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With all the abundance of various varieties of tomatoes available today, many gardeners prefer to grow precisely undersized types of these beautiful vegetables on their backyard plot. What is their fundamental difference from tall tomato varieties? And what are the main characteristics and advantages of the best varieties of undersized tomatoes? Our article will tell about all this to experienced and novice gardeners.
Differences undersized varieties
For many summer residents, it has already become a good tradition at the beginning of each new season to plant such excellent vegetable crops as tomatoes on their site. They are welcome guests on our table all year round. Most gardeners have already managed to make sure from personal experience that the best varieties for planting in open ground are precisely undersized tomatoes. Why are they so good?
Experts agree that undersized varieties have become so popular precisely because of their small length. Due to the fact that their bushes are rather small and compact, and the plants are of the determinant type, they will not grow more than they are determined by nature. This allows not to pinch tomatoes (unlike tall varieties), as well as tying them up, which greatly simplifies the owner’s procedure for caring for them. The yield of these types of tomatoes, subject to growth in open ground, is slightly lower than that of tall varieties, but at the same time, the entire crop can be harvested quite early, and it is realistic to get about 6 kilograms of vegetables from one bush. Another big plus of undersized tomatoes is that they are less susceptible to such a dangerous disease as late blight, because they grow and bear fruit much faster than the late blight manages to hit them.
In general, low-growing tomatoes, or, as they are also called, cherry tomatoes, require less careful care – they do not react as sharply to some temperature changes as tall ones, they do not need to maintain the required level of humidity. The main thing is to choose the most adapted varieties to your climatic conditions, which will feel great when planted in open ground. Below we will focus only on some of the best varieties of tomatoes, since today their choice is quite large.
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Variety overview
Biathlon tomatoes. One of the best tomato hybrids for growing outdoors. The first harvest pleases the owner after 90 days from the moment of germination. The fruits have a beautiful bright red color, rounded shape with flat spouts, and the average weight of each vegetable is about 80 grams. The main advantage of this variety can be called the fact that the crop from these bushes can be harvested almost without interruption.
Cherry tomatoes called Balcony Miracle (yellow). An ornamental variety that feels great not only in open ground, but also when grown in pots on balconies or in winter gardens. The bushes have a standard type of structure, they are very compact and neat, they can grow to a height of only 30 – 40 cm. The fruits of such cherry-type vegetables are quite fragrant and sweet in taste, have a beautiful yellow-orange color, as well as a rounded shape. Such cherry tomatoes weigh a little – about 15 – 20 grams. Seeds are recommended to be sown for seedlings in May. Widely used for fresh consumption, making salads, as well as preservation for the winter.
Cherry tomatoes, called Danko, can grow to a height of about 55 cm. The fruits of this variety of undersized tomatoes are quite large in size (as for cherry vegetables), they are quite fleshy, juicy and tasty, and the weight of each vegetable can be about 300 – 500 grams. This excellent variety for open ground has a high degree of productivity – about 7 kg of fruit can be harvested from one bush per season. It is appreciated by gardeners for its excellent taste when preparing salads and other dishes.
Another beautiful type of cherry tomato can be called the Far East Slice. This variety is characterized by an average ripening period of fruits that have the correct shape – they are elongated oval with a pleasant raspberry color. This variety has a stable amount of vegetables in different seasons, which makes it very attractive for gardeners. Fruit weight ranges from 100 to 300 grams. It is used for making salads, and also retains its excellent taste during canning.
The next good variety of cherry tomatoes for growing outdoors is a vegetable called Currency. It is a bush of cherry tomatoes about 80 cm high. It always pleases its owner with a good yield – about 4 kg of selected fruits can be harvested from each bush of this vegetable crop, the weight of which is from 5 to 200 grams. They are quite smooth to the touch, of a pleasant red color, have a rather dense skin, due to which they adequately tolerate transportation. Such cherry tomatoes have excellent taste and are not subject to cracking.
In short-growing tomatoes with the name Hyperbola Early ripening, fruiting should be expected somewhere on the 105th day from the moment when the first shoots made their way out of the soil. Such a vegetable crop can grow in open ground conditions up to 130 cm, but still belongs to low-growing varieties.
Its fruits have an unusual shape and are very reminiscent of a chicken egg. They also have a rich red color, have a very fleshy juicy pulp inside and can weigh about 70 grams.
Variety Children’s sweetness for open ground begins to bear fruit very early – already on the 80th day. It is best suited for areas with a good climate, but under all conditions, these undersized tomatoes will grow well in any region. The height of an adult plant is about 50 cm. It has characteristic beautiful red fruits with a dense skin, the weight of which can be up to 120 grams. Most often used to prepare preservation for the winter.
A variety of undersized tomatoes Golden Stream has a fairly early fruiting period. The weight of these tomatoes is about 100 grams, they have a bright orange color and an unusual ellipse shape. The advantages of this type of delicious miniature tomatoes include the resistance of the culture to temperature changes, excellent yields, and strong immunity to many diseases.
Early ripening – tomatoes, the height of the bush can be up to 60 cm, and mature vegetables reach a weight of up to 180 grams. Such tomatoes have a neat round shape, have a classic red color. They are distinguished by unpretentiousness to the conditions of care, early harvesting of the first harvest, good adaptation to any weather of the climatic zone in which they grow.
Tomatoes of the Eldorado variety can grow up to 70 cm in height, the bush is quite compact and will not take up much space in your backyard. As for the fruits, they can weigh from about 200 to 250 grams, and also have the correct oval shape and an unusual yellow-lemon tint, which makes them look beautiful in a salad. Very tasty and fragrant.
And this is not the whole list of excellent low-growing types of tomatoes that you, without putting a lot of effort and without spending too much time, can grow in your country house, so that you can then enjoy their excellent taste and presentable appearance every day.
Video “Varieties of tomatoes for open ground”
In the video, you will learn about proven varieties of tomatoes that are used when planting in open ground.
