Tomatoes are grown throughout Russia. Varieties bred by Siberian breeders are currently very popular. This is justified by their high resistance to harsh climatic conditions and early fruiting. Let's talk about 5 varieties that are best suited for growing in an open area.
Siberian trump card
Tomatoes Siberian Trump belong to determinate mid-season varieties with fairly large fruits. The variety is a spreading bush, the height of which reaches 80 cm. Taking into account these features, the stems of the bush need gartering and pinching.
Round tomatoes are slightly flattened. Dense, slightly ribbed vegetables turn red when fully ripe and gain weight from 300 to 500 grams. Very tasty, with soft, dense flesh, tomatoes are great for eating in fresh salads, canning and making sauces and juices.
Nobleman
The determinate variety begins to bear fruit after 110-120 days of the beginning of the growing season. Medium-sized bushes do not grow higher than 70 cm. Experienced gardeners recommend tying up spreading stems, since the fruits of this variety are large, their weight can reach up to 500 grams.
Juicy, dense tomato pulp, with a pleasant fresh aroma, sweet taste, and absolutely no sourness.The pulp is protected by a thin, delicate skin of a dark red or light pink hue. The fruits are often used to prepare fresh salads.
Snezhana
The recently bred variety has already won the hearts of vegetable growers due to its high resistance to harsh climates and versatility in use. The fruits are excellent both fresh and prepared for the winter.
Among the characteristics of the variety are:
- compactness - the length of the stems does not exceed 50 cm, which eliminates the need for pinching and tying;
- the fruits are one-dimensional, have a round shape and by the time of full ripening gain weight up to 150 grams;
- tomatoes are well transported thanks to their elastic red skin;
- The variety is unpretentious in caring for itself.
In order to increase shelf life, it is recommended to collect unripe fruits, then place them in a cool, dark room.
Buffalo heart
The variety got its name due to the heart-shaped shape of the fruit. The spreading bush needs staking, since the height of its stems reaches 100 cm. Fruiting continues for a long time, and you can enjoy the great taste of the first tomatoes 12-13 weeks after the start of the growing season.
The fruits are large, with an average weight of about 450-470 grams; with good agrotechnical care, the weight of tomatoes can reach up to 1 kg. The pulp is juicy, fleshy, raspberry-pink in color, covered with a thin but durable skin. The fruit tastes sweet, with a pleasant fresh aroma.
Good both in fresh salads and in winter preparations.
Abakan pink
The variety belongs to determinate varieties, which allow you to try the first harvest 100 days after the start of the growing season.
Long fruiting allows you to enjoy the delicate taste of these tomatoes all summer long.
The culture is medium-bushy and requires tying. A properly formed bush can produce up to 5-6 kg of fruits, which are collected in clusters of 4-5 pieces.
The average weight of fruits is about 400 grams, in some cases it can reach 500 g. The pulp of medium density is colored pink. The fruits taste sweet, a special zest is given to them by a slight sourness. Thanks to the skin of medium density, the fruits do not crack, tolerate transportation well and are stored for a long time.
A large selection of tomatoes bred by Siberian breeders allows each vegetable grower to choose for himself exactly the variety that he likes. Everyone knows that these varieties manage to please gardeners with high yields even in a short summer.
