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Low-growing varieties of tomato crops are very popular with those gardeners who do not want to spend their time and effort on tying plants. When choosing seeds of low-growing varieties, even an experienced gardener can be confused: they differ significantly from each other in taste and commercial characteristics. But their most important difference lies in the volume of the harvest. In this article, we will look at which tomato seeds are the most productive and undersized.
Benefits of undersized tomato varieties
Plants of undersized varieties of tomatoes rarely grow more than 100 cm in height. Due to their size, they can be suitable not only for open ground, but also for small greenhouses and film shelters. Regardless of the speed of ripening, color, size and taste of fruits, low-growing varieties have a number of common advantages:
- For the most part, they are early. This is due to the fact that their harvest begins to be tied immediately after the appearance of 5 – 7 inflorescences. It is during this period that the plants stop growing and bloom profusely.
- Only in rare cases do stepchildren form, which greatly facilitates the care of plants, because the gardener does not have to stepson them.
- Tomatoes on these varieties ripen quite amicably, almost simultaneously.
- Due to their early ripeness, undersized varieties simply do not have time to get sick with late blight.
- Compared with other varieties, the fruits of low-growing plants are distinguished by excellent taste characteristics when fresh.
The most popular undersized varieties of tomatoes for open ground
Tomatoes of these varieties have repeatedly proved their increased productivity. Their popularity among gardeners and gardeners is only growing every year.
Watercolor
This variety is distinguished by a special miniature size of its bushes – only 45 – 47 cm. Up to 6 tomatoes can be tied on each fruit brush. It is perfect for both greenhouse and open ground.
Watercolor tomatoes will begin to ripen in 110 – 120 days from the moment of germination. They have an elongated elliptical shape. Tomatoes of this variety, like its bushes, are small in size. Their average weight will be no more than 55 grams. Ripe watercolor tomato has a red color. Its flesh is firm and does not crack. She has excellent taste. It is perfect for both salads and preserves.
Variety Aquarelle has good resistance to diseases, and especially to top rot. Its fruits may not lose their commercial and taste characteristics for a long time. The yield of Watercolors will be no more than 2 kg per square meter.
Currency
Its standard low-growing bushes have a height of up to 80 cm. Up to 6-7 fruits can form on each brush of this variety. Currency refers to mid-season varieties. The ripening of its tomatoes begins after 110 days from the first shoots.
In their shape, tomatoes resemble a circle, and their average weight will not exceed 115 grams. Their color evenly changes depending on the degree of maturity from green to red. Currency has a fairly dense pulp, so it is ideal for canning.
The taste of tomatoes of this variety is perfectly complemented by their commercial characteristics. They have excellent portability. The yield of Currency will not exceed 5,5 kg per square meter.
Crown
This variety is one of the smallest varieties. Its slightly leafy bushes will not exceed 45 cm in height. In addition, they are very compact in size. The first inflorescence on them is located, as a rule, above the 7th leaf, and from 5 to 6 tomatoes are tied on the brushes. The period of ripening of the fruits of the Crown begins at 106 – 115 days from the appearance of the first shoots.
Its tomatoes have a flat-round shape. The ripe fruit is colored red without a dark spot at the stalk. Its average weight will be from 120 to 140 grams. The pulp of tomatoes is fleshy and very tasty. It is perfect for fresh consumption.
The main advantage of the Crown is the friendly fruiting of its plants. In this case, the harvest is collected in several stages. The crown cannot boast of excellent immunity to diseases, but it still has resistance to them. His Tomatoes perfectly tolerate transportation, and the yield per square meter will be from 8 to 10 kg.
Dubrava
Its plants are quite compact and will not exceed 60 cm in height. Tomatoes on them begin to ripen after 85 – 105 days from the appearance of the first shoots. They are round in shape and red in color. The average weight of Dubrava tomatoes will be from 50 to 110 grams. A distinctive feature of their dense pulp is excellent transportability. You can use them both for making salads and for pickling.
Oakwood has good resistance to many tomato diseases. The yield per square meter will be no more than 5 kg.
Riddle
Medium leafy bushes of this variety can grow up to 50 cm in height. Their first inflorescence is formed above the 5th leaf, and up to 6 tomatoes can be tied on each fruit brush.
Therefore, the Riddle requires constant and timely stepsoning. Remote stepchildren can take root perfectly. Their growth rate will lag behind the main plants by only 1,5 – 2 weeks. If pinching is not done, then the fruits will also be perfectly tied, but will be smaller. You can learn how to properly pinch low-growing tomatoes from the video:
According to the ripening period of its fruits, the Riddle belongs to the most precocious low-growing varieties. From the appearance of the first shoots to the first ripe tomato, only 82 – 88 days will pass. Its fruits are round in shape. At maturity, they are painted red, without a characteristic dark spot near the stem. The average weight of a tomato variety Riddle will be about 80 grams.
Due to the excellent taste characteristics, these tomatoes are perfect for fresh consumption, as well as for canning. Their pulp contains from 4,6% to 5,4% of dry matter, and the sugar in it will not exceed 3,7%. A slight sourness to this variety is given by an insignificant content of ascorbic acid – no more than 16%.
