Heat-loving tomatoes are difficult to grow in areas with a cold climate, therefore, domestic breeders annually produce and produce seeds for the northern regions. Gardeners call them varieties of Siberian selection. What are their advantages, and which particular varieties belong to this group, we will find out further.
Benefits
Every year, frost-resistant varieties are becoming increasingly popular among gardeners. They are specially bred for Siberia, therefore they differ in such characteristics:
- resistant to disease;
- high yielding;
- ripen quickly in short summers;
- well tolerate temperature changes;
- do not require a lot of sunlight, despite the fact that tomatoes are heat-loving crops.
These varieties are suitable for cultivation in the Urals, as well as in the regions of central Russia and in areas of risky deceleration, where the summer does not particularly indulge in heat and sun.
Tomatoes for greenhouses
The best varieties from Siberian breeders, which are more suitable for growing in a greenhouse, are:
- Pride of Siberia. Refers to an early ripe species. Grows in the form of a determinant bush up to 160-170 cm high and requires garter. Used exclusively for planting in greenhouses. Bushes require good and timely fertilizer. It is recommended to plant according to this scheme: 4-5 bushes per 1 square. m. The plant bears fruits of bright red color, reaching gigantic sizes - up to 900 g.
- Siberian abundant. Also applies to early ripening plants. It has a high yield - it gives up to 5-6 kg of fruit from one bush, and the weight of one tomato is about 150-200 g. They have a red-raspberry color and dense structure. Bushes grow up to 170 cm, and on each of them up to 7 fruit-bearing brushes are formed. Extreme flowers need to be pinched to ripen the remaining fruits to the correct size.
- Nobleman. Matures on 113-117 days. Tomatoes grow large - from 300 to 500 g. Some of them can even grow up to 1 kg. Tomatoes have a heart-shaped, raspberry-pink color and a sweet-rich taste. They are great for winter harvesting. The plant gives a good harvest - from 1 square. You can collect from 3 to 6 kg. The variety is resistant to disease and tolerates low temperatures.
- a great warrior. The variety got this name due to the fact that it bears fruit in large raspberry tomatoes - weighing about 500 g. It is an early ripening variety, so if you plant it in a heated structure in March, the first crop can be obtained in May. In general, the period of its vegetation is up to 3 months.
- Alsou. It is one of the most popular tomatoes of Siberian breeders, which bears fruit in fleshy and large fruits - the average weight is 500 g. The bushes grow small - up to 80 cm high. In general, the tomatoes are sweet, but have sour notes. With 1 sq. You can collect up to 9 kg of crop. Tomatoes have excellent presentation and well tolerate transportation.
Tomato variety "Pride of Siberia"
Siberian abundant type of tomato
Grade "Nobleman"
Tomato of the Great Warrior variety
Tomato variety "Alsou"
In order for seedlings of the listed varieties to actively develop, it is recommended to use special growth stimulants for seedlings.
Varieties for open ground from different agricultural companies
They are produced by several agricultural companies, so the products of each of them should be considered separately.
Siberian garden
Gardeners prefer these varieties:
- Siberian surprise. It belongs to mid-early and multiple plants - 10 fruits are formed on each brush. On average, the bush reaches a height of 100-120 cm and requires pinching. Tomatoes have an elongated shape, called pepper-shaped, and weigh up to 130 g. They are great for both whole canning and salads.
- Siberian apple. Also applies to mid-early high-yielding varieties that produce fleshy pearly pink fruits with a high sugar content. Bushes have a height of 150 to 180 g. On 1 square. It is recommended to plant up to 3 bushes. The variety is also suitable for growing in a greenhouse.
- Siberian malachite. It bears fruits weighing between 120 and 160 g and yellow-green color, which at the same time tastes more sweet than many red tomatoes. The bushes of the plant grow to 120-190 cm.
- Novosibirsk Hit. This is a hybrid that bears fruit with bright red tomatoes, highly resistant to diseases. The bushes reach a height of up to 100 to 150 cm, and the fruits weigh up to 500 g. The pulp is fleshy and fragrant with a small amount of seeds.
Mid-early tomato variety "Siberian surprise"
High-yielding tomato variety "Siberian apple"
Yellow-green tomato variety "Siberian Malachite"
Highly resistant to diseases hybrid "Novosibirsk Hit"
Altai seeds
The agricultural company represents the following varieties:
- King of Siberia. It is a mid-season plant, which is recommended to be grown in an open garden. The plant bushes reach a height of 100 to 150 cm, so they can be easily covered with a film. It belongs to large-fruited varieties - the weight of one tomato can reach 800-900 g. The fruits have a bright yellow color and a heart-shaped shape. Seedlings are planted in open ground for 60-65 days, when one flower brush and 6-7 true leaves appear.
