Indeterminate or tall varieties of tomatoes allow rational use of greenhouse space. Despite some growing peculiarities, they are superior to low-growing ones and produce a bountiful harvest throughout the season.
Advantages of tall varieties
Tall varieties have many advantages over short-growing tomatoes. They also attract gardeners because they have high resistance to temperature fluctuations and drought. The advantages include the following qualities:
- growth allows rational use of cultivated areas;
- fruits on tall stems receive more sunlight and are illuminated evenly;
- long fruiting period;
- high productivity;
- the leaves of plants on supports do not come into contact with the soil, which reduces the risk of developing late blight;
- free air circulation is ensured by growth in height;
- ease of plant care and harvesting.
Variety selection
The choice of varieties for greenhouses must be approached seriously. Every year the range of seeds for garden crops increases. When choosing tall tomatoes, take into account the microclimate of the greenhouse and the shape of the bush. Experts advise choosing hybrid options with high immunity.
Indeterminate tomatoes bear fruit abundantly. From 1 bush of the plant you can get from 7 to 20 kg of harvest.
Amana Orange
The tall Amana Orange tomato is picky about soil.The fruits are flat-round in shape and rich orange in color. Their weight is 600 g. With proper agricultural technology, the weight can reach 1 kg.
The fruits have a distinct aroma. The pulp is sweet, low in seeds. The thick skin protects the tomatoes from cracking. The variety is mid-season, recommended for greenhouses. From germination to the first ripe fruits it will take approximately 110 days.
Grandma's secret
The mid-season, tall tomato Grandma's Secret allows you to get a harvest of up to 17 kg per bush. Demonstrates resistance to disease and weather fluctuations. The fruits are red-raspberry in color, sweet, without sourness.
Berries for salad purposes. Thin skin makes transportation and storage difficult. The average weight of one tomato is 350 grams.
Giant of the Moscow Region
The indeterminate variety Gigant Podmoskovya has a mid-early ripening period and forms a strong, spreading bush. The yield is 8-12 kg per square meter. m.
The fruits are heart-shaped with thick, bright red skin. The taste is sweet, with slight sourness. Tolerates transportation well. The weight of the fruit ranges from 400 to 800 g.
Cardinal
Early ripening Cardinal is valued for its large, fleshy fruits with a pronounced aroma. In the juicy, sugary pulp of a tomato, the number of seeds is insignificant, and there are practically no veins. The weight of the fruit reaches 800 g. Productivity per bush is up to 8.5 kg.
Tomatoes are heart-shaped with slight ribbing. The skin is thin, raspberry-pink. Varieties: Cardinal Richelieu and Cardinal Mazarin. These tomatoes produce a high yield - up to 14 kg per bush.
Academician Sakharov
Tall, mid-season tomatoes of the Akademik Sakharov variety are characterized by smooth ripening and sweet, juicy fruit pulp. Tomatoes are classified as salad tomatoes because of their delicate thin skin.
The fruits are flat-round, bright red in color at the ripe stage with a faint ring of the stalk. Scissors are used to collect fruits so as not to damage the skin. It is highly resistant to diseases. Productivity is up to 7 kg per bush, tomato weight is up to 500 g.
Barrel of honey
The determinate mid-early variety Barrel of Honey has a powerful stem. From one plant bush, up to 15 tomatoes weighing from 200 to 400 grams are harvested. Flat-round berries with a thin but durable orange skin.
The taste of the pulp is sweet, without sourness. When slicing, the tomato does not crack. Shows good immunity.
Sugar bison
Sugar bison is characterized by significant growth (up to 2 m) and fleshy, low-seeded tomatoes of excellent taste. An early ripening variety with cluster-shaped fruits, valued for its resistance to fungal diseases.
The weight of tomatoes reaches 200 g. In order to get larger berries, reduce the number of flowers in the brush. With proper agricultural technology, they gain weight up to 600 grams. The tomatoes are crimson in color and heart-shaped. They are characterized by high sugar content.
Most varieties of large-fruited tomatoes have a universal purpose. Massive tomatoes are not suitable for whole-fruit canning, but they have excellent taste and aroma.
