Tomatoes: early varieties for open ground and care for them

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetable crops. It came to Europe after the discovery of America. However, for a long time, Europeans grew tomatoes as a houseplant or ornamental plant. In many European countries, summer was too short for fruit to ripen. It probably would have continued that way. However, at the end of the 18th century, the Russian scientist A. T. Bolotov introduced the seedling method growing tomatoes in temperate climates.

He also applied ripening to tomatoes picked green. Only after this did tomatoes begin to be grown for eating their fruits. Currently, there are hundreds of varieties recommended for cultivation in a particular region. Let's look at tomatoes, the early varieties of which are the best, and learn the main features of growing them in open ground.

Content:

• Basic rules for growing early tomatoes
• Early determinate tomato varieties
• Early tomato varieties with unlimited growth

Basic rules for growing early tomatoes

Due to the development of greenhouse farming, tomatoes are available in the retail chain all year round. However, nothing can replace the first ripe tomato from your own plot. This is where breeders come to the aid of gardeners. The list of early tomato varieties is replenished with them every year. This group includes all varieties whose fruits ripen in less than one hundred days. The countdown starts from the emergence of seedlings to the ripening of the fruit.

If you sow seeds early tomatoes immediately into the ground, the harvest will have to be harvested in August and it is unlikely that it falls under the definition of early. Therefore, early varieties in temperate climates are most often grown through seedlings. The timing of its sowing is determined depending on the climatic and weather conditions of the region.

If you follow the general recommendations, then the best time for sowing early tomato seeds for seedlings is in mid-March and lasts until mid-April.

Such seedlings will not need additional lighting and will be ready for planting in open ground in 45 - 60 days. This usually happens in mid-May - early June.

The harvest will ripen on early varieties in the last ten days of June - the second ten days of July. If growing seedlings is impossible for any reason, modern selection offers varieties that can be sown directly into the ground. All early varieties of tomatoes, like all tomatoes, can be divided into low-growing with limited shoot growth and tall, with unlimited shoot growth.

Early determinate tomato varieties

Popular determinate varieties of early tomatoes include:

• Iceberg, low-growing variety, shoot height up to 0.4 m
• Alenka, a variety with fruits weighing up to 100 g
• Amber, variety with yellow fruits
• Parodist, very early, abundantly fruiting variety
• Dinar, fruits are small but numerous
• Sub-Arctic, variety tolerant to low temperatures

Early tomato variety Sub-Arctic

Tomatoes are characterized by rapid fruit ripening. Under favorable conditions, tomatoes ripen 85 days after seed germination. The bushes of the variety are no higher than 0.4 - 0.5 m. They do not require regular removal of stepsons. About 20 - 25 fruits are formed on the bushes. The fruits are uniform in size, weighing about 40.0 g.The color when ripe is red.

The taste is good. The purpose is universal. It is best to sow seedlings at the end of March. Planting in the ground - in mid-May. If these deadlines are met, harvest ripening can be expected by the third decade of June. The variety is also designed for sowing directly into open ground. Sowing time is early May.

The advantage of the variety is:

• early maturation
• not affected by late blight
• gives a guaranteed harvest even in unfavorable summers
• Can grow direct sowing into the ground
• low temperature resistance

The disadvantages of the variety, according to gardeners, include poor development in hot and dry summers.

Tomato variety Parodist

Very early ripening variety. The harvest ripens in 82 - 86 days. The undeniable advantages of the variety include the ability to form an ovary and produce a harvest in the most unfavorable summer. The bushes are not tall, no higher than half a meter. The fruits are quite large, weighing 150 g. The shape of the tomatoes is round, slightly flattened with pronounced ribbing.

The advantages of the variety include:

• friendly harvest in early July
• resistance to bad weather
• high yield

No obvious deficiencies were identified. Salad variety. A common disadvantage early varieties with limited growth, one can say that the yield is not very high.

Early tomato varieties with unlimited growth

The best early varieties and hybrids of tomatoes with indeterminate growth include:

• Tyler F 1
• Sprinter
• Pink Paradise F 1
• Rally
• Pablo

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Growing tomatoes with unlimited growth requires tying them to supports or growing them on trellises.In addition, these varieties require the removal of stepsons and the formation of bushes of 1 - 3 stems.

Hybrid Pink Paradise F 1

Pink-fruited hybrid of Japanese selection. The plant has strong but even growth. It can reach a height of up to 1.8 m. It easily forms into one stem. Suitable for growing in open ground or under light film cover. The harvest can be obtained 65 days after planting the seedlings.

This hybrid produces up to 9 fruits on each cluster. Productive, yields more than 4 kg per bush. Fruits with dense and tasty pulp. Seed chambers are small in size. Tomatoes are round in shape, with an average weight of 140 - 150 grams; with proper care, they produce 200 g of fruit. The skin is pink, with a glossy sheen, durable, but not rough. The fruits do not crack and have an excellent presentation.

The variety can be recommended for cultivation in subsidiary farms for sale to the population. The variety is intended for fresh consumption and for use in cooking. Its fruits are used to prepare soups and sauces. You can make fresh juice from these tomatoes. It turns out very tasty and thick. The fruits can withstand transportation over long distances. Resistant to major tomato diseases.

The advantages of the hybrid also include:

• low maintenance
• cold resistance
• great taste

As a disadvantage of early hybrid Pink Paradise F 1 can be called:

• the need to constantly remove stepchildren
• regular pruning
• mandatory bush formation

Growing early tomatoes is necessary and not very difficult, especially if you select the best varieties of these early vegetables for your plot.