Seeds and varieties of tomato hybrids
There are many varieties and hybrids of tomato, they all differ not only in the shape and size of the fruit, but also in the growing conditions. Before choosing seeds of tomato hybrids for planting, you need to carefully study their features and relate them to your capabilities.
How to choose tomato hybrid seeds
When choosing varieties and hybrids of tomatoes, you must first of all decide on the place and purpose of their cultivation. The seeds must be adapted to the climate zone in which you plan to plant them.
Tomato hybrids come in a variety of shapes, colors, sizes and flavors.
In order for seedlings to guarantee a good harvest, the following factors must be taken into account.
- Place of cultivation. This can be a greenhouse or open ground. The same variety will not bear fruit equally well in different conditions.
- The purpose of the cultivation. If tomatoes are used for winter harvesting, then varieties with medium-sized, even, elastic fruits are needed. Tomatoes for salads and fresh consumption can be larger, fleshy, with a delicate skin. The taste of these species is also different.
- Care options. If the gardener does not have enough time for the garden, then varieties with a low bush will do. But fewer fruits grow on them. Higher yields can be obtained from tall tomatoes, but they require more attention. For them, you need to install supports and tie the plant to them.
- Full ripening period. According to this parameter, all varieties and hybrids are divided into early ripening, mid-ripening and late-ripening. Having planted one variety from each group on the site, you can feast on freshly picked tomatoes from the beginning of summer until the end of autumn.
If your climatic zone is characterized by sharp drops in temperature, then it is safer to choose cold-resistant varieties. This information is indicated on all seed bags.
Having decided on the above points, you can start choosing varieties.
- The most high-yielding varieties and hybrids for planting in open ground are “Waterfall”, “Diabolic”, “Anastasia”, “Nastena”, “Raspberry giant”.
- The most fertile varieties and hybrids with a low bush: “Rio Grande”, “Sanka”, “Bagheera”.
- Some of the best tall tomatoes are Tarasenko, Volgogradsky, De Barao.
- Large fruits for fresh consumption grow from the seeds of “Andreevsky surprise”, “Raspberry giant”, “Bull’s heart”, “Miracle of the Earth”.
- Small and medium-sized “Wonder of the World”, “Tarasenko”, “Black Moor” are suitable for harvesting for future use, salting and pickling.
- The best cold-resistant varieties and hybrids are Snezhnaya Skazka, Destructive Power, Shuttle, Triumfator, Khlebosolnye.
Having tried each of these varieties, you can select the most delicious and suitable for yourself.
Knowing the features of each of the types of tomatoes, you can not only save money without spending them on seeds, which, due to their characteristics, will not give the desired result, but also time. Having determined in advance their capabilities and planting a suitable plant, the gardener will definitely get a good harvest.
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