meaty. Most often, salads are made with Lakomka tomatoes, but they can also be fried and stewed.
Gourmand has good resistance to many types of rot. From each square meter the gardener will be able to harvest up to 7 kg of crop.
The best early ripening varieties
These varieties and hybrids of tomatoes for open ground will be the first to ripen. As a rule, their ripening period will not exceed 90 days.
Daria
Daria tomato plants do not stand out much for their size. When grown in open beds, their height will not exceed 110 cm. One fruit cluster of this variety can grow from 5 to 6 tomatoes, which ripen in 85–88 days.
The weight of Daria tomatoes in most cases will be between 120 and 150 grams, but larger specimens are also found. At maturity they turn a rich, bright red color. Round Daria tomatoes have very tasty pulp, which is used with equal success both for cooking and for canning.
Daria's immunity is able to resist diseases such as fusarium, tobacco mosaic and alternaria. If the growing conditions are met, the yield per square meter can reach 17 kg.
Abundant F1
Abundant F1 is a hybrid variety. The height of its determinate plants with small dark green leaves will only reach 100 cm in height. When grown in open beds, the first Izobilny F1 tomatoes will ripen in 85 days.
In addition, to increase its yield, the gardener will have to occasionally prun the bushes.
Round-flat tomatoes of this hybrid will not grow weighing more than 70 - 90 grams. Having reached the ripening period, they are uniformly colored deep pink or red. The average density of the pulp and good taste allow the tomatoes of the Izobilny F1 hybrid to be used with equal success both for salads and for canning.
Like other hybrid varieties Izobilny F1 has increased resistance to many diseases, especially fusarium and tobacco mosaic. Its bushes set up very well and produce a harvest.From each of them the gardener will harvest up to 2.5 kg of crop, and from a square meter of planting area up to 7 kg.
The best mid-season varieties
Medium varieties of open ground tomatoes will be able to ripen no earlier than 100 days from the moment the first shoots form.
Orange
Orange is characterized by tall semi-determinate plants with a height of up to 150 cm and strong fruit clusters with 3 – 5 fruits.
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Orange tomatoes They have a very beautiful deep orange color. The weight of these round tomatoes most often ranges from 200 to 400 grams. Tomato pulp has medium density, good taste and commercial quality. In addition, they tolerate transportation and storage well. Orange is one of the best orange varieties suitable for canning and preparation.
With 5 – 6 plants planted on a square meter area, the gardener will be able to harvest up to 15 kg of harvest.
Mom's Siberian
The Mama Siberian bush can grow up to 150 cm in height. Moreover, such dimensions do not affect the density of planting - up to 9 pieces can be planted per square meter of bed.
Red tomatoes of the Mamin Siberian variety grow in a cylindrical elongated shape. Their weight can vary greatly: the smallest tomato will weigh 63 grams, and the largest can exceed 150 grams. Due to their elongated shape, these tomatoes are most often used for pickling, but when fresh they are not inferior to other varieties.
Many medium-sized varieties of open-ground tomatoes are jealous of the unprecedented productivity of Mom’s Siberian.A gardener will harvest up to 20 kg per square meter of planting area.
The best late-ripening varieties
These varieties of tomatoes for open ground begin to ripen between 120 and 140 days from the appearance of the first shoots.
Leaf fall
Tomatoes on semi-determinate Leaf bushes ripen between 120 – 130 days. In this case, from 3 to 5 tomatoes are formed on one brush.
With proper watering and good lighting, it can grow even in unfertilized soil.
All Listopad tomatoes have the same flat-round shape. Their weight will not vary much and will average from 150 to 160 grams. A ripe tomato of the Listopad variety has a rich red color and excellent taste. The pulp of Listopad contains a high percentage of sugar and ascorbic acid, which gives it both a sweet and sour taste. Listopad tomatoes can be used not only fresh. They work well in making tomato paste and juice, as well as in winter preparations.
Listopad tomatoes can be eaten fresh or salted. In addition, the Listopad tomato variety can produce excellent tomato paste and juice.
Listopad tomatoes have very good commercial qualities. They do not deteriorate during transportation and are characterized by good shelf life. From one square meter of plants of the Listopad variety you can harvest from 6 to 8 kg.
Finish
Its compact bushes with a small amount of foliage will grow up to only 70 cm and will not require gartering or pinching from the gardener.
Round, bright red Finish tomatoes are small in size, and their maximum weight is about 80 grams. They have excellent density and resistance to cracking.This is not just a very tasty variety of tomatoes, but also very healthy. Its pulp contains a high content of organic acids and vitamins. In order to preserve all the beneficial substances, it is better to eat Finish tomatoes fresh, but they can also be pickled and processed into juice and tomato paste.
The excellent taste qualities of Finish tomatoes are perfectly combined with good product characteristics. They have excellent transportability and are disease resistant. In addition, the plants have stable yields and uniform yield of fruits. The yield of a bed of one square meter will please the gardener with 6 - 7 kg of tomatoes.
Before planting the considered tomato varieties, we recommend watching a video about the rules for caring for tomatoes in open ground conditions: