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Standard low-growing tomatoes are an excellent option for growing in difficult climatic conditions. They have a short fruit ripening period, resistance to cold and sudden changes in temperature. In the conditions of the Urals and Siberia, it is important to grow such varieties of tomatoes in greenhouse conditions. This allows you to get a rich harvest of delicious vegetables with a relatively short summer period and unstable atmospheric temperatures. So, there are special standard tomatoes for greenhouses, you can learn more about them in the article below.
Popular varieties
In nature, there are more than 100 standard varieties of tomato, however, several of the most popular can be distinguished from the total number. They can be safely called the best varieties, since many years of growing experience and a lot of positive feedback about these crops is a confirmation of their excellent agrotechnical and taste characteristics. So, among others, it is worth highlighting the following varieties of tomato:
Altaichka
Tomatoes of this variety have an excellent taste. Their pulp is surprisingly fragrant, sweet, fleshy. The skin is thin, tender. Tomatoes are excellent not only for eating fresh, but also for pickling and canning. Excellent commercial qualities of fruits and good keeping quality allow many farmers to grow tomatoes of the Altaechka variety for subsequent sale.
The shape of the tomatoes is ovoid. Their color is red with a hint of crimson. The mass of each fruit is approximately 125 g. You can evaluate the external qualities of tomatoes in the photo above.
The variety “Altaechka” is represented by determinant, standard bushes, the height of which can reach 90 cm. It is recommended to plant plants in a greenhouse with a frequency of 6 pcs / m2. The fruit ripening period is average in duration, approximately 90-100 days. The total crop yield is high – 10 kg/m.
Antoshka
Variety “Antoshka” for many gardeners is a godsend. Its bright yellow fruits are small, neat, perfectly even rounded. Their weight is about 65-70 g. The taste of tomatoes is excellent: their microelement composition contains a large amount of sugar and solids. Tomatoes are excellent for fresh consumption, canning, pickling, as well as for decorating dishes. You can see photos of these amazing tomatoes above.
The variety has an average fruit ripening period of 95 days. At the same time, on bushes whose height reaches 90 cm, fruit-bearing brushes are abundantly formed. On average, about 15-20 fruits ripen on each plant at the same time. With regular watering, loosening and timely application of mineral fertilizers, the yield of the variety is 8-9 kg / m2.
Bakhtemir
Variety “Bakhtemir” attracts vegetable growers with excellent external and taste qualities of fruits. Tomatoes have an even rounded shape. Their flesh is dense and not prone to cracking. The color of vegetables is bright red. The mass of each tomato is small, approximately 64-81 g. The taste of the tomato is amazing: the pulp contains a lot of sugar, and also has a pronounced fresh aroma.
The determinate, standard plant is undersized – its height does not exceed 50 cm. Brushes are formed on the bush, on each of which up to 5 tomatoes ripen at the same time. At the same time, the total yield of tasty vegetables is more than 7 kg / m2. An additional advantage of the variety is the excellent keeping quality of the fruit.
Belgorod cream
Another variety, the fruits of which attract not only with their appearance, but also with amazing taste. The tomatoes that can be seen in the photo above are very sweet and fragrant. Their skin is thin, tender, barely noticeable when consuming a vegetable. The pulp is distinguished by its special fleshiness and tenderness. To appreciate all the taste qualities of these amazing tomatoes, you can only try.
Tomatoes “Belgorodskaya Slivka” cylindrical shape. Their color is bright red, and the weight varies within 80-90 g. Fragrant, tasty tomatoes ripen 90-100 days after sowing the seed. Plants can be grown both in the southern and northern regions of Our Country. At the same time, the culture has a high protection against a number of diseases characteristic of a greenhouse environment. The yield of standard tomatoes with proper care exceeds 7 kg / m2.
bonus
Small, compact bushes of this variety, whose height does not exceed 45 cm, bear fruit with delicious, sweet tomatoes, which can be seen in the photo above. Tomatoes at the ripening stage are colored green, and then brown. However, upon reaching technical ripeness, their color becomes bright red. The shape of vegetables is rounded, in some cases flat-rounded. The pulp is dense, tender, quite sweet. Each tomato weighs about 100 g. The vegetable has excellent taste and external qualities fresh, pickled and after canning.
It is recommended to grow plants by seedling method. Dive young tomatoes into the greenhouse should be according to the scheme of 7-9 bushes per 1 m2 soil. For fruit ripening, a period equal to approximately 120-130 days from the day the seed is sown in the soil is required. The crop yield is 5 kg/m2.
Vershok
In the photo above, you can see a bush of the Vershok variety, abundantly strewn with red, small tomatoes. Their weight does not exceed 25 g. Such fruits can be used for making fresh salads, decorating dishes and whole-fruit canning. Their taste is excellent: the pulp is juicy, sweet, tender, the skin is thin. Small, tasty vegetables ripen in 90 days from the day the seed is sown in the soil.
The bushes of this variety are of medium height – up to 60 cm. Fruit-bearing brushes are abundantly formed on them, on each of which 4-6 vegetables ripen. The total crop yield is low – 3 kg / m2. It is recommended to grow tomatoes of the Vershok variety exclusively in greenhouses, greenhouses with no more than 7 bushes per 1 m2 of the soil.
Hurricane F1
This hybrid is primarily distinguished by its high yield, which exceeds 10 kg/m2. The bushes of this variety are standard, slightly leafy, but quite high (1-1,5 m). On each fruiting branch of the plant, 6-8 fruits are formed, the weight of which varies from 45 to 90 g. The color of the vegetables is red, the shape is flat-round. The pulp of tomatoes is quite dense, cracks and microcracks do not form on the surface of the fruit during ripening. Tomatoes can be successfully used for canning, pickling, cooking and ketchup.
The period from the day of sowing the seed of the Hurricane variety to the mass ripening of vegetables is approximately 90-110 days. A distinctive feature of the hybrid is the friendly ripening of fruits.
Gavroche
A very popular variety of tomatoes, which is grown by farmers not only in Our Country, but also in Moldova and Ukraine. Differs in ultra-early ripening period of fruits, which is 80-85 days. Plants whose height does not exceed 50 cm bear fruit at a rate of 1,5 kg / bush. It is recommended to plant them under a film shelter according to the scheme of 6-7 pcs / m2. This allows you to get a total yield of 9 kg / m2.
Tomatoes of the Gavroche variety can be seen above. Their color is red, the shape is rounded. The average weight of each tomato is about 50 g. The taste of vegetables is excellent: the pulp is dense, fleshy, sweet, the skin is thin, not rough. You can use tomatoes for canning, pickling, pickling.
Conclusion
Despite the fact that standard tomatoes are unpretentious, each owner must know some of the subtleties and tricks of growing a crop. So, you can familiarize yourself with some of the rules for cultivating tomatoes in the video:
Many breeding companies are engaged in the production of seeds and the breeding of new varieties of standard tomatoes. The range of such crops is steadily growing every year, and it can be quite difficult for an ordinary farmer to choose the best variety. The same article describes the best varieties of standard tomatoes for a greenhouse, a greenhouse, which have earned a lot of positive feedback on various forums and discussions. Their high taste qualities and unpretentiousness in care allow everyone, even a novice gardener, to enjoy the harvest of delicious, natural, healthy vegetables grown by their own hands.