Tomato varieties for greenhouses
The production of tomatoes in greenhouse conditions allows harvesting fruits almost throughout the year in different regions of Russia. This is especially true in regions with a short summer period, such as the Urals and Siberia. Construction of these structures and their maintenance is associated with high costs, therefore it is necessary to use the best varieties of tomato for greenhouses. Read also the article: when to plant tomato seedlings?
Features of greenhouse tomato varieties
To determine which tomatoes to plant in the greenhouse, you need to know their basic characteristics. It is advisable to select greenhouse tomatoes, the varieties of which should have the following properties:
- Tolerate changing temperature conditions... Under the shelter, temperature jumps are quite sharp. During the daytime, a closed greenhouse gets very hot, the temperature can rise to critical for plants. At night, without additional heating, the greenhouse cools quickly, the temperature drops, stressing the tomatoes. Not every variety can set fruit under these conditions.
- Intensive crop formation... During the summer period, the greenhouse remains open around the clock, as the ambient temperature becomes favorable for the growth of tomatoes. With the current of air, spores of pathogenic fungi enter the greenhouse, which can infect plants. The crop must be formed before the onset of the disease.
- Quick return of an early harvest... Products obtained at the beginning of the season are in high demand and have a higher price. Early ripening varieties allow you to enjoy tasty tomato fruits within 3 months after germination. They prefer early varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses.
- Good transportability and marketability of fruits... The grown tomatoes must have a firm skin, which allows them to be transported over long distances. In the remote northern regions, the price of early produce is significantly higher than at the place of cultivation.
- Increased yield... The resulting crop from the variety assumes the return of the costs invested in its cultivation and the receipt of additional income.
- Immunity to many tomato infections. If the variety contains disease resistance genes, then infection does not occur. Preference is given to those varieties that have several such genes.
Tomatoes are distinguished by a wide variety of varieties and hybrids. It is very difficult to choose which tomatoes to plant in the greenhouse. A description of the best of them for various uses is offered.
The best varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses
Hybrid Fair Lady F1 considered one of the best tomatoes for Siberia in a greenhouse. This is a modern domestic variety created by the Ilyinichna firm. Combines stress resistance. The early harvest ripens amicably. Collecting the first tomatoes is possible 95 days after seedling formation. The initial raceme forms over 7-8 leaves and they alternate every 1-2 leaves. The tomato must be formed with a single stem. Planting density 3 tomatoes per sq. m. The brush forms up to 7 aligned fruits weighing about 120 g, the pulp of which is very tasty. The variety includes genes that make it possible not to be affected by a number of dangerous diseases: viral, Fusarium and Cladosporium mushrooms. The harvest from one bush can be over 4.5 kilograms.
Hybrid F1 Kostromaobtained by the Gavrish company is often used in recommendations as the best tomato for the Urals in a greenhouse due to the combination of a set of necessary parameters. It is highly adaptable to changing greenhouse conditions. The first crop ripens at 106-109 days from seedling formation. Forms flat-round fruits weighing up to 140 g. The variety includes genes that allow the plant not to become infected with a large number of diseases, including those caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium and Cladosporium, TMV. One plant can produce more than 4.5 kilograms of fruit.
If you need sweet varieties of tomatoes for the greenhouse, then the clear leader among them is a hybrid Titanic F1... Obtained by the domestic company "Ilyinichna" it stands out from the rest by the combination of large fruits up to 200 g with excellent taste. The first fruits can be harvested 113 days after germination. Ovaries form well in unfavorable greenhouse conditions. Poorly forms stepchildren, which reduces the amount of work involved in plant care. Titanic greenhouse tomatoes accumulate a record amount of sugar (6% or more), having an attractive red skin with a pinkish tinge. Plants have genes that allow them not to become infected with viral diseases, spores of Fusarium and Cladosporium fungi. In addition, the variety tolerates root-knot nematode infestation without compromising yields.
New varieties of tomatoes for greenhouses
Kohawa F1 Hybrid outperforms many early greenhouse tomato varieties. It has an indeterminate type of bush, has a super early maturity, forming ripe fruits 85-90 days from seedling formation. Flat-round fruits up to 180 g are pink and have a dense skin. The yield in an extended culture can be 30 kilograms per square meter. m. The variety is immune to viral infections that cause bronzing and yellow curling of leaves, to spores of fungi of the genus Fusarium and Cladosporium, as well as gall nematodes.
Hybrid F1 Bersola belongs to the group of low-growing tomatoes for greenhouses. Possesses determinant plant with a dense bud of inflorescences. Pours fruits quickly, after 90 days from the formation of shoots, fruits of about 100-150 g begin to ripen. It stands out for its immunity to many common greenhouse diseases, the formation of an ovary in unfavorable growing conditions. The fruits have a dense structure and are resistant to mechanical stress, therefore they can be transported over long distances without loss of quality. The yield reaches more than 7.5 kilograms per square meter.
Hybrid F1 Löl - a new variety of tomatoes for greenhouses, created by the agricultural firm "Ilyinichna". Differs in early maturity (tomatoes ripen by 100 days from germination) and the main harvest is formed together. It is characterized by a thickened laying of fertile brushes. The initial 3 fruit clusters are laid every one or two leaves, and the rest of the clusters are opposite the leaf. Planting 3 tomatoes per sq. m, they are formed single-stem. They can be grown without pinching. The simple branching type of the brush is laid up to 9 red rounded tomatoes weighing over 100 grams. The pulp has a harmonious sweet and sour taste. The hybrid includes genes that allow tomatoes not to get sick with viral infections, not to be affected by fungi of the genus Cladosporium and Fusarium, a nematode pest. More than 4.5 kilograms of fruits ripen on one tomato.
Much depends on the quality of the seeds. Unfortunately, at present the seeds are counterfeited, there is a lot of re-grading. And when you deal with tomatoes responsibly, you have to buy seeds directly from companies, since all leading companies have such a service as sending seeds by mail.In beautiful packages, probably, every summer resident met surprises, which were determined by the fall. So it's not easy to buy good seeds. Then you need to decide whether varietal or hybrids are needed. The declared quality of hybrids can be obtained only with ideal agricultural technology. The varieties will help a beginner to get a harvest, and not always living in the country, a working owner. Indeterminate hybrids are suitable for those who have a tall greenhouse, and who are ready to constantly tie, pinch, pinch the leaves. These tomatoes need a lot of attention. Determinant varieties are easier to care for, but they also require pinching. In the greenhouse, in order not to thicken the planting, it is enough to cultivate a two-stem culture. It is necessary to achieve from indeterminate bushes 11 brushes of tomato, determinant will give 8. Therefore, in August, you need to pinch off the extra inflorescences so that the ovaries are filled and ripe.
Tomato "Agros Bebop F1".
Perhaps the most long-awaited and stable hybrid of Russian selection. The uniqueness is first of all in the taste - "cream" with an average weight of 100-120 g, rich tomato flavor. They are good not only in salting, but also fresh.
Early ripe. The bush is indeterminate, generative type. Forms up to 9 brushes in the greenhouse over the summer. Cladosporium is not affected. Productivity - "the bottom is not visible", with stable watering and top dressing it can feed two stems.