How to choose the best tomato varieties for Siberia

An experienced gardener always plans a spring planting of tomatoes in the middle of winter. Do not pull with the purchase of tomato seeds and wait for the huge queues in specialized stores. This culture is usually sown before the rest, which is due to the cultivation of tomatoes in seedlings, with a large expenditure of time for growth. The fact is that the Siberian summer season is short-lived, so for the best harvest Siberian tomato varieties (seedlings) should be grown on window sills, if there are suitable conditions for this, or in greenhouses.

In the seed shop, the potential buyer faces a difficult choice of tomato varieties among the many colorful labels. First of all, when choosing the best varieties of tomatoes for Siberia, you need to consider the expected growing conditions: open ground or a greenhouse. Also important is the goal of growing tomatoes: cooking fresh salads to a table or homemade canning for the winter. To make the right choice of tomato variety, you need to know the best tomato varieties for Siberia.

"Bullish heart". This is perhaps the most delicious variety for use in fresh salads. He has a fleshy sweet flesh with a thin skin. The variety is marked by good harvests, both in the open ground and in the greenhouse. Usually on the first hands fruits reach a weight of 500 g. Among the shortcomings, it should be noted that this kind of tomato requires constant attention and care: pasynkovaniya, formation of the bush (it is recommended to leave only two stems), as well as the fact that due to the high growth of the bushes you will definitely need a garter.

"Gina" -   Early-ripening varieties of tomato, giving medium-sized compact bushes, which do not require pasynkovaniya and garters. This variety without caprices grows in the open ground, stably gives an abundant harvest (small, about 150 g, fleshy fruits with dense skin can be used for fresh salads and for domestic canning).

"Rocket" -   A good grade for open ground and the best option for canning. This variety is characterized by precocity, gives small bushes that do not require pasynchovaniya and garters, and fruits grow oblong in shape, weighing up to 70 grams, with firm skin and dense flesh.

"A sweet bunch."   This kind of tomato yields a plentiful harvest, as its bushes occupy a lot of space. it   Early ripening small tomatoes that are characterized by a sweet taste and are suitable for use both freshly and for canning.

In addition to the main varieties, there are better varieties of tomatoes for Siberia: hybrids, which are distinguished by many positive qualities. First, they give a 100% guarantee of a good harvest, regardless of the weather conditions. Secondly, such varieties do not require special care in growing. Thirdly, using hybrid varieties, you can simultaneously grow a variety of different varieties of tomatoes with their simultaneous maturation. Well, fourthly, such tomatoes are used safely both for salting, and for fresh salads. Here are a few hybrids representing the best varieties of tomatoes for Siberia of this group.

"Siberian ripening".   An early-ripening variety with a neat compact bush and flat fruit weighing 70-115 gr. The fruits of this variety are resistant to cracking, and the bush is medium-resistant to "diseases". When grown both under film coating, and on the open ground, this variety yields a plentiful harvest. However, fruits are recommended for consumption mostly fresh.

"Ground Mushroom".   This variety of Siberian tomatoes is cold-resistant and resistant to diseases. The grown fruits reach a weight of 50-70 gr. And have good taste qualities.

"The Altai Early"   Early-ripening species of tomatoes with a good stable yield. The mass of fruits varies between 125-400 gr. It has good taste qualities.

«Siberian Express   F1 ".   This variety is distinguished by good germination and early maturity, has a long period of fruiting and a high resistance to underexposure. Does not need a garter and pasynkovaniya. On each brush of this variety, tomatoes grow to 7 rounded fruits weighing 120-150 grams. In this case, the fruits have excellent performance in long-term storage in fresh form. Use such tomatoes, as for fresh salads, and for canning.

Choosing the best varieties of tomatoes for Siberia, you can collect the seeds and use them for the next year. Hybrids of varieties, unfortunately, have to be purchased anew.