Top 10 varieties of tomatoes for open ground

In its homeland, in South America, the tomato is an evergreen perennial. In Russia, it is a heat-loving plant with a long growing season. Due to the long growing season, it is possible to harvest tomatoes in the conditions of a short summer in the open field only by seedling or with the use of a temporary shelter. How to choose the best seeds of tomatoes for open ground, and will be discussed in our review.

The tomato tolerates transplants. The pick is an obligatory step in the technology of growing seedlings because of the ability of the stem to give adventitious roots when deepening, which contributes to the formation of a powerful root system. Although amateur gardeners have found an alternative way: sow 2 seeds in an individual cup, 2/3 filled with soil, and as the seedlings grow, pour the soil, stimulating the formation of additional roots. This eliminates the classic picks with broken ends of the roots.

Tomato fruits grown in an open garden are superior to greenhouse in taste and size; their yield is higher due to better pollination, since the increased humidity of the greenhouse affects the quality of pollen. In the middle zone is recommended to grow undersized determinant varieties and hybrids of tomatoeswhich ripen earlier and are easier to hide under the threat of frost or cold snap.

When choosing best varieties of tomatoes for open ground The middle band and Siberia evaluate the following criteria:

• precocity - suitable early and middle-early varieties of tomatoes;
• degree of determinism - in the open ground of the Middle band it is rational to grow shtambovy grades, children and poludety, in the south of Russia grow indites on a trellis;
• resistance to late blight - the most common and harmful disease in the middle zone;
• the ability to ripen when harvested prematurely without sacrificing taste. In the Middle zone, the tomatoes of the last gathering do not have time to ripen before the onset of frosts.

The described criteria must be considered when studying the description of the variety. If it passes the “primary selection”, then at the second stage there will be an assessment of the size of the fruit, shape, color, taste. Breeders have achieved this diversity in these parameters. Taste tomato strongly depends on the type of soil, the level of farming (fertilizers, fertilizing, watering) and the prevailing weather conditions. Tomatoes are sensitive to the level of lighting. With a lack of light, the number of ovaries decreases, taste deteriorates, and maturation slows down.

In our ranking, tomatoes that have passed the "primary selection" and are trusted by experienced gardeners-tomato-growers. With them you will not be left without a crop, even in adverse years. And for those who want exotic, below we will tell about unusual, but reliable in the Middle Belt varieties and hybrids of tomatoes.

Top best tomatoes for open field

When growing tomatoes is difficult to limit 1 - 3 varieties.Gardeners prefer to plant several bushes 10 - 15 varieties and hybrids. This is the right strategic move:

1. It is impossible to guess how a particular variety will manifest itself in the upcoming season - the more good proven tomato varieties in the collection, the higher the guarantee of high yield;
2. sweet lettuce varieties of tomatoes are not suitable for whole-fruit preservation and processing - breeders selected some varieties for pickling, rolling into jars, for pasta and tomato juice;
3. the variety of colors (red, yellow, orange, green, dark purple, dark brown, pink, striped) and the form will not limit to several varieties of tomatoes.

In conclusion, we note several interesting varieties of tomatoes of non-traditional forms and colors that have received a lot of good feedback from gardeners. If you want something exotic - feel free to plant a few bushes and choose your favorites. In the open field, good results show Banana legs, Amber, Golden Heart, Golden Bullet, Dulka, Lady Fingers, Dark Galaxy. Have a good harvest!