Despite agricultural progress and the emergence of many modern agricultural tools and materials, most gardeners grow their vegetables in ordinary garden beds. This method is simpler, faster and does not require additional material investments.
This article will present the most productive varieties tomatoes for open ground, the specifics of such tomatoes and the technology for their cultivation are described.
What is special about fruitful tomatoes?
It is believed that with productivity tomato varieties His demands are also growing. That is, such tomatoes supposedly need to be fertilized more abundantly, watered more often, and more carefully protected from pests and diseases.
However, modern selection has made great progress - Now you don’t have to choose between productivity and unpretentiousness; it’s quite possible to find a variety that meets these two criteria.
Of course, bushes with many simultaneously ripening fruits need more water and nutrients. But this does not mean that they will have to be watered daily and fertilized much more often.When simply watering tomatoes of productive varieties, you need to hold the hose over the bush a little longer than usual and add a slightly larger dose of fertilizer.
Even the most high yielding tomato with late ripening dates, there is simply no time to ripen in an open garden - before the fruits turn red, autumn frosts will arrive.
So, When choosing a variety for open ground, you need to choose a tomato:
- with a short growing season;
- with good resistance and the ability to withstand spring and autumn frosts;
- treated against the most common diseases;
- belonging to the breeding group of tomatoes bred specifically for the territory of Russia, or acclimatized foreign hybrids;
- adapted for growing in open beds.
It is believed that hybrid tomatoes are more productive. But many gardeners note the best taste qualities of varietal tomatoes. Therefore, you need to choose a variety based on personal preferences.
"Mystery"
This hybrid is considered one of the best among early ripe tomatoes for open ground. The fruits have a regular round shape and are colored deep red. The taste of a hybrid tomato is no worse than varietal early-ripening tomatoes.
Variety ripening time early – 2.5 months after sowing the seeds, it is already possible to harvest. The weight of one fruit is approximately 150 grams. The bushes are low (about 45 cm), but powerful, with a lot of leaves.
There is no need to tie up the bushes - the stems are thick enough to support the weight of the tomatoes.But this hybrid needs to be pinched regularly, since a lot of stepchildren appear on the bushes. If the side shoots are rooted, they will take root well and quickly. This allows you to get an additional harvest of tomatoes, which will ripen a couple of weeks later than the fruits on the main plant.
It is possible do not perform stepsoning bushes, then the tomatoes will be a little smaller.
"Anastasia"
These hybrid tomatoes are considered super early. The plant is a determinate plant, however, the bushes are quite tall. For greater yield, it is better to form the bush into one or two stems. Plants need to be tied up.
The “Anastasia” tomato variety is very productive - ovaries on the bushes are formed every two leaves. About 8 fruits are simultaneously formed in each brush.
The weight of each tomato is about 200 grams. The fruits are red, slightly tapering downward. The pulp is aromatic and juicy, the tomatoes are very tasty. With good care, each plant can produce 12 kg of tomatoes.
"Roma"
This hybrid variety belongs to the group of mid-season tomatoes. The fruits do not ripen very quickly, but the tomato is characterized by high yield and resistance to external factors. Up to 20 tomatoes are simultaneously tied on each plant brush.
The shape of the fruit is cream, the tomatoes are colored red. The average fruit weight is 80-100 grams. Bushes of medium height, semi-spreading, standard.
Tomatoes are elastic, have tasty and aromatic pulp. The small size and dense peel allow the fruits to be used for canning and pickling.
"Rio de Grande"
Tomatoes of this variety are universal - the fruits are tasty both fresh and in salads, suitable for canning, pickling, and processing.
Bushes of medium height (about 60 cm) do not need staking, which greatly simplifies the care of beds with tomatoes.
The shape of the fruit is cream. Color – red. The tomatoes themselves are small, each weighing about 115 grams. The taste is excellent, the tomatoes are sweet and aromatic.
"Wonder of the World"
This variety belongs to indeterminate tomatoes, the height of which exceeds 1 meter. Gardeners call the plant a lemon vine because the tomato bush grows like a vine - it trails along a support, and the fruits are yellow and look like small lemons.
The weight of each tomato is from 50 to 110 grams. The clusters growing at the top of the bush can contain up to 45 fruits in each cluster, and the lower clusters consist of a maximum of 25 tomatoes.
The main purpose of this hybrid variety is preservation and pickling.
"Tarasenko 2"
Another indeterminate variety, characterized by high yield. The fruits are colored red-orange and are distinguished by sweet pulp and thick skin. The weight of one tomato is 60-70 grams.
About 35 tomatoes ripen in each bunch, which allows you to get a good harvest with medium height bush. The fruits tolerate transportation well and can be stored for a long time. This makes the variety suitable for cultivation for sale.
"De Barao yellow"
A hybrid variety whose bushes are considered indeterminate and reach medium height. The ripening period is medium-late - the entire growing season is about four months. This is long enough for most regions of Russia, so it is recommended to grow De Barao Yellow in open ground only in the south of the country. IN middle lane and in the north it is better to plant the crop in a greenhouse.
The fruits are bright orange, oval in shape, and have a thick peel. Each tomato weighs about 60 grams. High density allows tomatoes to tolerate transportation and long-term storage well.
"Amur standard"
A hybrid with early ripening - 90 days after sowing the seeds for seedlings, the first ripe fruits appear.
The bushes reach a small height - a maximum of 60 cm, but a large number of fruits ripen on them at the same time. The plant withstands low temperatures, drought, and resists most diseases, so the yield of the Amur Stamb variety is always consistently high.
Tomatoes are small in size, with an average fruit weight of about 80 grams. The shape of the fruit is round, the tomatoes are colored red. The taste characteristics are high; tomatoes of this hybrid variety are equally tasty fresh and canned.
"Present"
A mid-season variety intended for growing in garden beds in the southern regions. But, even in the temperate zone of the center of the country, the tomato produces a high yield.
The plant is quite unpretentious: all the Podarok variety tomato needs is regular watering and several feedings during the growing season. Ripe tomatoes have the shape of a slightly flattened ball and are colored bright red. The taste is good, like most mid-season tomatoes.
But this can only be done in southern regions with early spring and hot summer.
"Crimson Giant"
This variety cannot go unnoticed.The tomato wins in several categories at once: it has early ripening, a large mass of fruits with excellent taste, provides high yields, and is considered one of the most unpretentious varieties for open ground.
The fruits are colored crimson and have the shape of a flattened ball. The weight of one tomato can reach 700 grams. And each cluster simultaneously contains about six fruits.
The size of the tomato does not allow it to be used for canning in its entirety, but tomatoes of this variety make excellent salads, both fresh and canned.
"Search F1"
Gardeners love these tomatoes for their unpretentiousness and, at the same time, for their exceptionally tasty fruits. And, of course, the variety is one of the most productive tomatoes, providing gardeners with a sufficient amount of tomatoes.
The hybrid withstands cold weather and is immune to most diseases. The bushes are simply strewn with small red fruits, which are perfect for pickling and conservation.
"Wild Rose"
The tomato is an early ripening one. It is considered one of the most unpretentious varieties; it tolerates irregular watering and alternating drought with high humidity. Therefore, the variety is perfect for summer residents who visit their plots only on weekends.
The fruits are medium in size, pink in color, and have a round shape. Tomatoes taste sweet and juicy, with sugary, aromatic pulp. With sufficient care, you can harvest more than six kilograms of tomatoes from each bush.
"Gina"
Tomatoes of this variety can be grown in any region of the country; the composition of the soil is also not important for the tomato - it bears fruit equally well in a variety of soils.
There will be no hassle with these tomatoes: they grow well in conditions of drought, sudden changes in temperature, and they are not afraid of viruses and diseases.
The round fruits are colored red-orange and are considered very tasty.
"Pudovik"
Representative large-fruited tomatoes, the distinctive feature of which is the large mass of the fetus. The plant is classified as indeterminate; the height of the bush is 150 cm. About ten tomatoes are formed on one plant, the weight of which ranges from 0.2 to 1 kg.
The variety belongs to the mid-early variety - the fruits need 115 days to fully ripen. These tomatoes can be grown in any region of Russia, even in the north the variety shows good results.
From each bush of this tomato you can remove up to five kilograms of fruit, and from one meter of soil - more than 17 kg.
"Diabolik"
A tomato selected specifically for the climatic conditions of the temperate zone. Therefore, non-acclimatized Dutch varieties tolerate local weather conditions much better.
The height of the bushes reaches 120 cm, the fruits are colored red, have medium sizes and a round shape. A distinctive feature of the variety is the relatively low weight of the fruit. The harvest can be transported over long distances, stored, preserved and pickled.
The “Diabolik” variety has a very good ability to tolerate “tomato” diseases and resist viruses.
"Marmande"
This variety of tomatoes stands out from the general background due to its increased resistance to low temperatures. This quality allows seedlings to be transferred to the beds 10-14 days earlier than other varieties.Therefore, the tomato harvest will be the earliest.
Another ability of tomatoes is resistance to fungal diseases, which allows the variety to tolerate high humidity well.
The weight of the fruit is quite large - about 250 grams; tomatoes are very tasty fresh and in salads.
How to grow tomatoes outdoors
Growing tomatoes in garden beds is a little more difficult than in indoor greenhouses. This is due to the heat-loving nature of the crop and the tendency of tomatoes to various fungal diseases. Tomatoes need warmth and uniform humidity levels. This is difficult to achieve on open ground, because here a lot depends on weather conditions.
To simplify the “life” of your tomatoes and increase your yield, you need to:
- Correctly calculate the time for sowing seeds for seedlings and transferring plants to the ground. Tomatoes should not be planted in the beds too early, when there is still a threat of night frosts. But transplanting too late will also have a bad effect on the yield - the last tomatoes will not have time to ripen before the onset of autumn cold weather.
- For the first two weeks after transplanting tomato seedlings into the garden bed, it is recommended to cover the plants with film or agrofibre at night to protect them from too sudden temperature changes.
- Do not allow the soil to become overly moist, as this will promote infection of plants by fungus.
- Loosen the soil between the rows, which will help the roots become saturated with oxygen.
- Pick ripe fruits in a timely manner so that they do not take away the strength of the bush and allow the rest of the tomatoes to develop normally.
- Treat tomatoes with special products against pests, diseases and viruses.
- Apply fertilizing several times a season.
- Tie up tall tomatoes to the supports, pinch the side shoots, controlling the density and shape of the bushes.
These simple rules will help increase the yield of any tomato variety intended for open ground. Well, specially selected productive varieties of tomatoes for open ground, with proper care, will give unusually high yields, providing the gardener with the right amount of fresh vegetables.
