The best varieties of tomatoes for Siberia for open ground and greenhouses
Heat-loving tomatoes give the most abundant and tasty harvest on fertile soil and with an abundance of light and warmth. Unfortunately, the Siberian expanses cannot boast of this, which forces gardeners to make adjustments when growing tomatoes. And then breeders come to their aid, thanks to whom the best varieties of tomatoes for Siberia have been bred. They are maximally adapted to the cold Siberian climate, they tolerate sudden temperature changes well. And most importantly, they have time to mature during the Siberian summer.
Moreover, such tomatoes have increased immunity not only to unfavorable conditions, but also to diseases.
The best varieties of tomatoes for Siberia - we grow in the open field
When choosing a tomato for planting in open beds, you should give preference to early varieties. The short growing season allows for timely harvesting. Without worrying about the fact that the fruits will remain green on the branches after the onset of cold weather.
In the open ground of Siberia, such early varieties of tomatoes are successfully grown:
- May. Bushes of medium height, start bearing fruit within 3 months after sowing. The fruits are round, not large, but with a sweet fleshy pulp.
- Countryman. Bushes up to 75 cm in height give oblong pink-red fruits after 100 days. Their average weight is about 70 g, the pulp is dense, universal.
- Heavyweight of Siberia. One of the largest and most unpretentious varieties. Small bushes will delight you with fruits weighing at least 600 g. Heart-shaped tomatoes, red or pink.
- Siberian troika. Small bushes no more than 30 cm in height give long large fruits weighing up to 300 g.
Tomato varieties for greenhouse cultivation in Siberia
If you have a greenhouse, you can get tomatoes at an earlier date. Or grow varieties that need more time to ripen.
In the Siberian climate, the following tomatoes are most often grown in a greenhouse:
- Eagle's beak. Tall bushes give rather large elongated fruits with a sharp tip.
- The beauty of Siberia. An early variety, bushes up to 1.5 m high, in need of garter... The fruits are very large, pink, heart-shaped, weighing up to 1 kg.
- Scarlet candles. An average variety with a high yield, especially in greenhouse conditions - up to 15 kg per 1 sq. m. Red fruits of an original highly elongated shape and with a sharp tip, but small, weighing no more than 130 g.
- Alsou. Mid-early bushes up to 1.5 m high give large, slightly elongated fruits weighing more than 600 g. The pulp is juicy, sweet, the skin is thin.