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Siberian tomato: description and reviews
The Siberian tomato was bred by breeders for cultivation in areas with cool climates and short summers. But it grows and produces crops in other regions of the country, where summer is longer and the climate is much milder.
Description of the tomato variety “Siberian”
This is a variety of undersized tomato. Its large fruits are used for fresh consumption, for making purees, sauces and home canning. It is well suited for both greenhouse and outdoor cultivation.
Tomato “Siberian” tolerates frost well
Among the advantages of this middle-aged tomato variety are:
- Tomatoes are resistant to cold: the variety tolerates short-term frosts without consequences.
- The harvest ripens amicably. This useful property allows you to process the fruit in a short time.
- The fruits ripen early: from the beginning of the emergence of seedlings until the ripening of the fruits, it takes about 110 days.
- In the open field, tomato bushes grow well and bear large fruits.
- Tomatoes are well transported and can be stored for up to two months.
- Tomatoes are versatile in use.
- Thanks to their dense skin, tomatoes do not crack from excess moisture.
The disadvantages include its susceptibility to many diseases: brown spot, gray rot, late blight. His bushes often suffer from pests: aphids, bear, wireworm.
After planting in the garden at the end of May, the seedlings require the usual care: regular watering, fertilizing and loosening the soil, weeding, pinching, tying branches to a support.
Reviews of gardeners about the Siberian tomato
New tomato varieties appearing on the market are more adaptable to changing environmental conditions. And even with the appearance of a large number of competitors, this tomato variety has its constant fans.
It has earned numerous positive reviews due to its unpretentious care, as well as its high yield: greenhouse bushes yield up to 10 kg of tomatoes per 1 sq. m, and outdoor – up to 8 kg. The fruits of this vegetable are very juicy, therefore, juices, mashed potatoes, pasta are harvested from them for the winter. An important advantage is that plucked green fruits ripen easily on the windowsill. A long fruiting period is a very important plus of this variety.
Judging by the reviews from the bushes of “Siberian” you can collect a large harvest of tomatoes, even without experience in growing vegetables.
Despite the shortcomings, the Siberian tomato is in demand in the markets of the country and is actively sold by vegetable growers in the form of seedlings and seeds.