Plants of this variety have a fairly good immunity to diseases, especially late blight and root rot. When planting 8 plants per square meter, you can get a crop of 3 to 4 kg.
golden flow
This early maturing variety has determinate medium-leaved bushes with a height of 50 to 80 cm. Each brush of these bushes can bear up to 8 small fruits that begin to ripen in a period of 82 to 92 days.
Its tomatoes are oval in shape and weigh up to 70 grams. Their yellow surface hides a fleshy and firm flesh with excellent taste. Golden Stream tomatoes are perfect for salads, canning and pickling.
A distinctive feature of the Golden Stream is not only its resistance to diseases, but also resistance to temperature fluctuations. Its fruits perfectly tolerate transportation. One square meter of plants of this variety will provide the gardener with 2 – 4 kg of yield.
The most productive varieties of undersized tomatoes for open ground
These productive varieties of tomatoes are ideal for our latitudes.
Aurora F1
The average height of Aurora F1 hybrid plants will be from 70 to 90 cm. In this case, the first inflorescence is formed on them above the 6th – 7th leaf, and from 4 to 5 tomatoes can fit on the fruit brush. Aurora F1 is distinguished by its early ripening period. In less than 90 days, it will be possible to harvest the first crop from the bushes of this hybrid.
Tomatoes are medium in size. Their weight can be from 110 to 130 grams. They have a spherical shape and a rich red color. This hybrid has firm flesh with a characteristic tomato flavor. Despite the versatility of its use, it is best suited for fresh consumption.
Hybrid Aurora F1 has good resistance to Alternaria and tobacco mosaic virus. The yield of one square meter will be from 12 to 15 kg of tomatoes.
Anastasia F1
Plants of this hybrid can grow up to 70 cm in height. Their first inflorescence is formed above the 9th leaf, and from 5 to 6 tomatoes can be tied on a fruit brush. The ripening period of tomatoes will come in 100 – 105 days from the appearance of the first shoots.
Hybrid Anastasia F1 is characterized by rounded red fruits. The average weight of each tomato will be about 110 grams. The taste characteristics of tomatoes of this hybrid are good. They have fleshy and firm flesh. It can be used with equal success both fresh and for conservation.
Like all hybrids, Anastasia F1 is not afraid of most diseases of tomato culture. It has special immunity to the tobacco mosaic virus, fusarium and cladosporiosis. From one square meter you can collect up to 18 kg of tomatoes Anastasia F1. But under good care conditions, the yield of one square meter can grow up to 25 kg.
Budenovets F1
The bushes of this hybrid grow up to 100 cm in height and form the first inflorescence above the 5th leaf. The ripening of its fruits begins from 90 to 105 days from the emergence of seedlings.
Red heart-shaped tomatoes of the Budenovets hybrid have an average weight of up to 115 grams. They have a medium density pulp, which is perfect for salads.
A distinctive feature of this variety is its high yield – up to 26 kg of fruit can be harvested from one square meter.
Guarantee
This is a fairly early tomato variety. From the first shoots to the first ripe tomato, 90 to 95 days will pass. Its plants have fairly dense foliage and an average height of up to 80 cm. Up to 6 fruits can ripen on each fruit cluster.
The shape of the Guarantor tomatoes is round and slightly flattened. Their average weight will not exceed 100 grams. The green color of an unripe tomato changes to rich red as it ripens. A distinctive feature of the dense pulp of the Guarantor is its resistance to cracking. It is used for both salads and cooking.
The guarantor is characterized by a rather friendly yield of the crop. In addition, it has good resistance to Alternaria, Fusarium, Black Spot and Tobacco Mosaic Virus. In open ground, its yield per square meter will be from 12 to 15 kg of tomatoes.
crimson giant
This variety is the largest and most productive among all low-growing tomato varieties. Its bushes have a height of up to 100 cm, but in rare cases they can grow up to 130 cm. Each of its brushes is able to withstand up to 6 fruits, which ripen in a period of 100 to 110 days.
They called him the Crimson Giant for a reason. He is one of the leaders in the size of tomatoes among all undersized varieties. One of its rounded tomato weighs from 200 to 300 grams. As it matures, its color changes from green to pinkish crimson. The pulp of the Raspberry giant has excellent density: it is moderately fleshy and sweet. Best for salads.
Due to its immunity to late blight and black bacterial spot, the Raspberry Giant is excellent for open ground. In addition, its tomatoes perfectly tolerate transportation and can be stored for a long time without loss of taste and commercial characteristics. The yield of the Raspberry Giant is amazing – up to 20 kg per square meter.
Roma
Its determinate bushes can grow up to 70 cm.
Important! Roma is such an undemanding variety that it is perfect for even the most novice gardeners.
Roma red tomatoes have an elongated shape. The average weight of mature tomatoes will be in the range of 60 to 80 grams. Due to their shape and dense pulp, they are ideal for canning and salting.
Roma has excellent resistance to Verticillium wilt and Fusarium. In addition, it is quite productive. From one square meter it will be possible to collect from 12 to 15 kg of tomatoes.
Conclusion
All of these undersized varieties are perfect for outdoor cultivation. In order to get a good harvest of this crop in open beds, one must not forget about proper and regular care. You can learn more about it by watching the video: