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Tomato is a vegetable known all over the world. Its homeland is South America. Tomatoes were brought to the European continent in the middle of the 17th century. Today, this culture is grown in most countries of the world and its fruits are widely used in cooking.
Breeding companies “vying with each other” offer farmers numerous varieties of tomatoes, with different taste characteristics, agrotechnical features. In a wide variety, a special place is occupied by tall tomatoes, which allow you to get an excellent yield when using small plots of land. The article presents the most famous tall varieties of tomato with a detailed description and photographs of the fruit.
Tall varieties
Some tall tomato varieties are represented by bushes up to 7 m high. Such plants are mainly grown for industrial purposes in specialized greenhouses. For an ordinary farmer, a plant with a height of 2 m or more is considered tall. These varieties have their own characteristics of fruiting:
- vegetables are mainly tied on the central trunk;
- high yield from 1m2 soil;
- indeterminacy allows tomatoes to form ovaries throughout the summer, until the onset of cold weather;
- the absence of a large number of lateral shoots improves air ventilation and illumination of fruits, preventing rotting of tomatoes.
Tall tomatoes are grown in open ground, in greenhouses, greenhouses. At the same time, each variety differs in shape, color, tomato taste and agricultural conditions. Some of them require not only the implementation of general cultivation rules, but also the implementation of some additional measures. The description and features of growing the most famous tall tomatoes are given below.
Come on
The name “De barao” hides under itself not one, but a number of Dutch varieties with similar agrotechnical characteristics of plants, but different taste and color of fruits. So, there are the following types of tomatoes:
- “De barao royal”;
- “De barao golden”;
- “De barao black”;
- “De barao brindle”;
- “De barao pink”;
- “De barao red”;
- “De barao orange”.
All these varieties of tall tomatoes from Holland are quite popular. They are grown by experienced and novice farmers mainly in greenhouses and greenhouses. The height of the bush of these tomatoes reaches 3 m. It is recommended to plant them no thicker than 4 bushes per 1 m2 soil. It takes 100-115 days for the fruits of “De barao” to ripen. It is recommended to grow a thermophilic culture by seedling method.
Tomatoes of the De Barao series have a different color corresponding to a particular variety. Their mass varies from 100 to 150 g. The pulp of tomatoes is fleshy, tender, sweetish. The yield of each indeterminate plant is 10-15 kg/bush. Use a vegetable for fresh consumption, cooking culinary delights, winter preparations.
In the photo below you can see the De Barao black tomatoes.
Wonder of the world
Tomatoes “Wonder of the World” are represented by vigorous bushes, up to 3 m high. You can grow them in open areas, in greenhouses, greenhouses. It is recommended to plant plants with a frequency of 3-4 bushes per 1 m2 soil. The period from sowing seeds to active fruiting is 110-115 days.
Tomatoes “Wonder of the World” are painted in lemon yellow. Their flesh is fleshy. The shape of vegetables is heart-shaped. The mass of each tomato is 70-100 g. The high yield of the variety reaches 12 kg from 1 bush. Tomatoes are suitable for pickling, canning, long-term storage, have excellent commercial qualities.
watermelon
Lettuce variety of tomatoes with a height of bushes over 2 m. It is recommended to grow it in protected ground. The fruits ripen in 105-110 days from the day of sowing the seed. It is necessary to plant tall bushes with a frequency of 4-5 pieces per 1 m2 soil.
Tomatoes of the “Watermelon” variety have a flat-round shape and a bright red color. The mass of each tomato is 130-150 g. The pulp of the tomato is especially fleshy and sweet. The crop yield is 3,5 kg / bush.
golden drop
This variety of tomatoes got its name due to the unique shape of the fruit, which is like a drop of yellow. The average weight of each vegetable is approximately 25-40 g, its pulp is especially fleshy and sweet. Small tomatoes can be used for pickling and canning.
Tomatoes “Golden Drop” are vigorous. Their height reaches 2 m. It is recommended to grow plants in protected conditions under film cover. The scheme for planting kuts should provide for the placement of 3-4 plants per 1m2 soil. The fruits ripen in 110-120 days from the day of sowing the seed. The total crop yield reaches 5,2 kg/m2.
Goldfish
Tomatoes “Golden Fish” can be grown under a film shelter and in the open field. Cylindrical tomatoes with a pointed tip are bright orange in color. Each tomato weighs 90-120 g. Its pulp is fleshy, contains a large amount of sugar and carotene.
The height of the bushes reaches 2 m. The period from sowing the seed to intensive fruiting is 111-120 days. The crop yield does not exceed 3 kg/m2.
Mikado Pink
Late ripe Dutch tomato variety. The fruits ripen in 135-145 days from the day the seed is sown in the ground. Bushes up to 2,5 m high should be formed in 1-2 stems. Grow culture in greenhouses, greenhouses and open areas.
Tomatoes varieties “Mikado pink” have a rounded shape. Their pulp is especially fleshy, the weight reaches 600 g. 8-10 large fruits are formed on each bush, which suggests a high yield of the variety, which is about 10 kg / m2. It is recommended to use tomatoes for making fresh salads.
Peppermint
Red pepper-shaped tomatoes weigh 140-200 g. Their flesh is fleshy, dense, sweet, the skin is thin, tender. Tomatoes can be used for whole-fruit canning and pickling. Tomato flavor is great.
It is recommended to grow tomatoes by seedling method, followed by planting in open ground. The picking scheme should provide for the placement of no more than 4 bushes per 1 m2 soil. Mass ripening of tomatoes occurs after 112-115 days from the day of sowing seeds. The height of the bushes of the “Pepper-shaped” variety exceeds 2 m. 4-5 tomatoes are formed on each fruiting brush. Crop yield 9 kg/m2.
Pepper-shaped striped
Tomato “Pepper striped” has similar agrotechnical properties with the above variety. These salad tomatoes ripen after 110 days from the day the seed is sown. The height of the bushes of the plant reaches 2 m. The culture should be grown by the seedling method, followed by picking in open ground. Plant placement scheme involves planting 3-4 bushes per 1 m2 soil.
Cylindrical tomatoes are painted red with characteristic longitudinal yellow stripes. The weight of each fruit is 120-150g. The crop yield is 7 kg/m2.
sweet bunch
“Sweet bunch” is represented by several varieties:
- Sweet bunch (red);
- Sweet bunch of chocolate;
- Sweet bunch of gold.
These varieties are tall – the height of the bush is more than 2,5 m. It is recommended to grow plants only in closed ground. The recommended picking scheme provides for the placement of 3-4 bushes per 1 m2 soil. On each fruiting branch of the bush, 20-50 fruits ripen simultaneously. The period from seed sowing to intensive fruiting is 90-110 days.
Tomatoes “Sweet bunch” are small, round, weighing 10-20 g. Their taste is high. Crop yield 4 kg/m2. Tomatoes can be used fresh or canned. The fruits are widely used to decorate dishes, making sweet tomato juices.
Black Prince
“Black Prince” can be grown in open and protected conditions. 1 m2 soil it is recommended to plant 2-3 plants. From the day of sowing seeds to the beginning of active fruiting, about 110-115 days pass. Plant height up to 2 m, yield 6-7 kg/m2. In the process of growing, tall Black Prince tomatoes are formed into one stem. To do this, remove stepsons and lower leaves. The growth point is pinched at the final stage of the growing season to stimulate the early ripening of the fruit.
Tomatoes are rounded and dark red in color. Their flesh is fleshy, dense. The weight of each tomato is about 400 g. Sweet, juicy tomatoes are used, as a rule, fresh, however, when canned, they also retain their unique taste and aroma.
Among the tall varieties, one can meet representatives with different agricultural practices and taste, external characteristics of the fruit. At the same time, tall varieties are represented by domestic and foreign breeders. So, the Dutch Mikado tomatoes have won the attention of many professional and novice gardeners in Our Country.
High-yielding varieties
High yield for many farmers is a key characteristic when choosing a tomato variety. So, among the tall tomatoes, several particularly fruitful ones can be distinguished.
Fatalist F1
“Fatalist” – a hybrid with a truly record yield, which reaches 38 kg / m2. Due to this fertility, the variety is widely sought after by professional farmers who grow vegetables for sale. The fruits ripen in 108-114 days from the day of sowing the crop. You can grow high-growing plants in greenhouses or greenhouses, as well as in open ground. Fatalist tomatoes are resistant to a number of specific diseases and do not require additional treatment with chemicals during the growing process.
Bright red tomatoes are fleshy. Their shape is flat-round, the average weight is 120-160 g. The plant abundantly forms brushes, each of which produces 5-7 fruits. Tomatoes can be used for making fresh salads and canning.
hero
Variety of tomatoes for cultivation in open and protected ground. The fruit ripening period is average in duration, is 110-115 days. The culture is resistant to adverse climatic conditions and a number of diseases. Plant height up to 2 m. 3-4 tomatoes are formed simultaneously on fruit-bearing brushes. The yield of vegetables is high – 7 kg from 1 bush or 19,5 kg / m2.
The shape of tomatoes ” Bogatyr” is round, the pulp is dense, fleshy. Each tomato weighs about 500 g. You can use vegetables fresh, for preparing winter preparations, juices.
Cosmonaut Volkov
Tomatoes “Cosmonaut Volkov” have an ideal flat-round shape. The color of the tomatoes is bright red, the taste is high. The vegetable is excellent for fresh consumption and canning. Their average weight varies from 200 to 300 g.
You can grow tomatoes “Cosmonaut Volkov” in open and protected ground. It is necessary to plant plants no thicker than 2-3 bushes per 1 m2 soil. Their height reaches 2 m. On each fruiting brush, from 3 to 45 tomatoes are formed. The period from sowing seeds to the beginning of abundant fruiting is 115-120 days. The indeterminacy of the plant allows the formation of ovaries until the onset of cold weather. This feature allows you to achieve high yields (17 kg/m2).
Well done F1
A hybrid, the fruits of which are used mainly for the preparation of fresh vegetable salads. Tomatoes “Bravo F1” are grown in greenhouses, greenhouses. The height of plants exceeds 2 m. The period of fruit ripening from the day of sowing the seed is 116-120 days.
Bravo F1 tomatoes are red, rounded. Their weight reaches 300 g. The yield of tomatoes is high – 5 kg per 1 plant or 15 kg / m2.
Father
This is one of the best varieties, about which you can hear a lot of positive reviews. Allows you to get a crop of up to 17 kg / m2. Bushes up to 2 m high are indeterminate, bear fruit until the onset of cold weather. You can plant Batyanya tomatoes in open and protected ground. A feature of the variety is resistance to late blight.
Tomatoes “Batyanya” have a raspberry color and fleshy pulp of medium density. The shape of the fruit is heart-shaped, the average weight is 200 g. You can see the Batyanya tomatoes in the photo below.
Conclusion
The above productive varieties have won a lot of positive feedback from experienced farmers and are deservedly recognized as the best among others. They are well adapted to the conditions of domestic latitudes and do not require compliance with complex cultivation rules. The seeds of tall tomatoes listed in the article can be easily found in any specialized store. Some secrets about growing such varieties are shown in the video:
Tall tomatoes are perfectly adapted to modest climatic conditions, have a high yield. Some of the above varieties have a short fruit ripening period and, when grown in a greenhouse, allow you to get an early harvest for your own use and for sale. Among the best varieties, one can distinguish not only domestic, but also Dutch tomatoes, which are distinguished by the excellent taste of vegetables. For all its merits, the cultivation of tall tomatoes does not cause any particular difficulties and is available to novice farmers.