- Chinese disease resistant. New early ripe variety, highly resistant to disease. Bushes of the plant are determinant. They ripen round-shaped tomatoes, weighing up to 200 g and bright red.
- Bulls-eye. An early ripe variety of abundant fruiting, which bears fruit in small cherry-shaped tomatoes. On each brush 10-40 small fruits are formed (weight up to 30 g). In height, the bushes can reach up to 200 cm.
- Rugby. This is a hybrid that brings solid fruits for canning. Bushes grow to a height of 100 cm in height. 5-7 fruits ripen on one brush. On average, their weight is 90-100 g.
Mid-season tomato variety “King of Siberia”
Early ripe tomato variety "Chinese disease resistant"
Tomato variety "Bull's eye"
Rugby grade
Russian garden
The agricultural company produces an early-ripe hybrid Phoenix Siberian F1. The plant bushes are determinant, have a height of about 60 cm and a width of 40 to 50 cm. The fruits grow small - weighing up to 20 g. In this regard, the variety can be used for growing not only on an open bed, but also on a loggia.
Aelita
A popular variety of this selection is the Siberian Miracle. It is a mid-ripening plant with indeterminate bushes having a height of 100 to 120 cm. It is recommended to plant them in two stems. It bears fruit of egg shape and average weight - up to 150 g. The variety is characterized by high productivity - from 1 sq. M. You can collect about 9 kg. Tomatoes are great for harvesting.
Early undersized tomatoes
Summer residents and farmers who live in regions with a short summer prefer to plant tomatoes of Siberian selection, which give a good harvest in the open ground of risky farming. In such conditions, it is advisable to use low-growing plants with an early ripening period:
- Ultra early. The courses grow up to 50 cm and bear fruit in small tomatoes up to 90 g. The first crop can be harvested on 80-90 days after the appearance of the first seedlings. The plant is unpretentious in care, since the fruits ripen before massive blight, and there is no need to tie.
- Heavyweight Siberia. It is a stunted plant - from 40 to 60 cm, but bears fairly large fruits. It does not produce a plentiful crop, but it adapts well to low temperatures. It is difficult to tolerate excessive heat, so it is not grown in warm regions.
- Parsley gardener. Refers to determinant plants. Bushes grow to 60 cm. The variety got its name due to the original shape of tomatoes - they are pointed, resembling a cap. The weight of one tomato is 150-200 g. It is distinguished by its meatiness, sweet taste.
- Countryman. Tomatoes on bushes up to 70 cm high ripen for 95-100 days. On one brush, 15 fruits are formed, which differ in meatiness and small size (up to 90 g).
- Blizzard. It belongs to the mid-early determinant variety, which does not reach 60 cm. It bears round red fruits and weighs up to 100 g. They are distinguished by high commercial qualities and are resistant to many diseases.
- Danko. Fruits heart-shaped large tomatoes weighing up to 300 g. They ripen on half-meter bushes. The fruits have a thin skin, therefore, are not suitable for winter harvesting and long storage. To get the best harvest, gardeners recommend introducing it into 2 or 3 stems.
- Little egg. The plant tolerates bad weather conditions, resistant to many diseases. Fruits in red tomatoes weighing up to 100 kg. They are distinguished by good marketability and are great for blanks.
- Nikola. Almost not affected by fungal diseases. The plant grows to 65 cm, produces fruits weighing 100-200 g, which have an acidic taste. It bears fruit on the 106th day.
- Cream. This is a compact plant, since its bushes do not exceed 40 cm in height. Tomatoes grow plum, fleshy and weighing up to 100 g.
- Buyan / Fighter. It is one of the rare non-hybrid varieties of Siberian breeding. When grown on an open bed, the bush reaches a maximum height of 50 cm. Fruits in tomatoes up to 100 g, which are poorly stored fresh, but are great for canning and pickling.
- The Velvet season. Brings an early good harvest. The tops of plants reach a height of up to 70 cm. The fruits have a weight of up to 300 g and a sugary flavor.
- White filling. In height, the bushes usually reach half a meter. They grow tomatoes weighing up to 100 g, which are elastic enough for long-term storage. The juice from them will be excessively thick, but they are perfect for freezing.
- Berdsky large. The variety is large-fruited - one tomato can weigh up to 700 g. With a good harvest from one bush, you can collect 3 kg of tomatoes.
- Sugar Buffalo. The plant grows to 1 m. On average, the weight of tomatoes is 300 g, but can reach 600 g. They are distinguished by sugar content, fleshiness and exquisite taste.
- Damask. With sufficient fertility of the soil from one bush, you can collect up to 8 kg of crop. Tomatoes are resilient and fit well in a jar; therefore, they are often used for pickles.
- Apparently—invisibly. The variety is as resistant to fungal diseases as possible. Bushes grow small - up to 55-85 cm. From each root, you can collect 4-5 kg of the crop. Tomatoes weigh about 300 g, are well transported and stored.
- Lady fingers. Fruits are perfect for whole preservation, have a dense structure, plum-shaped and mass of about 60 g. In open ground conditions with a bush up to 80 cm high, 1 kg of tomatoes can be obtained. If grown in a greenhouse, productivity will increase several times.
- Demidov. Attracts the attention of farmers with excellent taste and unpretentiousness in care. The plant is resistant to low temperatures, therefore, does not reduce the number of ovaries. Of all diseases, only vertex rot can be affected. The fruit mass reaches up to 100 g, and their disadvantage is cracking. You can collect up to 5 kg of crop.
- Oak. It has high frost resistance, is not afraid of late blight and other diseases of nightshade. You can collect up to 6 kg of tomatoes, which have a rich taste with a pleasant acidity and a weight of 50 to 100 g.
- Shuttle. The variety does not require tying and grafting. Ripens on 81-100 days after the appearance of the first shoots. One tomato weighs a little - up to 60 g. It is well suited for canning, and for fresh consumption.
- destructive force. From 1 bush, you can collect up to 5 kg of the crop. This is a determinant variety, and each tomato can reach a weight of up to 150 kg.
- Bullfinches. Belongs to the most productive varieties resistant to cracking and late blight. On small bushes, fruits weighing up to 150 kg grow. The first crop can be harvested after 95 days.
- Snow fairy tale. Tomatoes of bright red color grow on one branch. Bushes do not need to be tied up and stepsoned.
Variety "Ultra-early"
Grade "Heavyweight of Siberia"
Variety "Parsley gardener"
Grade "Countryman"
Variety of tomato "Blizzard"
Tomatoes "Danko"
Variety Tomato "Kubyshka"
Tomato variety "Nikola"
Grade "Slivovka"
Variety tomato "Buyan / Fighter"
Variety of tomatoes "Velvet season"
Grade "White filling"
Variety "Berdsky large"
Tomato Sugar Buffalo
Variety of tomatoes "Bulat"
Tomatoes "Visibly Invisible"
Grade "Lady's fingers"
Variety of tomatoes "Demidov"
Variety tomato "Oak"
Grade "Shuttle"
Tomato "Deadly Force"
Tomato variety "Bullfinches"
Variety "Snow Fairy Tale"
Tomatoes of Siberian selection, which are characterized by early ripening and stunting, are an excellent choice for farmers in the middle zone and northern regions.
How to choose?
As you can see, there are many varieties of Siberian breeding, and in order to choose the most suitable seeds, it is worth starting from a number of important parameters:
- Ripening period. In the case of a short summer period, early ripe seeds will be more suitable. Three months is enough for such plants to grow and bring a crop.
- Types of seeds. They can be of two types - varietal or hybrid. Varietal tomatoes of Siberian breeding are more hardy plants and you can collect seeds from a tomato and plant them next year. Hybrids, however, require crossbreeding in order to germinate well, yield crops and be resistant to disease. Thus, hybrids may not leave “hardy” offspring.
- Type of bush. Varieties of Siberian breeding can be standard, semi-standard, indeterminate, determinant, etc. In addition to indeterminate, all other species have a low sturdy stalk that bends only under its own load. Ordinary determinant varieties are characterized by continuous growth and abundant harvest. If the bushes reach a height of 2.5 m, they will have to be tied up even without fruits, otherwise they will fall to the ground.
When choosing varieties, it is also worth starting from the goals of using tomatoes, because some of them are more suitable for fresh consumption, others for canning, and still others for long-term storage and transportation.
Tomato varieties of Siberian breeding are excellent for growing in the northern regions, as they tolerate low temperatures and grow in short summers. The variety of such plants is large enough, so everyone can choose a variety to suit their needs.